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 of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week we talk about our top ten with a different topic provided by Jana. This week’s topic is top ten – Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book.
Dragons
Give me all the dragons all the time.
Talon by Julie Kagawa
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eon by Alison Goodman
Enemies-to-Lovers
I love me some good I hate you vibes that’s just full of sexual tension.
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Elemental Magic
I don’t know what it is about elemental magic, but it’s one of my all time favorites.
Air Awakens by Elise Kova
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Friends-to-Lovers
This is another favorite because it’s always sweet and warms my little heart.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare
If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Outer Space
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Zodiac by Romina Russell
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Forbidden Love
There’s something about not being allowed to have something that just makes it all the sweeter.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
The Darkest Star Jennifer L. Armentrout
Boarding School
The idea of going away to school is one that’s always appealed to me. Probably because I never got to do it.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Characters as Readers/Writers
I love seeing myself reflected in books. So when I see books with characters that read and write, I can’t help myself.
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
The Fault in our Stars by John Green
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Plausible Dystopians (drought, hurricanes, other natural disasters)
Terrifying and fascinating at the same time.
Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman
Lawless by Tarah Benner
Retellings
I didn’t realize until recently how many retellings I actually have read and loved.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadow, & Brodi Ashton
What are your buzzwords? What kinds of things make you pick up a book? Let me know in the comments!
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
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Boarding schools, yes! I want to read basically anything that takes place in a school setting – they are just so much fun!
I like books set in boarding schools too. Wonderful list! 🙂
Thanks! There’s just something about the idea of living at school that really appeals to me 😂
oh yes! Definitely dragons! and schools, I love schools in books haha!
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I totally agree!
Friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, dragons… so many good reasons to pick up a book!
Right!
Always yes to dragons :). Elemental magic is also great.
Who doesn’t love dragons?!
Friends to lovers is my favourite kind of romance, I love a good dragon and yes elemental magic-my WIP is based around an elemental magic system and it’s so much fun to write!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/top-ten-tuesday-205/
Friends to lovers is my favourite *__*
Me too! I think because it happened to me in real life, I married my best friend 😬
I’m a complete sucker for a retelling and I really love stories with elemental magic too!
My TTT this week.
Elemental magic is my FAV.
I like a good retelling as well, especially fairy tales. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday
I love outer space stories, too.
My Top Ten Tuesday post.
I’m a sucker for sci-fi for sure. It’s all my dads fault! He’s obsessed with space!
Retellings yes! Here is my TTT https://paigesofbook.blogspot.com/2019/04/top-ten-tuesdays.html
AHHH! Yes! There are so many great reasons here and I agree with a lot of them. Especially RETELLINGS and friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, etc etc–OKAY, I BASICALLY JUST AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE???? SO!
They are some of the best parts of books! Lol
Re-tellings! That’s a great one. I am a sucker for those, especially if they’re about Beauty and the Beast. And enemies to lovers is my FAVORITE trope. It never gets old. Fantastic list!
Here’s my TTT:
http://goodeyreads.com/2019/04/02/top-ten-tuesday-things-that-make-me-pick-up-a-book/
Characters who are readers/writers is so much fun! Also boarding schools are a lot of fun! Great list.
Thank you! I love being able to see myself (a reader/writer) in the Character!