Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Character Names I Love or Top Ten Unusual Character Names (I have done a little mixing and matching. A few of the names are favorites, and others just struck me as being unique or different.)

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1) Finley Jayne, Griffin King, Jasper, and the lovely Jack Dandy from The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles #1) by Kady Cross. I haven't had a chance to read the other books in this series, but they are on my list! I particularly want to know how the relationship between Jack Dandy and Finley unfolds. He's dangerously delicious. 

2) Echo Emerson from Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry. It's just a name that I love! 

3) Vincent, Jules, Ambrose, Gaspard from Die for Me (Revenants #1) by Amy Plum. I love all of the names Plum gave to her male characters. I remember loving this book, but it's another unfinished series for me. I need to remedy this!

 

4) Theseus Cassio Lowood from Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake. I love Greek Mythology, and mythology in general, so imagine my happy surprise when a character was given a name like that. Apparently, his father loved mythology as much as I do. 

 

5) Adelice Lewys from Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin.

 

6) Finnikin, Prince Balthazar, Lucian, and Evanjalin from Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles #1) by Melina Marchetta. I'm pretty sure ALL of the characters in this book have unique names. The author created an entirely new world with new rules, so why not invent new names, too? 

 

7) Gemma Doyle, Pippa, and Felicity from A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle #1) by Libba Bray. The Gemma Doyle series is one of my all-time favorites! I have thrown exactly two books in my life, and the last book in this series was one of them. 

 

8) Galen from Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy #1) by Anna Banks. 

 

9) Laurel and Tamani from Wings (Wings #1) by Aprilynne Pike. This is another series I started but haven't had the chance to finish. I remember loving the first book, but not feeling so strongly about the second. Laurel started to annoy me by ignoring her past and adamantly trying to pretend she was still mostly human. The girl needed a reality check, and she also needed to appreciate what was right in front of her face. I guess I need to finish the series and see if she has any more character development. 

10) Aislinn, Keenan, Irial from Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1) by Melissa Marr. Iri! It has been WAY too long since I read this series. It definitely needs a re-read. Another one of my absolute favorites! 

 

Top Ten "Books I Tell Others They HAVE TO HAVE" Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Books I Recommend the Most

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Working in a bookstore, I learned real fast that I needed to have some go-to books for those customers who want something good but have no idea what that is.  When I made this list, I thought about books that I have recommended the most during those bookish job experiences.  Each book has a link that goes to the summary on Goodreads.    

1.  Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

2.  Identical by Ellen Hopkins

3.  Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

4.  The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randel

5.  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

6.  Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

7.  The Selection by Kiera Cass

8.  The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

9.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

10.  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Do you have some books to recommend?  Leave your link!

Top Ten Favorite Romances

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Romances

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1.  Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

2.  Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

3.  Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

4.  Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

5.  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

6.  Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

7.  The Princess Bride by William Goldman

8.  The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 

9.  The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

10.  My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick 

That's my list.  Pure and simple.  I have not enough energy to defend myself with explanations.

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Settings I Would Like to See More Of

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1.  SPACE!!  There are all these more science fiction types books in the world of YA, but space?  Not so much.  Maybe it's the lover of Star Wars and Star Trek, but is it too much to ask for some zero-gravity fun?  Nope.  Not at all.  

2.  Ballet studios.  Ok this is because of my ballet kick.  I just finished Dance of Shadows and Bunheads a few books before that.  I am hooked.  It's like this crazy world that I knew was there but never paid attention to.  I'm all ears and eyes now.  GIVE ME MORE!!

3. Paris.  In the words of Audrey Hepburn, "Paris is always a good idea."  Always.  French boys and french food and happiness.  Even if the book is fluff, Paris settings always get me.  

4.  Australia.  This also stems from the fact that I always want to find more Australian authors.  What I have read has been more than fluff on many levels.  I am going to be on the search for Australians to feed my reading fix.  

5.  Ok so this isn't a setting per say, but you know what Marissa Meyer did with Cinder and Scarlet?  Yeah I want more fairy tales like that.  I know there are modern fairy tales galore.  But I want to find the futuristic ones that are bizarre and crazy and make me fall in love with the world of fairy tales all over again. 

6.  Small towns are always a plus for me.  I grew up in one, and I love the feeling of home I get when I read a book that sounds like my town.  Of course, I have yet to have the Star's Hollow kind of small town feeling, but I am sure it's out there.  

7.  Islands.  I love the cut off from society, islandy feel.  Especially if people really were cut off from society and something sinister was happening.  Yea.  That would be cool.

8.  Boarding Schools.  I have found that the idea may make for some very predictable and cliche books, but it doesn't have to.  The idea of boarding school was always very romantic for me.  I am still waiting for that book that the author does exactly right that reaffirms my love for the school of boarders.  

9.  The Land of Fey.  Oh such a beautiful place that is also a route where books can go to die.  Julie Kagawa made this place unique and different.  I want more Julie Kagawas in the world to recreate this place with their own unique twist.  

10.    Rome.  I want a lot more Rome.  It's one of those places that appeals to the romantic in me.  And ancient Rome always fascinated me as a child.  So yes.  I need Rome.  

So there's my top ten.  Did you make a list too?  Leave me a link, and I will go check it out!