Top Ten Tuesday: Hyped Books I've Never Read

Top Ten Tuesday
meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish -details
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Note: I will do a variation of this meme with books I have not already mentioned on my site. Also, books that I would like to eventually read.

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MY TOP 10
Hyped Books I've Never Read

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
-Contemporary fiction, Books
Amazon | Goodreads

Saga
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Artist)
-Graphic novel, Scifi
Amazon | Goodreads

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters
by Kimberly Karalius
-Romance, YA
Amazon | Goodreads

The Queen of the Tearling
by Erika Johansen
-Fantasy, YA
Amazon | Goodreads

A Darker Shade of Magic
by V.E. Schwab
-Fantasy, Magic, YA
Amazon | Goodreads

The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
-Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads

Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire
-Romance, New Adult
Amazon | Goodreads

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and
Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown
-History, Non-fiction, Sports
Amazon | Goodreads

An Unnecessary Woman
by Rabih Alameddine
-Literary Fiction, Books
Amazon | Goodreads

Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
by Kate Bolick
-Feminism, Memoir
Amazon | Goodreads

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Heroines From Books

Top Ten Tuesday
meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish -details
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Note: I will do a variation of this meme with my Top 3 picks.

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February 24: Top Ten Favorite Heroines From Books (Or you could pick movies/tv): We've done this topic before so you could always do heroines you love since the last time we did this topic, heroines in a particular genre, etc.

CLAIRE
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> She is tough and independent. She is modern and a mover and shaker in whatever time period she inhabits.

FLAVIA
BOOK
by Alan Bradley
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> She is spunky with a logical and inquisitive mind.

LISBETH
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> She has mad computer skills with fierce attitude and fight in her.

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* Who are your top 3 heroines from books?

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Can't Believe I Haven't/Want To Read

Top Ten Tuesday
meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish -details
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

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February 3: Top Ten Books I Can't Believe I Haven't/Want To Read From X Genre (for example I feel like I'm pretty well read in contemporary YA but there are some STAPLES I can't believe I haven't read. Or if you just want to list books you WANT to read in a particular genre..not necessarily long overdue)

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I selected books that are the first book in a YA series that I have been meaning to get to.

Perhaps this will be the year I finally get these books out of the TBR/wish list pile and onto my nightstand.

Avalon
by Mindee Arnett
Amazon | Goodreads

Clockwork Angel
by Cassandra Clare
Amazon | Goodreads

Half Bad
by Sally Green
Amazon | Goodreads

The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
Amazon | Goodreads

Legend
by Marie Lu
Amazon | Goodreads

Red Rising
by Pierce Brown
Amazon | Goodreads

Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
Amazon | Goodreads

The Girl in the Steel Corset
by Kady Cross
Amazon | Goodreads

The Madman's Daughter
by Megan Shepherd
Amazon | Goodreads

Vicious
by V.E. Schwab
Amazon | Goodreads

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I'd Love to Read With My Book Club/If I Had A Book Club

Top Ten Tuesday
meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish -details
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

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January 27: Ten Books I'd Love to Read With My Book Club/If I Had A Book Club (or you could pick a specific kind of book club -- like if you had a YA book club or an adult book club or a science fiction book club etc.)

For my fantasy vvb32 reads book club here are my picks for the year - most of which are in my TBR pile.

Come to think of it, I think I will go ahead and make this official. I will post review links here as posts go up.

JANUARY: for Celebrity Read a Book Week (last full week of January)

and Ewan McGregor is reading...

Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales (Peter Rabbit)
by Beatrix Potter
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> I will pick out at least two stories from the collection as January is already booked.

FEBRUARY:

The Secret of Pembrooke Park
by Julie Klassen
-Christian, Historical, Jane Austen theme
Just released: December 2014
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
=====> part of a book tour

MARCH:

Razorhurst
by Justine Larbalestier
-Paranormal, YA
Release date: March 3, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
APRIL: for National Poetry Month

Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
-Poetry, Memoir
Amazon | Goodreads | dnf
MAY: for Zombies Awareness Month

Outpost
Razorland #2
by Ann Aguirre
Amazon | Goodreads
JUNE: for Dirty Book Day (June 11)

Fear of Flying
by Erica Jong
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> NPR picked this as a dirty book last year and I'm curious why

JULY: summer/road trip theme

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
by Morgan Matson
-YA
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
AUGUST:

Ruin and Rising
The Grisha #3
by Leigh Bardugo
-Fantasy, YA
Release date: August 18, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads
SEPTEMBER:

Shades of Doon
Doon #3
by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
-Fantasy, YA
Release date: September 1, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads
OCTOBER:

Night Film
by Marisha Pessl
-Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads
NOVEMBER:

A Fairy Tale
by Jonas T. Bengtsson
-Coming of Age, Scandinavian
Amazon | Goodreads
DECEMBER: for Jane Austen's Birthday

Persuasion
by Jane Austen
edited by Robert Morrison
-annotated
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
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* source for themes found here

Top Ten Tuesday: TV Shows and Cookbooks

Top Ten Tuesday
meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish -details
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

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January 20: FREEBIE

While shopping for books during the holiday season, I thought it a hoot when I noticed the influx of cookbooks related to tv shows - some parodies and some with interesting recipes to enjoy. The batch below all happen to be shows I like too!

Baking Bad:
A Parody in a Cookbook
by Walter Wheat
Based on tv show: Breaking Bad
Amazon | Goodreads

Abbey Cooks Entertain:
220 recipes with photos to help you entertain the Downton way
by Pamela Foster
Based on tv show: Downton Abbey
Amazon | Goodreads

A Feast of Ice and Fire:
The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook
by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, Sariann Lehrer, George R.R. Martin (Foreword)
Based on tv show: Game of Thrones
Amazon | Goodreads

The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook:
Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men
by Judy Gelman, Peter Zheutlin
Based on tv show: Mad Men
Amazon | Goodreads

Orange Is the New Black Presents:
The Cookbook
by Jenji Kohan, Tara Hermann, Hartley Voss, Alex Regnery
Based on tv show: Orange Is The New Black
Amazon | Goodreads

The Portlandia Cookbook:
Cook Like a Local
by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel
Based on tv show: Portlandia
Amazon | Goodreads

True Blood:
Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps
by Gianna Sobol, Alan Ball, Alex Farnum (Photographer), Karen Sommer Shalett (Contributor), Marcelle Beinvenu (Contributor)
Based on tv show: True Blood
Amazon | Goodreads

The Snacking Dead:
A Parody in a Cookbook
by D.B. Walker
Based on tv show: Walking Dead
Amazon | Goodreads

Movie-related mention:

The Pride and Prejudice Movie Cookbook
by Anne Derry
Based on film: Pride and Prejudice
Amazon | Goodreads