Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish.
 

This week's theme: Ten books on my fall to-be-read list. Honestly I could go easy and name all the books on my bookshelf that I haven't read (basically 60% of the shelf) BUT I WON'T OF COURSE. I'm actually really bad at planning what books to read ahead of time. I figure out what book I'm going to read next after I finish the current one. And it happens based on whether I want to touch a book on my shelf, if I get lazy to move and decide to read on my phone via online library, or if I read a really good review and the title sticks in my head. So here's a list of books I'd like to read soon but there's no promise that I will.

1. A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

Why: A love story told in 14 different point of views from other people watching the potential couple and fangirling about how cute they could be TOGETHER. I think one of the POVs is a squirrel.

2. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Why: I recently bought the book and basically everyone's been telling me to read it.

3. Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Why: BECAUSE JENNY HAN

4. Alice Takes Back Wonderland by David D. Hammons

Why: I love all things Alice in Wonderland. It's always been an extremely interesting story to me. Also Ranu's review over at The Araliya Bookshelf totally sold the book to me! Coming out September 28, 2015.

5. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

Why: I bought the book when there was a 99 cent deal on Kindle. The author has promised me feels!

6. Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall

Why: Her problem? She’s babysitting the siblings of her childhood friend and new crush, Teo. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS BOOK PROMISES ME. FIRST ROMANCE. THEN SIBLING FEELS. I'M ALL ABOUT THOSE FAMILY FEELS. Coming out October 20, 2015.

7. Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

Why: First, the cover is beautiful. Second, it's a fairy tale retelling. AND A CINDERELLA ONE TOO!! (My favorite classic princess. Though my all time favorite is Tiana in Princess and the Frog.)

8. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Why: A beautifully written historical fiction story during WW2. It's an adult book but I've been looking forward to this book for a long time.

9. The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

Why: I'M SO EXCITED. I've heard such good things.

10. Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton

Why: A cutthroat ballet story.

There! I will try to keep to this list but I know I'm going to miss some because I start college on Thursday and don't know if I'll be able to read as much *cries* BUT I HAVE PLANS. And I intend to read a good amount.

Top Ten Book Quotes

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Hello! This week's theme is: a FREEBIE! I recently started a "quote notebook" where I write down quotes that make me pause or take away my breath in books, movies, random ones I see on the internet, etc. So I decided to make a Top Ten Book Quotes post for this Tuesday... WITH GRAPHICS.

1. "Even in the future, the story begins with Once Upon a Time."  ~Cinder by Marissa Meyer

2.  "I will love you forever; whatever happens. Till I die and after I die, and when I find my way out of the land of the dead, I'll drift about forever, all my atoms, till I find you again..."  ~The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

3. “Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.”  ~Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

4. "Hazel," [her mom] said, voice firm and grave, "Listen to me. There is nothing wrong with you, got it?" Hazel nodded. She understood. They were plastic flowers of words— but they looked nice on the surface."  ~Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

5. "I am the king and you could've been my Red Queen. Now you are nothing."  ~Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

6. “It might be my imagination, but I think I hear his heart beating. His is beating and mine feels like it's breaking.”  ~P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

7. “And there it is, against all hope, like the sun peeking out from behind the clouds. The smallest hint of a smile.”  ~These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman

8. “Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars who gazed back.”  ~Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

9. “And that might just be the root of the problem: we're all afraid of each other, wings or no wings.”  ~The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

10. "It's like, I don't know, grabbing a little piece of life. All this stuff happens, all these little moments go flying past, and then they're gone. And then you're gone...But when you take a picture, that one moment isn't gone. You caught it. It's yours. And you get to keep it."  ~The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

Aaaand there you have it! My top ten quotes. I tried not to use too many of the obvious, power quotes from books. After getting the idea, I thought it would be aesthetically appealing to also include graphics... OMG they took FOREVER. I'm pretty sure my sister wanted to kill me from the amount of times I asked her, "Hey, does this look good." But there you have it! 5 quote graphics (the plan was ten but my hand died after five). 

Not exactly sure if the Red Queen one makes sense. She doesn't have red hair (at least I don't think) but red splash for the Red Queen? Also for the These Broken Stars quote, I tried to make the text have a "sunrise gradient". Don't really think anyone will get that, but OH WELL.

Ten Characters I Just Didn't Click With

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This week's theme is: Ten Characters You Just Didn't Click With.
I would like to note that just because I didn't like these characters doesn't mean that I didn't like the books. If I don't click with a character, there's a good chance I'll still finish the book and like it for the story.

Wren Gray // The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
Oh my gosh, where do I even start with Wren. She expects to be the only person in her boyfriend's life and expects him to chose her over his family. I'm going to stop short there (it's for a good cause. Thinking about her woke the fire of anger in me again) but my full rant is in my review here at Goodreads.

Margo Roth Spiegelman // Paper Towns by John Green
I never understood what was so special about Margo. Quentin goes through all this trouble to find her and her reasoning behind it all was a bit bratty. 

Scarlet // Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like her. It's how she acted in the beginning of the book all stuck-up and radiating in JUSTICE vibes that didn't let me connect to her right away. Her "I can't get close to you, it's too dangerous" attitude made me want to roll my eyes.

Mal // Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Oh Mal. You silly boy. You don't know how to support your girl. The whole we're-best-friends-since-forever-and-eventually-I-noticed-you're-kinda-good-looking-and-woah-I-love-you-ROMANTICALLY thing never worked with me too.

Juliette // Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
I really love this book. But girl you got to get up and save people not sit down and mope for no reason!

Heathcliff // Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
DON'T GET ME STARTED. I had to read this twice for school and while yes I admit it's a good book, I will not be swayed of my opinion of Heathcliff. This is no romance story! I will never agree with the idea that Heathcliff "turned that way because of his past".

Lucinda // Fallen by Lauren Kate
Eventually she just got into trouble for no reason to wait for someone to save her. Stop walking into black clouds Lucinda.

Patch // Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Patch is a grade A creep. Shower watching is not a hobby friends.

Campbell Cooper // The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
I kinda think I didn't click with Campbell because I was reading this book on an airplane. Her bad girl act wasn't working for me and with the environment I couldn't get myself to continue the book. Will try to read again eventually. 

Libby Day // Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Libby is written to have "good intentions" as she searches for the truth of her murdered family, but she will always be selfish to me. The girl gets jealous of other people's family massacres because she want to guilt people out of their money. It's always money money money.

What characters did you not click with?

Top Ten Books for Supernatural Creatures 101

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish.

HELLOOO my first meme post! I am extremely excited to share this post because the idea of using dictionary definitions for the creatures, which you'll notice I wrote by myself. Honestly so proud of this. Took me forever though. With the typing and graphics... whew! If you're a blogger, how long do blog posts usually take you to finish?

This week's theme is: Top Ten Books That Would Be On Your Syllabus If You Taught X 101. I decided to go a bit easy and chose Supernatural Creatures.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Fairy- (n.) a magical human-like creature with wings and has an annoying tendency to mess with human affairs. All I know is this is THE fairy book to read. It’s a nose-in-the-pages kinda book so reserve time because you won’t want to talk to anyone until you finish. Also the cover is super pretty and can we just take a moment to appreciate it?

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Vampire- (n.) a blood sucking dead person with beautifully chiseled abs that sparkle in the sun. Yes, I’m sorry I had to add Twilight because let’s be honest, what’s the first thing you think of when you hear vampires. Now I can’t remember what team I was obsessed with in middle school (that’s a lie, Team Jacob all the way) but I can remember how fascinating the side worlds Stephenie Meyer created was. I probably spent more time researching the werewolves and the Volturi than focusing on Edward and Bella. But as eye roll worthy as they are, I have to admit their love story is a good one.

Angelfall by Susan Ee
Angel- (n.) a celestial being with feathered wings who eventually got sick of humans and reigned terror. A book I’ve been afraid to start because of all the hype. Also, I know it’s going to be a dark read. I heard it’s known to stomp on your heart a few times (but what else is new am I right).

Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne
Werewolf- (n.) a human who shape shift into a wolf either exclusively on full moons or at will. I don’t remember much about this series but I KNOW I was super obsessed with it. It’s extremely cheesy I know that and very predictable. Maybe not everyone’s cup of tea but it was SO fun to read for me. One of those look-across-the-room-and-our-eye-contact-results-in-sparks-and-wow-did-we-just-imprint stories but with a twist. Very cliche and guess what. I’M ALL FOR IT.

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Ghost- (n.) the spirit of a dead person that haunts an area (usually where they died or WAS MURDERED) with unfinished business. My big sister read this book and was IN LOVE. Which is saying something because she is a picky reader. I have yet to read.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Witch/Wizard- (n.) a person who practices sorcery possibly for a duel to the death.  I love love love this cover. I searched all over Powell’s and Target to get this fancy cover (there's multiple versions). It’s beautiful. I admit I’m afraid to start reading this book because I’m already so in love with it from the cover (does this count as being vain?) and I’ve heard mixed reviews. From just the summary I am already excited for the magical world of The Night Circus.

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
Aliens- (n.) creature from outer space. Whatever the heck this guy is, I want in on it. Daniel is an alien... I think. He’s something. He can create things with his mind out of thin air. He usually likes to create his parents or his best friends so that he isn’t lonely, which breaks my heart. Daniel is in possession of The List, the names of the top most dangerous aliens in the universe. Out to find the one who murdered his family, he also takes the time to take out others to keep the universe safer. A one man Men in Black kinda deal. This is a light fun read, not for those who are looking for a deep story.

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
INTRODUCING BADASS VAMPIRES. I know it’s cheating having another vampire book but these vampires are different! There are three different types of vampires here: Moroi (vampires with powers), Dhampir (Half vampire+half human=awesome guardians), and Strigoi (traditional immortal vampires who are evil). The result of all these vampires in one book? Epic.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Demon- (n.) an “extremely evil” fiend who in this case accidentally falls in love with an angel. Yes, it is as tragic as it seems and more heart-aching than you think. Did I mention this demon is an artistic, spunky gal with blue hair? One of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read.

Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Dragon- (n.) Scales, claws, fire breathing creatures who like to steal princesses away from their castles… Or if you’re Jacinda you’re the only draki who can breathe fire. Because of her rare trait, Jacinda escapes from her Pride and tries to live in the mortal world. Of course the universe can’t go easy on her and she runs into a hunter named Will, a dragon hunter who saves her life. Did I mention the bad boy draki Cassian who is waiting for her back at the Pride to marry him and have his special draki babies too? A very easy to read book and pure fantasy.

That is all! Sorry for the long post, I got really excited. What are some supernatural creatures that I missed and a book to pair with it?