Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

With the sudden current craze of YA book-to-movie adaptations that seem to be flooding our screens (or are to flood our screens sometime in the near future), following the likes of Twilight and The Hunger Games, this week's theme for Top Ten Tuesday is quite appropriate...Books you'd like to see turned into Movies!

1. Blood Red Road by Moira Young...LOADS of action, adventure and romance = awesome movie!
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth...Hmm, ditto above, really.
3. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare...The first Mortal Instruments movie (starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campell-Bower) is set to come out later this year...why not make movies of Cassie Clare's other awesome series?
4.  Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter... I mean, a school full of kick-ass girl spies in training? Awesome, or what?
5. The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman...It's a shame they never followed up The Golden Compass movie with screen adaptations of the rest of the His Dark Materials trilogy... :( Of course, it's probably a bit too late for them to do them now, seeing as Dakota Blue Richards (Lyra) is all grown up now :(

Hmm...can't think of any others right now at this moment in time...maybe later...

Anyway, feel free to leave a comment with your Top Ten Tuesday posts and I'll drop by and check them out! :)

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

So, this week's theme for Top Ten Tuesday is 'Top Ten Tips for New Book Bloggers', but, having only been blogging for just over a couple of months, I don't really feel qualified or experienced enough to be giving other people advice, which is why I'm not going to be doing this week's TTT. I look forward to dropping by everyone else's TTT posts though, and seeing what top tips I can pick up!

Top Ten Books To Read in One Day

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme is...Top Ten Books to Read in One Day!

Now, I often read books in a day if I get absolutely hooked on them because, quite frankly, I cannot concentrate on anything else until I finish that book! Seriously, I might reluctantly tear myself away to eat or do homework or practise music or something, but whatever I go off to do will be half-heartedly done because I am just itching to get back to my book!

But enough of that! Here's my list!

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth
3. Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
4. Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
5. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
6. Harry Potter (any one of them, although it may be hard to read the fifth book in a day...) by J.K. Rowling
7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8. Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts
9. Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
10. Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson

  

What are your Top Ten Books To Read in One Day? :)

Top Ten Books I'd Play Hooky With

Okayy, evidently 'playing hooky' is some kind of weird American phrase because I have never heard of it (despite the large amount of books I read, and the large amount of which are American) and had no idea what it meant. However, a little bit of research (what a great thing Google is!) told me that to 'play hooky' is to skip school (or work, or whatever...) Well, you learn a new thing every day!

For my list, I'm going to do unreleased books. These are books that I'll probably be really tempted to play hooky with as soon as they are released!

1. Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
2. Clockwork Princess (Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
3. Promised (Birthmarked #3) by Caragh O'Brien
4. The Evolution Of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #2) by Michelle Hodkin
5. Losing Lila (Lila #2) by Sarah Alderson
6. City Of Lost Souls (Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
7. Seeking Crystal (Benedict #3) by Joss Stirling
8. The Selection by Kiera Cass
9. Reached (Matched #3) by Ally Condie

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Spring TBR list

Today's theme for Top Ten Tuesday, which is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish is books on your Spring 'to-be-read' list, a particularly appropriate topic for today because it is the first day of Spring!
So, these are the books I'm hoping to get round to this Spring!

1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth...I am infinitely excited for this one, and have been ever since I finished Divergent!
2. City Of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare...I just love The Mortal Instruments series. And whatever will happen regarding Jace?!
3. Legend by Marie Lu...I bought this a while back but haven't read it yet! It looks good though...and it's a dystopian!
4. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons...Another dystopian! Planning to go out and buy this one this weekend actually...hopefully it's in stock, or else I won't be happy :(
5. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver...Delirium was great, hope Pandemonium is too!
6. Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter...I very recently finished 'Only The Good Spy Young', the 4th book in the Gallagher Girls series, so now I really want to read the 5th one!
7. The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith...When I saw this in my school library, I rushed to take it out straight away! It is currently temporarily residing in my locker until I have time to read it, which will hopefully be soon.
8. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson...I've wanted to read this ever since my friend brought it in to talk about when we had to choose a 'Favourite Book' to speak about, the idea sounds really interesting!
9. Blood Red Road by Moira Young...ANOTHER dystopian! (Yes, I do love my dystopians!)
10. Fever by Lauren DeStefano...Although I wasn't in love with Wither (I did still like it though!) I am still interested to see what happens next...

Of course, there's still hundreds of other books that I want to read - I have a continuous, never-ending, bottomless TBR list that just grows and grows all the time - but these are some that I hope to read soon!
What's on your Spring TBR lists? :) 

Top Ten Tuesday: Best Paranormal Romance Books

So, this week for Top Ten Tuesday, we all get to pick our own genre and, as you can see from the title, I have chosen to do my favourite Paranormal Romance books!

1. Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
2. Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson 
3. Angel by L.A. Weatherly
4. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
5. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
6. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
7. The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
8. Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
9. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
10. Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus

I loved all of the above books and there is a lot of heart-achingly beautiful romance in them... If you haven't read any of these, you should! :) 

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'd Give a Theme Song to

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish and this week's theme is...Books I'd Give a Theme Song To!

The Hunger Games...Change by Taylor Swift because the song is all about fighting and standing up for what you believe in; like the rebellion in THG, which is, ultimately, victorious.

