So it is Rewind week for Top Ten Tuesday, in which I choose a topic I never got the ability to post on. For this post I have chosen to do “Top Ten Books You Loved But Never Wrote A Review For”. Wow. That is a mouthful. Anyways, let’s get started!
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Waiting on Wednesday
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Originally hosted by Breaking the Spine
Hi guys!
Today I am back with another Waiting on Wednesday post, and this one is going to feature around a book that falls right under my “guilty pleasure” category. Can you guess what my guilty pleasure is? I can’t help but wonder if some of you share it!
Top Ten Tuesday
10This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is actually a freebie day, so after thinking long and hard about this, I decided a good list would be about something us all book-lovers use.
Waiting On Wednesday
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Hi everyone!
So I think I’m going to pick back up on this meme, as I like telling you what I’m looking forward to, and I enjoy hearing your feedback on what books you’re looking at.
So this week on my TBR Most Anticipated list is Strange the Dreamer by one of my all-time favorite authors: Laini Taylor.
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Top Ten Reasons I Love Playlists Aimed at Books
- They always remind you of a certain scene that makes you squeal and make other happy noises
- Sometimes the authors (bless these people) make their own playlists for books, which just lets us know what mood they were trying to establish in their stories
- Reading while listening to music just makes it almost even more picturesque in a movie sense
- Helps block out really annoying people, and if the book wasn’t enough of a warning to others, the headphones really tell everyone that you do NOT want to be bugged
- Gives stories a lot more depth. If you can hear how you feel and know the character is feeling the same way, it connects you even more to them
- The music makes it a lot more difficult to hear the sound of my sobbing while reading depressing books, which is always a plus
- It really widens your musical horizons, and for a music lover like me it’s always enjoyable to find new music!
Those are all the ones I could come up with. Do you guys like making your own playlists for books, or just characters you ship? What are some songs that fit some books perfectly? Let me know!
Sunday Stumper #55: Literary Orphans
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Our 55th Sunday Stumper revolves around literary protagonists that were orphaned prior to the start of the novel/series. This appears to be a prevalent and recurring theme in the Young Adult genre, particularly in recent years. I have a feeling the trend began with the popularity of the Harry Potter series, but then again, it’s just an inkling…
Sunday Stumper #54: American Settings
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One of the captivating qualities of literature is its ability to transport the reader to an alternate place and time period. Some of our favorite novels took place in the United States during a wide range of decades, so we wanted to share a few of them in our 54th Sunday Stumper!
Sunday Stumper #53: Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe is often regarded as one of the greatest American poets and authors of the nineteenth century. He is revered for both his poetry and prose, and his works are often read in both high school and college literature courses. How well do you know your Edgar Allan Poe?
Sunday Stumper #52: New York Bestsellers
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On a weekly basis, the New York Times releases a list of bestsellers from a variety of genres, which are consequently featured in bookstores and websites throughout the nation. We’ve decided to incorporate some of these selections from recent years from the young adult genre into our 52nd Sunday Stumper!
Sunday Stumper #51: Male Authors
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A few weeks ago, we featured a few of our favorite female authors. This week, conversely, we decided to recognize some notable male authors from the past several centuries. Good luck with this week’s stumper!
Sunday Stumper #50: Series with 5+ Books
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Readers tend to either love or hate lengthy series, particularly when they reach 5, 6, even 7 books long. Whatever your personal take on longer series, you’ll have as good a chance as anyone in solving our 50th Sunday Stumper!
Sunday Stumper #49: Children’s Books
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Children’s Books are a treasured favorite, even after you advance beyond the age for which they are intended (don’t worry, everyone still fosters a secret love for them). We decided to resurrect a few favorites for our 49th Sunday Stumper!
Sunday Stumper #48: Ancient Classical Authors/Philosophers
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Our 48th Sunday Stumper revolves around authors and philosophers from a variety of ancient civilizations from around the world. While they may have preached contradictory messages, their works have survived for thousands of years and still remain timeless classics. So hopefully you can remember back to your high school and college literature classes in order to complete this week’s stumper!
Waiting on Wednesday: Heartless
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Title: Heartless
Author: Marissa Meyer
Series: No series
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Publish Date: November 6, 2016
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Fairytale Retelling
Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.
Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the yet-unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend and supply the Kingdom of Hearts with delectable pastries and confections. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next Queen.
At a royal ball where Cath is expected to receive the king’s marriage proposal, she meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the King and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship.
Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.
Sunday Stumper #47: Black Covers
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Our 47th Sunday Stumper features a novels that feature predominately black covers from a variety of genres. We’ve accumulated some photographs of small features and components of a few covers – how well do you know your book covers?
Sunday Stumper #46: Eastern European Literature
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From my personal observations, it seems that a minimal number of books take place in Eastern Europe, and that the average reader has picked up very few of these, if any. Hopefully, utilizing Eastern Europe as a theme for our 46th Sunday Stumper will help to spread awareness of some of the more popular books that are set in this region.
Sunday Stumper #45: Poets
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Poetry is an integral and often overlooked component of literature. It also happens to be the theme for our 45th Sunday Stumper, so you may want to brush up on your poetry!
Teaser Tuesday: Madly
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Continue reading
Sunday Stumper #44: Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens is regarded as one of the most influential and notable novelists of the nineteenth century, and consequently, he was the perfect topic for our 44th Sunday Stumper! The opening lines of his work, A Tale of Two Cities, feature his most referenced quote:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.”
Rave-Worthy Recommendations (5)
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All of the bookstores near my house have been offering great deals and discounts recently, ranging from buy 3 books get the 4th free to 15% off a single item. That’s as much of an excuse as I need to stop by for a few books! If you’re finding yourself in a bit of a post-Christmas lull or are also planning on taking advantage of similar bookstore promotions, hopefully this list can provide you with a few suggestions!
Brewing Up Books 