📚Top Ten Tuesday – Book characters I would love an update on📚

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This weeks topic is book characters that I require an update on IMMEDIATELY. Okay, it’s actually characters I would like an update on, but come ONNNNNN ya girl needs to know where these people are at.

1 – Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. Of course I grouped them together, because they are very much a couple but I need to know, are they married?! Do they have pets?! Do they have children?! Come on I need something!

2 – Bella and Edward. Stephenie, honey, they’re vampires that are going to live forever you could create so much more content for them. PLEASE.

3 – Matt and Ava. These are two characters from Sophie Kinsella’s book Love Your Life that I recently read, and I grew so attached to these two main characters… All I need is a small update and maybe a book about the rest of their lives?!

4 – Literally everyone still alive from This Lie Will Kill You. I just need to know what’s going on with them. The ending kinda confused me and I just wanna know everyone is okay 😦

5 – Every single book that ever ended on a cliff hanger. Now I know this technically isn’t a character, but since characters are usually in cliff hangers I felt it appropriate to include this one… I just need to know how our characters are doing, I NEED CLOSURE PEOPLE.

I feel like this list got more chaotic as time went on, but that’s okay because I feel like knowing more about these characters is of vital importance to my life and I wanted to stress that feeling in my post!

As always, be sure to let me know if you’re taking part in TTT and I will come check out your post and see who we’re all looking (and holding out hope) for updates on.

Until next time, Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – Books I would gladly throw in the ocean…

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Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This weeks topic is books I would gladly throw in the ocean, submitted by Beauty & Her Books.

Now when I tell you I was excited for this prompt, oh man I was literally reeling books off and had to narrow it down to just 10 for this list. I try not to be overly negative about books, I always try and look for something positive but some of them just are awful and belong at the depths of the ocean.

All of these books have been reviewed on my blog and I will tag the reviews if you wanted to check them out!

1 – Christmas Wishes Come True by Jessica Coulter Smith.

2 – The Crack of Evil by Taylor MacNeill.

3 – Black Edge by Charlotte Byrd.

4 – Flatlined by John Meaney.

5 – Promise You Won’t Tell by John Locke.

6 – Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

7 – Sometimes I lie by Alice Feeney.

8 – Sleeping Beauti by DB Green.

9 – Dr Sleep by Stephen King.

10 – How Much To? by Matt Shaw.

I think it’s pretty clear from my reviews of these books why I wanted to banish them to the depths of the ocean… From the truly awful miscommunication trope to books that could have been better written by children they do not deserve to be out there for people to read!

Let me know if you’re taking part in Top Ten Tuesday and what’s on your list.

Until next time, Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – Books written before I was born.

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This weeks topic is books written before I was born, which was in 1995. I’m going to try and do this from just books on my shelf so we’ll see how many I have!

I actually have about 15 books on my shelf that were written or published before I was born but I narrowed it down to these 10.

Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Published 1921.

The Supernatural Omnibus. Published 1931.

The Creeps Omnibus. Published 1935.

Lord Halifax’s Ghost Book. Published 1939.

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Published 1982.

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. Published 1982.

The Turn of The Screw by Henry James. Published 1991.

Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King. Published 1993.

And then my final two are Crimes, Creeps and Chills and A Century of Creepy Stories. These two don’t have a published date in the book but I’m going to say around the 1930s as they’re very similar to the other ghost books I have.

There you have it, 10 books from before I was born in 1995! Let me know if you’re taking part in Top Ten Tuesday so I can check out your post too.

Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – Books that should be made into Netflix shows/movies📚

Hello everyone! It’s Tuesday again and I’m finally taking part in my first TTT of August! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and is a weekly post, born out of the want to bring us bookish people together and great for those of us that love a good list (me!)

This weeks topic was submitted by Nushu @ Not A Prima Donna Girl and is books that should be turned into a Netflix show or movie. Which if that was the case for these books I would literally never read again lmao.

1 – The Whisper Man by Alex North. I love a good horror film, after books, they’re my next biggest passion and I feel like this would make a great suspense filled film.

2 – Wicked series by Piper Lawson. I feel like this would make a great TV show and it could really delve into the minor story lines and bring those to life, alongside the main plot.

3 – The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson. This would make an AWESOME film, it’s mystical, it’s fantasy, it would do so well shown on screen.

