Top Seven Underrated Books

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This week’s topic: Top Ten Books I Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings On Goodreads

1. The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer

On Goodreads

Top Ten Books On My Summer TBR List

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Top Ten Books On My Summer TBR List

   

1. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson 

- I'm currently reading this one and I'm really liking it so far!

2. Landline by Rainbow Rowell 

- I just received this in the mail today! Can't wait to start! 

    

3. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

I'll be receiving this from Penguin to review in July and I can't tell you how ready I am to have this in my hands!

4. This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

This is going to sound rather lame after following my reasoning for wanting to read Isla, but I have just owned this book for quite awhile now and think it's about time I read it!

   

5. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

- I won this in a giveaway and I can't wait to read it! A fun romance that takes place during a road trip? Count me in!

6.. Shatter Me by Tahereh Maji

- I STILL haven't read this even though I feel like 99% of the world has. I would love to read this (and the rest of the trilogy) before I meet Tahereh at YALLfest in November!

    

7. A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

- I should be recieving this soon to read and review and I can't wait! It seems like such a sweet love story!

8. The One by Kiera Cass 

I meant to read this when it came out, but got distracted.. What's new?

   

9. Legend by Marie Lu
- I've only heard good things about this series, and although I've had the first one for over a year, I still haven't read it! I'm also excited to meet Marie Lu this fall at YALLfest!
10. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
- The Vampire Academy series was one of my favorite series, so naturally I need to continue on with the companion series!

What's on your summer TBR list?

Top Ten Books I've Read So Far This Year

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Top Ten Books I've Read So Far This Year

I've read 46 books so far this year, and in no particular order, these are my top ten to date.

  1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas [my review]

2. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas [my review]

3. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas [review coming soon]

4. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han [my review]

5. The Archived by Victoria Schwab [my review]

6. Cress by Marissa Meyer [my review]

7. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead [my review]

8. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead [my review]

9. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead [my review]

10.  City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare 

[Maybe this is cheating because I'm still reading this but OMG this is so good! 

It's going to be a favorite for sure!]

Top Ten Friendships in Books

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Top Ten Friendships in Books

 I had a lot of fun deciding my favorites! Usually I have a hard time making these lists, but not today! Books with amazing friendships are my favorite to read!

 

1. The Harry Potter Series- Harry, Hermione, and Ron 

 “There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.”

“We'll be there, Harry," said Ron
"What?"
"At your Aunt and Uncle's house," said Ron, "And then we'll go with you wherever you're going."
"No-" said Harry quickly; he hadn't counted on this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking the most dangerous journey alone.
"You said it once before," said Hermione quickly, "that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we? We're with you whatever happens.” 

 

 

 2. The Lord of the Rings - Frodo and Sam

 “I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise. Don’t you leave him, Samwise Gamgee. And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.” - Sam

"Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" -Sam

“I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.”

3. The Infernal Devices Trilogy - Will and Jem

“Jem knotted his fingers in the material of Will's sleeve. "You are my parabatai," he said, "You said once I could ask anything of you.” 

“Jem touched the parabatai rune on his shoulder, through the thin material of his nightshirt. "I am not alone," he said. "Wherever we are, we are as one.” 

4. Vampire Academy - Rose and Lissa

“Lissa and I had been friends ever since kindergarten, when our teacher had paired us up together for writing lessons. Forcing five-year-olds to spell Vasilisa Dragomir and Rosemarie Hathaway was beyond cruel, and we’d—or rather, I’d—responded appropriately. I’d chucked my book at out teacher and called her a fascist bastard. I hadn’t known what those words meant, but I’d known how to hit a moving target.
Lissa and I had been inseparable ever since.”

5. - The Lightning Thief - Percy & Annabeth

 "What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" - Percy
 "I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you." -Annabeth

 "Why?" - Percy

 "Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions? - Annabeth

6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Sam, Charlie, and Patrick

“We didn't talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough”  

“It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except 'be there.' I just want to make him stop hurting, but I can't. So I just follow him around whenever he wants to show me his world.” 

“Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend.” 

 

7. Throne of Glass - Nehemia and Celaena

“And, for what it’s worth, I’d pick you over a thousand ordinary and extraordinary friends. I think even if we just met on the street, even if I just saw you in passing, I’d know what you are.”

Celaena cocked her head to the side. “An assassin?”

Nehemia’s dark eyes were bright as she shook her head. “The sister of my heart.”

 

 

8. The Harry Potter Series - The Marauders (James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter) 

(Well may -Peter...)

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief Makers
Are proud to present
THE MARAUDER'S MAP"

"You should have died! Died rather than betray your friends, as we would have done for you!" - Sirius Black

9. Fangirl - Cath and Regan

“I feel sorry for you, and I'm going to be your friend."
"I don't want to be your friend," Cath said as sternly as she could. "I like that we're not friends."
"Me, too. I'm sorry you ruined it by being so pathetic.”

"And you’re not my only friend."
"I know—" Reagan rolled her eyes and waved a hand in the air, "—you’ve got the whole internet"

 

 10. The Darkest Minds - Ruby, Liam, Chubs, and Zu

“I'm a monster, you know. I'm one of the dangerous ones."

"No you aren't," he promised. "You're one of us.” 

“Yes, you are,” Chubs agreed. “But you’re our idiot, so be more careful next time.”
“Cosigned,” Liam said, hooking his fingers over mine on top of the armrest. 

What are some of your favorite friendships in books? Let me know in the comments!

Top Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn't

       

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Top Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn't

This list is going to vary a lot today. Some of these books I almost put down because they may have started out slowly, but I am so glad that I continued because I ultimately really enjoyed them. Others, however, I should have put down, but I made myself finish (and ended up wasting my time because they weren't very good).

  

  1. Half Bad by Sally Green - [My review] This was one of those books that I had been looking forward to reading, but was let down. I ended up giving this book ultimately 3/5 stars. It was a pretty slow read for me and I thought about putting it down a few times. As I said in my review, I felt that there wasn't much character depth and there were a lot of things left unexplained. It was just an okay read in the end.

2. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - [My review] I really enjoyed this book overall! Unfortunately, the first half of the book was pretty slow and depressing at times (which is why it's on this list). However, keep reading! This book gets so, so good and the second half of the book is the best! I learned so much from this story about what it really means to be a "human" and ended up giving this book a 5/5 rating!

 

3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - [My Review] This book was one of the strangest books I've ever read and I thought about putting it down a few times. It was kind of confusing at times and I honestly wonder if the author was on drugs during some of this... I really love the movies though! (3/5 stars)

4. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - Have you ever read a book and you became so enraged and annoyed with the main character/s that you just wanted to stop reading it? 

I'm not saying that you were going to throw the book out of your window, but you were definitely just wanting a break from it? That's how this book was for me. Luckily the next book wasn't as annoying for me. (3/5 stars)

  

5. Choker by Elizabeth Woods - [My Review] This book. It was honestly the worst book I've read in a long time, and definitely the worst of 2013. You can read my review for more information on why, but overall I just really disliked it. Every other page I thought about putting this book down, but made myself keep reading. What a mistake. This was a waste of time. (1/5 stars)

 6. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - [My Review] Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I just put this on here because the first 100 pages were so slow, that at one point I had considered putting it down and reading something else. It wasn't so bad that I thought that I never wanted to pick it up again, it was just one of those times where my TBR list was massive and overwhelming (when isn't it?) and I just thought, hey, maybe I'll put this down for a week or so. But I didn't. And I'm so happy about that decision. After the first 100 pages this book really picked up and it became this super cute romance book! I really enjoyed it! (4/5 stars)

 

7. The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks - This is the only Nicholas Sparks book that I hate. I've read almost all of them, but this book was so, so different than all of the others. The first half of this book was totally normal and then the second half just dove off a cliff. It was terrible. Just terrible. I wanted to stop at so many points, but forced myself to continue. This cute romance turned into this odd stalker- freaky thing and I hated it. Nicholas Sparks should just stick with what he's good at, writing love stories. (1/5 stars)

8. Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia- [My Review] This book dragged on for me. I feel like I just forced myself to continue on with it. As I said in my review, this book could have easily been about half of the amount of pages... I have the rest of the series so I will probably just force myself to continue on..(or get rid of them). Overall I gave this book 3/5 stars.

 

9. The Elite by Kiera Cass - Similar to City of Fallen Angels, I got so tired of these charactes that I almost put this book down for a few days. The main character, America, was such a strong lead character in the first book that I admired her most of the time. In this book, however, she seemed to forget how to make decisions and got super whinny. I persevered however, and ended up rating it 4/5 stars.

10. Everlasting by Elizabeth Chandler - I really enjoyed reading books 1-3 of the Kissed by An Angel series and I thought the 4th was okay. This book however, pretty much stunk. My favorite character got possessed by some creepy demon spirit and started like tearing apart the main character, Ivy's, life. I somehow managed to finish this book, but I never continued on with the rest of the series. The author definitely should of stopped after the first three books. (3/5 stars)

Did any of you almost put down any of these books too? Let me know in the comments!