Top Ten of the Moment [8]

Top Ten of the Moment is a meme from Swimmer over at Breaking the Bookshelf to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and put your TTotM link in the Mr. Linky on her post.  Easy enough, right?
 
This week's topic is:  Favorite Books of 2010...so far! 
(Choose your favorite books of 2010 up till now. Must have been read in 2010 but could have been published any time.)  (To see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE.)

I've only completed 16 books this year, and some of those are not at all what I would consider "favorites,"  so I'm going to include a couple of the books I am reading that I already like a lot.

My Top Ten:

1.     The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner:  An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer (Quirk Review)

2.     The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (I'm only about halfway through the audio book, and I love it!  Can't wait to go to work tomorrow and finish it!)

3.     Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (Quirk Review)

4.     Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld (Quirk Review)

5.     Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs (Quirk Review)

6.     Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness #1) by Tamora Pierce (This book reminded why I like fantasy and makes me wonder why I don't read more of it!  Expect a review soon.)

7.     Sweetblood by Pete Hautman (I loved reading this book and getting to know the MC as she got to know herself.)

8.     Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, Book 1) by Melissa De La Cruz (I'm not done with it yet, but I like it a lot so far.)

9.     Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (A well-written book I was afraid to read - expect a review soon.)

10.     Infinite Days (Vampire Queen) by Rebecca Maizel (Quirk Review)

Top Ten of the Moment [6]

Top Ten of the Moment is a meme from Swimmer over at Breaking the Bookshelf to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and put your TTotM link in the Mr. Linky on her post.  Easy enough, right?

This week's topic is:  Best Covers Ever!
(to see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE)

This is essentially a list of my favorite covers and is not a reflection on how much I liked the book (if I've read it).

My Top Ten:

1.     Fallen & Torment by Lauren Kate - These covers are Gothic and gorgeous!

2.     The Dark Divine and The Lost Saint by Bree Despain - I love the floaty, colorful fabric and the font, even though I don't understand what the legs have to do with the books (anyone know?).

3.     The Luxe Series by Anna Godbersen - Opulent gowns in rich fabrics - need I say more?

4.     The Last Survivors series by Susan Beth Pfeffer - I find the cosmos extremely captivating, and though I've never read these books, I could stare at the covers all day.

5.     Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl - Dark and mysterious with an awesome font!

6.    The Gallagher Girl series by Ally Carter - These covers are so recognizable and I love that they are in different colors each time...I can't wait too see what the next one is going to look like!

7.     Nightshade by Andrea Cremer - I think this is a stunning cover, and from what I hear of the book, the feral female is fitting for the story.  I also like that the main character's name is Calla and they put (bloody) calla lilies on the the front.

8.     Paranormalcy by Kiersten White - I was instantly interested in this book the first time I saw it.  I'm glad that, according to many reviews, the book is just as awesome as its cover.

9.     The Mark by Jen Nadol - I don't know much about this book, but every time I see it I always think it's glowing.  I love that lighting effect.

10.     Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs - This is such a beautiful and whimsical cover that perfectly fits the fun story inside.

Top Ten of the Moment [5]

Top Ten of the Moment is a new meme from Swimmer over at Books, Writing, and More, Oh My!! to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and put your TTotM link in the Mr. Linky on her post.  Easy enough, right?

This week's topic is:  Best Movies Taken from Books!
(to see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE)

This is essentially a list of my favorite movies and is not a reflection on how good the book was or how precise the film adaptation.

My Top Ten:

1.  Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King from the book by J.R.R. Tolkien
2.  Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers from the book by J.R.R. Tolkien
   
3.  Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring from the book by J.R.R. Tolkien
4.  The Phantom of the Opera from the book by Gaston Leroux
5.  Little Women from the book by Louisa May Alcott
6.  The Secret Garden from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
7.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from the book by J.K. Rowling
8.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from the book by J.K. Rowling
9.  The Twilight Saga:  Eclipse from the book by Stephenie Meyer
10.  The Count of Monte Cristo from the book by Alexandre Dumas

Top Ten of the Moment [4]

Top Ten of the Moment is a new meme from Swimmer over at Books, Writing, and More, Oh My!! to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and put your TTotM link in the Mr. Linky on her post.  Easy enough, right?

This week's topic is:  Literary Crushes!  (to see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE)

And just to give you a quick rundown because I found it funny:

5 are VAMPIRES

2 are MAGICAL

2 are FEY

1 is a SPY

I like my guys special and/or skilled, what can I say?  ^_^

My Top Ten:

1.  Lestat from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
2.  Jasper Hale from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
3.  Zachary Goode from the Gallagher Girl series by Ally Carter
4.  Paton Yewbeam from the Children of the Red King series by Jenny Nimmo
5.  Zero Kiryuu from Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
6.  Eric Northman from the Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris
7.  Rath Roiben Rye from Tithe and Ironside by Holly Black
8.  Fred from The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
9.  Legolas Greenleaf from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
10.  Numair from The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce

Top Ten of the Moment [3]

Top Ten of the Moment is a new meme from Swimmer over at Books, Writing, and More, Oh My!! to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and put your TTotM link in the Mr. Linky on her post.  Easy enough, right?

This week's topic is:  Best Literary Friend (not love interest)  (to see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE)

My Top Ten:

1. Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
2. Dess from the Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld
3. Macy, Bex, and Liz from the Gallagher Girl series by Ally Carter
4. Gabriel Silk from the Children of the Red King series by Jenny Nimmo
5. Alice Cullen from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
6. Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
7. Lulu from the Airhead series by Meg Cabot
8. Mark Murphy from Sweetblood by Pete Hautman
9. Angela Weber from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
10. Fred from The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

Top Ten of the Moment [2]

Top Ten of the Moment is a new meme from Swimmer over at Books, Writing, and More, Oh My!! to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and put your TTotM link in the Mr. Linky on her post.  Easy enough, right?

This week's topic is:  YA Romance Books/Relationships  (to see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE)

This one was a bit difficult for me (as I don't really read straight romance, YA or otherwise, and unless it was something epic, I have a hard time remembering even characters' names) so I really had to think (big deal for me :oP) about this list.

My Top Ten:

1. Ron and Hermione from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
2. Cammie and Zach from the Gallagher Girl series by Ally Carter
3. Jasper and Alice from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyers
4. Harry and Ginny from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
5. Ani and Geric from The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
6. Daine and Numair from The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce
7. Kaye and Roiben from Tithe and Ironside by Holly Black
8. Em and Christopher from the Airhead series by Meg Cabot
9. Kathleen and Bran from Overdue by Richie Tankersley Cusick
10. Colie and Norman from Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen 

Top Ten of the Moment

Top Ten of the Moment is a new meme from Swimmer over at Books, Writing, and More, Oh My!! to be hosted every Thursday.

How this meme works is that Swimmer will choose a topic (food, books, etc.) and will pick her current top ten.  If you want to participate, all you have to do is create your own top ten for Swimmer's selected topic and leave your TTotM link in the comments of her meme post.  Easy enough, right?

This week's topic is:  Books you want to read  (to see Swimmer's top ten, click HERE)

My Top Ten:

1. Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
2. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
5. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
6. Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
7. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
8. White Cat by Holly Black
9. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins