Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR

1) Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally

2) Wither by Lauren DeStefano

3) The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

4) Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols

5) Icons by Margaret Stohl

6) The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr

7) Tempest by Julie Cross

8) A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook & Brendan Halpin

9) The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

10) Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

1) Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

2) The Killables by Gemma Malley

3) Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

4) Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

5) Splintered by A.G. Howard

6) Delirium by Lauren Oliver

7) After edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling

8) The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

9) Asunder by Jodi Meadows

10) The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Top Ten Tuesday: Books Before Blogging

(If the book is the first in a series, then I mean the entire series, but I may have finished the series while blogging.)

1) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 

2) The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

3) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - I have NO idea what I'd do if I never discovered this series. Pretty much my all time fave. And to think, I only picked it off the shelf in the grocery store because it has the word "vampire" in the title. 

4) Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - This was one of those series I loved before I even liked reading. I think it's the first series I ever re-read. 

5) This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen - This is my favorite Dessen book, to this day. 

6) Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen - This is my second favorite Dessen book, to this day. I remember staying up all night sprawled on my brother's living room floor reading this. 

7) The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han - I stayed up all night reading this one as well...ON A SCHOOL NIGHT. I finished it on the bus to school, and my friends told me I'm crazy. But it's okay because ALL THE FEELZ.

8) Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl - Okay, so the first book wasn't the best thing that ever happened to me, but this series in general is one that has claimed a spot in my heart for a long time to come. 

9) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - This is one of my guilty pleasure series. It's not, like, mind-blowing or anything, but what can I say other than that I enjoyed the series?

10) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

And Nova decided to do her thang on her blog today, so you should most definitely give that a look-see: 

Nova's Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Must Buys Still On The Shelf

1) City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

I don't know why I haven't read this yet. I love this series and I was SO EAGER to buy it. 

2) Rift and 3) Rise by Andrea Cremer

Andrea Cremer is so fantastic and I was so excited when I found at she was making a prequel to her popular Nightshade series. I bought both of these books right when they came out, and I am yet to crack open either one.

4) The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

I remember pretty much crying every time someone got an ARC of this...

5) Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Anything that has Jenny Han's name attached to it has to be awesome. I wanted this book so bad for so frackin long. 

6)Tempest by Julie Cross

Even now, I look at this shelf and want to read it. I don't know what is stopping me.

7) Just One Day by Gayle Forman

GAYLE FORMAN OMG OMG OMG I started reading this, but set it down when other books came out like it isn't important but it is important so so importsant

8) Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

I saw a video or something that made me immediately go order this book and then I never touched it.

9) Destined by Jessie Harrell

I actually won this but I remember dying around the time of the blog tour and yet I have not even take it off my shelf once. 

10) A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger

I actually bought two copies of this a while ago. One for giveaway (which I STILL haven't sent. I am so so so so sorry. I will do that sometime this week!) and one for me because its summary was pretty much the love of my life. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-Buy

1) Richelle Mead - I actually haven't read any of her adult stuff, simply because I haven't gotten my hands on any of it. But I pretty much worship her, I have a whole drawer in my entertainment center dedicated to her YA books. 

2) Lauren Oliver - I haven't read her MG stuff yet. But lemme jus say, if I could pick one author to write like, it would be Lauren Oliver. She is AMAZING.

3) Sarah Dessen - Nuff said. 

4) Cassandra Clare - Though I would love her to branch out of the Shadowhunter world, I do adore everything she has ever written. Girl has a way with characters and plots. 

5) Jenny Han - ALL DA FEELZ!

6) Katie McGarry - I can't even use words to describe what Katie McGarry does to me.

7) John Green - I've only actually read 1 of his novels, but, uh, WIN.

Those are the only authors I know of whose writing I have utter faith in. What about you? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Beach Reads

As a native Floridian, my summers have always revolved around the beach. Now, living in good ol' Arkansas, I desperately miss the beach. Nothing beats laying back on a soft towel, with a book in my hands, and the rays of sunlight beating down on my face. Finding the perfect book--now THAT'S essential. To me, the perfect beach read is a book that is fun, light, and leaves you with a good feeling in your gut when you finish. A book that really makes you smile and gives you hope for the world! 

#1-3) The Summer Series by Jenny Han. If you haven't read these novels, I honestly don't know what's wrong with you. I've never known anyone who doesn't adore them. Each book is so full of emotion and beautiful writing. If I were an adult, I'm sure these would bring me back to my teen years. 

#4) This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. Everyone knows that Dessen is the summer contemporary queen. This Lullaby focuses on a girl moving past her trust issues and digging inside of herself to find real emotions she has always pushed back. This is my ultimate favorite Dessen novel. A tough protagonist with an adorable love interest, and songs about potatoes. I guarantee you will close this book with a ginormous grin on your face. 

#5) Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen. My next favorite Dessen novel. She always creates these wonderful, believable characters and puts them in unique, relatable situations. You will fly through this novel as Auden and Eli fly through their summer nights, together making the best of their insomnia. 

#6) Impossible by Nancy Werlin. This book has a unique plot and really focuses on the fact that the power of love can overcome anything. 

#7) Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts. This is one of the only adult novels I've absolutely devoured. It's a great beach read because it's about fresh starts and true love and the formation of lifelong friendships. 

#8) Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley. This book is so so so so so so so so amazing. I can't put its beauty in a paragraph, so just read my review.

#9) The Education of Hailey Kendrick by Eileen Cook. This book is so much fun! It's about branching out and trying new things. Eileen Cook incorporates a perfect balance of humor and serious situations and you will have the best feeling in your gut when you are finished with this novel. 

#10) Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay. Told completely in verse, this novel is quick, quirky, and adorable! 

What are your top beach picks!? 

Quote Impressions

Quote Impressions is a feature where I highlight different quotes from different books that resonated with me and made a huge impression. The kind of quotes that made me pause in my reading and go, "Wow!" Now, without further ado...the quotes:

“I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I'd rather die loving Alex than live without him.” - Delirium by Lauren Oliver

“Our nights were filled with passion and long soft gazes and sweet words. We weren't behaving ourselves, and we didn't for one moment feel guilty about that.” - Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble

“The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms.” - Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

“I never once cheated on you. I never even looked at another girl when we were together.” - We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

I just started with quotes from some of my favorite books. Have you read any of these books? If you haven't, do these quotes make these books seem like something you would enjoy?

Favorite Books of 2011 (5)

Is it just me or were there a ton of awesomely wonderful fantabulous great books released in 2011? No, it wasn't just me. To express my immense love for the marvelous books I've read this year, I decided to start doing posts that each feature one of my favorite books if 2011. These posts will come at random times. The books that I choose to feature are in no particular order of how much I love them.

The book I chose this time is...

This is the third and last book in Jenny Han's Summer trilogy. I read this before I started bloggng and I loved it so much! This is one of my favorite contemp books.

Three words to describe it: MAKES YOU FEEL.

I couldn't find three individual adjectives that fit, so I just did three words that summarize the entire series. IT MAKES YOU FEEL.

 

So tell me, have you read this book/series? What did you think of it? Is it on your TBR pile? If not, then WHY NOT!!?!?!?!

Top Ten Tuesday

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

 

This week's topic:

This Top Ten Tuesday it's a freebie -- use this week to write a top ten list about ANYTHING in literature. Maybe you have a more specific list you want to do (Top Ten Dystopians, Top Ten Creatures in Paranormal Lit, Top Ten Classics, etc) or something completely your own?

YA Series And Books That I Want To Re-Read

• The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. I love all of Cassandra Clare's work so much. She is such a fantastic author. The moment I finished City of Bones I knew this was one of my new favorite series. And with all the hype about Jace winning the crush tourney, I just really want to re-read it!
• The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Okay, I'll admit, I've already read this series about six times. It is my ultimate favorite. These books helped me get through various different moves and showed me what well-written books look like. Well-written vampire books as well. These books helped me pass English and bond with others. I fell in love with the characters and the writing. This series literally changed my life. Now, with Bloodlines only a week away from being released, I really wish that I could re-read this whole series.
• The Summer series by Jenny Han. I didn't expect to love these books as much as I did. The night that I picked up the first installment, I decided to pull an all-nighter and read it, and then I finished it on the school bus the next morning. I was devastated when I discovered there were only three books.
• The Darkest Powers series by Kelley Armstrong. I seriously just miss this series and the characters.
• The Forbidden Game series by LJ Smith. This series was great. I loved the plot and the characters. I love that the bad guy was the hero. I just really want to re-read it in my spare time.
• Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen. Sarah Dessen is fantastic. This is one of my favorites from her, after This Lullaby which I re-read not too long ago.
• Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. This was the first book by Sarah Dessen that I had ever heard of. It is beautiful and sad. And my third favorite.
• The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. The first dystopian book I ever picked up. I've already read this series, like, three times but I love it! This was the first series that I ever read and loved. After reading it, I became OBSESSED with the name Tally, and I love that name to this day.
• Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken. I remember falling in love when I read this book for the first time.
• The Hush, Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick. I could definitely handle some more Patch deliciousness.

What books would you like to re-read?