Top Ten Tuesday # 16: Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds. Now this can be characters that love reading, are writers, work at a bookstore ect. It doesn't have to be limited to one means, as long as they share a passion for books! In theory this Top Ten Tuesday topic should be quite easy as YA is full of teenagers who love to read, so without further ado, here are my ten characters who are fellow book nerds!

1. Hazel Grace Lancaster from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2. Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
3. Cath from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
4. Dorian Havilliard  from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
5. Grace from One by Sarah Crossan
6. Park from Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
7. Caleb Prior from Divergent by Veronica Roth
8. Klaus Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicker
9. Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
10. Aunt Elinor from Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

If you know of any other characters who adore books and you think I should know about then please let me know in the comments! I'd love to hear about them!

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Top Ten Tuesday # 15: Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity or Contain Diverse Characters. Now it has been stated that this can feature examples of minority/religious minority groups, socioeconomic diversity, disabled MC, neurotypical characters, LGBTQ ect. Now I've only recently started building up my collection of diverse books but here are some of the ones that I own/ that I've heard celebrate diversity or contain diverse characters!

1. Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
2. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
4. All Fall Down by Ally Carter
5. Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan
6. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbowsky
8. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
9. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
10. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

If you have any diverse books that you think I should get to immediately then please let me know in the comments! I'd love to hear about them!

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Top Ten Tuesday # 14: Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: The Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession. I've been quite lucky lately because the majority of the books that came into my possession recently were either bought for me as gifts or were provided to me by publishers in exchange for honest reviews. So without further ado, here are the last ten books that came into my possession!

1. Armada by Ernest Cline
2. The Baby by Lisa Drakeford
3. Remix by Non Pratt
4. Trouble by Non Pratt
5. How to be Bad by E Lockhart, Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski
6. Killer Game by Kirsty McKay
7. Chopstix by E.T. Raydan
8. Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
9. Animorphia: An Extreme Colouring and Search Challenge by Kerby Rosanes
10. Art Therapy Anti-Stress Colouring Book

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Top Ten Tuesday # 13: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2015. So far I've read a grand total of 39 books so far in 2015 and I have to admit I've read some pretty great ones. I've also read some ones that I really had high expectations for and unfortunately they crumbled and I really didn't enjoy them. However, focusing on the positives, in no particular order here are the top ten books that I have read in 2015 so far!

1. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

The Darkest Part of the Forest is a fantastic stand alone from an amazing author. Holly Black presents the reader with a concise mystic fairytale like story with superb atmosphere build up. Definitely one for a recommendation. II think the only few things that would have pushed this novel to be absolutely perfect would be that the beginning could have had a little more plot development - I mean don't get me wrong I loved Black's fantastic atmospheric build up but at times the novel just seemed to drag a little bit. I would have also liked a bit more depth to the elven prince's character, he seemed to have so much potential but at times just seemed a bit banal and obscure. I think I would have liked a bit more depth to the monster as well. Yes we got a back story but I think we could have had a little bit more in terms of solving her mystery. Other than that this was a brilliant read for anyone who is looking for that little something different.

2. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Well first and foremost I would say that it was definitely one of my most anticipated reads of 2015, so naturally I admit I did have quite high expectations of this book. When Victoria announced the initial book's conception and publication she gave away very few details, but what we were promised was: pirates, thieves, parallel London's and a whole lot of magic. Now tell me that premise alone doesn't grasp your attention? So does V.E.Schwab deliver with her promises? You bet she does! That and oh so much more! overall I absolutely adored A Darker Shade of Magic, it's definitely left me wanting more which means until then I will be stalking Victoria's twitter feed and spamming her with never-ending tweets about the sequel, yet untitled. But for now, ADSOM was a thrilling, adventurous read for those who do indeed dream of stranger worlds...

3. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Does it really live up to all of the hype? Well hype wise I would say definitely, it's a fantastic read and clearly one of my new favourites of the year. I have to say that I utterly adored this book. It was just what I was in the mood for and what it delivered was very impressive. If you are looking for that medieval fantasy type read then this is definitely one for you to pick up and check out. It's that perfect blend between a high fantasy and a dystopian set in a very archaic type of world. While I have to admit although for the plot point of Mare being a red blood with silver abilities, it was predictable and frankly on the blurb of the book, it didn't take anything away from the storyline. Saying that, although the plot of the story does follow Mare and her learning to understand and control her abilities, the plot actually focuses more on her fitting into the lifestyle of the silvers and learning how to become a princess. Now don't get me wrong, this isn't some Princess Diaries kind of 'becoming a princess', yes there is learning about the history of the lands and about the heritage of the royal family, it's also learning about how to stay alive and making sure nobody in the silver kingdom finds out that Mare is secretly a red blood. 

4. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

This book received so much hype when it was released over in the USA so I was instantly worried about whether it would live up to all of the praise. That is one of the major things I worry about when it comes to over-hyped books, but luckily in this case I'll Give You the Sun matches up to every single word of that hype. It was phenomenal. Absolutely so. It is quite possibly the best contemporary novel I have ever read, and I've read a few. t is clear to see that I thoroughly enjoyed this book to the extent that I claimed it my favourite contemporary ever. It resonates so personally with each reader and the way Jandy Nelson makes the reader view the world through the twin's eyes is nothing short of spectacular. If you haven't read or added I'll Give You the Sun to your TBR pile yet, I highly suggest you do because it's popularity proceeds it and gratefully so.

5. Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

I need to state first of all that I had no idea going into this book that it would become my current all time favourite contemporary - that takes a lot of guts for me to say because frankly I have read quite a few and a lot of them have consistently wrestled the next book for the position of favourite. When it arrived I was so excited and when I read it on the train, I read it in a single sitting without pausing for a drink. I think that sums up my thoughts on the book pretty well, but incase you hadn't already picked up on my lack of words on Goodreads besides 'ASDFGHJKL. here is so much I could say about this book in regards to the love of the characters, the realism of the plot ect. Overall this book was fantastic, it was emotionally gripping and tackles strong yet sensitive issues that face a large percentage of teenagers in the modern age. Becky Albertalli does an amazing job at creating a very pragmatic story in an unidealistic and yet familiar setting. The pace was timely and overall the novel was perfection.This is definitely a book that will make you crave more than just Oreos!

 
6. Remix by Non Pratt

This book was in my Top 5 most anticipated releases of the year, and when Non herself offered me the chance of obtaining a proof copy after a pretty epic GIF competition, I had to jump at the chance and I'm so glad that I did because frankly there aren't words to describe how amazing Remix was! It definitely lived up to my expectations - blew them away in fact! I have definitely been in the mood for summer books lately and this one was just a fantastic addition to the ones I've enjoyed recently. Remix was a complete blast to read, it was witty, to the point and quite frankly was an extremely fun book to be absorbed in. Non Pratt is a genius UKYA author who targets her audience well and gives them something that both she and they can be proud to be a part of. An intense read for those readers who just want to explore and experience a little bit of freedom.

7. Talon by Julie Kagawa  

A dragon book - something that I've always wanted to read but was never quite sure which book to explore to get into the genre. Realistically there are two main competitors in my mind and these were Seraphina by Rachel Hartman and the Talon Saga by Julie Kagawa. Both intruiged me but Talon won out my favours, except for a small detail that I was questioning. As this book involved The Order of St George I was questioning whether this was going to be slightly historical and sometimes that can turn my head away in books. Not always, but sometimes. Thankfully this was not the case. This book was a great introduction to what I can imagine is going to be a very successful and action packed series. Yes this book wasn't heavily packed with action scenes besides the ending, but I felt that a contemporary vibe introduction is exactly what the first book in this series required. The ending sets up the scene for book two, and I can tell you that as I am reading Rogue now, there is definitely more action for those readers who were clawing away for something more intense and suspenseful. Talon is just a fantastic read with all of the elements that a great book should have.

8. Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

This is the final book in my Throne of Glass re-readathon and I have to say I really enjoyed it! I'm debating with myself whether it meets all of the hype it receives. In my mind it's definitely the best book so far because it really opens up Celaena's world and allows you to get a glimpse into just what the King of Ardalan is up to in his advancements of his plans for domination. A really interesting twist in the story line - one that I'm hoping sets out the motion for the rest of the series! I eagerly await Queen of Shadows with great anticipation because where we got left in Heir of Fire just wasn't enough to quench my thirst for this series. I 100% need more of this world!

9. A Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install

This is definitely a story of true friendship, love and the journey of self-discovery and I utterly adored it. The storyline was superb, the character's were solid and adorable and the writing was flawless. This is definitely a book that you should be looking out for if you want something adult but with the childlike adventure that we often strive for in adult aimed fiction. I have to be honest as well, I'm not a huge reader of adult fiction but this book might have just tempted me out of that bubble of adult fiction insecurity. A definite recommendation if you're looking for something new! It's fanTANGstic!

10.  Fairest by Marissa Meyer

I thought this was a wonderful instalment in the Lunar Chronicles series and I feel is a necessary read before going into Winter so that you can fully understand the relationships behind the new character's introduced in the final book as well as understanding Levana's motives behind everything. I was expecting possibly just a small glimpse into why Levana wanted to marry Prince Kai, but never did I expect to receive what we get in this novel. We see Levana right before she became queen, back after her parents died and Channery took the throne. We get an insight into her relationships with Princess Selene and Winter as well as seeing how she became the spiteful and demented Queen Levana we all see throughout the Lunar Chronicles.

Thanks for reading my list! Feel free to share your thoughts on my top ten books of 2015 so far in the comments below, or over on any of my social media platforms. If you feel like doing this then feel free to do your Top Ten Tuesday post and link me it, I'd love to read what you come up with!

Top Ten Tuesday # 12: My Ten Favorite Top Ten Topics We've Ever Done In The Past 5 Years

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.


This week's feature is:My Ten Favorite Top Ten Topics We've Ever Done In The Past 5 Years. Now before I go into explain it I just want to put out an apology for the lack of content these past few weeks, especially with the weekly features. I've just been so busy with work and interviews that I've had to put off my blogging for the moment. Weekly features although quite simple do take a lot of time to write and I've really just not been in the right mindset to write them up. Anyway back to the feature! As I've not been doing these weekly features for that long (in fact I'm only up to number eleven) I can't say I've done an awful lot. However, looking down at the list on The Broke and the Bookish's site I can see all of the ones they've done in the past so I'm simply going to list the top ten of the ones that intrigue me! Here we go!

1. Hilarious Book Titles
2. Favourite Covers
3. Books I can't believe I've never read
4. Most unfortunate character names
5. Books that I just HAD to buy but are still sitting on my bookshelf
6. Dynamic Duos
7. Jerks In Literature
8. Underrated Books
9. Top Ten Books That Would Make Great Book Club Picks
10. Top Ten "Older" Books I Don't Want People To Forget

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Top Ten Tuesday # 11: Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For the Rest of 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases for the Rest of 2015! Now I run a feature called Waiting on Wednesday which discusses all of the books I'm excited for that are coming up, so this is going to be very similar to that. As I didn't manage to do this feature last week due to commitments outside of my blog, I thought I would really search hard to try and find some really exciting books that I am looking forward too. Some of these I've probably already mentioned in my Waiting on Wednesday feature but oh well. Without further ado, here is the list of the top ten books I am most anticipating for the rest of 2015:

• 1. Winter by Marissa Meyer (November 10th)
• 2. Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (October 6th)
• 3. Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld (September 29th)
• 4. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas (September 1st)
• 5. The Copper Gauntlet by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black (September 3rd)
• 6. Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray (25th August)
• 7. Carry on by Rainbow Rowell (October 6th)
• 8. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan (August 18th)
• 9. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (October 20th)
• 10. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs (September 22nd)

Thanks for reading my list! Feel free to share your thoughts on my most anticipated books in the comments below, or over on any of my social media platforms. If you feel like doing this then feel free to do your Top Ten Tuesday post and link me it, I'd love to read what you come up with! 

Top Ten Tuesday # 10: Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Ten Books I Plan To Have in My Beach Bag This Summer or Ten Books I Think Make Great Beach Reads. I have to admit, I've been quietly anticipating this weeks feature, because with summer creeping up on us quicker than ever I've been compiling a list of books I've been desperate to read. So without further ado, here are the books that I intend to have in my beach bag this summer!

1. The Last Summer of Us by Maggie Harcourt

Limpet, Steffan and Jared. Three best friends crammed into a clapped-out rust bucket of a car on a whirlwind road trip to forget their troubles and see out the end of the summer. But no matter how far they drive, they can’t escape the hidden secrets and slow-burning romance that could upset the balance of their friendship – perhaps forever.

2. A Malmont Summer by Joshua J Johnson

Set in Santa Monica, A MALMONT SUMMER follows four girls who attend St. Malmont—a boarding school for the teenagers of the extremely rich, located between golden sands and sparkling waters, raving nightclubs and fast cars—as they go about enjoying their summer.
But when a difference in views arises between Heidi and Danielle, their typical summer they had been expecting is turned upside down—almost literally, as they end up flitting to the other side of the globe to Australia, where their summer truly kicks off.With their two other friends, Lottie and Hannah, the four girls make a plan to follow two very different bucket lists, based on two very different sets of opinions, in order to be able to settle their argument once and for all.

Along the way, however, their summer becomes much more eventful than they ever anticipated—secrets are revealed, love lives are tangled, and crimes are committed…and that’s just the start.Because, when you’re the daughters of extremely rich families, the sky is the limit when it comes to proving your points...

3. Mosquitoland by David Arnold

"I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, because I am strange." After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the "wastelands" of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland. So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane. 

4. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains.

Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven’t actually gone anywhere. Her former best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend…and he’s much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve.

As the summer progresses and the Edwards become more of a family, they’re more aware than ever that they’re battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance—with family, with friends, and with love. 

5. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.

On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back? Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough. Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a stranger? Um... Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?

Go skinny-dipping? Wait...what?

6. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E.Lockhart

As a girl, Frankie knows she is supposed to play by the rules, but the rules were made by Old Boys for boys and therefore are not her rules to begin with.

So Frankie Landau-Banks decides to take matters into her own hands, outsmarting the secret all-male society at her rich kid boarding school by tricking the members, including her own boyfriend, into believing her increasingly outrageous commands are their leader's.

Undaunted by her male peers, Frankie contests the old-fashioned idea that it's the boys who rule the school proving that girls are not to be dismissed even by her own father, a former member of the all-male society himself.

7. How to be Bad by E.Lockhart, Lauren Mryacle and Sarah Mlynowski

When you've had enough of being good, sometimes you've got to try a little bad...

Jesse, Vicks and Mel couldn't be more different. Jesse, a righteous Southern gal who's as thoughtful as she is uptight, is keeping a secret that she knows will change her life forever. Vicks is a wild-child: seemingly cool, calm and collected on the outside, but inside she's furious at herself for being so anxious about her neglectful boyfriend. And Mel is the new girl in town. She's already been dismissed as just another rich kid, but all she wants is to get over some of her fears and find some true friends. 

But for all their differences, the girls discover they've got one thing in common - they're desperate to escape. Desperate to get the heck out of Niceville and discover their true 'badass' selves! Even if it's just for the weekend... One 'borrowed' car later, it's time to hit the road and head for Miami. Hearts will be broken, friendships will be tested, and a ridiculously hot stranger could change the course of everything.

8. Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpott

When Julia Buchanan enrolls at St. Anne’s at the beginning of junior year, Charlotte Ryder already knows all about the former senator’s daughter. Most people do... or think they do.

Charlotte certainly never expects she’ll be Julia’s friend. But almost immediately, she is drawn into the larger than-life-new girl’s world—a world of midnight rendezvous, dazzling parties, palatial vacation homes, and fizzy champagne cocktails. And then Charlotte meets, and begins falling for, Julia’s handsome older brother, Sebastian.

But behind her self-assured smiles and toasts to the future, Charlotte soon realizes that Julia is still suffering from a tragedy. A tragedy that the Buchanan family has kept hidden... until now. 

9. Trouble by Non Pratt

When the entire high school finds out that Hannah Shepard is pregnant via her ex-best friend, she has a full-on meltdown in her backyard. The one witness (besides the rest of the world): Aaron Tyler, a transfer student and the only boy who doesn’t seem to want to get into Hannah’s pants. Confused and scared, Hannah needs someone to be on her side. Wishing to make up for his own past mistakes, Aaron does the unthinkable and offers to pretend to be the father of Hannah’s unborn baby. Even more unbelievable, Hannah hears herself saying “yes.”

10. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to centre stage of her own life - and suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two boys. One boy takes Lennie out of her sorrow; the other comforts her in it. But the two can't collide without Lennie's world exploding... 

Thanks for reading my list! Feel free to share your thoughts on these summery books in the comments below, or over on any of my social media platforms. If you feel like doing this then feel free to do your Top Ten Tuesday post and link me it, I'd love to read what you come up with!

Top Ten Tuesday # 9: Top Ten Book Bloggers/Booktubers from Twitter!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Freebie - Your choice of topic. So as it's my choice I've thought long and hard about what I could feature and I've found it quite difficult. I've seen some great posts already about LGBT reads and ARC's people are going to try and grab at Book Expo America, but I thought I'd keep it simple and go with the top ten book bloggers/booktubers from Twitter. Now this can be bloggers I talk with often or it could just be that a secretly stalk their blogs and adore their content. I'll leave all of the links to their sites next to their names! So without further ado and in no particular order, here are my top ten bloggers/booktubers from Twitter!

1. George (@TheGeorgeLester) https://www.youtube.com/user/GesterG91

2. Beth (@BookLoverx) http://wordsfromareader.weebly.com

3. Chelle (@ChelleyToy) http://talesofyesterday.co.uk

4. Kieran (@GayMonst3r) http://bookbitchreviews.blogspot.co.uk

5. Faye (@Daydreamin_star) http://daydreamersthoughts.co.uk

6. Joshua (@JoshuaJAuthor) https://www.youtube.com/user/JoshuaJVlogs

7. Fiona (@northeastnerd) http://www.northeastnerd.co.uk

8. Sally (@TheDarkDictator) http://thedarkdictator.blogspot.co.uk

9. Lize (@t4ngled_) http://lizebronwenreviews.blogspot.co.uk

10. Daphne (@wingedreviews) http://wingedreviews.com

Thanks for reading my list! Feel free to share your thoughts on these bloggers/booktubers in the comments below, or over on any of my social media platforms. If you feel like doing this then feel free to do your Top Ten Tuesday post and link me it, I'd love to read what you come up with!

Top Ten Tuesday # 8: Top Ten Authors I Really Want To Meet

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Top Ten Authors I REALLY Want To Meet. I know I missed last weeks of Top Ten Tuesday and I apologise for that, I've just been ridiculously busy the last few weeks so didn't have it scheduled and then I wasn't in the right frame of mind to write it on the day - hopefully this weeks will make up for it! So without further ado, here are the top ten authors I'm desperate to meet someday (even if it's not possible!)

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Victoria Schwab (V.E.Schwab)
3. Ransom Riggs
4. Rick Riordan
5. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
6. Alice Oseman
7. Marissa Meyer
8. Marie Lu
9. John Green
10. Veronica Roth

Thanks for reading my list! Feel free to share your thoughts on these authors in the comments below, or over on any of my social media platforms. If you feel like doing this then feel free to do your Top Ten Tuesday post and link me it, I'd love to read what you come up with!

Top Ten Tuesday # 7: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Would Translate Well On Screen

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who: ________________ To fill in the blank I thought I would choose characters who I believe would translate really well on the big screen, be this cinema or tv. I'm going to give you the character name, why I think they would translate well and the book the originate from.....So without further ado, here are my top ten characters I feel would translate well on screen!

1. Theodore Finch from All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - Finch is a complex character because among his dark and complicated history, he's quite an assertive and humourous guy. I mean sometimes I found him a bit overbearing but I truly think that some of his wit and charm could be portrayed really well on screen.

2. Peeves from the Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling - Now this is probably one that most people agree with, but when the Harry Potter movies were released they were missing a vital character that added that little bit more mischief to the story. Peeves! Now I'm not necessarily talking Fred and George mischief, I'm talking full on messing about with everyone and making their lives hell mischief!

3. Cress from the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer - Cress is a sweet and innocent girl with a very distinguished history. Trapped inside a satellite in space for most of her life, she has that naive charm about her. Except for the fact she's a master hacker. I mean come on, you can't get much cooler than that. I would have loved to have seen how this is portrayed on the big screen, showing her innocence but behind it lies all of the secrets of the world - Cress knows them all!

4. Cath from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - I think this one is slightly self explanatory, but who wouldn't want to see Cath on the big screen? She's a fictional representation of half of the population on Tumblr! Wouldn't it be nice to watch a movie or a tv show and actually see yourself on screen and be like 'wow she gets me.' I think it would be a nice change and would be interesting to see some of her witty dialogue and humorous scenes! Emergency Dance Party everyone!  

5. Rhy from A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E.Schwab - Ah I love Rhy's character. He's so cheeky and ever so slightly flirtatious. Well quite bit actually. I think Rhy would be a perfect person to portray on the big screen because I think the actor could have so much fun with him! A charming and yet devious little man who will melt the hearts of fangirls everywhere.

6. Sadie Kane from The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan - Now after the shabby job that the movie industry did with the Percy Jackson books, I would like to see perhaps a movie/tv version of The Kane Chronicles, and more importantly Sadie. Sadie is the kick ass and hilarious sister of Carter Kane and some her dialogue is absolutely priceless. Although I didn't enjoy The Kane Chronicles as much as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus series, Sadie definitely got me through them alongside Rick Riordan's enchanting writing.

7. Tang from A Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install - Now I can't go on about Tang enough, frankly I've mentioned him a thousand times in my review and on Twitter and I utterly fanboy over him every time. He's such an adorable little robot who is impeccably stubborn! He literally reminds me of a 4 year old child who can't get their own way and I think this would be hilarious to see on the big screen although I think this book would be better represented as a TV show.

8. Noah from I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson - I was going to cheat slightly with this one because I think if you're going to include Noah in a translation to screen then you have to include Jude but I think Noah's story is that ever so slightly more touching and would appeal to viewers on the big screen. If they did it right then they could show the complexity behind his character and it would work really well.

9. Tori Spring from Solitaire by Alice Osman - Tori hates everything and is the literal representation of an angsty teenager. Now although when I see them in the street I become a tad judgemental and think 'my goodness please just stop', I think her moodiness reminds me a lot of Daria and that show is hilarious - hence why I think Tori would be such a good adaptation character.

10. Queen Levana from the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer - Queen Levana is one of my favourite villains because of her sheer complexity. If you've read Fairest then you'll understand how she gets to be where she is, but with such a ruthless and sadistic personality she's extremely unique and I think would be a great person to try and replicate on the big screen!


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Top Ten Tuesday #6: Top Ten All Time Favorite Authors

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Top Ten All Time Favourite Authors! Only ten?! Yes I agree that is completely mean, but even though we have been allowed to categorise this by genre or even do our top twenty, I really want to see if I can try and cut down my list to just the designated ten! So without further ado, here are my top ten all time favourite authors! These will be in no particular order...

1. Rick Riordan

2. J.K.Rowling

3. Victoria Schwab

4. Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket)

5. Carlos Ruiz Zafon

6. Veronica Roth

7. Sarah J Maas

8. John Green

        

9. Marie Lu

10. Marissa Meyer

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Top Ten Tuesday #5: Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books/Authors

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books! Now apparently these can be quotes that you like for any reason at all, they don't even have to have any personal meaning. However, as I have a lot of quotes saved on my phone and I don't necessarily know which books they are from, I might just do top ten quotes from authors...So without further ado, here are my top ten inspiring quotes from books/authors!

1. "I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still."

    - V.E.Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic)

2. “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” 

    - Roald Dahl.

3. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” 

     - J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)

4. “Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” 

     - Carlos Ruiz Zafon (The Shadow of the Wind)

5. “Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.” 

     - Carlos Ruiz Zafon (The Angel's Game)

6. “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.” 

    - Dr. Seuss

7. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” 

    - F.Scott. Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby)

8. "In a house haunted by memories, the past is everywhere." 

    - Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights)

9. “Not all those who wander are lost.” 

     - J.R.R.Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)

10. "Happiness can be found even in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” 

      - J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)


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Top Ten Tuesday #4: Ten Books You Recently Added To Your To-Be-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that you have to answer. You can find out more about this feature here.

This week's feature is: Ten Books You Recently Added To Your To-Be-Read List. Right, well because I can't remember the last ten books I bought and physically added to my TBR list, I'm going to change the feature up a bit and list the top ten books I added to my Amazon wish-list, which is essential my never-ending TBR.

1. Mosquitoland by David Arnold

After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the "wastelands" of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland. So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.

2. Scott Pilgrim Volume 1: Precious Little Life (Colour Edition) by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rockband, he's ""between jobs,"" and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothingcould possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerouslyfashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruisingthrough his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life getturned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends inbattle? The short answer is yes. 

3. A Whole New World by Liz Braswell

Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. This dark and daring version of Aladdin twists the original story with the question: What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie? When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Agrabah lives in fear, waiting for his third and final wish.To stop the power-mad ruler, Aladdin and the deposed Princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion. But soon their fight for freedom threatens to tear the kingdom apart in a costly civil war.

4. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

Harry August is on his deathbed--again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes--until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. "I nearly missed you, Doctor August," she says. "I need to send a message." This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.

5. Wicked by Clover Donovan (RichardReads)

For brother and sister, Ethan and Emma Drake, their world is about to get flipped upside down when they discover a malicious warlock is after their power and they are descended from a dark bloodline. And not to mention their deceased father was the most wicked warlock to walk the earth. While attempting to uncover their spine-chilling ancestry and keeping themselves alive at the same time, Ethan becomes tempted by the dark magic that lies within him... Can Ethan and Emma figure out how to stop the warlock and save each other all at once? Join Ethan and Emma as they race against time to save their lives, their world, and fall in love in all the wrong places. 

6. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado - taking you with it - you have no choice but to go along, you know?Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still a yellow brick road - but even that's crumbling. What happened? Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe. My name is Amy Gumm - and I'm the other girl from Kansas. I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. I've been trained to fight. And I have a mission.

7. GeekTastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd by Holly Black et al. 

Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside) and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr. With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O'Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you're a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!

8. Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King 

Would you try to change the world if you thought it had no future? Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities — but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she’s never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way... until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person’s infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions—and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she’ll do everything in her power to make sure this one doesn’t come to pass.

9. The New Ghost by Rob Hunter

A beautifully rendered, literally haunting tale of the afterlife, Robert Hunter's The New Ghost follows a spectral entity on his first day at work: dark, gentle, poetic, and heart-warming all at once, it is an atmospheric tale to dash the conventions of comics and leave you thirsty for more from this young storyteller.

10. The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
A couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo. They work at home as freelance writers. They no longer have very much to say to one another. One day a cat invites itself into their small kitchen. She is a beautiful creature. She leaves, but the next day comes again, and then again and again. New, small joys accompany the cat; the days have more light and colour. Life suddenly seems to have more promise for the husband and wife; they go walking together, talk and share stories of the cat and its little ways, play in the nearby Garden. But then something happens that will change everything again.

Thanks for reading my list! Feel free to share your thoughts on these books in the comments below, or over on any of my social media platforms. If you feel like doing this then feel free to do your Top Ten Tuesday post and link me it, I'd love to read what you come up with!