Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Book Covers I'd Frame As Pieces of Art

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. The topic this week is Top Ten Book Covers I'd Frame As Pieces of Art. It's tough to choose simply because I've seen several beautiful covers over the last few years that to narrow it down to ten seemed hard. Here are some of them in no particular order.

      

       

       

        

       

The Road by Jay Mclean

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein

Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler

What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Top Ten Books When You Need Something Light & Fun

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. The topic this week is Top Ten Books When You Need Something Light and Fun. I had a little difficulty with this simply because I've read so much Light and Fun over the last few years that listing only ten seemed hard. They've also become a necessity, and believe it or not, these books comprise half of my Goodreads challenge.  While many of them were a meh, a bunch has made it to my favorites-list. Here are some of them in no particular order.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

This is my first and favorite Sarah Dessen book.  The plot is a combination of light and deep, with a sweet story and not-so-much drama. It's one of my go-to reads when I need something for a long ride or when the mood strikes and I want to SAWOON over Wes Baker.

Love at First Click by Elizabeth Chandler

Love at First Click is a cutesy YA contemporary that I inhaled in a few hours. I remember loving Hayley, the main character, and relating to her. Not because I like my sister's boyfriend (I don't even have a sister) but because I can see myself in her character. I also hate stories of cheating and stealing, and this book is not at all about those.

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

"Wesley Rush doesn’t chase girls, but I’m chasing you" This. Line. Never. Fails. The DUFF is addicting, entertaining and sexy. The interaction between our sarcastic, bold and manwhore-hating heroine, Bianca and the HOTT Wesley Rush is something I go back to every once in a while. I've reread this one thrice. so  far.

Pride & Popularity by Jenni James

Pride and Popularity is my favorite P&P retelling. I've always enjoyed reading adaptations of Jane Austen's novels, but there's something about the way Jenni James writes her books that make them stand out among others. Yes, they're predictable but they're also a lot of fun. 

Awkward by Marni Bates

"I killed him with my awkwardness"
This book is funny and cute! Awkward is about a girl who became an overnight YouTube sensation after knocking out a jock and attempting to 'revive' him by doing CPR. After reading the synopsis, I immediately got my copy and was glad I did.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

What's more fun than strolling along the streets of Paris and falling inlove with Etienne St. Claire? Anna and the French Kiss is one of my all-time favorites and it's flawless in my opinion. This book is goofy-smile-on-your-face-after kind of good.

Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg

This is not only an enjoyable read, but very inspiring as well. It has music, art, drama and romance to name a few. All of them combined and you get this heartwarming and entertaining novel.

1-800-Where-R-You series by Meg Cabot

This series introduced me to Meg Cabot's writing and has been my favorite work of hers ever since. It has no dull moment, given the adorable heroine and exciting albeit a bit quirky plot to every installment.

Every single title by Janette Rallison

I guess I'm cheating a little by this but I don't care. Every single one of her books are delightful to read and full of charm. I particularly loved My Fair Godmother series, in which Ms. Rallison mixed fairy-tales with contemporary teenage MC's. 

I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

 I didn't realize how much I'm missing out on some good Chick-Lit until I read my first Sophie Kinsella book last year. I absolutely loved and enjoyed I've Got Your Number and my coke-through-the-nose-funny shelf on Goodreads was born out of reading it.

What are your top Light & Fun reads? Feel free to share them in the comments or post the link to your own top ten list!

Top Ten Tuesday (2): Books You Loved But Never Wrote A Review For

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This week is about either books you loved and couldn't bring yourself to write a review for or books that you read long before blogging.
I decided not to include those books I always mention and loved but also never reviewed.

(In no particular order)

• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater: I read this in late 2009 after finishing the Twilight Saga. It sparked my interest since it's all about werewolves and I've had heard great things about it. It did not disappoint! I loved it so much, especially Maggie's writing.

• Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh: I know. I was first taken aback after reading a few pages of this one. It was completely not what I expected to be. Still not appropriate for my age but I think this series is amazing. 

• Graceling by Kristin Cashore: I think this one of the best YA fantasy I've ever read. Mary Ann lent me this one October last year. The heroine was one of my favorites and the author just managed to blew me away.

• Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward: Another adult fantasy series I dared to read. I just thought of exploring outside of my comfort zone and decided to read this series last summer. I loved it so much. The romance was still too much for me but the books are still my favorites nonetheless. JR Ward introduced me to vampires who don't much favor feeding off from humans for a change. And I think it's brilliant.  

• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins: Oookay. So this one's an all-time favorite. I tried writing a review for it but found myself unable to. Let's just say it's a MUST READ for anyone. I can't imagine a person who wouldn't at least like it.

• Please Ignore Vera Dietz: I always thought this should be way more popular than it already is. It is also a Printz Honor awardee for this year. I loved how this doesn't have any romance yet I still think it's fantastic. Vera Dietz is effortlessly classy.

• Divergent by Veronica Roth: I don't probably have to say why.This would be as famous as THG and I don't have anything bad to say about it. I know I'm pretty biased because all Dystopian books I read, I loved. I didn't even attempt to write my thoughts about it because I know I couldn't

• Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista: I am so proud of this book. This was assigned to us to read for school last year in my Filipino subject. It's not  YA and it's about the life of a family during Martial law period. I believe that this should be translated into different languages and show its awesomeness in the whole world. 

• After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick: Another award-winning book from Pennsylvania. It's the sequel of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie which I  also loved. It's very poignant and hilarious and I fell inlove with the characters from the start.

 Comment with your list or your link to it so we can check them out!

Top Ten Tuesday: Books You Lied About

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This week is about books we lied about reading, lied about NOT reading, lied about liking/disliking, etc.

(In no particular order)

• The Picture of Dorian Gray: I put this on my read shelf on Goodreads when in reality, I only watched the movie and haven't read the book. <3 Ben Barnes btw. - Dea (IvaliceAlliance)
• Twilight: We claim that we dislike this saga but honestly, we really liked it. We admit that the movies clouded our judgment and disappointed us because they're not how we pictured them to be. Movies aside, it's a pretty good series and what started it all. - Teen Readers' Diary
• Jane Eyre: Both of us have it on our read shelf when only Riz (Bookadicea) have read it. We really intend to but we're still struggling to find time and fight our constant desire to read new books. Classics aren't really for us. :) - Dea (IvaliceAlliance) and Mary Ann
• I Am Number Four: After 50 pages or so, I gave up on reading this any further. I dunno, it just gave me a headache and the fact that Alex Pettyfer will play the role of John made me think of ignoring the book and watch it on the big screen instead. - Dea (IvaliceAlliance)
• Beautiful Creatures: I rated this book 3 stars but after finishing Beautiful Darkness, I realized that I really loved it! Now I'm on to editing my review and change it into 4.5. - Mary Ann
• Eternal: I always say that this book is okay but what I really think of this book is it's beyond NOT okay. Sorry Ms. Leitich-Smith. :( - Bookadicea
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull: I read the summary and analysis of this book on our senior English textbook so I considered this already read in my GR shelf - Bookadicea
• Lovely Bones and 
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  The Devil Wears Prada: We really LOVED the movies of these books. Again, we don't feel the need of reading their books but the want of putting them on our Goodreads read shelf, which we did. : D - Teen Readers' Diary

We only have 9 and that's all we had to spill! We hope those are the last books that we had to lie about.

Comment with your list or your link to it so we can check them out!