Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Top Ten Books I Recommend the Most

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish!

What books do I recommend the most?





1. Incarnate - Jodi Meadows

This is my favorite book of all time, so of course, I push Incarnate onto everybody. Looking for fantasy? Check. Looking for romance? You got it. Looking for mystery? It's here. Looking for incredible world-building? It's magnificent. Absolutely everything about Incarnate is fantastic, stunning, and brilliant. If you haven't read this book yet, you must.










2. What's Left of Me - Kat Zhang

You will never find a book like What's Left of Me. Aside from the ever unique plot, What's Left of Me is a beautiful story about family and love, life and loss, the ability to stay silent and the chance to break free. It's phenomenal, and I recommend this book onto any book lover. 












3. Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys

I'm not the biggest fan of historical fiction, but Out of the Easy is my absolute favorite historical book ever, as well as one of my favorite books in general. It's a wonderful story with a strong protagonist, great supporting characters, and the important lesson of how decisions shape our destiny. This is a must-read for everybody.











4. Arclight - Josin L. McQuein

Trust me: you want to pre-order this book. It has one of the best world-buildings I have ever read about, and the storyline was totally amazing. Oh my gosh, Arclight is brilliant. 

(plus, this cover is amazing.)













5. Gone - Michael Grant

This another fantastic novel with incredible world-building and great and memorable characters. This series is so original, terrifying, and brilliant. And the sixth and final book comes out next week! I'm so sad that this series is ending! But still, I push this series onto everybody.













6. Legend - Marie Lu

Looking for an amazing dystopian? Legend has you covered. I tore through this novel so, so, so fast, and I couldn't get enough of it! This is one of my favorite dystopian books ever. 













7. Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Cinderella? As a cyborg? Set in New Beijing? Yes please. This is such an original and amazing fairytale re-telling, and lately, I've been dying to re-read this series. If you haven't read The Lunar Chronicles, where have you been? You must read it!











8. The Peculiar - Stefan Bachmann

The Peculiar is the best middle grade book I've ever read. It's fresh and unique, stunning and phenomenal. The main character felt believable and true; the storyline was amazing; and it was so fast paced. I seriously couldn't set this book down, and when I did, it was on my mind. I am DYING for the sequel!












9. Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo

Fantasy, Russian culture, and magic all blend together in this great book. I recently read Shadow and Bone, and I'm SO happy I did! This is such an original and brilliant series. I am so in love with this world and book. I've also read the sequel, Siege and Storm, and oh my gosh, it was so, so, so amazing. One of the best (if not, the best) sequels I have ever read!












10. Across the Universe - Beth Revis

A murder mystery set in a space. Need I say more? This is one of my most favorite series ever, and even though I'm so sad it has ended, I couldn't be more pleased with the ending. Beth Revis, thank you so much for this wonderful series.







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22 comments:

  1. there are a couple here that i am interested in. i of course have seen incarnate and legend a lot, but i never really thought it was for me, but now i think i might actually have to check them out. esp. if you consider Across the Universe in your list, because I loved that one. :) ~daphne

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  2. I'll have to check some of those out! The Peculiar has been catching my eye lately.

    Thanks for the post!

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  3. I recently read Out of the Easy and fell in love with her. Arclight does have an amazing cover. I must pre-order it now! Epic post! :-)

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  4. arclight looks good, as does what's left of me. wonderful selections.

    ~jonah~

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  5. I'm seeing Cinder on a lot of lists! It's such a great book, and I really enjoyed Scarlet, as well.

    I recently read What's Left of Me and was pleasantly surprise. I hope the next are just as good. There are some hints it's heading in a "standard dystopian" direction, in my opinion.

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  6. you put all of the ones that I almost put on my list haha. Love this

    Marissa @ Rae Gun Ramblings

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  7. Oh gosh there are so many titles on here that I want to read! Out of the Easy, Arclight, Legend, and Shadow and Bone are all sitting on my shelves waiting. Great list!

    Tonile @ My Cup and Chaucer

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  8. I recommend Cinder a lot in my media center, but even more than that I feel like I'm always recommending The Maze Runner! My kids probably think I"m a broken record (or they would if they knew what a record was....) :)

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  9. I've never heard of What's Left of Me, but it seems really interesting. I've been hearing A LOT of great things about Cinder, so I'll check that out soon :D
    Top Ten Books I Recommend
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  10. I'm glad to hear someone who doesn't love historical fiction enjoyed Out of the Easy. I loved it, but I'm a big historical fiction fan :)

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  11. Ohhhh, awesome list! What's left of me, Cinder, Shadow and Bone, The Peculiar; all books I've read and absolutely loved. Legend, Across the universe, Incarnation and Out of the easy are all on my reading list.

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    Mel@thedailyprophecy.

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  12. Incarnate and Cinder are the only two on your list that I've read, and they were both FANTABULOUS! I want to read Legend sosososooooooo bad! I've read part of it and never got to finish but the part that I read was amazing!

    Though I haven't read all of these, I know that this is a great list! :)

    My Top Ten! :)
    ~Gabbi

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  13. I've only read two of these books, but they're both books I highly recommend! Out of the Easy was SO incredible - I cannot wait to read the authors other books.

    Great list!
    My Top Ten

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  14. I LOVED What's Left of Me! I've been meaning to read Across the Universe for ages so it's good to know it's good.

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