Top Ten Tuesday - TBR Edition!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.  This week the topic is (freebie!)...

Top Ten Books on my TBR List

I know this was a topic a couple of weeks ago, but I obviously missed out on it.  Since this week is a freebie, I decided to go ahead and list the top ten on my TBR list! My TBR list contains a LOT of books.  I don't even want to begin to count them.  Of course, there are some that I'm hoping to get to VERY soon.  I'm not going to go into the details of why I want to read them, because that would take too long.  Basically, a couple of them are firsts in series that I have sitting on my shelf (possibly with the second as well) and I feel like I need to get to them ASAP! I don't know why I've let them sit for so long.  Others are ones I've wanted to read in a while or second books in a series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What books are you hoping to read in the upcoming months? How long have they been on your TBR shelf?  Let me know in the comments below!

Top Ten Tuesday: A post NOT about books

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

Top Ten Blogs/Sites You Read That AREN'T about Books!

I'm not even going to begin to tell you how difficult this was for me.  Honestly, I don't really visit many blogs that aren't book related.  However, there are some cooking, crafting and coupon blogs I enjoy.  So...if you don't like cooking and/or crafting, then I understand if you completely ignore this post! Here are my top 5 in no particular order (10 is too hard!):

1. Skinny Taste.  This website has been my addiction this year.  Her recipes are fantastic and I love knowing the Weight Watchers point values even though I'm not on Weight Watchers.  It really keeps me more aware of what I'm eating.

2. Budget Savvy Diva.  Her blog is great.  She always posts the latest giveaways/free samples, as well as other money saving tips/deals.  I like her recipes too.  I've tried a few of them, and I haven't found one I don't like!  

3. Pocket Your Dollars.  I know, this is another money saving blog.  It helps me out with my shopping lists every week because she tailors deals for my area!  It's really helpful knowing what is on sale where, and what coupons would work to make even better deals.  I am in no way a steady couponer, but when it comes to certain things I definitely use coupons.

4. Twitter.  It's not a blog, but it is a site! I'm including it because I have a great time on Twitter, whether book related or not.  It's a great place to talk to friends near and far, and connect with some awesome people who I would not have otherwise known!

5. Organizing Thoughts - Merri Nelson-Joy.  This is her Pinterest page.  I LOVE the organizing ideas that she comes up with! I hope that I can soon put many of them into practice.  I really love anything on Pinterest, but this is one that I could think of that I really enjoy and hope to accomplish someday. 

Well, there are my Top 5 NOT book-related sites.  Yeah, kind of lame, but I enjoy them! Hopefully you guys have more exciting websites to share than cooking/cleaning ones!

Top Ten Tuesday: FREEBIE!

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

FREEBIE!

So, the original topic this week was the top ten authors you'd like to see on a reality show, and which show.  Well, I certainly couldn't think of a top ten for this one.  Then, I checked back again on the topic and saw that it could be a freebie week.  I decided that my top ten is going to be a pretty simple one.  I've decided to tell my awesome readers about my top ten favorite authors!  Here they are (in no particular order):

1. Jodi Picoult.  I have read every one of her books so far.  I know, she isn't (or hasn't been) a YA author, but her books are all so good!  I'm really excited for her first YA novel coming out this summer, Between the Lines.  You should seriously check her out, she's awesome.

2.  Sara Shepard.  The Pretty Little Liars series is such a fun and easy read.  They are quick ones that are sure to keep you interested.  The show is really great too! I hate that I don't have cable right now.  I'm always a day behind watching it with everyone else.  I have to avoid talking to anyone that I know watches it until I can see it.

3.  Veronica Roth.  I've only read the first in the Divergent trilogy, but the second in the series is patiently waiting on my bookshelf! Well, maybe not so patiently.  Anyway, I've only read one of her books, but she is a great author.  She can tell a story that just hooks you in from the very beginning.  I would love to see this trilogy made into a movie.

4. Charlaine Harris.  Again, she is definitely not a YA author, but two words: SOOKIE STACKHOUSE.

5. Ellen Hopkins.  I can't get enough of her books.  I only have one left to read.  If you haven't read anything by her, I suggest you start with CRANK.

