Frequently Used Words In YA Titles

April 24, 2018ChrissiReads Top Ten Tuesday 30 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It’s all about love of lists, love of literature and bringing bookish people together.

This week it’s all about those frequently used words in a certain genre. I decided to do YA, since I read a lot of it!

I imagine The would be the most popular word, but I’m just going to think about books that I’ve read and not analyse it too much. Mainly because I just don’t have the patience or the intelligence 😉 to do it properly!

In no particular order:

Love
Girl
She
Me
One
Last
Boy
Sister
You
I

This post was really fun to put together. It was fun to see how many YA books quite often have these words in!

Let me look at your words this week! Feel free to leave a link to your post and I’ll stop by!

Top Ten Freebie- Ten Favourite Authors From My Childhood/Teens

April 17, 2018ChrissiReads Top Ten Tuesday 47 Comments

This week it’s a freebie which means we can make up our own topic! 🙂 I decided to name authors I used to absolutely love as a child/teen! I did a similar topic back in 2014, but I’ve added some other names this time around. So here we go…

Roald Dahl

I absolutely adored Roald Dahl and I still love reading his books to my class now. He’s legendary in my opinion! My favourite book of his is Matilda.

Janet & Allan Ahlberg

I used to love these two! 🙂 I still use their books now in class. My favourites were Funnybones and Happy Families.

Judy Blume

It would be pretty sad if you grew up in the ’90s and didn’t read Judy Blume! I can’t pick a favourite of hers!

R.L. Stine

I loved his Goosebumps series and some of the Point Horror that he wrote.

Ann M.Martin

I loved The Babysitters Club! They were so easy to read.

Francine Pascal

Sweet Valley High is another series that had my heart!

Terry Deary

I loved the Horrible Histories books when I was younger. I still use them now in class!

Jacqueline Wilson

I read a few of Jacqueline Wilson’s books before I thought I was too grown up for them. They were fabulous though and I wouldn’t mind reading them again for our kid-lit challenge.

Michelle Magorian

I adored Goodnight Mister Tom at school. So Michelle had to go on this list!

Carolyn Keene

I used to absolutely love the Nancy Drew books. I used to play it all the time!

What did you do for your freebie this week? Let me know! Feel free to leave a link to your post and I’ll stop by!

Top Ten Books That I Loved But Won’t Reread

April 10, 2018ChrissiReads Top Ten Tuesday 58 Comments

This week’s list is all about books that we enjoyed but we don’t see ourselves re-reading. I have quite a few of these in mind! In no particular order, here are my choices. Book images go to Goodreads!

Wideacre- Philippa Gregory

This is almost like a period drama! I thought it was fabulous at the time but don’t see myself reading it again.

The Other Me- Saskia Sarginson

Loved this book! It gripped me, yet I don’t see myself reading it again!

Boy In The Tower- Polly Ho-Yen

A very unique read. I enjoyed it but wouldn’t rush to re-read it!

The One Plus One- Jojo Moyes

This was a very charming read. I rated it highly but wouldn’t necessarily rush back to it. I’m not a big re-reader.

A Kiss In The Dark- Cat Clarke

Cat Clarke is such a great writer. Her books always grip me.

Half Bad- Sally Green

I loved the first book in the series, but I didn’t get on with the sequel. Therefore I wouldn’t reread it!

Lies We Tell Ourselves- Robin Talley

I absolutely loved this book. I just don’t have time to reread it!

Golden Boy- Abigail Tarttelin

I loved this but I wouldn’t want to put myself through it again! It’s intense!

Pointe- Brandy Colbert

I loved this book but it’s not an all time favourite. It is incredible though!

These Broken Stars- Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

I don’t intend to continue with this series, so I won’t reread this again.

What books have you loved but don’t want to reread? Feel free to leave me a link to your post and I’ll stop by!

Ten Characters I liked That Were In Non-Favourite/Disliked Books

April 3, 2018ChrissiReads Top Ten Tuesday 37 Comments

This week’s list is all about those characters that we liked, but were in books that we didn’t like so much…Some of these books were 3 stars for me, but they just aren’t favourite reads!

Jessica Stanley- Twilight– Stephenie Meyer– I really didn’t mind Jessica. I liked her gossipy nature and that she had a crush.

Alex- Those Girls- Lauren Saft- I wasn’t a fan of this book at all, but Alex was the most likeable character in it for me.

Heart- Ask Again Later- Liz Czukas- It wasn’t a book for me, but Heart was a sweet character.

Hannah- Paper Valentine- Brenna Yovanoff- I was intrigued by Hannah throughout this story. I felt like there was too much going on.

Anna- Girl Of Nightmares- Kendare Blake– I wasn’t the biggest fan of the sequel to Anna Dressed In Blood, but I was still intrigued by Anna’s character.

Willowdean- Dumplin’- Julie Murphy- I did really enjoy the character of Willowdean. She was so unapologetically herself.

Gwenni- The Earth Hums In B Flat- Mari Strachan- This book was a 3 star read for me, so it wasn’t a bad book, just not my favourite. Gwenni really did steal my heart though!

Lil- Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story- Carolyn Turgeon- I found Lil to be a fascinating character! The book just became a bit weird.

Ella- The Night We Said Yes- Lauren Gibaldi- I liked Ella and Matt despite them being flawed characters.

Monroe and Nathan- Boys Like You- Juliana Stone- Two very cute characters!

Have you liked any of these characters too? Feel free to leave a link to your post, so I can have a look at your list!

Top Ten Books Set In Another Country

March 27, 2018ChrissiReads Top Ten Tuesday 49 Comments

This week’s list is all about books that are based in a different country. I’m from England, so I could totally pick loads of US books as most of the books I read are set in the US. However, I’ve decided to go for Europe! As ever, book images go to Goodreads!

Europe

Code Name Verity- Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)

This is an incredible read!

Love & Gelato- Jenna Evans Welch

A gorgeous book based in Italy.

The Nightingale- Kristin Hannah

I recently read this book and thought it was fabulous!

Anna And The French Kiss- Stephanie Perkins

Based in Paris, this is a cute contemporary read.

Chocolat- Joanne Harris

I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did!

The Island- Victoria Hislop

I loved the moments in Crete!

The Diary Of A Young Girl- Anne Frank

I’m pretty sure nearly everyone knows about this book, so I don’t have to explain!

Outlander- Diana Gabaldon

This book has become super popular since the TV show. It’s based in the beautiful Scotland!

Sarah’s Key- Tatiana de Rosnay

I simply adore this book! ❤

Girl With A Pearl Earring- Tracy Chevalier

This book is about the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

What did you pick this week? Feel free to leave a link to your post and I’ll stop by!

Ten Books On My Spring TBR 2018!

March 20, 2018ChrissiReads Top Ten Tuesday 69 Comments

This week’s list is all about the books that we want to read in Spring! I’m working on finding some fabulous debut authors this year, so I’ve decided to read some 2018 debuts for Spring.

This book sounds absolutely fabulous! It’s about a girl whose mother commits suicide and she’s convinced that her mother has turned into a bird.

Love this cover. It might be quite simple but I think it’s effective. It centres around Izzy who has all sorts of rumours flying around school about her.