“I love shiny things but I’d marry you with paper BOOKS”
Those might not be the exact lyrics to “Paper Rings,” but if there’s two things that I love right now it’s books and Lover. As a T-Swift fan, I had of course been highly anticipating Lover as soon as it was it announced. I totally admit that I was very hesitant about this album ,since her sound has changed so much over the past three albums. While I love Reputation, I didn’t loveeeeeee it the way I love Red (which still remains as my favorite Taylor Swift album).
However, I love Lover so much! It stands on its own while still incorporating elements from her other albums. The bridges in each song are amazing and I love its uniqueness (I live for the “He looks up, grinning like a devil” in “Cruel Summer”). Although the entire album isn’t cheery- I need at least one box of Kleenex next to me when “Soon You’ll Get Better” comes on- I love its overall upbeatness. My answer changes everything and the following are in no order, but as today my top 5 songs from the album are:
I Think He Knows
Cruel Summer
Lover
Soon You’ll Get Better
Cornelia Street
The Taylor Swift Lover Book Tag was created by Nish and Ngoc of Nish and Ngoc’s Book Nook. When I first saw this tag done by Alexandra of Reading by Starlight, the Swifite in me ran to my keyboard to start this tag!
I Forgot That You Existed: A book that you want to forget you ever read
I’m going with the most recent book I read that made me feel this way, but Again, but Better by Christine Riccio. Again, I WANTED to like this book so badly but it was so cringe all around.
Cruel Summer: A book you turn to when the going gets rough
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Lover : Your book OTP
Lysandra and Aedion from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
The Man: Your fave kick-ass female protagonist
Astrid from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
The Archer: A book with good mental health representation
The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
