Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie: Books I Would Break my Resolution For Right Damn Now

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

This week's topic was a freebie, which was a good thing, too, because there have been some titles I've been waiting to spotlight, but haven't had the chance, because, well, they're kind of a motley crew. The one thing they have in common? How badly I need them all in my lil' grabby hands right this very minute! 

As y'all might remember, my 2015 Resolution was, well, distinctly un-bookish. In a way, it was straight up anti-bookish. Basically, my Resolution was that I wouldn't buy any books for all of 2015. But these ones? Damn, buy 'em for me in hardcover, 'cause I have a great need. My obvious gluttony for punishment aside, here, for today's Top Ten, I've gathered all the titles I'd be willing to drop everything and spend on... should my sense of self-control not be so secure 

(honestly, though, why can't it be this secure about donuts or something, why'd I have to make it BOOKS...) 


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Ready Player One, Ernest Cline. Lord knows I love some good sci-fi, and this has just been recommended by too many cool people to ignore.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Becky Albertalli. I'd be lying if I didn't say Epic Reads lent itself to needing this book, but I've always got room on my shelf for well-written LGBT YA lit.

Isle of the Lost, Melissa de la Cruz. Yes, this is that one. That one that's the basis for the new Disney Channel Original Movie coming out this summer. Yes, I'm 21 years old.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses, S. J. Maas. It was written by my all-time writing girl-crush and the woman I've sworn my YA-reading-life to, need I say more?

The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins. That cover, so intriguing. That summary, so enthralling. My heart, in need.

Missoula, Jon Krakauer. I have been a huge fan of Krakauer's works since Into the Wild was assigned to my Junior year AP English class, and his topics are factoring into my education once again: Panhell is just wrapping up a major partnership with our campus' branch of SARVA, and this is a conversation my friends and I are currently very invested in. I'd love to hear more.

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So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson. I've been entranced in this book since I heard it on a radio spot on the way to church in my Dad's car for Easter mass (weird amount of detail, but I remember it specifically). I am someone who lives in constant fear of doing / saying the wrong thing, so to me, the people who've managed to actually eff up that badly, are fascinating.

Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard. Pretty cover. Cool concept. Fair amounts of hype. Why not?

The Opposite of Loneliness, Marina Keegan. This book of essays has been swirling around in the back of my mind ever since I heard about the all-too-brief life of its prodigy author, but its also been pretty expensive. I want to take the time to read this one in paperback, but at this point, I think my only luck lies in the library.

Life, Animated, Ron Suskind. I read an excerpt from this book that ran in the New York Times, which, in itself, made for a sizable article. Now, I'm ready to dive into this nonfiction account, about how a father reached his autistic son through Disney movies, because I need a little bit of that positivity inflected into my reading schedule.

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Realistically, there could be so many more on this list. I went through my To-Read tag on my Goodreads profile just to make sure I wasn't forgetting anyone important, and a million titles came rushing at me that made me just want to drop everything and hightail it to Elliot Bay Book Company or make a raid on Amazon.

Life is hard when you're being a responsible adult.

Still, there are ways out of my predicament that I'll be detailing for you all soon enough: ways that I've been able to revitalize my reading schedule without sacrificing my need for new material, that haven't resorted to outright grabbing them out of people's hands on the way to class (yet). You'll just have to wait a little while for them!

What's YOUR Top Ten? 

22 comments:

  1. I can't wait to read Court of Thorns and Roses and Girl on the Train. I've heard mixed opinions on Red Queen, but I knew as soon as the cover was revealed that I would be reading it!
    When Bad Covers Happen to Good Books

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    1. I know! I make way more decisions based on book covers than I'd like to admit... :)

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  2. Haha, what a horrible resolution! (Just kidding) It's actually not a bad idea considering how much money we all spend on books. So You've Been Publicly Shamed sounds really interesting, too! And there are a few more here that I completely want to read. Have you heard of Camellia Net? If your library supports it, you can get a ton of free books. Also, I plan to buy a few of these, so maybe we can do a book-swap if I get them off of Amazon and it'll be a win for both of us! (If trading for books wouldn't also break your resolution.)

