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.
July 18: Books With One-Word Titles (submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy Book Blog)
I haven’t participated in the last few TTTs. It was fun browsing my read books to see which of my favorites were one word titles. There was an interesting mix of genres and they were all 4 or 5 star reads for me.
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.
June 6: Books or Covers that Feel/Look Like Summer
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.
May 30: Things That Make Me Instantly NOT Want to Read a Book (what are your immediate turn-offs or dealbreakers when it comes to books?)
This was much more difficult for me than last week’s list about things that are instant buys. I really will read almost anything. So, I had to cut this to a “top five” list.
1. Horror- this is the one genre I really don’t read
2. Child abuse
3. Crudeness that is more for shock value than contributing to the story
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.
Today’s topic: May 23: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book (these can be auto-buy authors, tropes you love, if an author you love blurbed it, settings, genres, etc.)
Concepts
Retellings- fairytales, myths, Jane Austen, I love any book that takes a known story and twists it.
Dual timelines with connected stories
Romances with marriages of convenience or fake relationships
Settings
Greece
Scotland/Ireland
Locations or historical time periods which are unique and not as well-known
Characters
Librarians, Bookshop Owners or Writers
Bakers/Chefs
Female Warriors
Real people from the past whose stories are not well known (people from marginalized groups, or people on the sidelines of more famous historical figures)
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.
Today’s topic: Books I Recommend to Others the Most
I was at a party this weekend and overheard a conversation about how this was the best book they’d ever read. I then jumped in and started recommending it to anyone who hadn’t read it. It’s that good.
I read a lot of WWII era books, but this is the one I recommend most often. The story revolves around a group of women who are employed to secretly decode German military messages.
I hesitated to put this book on the list, because unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of The Hunger Games. But, I read this book before it was a box office phenomenon and recommended it to many people.
The book is so much better than the movie. This is another one that goes against my usual preferences. Never have I loved a book so much while hating every character.
I enjoy books that have multiple, connected stories, but there’s usually certain stories that you’re more interested in than others. I loved every one of the storylines in this one.
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.
April 4: Indie/Self-Published Books (submitted by Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits)
I don’t read a lot of indie books, so I don’t have ten, but I wanted to highlight some local authors who I know personally.
Barbar Helene Smith uses her background working for the FDA to create the believable Connie Murphy mysteries staring FDA investigator.
Rick Iekel combines the history of aviation, the story of the Rochester airport, and personal stories from his years as the director of the airport. The Roc Journey thru the 20th Century
Andrea Page is a former co-worker and friend. After learning of her great-uncle’s role in WWII, she spent years researching the Sioux Code Talkers of World War II.
I can’t share too much about The Divine Meddler without spoilers. I will just say it’s a great concept that combines mystery and redemption.
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 week’s topic:
March 28: Books for People Who Liked Author X
I chose one of my favorite bestselling authors, Kristin Hannah. I love her books because they are filled with strong female relationships, history and dark family secrets. Although some of these are different cultures and time periods, they still have the same feeling.
Elise and Mariko are put in an American internment camp due to their racial backgrounds. When their families are sent to Germany and Japan they lose contact, but the bond remains.
After the Civil War former slaves advertise to find the family members they were separated from, and go on a mission to find them. Fast forward to 1987 and a young teacher find their story.
As a child, Laurel witnesses an unexplained encounter with her mother and a stranger. Fifty years later she is compeled to find answers. The search begins in pre-WWII England.
Eleanor carries guilt over an accident with her sister. Then she takes a part time job helping an elderly woman, Helena, and learns of her complicated relationship with her sister in Hungary during WWII. This helps her come to terms with her own complex dynamic of all sisters.
Winnie and Helen have kept each other’s secrets for years, but as they face their mortality it’s time to tell their truth. So, Winnie begins telling her daughter, Pearl, a story that begins in 1920s Shanghai and ends in immigrated to the US in 1949.
Virginia pulls her three estranged daughters together to help settle her estate. They finally learn the secrets of her past that answer questions from their childhood.
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.
Today’s topic: March 21: TTT Rewind (Pick a previous topic that you missed or would like to re-do/update.)
“An education is not so much about making a living as making a person.” ― Tara Westover, Educated
“But we aren’t defined by the names we carry or the religion we practice, or the nation whose flag flies over our heads. I know that now. We’re defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth.” ― Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names
“Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete.” ― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air
“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” ― Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” ― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” ― Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence
“Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.” ― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly prompt hosted my The Artsy Reader Girl for people who love books and lists.
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March 14: Books on My Spring 2023 To-Read List
Other than at Christmas, most of my reading is not directly related to the season. These are books I’ve started or would like to read this spring. They are in no particular order.
