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Tuesday Meme

Top Ten Characters I’d NEVER Want To Trade Places With

Veronica Porras (TTB)

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There were two topics today and I was going to do the first one, but then I thought about it and decided on the latter… Top Ten Characters I’d NEVER Want To Trade Places With. It seemed like something that would make me think and  more interesting to write about so let’s get on with this week’s topic!

Divergent hc c(2)The first two characters I would not trade places with are Tris & Four. I may love these characters so much and will root for them and just wish they were my friends, but at the end of the day I would not in a million years trade places with them. If any of you have read Allegiant or have been spoiled… You all know why.

13326831Cia. I really like her as a strong female character. She has morals. She has a heart. Not like some other characters in this book. Again, I would not in a million years trade places with her either. What she had to go through… nope. I wouldn’t be alive if I were her. The world she’s living in is so full of pain and deceit, I don’t want to go there.

CatchingFire_cvrKatniss & Peta. My babies. My loves. The OTP that wasn’t my OTP until Mockingjay. I love them, but nope. I would not trade places. Ever.

11547291Finally we get to a character that is in a contemporary novel. Jennifer. I really like Jennifer as a character, but the pain she had to go through in this book broke my heart in two. I love her, but I wouldn’t trade place with her… now Beth… that’s a different story. 🙂

5890_originalOh, Sydney. I’m sure several of you are shocked that I would not trade places with Sydney. Adrian Ivashkov is my #1 fictional boyfriend and the love of my fictional life, but I still would not trade places with her. If you’ve read the end of TFH, you all know why.

VA-MTI-cover-_-face-on1The last three characters in my list are Rose, Lissa, and Christian. Each character’s past is so sad and horrible. I don’t want their pasts to be my past. I don’t want to fight strigoi, have a family that voluntarily turned strigoi, or have the continuation of royal family on my shoulders. I honestly don’t want my life to be in constant danger and have all this emotional baggage to deal with. I love all three of them, but I’m sorry. I ain’t trading places with them any time soon. or Ever.

What are some characters you wouldn’t trade places with?

Tuesday Meme

Top Ten Scariest Looking Book Covers

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Thank you The Broke and the Bookish for this wonderful Tuesday Meme

Good day everyone! I’m so excited to be posting the Top Ten Tuesday because that means I had free time! Last week was really busy for me because it was midterms week. I am free for now 🙂

This week’s topic is the Top Ten Scariest Looking Book Covers and to be honest with you, my covers probably won’t be as scary cause, let’s face it, I can’t read scary books to save my life. So here we go:

Veronica:

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1. Unwind by Neil Shusterman

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2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

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3. The Forest of Hands & Teeth by Carrie Ryan

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4. The One by Kiera Cass: It’s not really scary but America wearing white? What does it mean?

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5. Allegiant by Veronica Roth: Again, not so much as it being scary or creepy but not knowing the exact meaning behind that wave.

Anjie:

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1. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan: It’s not so much that the image is frightening but the meaning behind it, especially with the ending of Mark of Athen. It just really worries me.

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2. Angelfall by Susan Ee: Right from seeing that cover you can guess that this isn’t your typical angel novel with the “holier than thou” angels.

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3. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry: I love Walking Dead and I love zombies but I do not like that close up of that eye. It’s totally creepy (see I told you I can’t do scary.)

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4. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs: I haven’t read this but the cover isn’t helping that. I get a ghost-like vibe from it and it’s just not happening for me.

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5. The Weigh of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf: Again with using children. It freaks me out because of the synopsis involving the disappearance of children. Children in danger is a big no-no for me.

Tuesday Meme

Top Ten Character Names I Love or Top Ten Unusual Character Names

Veronica Porras (TTB)

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Thank you The Broke and the Bookish for this wonderful Tuesday Meme

Hello Everyone! We haven’t done a Top Ten Tuesday for a while.  Today we get to pick Top Ten Character Names I Love or Top Ten Unusual Character Names. 

1. Peregrine (Perry) – Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

2. Daenerys – A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

3. Ulrik – Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Etienne – Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perking

5. Peeta & Katniss – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

6. Penryn – Angelfall by Susan Ee

7. Katsa & Po – Graceling by Kristin Cashore

8. Patch/Jev – Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

9. Rhine – Wither by Lauren DeStefano

10. Minho – The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Which are your top unusual names?

 

Anjie

Tuesday Meme

Top Ten Best Sequels Ever

Veronica Porras (TTB)

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Thank you The Broke and the Bookish for this wonderful Tuesday Meme

It seems we have been doing a lot of lists about sequels or… is that just me thinking that? This week we have our Top Sequels Of All Time! Since I’ve been reading a lot of sequels lately and I’ve loved most of them so obviously they are going on this list. Here we go!

Veronica’s List:

1. The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

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2. United We Spy by Ally Carter

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3. Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

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4. Onyx by Jennifer Armentrout

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5. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

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Anjie’s List

6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

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7. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

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8. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

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9. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

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10. The Elite by Kiera Cass

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Editor Letter

April Recap

Veronica Porras (TTB)

Another month has gone by. That was fast!

I have one month left of school and I will be graduating from college at the end of May. Basically, I have three weeks left of college. Exciting stuff!

Onto to book news, Here are the Books I read in the month of April, including links to the reviews I wrote:

  • That Summer by Sarah Dessen| Review
  • Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
  • Insurgent by Veronica Roth| Review
  • Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley| Review
  • Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald| Review

Books I wasn’t able to finish:

  • Breathe by Abbi Glines

Books given in Exchange for Review:

  • Etiquette for the End of the World by Jeanne Martinet| Review

Top Ten Tuesday Posts:

  • Top Ten Characters I Would Crush On If I Were Also A Fictional Character| Link
  • Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger | Link
  • Top Ten Books I Loved But Never Wrote A Review For| Link
  • Top Ten Books I Thought I’d Like MORE/LESS Than I Did| Link
  • Top Ten Words/Topics That Instantly Make My Buy/Pick Up A Book| Link

Everything above is basically what happened in the blog for the month of April. Stay tuned for more exciting book stuff to come in the month of May.

Happy Reading!