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    1. Haha I know!! And it's definitely at least partially motivated by all the money I was spending. Our library doesn't have Camellia Net, but it does have something called Overdrive, and I've been making fairly good use of it recently! And a book swap is TOTALLY within the rules for the Resolution! :)

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    2. Yaaaay! I've always wanted to do a book swap! No idea how to do one, but a lot of the books on your blog are ones I'd read! So how exactly do swaps work, haha? Are they supposed to be multi-blog things or do I just send you a list of books I'm willing to get rid of and you do the same? Or do we both do a swap like you'd do a meme or feature and have links to each other's blogs so everyone can join in on the fun? *Obviously new to blogging* *Obviously completely lost*
      Haha, I'm sorry I suggested it when I have no idea how to do one (even though I want to), hope you don't find that annoying.

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  3. Woah, no books ALL YEAR?!! I totally would fail at that and I'm not even a big book buyer. XDXD But I guess if one has a library or something, hehe....ohhh, ACOTAR was great! It wasn't quite as good as Throne of Glass (in my opinion anyway, eheh) but gee Sarah J Maas can write some seriously swoon worthy dudes and absolutely epic world building. x)
    Here's my TTT!

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    1. I know, it's been a bit crazy for me! And the library is a great help. And honestly I don't even know HOW ACOTAR could hold up to the greatness that is Throne of Glass, but like you said... it's all about the "swoon-worthy dudes." ;) (And the world-building, too, yes, yes)

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  4. How are you surviving without buying any?! Is there a loophole where you can Netgalley some of these? I'd have gone crazy by now, you have so much more self control than me! Some of these are absolutely incredible and others are ones I cannot wait to read too. I hope you enjoy them when you get hold of them!
    My TTT

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    1. Haha I'm hanging in there!! I've been using the library, and I've gotten some ARCs, too, so there's always new stuff thataways, but yes, I'm held in suspense until I get my lil' grabby hands on them!

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    1. Oh, don't worry, I'm feeling it. I'm feeling it HARD. :) But I've gotta hang tough!

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  6. I can't imagine not getting any book n a year AHHH! The Girl on the Train was amazing. Definitely a favorite of mine this year. Red Queen is on my hold list at the library so hopefully I get it soon - Great picks!

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    1. I'm so glad to hear all of the good reviews about Girl on the Train, I'm SO stoked on it! :) Can't wait to hear more from people about Red Queen!

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  7. A Court of Thorns and Roses and Red Queen are making quite a few appearances this week! I've not looked at either properly yet so I'll have to check them out :)
    Great post! :D
    Amy x

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    1. Those two're pretty popular right now, I think! Which makes me want them even MORE...

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  8. Oooh new Melissa de la Cruz book, and I love Sarah J Maas, and don't have this one :)

    My Top Ten Tuesday

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    1. Have you read anything else by Melissa de la Cruz?? I hadn't heard of her before! I'll have to check out what else she's written!

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  9. I don't think I could survive a year without buying any books - if only because we give so many books as gifts! Some of these are definitely tempting, but if I were on a book buying ban, I think I'd have more trouble staying away from Uprooted (Naomi Novik), Silver in the Blood (Jessica Day George), and the upcoming books by Gail Carriger, Marissa Meyer, and Juliet Marillier in the fall. (Can you tell I'm on a fantasy kick right now?)

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    1. Haha I've allowed myself that respite... I can buy books for other people, as long as it is done without the intention that they'll pass them on to me afterwards! Otherwise, what the hell am I supposed to get people on their birthdays? :) And I'll have to check out those titles, fantasy is awesome!

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  10. A Court of Thorns and Roses and The Girl on The Train are both on my TBR. How are you surviving without buying books? I am currently on a book buying ban, but it's only until I get my TBR pile down a bit, not for the whole year!
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/top-ten-tuesdays-5/

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    1. Oh, it's definitely at least partially motivated by a monstrously tall TBR pile. I figured, it's already a thing for me, why not make it an official sort of thing? :)

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  11. Ha, love your list. I have The Opposite of Loneliness but I haven't read it yet. I have heard great things though.

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