TTT: Books I’d Love to see as movies

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Alexandra Bracken, Cynthia Hand, Half Bad, Kasie West, Kylie Fornasier, Legend, Maggie Stiefvater, Marie Lu, Masquerade, Pivot Point, Rachel Hawkins, Rebel Belle, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, The Darkest Minds, The Raven Boys, Throne of Glass, Top Ten Tuesday, Under the Never Sky, Unearthly, Veronica Rossi

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 Books I’d love to see as movies

1. Rebel Belle, by Rachel Hawkins
When they said ‘Legally Blonde meets Terminator’, they weren’t kidding. Honestly, the whole time I was reading this, I was thinking ‘how good would this be as a movie?’.

2. Pivot Point, by Kasie West

3. The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

4. Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier
Just for the costumes alone I would want this movie.

5. Half Bad, by Sally Green

6. Unearthly, by Cynthia Hand

7. Legend, by Marie Lu

8. Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas
Umm…because…Throne of Glass…duh.

9. Under the Never Sky, by Veronica Rossi

10. The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater
Ok, I was a little hesitant adding this to the list, because it is just so amazing, but I think that if it was done well, it could be just as amazing as a movie.

TTT: Authors I really, really want to meet

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J.K. Rowling, Julie Kagawa, Kiera Cass, Kiersten White, Maggie Stiefvater, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Sarah J. Maas, Top Ten Tuesday

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 Authors I really want to meet

1. Maggie Stiefvater

2. Rachael Craw

3. Julie Kagawa

4. J.K. Rowling

5. Richelle Mead

6. Rick Riordan

7. Kiersten White

8. Sarah J. Maas

9. Rachel Hawkins

10. Kiera Cass

TTT: All Time Favourites

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Alexandra Bracken, Amy Zhang, Bloodlines, Brigid Kemmerer, Disruption, Divergent, Falling into Place, Jessica Shirvington, Kasie West, Maggie Stiefvater, Markus Zusak, Michelle Hodkin, Pivot Point, Rachael Craw, Richelle Mead, Spark, The Book Thief, The Darkest Minds, The Raven Cycle, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, 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 Books you would classify as your all time favourites from the past 3 years

Note: I’m taking ‘from the past 3 years’ to mean books that I have read in the past 3 years.

1. Vampire Academy/Bloodlines series, by Richelle Mead

2. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

3. The Raven Cycle, by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

5. Pivot Point, by Kasie West

6. Disruption, by Jessica Shirvington

7. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang

8. The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

9. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

10. Spark, by Rachael Craw

Bonus: Spark, by Brigid Kemmerer

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

TTT: Book Related Problems

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Book Nerd Problems, Top Ten Tuesday

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 Book Related Problems

1. Buying ALL THE BOOKS

I run out of money quite quickly when I do this.

2. Borrowing ALL THE BOOKS

I have this bad habit of binge-borrowing books, and then I don’t have time to read them all before they’re due back.

3. Requesting ALL THE BOOKS

Ahh, Netgalley, such a wonderful website.

The problem is, I request 5 books in the hope of getting accepted for one.

Then I get accepted for all five.

4. Having nothing to read

Now, I KNOW I’m not the only one here. So many books on the TBR pile, and yet you just don’t know which book you’re in the mood for.

5. Wanting to read everything

So many books, so little time.

6. Wanting to reread everything

I love rereading books. I think one of the main factors contributing to my not completing last years goodreads challenge that I set for myself was that I spent the majority of the year rereading Vampire Academy and Bloodlines.

7. Time, time, time

Sigh. Why can’t people see that I don’t want a social life. I just want to sit in my room and read.

8. Space, space, space

The bookshelves are filling up, and they’re only getting fuller.

And I don’t exactly have room for more bookshelves.

9. EDITIONS

The editions must match! Otherwise it ruins everything!!

You know what else ruins everything? Spending months searching for the correct edition.

10. Other people not understanding

“It’s only a book; it’s not real; look, there’s a space, just put the book there; you need to talk to people, you can’t just sit in there and read”

I think we all understand the frustration there.

TTT: Things I like/dislike about romance in books

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Romance in Books, Top Ten Tuesday

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: Ten Things I Like/Dislike When it comes to Romance in Books

Five things I like:

1. The Shipping
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate just how much fun this is.

2. When the couple are also friends
And I don’t mean when the forever-best-friend suddenly reveals that he/she’s been in love with the other all this time. That’s annoying. But I mean when the two people aren’t just all about gazing lovingly at each other, but are actually really good friends.

3. When the character’s actually trust each other
It annoys me when the character’s have been together a while, but then one of them sees the other doing something that may be considered suspicious (ie, walking out of a room that another girl was in), they automatically assume the worst.
Where is the trust, people?
And then they don’t give the character a chance to explain what was happening. Which leads to all sorts of complications.

4. When they are able to function without the other
Sometimes you get characters, and as soon as one of them is away, the other one doesn’t know what to do with their life.
That is not good.

5. The way Maggie Stiefvater writes romance
I’m sorry…I just had to put this in here. (Totally not sorry).

Five things I dislike

6. Instalove
I have a feeling that this will be a popular one. Often, I don’t mind it so much, and it rarely affects my enjoyment of the story, but still…annoying.

7. Love Triangles
When they aren’t done well!! I feel the need to make that clarification, because there is a difference between good love triangles and bad ones.

8. When the Best friend is secretly in love with the main character
I dunno…it just really bugs me. Especially since they never seem to have the guts to say anything about it until they miss their chance, and then get really annoyed at the other for not noticing.

9. When it’s all romance and no talking
Relationships don’t last without conversation. Conversation is how you get to know people. You can’t be in love with someone if all you ever do with them is make out.

10. The “I’ve watched you from a distance for several months/years without you knowing and now I’m in love with you” thing
This happens WAY too often. Seriously.
Usually ends with a “now I won’t kill you/take you away to marry my relative/take you to my leader who doesn’t like you”

TTT: Books I want to read with my non-existent book club

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All Our Yesterdays, Amy Zhang, Cristin Terrill, Divergent, Falling into Place, Half Bad, Kasie West, Kylie Fornasier, Lauren Oliver, Maggie Stiefvater, Markus Zusak, Masquerade, Neal Shusterman, Panic, Pivot Point, Sally Green, The Book Thief, The Raven Boys, Top Ten Tuesday, Unwind, 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: Ten Books I’d Love to Read with my Book Club if I had a Book Club

1. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang

2. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

3. The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Panic, by Lauren Oliver

5. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

6. All Our Yesterdays, by Cristin Terrill

7. Half Bad, by Sally Green

8. Pivot Point, by Kasie West

9. Masquerade, by Kyle Fornasier

10. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

TTT: 2014 Releases I haven’t read yet

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2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn't Get To, A Thousand Pieces of You, Abigail Haas, Claudia Gray, Dangerous Boys, Gasp, Illusions of Fate, Katrina Leno, Kiersten White, Lindsay Cummings, Lisa McMann, Marie Lu, Pittacus Lore, Revenge of Seven, Sophie Jordan, Suzanne Young, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, The Murder Complex, The Treatment, The Young Elites, Top Ten Tuesday, Uninvited

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 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get To

1. The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
Curse you book buying ban! *Shakes fist*
But it’s ok…I got it for Christmas 

2. A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia Gray
I have it. I’ve had it since November. Now I just need to read it.

3. Illusions of Fate, by Kiersten
I don’t think I’ve even seen this in Australia yet…I blame that.
And the ban. Always blame the ban.

4. Dangerous Boys, by Abigail Haas
Again, let’s blame the ban.

5. The Half Life of Molly Pierce, by Katrina Leno
I read the first, like, 4 1/2 chapters online, and now I really want to read the rest!!
Stupid ban.

6. Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan
THIS THING CAME OUT LAST JANUARY WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN IT YET!?
*sobs*

7. The Treatment, by Suzanne Young
 Haven’t found it in the library yet

8. The Murder Complex, by Lindsay Cummings
Looks awesome, haven’t seen it anywhere

9. Gasp, by Lisa McMann
Crash and Bang were AWESOME! But this is another one hasn’t shown up at the library yet…

10. The Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore
I bought this on release day and everything…

Top Ten Tuesday

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Goals for 2015, Top Ten Tuesday

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 Goals/Resolutions For 2015 — bookish, blogging or otherwise

Blogging

1. Fix up the way I do blogging
While I’m ok with the way I’m currently doing things, there are several things I want to change.