6. Lauren Oliver.  Before I Fall was the best audiobook I have ever listened to.  If you haven't tried an audiobook, listen to this one.  It will make you laugh and cry all at once.

7. Megan McCafferty.  Two words: JESSICA DARLING.  Read the series and die laughing!

8. Elizabeth Scott.  I haven't met a book I haven't thoroughly enjoyed from her.  

9. Myra McEntire.  I've only read the first book, HOURGLASS, but the second will be quickly read on my Kindle!

10. Tahereh Mafi.  This girl...she's amazing.  Beside loving her book, SHATTER ME, I love her personality! I can't wait for the opportunity to meet her in person.  I'm so proud of myself for being able to pronounce her name the right way. Anyway, READ THE BOOK! If you don't love it, I get it, but at least you will have tried!

What did you choose to do for your Top Ten Tuesday this week? Let me know!

Top Ten Tuesday: Quotes!

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

Top Ten Favorite Quotes from Books

There are so many great book quotes, but I'll try to keep it to ten.  I don't think I'm going to go into detail as to why they are my favorite, but maybe you can guess.  Here they are (in no particular order):

 

 

 1. "You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not." - Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

2. "So it's not going to be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me...everyday." - Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

3. "You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope." - Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

4. "No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater...The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences.  And that's the key.  It's like a big pie chart, and the love in the relationship has to be the biggest piece.  Love can make up for a lot." - Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

5. "It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart." - Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

6. "We are perfect in our imperfection." - Megan McCafferty, Second Helpings

7. "Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you're the underdog." - Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty

8. "You can only be in a bad mood for so long before you have to face up to the fact that it isn't a bad mood at all; it's just your sucky personality." - Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts

9. "I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever." - Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

10. "I don't need to be any place else, because the music takes me to the only place I want to be right now. To the place where I am and have always been wholly me, the only church I've ever belonged to, the only place I've ever prayed." - Daisy Whitney, The Mockingbirds

So after putting together a list of ten (which I don't even know if they are necessarily my top ten), I feel a recurring theme.  Hmm...must be the mood I'm in while putting this together.

Anyway, what's on your list for the top ten book quotes?

Top Ten Tuesday: Movies?

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

Top Ten Books You'd Like To See Made Into A Movie

 This is a tough one.  I admit, I enjoy seeing the movie version of a book, but at the same time I'm typically disappointed.  There aren't too many movies that have been comparable to books.  I find the movie versions are so off that I don't enjoy them as much as someone who hasn't read the book.  Anyway, here is my top ten that I would like to see made into movies (in no particular order):

1. Partials by Dan Wells.  I think the premise of this book would make a great movie.  It has action, adventure and of course, a love story.  I would LOVE to see a movie version!

2. You Have Seven Messages by Stewart Lewis.  I can imagine this being a very heartfelt and touching movie.  It would probably jump around a bit, but if made right it would be worth it.

3. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien.  There is just something about post-apocalyptic novels that grabs my attention.  I really think any of these would make great action-filled movies.

4. The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney.  This particular story needs to be told.  I think telling it in the form of a respectably made movie would make it hit home and cause people to come to a much needed realization.

5.  The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin.  A great book.  Could be a great movie too.

6. Firelight by Sophie Jordan.  Imagine how pretty the dragons would be?!  I can just see the amazing graphics in my mind.  It would make a very enchanting movie.

Okay, it isn't a top ten, but it is my top six!  What books are on your list to be made in to movies? Let me know in the comments section below.

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Club Picks

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

This week the list is: Top Ten Books I Think Would Make Great Book Club Picks

I've been sitting here for a while thinking about the books I've read and trying to pick out 10 that would make great book club picks.  Personally, I think any book would be great for a book club depending on the topic, but I'm sure some are better than others.  Here is my Top Ten list in no particular order:

1. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

2. Crank by Ellen Hopkins

3. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5. Unwind by Neal Shusterman

6. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

7. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

8. If I Die Young by Talia Jager

9. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

10. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver