Top Ten Tuesday #5: Fall's Most Awaited Books

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish for those of us who love our lists!

This week's list:

Top Ten Most Awaited Books for Fall 2013:

Awaiting Publication:

 

Need to read in September/October:

Long time waiting on the TBR:

What are your most awaited books?

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Top Ten Tuesday #4: Books into TV Shows

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish for those of us who love our lists!

This week's list:

Top Ten Books into TV Shows:

Actions packed with fantastic world building, exciting storylines not to mention kick-ass heroines and hunky heroes, these are the book series I would most like to see made into TV shows (not sure movies would do them justice):

1. Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews:
2. Elemental Assassin by Jennifer Estep
3. Demonica by Larissa Ione
4. KGI by Maya Banks
5. Jane Yellowrock by Faith Hunter
6. Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
7. Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
8. Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
9. Midnight Breed by Lara Adrian
10. Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh

Which books would you like to see made into TV shows?

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Top Ten Tuesday #3: Most Memorable Secondary Characters

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish for those of us who love our lists!

This week's list:

Top Ten Most Memorable Secondary Characters:  

1. Derek in The Kate Daniels series: Great sidekick material and a potential hero in the making.
2. Feste in The Twelfth Night: Playing the fool doesn't mean being a fool.
3. Mr. Collins in Pride & Prejudice: Memorable and NOT in a good way!
4. Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: People can learn from their mistakes.
5. Karin Murphy in The Dresden Files: Harry's warrior angel. Never met an ass she couldn't kick!
6. Sophia Deveraux: Because you always need someone to get rid of the bodies!
7. Beast in The Jane Yellowrock series: Love her adversarial relationship with Jane.  

8. Jenks in The Hollows series: The cutest pixie out there.
9. Dobby in The Harry Potter series: Goodness comes in some really small packages.
10. Neville Longbottom in The Harry Potter series: Courage means standing up to your friends just as much as standing up to your enemies.

Who are your most memorable secondary characters?

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Top Ten Tuesday #2: Easy Blogging

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish for those of us who love our lists!

This week's list:

Top Ten Things that Make Blogging Easier:

  

1. Goodreads & Shelfari: Bookshelves, groups and friends make finding new books and authors and chatting about them even more fantastic.
2. Twitter: I'm actually new to this social network but have already made friends and found new deals and giveaways!
3. Calibre: The MUST have ebook management system.
4. Evernote: Excellent way to write reviews, track to do lists and organize challenges.
5. NetGalley: Best resource for ARCs
6. GIMP: Free open source image editor.
7. eReaders: Kindle, Kobo, iBooks for iPad - don't leave home without one!
8. Bookbub: Notification system for free books and deals based on your preferences.
9. Pinterest: Social network for sharing pictures - beware it's addictive!
10. Morning tea: best way to start the blogging day.

What is your top setting?

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Top Ten Tuesday #1: Set in New Orleans

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish for those of us who love our lists!

This week's list:

Top Ten Books Set in New Orleans:

  
1. Die for Me / Cynthia Eden
2. The Pelican Brief / John Grisham
3. Dark Needs at Night's Edge / Kresley Cole
4. Skinwalker / Faith Hunter
5. Blood Cross / Faith Hunter
6. A Man to Slay Dragons / Megan McKinney
7. Unleash the Night / Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Seize the Night / Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. Night Play / Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. Embrace the Night / Sherrilyn Kenyon 


What is your top setting?

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