[Top Ten Tuesday: I've Only Read One Of Their Books, But I NEED To Read More]

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You know what? This list was way to easy to make. I have this thing, I read the first book of a series and then I get busy and I don't finish them. I tend to do better when I binge read series, that could be part of my problem. Anyway, there are series that I need to finish on this list, but there are also author's who write standalones on here. Picking ten was pretty hard, but here they are...

 

  

Marissa Meyer: I know, I know. I loved Cinder to pieces and I own the other books in the Lunar Chronicles that have come out, but I just haven't made time to read Scarlet and Cress yet. I promise it'll happen soon though.

Kate Jarvik Birch: I really enjoyed Deliver Me, it was so sad and mainly a buddy story and what's not to love about that? I have Perfected on my Kindle and plan on reading it this weekend on the plane to Amsterdam, so she'll soon be off this list.

  Simmone Howell: I just read Girl Defective and it's one of my favorite reads of the year. Basically, if she writes it, I'll read it. I just need to get the rest of her books.

Cat Winters: In the Shadow of Blackbirds was my book last year. I loved it on so many levels and Winter's latest book is on my October TBR. Needless to say I can't wait to read it!

Lili St. Crow: Nameless blew me away. It weirded a lot of people out, but I lurved it a lot. I have the second book in her trilogy on my Kindle and I hope to get to it soon!

Leila Sales: I was so excited about This Song Will Save Your Life. It's about a teenage DJ. What book says Christianna more then that one? So, it's sad that this book still sits on my self unread. But I did read Past Perfect and adored it!

A.G. Gaughen: Scarlet was amazing and Lady Thief is another book that just sits on my shelf waiting for the day when I read it...

Carrie Ryan: Gah, Forest of Hands and Teeth was so good! I have the rest of the trilogy and I hope that I get to it in October. Because zombies are a good fit for Halloween!

Jillian Larkin: Vixen was a book that I picked up in Ireland to read on the plane home. It was good fun and I've collected the rest of the series since then, I just haven't read them...

Jessi Kriby: Golden was pretty wonderful and I've heard wonderful things about the rest of her books, so I'll read them when I need a contemporary fix!

Well there's my list!  What's on yours?  I wanna know.  Leave your link below or tell me in the comments!

[Top Ten Tuesday: Authors In My Reading Journey]

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I know that this isn't what the girls over at The Broke and The Bookish meant when they picked "Authors in My Reading Journey", but it's no secret that I travel a lot.  I decided that I'm going to give you a list of the 10 authors who's books I read for the first time while I was traveling.  I might even tell you where I was when I read them.  So sit back and get ready.

Authors Who's Books I Read While Traveling:

 

 

"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares:  I can't remember where I was going when I picked this one up, but I do know that I bought it at the airport and that I fell in love with this series because of that decision!

"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell:  I started this one on a two week road trip through Oregon and Washington State.  I didn't finish it on the trip, but it became a favorite of mine.

"Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" by Louise Rennison:  I read this one when I was 20 and on my first plane to London!  It felt appropriate and made me laugh.

"If I Stay" by Gayle Forman:  I cried my eyes out on planes and trains as I covered the first part of my 7 weeks of European adventures two years ago.  I loved it!.  I also read "Where She Went."  Gayle is now one of my favorite contemporary authors.

"Princess of the Midnight Ball" by Jessica Day George:  After I was done with Forman's books I needed more and so I turned to my Amazon app on my phone and read this one in two days in a little house in Belfast.

"The Nine Lives of Chloe King" by Liz Braswell:  I finished this one while I was still on the Europe trip.  I'm not sure where I was, but I do remember not loving this one.  You can't win them all.

"Vixen" by Jillian Larkin:  I snagged this one for the plane ride home and almost finished it by the time the flight ended.  I have both of her other books, cause I liked this one so much, but I haven't read them yet.

"Cinder" by Marissa Meyer:  I started this one on a road trip to LA.  Of course, I fell in love with the book and the series!

"Just One Day" by Gayle Forman:  Yes, Forman is on this list again!  I read this one while I was in Paris last year.  It was cool to read about the place I was in, while being there.

"Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein:  I finished this one in a beach house the day before one of my childhood best friend's weddings.  I don't know if that was the greatest idea, since it made me bawl my eyes out with the most epic/tragic friendship ever!

Well there's my list!  What's on yours?  I wanna know.  Leave your link below or tell me in the comments!  

[Top Ten Tuesday: The Best Books Of 2013!]

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HOW?  How do you pick only 10 books?  I wanted to pick so many more, but when I really sat down and picked my top ten of the year, I was really pleased with the books that have made my list.  There were so many awesome books out there this year and so many that are still sitting on my shelves unread.  Sadly those books never even stood a chance of getting on this list, but I did read over 80 books this year and out of that 80, I think this is the cream of the crop.  And don't mind me if I end up cheating a little bit.  Oh and these aren't in order at all.  How could I pick a ranking for these books?!

"In the Shadow of Blackbirds" by Cat Winters!

This book was amazing!  I don't know how Cat did it, but she made everything about this book spooky and creepy and also very human at the same time.  The war setting and the ghost elements blended so well together!

 "Code Name Verity" and "Rose Under Fire" by Elizabeth Wein!

I know, more then one book, but I read both of them this year and I feel like they are sister books.  I mean they are companion novels after all.  These stories of WWII will leave you with so many tears and a feeling of hope that you won't be able to get rid of for ages.

"If You Find Me" by Emily Murdoch!

This book also slayed my soul.  I'm not much of a contemporary/social issue book fan, but this book made me change my mind about that.  The blunt truth in these pages will leave their mark on you, that's for sure.

"Just One Day" by Gayle Forman!

Once again I will say that this woman can do no wrong and she does to YA lit what Cameron Crowe does with his movies.  She makes a simple story become something you can relate to and she gets her points across with a realistic magic that I can't even begin to understand.

"Dangerous Girls" by Abigail Haas!

This book freaked me out and pulled one of the biggest surprises of the year off.  Anyone who saw that ending coming is my hero.  Seriously, I can't even wrap my mind around it, even after all this time.

"Nameless" by Lili St, Crow!

I'm not even sure why I loved this book as much as I did, but I couldn't put it down once I got to the meat of the story.  I'm also a huge fan of St. Crow's writing style.  I think this one wins for best fairytale retelling of the year for me.

"Not a Drop to Drink" by Mindy McGinnis!

This book is as gnarly as they come.  McGinnis doesn't hold anything back and she's not afraid to kill off people.  It's gory, it's gritty and apparently my brain only likes to describe this book with words that begin with g!

"The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan!

I don't know why it's taken so long for me to read this book?  I fell in love with it and the creepiness of The Unconsecrated.  Best name for zombies that I've ever heard, hands down.

"Fractured" by Sarah Fine!

This book in no way, shape or form struggled with middle book syndrome!  I've got to hand it to Fine for writing a middle book that rocked just as much as her first (Sanctum).  If you haven't read these books, do it now and thank me later!

"The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman!

Of course we had to have a Gaiman book on this list.  He is my favorite author after all.  I love that this book exists.  It's so strange and odd and wonderful.  I mean the mane character doesn't even have a name.  Not sure how you pulled that one off Neil, but you did!

Well there's my list!  What's on yours?  I wanna know.  Leave your link below or tell me in the comments! 

[Top Ten Tuesday: Authors That You Need To Know About]

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I'm so excited for this weeks Top Ten!  I think that there are so many wonderful authors out there that people just don't know about.  So many Indie authors who put in a ton of work that need to be acknowledged and some traditionally published authors that have managed to slip under the radar.  This list brings me so much pleasure.  And so without anymore stalling or word fillers, here are the authors that make my list!

P.S. the link will take you each author's Amazon page!  All the easier for buying their brilliant books with!

Helen Boswell!

     Helen has a wonderfully vivid imagination.  Her first novel "Mythology" is full of some amazing characters and she has an interesting twist on the whole angels, daemons and humans story.  I can't wait till "Mythology: The Wicked" releases!  Plus she's one of the most pleasant people you will ever chat with.

