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Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far in 2015

30th June 2015 By Julianne 3 Comments

I have only read 28 books so far this year, so it was quite hard to pick out a top ten – there were some clear winners but I was wracked with indecision over some of the others. Therefore I wouldn’t call this a definitive list – I’m prone to changing my mind and revising star ratings! I also haven’t ranked these – if I tried to do that it would have taken me all day – they’re in the order in which I read them.

Click the book titles/authors for full reviews.

Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far in 2015
 

Trouble, by Non Pratt – I finally got around to reading the much-acclaimed Trouble and really enjoyed it, but not as much as Remix, which appears later on my list.

The Sky is Everywhere, by Jandy Nelson – it took me a while to get into this one but by the end I felt like I was the narrator, which is the number one sign of a good book.

Artemis Fowl and The Opal Deception, by Eoin Colfer – SUCH PERIL. SO PLOT. VERY AHHHH! My favourite Artemis Fowl book so far apart from the first.

The Bookshop Book, by Jen Campbell – I want to use this as a travel guide for the rest of my life.

Elizabeth is Missing, by Emma Healey – I had a few mixed feelings about this but it was well-written and I enjoyed it.

Remix, by Non Pratt – friendship, festivals, and whimsical vests, wonderful.

Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett – I’m still thinking about the witches and I read this in May.

Being Emily, by Rachel Gold – quick, easy to read trans coming-out story, with some unusual elements.

I’ll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson – I didn’t love this as much as The Sky is Everywhere, it took me even longer to get into it but it was still a memorable, powerful read in the end.

How to Be Bad, by E Lockhart, Lauren Myracle, and Sarah Mlynowski – friendship and life troubles on a three-day road trip. Now I have read all of E Lockhart’s books! Wayhey!

Top Ten Tuesday was created and is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. If you’ve done your own version of this list let me know! Do we have any books in common?

Filed Under: Recommendation Lists Tagged With: book chat, list, Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Books On My TBR For Summer 2015

16th June 2015 By Julianne 6 Comments

As I said in the above video, I am a seasonal reader. In summer, I crave contemporaries like they’re going out of fashion. Which they might be – it certainly seems that way, especially when you look at the YALC lineup. Discuss.

Anyway, regardless of current publishing trends or fan furore, in my mind, contemporary settings in books and summer belong together. It’s not compulsory for the books be set during a summer, but I do find myself drawn to summery books because summer is my favourite season, as I rambled in another video, last year, and I want to make the most of it!

So most of the books on today’s Top Ten Tuesday are contemporary, or contemporary with supernatural elements.. I might not get to them all, because I’m moving, and have to spend a lot of time going round furniture shops (Zzzzzzz…). Or I might devour all of them, because I don’t have internet for weeks. Who knows!

Yeah, as if I have the space for a dedicated table for my TBR, a pair of sunglasses and a wrist cuff.

 

Top Ten Books On My TBR For Summer 2015

1. Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian, by Eoin Colfer – I am FINALLY going to finish #FinishItFeb. In June.

2. This Is Not A Love Story, by Keren David – everyone seems really thrilled about this, so I can’t wait to give it a go.

3. The Lost and Found, by Cat Clarke – this is an upcoming Bookish Brits Book Club selection. Lots of people I know absolutely rave about Cat Clarke but I’ve never read any of her books before so I’m excited to give it a go.

4. Subway Love, by Nora Raleigh Baskin – because I’m probably not going to go on holiday abroad this year, I figured I might as well go on a journey in my head to NYC. Also this is quite a short book, so it can be a little self-esteem booster in-between longer reads.

5. How To Be Bad, by E Lockhart, Lauren Myracle, and Sarah Mlynowski – because this is the only E Lockhart book I haven’t read yet, and I just got this copy. I’m hoping to start it as soon as I finish my current read (The Girl on the Train).

6. Second Chance Summer, by Morgan Matson – another book that everyone seems to love, plus, it’s set during a summer.

7. Rules of Summer, by Joanna Philbin – I got sent this unsolicited review copy a year or two ago, and I hadn’t heard anything about it, so it languished on my TBR until Stacey at prettybooks recommended it.

8. Have a Little Faith, by Candy Harper, and

9. Dare You To, by Katie McGarry, because I should really start working on my List of Shame. We’re more than halfway through the year, after all.

10. Under My Skin, by James Dawson, because the hot pink on the cover and the edges of the colour is such a summery colour. I mean, I’m looking forward to the story as well, but maintaining a summer aesthetic is important business…

Just the UKYA, chilling on my bed.

I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know in the comments if you have read any of these and if you have any recommendations, and if you’ve done your own version of this list please share the link. Top Ten Tuesday was created and is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

 

Filed Under: Recommendation Lists Tagged With: #finishitfeb, book chat, contemporary, list, summer, teenage fiction, Top Ten Tuesday, YA, young adult

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