Tuesday, April 23, 2013

TOP TEN TUESDAY- The Top Ten Books I Thought I Would Like More/Less Than I Did

Top 10 Tuesday is hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. Today’s topic is the Top Ten Books I Thought I Would Like More/Less Than I Did.


BOOKS I LIKED MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD
  • Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein – So many twists and turns and secrets. Loved it!
  • Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson – A refreshingly unique heroine and plot.
  • How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg – It is gross, but also interesting. One of the best nonfiction books I have read in a while!
  • Wonder by RJ Palacio – I was afraid it would be sad, but really it was an inspiring book that gave some fresh perspectives on people who are different.
  • Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa – I wasn’t really in the mood for yet another vampire book, but this was something completely different. Kind of gory, but good!
  • Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs – I thought it would be dark and dreary or just fluff. Instead it was intelligent and sassy and a book I couldn’t put down.

BOOKS I LIKED LESS THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD
  • City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – The whole “are they or aren’t they siblings” thing weirded me out.
  • Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick – It was like Twilight only with fallen angels. The plotline was obvious from the start.
  • Planet Tad by Tim Carvell – I thought it would be funnier then it actually was.
  • Delirium by Lauren Oliver – First, I LOVE Lauren Oliver’s writing. However, I had recently read The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Matched so I think I was burnt out on the “girls in a dystopian society saving the world” thing. Perhaps I will give it another try soon since it is being turned into a TV show.

2 comments:

  1. I absolutely love Wonder. It's a beautiful book.

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  2. I just picked up the Girl of Fire from the library. I'm excited to start it. I tried to read Delirium after reading all of those exact same books and only got about 30 pages in. Serious dystopian overload!
    Here's my TTT

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