Top Ten Tuesday [2]

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books I Wish Could Have Had Sequels

Heart-shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne

I really liked the book and the ending, but sometimes you just really want a story to keep going. 

Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow

Again, I loved the way it ended but I just wanted *more* I want to see Dru's life pan out and damnit I do want to see what she chooses

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Cause what adventures does Bod go on after?

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

One of my favourite books of the year so far, I want to know Josie's life turns out okay

The Demon's Lexicon trilogy by Sarah Rees Brennan

I could read about the lives of the Ryves brothers and Mae and Sin and Jamie for ever. 

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

I know we have the Bloodlines spin off but I always want more of the Rose/Lissa/Dimitri/Christian/Court story

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

I want a detailed account of all their lives. Please

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

See above

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen 

See above

Night World series by LJ Smith

I want that final, never published 10th book so, so much

What made your list?

Top Ten Tuesday [1]

Hello! So as you can see, I've decided to start doing Top Ten Tuesday posts! I've been considering this for a while but just never gotten around to it, but as I'm making some changes on the blog I thought now would be a good time to start.

Top Ten Tuesdays is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is: Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition.

 This is a weird one to write, as a blogger, because I see some books and authors totally (and deservedly) raved about on the blogosphere, but you never know how popular they are out in the real world. So I'm gonna be careful with these. I'm in now way suggesting that these authors don't get good sales (I don't know numbers, obvs) or good exposure or recognition, these are just authors that I love and admire and would love to see catapulted to JK Rowling-esque status.

Sarah Rees Brennan

It is no secret that I am a HUGE fan of SRB. She's my favourite author. I think her and her books are awesome and I would love to see her become as successful as humanly possible.

Melina Marchetta

Another one of my favourites, her books are so emotional and beautiful. 

Lili St. Crow

She writes, in my opinion, one of the best YA urban fantasy series out there. Everyone who loves UF should read the Strange Angels series. 

Leigh Bardugo

This woman has written one of the most interesting, different and intriguing universes I've read in ages. I'd love to see the Grisha trilogy become astronomically huge. 

Gabrielle Zevin

I read Elsewhere when I was younger and now I love her Anya Balanchine series. A fantastic, coming of age contemporary story set in a dystopian-like future with a strong and struggling heroine. 

Stephanie Perkins

I may have only read Anna (because I have been waiting for the paperback of Lola for forever) but I love Stephanie's writing style and her characters and I think she's pretty cool. As far as I know, this epic woman does not yet have a UK publisher and the UK is missing out.

Hannah Harrington

She writes some of the freshest, most interesting and thought-provoking YA contemporary books out there. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. 

Jennifer A Nielsen

The False Prince is one of my fave middle-grade fantasy books and whilst I may not have read the sequel yet, I want everyone to read this series.

James Dawson

I think he's proper awesome and I loved Hollow Pike. I can't wait for Cruel Summer to be released next month. 

Laure Eve

Bit of a weird one, as Laure's book, Fearsome Dreamer, isn't published yet. But it sounds fantastic, the little bit I've read is fantastic and I hope that Laure gets the recognition she deserves. 

Top Ten Tuesday [1]

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish!

This week's topic is: Bookish Goals for 2013

So as you can see, I've never actually taken part in TTT before, despite being a blogger for nearly two years now. But as one of my goals is to interact more and meet new bloggers, and as this topic so fittingly came up, I have decided to give the meme a go and see how it fits. 

So my bookish goals are:

Read 100 books

This is the most important to me. I decided not to place too many restrictions on my reading this year because 1.They never work and 2.Well, they never work. I just read what I want anyway, but this is one goal I really would like to hit.

Interact with bloggers more

As mentioned earlier, this is a big goal for me this year. I felt I lost the plot a little blog-wise in the latter part of 2012, and I want to regain that this year. A huge draw for blogging was of course getting to talk to loads of other bloggers who love books as much as me, so I want to get that back

Get my TBR pile down

And here it is, the biggie. The one on probably nearly every blogger's list. Before I started blogging, I didn't have a TBR pile at all, and now it is over 100 books (I think) which I know is not a lot compared to most bloggers, but for me...it needs reducing

Less Rereading 

I am such a re-reader. People comfort eat, I comfort read. I am constantly rereading my favourite books (I honestly couldn't tell you how many times I've read the Southern Vampire and Vampire Academy series...) last year my rereads came to 11 which I'm fairly proud of, but I'd like that number to be under 10 this year.

Think before you buy

I have a tendency to spontaneously purchase books. It happens. I have little control over it. Until now. Those spontaneous buys are either the ones I read and absolutely adore, OR they sit on my shelf for forever. I can no longer take this chance. So I will carefully consider what I buy, and hopefully that will lead to less build up (and more money!)

Don''t prejudge books

This is a big one for me. I am a massive booksnob. Not necessarily about covers, mainly about content. I sit there and think "hmmm I don't think I'd like that" so I don't read it. But look at all the amazing books I have read that I thought I wouldn't like! (Anna and the French Kiss! Easy! The Assassin's Curse! Poison Study! Gallagher Girls!) the list goes ON. So I am stopping the prejudgyness. I actually just bought Code Name Verity because SO many people have told me it's amazing, even though it isn't the sort of thing I would normally read.

Use the library more

I get the same thrill from seeing something in the library that I've wanted as I do from buying a book. So what I need to do is get them from the library, because then at least, if I never read them, they just go back and don't sit on my shelf unread forever after I've spent money on them (I went today actually and got The Diviners by Libba Bray). I also hope this will force me to read books when I get them and remember why I want to read them.

Stick to a schedule with blogging, and mix it up a little

Yeah, that one sounds a bit contradictory. What I mean is, I want to blog at more regular times, but change up the stuff I'm posting. I got a little sporadic last year, and it was mainly review-focused posts, whereas now I want features and other fun things (like this) as well.

Don't give up

I have turned into this person who, if I'm just not into a book, I put it down and never go back to it. I never used to do this and now I have so many unfinished books lying around (mostly on my kindle) and it's annoying. I guess this kinda ties into the earlier goal of thinking about what I'm buying. 

What are your bookish goals of 2013?