"These walls that they put up to hold us back fell down,
It's a revolution, throw your hands up 'cause we never gave in
And we'll sing Hallelujah"   

 Perfect Chemistry...Love Story by Taylor Swift because Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles is just such a cute love story! And both song and book are sort of based around the story of Romeo and Juliet, and really are quite similar...  

"This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess,
It's a love story, baby just say yes"

The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer...Fix You by Coldplay because Mara is going through a pretty troubled time and feels quite broken, but Noah is always there, trying to fix things and make things alright.
  

"Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try
To fix you"

Clockwork Angel...Reflections by Christina Aguilera because Tessa is struggling to find out who she really is, after discovering she has some strange power that she never even knew of.

"Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?"  

Finding Sky...Superman by Taylor Swift because the lyrics of this song seem to pretty much perfectly fit Zed and Sky. Zed is kind of a Superman flying off to save the world because he and his family use their powers to try and do good. I think these two bits describes Zed from Sky's point of view, once she's got to know him, perfectly.

"Tall, dark and beautiful,
He's complicated, he's irrational" 

"Something in his deep brown eyes has me saying,
He's not all bad like his reputation
And I can't hear one single word they say"  

Whew! That's only five, but that's all I could think of, at least for now. I love music, and I love books but that turned out to be harder than I expected! Maybe if I think of some more in the future, I'll come back and add to this list...
And, I KNOW, three of those five songs were by Taylor Swift, but what can I say?
 I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'd Quickly Save if My House Was Being Abducted By Aliens

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a different  'Top Ten...' topic is picked each week. 

So... this week the topic is 'Books I'd Quickly Save If My House Was Being Abducted by Aliens (or struck by any other disaster)...

1. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins...Does this need explaining? I LOVE THE HUNGER GAMES!!! I never had a favourite book until I read The Hunger Games, which I read when I was 12. Two years on, and it still holds that top spot in my heart! (Although I have discovered many other books that come very close...)
2. Harry Potter Series by J.K.Rowling...This one needs hardly any explaining either! I love Harry Potter! I mean, doesn't everybody? I laugh every time I read the books and, yeah, they're just amazing.
3. Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman...This book deeply affects me every time I read it; I ALWAYS cry! And while, if I had just been made homeless, it would probably not be helpful to start bawling in the middle of the streets because of a sad book, I'm saving it anyway!
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth...I would save this for two reasons - one, I adore it, and two, weird as it may seem, I get inspired by Tris to be brave. Thinking about all the brave things she does makes me feel I should be brave too (Katniss from THG also inspires me this way as well). I know, maybe it's strange that I draw courage from book characters but what can I say? I do!
5.  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott... I would save this because, not only is it a classic which I enjoy, but I won it as a prize from school when I was about nine. I'm not even quite sure what exactly it was I won it for; I think just being a good, all-rounded student. Or maybe for simply being the amazingly perfect person I am! (I am joking...)
6. St. Clare's series by Enid Blyton...I think Enid Blyton was the author who drew out my love of reading. For ages, when I was younger, she was my favourite author and I still have a whole shelf full (plus loads more in the loft) of books by her! I especially loved reading about the mischief the girls at St. Clare's (and Mallory Towers) got up to, and I have a cute boxset of this series at home so I would take this with me just for old times' sake.
7. Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
8. Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
9. Birthmarked by Caragh O' Brien
10. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Top Ten Books That Might Break Your Heart A Little

An 'Anti-Valentine's Day' edition of the weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

1. Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman...I cry every single time I read this. Every. Single. Time. Even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I just can't help myself! Callum is a Nought. Sephy is a Cross. What will a racist society where white Noughts are inferior to the black Crosses do to their relationship?
2. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare...Three words sum up why this book is on this list. Will. Jem. Tessa. AAarrgghh! (well, maybe that was four words? Although the last one was really just a sound to express my feelings so maybe it doesn't count as a word...?)
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins...LOVED it (of course) but there were some REALLY REALLY SAD bits. So much of the ending made me cry; by the time I reached the epilogue, tears were just streaming down my face.
4. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah...This is the story of a young girl unwanted and unloved by her family, considered bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her. Sounds sad already, doesn't it? Will definitely break your heart a little bit.
5. What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell...I felt so sad for Evie at the end of this book...
6. Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur...11-year-old Aubrey has lost her father and little sister in a recent car crash...and then her grief-stricken mother abandons her. I read this a couple of years ago so I don't remember it much now but I can recall feeling incredibly moved by the sense of loss and abandonment that Aubrey felt.
7. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte...I find it really sad how Cathy and Heatchliff, who so obviously really love each other, never get to be together. Seriously, they get about one kiss - one kiss! - and then Cathy dies!
8. Let's Get Lost by Sarra Manning...Nobody can get through to Isabel, not her teachers, not her friends, not even her family. Nobody understands her. And that's the way she likes it. But then she meets Smith and her iron wall begins to fall, and when it finally crumbles and she breaks down into tears, I broke down and cried as well.  
9. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson... Tenderly and honestly written, this is the story of 17-year-old Lennie who has been deeply affected by the abrupt death of her shining older sister.
10. Between Shades Of Grey by Ruta Sepetys...This story follows Lina, aged fifteen and just like any other Lithuanian teenage girl, through her ordeal during the Russian genocide in 1941. I always find it really sad to read about incidents such as these, and to think that humanity is capable of such awful things. But at least this beautifully-written story has a happy ending.