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Top Ten Tuesday (#56) (04/22/14)

4/22/2014

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

Top Ten Characters Who Irritate Me

I wrote this a bit ago, and I'm a bit sad about it, after reading discussions about the unlikable female character. Nevertheless, how does one limit this to just 10? Sadly for me, there are often characters who irritate me. I decided to keep the list to just main characters, because if I didn't, this list would be endless. Here are some of the worst offenders:

1. Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell

There was absolutely nothing likable about Kit. She's one of those people I would hate in real life, even if she wasn't a serial killer. She a hypocrite, and one of those people that thinks they are smarter than everyone else.

2. Evernight (Evernight #1) by Claudia Gray

Bianca wasn't too bad in the first book, but by the end of the series I wanted to punch her in the face if I could. She is just immature and stupid.

3. The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) by Maureen Johnson

I am including this one, although Rory has the chance to be redeemed in the 3rd book. I liked her in the 1st book, and hated her in the 2nd. I understand she went through a lot, but I don't want to read about a character who feels sorry for herself all the time.

4. My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi

I think the reason Lucy annoyed me so much is because she was filled with so much drama. It makes sense for the character, and I appreciated that it made sense. Unfortunately she was just too much for me.

5. Natural Born Angel (Immortal City #2) by Scott Speer

I liked Maddy in the first book. I thought the character was one you could root for. I hated her in the second book. I was actually hoping for bad things to happen to her.

6. Our Song by Jordanna Fraiberg

I found Olive to be nuts. I don't know if it was on purpose, but her personality grated on me. I think it prevented me from enjoying the book.

7. The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass

I have repeatedly said I have a love/hate relationship with this book. America is one of the main reasons why. She sucks. I just can't get behind her, and find her annoying and stupid.

8. What the Spell? (Life's a Witch #1) by Brittany Geragotelis

Probably one of the most unlikeable characters I have come across. Brooklyn is someone who will do anything for popularity. She is immature, annoying, and stupid.

9. Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4) by Stephenie Meyer

I have a ton of issues with Bella, and I'm trying to stick with that. I can go on and on about why Bella sucks, but I'm sure she will make many people's list. Bonus points for Renessame, who might just be the most pointless character in the history of books. Man just writing about this book is irritating the crap out of me.

10. The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams

It's one thing to be weird and different. Evie is so strange, awkward, and just plain weird that I couldn't connect with her at all. She was irritatingly weird. Her weirdness is probably the only thing I remember from this book.

Top Ten Tuesday (#39) (12/17/13)

12/17/2013

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

April Genevieve Tucholke

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. I enjoyed this book. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Jessica Verdi

My Life After Now. This book was a bit predictable, however, I thought it was a very important book.

Kasie West

Pivot Point is technically her debut book this year, but I read The Distance Between Us. I thought it was a promising debut for contemporary. I need to read Pivot Point though.

Lindsay Ribar

The Art of Wishing. I thought this was a really clever book. I look forward to the next one in the series.

Rainbow Rowell

I've made absolutely no secret about the fact that Eleanor & Park was my favorite book in 2013. I still have some books to read, but it will be hard to top it. Then I read Fangirl. Wow. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next in YA.

Top Authors New to Me:

Alexandra Bracken

I read The Darkest Minds a little late in the game. I thought it was awesome, and I really need to read the next one in the series. It's sitting on my shelf just waiting for me.

Cassandra Clare

I can't believe I'm admitting to never having read a Cassandra Clare book. I am so late to the game on this one. But I read two of them! I need to catch up on the series as a whole.

Gena Showalter

Another very prolific author that I never got around to reading until this year. I need to go back and read her past series, but I am kind of loving the White Rabbit Chronicles series.

Jessi Kirby

I never got around to reading In Honor or Moonglass, but I really enjoyed Golden, which I did get around to this year. I will read In Honor at some point in time.

Lili Peloquin

I read the first two book in her The Innocents series. It's good soapy fun. A true guilty pleasure.

Teaser and Top Ten Tuesday (#24) 09/03/13

9/03/2013

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Dare You To (Pushing the Limits #2) by Katie McGarry

From Loc.1473 on my Kindle

Maybe later tonight hell will freeze over and donkeys will start flying out of my ass. It all seems possible at this point.

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

Top Ten Books That You Wish Were Taught In Schools

This is a little hard for me, because more often than not, I think teaching books in schools tends to ruin an otherwise very good book. There were very few books that I actually liked that I had to read in school, and even those books I liked, by time we finished analyzing the books, taking tests, and writing papers, I had negative feelings towards the books. So in a hypothetical world, where teaching doesn't ruin a book, these are those that I think should be taught.

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

So many issues to discuss in this one. Family dynamics, friendship, parental relationships, bullying, and cultural history. Good stuff all around.

If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman

I would have a hard time justifying this one, but some of the topics include decisions, and life and death.

Life is But a Dream by Brian James

Teens dealing with mental illness. Recognizing the need for medical intervention.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

A great coming of age novel. Think Catcher in the Rye, but more current. It would actually work for the other TTT topic, and could easily be paired with Catcher. I think there are some forward thinking schools that do teach this book, which is great.

My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi

This book can get a little preachy, and it is pretty predictable, but the topic is so important, and I just don't know of many books that cover it.

Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian

I kind of love this book for it's different views on women and sexuality. How do/should women act in order to have the most power? So many interesting discussions can come from this book.

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Another book that I think may already be taught in some schools. It deals with SUCH an important topic. This is an issue that so many girls face and the guys in the classroom can bring in their perspective.

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Once again bullying is being dealt with her, as well as suicide. Such a memorable take on both issues.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Why? Because no TTT would be comeplete without a Sarah Dessen book. But really, I picked this one because it deals with some interesting issues including family issues as well as dealing with an unexpected loss and how to move on from it.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins

This may be a bit of a stretch, but I think it deals with some interesting issues including, some morality issues. As well as survival issues. Plus it's a great book.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 07/29/13

7/29/2013

This weekly recap is hosted by Shelia of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books and the kidlit version is hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts. Each week we recap what we’ve read and look at what’s coming up this week.

Stacking the Shelves (#8)

4/27/2013

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what they got throughout the week!

I missed a week, so this list is going to look ridiculous, but keep in mind this is TWO weeks worth of books. Also, it won't even come close to next week, after I attend a library sale which is always PACKED with tons of YA books. $1 for hardcovers, $.50 paperbacks. Hold me back.

Won: