Top Ten Tuesday: Books When I Need Something Light and Fun

The Education of Hailey Kendrick by Eileen Cook - This book is so full of shenanigans and letting loose! 

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White - Evie is such a fun narrator and I love all the different paranormal creatures.

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade - Alona is bitchy and full of herself to the point of humor. Will has that whole "let the world burn" attitude. An unlikely romance blooms between 2 flippant characters creating an altogether fun read.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins - Paris atmosphere, cute boys...YUM! This book is super cute and fluffy.

The Collector by Victoria Scott - Dante's voice is definitely something you don't find every day in YA. It was a fun read.

Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill - London. A hunt for a mystery boy. With a hot boy at her side. It's one awesome adventure!

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - Using magic to fight evil paranormal creatures with a side of sarcasm. All of Hawkins's books are quick, exciting reads!

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger - Power to women!

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally - I love the concept of this book: a team full of awesome, funny football guys and one girl just trying to figure things out among them. This book is really fun.

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - This book may not necessarily be "light" but it is an interesting story without a whole lot of depth and very easy to lose yourself in.

March Recap

If you haven't been obsessively keeping tabs on my blog, I must say I'm neither surprised nor upset. So here are some posts of note from March, just in case you missed them ;D

It's Raining Bloggers! Hallelujah, It's Raining Bloggers!

In which you get to meet my new blogging partners. 

Who needs McLovin when I have Bloglovin

In which I do some self-promotion. 

Gabbi's review of Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Gabbi's review of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Nova's review of Gotcha! by Shelley Hrdlitschka

Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

Some of which I read after posting this. 

Top Ten Books We Recommend Most

Cover Compare of Stephanie Perkins's new covers

In which my AP class shines through. 

Movie/TV Adaptations Castings

In which I confess my woman crush for Jennifer Lawrence.

Cover Compare (2)

Cover compare is a feature on BookBreather where we, well, compare covers. :D It might be covers from different countries, or maybe just original vs. redesign, etc. I know this is something done on several other blogs so I do not claim originality. I did not get the feature or the title from any specific blog.

As most of us in the blogging world know, Stephanie Perkins creates these cute contemporary books with super adorbz guys that everyone goes gaga over. Well, her books recently got a makeover. Luckily it was only the covers that got redesigned and not the words inside! 

(And I don't know that Isla and the Happily Ever After has an old cover?)

Gabbi's Thoughts: 

I actually like the new covers! Text-focused covers are something I've always loved because the designer is forced to pay more attention to the colors and the mood of the background. Perkins's old covers give off this totally cheesy rom-com vibe. At least to me. And in a way, that feeling is accurate, but at the same time not. I don't want to look at a book cover and think, "Okay. I predict zee story. Boy meet girl. Hardships occur. Boy and girl live happily ever after. And then the story is just going to blend in with countless other YA books I've read and I'm going to walk away satisfied but unaffected." Because I LOVE being affected by books. It's why I read. To be affected. It's why I love books. I can lose myself in them and acquire new friends and endless secrets. 

The only things I don't like on the new covers are the little heart, star, and flower on each of the covers, respectively. The darkness at the bottom of the covers, paired with the softness of the brighter colors creates a rich, romantic feel. When I see these covers I imagine a relaxed story that winds its way into my heart. The whole cityscape thing makes the book seem almost adventurous, a vast canvas for self-discovery and new experiences. 

And that is my AP analysis answer for ya! ;)

I want to know what you think. Genuinely. I'm a total cover cr33p and I get so frustrated about the generic and typical covers and I like to know what other people think. 

Nova's Thoughts:

Wow, now I feel like I'm making an argument. Sorry, I like the old covers. Maybe it's the "childish" 13 year old girl in me, but I find that the old covers were a lot more cute and interesting.

Maybe they were cheesy in the sense that it's a guy and a girl, but I found it easy on the eyes.

I thought that the girl and the guy were kind of cute and just based on the way they were looking alone would make me want to read the book.

For the new covers, I thought that they were boring. When I choose a book, I'm definitely those "first impression" readers. If I had seen the new covers in stores, I would've probably dropped the book. It wasn't interesting enough for me and though it had relevance to the title, it wasn't captivating enough for me.

I like covers with more graphics than text. For me, when there's more text, I always instantly get the impression that the book is either Adult fiction or boring.