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Top Ten (Unusual) Character Names I Love

This week is all about names!  Whether they’re my favorite unusual names or just names i love, character names are one of my favorite parts of reading!  So…I kept thinking of Harry Potter names, because there are great names in HP, and decided that doing non-HP names and HP names was the best way to go, since there are some really cool names out there.

The Non-HP Names:

1. Kip Osmak from The Darwin Elevator.  Kip’s name makes me smile every single time I see it!
2. Roar from Under The Never Sky.  Is an explanation really needed?
3. Etienne St Clair.  Again, is an explanation really needed for why he has such a great name?
4. Seraphina Parrish from Wander Dust.  I love the name Seraphina.  It’s so pretty!
5. Myrnin from Morganville Vampires.  Myrnin is a pretty eccentric character, and it’s only fitting he has a slightly unusual name.

The Harry Potter Names:

1. Hermione.  I doubt it’s surprising Hermione made my list.  It’s a totally awesome name for a totally awesome character.
2. Luna Lovegood.  Luna has a great name.  Seriously.  Not even kidding.
3. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.  Albus Dumbledore is a pretty memorable name, but when you add in the Percival Wulfric Brian…something about his middle names makes his name really memorable.
4. Sirius Black.  Siriusly…that’s why he’s on the list.  I don’t even care if that’s lame or not.
5. Nymphadora Tonks.  She really does have a great name.  It’s unusual, just like her!

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Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A TV Show And/Or Movie

I love this topic, and with quite a few adaptations coming out- or ones that came out pretty recently- this feels like a pretty appropriate topic. And in a perfect world, these adaptations would be just how we wanted it!  Apparently I’m in a t.v. sort of mood, because I kept thinking of books that would be perfect on t.v. (but there are a few books that would make great movies).  One can only hope…

Books I Would Love To See As A T.V. Show:

1. Delirium by Lauren Oliver.  If I did my lists in order, this one would be at the top of the list…mostly because Delirium was going to be a tv show, and things fell through.  Delirium really would be a great show to watch.
2. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.  This series would be another great tv show, and there’s something about this story that would work really well on t.v.
3. Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine would make another great t.v. show.  I actually think this is being done a web series, but I want it on my t.v.!  I’ve never seen Vampire Diaries, but I guess no one wants another vampire t.v. show or something.
4. The Selection by Kiera Cass.  Part of me really wants to see this series as a t.v show.  I mean, it is a reality t.v. show, so it would be completely awesome to actually see it on t.v.
5. The Arelia LaRue series by Kira Saito.  This series feels pretty episodic, and I think that aspect of the series would translate really well to a t.v. show.
6. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.  When I re-read Shantaram a year-and-a-half ago, I thought it would work much better on screen than as a book, and I think I’m going to have to change my initial thoughts from movie to a t.v. show, because it’s really long, and I don’t think a movie could completely capture the book (even in a perfect world).
7. The Study Series and The Glass series by Maria V. Snyder.  Since her Glass series is a spin-off of her Study series, it would be cool to see both series come together as one and how we get from the Study books to the Glass books.

Books I Would Love To See As A Movie:

1. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray.  I would love to see this as a movie.  It would be absolutely hysterical, and I’d love to see all of the footnotes and commercials incorporated into the movie.
2. His Fair Assassins Series by Robin LaFevers.  I have no explanation for this one- I just think it would make a cool movie.
3. Possess by Gretchen McNeil.  This would make a great movie!  It’s interesting and creepy and I could totally see it was a really cool horror movie.

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Top Ten Memorable Secondary Characters

You can’t have a story without characters (amongst other things), and I’m pretty excited that this week’s list is all about memorable secondary characters!  Some characters are memorable, and sometimes…I just want to see more of them.  Here are ten of my favorites!

1. Myrnin from Morganville Vampires.  I love Myrnin because he’s really eccentric and I never know what he’s going to do or say. Whatever he does say or do, I know it’ll probably be a little ridiculous but it is almost always a fun kind of ridiculous.
2. The Weasley Twins: There are so many characters from Harry Potter, but the Weasley twins are two of my favorites, because they add some much needed humor to the series, particularly in the last 3 or 4 books.
3. Mr Freeman from Speak: He’s a pretty cool teacher, and he makes me think of some of the cool teachers I had when I was in school.
4. Grimalkin from The Iron Fey.  I just love Grimalkin, and how his explanation for most anything is “I’m a cat.”
5. The Mrs. W’s from A Wrinkle In Time.  They’re a little eccentric but I also love how protective they are and how they are stars once upon a time.
6. A from Pretty Little Liars.  While I gave up after the 10th book, the never-ending mystery of A and how A knew stuff about the girls was pretty intriguing for a while.
7. Oliver from Morganville Vampires.  I couldn’t help but include Oliver.  Mostly because he owns a coffee shop but also…he’s the new guy in town, and I just can’t picture him as the hippie-ish guy he’s described as in the first book or two.
8. Shigure from Fruits Basket.  Shigure does appear a lot, but he’s just so off-the-walls crazy that you can’t help but remember him!
9. Hagrid from Harry Potter.  I just love Hagrid, and he’s one of my favorite characters from Harry Potter.  It’s hard not to love him!
10. Vicky from This Song Will Save Your Life.  I feel the slightest bit weird for including Vicky since TSWSYL hasn’t come out yet, but I love that VIcky is such an awesome friend and she’s also just a cool character I would like to be friends with!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely folks over at The Broke And The Bookish.  Every week, bloggers from all over are invited to share their own top ten lists based on the topic of the week.  You can find all Top 10 Tuesdays here.

Top Ten Things That Make My Life As A Reader/Book Blogger Easier & Better

There are so many things that make my reading and book blogging life better and more fun.  There’s so much out there to make reading and book blogging more fun and more organized, and there really is something for everyone.  Here are the things that make blogging more fun!

1. Goodreads.  I cannot imagine life without Goodreads.  I’ve apparently been on goodreads since 2007, but I didn’t start using it regularly until 2011.  I think I’d go crazy if I didn’t have goodreads to help me keep track of everything I’ve read, am reading and want to read!  Also: we should totally be friends on goodreads!  If you want to, of course!
2. Netgalley/Edelweiss.  I think it’s cool that I can request books before they come out, and I’ve found some really interesting titles through netgalley.  I haven’t used Edelweiss, but it is cool that I’ve been able to request some books I’ve been looking forward to reading, and that I’ve found some interesting books I wouldn’t have heard of otherwise.
3. My Nook.  I mostly stick to e-books these days, and it is a life-saver in so many ways.  I read a lot and I have a tendency to read 5 or 6 books at once, so it’s nice to be able to carry everything I’m reading in my purse without falling over.  Also: I still live at home, so it’s nice to not have to worry about my books taking over the entire house.
4. A calendar.  To keep track of when new releases are coming out and for scheduling posts when I’ve finished 3 books in one day and have 3 reviews to write.
5. The library.  I don’t use the library as much as I should, but I do like that I can download audiobooks and e-books when I’m too lazy to go to the library…which is pretty much all of the time.  But still.  Libraries are great places.
6. Speaking of audiobooks…audible is pretty freaking awesome.  I’m not the best at listening to things right away, and I only listen to audiobooks sporadically, but there are some books that I’m glad I listened to!  Also, it’s a great way for me to get some “reading” done at work.
7. Twitter/Facebook.  I totally admit that I’m kind of horrible at keeping up on some of my favorite authors and other bookish things on FB and twitter, but it’s nice to know that there are ways to keep up with what’s going on in the bookish world.  And talking to all sorts of people, of course.
8. Excel.  I have a spreadsheet that is specifically for the series I read, so it’s nice to have a separate thing for which series I’ve finished, have no interest in finishing or the ones that I’m currently working my way through.  I start so many series that it’s nice to have something to keep track of all of them.
9. Other bloggers!  I’ve found some great books through reading other bloggers, and it’s always fun to see what other people are reading.  It’s also cool to see how other people review books.
10. Podcasts: As for podcasts, I don’t listen to many bookish ones, but the few I do listen are pretty awesome.  I love the general bookish news and book recommendations from the Book Riot podcast, the random awesome that is the Dear Bitches, Smart Authors podcast (which is totally focused on the romance genre) and the fun and interesting discussions on the Alohomora and Mugglenet Academia podcasts.  I also like The History Chicks, who take on a different woman in history in each episode and the book recommendations they have at the end of each podcast.  I also like to listen to podcasts when I’m reading!
11. A Musical Bonus: I’m always interested in what authors listen to when they’re writing, and I love it when they share what they’re listening to.  I’ve found some great music this way.  Like, I love Muse, all because of Stephanie Meyer mentioning she listened to them.  And I love that Rachel Caine has a playlist at the end of most of her books.  Like podcasts, I also like having music on in the background when I’m reading.