Top Ten Tuesday: The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List

The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List

Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider

Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine

Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton

Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

~Michaela

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019

Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019

Kenz: The Blood Spell by CJ Redwine

         A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

         Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner

         Deviant by Jay Kristoff

         King of Fools by Amanda Foody

       

        

Ashley: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

            The Devouring Grey by Christine Lynn Herman

            We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Fazial

            Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye

            Ransacker by Emmy Laybourne

            Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Michaela:

            The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton

            Finale by Stephanie Garber

Rayne and Dehlilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner

Ransacker by Emmy Laybourne

Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

The Exhalted by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Lived up to Hype

Popular Books that Lived Up to the Hype

Ashley

       Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adyeta

       Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kauffman

       Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Michaela

The Diminshed by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

Pacifica by Kirsten Simmons

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

Mackenzie

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Legendary by Stephanie Garber  

What books lived up to the hype for you?

Top Ten Tuesday: Sensory Reading Memories

Books with Sensory Reading Memories (where I was, what time of year it was, who I was with, what I was eating, etc.) (Submitted by Jessica @ A Cocoon of Books)

Ashley

       Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

       My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

       Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

       The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Michaela

Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

Lost Crow Consipracy by Rosalyn Eves

The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine

Mackenzie

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine

Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson

Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR

This week we opted for the Summer TBR portion.

Books to Read By the Pool/At the Beach (This can also serve as your Summer TBR)

Ashley

       Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

       The Knowing by Shannon Cameron

       The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

       Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalo

       Ever the Brave by Erin Summerhill

       Ensnared by AG Howard

       

Michaela

Seafire by Natalie C. Parker

The Wicked Deep- Shea Ernshaw

Traitor to the Throne/ Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton

Queens of Fennbirn by Kendare Blake

Honor Among Theives- Rachel Caine

Mackenzie

The Spy with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke

Muse of Nightmares  by Laini Taylor

Invictus by Ryan Graudin

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

North of Happy by Adi Alsaid

The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Awaken the Travel Bug In Us

This weeks topic is pretty amazing.

Books That Awaken the Travel Bug In Me

Ashley:

I love to travel (see old instagram account @bookz4nerdz)

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

The Precious Stones Trilogy by Kerstin Gier

Michaela:

North Of Happy - Adi Alsaid

The Gentlemens guide to Vice and Virtue- Mackenzi Lee

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Beserker by Emmy Laybourne

Mackenzie:

I’ve always liked traveling.

The Serpent King by Jeff Zetner

The Gold Seer Trilogy by Rae Carson

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Top Ten Tuesday: Best Character Names

Best Character Names

Ashley:

Lorelai- CJ Redwine`s The Shadow Queen

Inej- Leigh Bardugo`s Six of Crows

Elisa- Rae Carson`s Girl of Fire and Thorns

Karou- Laini Taylor`s Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Michaela: Britta and Finn-Erin Summerill’s Ever the Hunted

& Ever the Brave

Magnus- Morgan Rhodes’s falling Kingdoms

Sadja- C.J. Redwine’s The Traitor Prince

Percy and Felicity- Mackenzi Lee’s The Gentleman’s Guide

to Vice and Virtue

Mackenzie:

Amani- Alwyn Hamilton’s Rebel of the Sands Trilogy

Amarathine(Mare)- Audrey Coulthurst’s Of Fire and Stars

Top Ten Tuesday: I`s Slay a Lion to Get Early

Books I’d Slay a Lion to Get Early

Ashley:

Whisper of The Tide by Sarah Tolscer- 5/29

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skurtskie- 7/17

The Spy with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke- 10/2

Michaela: Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalo- 9/18  

A Sorrow Fierce and Falling 10/16

The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine - 2/12/2019

Mackenzie: I would team up with my sisters to slay

the lion for some of the books they have picked! Now to

pick some of my own.

Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matinae by Jeff Zetner 2019

(TBH ANYTHING by Jeff)

Rebel of the Sands Triology + Tales from Sand and Sea Novella

by Alwyn Hamilton

Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Used Words

April 24: Frequently Used Words In [Insert Genre/Age Group] Titles

Ashley:This was an interesting topic. I`ve noticed over the years certain

trends in titles but I`ve never really based a book off of title alone.

Daughter of…

Something with Fire…

Something with Roses..

Girl of...

Michaela:

Something with Blood

The words Reign and Rebel

Mackenzie: I’ve noticed that a lot of the books I have read lately that

some of the titles have words in common.

Traitor(s)

Something with Fire or Burning

Thieves

Rebel

Top Ten Tuesday: TBR

April 17: Freebie (TBR)

Ashley: My TBR is ever growing. There are few back listed titles that

I really want to get to before the year is over. A few of them are series

enders from years ago.

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

Rise of Fire by Sophie Jordan

Ensnared by A.G. Howard

The Girl at The Center of the World by Austin Aslan

Michaela: The TBR is ever growing as more books are released. I haven’t

accomplished as much reading as I want to this year but the year isn't

even close to being over yet.

Current TBR:

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

Seige and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Lost Crow Conspiracy by Rosalyn Eves

Mackenzie: I don’t  think that my TBR list will ever stop growing. There quite

a few books that I’ve wanted to read for a while now and haven’t gotten to yet

because of new releases from some of my favorite authors, or just not enough

time in the year. I unfortunately am ill equipped to read in the car for long

periods of time unlike both Ashley and Michaela so I don’t usually get as many

books read as they do.

Currently on my TBR that I plan on reading this year are:

The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke

Strange the Dreamer- Laini Taylor

The Grisha Trilogy and Six of Crows Duology- Leigh Bardugo

Top Ten Tuesday: Books in Another Country

March 27: Books That Take

Place In Another Country

Ashley:

I read more fantasy books but there are a few that take place in countries

that a sort of based on real places or events.

Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman- Germany

Wolf by Wolf & Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin- An alternative Germany/Japan

Michaela:

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton - A new alternate version of New Orleans,LA

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee- Paris, Rome and Europe

Mackenzie:

I have also read both, Wolf by Wolf and Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee but, different from those I have read;

Wintersong and Shadowsong by S. Jae. Jones- Germany/Venice

The Kingdom on Fire Series by Jessica Cluess- alternative London

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Quotes

The Top Ten Tuesday feature can be found over at That Arsty Reader Girl
March 6: Favorite Book Quotes

Ashley:

“She moved like a poem, smiled like a sphinx.” Laini Taylor

“Healing is the hardest thing you'll ever do.”- C.J. Redwine

“From the mouths of innocents flows truths.” - Rae Carson

“The wolves of war are gathering. They sing a song of rotten bones.” Ryan Graudin

“Every second is a choice we make.” Romina Russell

Michaela:

“There are moments that you’ll remember for the rest of your life and

there are moments that you think you’ll remember for the rest of your

life and it’s not often they turn out to be the same moment.” -Maggie Stiefvater

“Nobody know this castle better than me. They can hunt, but they will not find me.

Not before I free Britta and Finn.” -Erin Summerill

“ The only binds are those that you lay on yourself, or those

that you allow to be laid on you”- Rati Mehrotra

Mackenzie:

“My home is not a place; it’s people” -Rae Carson, Like a River Glorious

“Not quite sure how far she’d already fallen, she imagined loving him would feel

like falling in love with darkness, frightening and consuming yet utterly beautiful

when the stars come out.” - Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick” -Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races

“Does anyone ever ask you why you stay, Sean Kendrick?

They do.

And why do you?

The sky and the sand and the sea and Corr.” -Maggie Stievfater, The Scorpio Races

                                                          -- conversation between Puck & Sean

TTFN,

Ashley, Mackenzie, Michaela