Top Ten Tuesday: All-Time Faves!

Welcome to "Top Ten Tuesday"!

"Top Ten Tuesday" is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and this week's task is to list your top ten ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOKS from the past 3 years.

I'm doing this post from my phone, so hopefully all the pictures work out, but I will probably forgo the links, sorry!

YA Contemps:

Seems I have a bunch of these on my list!  I'd say these titles are geared towards a more mature reader - for example, there's no way in hell my ten year old daughter is reading any of these for at least the next four years!

1.  "Jellicoe Road" by Melina Marchetta

2.  "Winger" by Andrew Smith

3. "I Hunt Killers" by Barry Lyga

4.  "The Sea of Tranquility" by Katja Millay

5.  "This Song Will Save Your Life" by Leila Sales

6.  "Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide to Getting Girls" by Tellulah Darling

7.  "Love Letters to the Dead" by Ava Dellaira

Plus one more YA, but this one is more like historical fiction:

8.  "Between Shades of Grey" by Ruta Seputys

And rounding out the list, a couple of Contemporary Fiction titles:

9.  "On The Island" by Tracey Garvis Graves

10.  "Indian Horse" by Richard Wagamese

That was hard work!  There are probably a few books I could list as honourable mentions, but I'm going to quit while I'm ahead!

Thanks for stopping by, and if you leave me a comment with a link to your TTT, I'll make sure to comment back!

Top Ten Tuesday- Top Ten Heroines!

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, sponsored by the Broke and the Bookish:

What a fun topic!  I haven't done one of these memes in a while, but this one was too good to pass up!

The Kick Ass Dystopian Chicks:

I wonder if part of the reason dystopians were/are so popular is because the heroines are just so awesome.  Here are three of my favourites:

1.  Katniss from the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.

2.  Tris from the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.

3.  Saba from the Dust Lands series by Moira Young.

Girls I want to adopt and keep safe forever:

These are the girls who pull at my maternal heartstrings, and even though they usually end up surprising me with their strength, I just hate that they've had to go through what they've been through.

4.  Eleanor from Rainbow Rowell's "Eleanor and Park"

5.  Liesel from "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

6.  Nastya from Katja Millay's "Sea of Tranquility"

7.  Jersey from Jennifer Brown's "Torn Away"

Ladies I want to hang around with just so I can laugh at them:

These girls had me in stitches with the constant messes they got into!

8.   Janet Evanovich's character, Stephanie Plum.  I stopped reading this series because it didn't seem to be going anywhere, but you've got to admit, Stephanie Plum is hysterical.  Honourable mention to Lula and Grandma Mazur!

9.  Helen Fielding's character, Bridget Jones.  Love her!

10.  Susan Juby's character, Alice MacLeod.  If you haven't read this series and you love to laugh, then you need to grab it ASAP!

And one more, just because it's my blog and I said so!

11.  Linda Hamilton's character, Sarah Connor, from Terminator 2.  Yeah, I know it's a movie and not a book, but she deserves a mention because of how inspirational she was to me.  I remember being fifteen or so, and seeing her doing those chin ups in prison with those bulging biceps, and I thought it was so wicked cool - I thought, "I wanna be able to do that one day!"  Sad to say that almost twenty five years later, those chin ups are still on the bucket list, sigh.  Maybe this year?

Thanks for popping by to see my list!  Leave a comment with a link to your TTT post and I'll be sure to comment back!

Top Ten Tuesday

I haven't participated in any memes for a while, so I thought I'd better get in on this week's Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.  This week's topic is:  Top Ten Bookish Things (That Aren't Books) That I'd Like To Own.

I have a pinterest board titled "Things I Want to Make", and there are some fabulous bookshelf ideas I've pinned.  Here they are (the pictures are linked to the pins):

1.  Pallet shelf:

2.  Ikea spice rack bookshelves

3.  Fabric sling bookshelves

4.  Ladder bookshelf

5.  Tree bookshelf

6.  Floating bookshelves

7.  Pipe bookshelf

8.  Rain gutter shelves

9.  Front facing bookshelf

10.  And last, but not least, this is what I want my TV room to look like:

Can you just imagine what those shelves would look like jam packed with books?  Heaven!  

I hope you've enjoyed my little top ten post!  Leave me a link to yours, and I'll be sure to visit back!

Top Ten Tuesday #4

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.  This week's Top Ten list is:

Top Ten All Time Favorite Books in X Genre (you pick the genre!)

So I decided to list my top ten favourite New Adult books (please note: this list is subject to change as I read more and more great New Adult titles!).

Have you read any of these books?  What did you think of them?  If you leave a link to your top ten list, I'll be sure to check it out!

Top Ten Tuesday #3

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.  This week's Top Ten list is:

Top Ten Popular Authors I've Never Read

Oooh, how fun!  I had to think hard on this one.  Here's what (or who) I came up with:

1.  J.K. Rowling - I know, I know, I'm probably the last person on planet earth who hasn't tried this author.  I can't even really defend myself.
2.  Rick Riordan - I've bought my kids every one of his books, and have yet to read one!
3. Tom Clancy - My husband has his books all over the house, but I guess I'm just not interested in this genre.
4. Wilbur Smith - Same as above, my hubby has a bunch of his books, although Smith's books sound more interesting to me than Clancy's.  
5. Gillian Flynn - I have "Sharp Objects" on my bookshelf, just haven't got around to it yet.
6. Dean Koontz - Too scary!
7. Richelle Mead - Just not into vampires.
8. L.J. Smith - Again, vampires.
9. P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast - More freakin' vampires!
10. And last but not least, Kurt Vonnegut.

Are there popular authors out there that you've never tried?  Leave me your "Top Ten" link in the comments, I'd love to check out your list!

It's Time for...Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.  This week's Top Ten list is: Top Ten Books I'd Recommend To a Reluctant YA Reader.

Once upon a time, I was a reluctant YA reader.  I couldn't figure out why adults were reading the Harry Potter series.  I didn't hear about Twilight until waaaaaaay after everyone else.  And I didn't want to read the Hunger Games because I thought Katniss sounded too much like cat piss!  But I have since been reformed, and I'm ready to tell the world what books are THE best if you don't want to feel like too embarrassed  for reading YA

1.  Pretty much the best book ever.  'Nuff said.

2.  Also set during World War II, and also very well done.  It might make you cry!

3.  Or anything by Melina Marchetta.  Sooooooo good!

4.  Or anything by John Green.  He pretty much kicks ass, regardless of whether his characters are teens or not!

5.  If you like paranormal, you have to check out this series - it's very well written!

6.  Another paranormal series.  Honestly, I don't normally like paranormal stuff, but Kelley Armstrong is a fantastic writer - I'd read anything by her!

7.  If you like fantasy, and even if you don't, this book is a must!  It surprised me how much I loved it!!!

9.  This one was one of the first YA books I ever read, upon recommendation from a fellow book club member.  We had just finished reading "The Road", and it was so depressing that I just wanted to read something that would make me laugh.  Well, holy crap, I laughed my arse off!!!  And the book is set in a town just a few hours down the road, so that's a total bonus!

10.  Obviously I got over the whole "cat piss" thing.  Everybody should read this, I don't care who you are, and if you haven't, then crawl out from under that rock and do it, dammit! 

Whew, that was fun!  I might even do it again next week!  Thanks for looking.

A New Meme for Me - Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.  This week's Top Ten list is:  Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait To Get My Hands On.

I thought it might be difficult to find 10 sequels.  It seems like I've read a lot of sequels or whole series, but once I went through my list of Goodreads recent reads, I found some that should have sequels coming out in the next little while.

1.  The Destiny of Violet and Luke (The Coincidence #3) by Jessica Sorensen

I read The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden earlier this year, and totally fell in love with both characters.  Even though The Redemption of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence #2) didn't live up to my expectations, I think I will love to read about Luke, Kayden's best friend, falling in love, in this follow up.

2.  The Liberator (Dante Walker #2) by Victoria Scott

I seriously don't know why I haven't bought this book yet.  I totally loved The Collector (Dante Walker #1) - Dante is such an arrogant jerk that it's funny!  I need to see if he's really changed his ways, now that he's in love with Charlie.

3.  This series is so good!  If you haven't tried it, don't let this cover deter you, give it a shot.  I love all the Merrick boys, and I can't wait to see what happens to Nick in "Secret"!

4.  I just finished reading "Broken Beauty" through Netgalley a while back, and it's the story of Mia, who was brutally raped at a party, and the aftermath of that event.  It was a novella, and seeing "No Way Back" is listed as "Mia's Way #1", I'm thinking that maybe "Broken Beauty is a prequel?  Doesn't really matter, I really want to know what happens to Mia!

5.  Have you read "Shadows" by Paula Weston yet?  If you haven't, go pick it up - it's available in Canada now - and then you'll see why I'm so eager to read "Haze".  Gotta love a good Australian angel story!

6.  I'm not sure what the 3rd in this series will be called, or what the cover will look like, but if it's got Janelle and Ben in it, I'm all over it!

 7.  I loved "Waiting on the Sidelines" so much, and I can't believe that author Ginger Scott is continuing Nolan and Reed's story into college!  And better yet, I have an ARC from Netgalley loaded up ready to go on my Kobo!

8.  This seems like THE most highly anticipated sequel all over the blogiverse, am I right?  Well, I am not immune to Katie McGarry's series, and I'm on pins and needles until this one releases!

9.  "The Edge of Never" was my introduction to the New Adult genre (well, it was the first NA book I liked) and I absolutely fell in love with Camryn and Andrew, so of course I have to see what happens next!

10.  I had trouble coming up with a tenth, so I'm adding this one for my daughter, Ailis.  I borrowed the first book for Ailis from the library, and one day I looked over and she was sitting in her reading chair with tears on her cheeks.  I asked her what was the matter, and she said something like, "I finished this book, and the ending was so happy that it made me cry!"  Oh my gosh, how adorable is that!!!  Now she's just about dying with anticipation for the sequel!

Whew, that was a long post!  Now I just have to wonder if anybody will read it!