Top 10 Tuesday: Books I've Added to My TBR List Lately

Hello Lovelies,

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This Week's Theme: Movie Freebie.

I'm not big on movies, so instead I decided to go back and do last week's topic since I missed it.

 Ten Books I've Added To My To-Be-Read List Lately

Top Ten Tuesday:10 Books I Want to Buy Right Now

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: 10 Books I Would Buy If Someone Handed Me A Fully Loaded Gift Card

Falling Hard by Tina Wainscott

The 100 by Kass Morgan

The Girl Who Stayed by Tanya Anne Crosby

Her Stolen Past by Lynette Eason

One Week With The Best Man by Andrea Laurence

Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz

His Until Midnight by Nikki Logan

Haven Lake by Holly Robinson

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Divergent by Veronica Roth

What would you buy? Leave a link to your blog below and I'll check it out!

XoXo,

Lori
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Top Ten Authors I've Read The Most Books From

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Author's I've Read The Most Books From.

The truth is I like finding new authors and reading new books. Of course there's a few authors whose books I will always read, which is why I decided to share these 7 authors with you!

Johanna Lindsey
If you've been reading my blog for a while then you probably know Johanna Lindsey is one of my favorite authors in the entire world. I've read so many books by her, easily over 25, and I STILL have more to read!

Sara Shepard
I read the PLL series before the TV show came out and I loved the books, since then the author has released more books in the series, but I haven't read them yet, I have three of her new releases, I just haven't had time to read them.

L.J. Smith
I love L.J. Smith's Night World series and I've been patiently waiting for the last book in the series for nearly 10 years. Honestly I don't think we're ever going to get it, but I'm still hopeful.

Jenny Nimo
I never read Harry Potter when I was in Elementary/Middle school instead I read the Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King) series. I read every book in this series and I loved it!

Carla Cassidy
I think I've read about 6-8 books by Carla Cassidy and I have loved them all. I just love her, she is such a great author and I always look forward to reading anything by her.

Christopher Pike
I've read 6 books  by Chrsitopher Pike and I really enjoyed them, if you like vampire books then you should definitely check out Thirst/The Last Vampire series.

Caitlyn Duffy
I've read all of Caityln Duffy's books and I can't wait for her next book to come out!
Janice Kay Johnson

What author's have you read the most books from? Let me know below or leave the link to your Top 10 Tuesday post!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Will Probably Never Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 

This week's theme: Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read.

It's been so long since I've participated in Top Ten Tuesday, I think the last time was February or March! But, I really want to get back into it, I love these link ups and I love visiting other participating blogs!

The Harry Potter Series

Honestly I don't see myself ever reading this series, I'm 18, and I've never been interested in it and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
(P.S. If you're a Harry Potter superfan, please don't kill me!)

Wuthering Heights

I haven't tried to read this one yet, but just from reviews I've seen I don't think it's something I would like, and I think I would struggle to finish it.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 
I know a lot of people love this book and loved the movie, but there's just too much violence for me.

Julius Caesar
I was supposed to read this one for my English class, but I just couldn't do it. Thankfully I was able to read enough of the book to pass the test and write a paper on the book. Luckily my teacher also provided us with links to a BBC small film, the quality sucked, but I was able to do the work and that's all that matters.

The Lord of the Rings
I know quite a few people who would probably kill me if they read this, but I've never been interested in reading this series. Fantasy just isn't my thing.

Emma
I've tried time and time again to read Jane Austen novels and it always takes me forever to finish them. Normally I have no trouble finishing a book with over 400 pages, but it took me a month to finish Pride and Prejudice and probably longer for Sense and Sensibility.

The Fault In Our Stars
Go ahead, yell at me, send me hate for not reading it, I'm just not interested. I think this book and John Green in general is over hyped.

The Jungle 
One one hand I want to read this, but then I start to think about actually picking it up and I just don't want to know that much about the meat industry and food industry.

Honestly when I first saw this topic I thought I would be able to come up with a full 10 books, but now that I think about it I can't think of 10 books. I'm the type of reader who is usually willing to give anything a try, but I know what I like and these are a few of the books I can't imagine ever reading.

That's it for today, I'll probably think of a ton of more books I could add to this list later, but for now this is it.

What books will you probably never read? Let me know below and if your participated in Top Ten Tuesday leave your link below so I can see your list!

XoXo,
Lori

Top Ten Tuesdays: Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romances In Books

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week's theme: Top 10 Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romance In Books.

I just realized that this is the first Top Ten Tuesday I've participated in, in 2015! I can't believe it's been so long! I decided to start back with the Top 10 Tuesday this week because everyone knows romance is my favorite genre, so this is the perfect topic for me!

So, let's get started!

Likes

1. Romantic Suspense

Recently I've been loving romantic suspense novels, it's pretty much all I've been reading for the past four months!

2. When there is no HEA (Happily Ever After).

I actually like books that don;t have a HEA ending, I think it's really brave when authors do that because it's not normal, and most people reading romance books want a HEA, so not giving it to them is a risk.

3. Characters who help each other become better versions of themselves.

I prefer stories where two characters come together and they make each other better, they don't try to change each other, but they make each other want to be a better person.

4. Book covers that aren't cheesy.

This one really isn't that important, even if I don't like a book cover, I'll still read it. But I really do like when a book cover compliments the book, and doesn't make me want to gag or cringe every time I see it.

5. When a series gets better with every book.

This doesn't just apply to romance books, I think readers of every genre like it when a new book makes a series better and drives them crazy wanting the next book in the series.

Dislikes

1. When it's all about sex.

I don't like when a romance book focuses only on sex, I want to see more than that.

2. When a book only has weak women.

I don't like how some romance books only have weak women who are in need of saving.

3. The "this man is so perfect even his flaws are perfect" character.

This one is so annoying, I don't even feel like explaining it!

4. The rapist.

The one that I REALLY hate is when an author has the female character very clearly saying "no", and then later tries to pass it off as them being in love. It is not love, it is rape!

5. The Ice Woman.

I really hate when an author makes a female character out to be cold, independent, and tough, and then as soon as a man comes along she melts and be comes a puddle at his feet, willing to do anything he wants.

That's it for today, I'm so happy to be back blogging, and back to doing Top Ten Tuesdays!

What do you like/dislike about romance in books?

XoXo,

Lori 

Blogmas Day 23: Top 10 Tuesday: Top 10 Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing This Year

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 

This week's theme: Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing This Year.

The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex Harris

Lori Foster - No Limits

Colleen Coble - Lonestar Secrets

Thomas C. Foster - How to Read Literature Like A Professor

Henrey Cloud - Boundaries

Nick Davies - Flat Earth News

Emma Healey - Elizabeth is Missing

Rebecca Skloot - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Stephen King - On Writing

That's it for today, if you participated in this weeks link-up leave your links below, I would love to see them, and if not feel free to tell me below!

XoXo,

Lori

Blogmas Day 16: Top 10 Tuesday: Top 10 Books I Read in 2014

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Top 10 Books I Read in 2014.

Before I get into today's Top 10 Tuesday, I would like to ask you to leave your opinion below on my little edit! Normally I use the one from the Broke and the Bookish website, but it's a little too small for my blog and it looks blurry, so I decided to make my own and I want your opinion! So please let me know below what you think!

The Tycoon's Daughter by Caitlyn Duffy
I really love the Treadwell Academy Series, it's probably the best YA series I've read in a long time! The Tycoon's Daughter is by far my favorite in the series and you can read my review here!

Too Friendly Too Date by Nicole Helm
If I had to pick my #1 book read in 2014 it would probably be a tie between this and The Tycoon's Daughter, I highly recommend this book, I loved it, I still love it, and I see myself re-reading this book again in the future!

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I read this in January for my English class and I really enjoyed it. I didn't think I would like it because I usually don't like the books I have to read for school, but I actually liked it.

Deadly Holiday Reunion by Lenora Worth
I actually just finished this book last week, but it was amazing, and I couldn't leave it off my list! You can read my review here!

Heiress on the Run by Sophie Pembroke
I won this book in a giveaway and I really liked it, I really liked the characters, and I like the message of the book. You can read my review here.

Her Colton Lawman by Carla Cassidy
I LOVED this book, I LOVED the whole series, in my review (here) I said I was thinking about buying the third and final book in the series, well, I did, I haven't finished yet, bus as soon as I do I'll make sure I review it!

Maverick Sheriff by Delores Fossen
The only bad thing I can say about this book is that it should have been longer! You can read my review  here to see more of what I thought about it!

The Boy I Love by Nina de Gramont
I really liked the characters in this book, it's one of the two YA novels I read this year, and I really enjoyed it. You can read my review here, to see more of what I thought about it!

