[Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books Read In 2014]

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Gah, how do I only pick 10 books that I loved from this year? I feel like I'm going to be cheating. This year has been a great reading year, with lots of awesome reads. Sure, there were duds, but I didn't realize how many 4 and 5 unicorn reads where on my Goodreads shelf. So, here we go...

 

 

 

 

"A Mad, Wicked Folly" by Sharon Briggs Waller: Nude painting, woman's rights and Victorian love. Need I say more?

"All The Truth That's In Me" by Julie Berry: It's a historical mystery involving a cut out tongue and an interesting writing style!

"Cruel Beauty" by Rosamund Hodge: It's a dark, twisted "Beauty and the Beast" retelling. What more could you want from a book?

"Girl Defective" by Simmone Howell: Australia, music and super kitchy characters. I think this might have been my favorite this year?

"In A Handful Of Dust" by Mindy McGinnis: It's the sequel to "Not A Drop To Drink" and it's just as dark, gritty and amazing as the first one!

"Of Metal And Wishes" by Sarah Fine: I will read anything that Fine writes, but the fact that this is a "Phantom of the Opera" retelling and I love it!

"Prisoner Of Night And Fog" by Anne Blankman: This book gives a different look at World War Two. The main character is Hitler's unofficial niece and the facts are bone chilling.

"Heir Of Fire" by Sarah J. Maas: I love this series and I'll love it till it ends. Some of the newest characters are some of my favorites.

"The Cure For Dreaming" by Cat Winters: Another book about woman's rights at the turn of the century, but this one adds hypnotism and vampires into the mix!

"Winterspell" by Claire Legrand: It's a slightly demented, creepy, fantastical retelling of "The Nutcracker"!

"Graffiti Moon" by Cath Crowley: This book is all about street art and coming of age and I adore both of those things.

"Salvage" by Alexandra Duncan: It's a Sci-Fi standalone and it's pretty darn amazing!

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: Sequels I Can't Wait To Get]

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I actually had a hard time coming up with this weeks top ten. I've been slacking on reading series, or I've already read the second book this year, making them invalid picks. So here are nine that I could think of!

 

 

"Killer Instinct" by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

"Lion Heart" by A.C. Gaughen

"Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke" by Anne Blankman

"Of Dreams and Rust" by Sarah Fine

"Sinner" by Maggie Stiefvater

"The Dead-Tossed Waves" by Carrie Ryan

"Top Ten Clues You're Clueless" by Liz Czukas

"Unthinkable" by Nancy Werlin

"Wayfarer" by Lili St. Crow

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: Secondary Characters Who Need Their Own Books]

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Before we get into my character picks this week, I have an announcement to make. As some of you may know (via my social media sites) myself and a team of talented individuals have been working on putting together an arts and media zine with a heavy nod towards Indie artists over the last couple of weeks. Well, I'm proud to say that Bystander is officially launched and we'd love if you could stop by! So, go and check it out!

Now we'll get back to business. Here are the character I think should have their own books, even though they don't.

 

 

Angus from Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. 

Why? Who wouldn't want to read a book from the POV of a snarky British cat?

 

Elise from Dangerous Girls.

Why? It would be cool to see things unfold from her POV before her murder.

Other Mother from Coraline.

Why? It would be creepy and weird and scary.

Nancy from Girl Defective.

Why? It would be cool to see inside the sometimes cult-like behaviors of extreme band fans.

Balder from Going Bovine.

Why? He's a Norse god stuck in a garden gnome, what's not to love?

The Ghost from Of Metal and Wishes.

Why? I just want to know more about him and the way he thinks!

Morpheus from Splintered.

Why? I'm a Morpheus fangirl and he needs his own book.

Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars.

Why? Because I want to cry more, I guess.

Odessa from Deliver Me.

Why? I want to see what her life is like inside the fancy house.

Anise from Winterspell.

Why? She's so twisted and evil and oddly likeable.

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: Books I Want To Reread]

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I love to reread books, but since starting this blog, I haven't really had time for it. I've been craving it though, and I feel like it's gonna happen soon. Here are some of the books that I'd love to dive into again, when I finally get around to it!

 

 

 

 

 

"13 Little Blue Envelopes" by Maureen Johnson: I tell people to read this book all the time, but it's been years since I read and I want to revisit it for myself!

"Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" by Louise Rennison: I just picked this up at the library book sale and it's been years and years and more years since I read this, but I know I laughed... a lot!

"Girl Defective" by Simone Howell: I just read this, but I loved this book and connected to it in such a way that I think I could honesty read it once a year and never get tired of it!

"Going Bovine" by Libba Bray: It's Disneyworld and talking garden gnomes and everything weird and wonderful and laugh inducing and tear making all at once!

"Gorgeous" by Paul Rudnick: This book is almost as weird, if not more so, than Going Bovine and that's why I love it so much! It's a funny, dirty, Cinderella retelling and I want to read it again!

"How My Summer Went Up In Flames" by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski: I've really been in the mood for this one, but I just haven't had the time.

"In the Shadow of Blackbirds" by Cat Winters: It's been over a year and this book rocked my world last year. It's just that good!

"Jubilee Trail" by Gwen Bristow: I used to reread this every couple of years, but now it's been over five. This needs to be remedied soon!

"Nameless" by Lili St. Crow: I read this at the end of last year and I found Crow's writing to be really interesting. I'd love to read this one again.

"Rouge" by Leigh Talbert Moore: If you haven't read this, it's on sale HERE. Read it and I'll reread it and we can all be happy!

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: Books To Get You In The Mood For Halloween]

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God knows that I love all the scary things in this world! Give me a horror movie and I'll watch it, possibly even by myself. Give me a book that you think is scary and you might be disappointed in my reaction. It's true, it takes a lot to really freak me out and make me feel a bit on edge, but all these books did the trick. Sure maybe that didn't have me sleeping with the lights on or crying in the corner of a room, but they were unsettling enough to end up on this list!

 

 

"Coraline" by Neil Gaiman: This book is just the right kinds of creepy and the lesson is great for kids of all ages!

"Nameless" by Lili St. Crow: Vampires and Snow White come together in this novel and it works perfectly!

"Sanctum" by Sarah Fine: It takes place in the Suicide City and it's scary as all get out, but so good as well!

"Splintered" by A.G. Howard: Let me just say this: Wonderland has never looked this creepy before!

"The Cure for Dreaming" by Cat Winters: The visuals in this book are haunting and perfect and it's also Historical Fiction!

"The Clockwork Scarab" by Colleen Gleason: It's the sister of Bram Stoker and the niece of Sherlock Holmes, what more do you want?

"The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan: Talk about freaky zombies. They actually call them The Unconsecrated if that helps...

"The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova: It takes the Dracula legend to a whole new level, and the ending is one that will always stay with me.

"The Diviners" by Libba Bray: It's one of her most unsettling books to date and I can't wait for the next one in the series!

"The Naturals" by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: Have ever been in the head of a serial killer? Well, here's your chance.

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