This week the topic is:
Top Ten Settings I'd Like To See More Of
1. Island Towns- I really liked Burn for Burn and I think the whole island setting really made me like it even more. Other islandy books: Unraveling Isobel, Shadowlands, Teeth
2. London- LOVED the setting in Meant to Be and after the Olympics this summer I just want more London!
3. Paris- If it's done like Anna and the French Kiss, I want more of it. I don't want crazy over-the-top two page long descriptions, I want Anna and the French Kiss Paris please.
4. NYC- I love New York books because I could never live there, but I still like hearing about it! I didn't like Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, but I loved the NYC aspect of it.
5. Pittsburgh- Da! It's where I live, so of course I love books that feature the Burgh! Examples- Perks of Being a Wallflower, Don't You Wish.
6. Roadtrips- LOVE LOVE LOVE fun roadtrip books. Or even non-fun ones when they are done right! Wherever Nina Lies, How to be Bad
7. College- I'm really happy the whole New Adult genre is catching on because a lot of these books feature peeps in college! Before it just felt like books went from high school girls straight to chick-lit working girls.
8. Boarding Schools- Like The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks & Harry Potter
9. The 80's & 90's- Love throwbacks to the days before cell phones and social media! Not to mention the FASHION was awesome!!
10. THESE ARE SETTINGS I'M OVER: Beach, Dystopian America/Europe.
Beach because authors get all caught up in describing the sunsets and I get bored.
Dystopian America... well obviously it's completely overdone.
What settings do you wish you had more of??
Road trips are on my list too, and I would love to read more books set in island towns! :) My TTT list: http://aliceinreaderland.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/settings/
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We have a lot of the same settings. Great list!
ReplyDeleteHere's my Top Ten: www.best-of-ya.blogspot.com
Jessi Kirby's In Honor is a pretty good roadtrip book.
ReplyDeleteSnap! I have boarding schools, college, NYC and the 80s on my list as well!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes to road trips and the 80's and 90's! I love those settings. :)
ReplyDeleteMy Top Ten
Love the 80's and 90's!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, 80's and 90's! Island towns is a lovely idea too :-) Great list!
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with any of your choices. I LOVE LOVE LOVE NYC, but have to say it is such an easy go-to city for books, movies, tv shows. There are other cities! Haha on your Dystopian sunsets. Hey, that sounds like a good name for a band.
ReplyDeleteHere's my post: Top Ten Tuesday
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I had the idea while on an epic roadtrip a few years ago (a friend moved from OH to CA and asked if I'd ride along with her on the initial move out) to write a series of books where the two girls solve mysteries along their way from Maine to California. It never happened, but it was such a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteI love book set in college.. back when I was younger I remember going down to the library weekly to check out new Sweet Valley University books. To me, I couldn't wait to go to university just so I could have college like adventures like they did. Now, in my mid-twenties, I still love reading books set in college. I'm with you - New Adult is a great new sub-genre. And college novels set in NYC or Paris? I'm in love.
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