Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they suggest a topic and bloggers can pick their top ten. This week's topic is top ten best books I read in 2015. I actually would have liked it better if this was a topic in January because if I read a book at the end of the year I can't add that to my top ten anymore. These are in no particular order:

1. Winter by Marissa Meyer

2. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

3. Chew by John Layman, Rob Guillory (Illustrator)

4. The Martian by Andy Weir

5. The Kate Daniels series and The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews

6. Enchanted Inc. series by Shanna Swendson

7. Uprooted by Naomi Novik

8. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

9. Fall on your knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

10. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Which books made into your top ten this year? Let me know down below!

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 debut authors whose sophomore novels we're looking forward to

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is 10 debut authors whose sophomore novels we're looking forward to or Top Ten Sophomore Novels That We Loved Just As Much If Not More Than The Author's Debut. I decided to do both because I couldn't come up with ten books in one category. 

7 debut authors whose sophomore novels I'm looking forward to: 

1. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

I really liked Cruel Beauty! I'm waiting for Crimson Bound to come out in paperback but I'm considering buying it in hardback after all! Read my review of Cruel Beauty here!

2. The Duff by Kody Keplinger

I really liked this book, it is one of the best books I read last year! Read my review here!

3. The Martian by Andy Weir

This is easily one of my favourite books this year! You can find my review here!

4. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

I really liked this fantasy novel, I own the second book but I haven't found the time to read it yet. You can find my review of The Lies of Locke Lamora here!

5. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

 

6. Carrie by Stephen King

You can find my review here.

7. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3 Sophomore Novels That Were Better Than The Author's Debut 

1. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

All the books in this series just get better and better! Winter is also my most anticipated book of the year, and I can't believe I don't have to wait much longer till it's released! Read my series review here.

2. Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

The first book in this trilogy was okay, not great but okay. The second book was way better and the third book was the best! Read my review of the trilogy here!

3. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Shatter Me didn't impress me much, I only continued the trilogy because I owned all the books already. I did like the other books way more, so that's why I decided to put Unravel Me on this list. Find my series review here!

Which books are on your list? Don't hesitate to leave a comment!

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten books to read if you like these popular books/authors

This week Top Ten Tuesday is about the theme: if you like this book, I recommend that book to you.  I found this a rather difficult topic. It's not easy to compare authors or stories, so unfortunately I didn't get to ten recommendations. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

1. If you like Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

you will like North And South by Elizabeth Gaskell

2. If you like These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

you might like the Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

3. If you liked Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

you might like Uprooted by Naomi Novik


4. If you like The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger

you might like The Gardella Vampire Hunters series by Colleen Gleason

5. If you like The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

you might like the comic series Fables by Bill Willingham

6. If you like All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

then you will like Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

7. If you like the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris,

I recommend the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews.

Let me know which books are on your list! Don't hesitate to leave a comment below!

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I missed a few weeks but now I'm back. So without further ado, here is my top ten:

1. Winter by Marissa Meyer

2. Dumplin by Julie Murphy

3. The Scam by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

4. Roaring Shadows by Colleen Gleason

5. The Martian by Andy Weir

6. Chew Vol. 5. Major League

7. End of Days by Susan Ee

8. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

9. Carrie by Stephen King

10. Four by Veronica Roth

I am most excited to read the first 5 books on this list. The other ones I just need to get to, so hopefully this list will guide me to read those books I should already have read.

Which books are on your TBR? And which ones are you most excited about? Let me know in a comment below!

The Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer

A forbidden romance.

A deadly plague.

Earth's fate hinges on one girl . . .

CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation.

Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future.

This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.

-- Amazon.co.uk description of Cinder --

So a lot of people are raving about these series but I still had my doubts. I wasn’t  immediately convinced I wanted to read about a cyborg Cinderella. Though, I really do love fairy tale retellings like the Fables miniseries (which are comics I highly recommend) and the TV show Once Upon a Time. However, when I finally decided to read the series I couldn’t stop till I finished them all. I absolutely loved the Lunar Chronicles! 

Let’s start with Cinder. This is my least favourite book because it had some flaws even though it was entertaining and I really did enjoy it. My main problem with this book is that the huge plot twist was revealed way to early on. I hope this was the intention of Marissa Meyer because after that everyone with even half a brain cell knows what will happen in the end. That really pissed me off. Even if it had been way more subtle most people would still have known what was coming. So that part was disappointing. 

The only other reason I have for preferring the other books over this one is the that the other ones have more main characters and you see how everything begins to click. Everything that has been mentioned in Cinder is becomes relevant in the next books. I am really enjoying the Lunar Chronicles and I can’t wait till Winter comes out! Sadly, we have to wait more than a year for the final book. 

I am giving Cinder 4 stars out of 5. Scarlet and Cress both get 5 out of 5 stars! 
(I probably should give them extra points for their beautiful covers!)