Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted for us book blogger types by the Broke and the Bookish. They provide a topic, and all of us participants post our answers on our blogs and we hop around checking out one another’s answers! This week’s topic is: 

Top Ten Books I’d Love to See in a Movie/TV Show

1. The Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross
Steampunk, steamy romance, and wonderful writing and costumes? Sign me up. 

2. The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta
Probably some of the best fantasy novels I’ve read since Lord of the Rings. Imagine the scenery. 

3. Losing It by Cora Carmack
Sexy, titillating, and perfect for enticing older teens and twenty-somethings to their TV or the movie theater. 

4. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Another excellent fantasy series that could be turned into a classic and epic movie

5. Jessica Darling Series by Megan McCafferty
I think this would be best served as a TV series just because each novel is basically the basis for an entire season of the show. 

6. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
Quite possibly some of the most fun and romantic novels based off of Greek mythology that I’ve read. Plus, imagine the casting: Gorgeous. 

7. The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
This is just  my guilty pleasure. I want to watch Barrons and Mac on screen, whether it is small or big. 

8. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl is an excellent basis for a feel-good geeky comedy with just the right amount of emotion. 

9. Partials by Dan Wells
The next Science Fiction/Dystopian hit. 

10. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Another great fantasy series that has an epic love story and a kickass heroine…I’m going to need you to make this ASAP Hollywood. 

What are some of your suggestions? 

Top Ten Tuesday!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted for us book blogger types by the Broke and the Bookish. They provide a topic, and all of us participants post our answers on our blogs and we hop around checking out one another’s answers! This week’s topic is:

Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I was a Blogger

1. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

2. Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray

3. City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

4. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

5. Divergent by Veronica Roth

6. Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris

7. Fever series by Karen Marie Moning

8. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

9. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

10. Poison Study by Maria Snyder 


There were so many more, but I couldn’t list them all!

Top Ten Tuesday!

Every week The Broke and the Bookish hosts a literary meme for all of us fabulous book bloggers to participate in called Top Ten Tuesday.  They provide everyone with a topic, and we post our answers for everyone to see.  Then we hop from blog to blog!  This week’s topic is:

Top Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Bringing

I’m going to assume that I can only choose books that are already released or will be released prior to Christmas Day:

1. The Annotated Brothers Grimm
-More things for me to learn!

2. Fever Moon by Karen Marie Moning
-My favorite characters of Mac and Barrons in a graphic novel? Yes, please.

3. Undeadly by Michele Vail
-Just know that the synopsis makes it sound pretty awesome

4. The Ivy by Lauren Kunze

-I’ve been putting off reading this supposedly addictive series for a while now…time to bite the bullet!

5. Lullaby by Amanda Hocking

-Preferably a signed copy (C’mon Santa, you can do it!)

6. Quarantine by Lex Thomas
-Again, the synopsis plus the cover has me intrigued.

7. Venom by Fiona Paul

-I had an ARC of this book…but it disappeared before I could read it! Where did it go, Santa?

8. Breathe by Sarah Crossan

-I want to read this ASAP.  It would make for a good chapter in my thesis!

9. Renegade by J.A. Souders
-I’ve read some pretty good reviews of this novel, so I’m practically salivating

10. The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron
-Steampunk. Need I say More?

Top Ten Tuesday!

Every week The Broke and the Bookish hosts a literary meme for book bloggers to share their responses to the weekly topic! This week’s topic is:

Top Ten Favorite Kick-Ass Heroines

1. Mackayla Lane : If you haven’t read Karen Marie Moning’s FEVER series then you definitely need to check it out so you will understand why Mac is my first choice.

2. Katniss Everdeen : I’m almost positive that most people have either read The Hunger Games trilogy or have at least seen the movie.  I don’t really need to justify this.

3. Tris Prior : Tattoos, Bravery, Intelligence, and she beat up a lot of guys to get to her top spot in her faction. Yes.

4. Alice from Alice in Zombieland : Adored this novel and cannot wait to see Alice kick more zombie ass in the sequel.

5. Tessa Gray : She reads, she morphs, she is amazing.

6. Clary Fray : After five books of the Mortal Instruments, I will be sad to read the final book next year. But there are the movies to look forward to!

7. Tally Youngblood : Ultimate Special.

8. Finley Jayne : In a time of steampunk, clockwork things…she has so much strength and just enough femininity.

9. Karou : Blue hair, supernatural abilities, and artistic ability.

10. Kelsey Hayes : Not your stereotypical heroine, but a girl who stepped up and became a warrior.

Who are some of your favorite kick-ass heroines?

Top Ten Tuesday!

