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 great way to get to know your fellow bloggers.
Top Ten Words/Topics that Instantly Make Me Read (or Buy) a Book:
1. Dystopian - I think there must be something wrong with me because if a book is labeled as a dystopian novel, and there's something broken about a world within the pages, I simply MUST read it. Like, yesterday.
2. Science Fiction - Hah. While much of the young adult genre was swept up in the notion of paranormal romance, the ideas of cyborgs and technology-advanced societies have been running rampant through my brain. I think I'm destined to write a sci-fi novel someday.
3. Realistic - This is a huge bone of contention with me because, while I've found a soft spot for contemporary fiction these days, I feel like it often deviates too far from reality. Tell me it's actually realistic, and you've got me, hook, line and sinker. (Just don't let me down.)
4. Michelle Hodkin - I'm a fangirl. Sue me. Add her name to a cover, or mention her in a tweet, and I'm there. Colour me nuts.
5. Animals - Seriously, animals and the environment are some of my biggest passions in the world. I love the idea of making a difference on a small or minute level, but that it can carry over into something bigger. Give me a book with an animal best friend, or a journey to save the animal or environment, and it's solid gold.
7. Humour - I like sass. And snark. I like sassy snark...and I really like characters with an attitude. Give me a character that breaks the norm and defies the odds while maintaining a high level of these traits, and I'll likely want to be their best friend. Forever.
8. Time Travel - I think this one has to do with my penchant for one of my all-time favourite books, Time Windows. There's something so innately cool about the idea of traveling to long lost worlds or those that have yet to come to pass.
9. Horror - Like I said before. There's something wrong with me. I'm ok with it.
10. Overseas - I don't think I've read enough books set overseas. This is a big one for me lately. I really want new and exciting destinations within the pages of my books.
I should have added time travel to mine too, that's always a fun one. Lots of great picks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Britt! What can I say? I'm a sucker for the idea of traveling space and time ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the Mara Dyer books, which is strange because when you break it down into its parts, it's so not me - I generally avoid horror and unreliable narrators like the plague. But somehow it all works so perfectly. Noah Shaw probably helps too...
ReplyDeleteHell yes to overseas - I'd like to see more protagonists travelling to Africa, Asia, and South America. I think that would be cool.
Aww I didn't even think about animals! Those are so much fun to read about too! Great list :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my Top Ten!
I'm glad to see someone else who understands my love of MARA! :)
ReplyDeleteAnimals...no world is complete without them ;)
ReplyDeleteFun list! I should have put animals on mine too!
ReplyDeleteI agree with every single word/topic you wrote! Especially humor - fun characters make a story so easy to enjoy. You can never go wrong with a little sass and snark ;)
ReplyDeleteFabulous top ten, Melissa!
It's really nice to have overseas settings. Although even US settings can feel exotic and fascinating if the book really delves into the culture of the place. Most books just gloss over the setting. I like books where the place becomes a character unto itself.
ReplyDeleteI've recently become a ya horror fan, so I'm looking forward to many more books in this genre!!!
ReplyDeleteJennifer
My TTT
HARRY POTTER needs no explanation! Also, I love that you picked out humour. Funny books are awesome, and I haven't experienced nearly enough of them.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the new crop of dystopians, which is sad, b/c there are so many good ones!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree, for the most part. I want more desolation...I want a more vivid world. I think a lot are watered down.
ReplyDeleteSO true! I think that humour is often lacking, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteI just want MORE from dystopia!
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a bit more of a selection in the YA horror genre. I think it's fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you agree, and of course! Great blog :)
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, definitely. I think that the settings often become a bit too watered-down, which sucks.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lea! :)
ReplyDeleteLove me some fluffy animals ;)
ReplyDeleteYes. Too many of them are so obviously books publishers jumped at for a quick buck. So now when I see books being advertised as dystopian, I'm wary...and yet if it's well done, I would love it! But I'm almost...afraid to try? I've been burned too many times since this craze began...
ReplyDeleteI love dystopian and contempoary romances.
ReplyDeleteI so agree about books set overseas - love it!! And Michelle Hodkin is pretty awesome as well. ;) Great list! Thanks for stoppping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm totally with you on Dystopian!! It was on my list too!
ReplyDeleteEmily from Blue-Eyed Bibliophile