Have you ever been really excited to read a beautiful book you found in the corner of a bookstore only to find out it’s terrible? We all have. This week I’m going to talk about the baddest of the bad — the characters who just embody “BADASS.” To me, a “badass” means you go against the grain without a care in the world and everyone kind of loves you for it. Here are my favorites: 1. Jace Wayland — The Mortal Instruments Jace was most likely the first true “bad boy” I ran into in my reading endeavors. I read The Mortal Instruments when I was much too young and impressionable and…
Top 10 Tuesday: Settings
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! This week is all about settings — past and future. Let’s get started! 1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Setting — Dystopian Future Earth 2. Divergent by Veronica Roth Setting — Dystopian Future Earth 3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Setting — Nazi Germany 4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Setting — Panem 5. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Setting — Earth to Space 6. 1984 by George Orwell Setting — Dystopian “Future” Earth 7. Harry Potter by…
Top 5 Wednesday: Book Series
This weeks Top 5 Wednesday is dedicated to those series you just wish had more books. I’m sure you can already guess a few that are going to be on my list. 1. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling But I don’t want more books, I want a whole new series about Harry’s kids lives, and world post-Voldemort. I think it would be so interesting to pop back into that world and get a sneak peak of how badly Albus Severus is teased and how great a Quidditch player James is and how adorable Hermione and Ron’s relationship is. I just want maybe one more book that outlines their relationships as…