Loving Ellie by Lindsey Brookes
This is a contemporary romance novel, my favorite part about this book was that unlike most books nowadays, it didn't rely on constant references to today's books, music, entertainment, etc. I like that this is a book that I could read in 50 years and not look back wondering what the author was talking about. You can read more of my review here!

Snowstorm Confessions by Rachel Lee
I LOVED this book, I really loved the Brianna and Luke's characters, but what I loved even more was getting to read from the stalkers point of view too! You can read my review here!

This was a really hard list to make, I read so many amazing books this year, there weren't many that I didn't like! You may have noticed a them above, this year I discovered that I really like the romantic suspense genre, that's what I mostly read this year, and I'm so happy I re-discovered my old love for romantic suspense books!

So there's my Top 10 Books I Read in 2014, what are yours? Tell me below or leave me a link to your Top10!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Movies to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Books/Movies To Read or Watch To Get In the Halloween Spirit.

Hocus Pocus

The Little Vampire

Twitches & Twitches 2

Halloweentown 

Halloweentown 2

Casper
The Addams Family
The Nightmare before Christmas
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Beetlejuice


Honestly, I prefer more kid friendly Halloween movies, I'm not a fan of horror movies. When I was a kid I loved it, I would watch any horror movie you put in front of me, but now, I wouldn't watch a horror movie if you paid me!

That's all for this today, I hope you liked it! What are your favorite Halloween movies? Do you prefer kid-friendly Halloween movies or Rated R?
XoXo,
Lori

Top Ten Tuesdays: 10 Books On My Fall TBR List

Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This weeks theme: Top 10 Books On My Fall TBR List.

Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina

Johanna Lindsey - Stormy Persuasion
Johanna Lindsey - One Heart to Win
Lenora Worth - Deadly Holiday Reunion
Ann Aguirre - As Long As You Love Me
Cassandra Clare - City of Bones

Delore Fossen - Cowboy Behind The Badge
Kara Taylor - Prep School Confidential
Colleen Coble - Lonestar Secrets
Emma Healey - Elizabeth Is Missing

Hello lovelies, today marks the official beginning of fall and I'm loving it, thankfully after a very hot weekend, today is going to be cooler and I'm very thankful for that!

The top six books in my list are books that I either own or have received to review and so they will be my first priority and then the others are books that I would like to read soon!

What books are on your TBR list this fall? Let me know below!

XoXo,
Lori

Top Ten Tuesdays: 10 Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED To Read More

Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .
This Week's Theme: Top 10 Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED To Read More

Eileen Goudge

Lindsey Brookes

Delores Fossen

Carmen DeSousa
Colleen Coble
Richelle Mead
Kim Harrison
Eileen Cook
Nina de Gramont
Kieran Scott

So there's my Top 10 Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED To Read More! What authors do you want to read more from? Let me know below!

XoXo,
Lori

Top 10 Tuesdays: 10 Books I'm Not Sure I Want To Read

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Books I'm Not Sure I Want To Read

John Green - The Fault In Our Stars

Sun Tzu - The Art of War

Graeme Simsion - The Rosie Project

Dave Pelzer - A Child Called "It"

Laurie Halse Anderson - Speak

Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451

Atul Gawande - Complications

James P. Carse - Finite and Infinite Games

Marti Olsen Laney - The Introvert Advantage

Emile Zola - Therese Raquin

So there's my Top Ten Books I'm Not Sure I Want To Read, let me know below what you think! 

XoXo,

Lori

P.S.  I scheduled this post ahead of time, if I have internet by the time this post goes live then I'll link it up on The Broke and the Bookish's website, if not, then this week I just won't link up.

Top 10 Tuesday: Six Authors I Own The Most Books From

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Authors I Own The Most Books From

Johanna Lindsey

Sara Shepard

L.J. Smith
Caitlyn Duffy
Jenny Nimmo
Julia Quinn

I know this is supposed to be a top ten list, but I honestly don't have that many authors that I buy every single book from. I'm the type of person who enjoys buying new books and discovering new authors, I do have a handful of authors that I will buy anything from, but definitely not ten.

So there's my Top 6 Authors I Own The Most Books From, who are some of your favorite authors? Let me know below!
XoXo,
Lori

P.S. Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a new book review!

Top Ten Favorite TV Shows

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Favorite Movies or TV Shows.

Pretty Little Liars

Revenge
Nashville

Once Upon A Time

Chasing Life

Coronation Street

Call The Midwife

Orphan Black

Melissa and Joey

The Middle

So there's my Top 10 Favorite TV Shows, what are your favorite TV Shows? Let me know below!

XoXo,
Lori