Showing posts with label The Broke and The Bookish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Broke and The Bookish. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Top Ten Tuesday- Books I'd Buy My Mother


This post was originally posted back in November of 2016 but it's still relevant.


Stay Dead by Jessie Keane
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The Wronged - Kimberley Chambers

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Wrongful Death - Lydia La Plante



Snatched - Mandasue Heller
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Betrayal - Martina Cole

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In The Morning I'll Be Gone - Adrian McKinty

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The Redbreast - Jo Nesbø

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Perfidia - James Ellroy

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The Thicket - Joe R. Lansdale
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When Will There Be Good News? - Kate Atkinson

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Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Top Ten Tuesday - Cover Freebie


So I really could not think of a cover freebie topic that really gave me 10 books to list or any past 2 really that I just really didn't want to waste your time.

Please feel free to tell me what topics you chose and the books you matched to it.

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Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Top Ten Tuesday- 10 Things That Instantly Make Me Not Want To Read A Book.



Any book that glorifies abusive/overly aggressive males. I'm just not into that.

It revolves around abuse of any sort. The only time I'll read any book like this are those that are true stories but even then I will struggle reading it.

Books that basically tell you love conquers all and solves everything. Here's a little pointer, it doesn't.

Anything that shames anyone: Like slut shaming and virgin shaming, like why? It's not necessary.

I actually can't think of any more if I'm honest with you.

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Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book


  1. A quirky or foiled cover/jacket; this is mostly just because they attract my eye and really just hypnotise me and just make me buy them. Half the time I have to talk to myself and ask myself if I really do need another foiled cover or quirky cover on my bookshelf. (THE ANSWER IS ALWASY YES)
  2. If I haven't heard of it and its been published recently: This is basically just because I'm not really fond of books that suddenly get really huge amounts of hype, if I do buy a book that suddenly gets loads of hype I either have read it beforehand or wait until the hype dies down a lot because it really puts me off and authors and books I haven't heard of deserve to be acknowledged.
  3. The synopsis sounds amazing or mysterious: Now this seems obvious right? but for me the synopsis has to really grip me because even if it sounds mildly good ill have to question myself if I think the way the book goes is worth me spending my money on it. I know, I'm a bad person for that but I guess I just want great books for my money I spend?
  4. If its highly recommended but has a small amount of hype: This is basically one of those where if you come to me and tell me about an author and their book and it grips me I'm going to want to read it and I'm going to ask if its well known and if you say no I'm going to be like "hell yeah I'm going to go buy a copy and give this author and book some recognition." sue me guys.
  5. I've had an ARC and loved it so much: This has happened with a few books but let me just say Caraval, first of all I got an E-book ARC and I automatically fell in love, it then got published after I had finished and review it and then the hype just blew up and then I ordered a copy online because I loved it so much and my ARC had timed out because it was a timed copy so I only had it for like 40 or so day and after that the file wouldn't open.
  6. The author is one of my favourites: An easy example or 4 of this point is Carrie Hope Fletcher, Giovanna Fletcher (okay there is a bigger reason to both of those but there are more examples)  I love Patrick Ness and John Green so I buy any book I can that have their names on.
  7. I've read the first book in a series and need the rest: I mean this is pretty self explanatory really? Like if I like what I experienced in the first round I'm gong to want to see what's next right?
  8. Its got like 150 pages: I mean I love thick books that have like 300 pages but sometimes short reads are really all I need at times.
  9. If the plot of the book includes something I would like to be educated or further educated on: I guess this is pretty much one of those where I think the plot contains something I don't know much about or want to know about I'm going to read it and learn from it, I like to learn about new things or further my knowledge on certain things.
  10. Bargain!: Like my 2 recent buys, I didn't buy them because I needed books, oh no I bought them because they were reduced, they looked good and hell I didn't want to miss out on a bargain.



