T5W: Gateway Books

Hello Everyone,

One more Top Five Wednesday! Enjoy.

Gateway Books to Your Favorite Genre 
--What books do you think are good to introduce people to your favorite genre? If you have more than one favorite genre, feel free to split it up to cover both.

Genre: Dystopian

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
Great book for anyone who just wants to read, but it was one of the first books that got me into dystopian.

2. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
You want a little more romance.  Read this dystopian series.

3. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Interesting idea. Okay ending.

4. Divergent by Veronica Roth
As many people have already read this book, it is an easy and interesting read for dystopian books.

5. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 
Such a lovely and different idea.

Other amazing books to read in this genre:
The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Top 5 Wednesday: Additions to Wishlist

Hello everyone,
I am back again with another Top 5 Wednesday!


Most Recent Additions to Your Wishlist:
Books you are dying to get your hands on for your collection, or if you are a library-exclusive reader, books you recently added to your list there.
These are all books that I want to add to my bookshelf and really cannot wait to get my hands on.
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1. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
This book will be coming out in September and I will be getting it the day it comes out.  I cannot wait for this sequel to one of my favorite books.

2. Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
I have heard great things about this book and have been looking for it for a long time.  I cannot seem to find it except online.

3. A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
This cover is so beautiful and the description sounds really good.  I am a sucker for a good time-travel book.

4. The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
This is another book that I just keep hearing good things about and I really want to get my hands on it.

5. Ruined by Amy Tintera 
I was recommended this book by a friends and I have wanted to read it ever sense I heard what it was about.

Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Top 5 Wednesday: Book Outside of my Comfort Zone

Hey Everyone,

I know I am a few days late on this one, but I have been super busy this month with work.  Hope you enjoy this list!

Favorite Books Outside Your Comfort Zone:
I normally read YA and fiction.  Most of these books are things that I read for school.  I was lucky and had great English teachers in high school so most of the books we read were enjoyable.

1. 1984 by George Orwell

2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick

5. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand


Happy Reading!
-Amanda Lyn

Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Character Names

Hey everyone!

Another Top 5 Wednesday! This week was more difficult for me to do than last week.  I came up with three almost immediately, and then I was left running through my book shelf trying to remember character's names.

Favorite Character Names: 
Fairly self-explanatory. Names you like for whatever reason!

1. Cassiopeia from The 5th Wave Trilogy
Not only are these books some of my favorites, I love anything to do with the night sky.  As soon as I learned that Cassie's names was short for Cassiopeia, it made my number one favorite name in any book.

2. Inej from Six of Crows
Six of Crows is my number one favorite book right now, and I actually had a battle with myself on who's name to choose.  After some debate, I picked Inej because I truly believe the other person I liked their personality and therefor I loved everything else about them.  Inej is just such a pretty name, and I like how it rolls off the tongue.

3. Eustace Scrubb from The Chronicles of Narnia 
"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." -The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

I read this quote when I was young, and have never been able to not love that name.  It's like an ugly critter.  You find it so repulsive, it becomes cute.

4. Warner from Shatter Me Trilogy 
This one I have to wonder if I just really like the character and not the name.  The only reason why I say it is the name, is because in the books he asks Juliette to call him something different, and I remember cringing and saying no out loud.  I like your name, please do not change it.

5. Murtagh from Eragon 
This name has been with me sense I was little.  I never seemed to be able to get it out of my head.  For a long time this was going to be my first borns name, then I realized I needed to name them something more sensible like Phoenix or Sunshine.  But this name will forever stick with me as a top 5 favorite names.  And who knows, Phoenix will need a cool little sibling.


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Happy Reading
-Amanda Lyn

Top 5 Wednesday: Book Theme Songs

Hey everyone!

Today I thought I would try something new. I love watching the BookTubers do there Top 5 Wednesday, so I found the theme for day and I am going to be trying it!

Book Theme Songs: 

Songs you associate with different books, whether it's because of the lyrics matching the story, the tone fits the story, or just because you listened to it a lot while reading that particular book! Taken from Goodreads

1. Black Water by Of Monsters and Men for City of Ash by Cassandra Clare

I believe this one mainly goes with it for me because I listened to this song on repeat when I read this book.  But I also think it goes well together because of the dark theme of the song and the water which is a big part of the end of this book.

2. Monsters Calling Home by Run River North for Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

This one is simply because I listened to it a million times while reading the book.  The title goes along well with some of the themes in the book, but other than that they don't match too well

3. Renegades by X Ambassadors for the Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey

The entire book is about the last of the human race trying to fight back and survive, making them renegades.  I also feel like the sound of the song matches the lost feeling the people have in the book.

4.  Rivers and Roads by the Head & the Heart for Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

This song always reminds me of the fight and the nature of this book.  Most of the book takes place outside with the main character fighting to stay alive, forget her pain, and become stronger.  This song always makes me think of fighting to be the best you can be.

5. The Lament of Eustace Scrubb by The Oh Hellos for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis

Well this song was LITERALLY made for this book, but every time I listen to it I get a huge urge to read the book again.

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-Happy Reading

Amanda Lyn