Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Are Freaking Badass

Each week, particularly every tuesday, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a specific bibliophilic topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic of the week.

April 28: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who Are Freaking Badass

Top Ten Tuesday: Sequels I Can't Wait To Get My Hands On

Each week, particularly every tuesday, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a specific bibliophilic topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic of the week.

November 5: Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait To Get My Hands On

1.  Ruin and Rising (The Grisha, #3)

I've been wanting this book since I finished the second one! [whispers] Alarkling 5ever!

2. The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines, #4)

Having read the Vampire Academy series, I've been hooked to the world created by the wonderful Richelle Mead. That being said, I cannot control myself from reading her spin-off series, Bloodlines! (It may have something to do with Adrian Ivashkov..)

3. Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, #3)

I badly want to know how they'll find and get Into the Still Blue! If you haven't read the first two books in this trilogy, you better do, soon. BECAUSE YOUR LIFE IS SO BORING WITHOUT ROAR. And Perry. ;)

4. Aristeia (Goddess War, #2)

With the last words of Antigoddess, really, who wouldn't want the sequel?

5. Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)

THIS. BOOK. I really, really need it because I so need to get more of the action in Unravel Me's chapter 62. *wink wink*

6. The One (The Selection, #3)

Who will America choose? Prince Maxon or Aspen? I NEED TO KNOW. FAST.

7. The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #3)

Let me ask you a question: Who doesn't need this book?

8. Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #3)

ARGH. NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS HOW MUCH I NEED THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW.

9. Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3)

Yes, I'm a sucker for retellings, and so far, Marissa Meyer's the best one I've read of the retellings genre. And Scarlet lacks Prince Kai x Cinder moments, so I'm hoping for more of their (if they meet in this book) adorable scenes!

10. City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) I have mixed feelings about thin one because of Cassandra Clare's snippets.. "They're all dead." NOOOOOOOOOOOO.

*this list is of no particular order

That concludes our Top Ten Tuesday for this week. What are your most anticipated sequels? Comment below! :-)

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Scariest Looking Book Covers

Each week, particularly every tuesday, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a specific bibliophilic topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic of the week.

October 29, 2013: Top Ten Scariest Looking Book Covers

1. Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender

You probably might be wondering why I think the cover is scary. Well, let me explain: first, the girl looks hauntingly creepy, second, her face is covered by a cloth which made the cover even scarier since those reminds me of nuns in scary movies and lastly, if you look closely at the face, you'll notice that the girl's face is black. DOWN RIGHT CREEPY.

2. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Need I say more? I think the cover speaks for me, so to speak.

3. The Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith
I remember seeing this book on our local bookstore and I was like 'WOAH'. The cover just scared me. Not to mention its thickness. Very scary, indeed.

4. Substitute Creature by Charles Gillian

Probably one of the most scariest covers of all-time. Just imagine seeing your teacher with that expression, I would most probably scream.

5. Bedlam Stories by Christine Converse
I get scared every time I see this cover because I wouldn't want my mother to offer me up to some demon like what is implied on the cover!

6. Tales of the Undead - Suffer Eternal by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark 

Don't make fun of me, but this cover had me running to my parents' room!

7. Tales of the Undead - Hell Whore by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark

This cover just screams blood and gore. What more the content?

8. Tales of the Undead - Suffer Eternal: Volume II by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark 

I AM AFRAID OF THE APOCALYPSE. Enough said.

9. Annabelle by Ruby Jean Jensen
I would most probably sell this book if I ever have one. Why? The title is Annabelle and the cover is a doll. Well, that just reminds me a lot of Annabelle from The Conjuring which is why I find the cover scary.

10. It  by Stephen King

It's very hard to not find this cover scary considering the fact that its cover has a creepy clown who looks like he's about to murder you in it.

*This list is of no particular order. 

That's it for this week's Top Ten Tuesday! Hope I gave you a good scare. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Character Names I Love

Each week, particularly every tuesday, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a specific bibliophilic topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic of the week.

October 22, 2013: Top Ten Character Names I Love

1. Adrian Ivashkov (From Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series.)

What can I say? I'm a total sucker for Russian names! (I even named myself Katerina Kazakov *hides*)

2. Nastiya Kashnikov (From Katya Millay's The Sea of Tranquility. GENIUS, GENIUS BOOK)

Like I said, I'm a sucker for Russian Names! Haha. BTW, this is not her real name. Read TSoT to find out! ;)

3. Calaena Sardothien (From Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series)

Her name's oozing with uniqueness and creativity that only Sarah J. Maas could perfect. Read Throne of Glass because it's such an amazingly written and well-thought out debut novel!

4. Karou (From Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy) 

She's the blue-haired girl from Daughter of Smoke and Bone written by Laini Taylor. She's tough as nails, and blue hair's a plus!

5. Alina Starkov (From Leigh Bardugo's The Grisha Trilogy)

Russian name yet again. She's a very bad-ass character, and everyone loves her. Read her Shadow and Bone to find out how kick-ass of a character she is. 

6. The Darkling (From Leigh Bardugo's The Grisha Trilogy)

It's not a russian name, but it screams sexy, and I just couldn't resist his charms. When I first saw The Darkling's name, I was immediately drawn to him, and it wasn't a mistake (he turned out to be very, very pleasing to the eyes.)

7. Mara Amitra Dyer (From Michelle Hodkin's Mara Dyer Trilogy)

She's one of the best characters of all-time. I mean, who could kill a person with just one thought? Only Mara. She's also 1/2 of the infamous duo, M.A.D.N.E.S.S. (It stands for Mara Amitra Dyer Noah Elliot Simon Shaw yeah, Michelle Hodkin's deep like that)

8. Liesel Meminger (From Markus Zusak's The Book Thief)
A pretty name for a pretty girl. Her story was heartbreaking, but it was, hands down, one of the best releases this year. Read my Review of The Book Thief here.)

9. Layken Cohen (From Colleen Hoover's Slammed Trilogy)
This name is unique, just like Sky Linden Davis's name (from the Hopeless duology also by Colleen Hoover.)

10. Anna Korlov (From Kendare Blake's Anna Duology)
A strong name for a strong character. She's one of the most selfless characters I've ever encountered. Read Anna Dressed in Blood to find out why!

*This list is of no particular order. 

This concludes my first Top Ten Tuesday post! Hope you liked it. :-)

What are the names of your favorite characters? Comment below!