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Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR

The Puppet Master
The Puppet Master - Abigail Osborne


Random Acts of Unkindness
Random Acts Of Unkindness - Jacqueline Ward

Playlist for a Paper Angel
Playlist For A Paper Angel - Jacqueline Ward


The Good Dictator
The Good Dictator - Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias

Sweetpea
Sweetpea - C.J. Skuse

The Pharaoh's Cat
The Pharaoh's Cat - Maria Luisa Lang

The Eye of Nefertiti: A Pharaoh's Cat Novel
They Eye of Nefertiti - Maria Luisa Lang

The Fourth Monkey
The Fourth Monkey - J.D Barker

Esper Files: The Sky Cult (Esper Files #2)
Esper Files: The Sky Cult - Egan Brass

City of Buried Ghosts  (Elisenda Domènech Investigations, #2)
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Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Top Ten Tuesday - Books I Loved More Than I Thought I Would


Each of the following books, I loved to start with, I knew I would adore them but somehow I managed to love them even more than I thought I would.

Around The World In 80 Tales - Dave Tomlinson

City of Good Death - Chris Lloyd

The Dry - Jane Harper

The Food Of Love - Amanda Prowse

The Art Of Being Normal - Lisa Williamson

Grave Digger - Michael Israel Jarvis

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Itch - Simon Mayo

 The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

 Looking For Alaska - John Green

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Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Top Ten Tuesday - Ten 2017 Debuts I'm Excited For



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Caraval - Stephanie Garber

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Empress Of A Thousand Skies - Rhoda Belleza

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Song Of The Current - Sarah Tolcser

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It Started With Goodbye - Christina June

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The Dry - Jane Harper

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Cold Summer - Gwen Cole

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How To Break A Boy - Laurie Devore

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The Continent - Keira Drake

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Wing Jones - Katherine Webber

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It's Not Like It's A Secret - Misa Sugiura

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Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Top Ten Tuesday - What I'm Thankful For


1.The family I have, even though they do get to me most of the time, they support me when they can and provide me with what I need when I need it.

2.My friends, I don't have many of them but the ones I have are great supporters and can always be counted upon to make me laugh, fill me in on gossip and make me an all around happy person.

3.The food I get to eat, this may sound a little bit of a weird one but I know that some people are not always guaranteed a 2-3 square meals a day and that gets to me because households all over the world waste a lot of food but yet people all over the world can not get access to 2-3 meals a day.

4. The Clothes on my back, even though you're likely to see me in black skinny jeans and the same band shirts and hoodie and shirts, I'm thankful that I get to have more than two lots of clothing. Much like the food part some people struggle with getting access to clean and new clothing, this is why any clothing I no longer want or do not wear are washed and taken to a store where there are weighed and given to charities that distribute them to places where they are needed.

5. The music I listen to, I know this may sound a little weird too but the music is an outcome of months of hard work and to be able to listen to a part of someone that can bring me and other people together is such a great thing.

6. Books, okay this is slightly book related but I'm thankful for having access to a piece of a creative person, much like the music point its hard work that the person has wanted to share with other people. I love books with all of my heart.

7. The weather, okay so this is by far a weird one especially coming from someone in the UK, The weather helps things grow, brings happiness to people and even though it gets cold and rainy here, there is something about the smell of the rain and the atmosphere that I just love and am Thankful for.

8. I'm thankful for great smells, this is a little weird but to be able to smell good things can put me in a good mood when I really need to be in a good mood.

9. My Part Time Job, its given me a level of independence, confidence and friendship. To work in retail tends to get bad reviews but I like that I've had the opportunity to work with the staff I do and to give customers a great experience.

10. My pets, okay so I have 2 dogs and a fish, they have me thankful because like most of the things on this list, they supply me with happiness when I need it, the dogs keep me warm and give good company when they're with me on the sofa, the fish when I'm in my room. Although they are a lot of work to keep healthy and such, it's all worth it in the end.


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Tuesday, 8 November 2016

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


What I'm basically going to do is list all the books I have that I want to read as soon as possible.

Esper Files - Egan Brass
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Cardiac - Jeffrey Monaghan
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The Unadjusteds - Marisa Blagden


The Rest Of Us Jist Live Here - Patrick Ness 
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Atlantis Gene Trilogy - A.G.Riddle
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Always With Love - Giovanna Fletcher
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Maze Runner Series - James Dashner
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Am I Normal Yet and How Hard Can Love Be? - Holly Bourne
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On The Other Side - Carrie Hope Fletcher
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Eden Summer - Liz Flanagan
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The Girl on The Train - Paula Hawkins
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Books 7-10 in the True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse series - Charlaine Harris
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New Guard - Robert Muchamore

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