Top Ten Books I Read When I Need Something Light & Fun

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish

Well, to me this means books that I re-read, even though there are not necessarily "light and fun".  In fact, I don't think I read a lot of those.  I do tend to re-read my favorite parts of some books and I do the same with movies (I can't count how many times I've seen Pretty Women, Notting Hill, You Got Mail or The Proposal!)

1.  Breathe my Abbi Glines - The first book by Glines that I read and is still my favorite. 

2.  Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - One of the funniest books I've ever read!  Honestly, this one is a jewel.

3.  Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa - I know, I know!  I don't think I can have a top 10 without including this series, but I really love it!  I re-read my favorite parts when I need an Ash fix :)

4.  Beastly by Alex Flinn - There is just something about fairy tales that calls to me and this Beauty and the Beast re-telling from the POV of the beast is one of my favorites. 

5.  New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - Although I'm a fan of the series, I re-read New Moon more often.  I just love the part when Bella and Edward re-unite...

6.  Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - I'm a big fan of Quinn's writing and this one is my all-time favorite.  

7.  Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson - I read this book only late last year, but it has quickly become a favorite.  

8.  Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion by Jane Austen - My two favorites by Austen!  I can read these over and over (and watch the movies too!)

9.  Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey - I don't know what it is about Lucius that I love so!

10. Just Listen, Along for the Ride and The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen - I love Dessen's writing!  These are most definitely NOT light and fun, but they are amazing and I can't get enough of them. 

Hmm... I guess that's more than 10!  Oh, well, I tried.  What's in your Top Ten this week?

Feature and Follow Friday

 Feature and Follow Friday is an awesome blog-hop hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison CanRead

What is a book you didn’t like that all your friends raved about or what book did you love that wasn’t popular?

I think the Hush, Hush and Fallen series received a lot of hype and I wasn’t too crazy about them. I read the first book of both and didn’t continue with the series.  Wither is another series that I’m ambivalent about, but since I read the first two books, I’m committed now to finish the series.

I love the Monstrumologist series by Rick Yancey, Benny Imura series by Jonathan Maberry, Dreamhunter duet  by Elizabeth Knox, and Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey, and the Théatre Illuminata series (yet to read last book) by Lisa Mantchev.  These are all amazing books/series!

How about you?

Top Ten Books I'm Excited to Read in 2012

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish

There are a lot of books in my to-be-read pile (just look in Goodreads!), but I think a lot of the books I want to read next year are sequels to series I already started (and there are too many to count).  Here are some of the books that I excited to read this year:

1.  Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton  - The sequel to Angelfire, one of my favorite books last year.

2.  Stolen Nights by Rebecca Maizel - I have been waiting for this book forever! Infinite Days was published in August of 2010 and the sequel is not due for publication until September, almost two years later!

3.  The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting - This will be book number three of the Body Finder series. Violet and Jay are one of my favorite couples ever!

4.  Insurgent by Veronica Roth - LOVED Divergent, need I say more?

5.  Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey - This is another book that is taking forever to get here!  It is the sequel to Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side which I loved.

6.  The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross - I really enjoy steampunk and specially The Girl in the Steel Corset.  I'm ready for the next American adventure!

7.  Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore - If you'd read Fire or Graceling I don't have to explain, right?

8.  My Life Next Door by Huntley Firtzpatrick - A contemporary YA romance, I love these.

9.  Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers - The cover is so cool, I like the image of a kick ass heroine.

10. A Million Suns by Beth Revis - What else can happen on board of the spaceship Godspeed? 

And many, many more! 

How about you?  What books are you most excited about in 2012?

Waiting on Wednesday: Jessica Rules the Dark Side (Jessica #2)

Waiting on Wednesday idea from Jill at Breaking the Spine

Title: Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Publised by: Hartcourt
Release date: January 10, 2012

It’s one thing to find out you’re a vampire princess. It’s a whole other thing to actually rule. Newly married Jessica Packwood is having a hard enough time feeling regal with her husband, Lucius, at her side. But when evidence in the murder of a powerful elder points to Lucius, sending him into solitary confinement, Jessica is suddenly on her own. Determined to clear her husband’s name, Jessica launches into a full-scale investigation, but hallucinations and nightmares of betrayal keep getting in her way. Jessica knows that with no blood to drink, Lucius’s time is running out. Can she figure out who the real killer is—and whom she can trust—before it’s too late?

Why I want to read it:  I loved 'Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side.'  I know that Jessica was a little insecure, but I love the plot and Lucious was just to die for.  I am looking forward to the sequel, even if I have to wait until next year. 

By the way if you haven't read Jessica's Wedding, what are you waiting for?