Lindsay Leggitt!

     Not only is this girl the brilliant brain behind her NA novel "Flight", but she's also my CRIT partner!  Everything that I've read by her is top notch and trust me, she's one to look out for.  She's got things in the works that will appeal to everyone! 

Allie Brennan!

     I haven't read a single book from Allie that I haven't liked.  She's got a flare for telling a story in a way that only she can.  Her contemporaries are great fun and I'm excited to read more.  And on top of it all, she also does cover design that is to die for!

Leigh T. Moore!

     Leigh's book "Rouge" was the very first NA book that I ever read and I knew I was going to be a fan from that moment on.  She's got this way of writing that just sucks you right in and makes you feel everything that her characters do. 

Sarah Fine!

     Sarah's book "Sanctum" was my favorite read of 2012!  To say it was brilliant would be an understatement.  She built a world that was both terrifying and hope building at the same time and that is a feat in and of itself! 

Anne Applegate!

     Anne is a local and that's just awesome to me!  Her book "The Last Academy" made me feel stupid, in a good way.  I didn't know that she was giving me all of the clues to what the mystery of her book was, until I was looking at the answer.  I love that feeling!

Tiffany King!

     I love this woman's writing style.  It's so simple and completely complex.  I haven't read as much of her stuff as I would like, but I have quite a bit of her stuff.  She also has an interesting look on angel lore!

A. G. Howard!

     I feel like a lot of people might know who A. G. is, but I wanted to give her a shout out anyways!  Cause you never know who your readers might have missed.  She wrote this awesome and dark retelling of Alice in Wonderland called "Splintered" and you should read it! 

Cat Winters!

     Cat's book "In the Shadow of Blackbirds" is everything that I love in a novel!  I can't say enough great things about her or her book.  If you haven't read it, remedy that.

Leah Rae Miller!

     You want a nerdy book?  Leah will deliver in so many ways.  Her first book "The Summer I Became A Nerd" even had live action role play in it.  Plus it was just one of the cutest things ever!

So in my opinion these women all deserve large rounds of applause and maybe even some fan fair.  Check out their books, buy them, read them and spread the word about their greatness!

 Well there's my list!  What's on yours?  I wanna know.  Leave your link below or tell me in the comments!

[Top Ten Tuesday #3: Auto Buy Authors]

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This week we've been asked to dive down deep into the world of author love and let everyone know who is on our Top Ten Authors That We Love So Much We Auto-Buy Their Books!  What a clever theme and I had so much fun coming up with my list.  So here you have it, in all of it's glory!

• Neil Gaiman.  I feel in love with his novel "Neverwhere" and have quite a few of his other works as well!  Seriously, if you haven't read "Neverwhere" do it now!
• Maureen Johnson.  "13 Little Blue Envelopes" was the one that started my love for Maureen!  I found it at yard sale and it was one of the best books that I ever randomly picked up for $0.25.
• Libba Bray.  It started with The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, but what really made me fall in love with her writing was "Going Bovine".  I've never laughed and cried so hard in one book in my life.
• Leigh Talbert Moore.  Her characters are brilliant and so real.  It was "Rouge" that pulled me in and didn't let me go.
• Melissa Marr.  There are now a few of her books that I haven't read, but The Wicked Lovely books are awesome.  As is "Graveminder"!
• Gayle Forman.  It all started with "If I Stay".  I have been hooked to every word that she has ever written since then.  I have so much love for her!
• Suzanne Collins.  She did had something to say and created one of the most publicly conterversial stories out there.  Yay for "The Hunger Games"!
• Sarah Fine.  After reading "Sanctum" I know that I will read anything that she decides to put out after the rest of the book are out!
• Kami Garcia or Margaret Stohl.  The "Beautiful Creatures" series was so well imagined.  Even though I haven't read the last book yet.  I need to change that soon!

And there it is!  My list!  What is on your list?  Leave a link below or let me know in the comments!