Monday, May 12, 2014

Top Ten Tuesday- Books I Almost Put Down

Top Ten Tuesday is a really cool original feature/weekly meme created over at The Broke and The Bookish.  Each week they post a new Top Ten List that bloggers join in on answering... and today (May 13th) I'm one of them :)


Today's Topic

Top Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn't




1.  Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige- At first I really wasn't feeling this book.  It was boooring and the writing seemed sub-par.  But it got better.. and by 3/4 of the way through I was hooked.
2.  Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt- This book takes some getting used to.  It's really gritty and the M/C has a voice that is very different from any character I've read.  I really ended up loving it.
3.  How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr- I really didn't like Jill's mother.  Actually all the characters were pretty unlikable.  But I was able to appreciate the subject-matter and get over the fact that the characters acted like a-holes a lot.
4.  Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella- This might sound weird, but if I'm going to read a book set in England, I need to be in the mood for it.  I saw the movie of this first and just assumed the book would be New York.  I obviously didn't read the synopsis.  So when there was all that Brit slang in there I was ready to DNF it.  BUT dude Sophie Kinsella is so funny... so I ended up laughing my ass off instead.
5.  Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo- At first I was like where can this go??  A 15-year-old CANNOT date a 21-year-old.  But then we got Chris's POV and I started crying... This book was awesome.
6.  The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen- Not going to lie I almost quit this book.  It was about a girl who wanted to go to Brain Camp... and I was like **yawn**.  But it's Sarah freaking Dessen... it got better.
7.  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson- This book starts out SO SLOW!!!  The first 20 pages are among the most boring I've read.  But it got better, and I loved this series!




8.  Dare You To by Katie McGarry- I thought I would LOVE a story about Beth.  I mean I loved her in PTL!  But I was not feeling her story at all.  And I wanted to quit, but I pushed through because of how much I did love PTL.  Kind of wish I didn't though :(
9.  Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfeld- Ughh this book was hard to read.  It was SO adjective heavy.  There wasn't a lot of plot and the m/c bugged me.  I finished it... and it was OKAY, but not great.
10.  Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta- I know a ton of people who love this book, but I wasn't one of them.  The beginning of it is SO confusing.  Who are these people?  So, so many people!!  I was confused for the first 1/3 of the book and so ready to give up.  I ended up finishing it (barely)... but I did not like it.


It's weird how some books you think you want to quit and if you push through they get better... but a lot of them never do.  It's probably better to DNF if you are really not liking a book.  I just have this No-Quitter mentality that makes it really hard for me :)

Which books made your lists??

15 comments:

  1. I'm reading Dorothy Must Die hopefully within the next few weeks, so I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I love Sophie Kinsella's humour in her books.

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  2. Dorothy Must Die is on my Read ASAP list lol thanks for the heads up!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog, love your design! New follower :)

    Emily @ Follow the Yellow Book Road

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  3. Dorothy Must Die is on my tbr list for next week, I've read a lot of mixed reviews about this one!

    Finley Jayne
    http://finleyjayne.com/

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  4. Haven't read most of these, but am a huge fan of The Truth About Forever. I really like Sophie Kinsella books, but sometimes the humor is way over the top.

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  5. I love the confessions of a shopaholic series (was also the inspiration for my blog name!). It's feel-good fluff at its best but I love the sense of humour in it. The movie was a big let-down.

    R x

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    1. I saw the movie first so I did like it... but I totally agree the book is WAY better!!

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  6. I always see Dorothy Must Die everywhere! And Sarah Dessen is a great writer, and i plan to read more of her books soon! Yay! So glad you had the will the finish the books even if some parts were really boring & dull :)

    Jillian @ Jillian's Books

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  7. How to Save a Life is a book I almost put down as well - I feel like the beginning was kind of slow and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. But I'm happy I did end up finishing with it because if I remember right, I cried A LOT in the end :)

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    1. I was glad I stuck it out with that book too. Even though all the characters were kind of horrible (except Dylan).

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  8. great list! I just bought Dorothy Must Die, so I'm glad it on the list that you ended up liking, can't wait to read that one! thanks for stopping by my TTT! - Katie @ Inkk Reviews

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  9. Wow, I haven't read any in your first group. 0_0 I really enjoyed Dare You To, but I've heard a few others that agree with you. Great list! :)

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  10. I loved Dare You To, I really am not a fan of Beth though! The truth about forever is a great read :) I still need to read Dorothy Must Die, I can't wait! Great list :)

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    1. I liked Beth in PTL... but in Dare You To, she just felt fake to me. And that romance was TOO much for me to take. Glad you enjoyed it though... Katie McGarry is super talented, I just wasn't feeling that one.

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  11. I have this no quitting mentality when it comes to book, too. I can completely relate. Here's mine.

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  12. So glad to hear you decided to continue reading 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and that you discovered Sophie Kinsella's writing! I've heard many things about 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo', but never actually picked up the book... Maybe I should give it a try!

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