A book tag where I get the opportunity to ship characters with characters from other books?!! YES PLEASE.
Hello, and welcome to another Valentine’s Day-ish post—the R.I.P. It or Ship It tag!! This technically can be done at any time of the year, but I thought around Valentine’s Day was a fitting time, don’t you think?
So basically what we have to do is write down an even number of characters from books you’ve read on little slips of paper, fold them, mix them together, then pick up two names (without looking, of course!) and choose whether you ship it or rip it. I don’t think there’s any specific limit or a specific number as to how much you’re supposed to do, so yay! Freedom, lol.
This is going to be pretty hard, seeing how I LOVE MY SHIPS TO DEATH, but I shall give it my best. Yes. Because I’m brave like that. THIS IS HARD, people. And I’m saying this even though I didn’t start the tag yet. OKAY. Let’s do this. *Deep breath*
So, I wrote down names from a variety of books—better get comfy because I kind of went overboard with the number of them?? But who cares, it was too hard to resist once I got started, haha. (I believe the books/series I used are: Harry Potter, The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, Twilight, Penryn & the End of Days, The Lunar Chronicles, Throne of Glass, The Selection, Red Queen, Shatter Me, Six of Crows, and Percy Jackson. Yes, I realize that’s an insufferable amount of books, but they’re awesome, so it doesn’t matter.) On to the rounds!
Round 1 – Jem (The Infernal Devices) + Bella (Twilight) 💔
OH MY GOD RIP RIP RIP!!! NO. I refuse to even think about the possibility of this, because this is just NO. Gah. I’m sorry, but sweet, precious and loving Jem deserves more than someone like Bella. No offence, or anything, but I love Jem and I cannot accept this ship. I refuse. RIP!
Round 2 – Raffe (Penryn & the End of Days) + Inej (Six of Crows) ❤
AGH this one is hard!! The fangirl inside of me is insistent on keeping Raffe with his ship (yess Penryn) and Inej with hers (omg Kaz yes)… but I have to admit this wouldn’t be so much of a terrible of a pairing! Inej is kind of like Penryn; they’re both really strong characters, you know? And both Raffe and Kaz have that bad boy quality to them… so I guess I’m going to say a tentative ship for this one?
Round 3 – Dorian (Throne of Glass) + Katniss (The Hunger Games) ❤
Omg Dorian!! My heart breaks for him, really. He was one of the first love interests I fell in love with while reading ToG, and I can’t really forget him! And Katniss, well, she’s Katniss. Although, again, I get the urge to rip this (I’m really biased, okay?) I’m going to put that aside and say ship, because I actually can kind of see this happening? Dorian has a fire in him, but he’s also such a sweet person, and I think that would go well with Katniss. SHIP.
Round 4 – Isabelle (The Mortal Instruments) + Jace (The Mortal Instruments) 💔
Omg nooooooo. What a coincidence it’s this pairing that came up though, LOL. But nope nope nope, this is an absolute RIP!! Aside from the actual ship (which is fabulous) Isabelle and Jace are like, no, pretty much siblings in every way that matters, so RIP.
Round 5 – Aspen (The Selection) + Will (The Infernal Devices) 💔
THESE PAIRINGS THOUGH. XD But seriously, nope!! I don’t see this.. maybe I’m just biased because Aspen was more of a ‘meh’ character to me than anything else and I LOVE WILL (not to mention Wessa!!) but this just doesn’t work. RIP.
Round 6 – Valentine (The Mortal Instruments) + Cress (The Lunar Chronicles) 💔
Okay, okay, I promise I won’t rip ALL of the pairings, but.. nooooope. Ripping this one for sure! Valentine, is like, twice the age (or even more) of Cress. SO EW. Also he’s evil, and.. Cress isn’t. She’s the opposite, really. More of a damsel than anything else, and definitely doesn’t deserve someone like Valentine! RIP.
Round 7 – Mare (Red Queen) + Juliette (Shatter Me) ❤
YES, FINALLY! A pairing that I actually.. kind of ship?! I mean, Mare and Juliette can both most definitely kickbutt, and I think their personalities would compliment eachother very nicely. 😀 So, SHIP! (But of course, Juliette and Warner is absolute perfection.)
Round 8 – Kai (The Lunar Chronicles) + Levana (The Lunar Chronicles) 💔
Another same-book pairing? And… THIS one, out of all things?! *Dies on floor laughing* If you guys have read the books, you know why I say RIP RIP RIP for this one! lol.
Round 9 – Hermione (Harry Potter) + Magnus Bane (TID/TMI) 💔
HA. I was kind of tempted to ship this one for a second—just because this would be such a hilarious and ridiculous pairing!! Okay, maybe in some alternate world this would work, but… I just don’t see this one? XD Maybe on Magnus’s side there might be some spark of interest, but nothing more than that, in my opinion. But it’s undeniable that this would be hilarious! But, RIP.
