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Top Ten Tuesday (#80) (02/10/15) Top Ten Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romances In Books

2/10/2015


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 
I actually had to sit and think about what makes a romance work for me, or not work for me.  I looked at some of my favorite romances, to find out what made me love them.  Here are the things I like and I dislike.


Like:

1. The full story/The slow burn


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4374400-if-i-stay

Where you get a full idea why the characters love each other, scene after scene of the love growing. 

2. Friends First


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745753-eleanor-park https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6936382-anna-and-the-french-kiss https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51737.The_Truth_About_Forever

Much like the one above, when they are friends first, it's easy to see why they fell in love and it's easy to root for them.

3. Saving each other

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492251-playing-hurt https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4570679-going-too-far

This one may be a bit controversial, but I like it when the male and female character come together to help each other get over an issue.

4. Converting the skeptic


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22205.This_Lullaby

I like a romance where the main character, be it male or female doesn't believe in true love, and yet the see maybe there is a chance for them.


5. Opposites attract


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16140841-perfect-couple

There is something great about couples who come together that don't seem like they would be a good fit, but it somehow works.

6. Sugary Sweet




One of my favorites.  I just like a sweet, sweet romance with not a lot of drama.

7.  The Really Hot/Sweet Guy


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12294652-my-life-next-door

Who can resist the hot, yet sweet guy?



Dislikes:

1.  Instalove

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6487308-fallen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6339664-hush-hush

On a rare occasion it works.  But it's really, really rare.


2.  The annoying triangle


Once again, sometimes the triangle works, but usually there is absolutely no point in it. 

3. The control freak




Controlling, stalkery guys make me a little crazy, and not in a good way.


"Waiting On" Wednesday (#76) Alive by Chandler Baker

2/04/2015

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm picking:

Alive by
Expected publication: June 9th 2015 by Disney-Hyperion


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23268484-alive?from_search=true

From Goodreads: 

Stella Cross's heart is poisoned.

After years on the transplant waiting list, she's running out of hope that she'll ever see her eighteenth birthday. Then, miraculously, Stella receives the transplant she needs to survive.

Determined to embrace everything she came so close to losing, Stella throws herself into her new life. But her recovery is marred by strange side effects: Nightmares. Hallucinations. A recurring pain that flares every day at the exact same moment. Then Stella meets Levi Zin, the new boy on everyone's radar at her Seattle prep school. Stella has never felt more drawn to anyone in her life, and soon she and Levi are inseparable.

Stella is convinced that Levi is her soul mate. Why else would she literally ache for him when they are apart?

After all, the heart never lies...does it?



Why I'm Waiting:

This looks like it could be either awesome, or insanely creepy.  Either way, I want to check it out.




Top Ten Tuesday (#79) (02/03/15) Top Ten Books Contemporary Books I Can't Believe I Haven't Read

2/03/2015


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 
Top Ten Books Contemporary Books I Can't Believe I Haven't Read

Contemporary books are by far my favorite.  I read that genre more than any other, but there are books I've missed over the years that I still can't believe I haven't read yet.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22628.The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower

I've been wanting to read this forever, I just never found the time.  It's supposed to be a classic, and it's shameful that I haven't read it.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8433500-jellicoe-road

I am making it a goal to read this book this year.  I've heard nothing but amazing things about it.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16151178-the-sea-of-tranquility

This is one of those books that slipped my attention when it came out, but the reviews are great.  I have become more curious in the last year.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17020.13_Little_Blue_Envelopes

I like everything Maureen Johnson has written. I haven't gotten to her most popular and well known books yes.  Hopefully soon.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13406425-burn-for-burn

I've read everything that both Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian have written, and I will continue to do so. For some reason I haven't read their collaboration series yet. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1756518.The_Comeback_Season

Jennifer E. Smith is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors, and yet I haven't found the time to read this early work by her.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270730.Crank

I put this one here, but really I've only read 3 of Ellen Hopkins books.  With is terrible considering that I really like every one I have read.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12989112-such-a-rush

Another one of my favorite authors, and yet I somehow missed reading this one.  I bought it as soon as it came out, and yet I never got around to it.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11861815-winger

I put Winger on this list, but the shameful truth is that I haven't read a single book by Andrew Smith.  I have heard nothing but good things about this book, as well as many of his other works, I just haven't found the time.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5152478-wintergirls

Another one of my favorite authors, and yet another book I didn't get around to reading.  I need to prioritize this one.