Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists over at The Broke and the Bookish. They'd love to share their lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week they will post a new top ten list that one of our bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All they ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.

Top Ten Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About (cry, laugh, hurl across the room, etc.):

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Most people list the Deathly Hallows or Half-Blood Prince, but book five destroyed me. I mean, yes, Dumbledore is always in my heart, but I have two words for you, no matter what: Sirius. Black.

2. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Honestly, it was the cliffhanger of doom that did me in on this one. Or Noah Shaw. Ok, fine. It was both. I laughed, I squeeeeeeed, and heck...I really did throw it across the room.

3. Where the Red Fern Grows - I have a thing for animals. It's not a secret. I swear we read the most miserable books in the fifth grade, and this is one of them. I'm sure it's a great book, but it scarred me for life.

4. The Last Silk Dress - That girl just couldn't catch a break. There's something about the Civil War South that always gets to me. This book, the love story and the pain the MC has to bear with her mother is almost enough to break even the most hardened reader.

5. Many Waters - I still maintain that no list is complete without this one. The end kills me every time, regardless of the fact that I know exactly what's going to happen and how it's going to happen. Without fail, I cry.

6. My Brother Sam Is Dead - This was another one of the miserable fifth grade reads we had. Seriously...were we supposed to learn about death and dying or something? If so, well done, school system. You scarred us!

7. Marley and Me - Sweet? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. Heartwarming? Yes. Heartbreaking? Hell yes. Doggies in books are a great combo. Doggies and sadness in books? Not ok.

8. Catching Fire - I loved book one, but book two sealed the deal for me. There was raw power, and sadness and a near loss of hope in this one. It was so riveting that I literally couldn't stop reading it.

9. The Long Weekend - There aren't too many books out there that can elicit sheer terror from me, but this one can. The fact that it's so tangible and so realistic is what seals the deal.

10. Dark Song - My reaction to this was somewhere between anger, horror, disgust, sadness and utter revulsion. Not too many books can make me feel such a strong and powerful sense of emotions, but this one sure did. One hundred percent.

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists over at The Broke and the Bookish. They'd love to share their lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week they will post a new top ten list that one of our bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All they ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.

BROKE AND BOOKISH 1 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY -- Top Ten Reasons I Love Being A Book Blogger/A Bookish Person:

1. The authors - How else could I have met so many fantastic authors, writing fantastic books in one fantastic group?! I know I just said fantastic 23984023894098234 times, but for real...having the opportunity to speak to authors like Michelle Hodkin and Savita Kalhan is such a treat.

2. The books - Don't get me wrong, I've always been a reader, but I didn't know about half the books I learned about once I started book blogging. Plus, I've had the chance to introduce others to the awesome books I've been reading.

3. The bloggers - It's true! I'm not even lying...meeting lovely people like Jenny from Supernatural Snark, Danny & Pushy from Bewitched Bookworms, Anna from Anna Reads, Tara from Hobbitsies and Jamie from The Perpetual Page Turner was one of the most exciting times of my life. If you have the chance to go some day, trust me, it's worth it.

4. BEA - Uhhhhh duh. Need I really say more? Books. Authors. Giant venue for all of us to geek and fangirl/boy out. Yeah, sold.

5. Goodreads - I didn't know about it until I started blogging, and now it's honestly a tool I use every single day. I always find books I need to add to my lists, and finding obscure books is SO much fun!

6. Geeks > Normal People - I finally found a forum where I can be as geeky as I want...and the bonus? Everyone else is exactly like me! Win-win situation, of course!

7. Me time - I get to spend an hour+ to myself every day focusing on what I love so much without anyone telling me to "shut up about books already" or to "go get a better hobby." Plus, I get to be as introspective and honest as I want.

8. Learning to be critical - Don't get me wrong. I still read just to read, but learning to critique books and writing has been so fun, and it gives me a reason to analyze the stories I read.

9. Learning to write better - I would LOVE to be a YA author someday! Will I be one? Probably not, but I've learned so much more about what to do and what not to do. It's like a constant writing class for me.

10. The amazing, amazing, AMAZING publishers - I knew the big names in publishing when I first started blogging, but getting to know the people that work there, as well as the smaller publishing houses and the ins and outs of indie publishing has been amazing - plus, they are so generous, and I'm endlessly grateful for them!