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!

Top Ten Of My Auto-buy Authors

Top Ten Tuesday is created by the Broke and the Bookish. Without further ado, here is my Top Ten of my auto-buy authors:

Sophie Kinsella
I've read almost everything she has written! I especially love her standalones. Although, I've read the first three books in her Shopaholic series, I actually own the first seven books in the series. I'm planning to finish them one day soon!

Janet Evanovich
I've bought the first 16 books in the Stephanie Plum series and I'm almost halfway through them. I also own all the books in the Fox and O'Hare series and the second book in the Lizzy and Diesel series, with plans to buy the first one.

Marissa Meyer
Although, Queen Levana's story did not really interest me, I couldn't help but buy Fairest. The Lunar Chronicles are amazing and I plan to buy all of Meyer's books in the future!

Richelle Mead
I'm currently reading the Bloodlines and the Georgina Kincaid series and I really want to read the Dark Swan series as well! I own most of her books on my e-reader though.

Rosamund Hodge
For the covers alone I would buy her books!

Isabel Allende
I love her writing! I have a long way to go, to collect and read all her books but whenever I'm in a bookstore and see one of her books I can't help myself, I need to buy them!

Jane Austen
Still need to read Mansfield Park but I do own it. If there ever is something new published by her, I would definitely buy it without question.

Shakespeare
Bought his whole collected works! Now I only need to read them.

Donna Tartt
Read The Goldfinch, and really want to read her other books! Starting by The Secret History.

Toni Morrison
Loved A Mercy and I'm planning to read all her books, next one on my list is A Song of Solomon, which I already own, so review coming soon!


Who are your auto-buy authors? Don't hesitate to leave a comment! I know some on my list might not be considered an auto-buy authors, in truth, Sophie Kinsella is probably the only one on here to be fully considered one of auto-buy authors but still.

Fairest by Marissa Meyer

In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.

Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who is the fairest of them all?

Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now. 

Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book includes full-color art and an excerpt from Winter, the next book in the Lunar Chronicles series.

-- Goodreads.com description --

The Lunar Chronicles is one of my favourite young adult series. So, I was very excited to read Fairest, which is a novella situated after the third book and before the last one. Since I loved the previous books, I couldn't help feeling disappointed by the newest addition to the series. It's not like I hated it, but I didn't love it either. I actually couldn't care less. There was new information about Levana's past and that is kind of all of it. I don't really believe you need to read this if you want to read Winter but since the last book isn't out yet I have no right to say that. In the end, I gave this novella 3 out of 5 stars, because, let's face it, I couldn't care less about Levana. The book wasn't even interesting.

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!)