4 – Goosebumps Horror Land Series by R L Stine. Now I know there is already Goosebumps episodes out there (and believe me they’re as scary now as they were when they came out) and there’s a film but I feel the Horror Land series is vastly underrated and would make the most amazing TV show.

5 – Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. I used to be so obsessed with this book when I was younger so seeing it in a film would just be teenage life goals for me.

And there are my top 5 picks for books that I would love to see made into a TV show or movie! Let me know if you’re taking part in TTT so I can check your post out too.

Until next time, Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday turns 10🎉🎊

Hello everyone! It is Tuesday today which means it’s time for Top Ten Tuesday… Today is a special one as TTT is 10, so we have a celebration post! Our brief for today is that we could pick any previous TTT post and redo or update it, we can be as creative as we like…

Top Ten Tuesday is currently hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl and is a weekly post, that was born from the want to bring us bookish people together and those of us who love a good list (me😂)

I have decided to post my top ten fave books I’ve ever reviewed, the original post was first ten books so I’ve decided to switch it up a bit and share my fave reviews instead!

If you click on the book titles you can see the original review I posted too.

1 – Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. I picked this one because it was the first ever book review I posted, and while I’ve certainly come a long way since then it reminds me of when I started out.

2 – Inferno by Dan Brown. This book literally planned an entire holiday for me and even though I only rated it 4 stars it still made such an impact on my life.

3 – Mirror Mirror by Anthony M Strong. I reviewed this 1 star, BUT, it’s my first ever bad review of a book so I had to include it!

4 – The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler. I really enjoyed reading this book and it’s definitely one that will be on my reread list, which is why I’ve included it.

5 – Die, My Love by Zoe Blake and 6 others. This was the first anthology I’d read and it was amazing. I’ve included it because I want more people to know about this book, it was SO GOOD.

6 – Camp Leanpe by Timothy R Baldwin. I’ve included this one because it reminded of the Goosebumps series I used to read as a child, so it was one of my favourites to review, it was like going into a time machine!

7 – Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I don’t know why I put off reading this book for so long because it was amazing and by far one of my favourites to review, I felt like I couldn’t get my words typed fast enough to share the review.

8 – Goosebumps by R L Stine. I mean of course I’ve included this one, I literally got in a time machine and went back to my childhood!

9 – Death Warrant by Will Pearson. This is the only none fiction book on my list and I’ve included it because it was my third book after I’d DNFR the 2 previous, and it really got me out of a slump.

10 – Hannibal book series by Thomas Harris. Technically this is 4 books in this review, but Hannibal is one of my all time favourite book series and I had to include it, as they were my favourite reviews to write.

Happy 10th birthday to Top Ten Tuesday too, originally from The Broke and the Bookish back in June 2010 it moved over to Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018 and it has been there ever since. I can’t even begin to imagine how many posts there has been in its 10 year history!

As always, let me know if you’re taking part and I will check out your post too.

Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – Reasons why I love certain book titles📚

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Hello guys and gals, it’s Tuesday again and that means it’s time for Top Ten Tuesday. TTT is currently hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl and was born out of the want to bring us bookish people together (and it’s great if you love a list like me!)

This weeks topic is top ten reasons why I love and then we had a freebie, so I decided to talk about my top ten most loved book titles.

1 – Say Cheese and DIE! This might have something to do with it being my fave Goosebumps book, but the title just fills me with so much excitement and nostalgia when I hear it!

2 – Skeleton Crew. I just think this book title sums up King’s writing perfectly. It holds promise of what’s inside…

3 – How Much To…? Whilst I hated this book, and rated it 1 star because it was so grim the title struck me, it drew me in and definitely did not allude to what was going to be inside the book.

4 – You Kant Make It Up! I love philosophy and ethics, I think looking back these were my favourite subjects that I took for my a-levels and this book just reminds me so much of my old teacher, he was hilarious and yeah it just really makes me think back to my school days!

5 – Pet Sematary. I love this book so much, it had to make my list! It just seems such an innocent title until you read the author and the blurb.

6 – The Devil’s Hand. The title captured me as soon as I saw it on the Kindle store, I love a title that grabs you as soon as you look at it.

7 – Banquet for the Damned. Again with this one, the title sort of draws you in, you’re curious, you want to know more about what kind of a book has this sort of title…

8 – The Perfect Couple. I actually picked this on NetGalley a few months back based purely on the title, I knew it wouldn’t be what it seemed and that made me want to read it all the more!

