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Top Ten Tuesday: Top New Series I Want to Start
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten new series I want to start! 1) Fifth Wave series by Rick Yancy: Thanks to my mom, I already have the first two books sitting on my shelf. Just need to read! 2) The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan: Been meaning to read this for years … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top New Series I Want to Start
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books That You Wish Were Taught In Schools
by Shannon Fox
***Note: I acidentally switched this week and last week’s TTT topic! *** As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: Top Ten Books That You Wish Were Taught In Schools. Interestingly, but probably not at all surprisingly, most of these books have occupied spots on the Banned Book Lists. 1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 2. Native … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books That You Wish Were Taught In Schools
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I’d Love to See As a Movie/TV Show
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten books you’d love to see as movies/tv shows. I could only think of eight. Some of these might already be films, so if you know of one, please let me know in the comments! 1. Private series by Kate Brian – I know this was an internet series, … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I’d Love to See As a Movie/TV Show
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Won’t Make Me Pick Up a Book
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic, a companion to the earlier topic from April 30th, top ten topics that won’t make me pick up a book. Not that they’re always deal breakers, but as a rule I don’t particularly enjoy these types of topics. 1. Cancer 2. Divorce 3. 9/11 4. The Holocaust 5. World War … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Won’t Make Me Pick Up a Book
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten authors who deserve more recognition. 1. Carlos Ruiz Zafon– Always, always, always. 2. Kent Haruf- I’d NEVER heard of him until he was recommended to me and his work is awesome. 3. Aimee Bender- Her books make you feel all the things. But it’s hard to stumble across … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Fictional Schools
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme was a freebie, so I decided on Top Ten Favorite Fictional Schools (which is an extension of settings. Boarding schools also happen to be one of my favorite settings/topics in books. 1. Hogwarts (Harry Potter series) 2. Easton Academy (Private series) 3. Waverly Prep (It Girl series) 4. Spence Academy … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Fictional Schools
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Dealing With Tough Subjects
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten books dealing with tough subjects. Rather than choose a particular subject, I chose a variety of books about difficult subjects. I don’t read a lot of these types of books so my list is a little short. Generally, I like my books to be more escapist and won’t … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Dealing With Tough Subjects
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Instantly Make My Buy a Book
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: Top Ten Words/Topics That Instantly Make Me Buy/Pick Up A Book. I picked ten topics that cause a book to basically be a done deal. 1. Dystopian 2. Post-Apocalyptic 3. Genetics and Genetic Engineering 4. Historical Treasure Hunt 5. Literary Mystery 6. Boarding Schools 7. Teen Celebrities (fictional) 8. Rare … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Topics That Instantly Make My Buy a Book
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m So Happy Were Recommended to Me
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic is ten books I’m so happy were recommended to me! 1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green -Recommended by Andrew 2. Plainsong by Kent Haruf -Recommended by Tylar 3. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card -Recommended by Sheila 4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman -Recommended by Sadie 5. … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m So Happy Were Recommended to Me
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books From Before I Was a Blogger
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: top ten favorite books I read before I was a blogger. Some of these I’ve actually gone on to a review, but a few I haven’t. 1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 2. The Passage by Justin Cronin 3. Firebringer by David Clement Davies 4. The Shadow of the … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books From Before I Was a Blogger
Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still on My Shelf Unread
by Shannon Fox
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme is top ten book I HAD to buy, but are still sitting on my shelf unread. Haha oh boy, I’m pretty guilty of this…. Nothing wrong with these titles, just haven’t read them yet. Any you think I should pick up post-haste? 1. Map of Time by Felix J. Palma … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I HAD To Buy…But Are Still on My Shelf Unread
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Auto-Buy Authors
by Shannon Fox
As always, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic: Top Ten Authors I’d Put on My Auto-Buy List e.g. you’d buy their next book no questions asked. 1. Jodi Picoult 2. Lincoln Child 3. Douglas Preston 4. Sarah Dessen 5. Carlos Ruiz Zafon 6. John Green 7. Amy Tan 8. Sara Shepherd 9. Kate Brian 10. Neil … Read More Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Auto-Buy Authors
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