TTT: Books I picked up on a whim

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Abigail Haas, All Our Yesterdays, Brigid Kemmerer, Cristin Terrill, Dangerous Girls, Half Bad, Hex Hall, In The Skin of a Monster, Kathryn Barker, Rachel Hawkins, Sally Green, Storm

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Six Books I Picked Up on a Whim

1. All Our Yesterdays, by Cristin Terrill
Saw this in the bookstore, picked it up, began reading the first page to see if it was any good.
4 chapters and a massive headache because TIME TRAVEL later I found myself buying the book.

 2. Dangerous Girls, by Abigail Haas
A similar situation here to All Our Yesterdays. I began reading it in the bookstore and decided I needed it.

3. Storm, by Brigid Kemmerer
The (Aus) cover was pretty. What was I supposed to do? Not buy it?

4. In The Skin of a Monster, by Kathryn Barker
I saw this in the bookstore and everything about it appealed to me…the cover, the title, the whole dreamscape concept. I regret nothing.

5. Half Bad, by Sally Green
This one had a lot more deliberation attached to it. I almost bought it several times after reading the first chapter in the store…in the end, I got a free copy at PTALive.

6. Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins
My history with obtaining this book is a long and somewhat complicated one. I’ll tell you all about it some time.

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 Which books made your list?

TTT: Auto-buy Authors

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A Court of Thorns and Roses, Alexandra Bracken, Cynthia Hand, Hex Hall, Julie Kagawa, Keira Cass, Lament, Maggie Stiefvater, Michelle Hodkin, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Rebel Belle, Sarah J. Maas, Shiver, Spark, Stephanie Oakes, Talon, The Darkest Minds, The Immortal Rules, The Iron Fey, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Mara Dyer Trilogy, The Raven Boys, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, The Selection, Throne of Glass, Unearthly

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Auto-buy Authors

Regardless of whether I have money or not, you can be pretty sure I’ll buy the newest book from these authors:

1. Sarah J. Maas
Having read all the Throne of Glass series, and ACOTAR, I can truthfully say I will probably love anything this woman writes.

 2. Rachael Craw
Everyone should know by now that my love of Spark knows no bounds. And I am sure this love will continue with any other book Rachael Craw decides to write. (She’s amazing, people!!)

3. Julie Kagawa
I searched for ages to find The Iron King, wanting desperately to read it. And I was in no way disappointed. Since then, I have been able to get my hands on all of Julie Kagawa’s books, and I have loved them all.

4. Maggie Stiefvater
Ok, I really don’t think I need to explain this one. I need The Raven King like I need air.

5. Alexandra Bracken
I cannot believe it took me so long to get around to reading The Darkest Minds! I loved it so very much, and am VERY excited for Passenger.

6. Kiera Cass
It’s funny, that the only reason I read The Selection was because my sister wanted to read it…I may have barely given it a second glance otherwise, and wouldn’t that be disappointing.

7. Cynthia Hand
With the exception of the very beginning of Unearthly, I absolutely ADORED the Unearthly trilogy, and The Last Time We Say Goodbye was pretty amazing too. I can’t wait to see what Cynthia Hand writes next.

8. Rachael Hawkins
It took me WAY too long to find Hex Hall, but it was worth the effort. And the Rebel Belle trilogy has been just as good so far.

9. Michelle Hodkin
The Mara Dyer trilogy was so fantastically creepy! I’ve actually been wanting to reread the series for a while.

10. Stephanie Oakes
Ok, so she’s only got one book out so far…but it’s a darn good one. I am very excited to see what’s out next.

TTT: Favourite Book Heroines

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Ambelin Kwaymullina, Bloodlines, Brigid Kemmerer, Disruption, Harry Potter, Hex Hall, I Am Number Four, J.K. Rowling, Jessica Shirvington, Julie Kagawa, Maggie Stiefvater, Michelle Hodkin, Pittacus Lore, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Richelle Mead, Sarah J. Maas, Spark, The Darkest Minds, The Immortal Rules, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, The Iron Fey, The Raven Boys, The Raven Cycle, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, Throne of Glass, Top Ten Tuesday, Vampire Academy

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Fifteen Favourite Heroines from Books

1. Hermione Granger, from Harry Potter

2. Rose Hathaway, from Vampire Academy

3. Sydney Sage, from Bloodlines

4. Blue Sargent, from The Raven Boys

5. Celaena Sardothien, from Throne of Glass

6. Sophie Mercer, from Hex Hall

7. Maggie Stevens, from Disruption

8. Evie, from Spark

9. Mara Dyer, from The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

10. Allison Sekemoto, from The Immortal Rules

11. Meghan Chase, from The Iron Fey

12. Layne, from Spark

13. Ashala Wolf, from The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

14. Number Six, from I Am Number Four

15. Ruby, from The Darkest Minds

Top Ten Tuesday

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Bloodlines, Books I Want To Reread, Divergent, Harry Potter, Hex Hall, Hunger Games, J.K. Rowling, Julie Kagawa, Let the Sky Fall, Lorien Legacies, Mara Dyer, Michelle Hodkin, Percy Jackson, Pittacus Lore, Rachel Hawkins, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Shannon Messenger, Suzanne Collins, The Iron Fey, Top Ten Tuesday, Vampire Academy, Veronica Roth

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Series I Want To Reread

I’m just going to start by saying that if I’ve read the book/series, chances are, I want to reread it.