9 – The BFG. This book reminds me of my childhood and so I had to include it, it fills me with so much joy just thinking about it.

10 – The Witches. I always remember this as a book that used to terrify me as a child. And I actually think this is where my love of being scared/horror came from…

Anyway, those are my top ten most loved book titles, whether they remind me of my childhood, school days or I just loved them because they were so ingenious I love every single one.

Let me know if you’re taking part in TTT and I’ll come check out your post!

Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – Books I wish I read as a child📚

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Hey guys it’s Tuesday again, which means it’s time for Top Ten Tuesday – currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, TTT is a weekly post born out of a love of books and lists, and a want to bring us bookish people together.

Today’s topic is books I wish I read as a child, so without further introduction here are mine! P.S. I’m classing child right the way up to age 18…

1 – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

2 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

3 – The Divergent series by Veronica Roth.

4 – Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

5 – Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld.

6 – Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison.

7 – Pretty Little Liars by Sara Sheppard (instead I settled for the TV series lmao).

I could only think of these 7, I actually read a lot of the books and book series that I wanted to read when I was younger, there are only this select few that I feel I missed out on reading when I was a teenager/young adult. I would add them to my TBR list but I don’t think they’d hold the same enjoyment as when I was younger.

Be sure to let me know if you’re taking part in TTT and I’ll come check out your post!

Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – TT books I enjoy and ALWAYS talk about📚

Hey and welcome back to my blog! Today is TTT day and hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, it’s a weekly post born out of the want to bring bookish people together and because we love a good list.

Today’s topic is books that I enjoyed but I rarely talk about, but I decided to make a change and make it books I always talk about, as that was waaaay more relevant to me!

1 – The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

2 – The Shining by Stephen King.

3 – The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas.

4 – The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

5 – All 7 Harry Potter books.

These are my top 5 (technically 11 books oops) that I will always have time to talk about, and if possible fit them into a TTT or discussion post somewhere.

Let me know if you’re taking part in TTT and I’ll check out your post too!

Em xxx

Top Ten Tuesday – Ten signs you’re a book lover📚

Welcome to my blog and to another Tuesday and another edition of TTT… Today I’m going to be giving my top five signs that I’m a book lover (other than me shouting about the book I recently read 10 times a day at anyone who will listen to me lmao).

TTT is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and is a weekly post, born out of the want to bring us bookish people together.

1 – I always have a book or my Kindle with me.

2 – My library card is more battered than my bank card (and that is saying something!)

3 – If I’m not reading my blog is open while I search for recommendations of books.

4 – My Amazon order history is just book after book after book.

5 – I talk about fictional characters as if they exist in real life.

And a bonus number 6 for you! I have actually planned a holiday to Florence based entirely around Inferno by Dan Brown, soz to my long suffering boyfriend who will be coming with me!

How can people tell you’re a bookworm? Let me know in the comments if you’re taking part in TTT so I can check them out.

Em xxx

 

Top Ten Tuesday – Books I’ve read so far in 2020📚

WOOP, welcome to Tuesday everyone! Tuesday is one of my fave days of the week, not just because it’s TTT but because it means we have made it through 2 days of the week and we are still here!

But also because it’s Top Ten Tuesday… And today the topic is one that I have changed slightly…

The original topic set by That Artsy Reader Girl (who hosts TTT a weekly post, which was born out of the want to bring us bookish people together) was Spring 2020 TBR but I’m doing my 2020 reads so far – kinda sounds the same lmao.

Anyway, here is what I’ve read so far – some of these reviews haven’t yet gone live so if you haven’t seen them yet that’s why!

1 – Before You Wake by Adam Nevill

2 – One Week Till Christmas by Belinda Missen

3 – The Doll by JC Martin

4 – The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith

5 – The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

6 – The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

7 – The Crack of Evil by Tayler Macneill

8 – The Night Vanishing by Richard Wybrow

9 – Can you keep a secret? by Sophie Kinsella

10 – The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker

These were read between the start of January and the middle of February, I think it’s the most books I’ve ever read in that time period in my life! And while I didn’t set a specific goal, I’m really pleased with what I managed to read.

Let me know if you’re taking part in TTT so I can check out your post!

Em xxx