2. Write more reviews
I wrote barely any reviews last year. So, my aim is to make reviews a regular thing, instead of an occasional thing.

3. Write more discussion posts
Now, I wrote, like, none of these in the past year, but I have ideas for some. Now I just have to write them.

Books

4. Limit the books I buy this year
Last year, the book buying got a little out of hand. So, I’m going to (attempt to) severely limit the books I buy this year.

5. Keep up with Netgalley books
I went nuts with requesting…and then got a ton of approvals that I wasn’t expecting.
Needless to say, I fell behind.

6. Keep reading regularly despite uni
While I obviously find uni important, last semester I went an entire month without reading anything, and I could tell. When the semester finished, it wasn’t until I started reading again that I began to feel better.

Writing

7. Continue working on NaNoWriMo novel
As anyone who follows me on twitter may be aware, I got to 15,000 words during NaNoWriMo. Basically, my plan is to finish writing it so that I can write the sequel for NaNoWriMo2015.

Life

8. Travel to Melbourne in February for the Bloodlines thing
The only thing possibly stopping me from doing this is money. Basically, this means no books so that I can save up for this trip. I. Am. Going.

9. Run a youth group
So, I’m already sort-of doing this, but the thing is that just in time for term 4 I lost both my other leaders. So last term was a struggle just to keep the group running. So this year, I need to keep the group running properly.

10. Read the Bible more regularly
This is something I’ve been wanting to get into the habit of doing for years. Time to start.

Top Ten Tuesday

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Amy Zhang, Bloodlines, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Books I Read In 2014, Bram Stoker, Cara Lynn Shultz, Disruption, Dracula, Falling into Place, Four: A Divergent Collection, Gayle Forman, Half Bad, If I Stay, Jessica Shirvington, Julie Kagawa, Kasie West, Kiera Cass, Kiersten White, Maggie Stiefvater, Mind Games, Pivot Point, Richelle Mead, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, Sinner, The Dark World, The Immortal Rules, The One, Throne of Glass, 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 Books I Read In 2014

I’m going to start by saying this is a cruel topic…HOW am I supposed to pick 10?

1. Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead
The whole of both series. Seriously, WHY did I wait so long to read these? They are so amazing!!!

2. Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas
Again, whole series. Just so awesome!

3. Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater
An unexpected extra story featuring Cole and Isabelle from Shiver…IT WAS AWESOME!!

4. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman
Oh, this made me cry! It was a 4 hour long audio book that I started at midnight and finished at 4am. So worth it.

5. Dracula, by Bram Stoker
I’ve wanted to read this for YEARS! And it did NOT disappoint.

6. Four: A Divergent Collection, by Veronica Roth
After the less-than-fantastic book that was Allegiant, I am SO GLAD Veronica Roth wrote this. It made me remember why I loved Divergent and Insurgent so much.
Even if I did spend most of it going “this person’s dead, this person’s dead, that one is still alive, but crippled, oh look, another dead person…”

7. Pivot Point, by Kasie West
Both books. Seriously loved these.

8. The One, by Kiera Cass
Great ending for the series. Seriously, fantastic.

9. Mind Games, by Kiersten White
Loved it. Seriously. I’ve loved all of Kiersten White’s books.

10. The Dark World, by Cara Lynn Shultz
I loved Spellbound and Spellcaster, so naturally I bought this as soon as I could..
I loved it!!

And because there is NO WAY I am sticking with 10, here are some more…

11. Half Bad, by Sally Green
ASDFGHJHGF! Amazing.

12. The Immortal Rules, by Julie Kagawa
Another book I’d been meaning to read this for years. And again, I was not disappointed.

13. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater
Yes, two Maggie Stiefvater books, but they were both JUST SO GOOD!!

14. Disruption, by Jessica Shirvington
I can’t believe it took me so long to getting around to reading this author. This book was amazing, as was its sequel.

15. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang
There is one reason this is so far down the list is because I only finished it on Sunday.
Oh my goodness, I TOTALLY get why people love this book.