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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles That Give Me Crayola Crayon Vibes

I haven’t participated in TTT in a LONG time, and I thought this prompt was super cute and creative. I had a lot of fun completing this list. I’m excited to see what other bloggers say. I’m sure there are tons of titles that could work. I couldn’t even narrow it down to 10, so I stopped at 15.

Rules:

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.

How it works:

I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.

I didn’t look up to see if any of these were already names for Crayola crayons or close to it. Some of these pretty much say which color they should be, but I’ll let you think about what the other ones would look like. If you want, you can leave your thoughts / guesses in the comments. I think that would be fun!

Survive The Night by Riley Sager

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch

The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

Tidelands by Philippa Gregory

Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy

Cut to the Bone by Ellison Cooper

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall To-Be-Read List (9/22/20)

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl

Rules:

“I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.“

Fall To-Be-Read List

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

*” . . .an ambitious, emotionally resonant novel that captures the hardship, oppression, opportunity and hope of a trio of women’s lives in nineteenth-century Australia.”*

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

*“A hacktivist and a cat café owner decode the friend zone in this romantic comedy from the author of Undercover Bromance.”*

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

” . . . books that aren’t finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories.“

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill

“*Join Greta and Minette once more for the heartwarming conclusion of the award-winning Tea Dragon series!*“

Hell in the Heartland by Jax Miller

“The stranger-than-fiction cold case from rural Oklahoma that has stumped authorities for two decades, concerning the disappearance of two teenage girls and the much larger mystery of murder, police cover-up, and an unimaginable truth…“

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

“*Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.*“

The Boys’ Club by Erica Katz

“*Sweetbitter meets The Firm in this buzzy, page-turning debut novel—already optioned to Netflix—about sex and power in the halls of corporate America.*“

1922 by Stephen King

” . . . *a man who succumbs to the violence within—setting in motion a grisly train of murder and madness.*“

Goodnight Beautiful Aimee Molloy

” . . . *an irresistible psychological thriller featuring a newly married woman whose life is turned upside down when her husband goes missing.*“

Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman

“*Living through WWII working in a Paris bookstore with her young daughter, Vivi, and fighting for her life, Charlotte is no victim, she is a survivor. But can she survive the next chapter of her life?*“

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Top Ten Tuesday: 5-Star Predictions (2/4/20)

Hello, friends!

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells

Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor #1) by Mark Lawrence

The Lightkeeper’s Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge #1) by Ken Follett

Circe by Madeline Miller

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

He Started It by Samantha Downing

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Blogmas Day 24: Top Ten Tuesday | Books I Hope to Find Under My Tree!

Happy BlOGMAS Day 24 / Merry Christmas Eve!

Rules for Top Ten Tuesday:

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

Giant Days by John Allison | All volumes

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill

The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Dig by A.S. King

These are all books that I have read and loved! I’m slowly getting out of buying/requesting books for my shelves that I haven’t read. I almost find it to be a waste—in my situation—when the library exists. Unfortunately, I just don’t have the space.

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Blogmas Day 17: Top Ten Tuesday – Winter TBR

Happy BLOGMAS Day 17!

Rules for Top Ten Tuesday:

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

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I don’t typically read books seasonally. Whatever mood I’m in determines which book is next on my TBR. These are just some of the books I want to get to.

All Quiet of the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

The Last Affair by Margot Hunt

4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

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Blogmas Day 10: Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Snow in the Title

Happy BLOGMAS day 10!

Rules for Top Ten Tuesday:

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa Fan

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman

Frosty the Snowman by Diane Muldrow

Snow and Mistletoe by Alexa Riley

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

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Blogmas Day 3 – Top Ten Tuesday: Holiday Reads

Happy BLOGMAS day 3!

Rules for Top Ten Tuesday:

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

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Happy Blogmas day 3, friends! I don’t typically read books during a specific time of year. This was meant to be books I love to read during the holiday season, but I’m going to give you all holiday book options. I can’t tell you a single holiday book that I have read. These are just some on my radar, or ones I think a lot of people would be interested in.

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage by Katie Ginger

We Met in December by Rosie Curtis

One Week ‘Til Christmas by Belinda Missen

Single All the Way by Karen King

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m Thankful For

Rules for Top Ten Tuesday:

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng: One of the first adult contemporaries I’ve ever read. I started off 2018 with a bang, and I bought two copies of it. One is signed—not to brag or anything (lol).

2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: I actually listened to this on audio when I started my first job in Kentucky. I listened to it three times in one day. It was so comforting that I asked for the physical copy for my birthday. My sister bought me the pretty cover, which I have since tabbed to pieces.

3. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien: Do I have to explain why I’m thankful for this?

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling: I was nervous to read this because of the hype. When I made my decision to give it five stars, I almost couldn’t believe it. It truly is a good book.

5. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish: This is just the best book I have ever read. It’s a commitment, but it’s so worth the read. I would love to reread it at some point in the future.

6. Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas: Started my love for romance novels. I had read The Kiss Quotient and told myself I’d never read another. Penelope Douglas knows how to write romance.

7.The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman: This was different compared to anything else I have ever read. I would love to pick this one back up before the next installment of The Book of Dust comes out.

8. An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin: I only picked this up because it was written by Steve Martin. He truly is a renaissance man in every sense of the term.

9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid: I had stumbled upon this one on Goodreads. I read one review of it, and I took a chance it. I was still reading a lot of young adult books at this time, but I realized that wasn’t the age range I wanted to read.

10. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger: This was just a rollercoaster of emotions. I was hesitant in the beginning, but Krueger changed my mind immediately!

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Top Ten Tuesday: Changes in My Reading Life

Rules for Top Ten Tuesday:

Every Tuesday there is a new topic that you will find over at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The goal is to give your top ten answers, but you can give as many as you want. Put a twist on the topic to make it work for you!

Most importantly, make sure you link to the host (That Artsy Reader Girl ↑).

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1. The biggest change is that I don’t really read YA anymore (I’m not saying there is anything wrong with it, it’s just not my cup of tea). When I first started reading on a daily basis, I thought I would only be able to comprehend YA. Now my comprehension struggle is with literary fiction and some SF/F.
2. I have an e-reader now, so e-books are a thing. The big reason I started reading e-books is because I started using NetGalley. It’s such an awesome website, and I am very thankful that it exists!
3. I fell in love with historical fiction. I used to think it was a boring genre that nobody wanted to read.
4. I have started to create TBRs each month. This is a recent change in my reading life.
5. I would never buy books, and now I have two big bookshelves almost full.
6. I read multiple books at once. It’s quite difficult for me to only focus on one book at a time. Life is too short to only read one book lol.
7. I listen to audio books A LOT now.
8. I buddy read sometimes.
9. I do read a little bit faster.
10. I participate in the Goodreads Reading Challenge every year.