1. The Harry Potter series
Yes, I am aware that I’ve already read it 9 times. However, the last time I actually got a chance to read through them was several years ago. I miss them.

2. The Percy Jackson series
I’ve only read this series 3 times, and again, it’s been a few years since the last read through.

3. The Vampire Academy series
I only read this for the first time in March, and since then I’ve been constantly rereading my favourite bits from both VA and Bloodlines, but I would love to be able to sit and just read through the whole thing again.

4. The Hunger Games trilogy
The movie’s coming out soon…

5. The Divergent trilogy
I loved Divergent and Insurgent so very much. Allegiant, not quite as much (and not just because of the ending). However, because of that ending, I haven’t actually been able to bring myself to reread the series since, and I really want to.

6. The Lorien Legacies series
I remember enough that I should be able to read Revenge of Seven without too many issues, but I would love to be able to read through them all again.

7. The Iron Fey series
Man, I miss this series. Seriously. I would love to have time to read it again.

8. The Mara Dyer trilogy
After a YEAR of waiting, RETRIBUTION IS HERE!!!
(seriously, it comes out today).
But, yeah, I love this series.

9. The Hex Hall trilogy
This was a great trilogy…unfortunately, the ‘spin-off’ series only has one book…and there’s unlikely to be more. But the original series is SO AWESOME!

10. Let the Sky Fall trilogy
No idea when book 3 is coming out, but the first two were SO GOOD!

Top Ten Tuesday

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Abigail Haas, Cassandra Clare, City of Bones, Dangerous Boys, Gameboard of the Gods, Gayle Forman, Hex Hall, If I Stay, John Green, Legend, Marie Lu, Morganville Vampires, Rachel Caine, Rachel Hawkins, Richelle Mead, Stephen King, Sweet Evil, The Fault in our Stars, To read or not to read, Top Ten Tuesday, Under the Dome, Wendy Higgins

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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books I’m not sure I want to read

1. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
Or anything John Green really…I’m tempted (as I am by any book that a lot of people are reading), but at the same time, I’m not really into realistic fiction…and I’m kinda proud of the fact that I haven’t read John Green.

2. Sweet Evil, by Wendy Higgins
I started listening to the audiobook, but the narrator had an annoying voice, so I never finished it. My sister has read the series, though, and she loved it.

3. Game board of the Gods, by Richelle Mead
I read the first few pages while in the bookshop, and I didn’t love it straight away. So I might read it some time when I don’t have a bajillion other books to read.

4. The Morganville Vampires, by Rachel Caine
I’ve heard a lot of good things about this series, but there’s 15 books…that’s a lot.

5. Dangerous Boys, by Abigail Haas
I read Dangerous Girls, and while I did enjoy it, there is no denying the fact that it freaked me out.
It’s weird, because I always want to read the creepy books, and then I regret reading them when I finish them, because they freak me out too much.

6. Under the Dome, by Stephen King
I’ve seen a couple of episodes of the tv show, and I’ve enjoyed it…but again, do I want to read it and face the lack of sleep that it almost sure to follow?

And, that’s it for the books I’m not sure about…however, because I still want to make it to ten, here are my Top Ten Books I wasn’t sure I wanted to read, but am glad I did:

7. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman
I only read it because I saw a trailer for the movie, and it looked interesting. I don’t usually read contemporary, but I’m glad I read this one.

8. Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins
This was a few years ago, but I saw all 3 books in the shop at once one time, and I thought about it, and I thought about it some more…and I didn’t buy them.
By the time I changed my mind and went back for them, they were gone.
I was kicking myself for months.
Anyway, eventually they showed up again, so I bought them one at a time. And I loved them.

9. City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
I’ll be honest, the cover was what put me off this book. But eventually I discovered what it was about, read the first chapter online, and then bought the book. I quite enjoyed the rest of the books in the series.

10. Legend, by Marie Lu
Another book who’s cover put me off, and another one that I decided to read once I discovered what it was about.
This was a great series.

Top Ten Tuesday

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All Our Yesterdays, Cristin Terrill, Divergent, Hex Hall, Julie Kagawa, Kasie West, Kiera Cass, Kylie Fornasier, Legend, Marie Lu, Masquerade, Michelle Hodkin, Neal Shusterman, Pivot Point, Rachel Hawkins, Richelle Mead, The Immortal Rules, The Selection, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, Top Ten Tuesday, Unwind, Vampire Academy, Veronica Roth, YA Books

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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books I would give to people who have never read YA

(These are not in any particular order)

1. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

2. Vampire Academy, by Richelle Mead

3. Legend, by Marie Lu

4. Pivot Point, by Kasie West

5. The Selection, by Kiera Cass

6. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

7. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

8. The Immortal Rules, by Julie Kagawa

9. All Our Yesterdays, by Cristin Terrill

10. Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins

And because since writing this list another book has come out, and I couldn’t decide which book to replace with it, I’m adding this book on the end as a bonus:

11. Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier