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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Teens I’d Love To Revisit As Adults

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Top Ten Teens I’d Love To Revisit As Adults

A lot of times, when I finish a book, I want to know what happens to the characters!  Here are some characters I’d love to see as adults, plus one I’d love to see as a teen!

  1. Pretty much every Harry Potter character!  I’d love to them as adults (like an actual story, and not the random bits and pieces we get from Pottermore and stuff), and I’d even love to see the adults as teens!  At least we’re getting to read the script for HP & The Cursed Child this summer!
  2. I’d love see more of Valek from the Study/Soulfinders series as a kid.  The flashbacks we’ve been getting aren’t enough!
  3. Samantha from Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone.  I just want to know how she’s doing!
  4. Gabi from Gabi, A Girl In Pieces by Isabel Quintero.  Gabi is such a unique character, and has such an interesting voice that I really want to see what she’d be up to, like, 10 years from now to see how her life is going.
  5. Sami and Fatimah from The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi.  I just want to know if they’re still together.  That’s all I want to know.
  6. Madeline from Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon.  I really felt for Maddie, particularly at the end of the book, and I sort of wonder how her relationship with her mom is now, and how she’s doing physically and mentally after the end of the book.
  7. Kristin from None Of The Above by I.W. Gregorio.  I just want to check in with Kristin and see how she’s doing.
  8. Quinn from All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brandon Kiely.  I just want to know if the events of the book have really stuck with Quinn, and how much it changed his life.
  9. Carly from Joyride by Anna Banks.  I just want to know what happened with her parents, and if she and her brother ever got reunited with their parents.
  10. Sierra from Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older.  After everything that happens in the book…and with how great of a character Sierra is, I’d love a novella or something showing what’s going on in her adult life.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Bookworm Delights

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Top Ten Bookworm Delights

There are so many bookish things that make me happy, and here are ten things that make me happy!

  1. Walking into a bookstore.  This is one of my favorite things in the entire world, and it makes me really happy!
  2. Reading in bed with some coffee and snacks and Netflix in the background.  Especially if it’s raining, which isn’t often, and even more if it’s raining and I’m home.  For some reason, rain almost always seems to happen when I’m at work, and it just makes me want to go home and crawl into bed and read.
  3. When I find a new favorite book.  I’m sure this will be really popular, but I just love it when I read a book that’s my new favorite.
  4. All of the book-related stuff on Etsy.  There are way too many things for me to actually mention here, but I want all of the cool bookish things on Etsy.
  5. When I actually read a book that’s been on my TBR for the longest time.  It feels like such an accomplishment when I read something that I’ve wanted to read for a long time.
  6. Finding out when a favorite author has a new book coming out.  It makes me really excited to find out when I get to read a new book by one of my favorite authors.
  7. When the bookish community does something awesome, like donating books to students in a particular area because it was banned from a school or when people donated money to keep the library in Ferguson open.  I love hearing stories like that!
  8. Movie adaptations!  I love seeing how books end up on the big screen.
  9. When the cover or title of a book is mentioned in the book!  It’s just fun when it comes up in the book.
  10. When authors include playlists at the end of their books.  I just love seeing what music they listened to while writing the book.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books That Will Make You Laugh

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Top Ten Books That Will Make You Laugh

I really like it when books make me laugh!  (I also like books that make me cry, but this is not that post).  Here are 10 books that made me laugh- or at least giggle, just a little!

  1. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray.  This book is hysterically funny- I LOVED the audio book, and it works so well as an audio book.
  2. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White.  Evie is fun, and she definitely made me laugh more than a few times.
  3. Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine.  I definitely laughed quite a few times, usually whenever Myrnin popped up.
  4. Basically anything by Gail Carriger.  Her books make me laugh.  Alexia is really funny, and I couldn’t help but laugh at a lot of her lines.
  5. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins.  There are a lot of funny moments, and Sophie is pretty sarcastic, which I love.
  6. Wallbanger by Alice Clayton.  When I read romance, it’s usually historical romance, but this book somehow came up in a comment on a blog post (I wish I could remember which one now), and it was absolutely hysterical because Caroline was just flat-out funny.
  7. Welcome To Night Vale.  I giggled more than a few times, mostly because I could picture everything so well when I was listening to it.  And at the random references to the podcast.
  8. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.  Yes, it made me cry, but it also made me laugh!
  9. The Martian by Andy Weir.  The Martian had a lot of really funny moments, and while I was listening to it, it made my commute a lot more fun.
  10. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins.  It has the same snark/sense of humor that Hex Hall has, and it definitely made me laugh!

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books Every History Nerd Should Read

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Top Ten Books Every History Nerd Should Read

I love history and non-fiction, and I had a lot of fun putting together a list of books for history nerds!  It’s definitely a random assortment of books- things you’d learn in history class, books about a specific time in history, books about the history of a particular thing, and even some historical fiction.  I definitely kept thinking of all of these books I wanted to talk about, which is why it’s so random but hopefully, there’s something that catches your interest!

Non-Fiction:

  1. And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts.  This book is about the first few years of AIDS, and as someone born after this book takes place, it was really fascinating to see AIDS in the early days of the disease.  It’s not history in the traditional history class sense, but
  2. Queen Of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore To The Revolution by Caroline Weber.  It’s a biography of Marie Antoinette in the context of fashion, and I learned a lot!
  3. The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.  I LOVE this book about the history of HeLa cells. If you haven’t read it, you should, because it’s completely and totally amazing.
  4. Stiff by Mary Roach.  It’s the history of how cadavers are used, and it sounds weird (because it is, just a little) but it’s definitely worth reading!
  5. Candy Freak by Steve Almond.  You get a little bit of history in terms of candy in America (personally, it wasn’t as much as I thought), and it’s definitely skews more towards food writing than history, but still interesting.
  6. The Wives Of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser.  I feel like this one doesn’t necessarily get the attention that the ones by Alison Weir or David Starkey get, but I think it’s the one that I’d recommend to people, because it’s the most balanced and gives the best overview of his wives.

Historical Fiction:

  1. A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury.  I didn’t even know that the partition of India and Pakistan was something that actually happened until I read this book, and I think it’s a great book that history buffs will probably really like!
  2. A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier.  It’s set during the Spanish Flu, and somehow, the fact that the book is set during a flu epidemic seems to always be timely.
  3. Crow by Barbara Wright.  It’s set during riots in Wilmington in the late 1800’s, and it was something I didn’t know actually happened until I read this book.  It made me want to learn more about it!
  4. Witch Child by Celia Rees.  It’s about a witch, who escapes to America to avoid accusations of being a witch…only to be accused of being a witch.  I love the diary format, and it’s nice to see something about witches that’s not about the Salem Witch Trials.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Bookish People You Should Follow On Social Media

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Top Ten Bookish People You Should Follow On Social Media

For some reason, I don’t follow a lot of bookish things on social media, but there are some awesome things on pinterest, and some really cool people on twitter.  Here are 10 people you should check out!

Pinterest:

I’m on Pinterest a lot.  Not really in the bookish sense, but it’s awesome for crochet and food stuff!  There are still some awesome bookish things on Pinterest though.  Besides, food and reading go hand-in-hand for me, so there’s that.  You can find me pinning under wingecreature!

  • Kami Garcia.  She has tons of interesting pins, some about her books, others about writing.  You can find her here.
  • Christy Nichols, The Reader Bee.  She has awesome pins.  You can find her here.
  • I love this bookish pinterest board.
  • And also this one.
  • In general, I would recommend Book Riot (their podcasts and blog is pretty awesome) but their book fetish board on pinterest is so cool.  It makes me want all the things.

Twitter:

I’m not on twitter much- it’s mostly links to blog posts, and I randomly tweet during Walking Dead and Once Upon A Time…I guess I’m more of a follower but I do like seeing what other people are tweeting!  You can find me @wingedcreature!

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Recent Books I Didn’t Finish

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Ten Recent Books I Didn’t Finish

There haven’t been a lot of books I’ve loved lately, but there have been a bunch of books I DNF’d, so I thought I’d share those 10 books instead.  Here are ten recent books I couldn’t finish.

  1. A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall.  This sounded so cute, but there were way too many narrators, and it made me feel distanced from the actual romance to care about the romance.  It’s a shame, too, because the idea of a romance told by everyone except the couple is a really interesting concept.
  2. Anastasia And Her Sisters by Carolyn Meyer.  I can’t even remember why I didn’t finish this one.  I really can’t.
  3. Out Of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez.  This is another one where I can no longer remember why I didn’t finish it, but I think maybe I didn’t like the multiple narrators, and I vaguely remember being slightly confused at the beginning…maybe?
  4. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale.  The story sounds so cool, but the audio drove me crazy!  It was my first time listening to a full cast, and it was really distracting.  It took me out of the story to the point that I didn’t want to keep going.
  5. The Sacred Lies Of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes.  I was so excited about it, but then I wasn’t into it at all. I got bored, and the flashbacks were weird and not integrated into the story well…from what I remember, which isn’t a lot.
  6. Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raash.  I was bored reading it, and the beginning was kind of confusing.  But mostly, I got bored.
  7. The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.  I couldn’t get into it, even though the idea is pretty interesting.
  8. This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp.  I really wanted to like this book, but it was so hard to get through. The multiple narrators made it more confusing than it needed to be, and it made it hard to get a good handle on the shooter, and the narrators themselves.
  9. Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys.  I loved her first two books, but I couldn’t get through this one.  The multiple narrators didn’t work for me, and it made the story a little too weird.
  10. Fallen by Laury Falter.  I found the implied hints that there was something paranormal going on to be really frustrating.  Not only that, but you’re just thrown into the world with no explanation of what’s going on, and nothing is really explained, and it just made me not care about what was going on.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Love But Haven’t Talked About In A While

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Top Ten Books I Love But Haven’t Talked About In A Long Time

There are so many books I feel like I haven’t talked about in so long!  I’m always reading new books, and there are periods where I talk about the same books over and over, so it’s actually really fun to talk about the books I haven’t talked about in a long time.

  1. The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa.  I used to talk about this series all the time, and it felt like I was also including it in old TTT’s.  I love how technology and faeries collide in this world, and I think I’ve long overdue for a re-read.
  2. Hate List by Jennifer Brown.  This book was such an emotional read for me, and even though I read it over 4 years ago, I think it deals with such an important topic.
  3. Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine.  I love this series, and I can’t wait to read the short story collection, because I just really love this world.
  4. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins.  This series is so different than some of the other angel series I’ve read!  It’s awesome because it’s about demons, and Anna is so much more innocent than I thought she’d be, but I really like that about her.
  5. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han.  This is one of my favorite series, and it makes me cry every single time.  It makes me feel so nostalgic and I need to talk about it more!
  6. Anna And The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.  Anna is just awesome, why do I not talk about this book more?
  7. Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent.  It’s a paranormal series that’s about banshees, what’s not to like? And I love that you see Kaylee working with her friends!
  8. Wings by Aprilynne Pike.  I just love how the faeries in this world are sort of like plants, and how faeries bloom in different seasons.
  9. Reason To Breathe by Rebecca Donovan.  It’s been a while since I’ve read this series, but it is one of my favorites, even though it always makes me cry.
  10. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.  This is not the only book on the list that made me cry, but I felt for Lennie, and I felt like I was along for the ride!

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR

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Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR

There are a lot of books I want to read this spring, and it was a little hard picking just ten.  These ten are the ones at the top of my list!

  1. The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey.  The movie trailer really made me want to read the book!  Which has been sitting on my shelf for at least 2 or 3 years.  I am very determined to read it, and soon!
  2. Among The Janeites by Deborah Yaffe.  This look at the Jane Austen fandom looks really cool!
  3. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.  I’m pretty sure I’ve read the first two or three Sookie Stackhouse books, but that was well before I started blogging, but I did buy the e-book on sale ages ago, and when I was randomly looking through my TBR on goodreads, I thought spring might be a good time to re-read it!
  4. The Heart Of Betrayal by Mary Pearson.  Somehow, I never got around to reading it last year, and I really need to read it before the next book comes out!
  5. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott.  I’ve heard a lot about this book, and considering I really like history, this book seems up my alley!
  6. Actually, pretty much any of the non-fiction I have on my shelves.  Why do I not read more non-fiction?
  7. Night Study by Maria V. Snyder.  I can’t wait to see what’s going on with Yelena!
  8. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera.  This book seems like a book I’d like- even though books about characters who are dealing with the suicide of a loved one are hit-or-miss for me, I’m still intrigued with this one.
  9. Mouse Guard: Spring 1153 by David Petersen.  It’s warrior mice!  And the first two were absolutely adorable, and I just need to read this one.
  10. A Court Of Thorns And Roses by Sarah J. Maas.  I really want to read it!  I’ve heard a lot about it, and I really liked Throne Of Glass, so I definitely need to read it!

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Recent Books I Enjoyed That Weren’t My Typical Reads

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Top Ten Recent Books I Enjoyed That Weren’t My Typical Reads

Over the last year, I’ve made it a goal to read more books that aren’t in my usual comfort zone of YA (and reading more diversely in general, but particularly within YA).  It actually made hard and easy- easy, because I had a lot of books to choose from, but hard because of narrowing down the choices!  These were the ten that stood out the most!

  1. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith.  Mysteries aren’t normally a genre I read, but since it’s written by J.K. Rowling herself, I figured I’d give it a try…and I really liked it!  She is really good with mysteries, which wasn’t a surprise, for some reason, but I definitely want to read her other ones.
  2. The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.  I tend to stick to history when I read non-fiction, but I’m glad I heard about this one!  It is sort of historical, but it focuses more on science, which is something I don’t read a lot, but this book was worth it!
  3. Fledgling by Octavia Butler.  I’ve wanted to read Octavia Butler for a while, and last year, I was really glad I listened to this one!  I know she’s big in sci-fi, and I can see why with this one!
  4. The Martian by Andy Weir.  Again, I don’t read a lot of sci-fi, particularly adult sci-fi, but this was a book I heard a lot about last year, so I knew I had to pick it up.  It’s funny, and I kept rooting for Mark Watney.  I still need to see the movie (I sort of wish I had seen it in theaters, but that’s not going to stop me from watching it anyway), but it really was a great listen.
  5. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor.  I really liked this post-apocalyptic book set in Africa!  It’s also inspired by African myths, and I really liked that, because it’s nice reading something not inspired by Greek myths.
  6. Sorcerer’s & Secretaries by Amy Kim Kibushi.  Manga is something I want to read more, and Sorcerer’s & Secretaries is one of my favorites that I read last year.  I related a lot to Nicole (and I still like that we share a name), and it’s magical and whimsical, and we all need more magic and whimsy in our lives.
  7. Taking Flight by Michaela DePrince.  I was really taken with this memoir, and how Michaela worked so hard to reach her dream of being a ballerina.  She never felt sorry for herself, and I really admire her determination.
  8. Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 by David Petersen.  Mouse Guard is completely awesome, and so far, it’s the only graphic novel I’ve finished and really liked.  Plus, it’s adorable warrior mice, and you can’t go wrong with that.
  9. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.  This book made me realize how lucky I am and how much I take for granted.  She told a completely brilliant story, and I have no idea why it’s taking me so long to read her other books.
  10. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor.  I know this is the second book from Okorafor that I’ve mentioned, but she really deserves it!  I love how she uses African myths in her books, and it makes me want to keep reading because I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next.

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten More Songs That Make Me Think Of Books

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Ten More Songs That Make Me Think Of Books

I first did Ten Songs That Make Me Think Of Books a couple of years ago, and since the topic for this week is all about music and books, I knew I had to re-visit it!  I have a lot of new favorite songs and I’ve read a lot of books since then, and I’ve wanted to do another post like it, so this week was the perfect time for it.  Here are ten more songs that make me think of books!

1- Renegades by X Ambassadors makes me think of…Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.  The song totally fits what happens in the book!

2- Hello by Adele makes me think of…This Much Is True by Katherine Owen.  I have no explanation for this one, but for some reason, Adele in general makes me think of this book, but this song especially.

3- Walking On A Dream by Empire Of The Sun makes me think of…The Martian by Andy Weir.  I think Mark Watney would love this song.

4- Heartbeat by Carrie Underwood makes me think of…Winter by Marissa Meyer.  Country is a slightly odd choice for such a futuristic book, but it’s sort of perfect for all of the romances in the book, and for some reason, it sums up how I feel about the book.

5- Stressed Out by twenty one pilots makes me think of…How To Say Goodbye In Robot by Natalie Standiford.  I feel like this is a song that Bea would love!

6- Cups from Pitch Perfect makes me think of…Dangerous Deception by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.  This song really makes me think of Ridley and Link.

7- 1901 by Phoenix makes me think of…Ink And Bone by Rachel Caine.  This one is another one I don’t have an explanation for, but for some reason, these two seem like a good combination.

8- Wait For Me by Moby makes me think of…Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.  The music itself totally fits the collapse of society that we see in the book.

9- Seeing Stars by Borns makes me think of…Isla And The Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins.  I feel like it describes Isla and Josh’s relationship so well.

10- Weathered by Jack Garratt makes me think of…Breaker by Emma Raveling.  This song goes with this book so well.  I feel like it describes Kendra’s journey throughout the series really well but particularly this book.