Round 10 – Celaena (Throne of Glass) + Cal (Red Queen) ❤
LOL I doubt Celaena needs ANOTHER excuse for an extra love interest (trust me, she has or has had plenty of those) but I think I’m going to ship this pairing! Celaena is kind of similar to Mare (who Cal’s attracted to), and Cal in turn seems like someone who Celaena would be interested in. Is it just me that thinks Cal is kind of like Chaol? Kind of, at least, you know? But, yes. Celaena and Cal wouldn’t be too bad! SHIP.
Round 11 – Thorne (The Lunar Chronicles) + Kaz (Six of Crows) ❤
Yay, another ship! This pairing actually works, in my opinion. Both of these characters have a sort of roguish charm to them and I feel as if they’d go perfectly together. (But the original pairings are totally OTP.) SHIP!
Round 12 – America (The Selection) + Tessa (The Infernal Devices) 💔
Wait a minute… wasn’t there an earlier pairing of Aspen and Will..? Aspen… America… Will… Tessa. Whoaaaa coincidence, much? But, like the earlier one, I’m going to have to rip this one too. I didn’t absolutely detest America, but NOPE I would definitely not put her with anyone deliberately, especially not Tessa! Nope, RIP.
Round 13 – Kenji (Shatter Me) + Wolf (The Lunar Chronicles) 💔
As much I’d love to support this pairing… I just can’t. Nope. Their characters are just too different and I just don’t think it work, you know? I know there’s the whole opposites attract thing, but seriously, I don’t think this is one of those cases. RIP.
Round 14 – Simon (The Mortal Instruments) + Edward (Twilight) ❤
LOLOLOLOL This would be the best comedy show everrrrrr. Omg this isn’t even a real ship, and I don’t actually ship this, but this is just too funny to rip. XD Sooo.. fake ship, I guess? (Even though technically these are basically all fake, lol.)
Round 15 – President Snow (The Hunger Games) + Harry Potter (Harry Potter) 💔
HA NOPE. Aside from the fact that President Snow is, like, the age of a grandfather (or a great-grandfather) and Harry is… well, waaaaaay younger (omg I kind of just died of disgust there…) this just won’t work! LOL. RIP.
Round 16 – Penryn (Penryn & the End of Days) + Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) ❤
I can actually see this one happening!! Penryn and Cinder are both very determined, and strong characters and I think this would totally be an awesome pair. Just think about all the awesome things they could accomplish and all the people they’d be able to take down! 😉 YES. I ship this!
Round 17 – Nina (Six of Crows) + Maven (Red Queen) 💔
I swear, most of my reactions to these involve be dying on the floor laughing because… #LOL. Can you see this happening?? ‘Cause I certainly can’t… for a few obvious reasons—which I of course can’t name because of spoilers! But lol this is definitely RIP! (Also I love Nina and Matthias…!!)
Round 18 – Winter (The Lunar Chronicles) + Warner (Shatter Me) 💔
Agh, I seriously feel like I’m ripping basically all of these.. but I’m not trying to! These pairings are just not compatible.. not my fault! But NOPE I can’t see this. I just feel as though Warner would tire to quickly of Winter’s personality, you know? He’s not patient enough to endure her.. mental issues, persay. RIP. ALSO Juliette + Warner= OTP.
Round 19 – Percy (Percy Jackson) + Annabeth (Percy Jackson) ❤
OMG YES YES YES. (!!!) This is absolutely amazing—and I didn’t do this on purpose either!! Percy and Annabeth are one of my absolute OTPs, why are we even questioning this?! SHIP.
Round 20 – Jacin (The Lunar Chronicles) + Ron (Harry Potter) ❤
Ahahaha this would be the best bromance ever! Ron is a lot more relaxed than Jacin, and I think he’d be able to invoke a lot more humor and fun to Jacin’s character, you know? And Jacin in turn might appreciate it, who knows? SHIP.
Round 21 – Clary (The Mortal Instruments) + Adam (Shatter Me) 💔
Nooooooooo! First of all, ADAM IS A JERK. Second, ADAM IS A JERK. Now multiply that statement by 10. (Yes, he’s that much of a jerk.) Even if Clary isn’t perfect either, she doesn’t deserve someone like Adam! RIP.
Round 22 – Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles) + Voldemort (Harry Potter) 💔
Ahhh yes, totally ending on a good note here, aren’t we? lol. But nope! (I feel like those two words have been the most used in this tag whoops.) This is VOLDEMORT we’re talking about. I’d rather see him dead, thanks, rather than EVER see him with Scarlet! Yeah, nope. RIP.
EDIT, February 14th:
I tag…
- Alex @ Alextheshadowgirl’s blog
- Alicia @ #LoveBooks
- Cristina @ My Tiny Obsessions
- Kat @ Life and Other Disasters
- Makayla @ Random Reads
- Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books
- Michelle @ The Writing Hufflepuff
- Poulami @ Daydreaming Books
- Raven @ Dreamy Addictions
- The Orang-utan Librarian
I apologize in advance if you’ve already done the tag! If you have, no worries, just let me know or leave the link to it so I can come check it out. XD As usual, no pressure if you want or don’t want to do the tag!
