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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

TX3 - Covers I'd Frame!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for yesterday, May 6th, my Top Ten book covers I would frame!

Let the book-gasms commence...

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

TX3 - Books to Read if You Like These Movies!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for today, April 29th, my Top Ten Books to read if you like these movies. Now I've said before that I'm not a huge Movie person unless they are based on books so bear with me this week... Here are some books that I would recommend if you enjoyed these Book-to-Screen Movies!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

TX3 - Characters I Love & Despise!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for today, April 22nd, my Top Ten "Characters who X!" Since this is open for creativity I'm going to list off my favorite and not-so-favorite male and female characters. Now obviously there are going to be some that don't make either list, probably because I haven't discovered those characters yet. I know, I know... My top ten are TOTALLY predictable!

FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS:

Hermonie-Harry Potter

Katniss Everdeen-Hunger Games

Beatrice Price-Divergent

Allison Sekemoto-Blood of Eden

Mia-Where She Went

FAVORITE MALE CHARACTERS:

Harry Potter-DUH!!!

Tobias Eaton-Divergent

Wade Watts-Ready Player One

Finnick Odair - Hunger Games

Adam-Where She Went

CHARACTERS I CAN'T STAND!!!

Please don't kill me...

Jordan Brooks & Noah Keating-If Only

Alexa Hollen-Defy

Mercy Taylor-The Line

Adam-Shatter Me

Allyson Healey-Just One Day

Gayle-Hunger Games

Let me know your thoughts.

Do you agree? Do you disagree?

Who makes your favorites?

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

TX3 - Most Unique Books!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for today, April 8th, my Top Ten Most Unique Books! I'm just going to do my top five today but these are some of the most unique books I have come across. Obviously I love all the cult favorites, but I feel like those have all had knockoffs made in their shadow and therefore are no longer "unique." So here is my top five most unique books, thus far:

What do you think of these books?

Do you agree?

What are your most unique picks?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

TX3 - Gateway Books!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for today, April 1st, my Top Ten Gateway Books! These are the books that opened me up to try more within these ten genres and, really, have instilled in me my love for reading.

1) Children's:

Little House in the Big Woods

by: Laura Ingalls Wilder

2) Fantasy:

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone

by: J.K. Rowling

3) Young Adult:

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by: Ann Brashares

4) Classic:

(Romeo & Juliet is a VERY close second!)

Of Mice and Men

by: John Steinbeck

5)Romance:

The Notebook

by: Nicholas Sparks

6) Distopian:

The Hunger Games

by: Suzanne Cullins

7) Contemporary:

Anna and the French Kiss

by: Stephanie Perkins

8) Science Fiction:

Ready Player One

by: Ernest Cline

9) Paranormal:

(probably should be Twilight, but this book REALLY got me interested in this genre!)

The Immortal Rules

by: Julie Kagawa

10) New Adult

Easy

by: Tammara Webber

What were your "Gateway Books" to discovering a love for literature?

What books lit the path for you discovering certain genres?

What do you think of the books I listed above?

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

TX3 - Favorite Books in X Genre

The Broke and the Bookish have done it again, the top ten favorite books in "X" genre. I'm going to choose the New Adult genre as I feel it needs to get some love. I'm choosing 5 that are my favorite and 5 I cannot wait to read. I apologize in advance for some of the outrageously corny book covers to come...

1) Easy