Top 10 Tuesday: 2016 Reads

Welcome to another Tuesday!  Choosing a topic for this list is almost as hard as putting together the list itself.  No, seriously...do you know how hard it is picking your top ten of ANYTHING?  I mean really, it's agonizing, anxiety inducing, maddening!  However, to share these books with you I've done it!  I've braved the monster once again to provide you with some of my favorite books so far this year!  They may not have been published this year, but they are the favorite books that I've read this year so far! 

Enough of my rambling and excessive use of the exclamation point in this post...#sorrynotsorry 

Top 10 2016 Reads

10. The Bourbon Kings - J.R. Ward

9. Trigger Warnings - Neil Gaiman

8. The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern

7. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

6. All the Birds in the Sky - Charlie Jane Anders

5. The Magicians - Lev Grossman

4. Armada - Ernest Cline

3. The Widower's Aura - A.J. Renee

2. Hamilton: The Revolution - Lin-Manuel Miranda

1. Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige

It's only October, and I know my list will probably change.  However, this is by far my top ten favorite reads this far in 2016...it was hard to narrow down 118 books to just 10. 

See you next Tuesday lovelies! 

Top 10 Tuesday

Happy Tuesday lovelies!  How is your week so far?  Survived Monday with minimal casualties? I know I did! Beyond that, I hope that you all are reading something absolutely wonderful and that you find some joy in today's top 10 list here at the Confessional! 

Lately, I've been on a YA kick.  Lots of books in this genre, and spanning into different genres in general...fantasy, romance, sci-fi, dystopian, and so many more!  Yet, I want to pick just 10 that have easily become my favorites (and chances are some of these will be whole series listed, but don't judge me!)

TOP 10 YA FAVORITES

10. Divergent Series - Veronica Roth

9. The Maze Runner Series - James Dashner

8. The Giver Quartet - Lois Lowry

7. The Dwellers Saga - David Estes

6. His Fair Assassin Series - Robin LeFevers

5. Delirium Series - Lauren Oliver

4. The Grisha Series - Leigh Bardugo

3. Daughter of Smoke & Bone Series - Laini Taylor 

2. The Iron Fey/Lost Prince - Julie Kagawa

1. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Okay, seriously, I think this is by far one of the hardest freaking lists I've ever written!  Because there are so many that aren't on this list that would fit..and I don't want to knock any of them out of position...but SERIOUSLY?!  GAH! 

What are some of your favorite YA novels? 

Top 10 Tuesday: Mid Year Favorites

Welcome to this week's top ten Tuesday! 

Ten books.  I think that's easier than picking five...right? I mean 5 is bigger than 10 and gives me more room to juggle the rankings and keep me sane...RIGHT?! Okay, that's what we'll go with! 

So, this week's top ten is going to be my mid-year favorites, since we are at the half way point through this year (SERIOUSLY, where did this year go already?!).  

2016 Mid Year Favorites

10. The Eye of Minds - James Dashner

9. Trigger Warnings - Neil Gaiman

8. The Bourbon Kings - J.R. Ward

7. The Shadows - J.R. Ward

6. Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige

5. The Dom Who Loved Me - Lexi Blake

4. The Martian - Andy Weir

3. The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon

2. Ruin and Rising - Leigh Bardugo

1. Strings - David Estes

And there are my 10 Mid Year Favorites.  

What are yours? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Trilogies

Holy crap! It's MARCH! Where has 2016 gone?! Three months in already!  Holy moley! 

As the first is ALSO a Tuesday, you know what that means!  It is time for another Top Ten Tuesday!!!!! This week, I'm celebrating my favorite top ten trilogies! 

These series have only three books in them, will only have 3 books in them. Three has become the magic number for these awesome series! 

Without further adieu, let's get to the main attraction! 

Top Ten Trios

10. The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

9. The Razorland Trilogy by Anne Aguirre

8. Black City Chronicles by Elizabeth Richards

7. Legend by Marie Lu

 

6. All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

 

5. Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown

 

4. Bill Hodges Trilogy by Stephen King

3. The Night Trilogy Elie Wiesel

2. The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

Did your favorite trilogy make the list?  If not, let me know what it is!  I've read lots of trilogies, these are just by far my favorites and ones that I repeatedly return to re-read.  

Top 10 Tuesday: Guilty Pleasure Reads

Welcome to this week's Top Ten!  Every week, I will attempt to gather some of my favorite books and toss them into a cohesive list of 10 items.  (We'll see if I can actually stop at ten or if I have to force myself...and how many times I actively rework each and every list because I'd forgotten a book or five).  

This week is my favorite guilty pleasure reads.  You know the books I'm talking about.  Those books that we usually don't admit to reading, but are some of our all time favorites and we constantly turn to them and re-read them when we need a little pick me up or something like that.  

If you've been following this blog for any length of time you know I'll read just about anything once (twice if I like it).  So, with the books in this list I know I'll catch some flack, but ya know what #SorryNotSorry because these are my top ten guilty pleasure reads! 

TOP TEN GUILTY PLEASURE READS

10.  The Hunger Games Series

All of it.  All three books are among my favorites. I love rereading them when I need a pick me up, or want to revisit the characters that I love :)

9. Fifty Shades of Grey Series by E.L. James

Yes, I've read all three.  Yes, I will and have reread them a couple of times over the years.  No, I'm not ashamed.  No, I don't care that it is horribly written.  No, I don't care that it is a Twilight fanfic with BDSM (bad BDSM thrown in), that is what makes it a guilty pleasure.  This is a judgement free zone. #SorryNotSorry

8. The Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard

Okay, unless you've been living under a rock, you know that this series is a widely watched show on ABC Family (or is it Freeform now) but still.  The series is good for what it is.  A twisted YA mystery that plays off quite a bit of things.  I love the TV series too so...yeah. Definitely a guilty pleasure for me to indulge in every now and then. 

7. The House of Night Series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Zoey Redbird is one of my favorite, maddening heroines.  This series is by far one of my guiltiest pleasures and I have read almost all of them...-eyes P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast- Books 11 and 12 nao please!  I've even read the novellas and I just love dipping into the waters of this series that twines a bit of Native American heritage with an interesting Vampire mythos.  

6. The Devil Wears Prada Series by Lauren Weisberger

Okay, I'm usually not big on the fashion industry, however, I've taken an avid interest as of late (and I blame a couple of friends for this) however, this book and the movie are among my favorite guilty pleasure reads.  Even without the 'fashion industry' part of this book, we have all had bosses like Miranda Priestly, and we have all survived the hell of dealing with people in powerful positions.

5. The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning

This is by far one of my favorite worlds to return to.  The Urban Fantasy scene set in Ireland with faeries and so much more has become a comfort for me.  Not just because I want JZB...or anything like that.  I also want his book store..but that's beside the point.  This series will definitely sink its teeth into you and never let go.

4. The Selection Series by Kiera Cass

I've not read the most recent book in this series, however I will be reading it soon as well as Kiera Cass' new book as soon as I can get my grubby little hands on it.  This book and America Singer are among my favorites and I love returning to this world and the relationship between America and Prince Maxon. I also have a thing for dystopian novels and this fits that category. 

3. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Okay, I will admit I was twenty-one when this book came out.  So it wasn't really one that I 'grew up' reading.  However, that did not stop me from tumbling into the Wizarding World and wishing I had gotten my letter to Hogwarts when I was 11 instead of trudging through regular school.  I return to this series in both written and visual form at least once or twice a year and reopen the love and heartache that spans this whole series.  Am I looking forward to the new one this summer....umm...you really have to ask that question?

2. The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward

Okay, this one I can blame on my best friend.  She is the one that got me hooked on them.  I'm not sure if I have a singular book boyfriend on this particular guilty pleasure, however I want them all.  Every.  Single.  One. Of. Them.  I am greatly looking forward to The Beast book #14 that comes out this year.  That book is all about Rhage and Mary...GAH! Give.  Now. 

1. The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon

Okay, if you've been following the blog and have read one of my past #TBT posts, you'll know that this series has always been a comfort for me, and was my first real break into reading historical fiction.  It also started my book OCD because the first book I'd been given was Drums of Autumn which is book FOUR in the series.  I forever will venture into the world of Clare Randall and James Fraser.  Always.  This is my guiltiest pleasure and by far one of my favorite reads.  

There are dozens more books that I've read that count as guilty pleasures that I could add to this list.  I could spend all day reworking numbers 10-3, because those top two will never, ever change.  What are some of your favorite guilty pleasure reads? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Series Commitments

Top Ten Tuesday!  Yup, back at it.  Getting things done.  Providing you with lists of my favorite things...things I want...things I just felt like listing...bookish things.  Why?  Because it is what I do! 

Anyway...book series.  Seriously, every time we open a book, we have to get ready to make that commitment! I know I have to be, simply because I have book OCD, and if I start a series, I have to finish it...no matter how many books are in it....I'm looking at you Immortals After Dark series.  

Today's top ten I'm sharing some of my favorite series, what are some of yours?  Let me know in the comments! 

FAVORITE SERIES

10. The Giver Quartet - Lois Lowry

9. Black Dagger Brotherhood - J.R. Ward

8. The Dwellers Saga - David Estes

7. The Kingkiller Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss

6. Alpha & Omega and Mercy Thompson - Patricia Briggs

5. The Fever Series - Karen Marie Moning

4. Lexy Cooper Mysteries - Christa Charter

3. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

2. The Mortal Instruments/Infernal Devices - Cassandra Clare

1. Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Seriously, you have NO idea how hard this list was for me to make.  I have so many series that I absolutely adore, and I could have at least done a top fifteen or twenty without even batting an eye!  

Share your favorite series in the comments! 

Top Ten Tuesday: Vol. 2

It's TUESDAY! You know what that means! Another Top Ten Tuesday! This week's Top Ten is focusing on Series...some of my favorites..from duos, trilogies, quartets, and series that are already up into the double digits.  With these, I have absolutely zero commitment issues, and dive in head first! These are in no particular order, and the order does not reflect my level of adoration for these series...other than the fact that I love them all equally and think they are fantastically awesome!

TOP TEN SERIES

1.) The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

2.) Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

3.) Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy - Lani Taylor

4.) A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

5.) Lord of the Rings Trilogy - J.R.R. Tolkein

6.) Lexy Cooper Mysteries - Christa Charter

7.) The Sandman - Neil Gaiman

8.) Black Dagger Brotherhood - J.R. Ward

9.) The Wicked Years Quartet- Gregory Maguire

10.) The Giver Quartet - Lowis Lowry

What are some of your favorite series? I am always looking for more series to dive into.  Those series that I love that didn't make this particular list include: 

The Dwellers Saga - David Estes

House of Night - P.C. Cast

Anita Blake Series - Laurell K. Hamilton

The Fever Series - Karen Marie Moning

And countless others that I cannot even call to memory that I've read and re-read multiple times. 

Top Ten Tuesday

TOP 10 TUESDAY

Here you'll find random top 10 book related lists!!! 

Top 10 Fantasy

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone - J.K. Rowling

2. Stardust - Neil Gaiman

3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

4. The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum

5. Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin

6. Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkein

7. The Witches of Eileanan - Kate Forsyth

8. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

9. Wicked - Gregory Maguire

10. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

Do you realize just how insanely HARD that list was to compile?  I figure this will be my challenging post every week!