These are some crazy pairings. Glad you ripped most of them. But Percabeth had to happen. 😀
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Omg I know right!! XD LOL. I still die of laughter every time I look at them, hehe. But Percabeth was the one piece of absolute perfection!! ❤ Oh, also, have you done this tag? If you haven’t, I’d love to tag you!
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https://alextheshadowgirl.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/r-i-p-it-or-ship-it-tag/
I have done this tag… 🙂 And yes Percabeth is perfect.
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Oh, great! Off to check it out now. 😉
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OMG, Cress and Valentine… LOLOLOL
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I KNOW RIGHT. OMG I BASICALLY DIED LAUGHING WHEN IT CAME UP!!! XD (whoops a bit too many capital letters, but oh well.)
Have you done this tag? If you want, I’d love to tag you! It’s lots of fun.
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😀 I haven’t, but I need to 😀
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Yes! You must, haha. XD
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Love this! The first one was hilariously bad! and the idea of president snow and harry potter is hilarious! as is voldemort and scarlet!
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Omg I KNOW RIGHT. UGH NO. Jem and Bella… just no. Hahahaha I know!! I laughed so much when those popped up. XD
If you want, by the way, I’d love to tag you for this tag if you haven’t done it already! 😉
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Yeah it’s a horrible thought!
Thanks so much for the tag! Can’t wait to do it 😀
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President Snow and Harry… Gross! Love the tag though XD
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Hahaha I know right!! XD If you want, I’d love to tag you!
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Sure, I’d love to be tagged 😀
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Omg your reaction at 14 is gold 😂 I’d pay good money to see that comedy show. Imagine all of Simon’s witty comments at all the Twilight stuff. Someone just put Simon in Twilight, it will become so much better. So many awful ships that I had never considered in this tag haha. I don’t even know which one is the worst… 😂
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Hahahaha yessss I would also definitely pay to see that comedy show—omg Simon’s comments would be the bessssssssst. 😀 And yes, it really would be!!
LOL I know right. There’s so many bad ones, I can’t choose the worst either, hahaha. ❤
*Oh! I meant to add; if you want, I’d love to tag you! It’s lots of fun and I’d love to see your pairings haha. (I wonder if any of them could beat the bad ones on mine, LOL..)
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Hahaha, I loved this! President Snow and Harry would be the worst pairing ever hahaha. But I can definitely see Mare and Juliette kicking some butts together! 😀
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XD Omg yeahhh. Ew, talk about gross, lol. But yes! Mare and Juliette would definitely be an amazing team together, haha. One of the better pairings here, it seems! ❤
On a side note, have you done this tag? If you haven’t, I’d love to tag you!
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Oh no, I haven’t! Well that’s so sweet of you, thank you! It sounds like so much fun 😀
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I had fun reading your answers! Simon and Edward LOL! 😀
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This tag was definitely lots of fun! If you want I’d love to tag you, if you haven’t done it already! XD Hahaha I know right.
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Thanks for the tag! 😀
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Yes!! PERCABETH! OMG some of these pairings were so weird!! I laughed so much whilst reading this💕
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I KNOW RIGHT!! Absolute perfection, I tell you!
Haha yep, some of these make me glad that they’re not possible to actually occur! Whew, thank god I don’t have to worry about Harry and President Snow… LOLLLL.
If you want, I’d love to tag you! It would be great to see what pairings you turn up with. XD
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Thank you! I’ll try it out soon!
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I read Round 1 and I was like ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! Such a big nope hahaha I kind of could see Will and Aspen though …I don’t know, they have a similar ego in my opinion hahaha but America and Tessa, I definitely agree on that not working at all.
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YES I AGREE. Omg it would be the absolute WORST!! I would never want Jem to have to put up with Bella, NOPE. XD Ha, that’s true, I see what you mean! They definitely have similar personalities. I think it’s more the fact that I love Will so much more than Aspen (don’t really like Aspen, to be honest) that made me rip it, hehe. #biased LOL yep America with Tessa would be a nightmare for sure!
By the way, if you want, I’d love to add you to the tag list! ❤ It would be great to see your pairings, haha, I can only imagine what might turn up!
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I didn’t like Aspen either, so I get why you wouldn’t ship it hahaha
Yeah, go ahead! I’d love to do the tag as well one of these days 😀
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I think I died laughing!! OMG Voldy + Scarlet!! HAHA.. EPIC!! XDD
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That makes two of us!! XD LOL I know right—yeah, how about not? Hahaha I laughed so much when I saw that one!
You should do this tag, if you haven’t already! It’s lots of fun, and I’d love to see your pairings. I officially tag you to do it! 😉
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Thanks! Would love to do it! 😀
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