Every week The Broke and the Bookish hosts a literary meme for book bloggers to share their responses to the weekly topic! This week’s topic is:

Top Ten Authors in X Genre

I chose to do my Top Ten Authors in Paranormal Fiction…(mostly YA, but some adult…)

1. Karen Marie Moning : I adore the Fever series, and am SO excited that she is going to expand it!

2. Cassandra Clare: Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices…the upcoming Dark Artifices. All amazing!

3. Laini Taylor: Daughter of Smoke and Bone was one of the best books I read last year and I am so excited for the follow up.

4. Josephine Angelini: Again, I am excited for the third book in her Starcrossed trilogy, but I really hope she follows it up with something equally enthralling.

5. Colleen Houck: Tiger’s Curse Saga. The end.

6. Julie Kagawa: While the Iron Fey series wasn’t necessarily my favorite…it was spectacularly written…and The Immortal Rules was AMAZING.

7. Karen Amanda Hooper: I loved Tangled Tides and Grasping at Eternity. Write faster, Karen!

8. Kelley Armstrong: Her Otherworld series for adults and her two series for YA readers are all so well developed.  I definitely want to keep reading her work!

9. Kady Cross: Steampunk paranormal, need I say more?

10. Sarah Rees Brennan: One of Cassandra Clare’s best writing buddies and a very talented writer in her own right!

Who are some of your favorite Paranormal writers?

Top Ten Tuesday!

Every week The Broke and the Bookish host a meme called Top Ten Tuesday.  Each week the participating blogs are provided with a topic to share with each other and their readers.  This week’s topic is: 

Top Ten Book Romances That You Think Would Make It In 

The Real World (outside the book)

In no particular order…and only with pictures that I found fitting. 🙂 

1. Tris and Four (Tobias) from Divergent by Veronica Roth

2. Barrons and Mac from the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning

3. Tessa and Will from the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare

4. Katsa and Po from the Three Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristin Cashore

5. Finnikin and Evanjalin (Isaboe) from the Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta

6. Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins 

7. Treygan and Yara in Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper 

8. Lucas and Helen in the Starcrossed Trilogy by Josephine Angelini

9. Jessica Darling and Marcus Flutie from the Jessica Darling series by Megan McGafferty

10. Sookie Stackhouse and Eric from the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris

What are some of the romances YOU believe in? 

Top Ten Tuesdays!

Every week The Broke and the Bookish hosts a weekly meme called Top Ten Tuesday! Every Tuesday has a different Top Ten Topic (posted ahead of time for participants) and this week’s topic is:

Top Ten All Time Favorite Characters In Books

These characters are in no particular order, and they are in GENERAL my favorite characters!  (There are so many that didn’t make the list, but I can’t let everyone in the Top Ten!) 

1. Alice from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

I can’t help it…Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite books of all time, and the whimsical themes capture me every time I read it 🙂 

2. Finnikin from Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

Finnikin is a stubborn, know-it-all who has to be right, and I love him for it.  He is a strong yet vulnerable character that Marchetta has created.  I can’t help but love him and love every choice that he makes no matter how irritated I get with him (that is the true sign of a great character!)

3. Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

I realize that Heathcliff is most famously known as an anti-hero in Victorian literature, but his absolute, unending love for Catherine Earnshaw never ceases to capture my heart.  In fact, I’ve even tweeted before, “Where is my Heathcliff?” 

4. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I think this one is somewhat self-explanatory. 

5. Sookie Stackhouse from the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris 

Anna Paquin has definitely embodied Sookie Stackhouse the way that I imagined her, and I can’t imagine another actress who could do her justice.  I’m not going to lie, though, still disappointed that they haven’t explored the Sookie/Eric relationship to its full extent! 

6. Tessa Gray from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

She loves books, she has great taste in men, and she lives in the Victorian Era. Need I say more? 

7. Tris Prior from Divergent by Veronica Roth

Tris, quite possibly, has all the bravery that I wish I’ve had throughout my life!  (And her love interest is wonderful. FOUR!) I’d like to think that if I was Divergent…I’d have similar choices to Tris.  I identify with her on so many levels. 

8. Edna Pontellier from The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Edna Pontellier is one of the quintessential women of the late 19th and early 20th century.  Not only did she defy the social fabric of the time, but she was sexually and emotionally liberated through the course of the novel!  And, it is really great to look at from a literary critic’s standpoint.  

9. Jericho Barrons and/or MacKayla Lane from the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. 

I couldn’t choose between the two, so I choose both.  They are both sexy, smart, sarcastic, and they fight so hard against each other when they love one another.  I can’t help it.  I love them both. 

10.  William Herondale from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

I couldn’t put Tessa on here without putting Will!  As much as I love Jem (I do, I swear!), Will is Tessa’s true soulmate.  They both love books, they are both sarcastic and somewhat pessimistic…I can’t help but to root for them.  I do love him.  

Who are some of your favorite Characters?