HYPE OR LIKE FRIDAY (#1): 3 THINGS I LOOK FOR IN A BOOK

"If you have read 6,000 books in your lifetime, or even 600, it's probably because at some level you find 'reality' a bit of a disappointment."

Joe Queenan, One for the Books

*Hype or Like Friday is a weekly meme created by Jillian, Larkin from Wonderfilled Reads, and Britt from Geronimo Reads. Check out the Goodreads Group and participate!

• Action and Adventure

Byzwa-Dher

"She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city."

Roman Payne, The Wanderess

I used to have I lot more patience with slow books, now... Not so much. I need action and a fast paced plot or my interest floats away real quick.

I need twists and turns and lots of action and adventure and explosions and battles and people losing limbs or something like that.

I guess that's why I don't read a lot of realistic contemporary books anymore. People doesn't lose body parts that often in real life. Oh, well.

• Not Overly Romance-Filled Plot

Deltamike

"They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever." 

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

I don't know why I don't care about romances in books, I really don't. My favorite movies have a lot of romance in them and I love them, obviously. But it doesn't do a lot for me in books.

It's fine if it isn't s big part of the plot, but when the romance gets bigger than the other parts of the book it annoys the hell out of me.

That happens a lot when I read synopsis of books that look cool as hell but then this happens: "she meets a boy that will change her life..." it's like "Agghh, again? Nope, thank you but nope. I'll pass."

• Charismatic Characters

SirTiefling

"Charisma is the fragrance of soul."  

Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

A lot of people think that the characters they read about have to always be totally three-dimensional , some people just want to relate to the characters and their story.

Me? Sure, I want all of that, but the most important thing for me? Charisma. I don't care if they're the hero or the villain, I need to feel like they're rock stars.

Well maybe they don't have to be at that level, but they have to keep me interested and for that I don't have to feel like I know them or they know me, they don't have to be like real people. They just have to be cool, even if it's in a completelly superficial way. I'm simple like that, sorry.

BOOK TRAVELING THURSDAYS (#11): BOOK WITH AN ORIGINAL RED COVER

"I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot."

TBR NON FICTION

• Hollywood Stories by Terenci Moix

• My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson (Poetry)

• The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place: The Art of Being Messy by Jennifer McCartney

• The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diane Wynne Jones

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*kjlkjjk : read

TBR GRAPHIC NOVELS

• A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 (A Song of Ice and Fire Graphic Novels, #1) by Daniel Abraham & George R.R. Martin

• Awakening (Monstress, #1) by Marjorie M. Liu

• Runaways Complete Collection 01 (Runaways the Complete Collection, #1) by Brian K. Vaughan, ...

*jkjlkjlj : tbr

*kjlkjjk : read

TBR STAND ALONES

• 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil

• 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

• A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

• A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

• About a Boy by Nick Hornby

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous by Alfred Hitchcock, Lucille Fletcher & Carter Dickson

• Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

• Bag of Bone by Stephen King

• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

• Black Lands by Belinda Bauer

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

• Buick 8 by Stephen King

• Candy by Luke Davies

• Caperucita en Manhattan by Carmen Martín Gaite

• Cold Fire by Dean Koontz

• Complete Short Fiction by Oscar Wilde (Short Stories)

• Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers

• Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

• Desperation by Stephen King

• Disforia by David Jasso

• Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

• Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

• Echoes by Laura Tisdall

• Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

• Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

• Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

• Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley

• Generation X by Douglas Coupland

• Genie and Other Weird Tales by Alan Killip (Short Stories)

• Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

• Hamlet by William Shakespeare

• Han's Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (Short Stories)

• Heartless by Marissa Meyer

• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

• How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper

• I Am Charlotte by Tom Wolfe

• Immortal by Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder

• Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky

• Looking for Alaska by John Green

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding

• Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis

• Matilda by Roald Dahl

• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

• Misery by Stephen King

• Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

• On the Road by Jack Kerouac

• One Day by David Nichols

• Paper Towns by John Green

• Plan B by Jonathan Tropper

• Pod by Stephen Wallenfels

• Psicópata by Carles Quílez 

• Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwritght & David Leslie Johnson

• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

• Room by Emma Donoghue

• Say Her Name by James Dawson

• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

• Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

• Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke, ... (Short Stories)

• Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

• Ten by Gretchen McNeil

• The Black Cat and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe (Short Stories)

• The Book of Fours by Nancy Holder

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

• The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu

• The Cabin in the Woods by Tim Lebbon

• The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

• The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

• The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

• The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki

• The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland

• The House of Thunder by Dean Koontz

• The Ice Twins by S.K.Tremayne

• The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• The Martian by Andy Weir

• The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton (Poetry)

• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

• The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

• The Picture of Dorian Grey and Other Writings by Oscar Wilde

• The Princess Bride by William Goldman

• The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

• The Road by Cormac McCarthy

• The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson (Short Stories)

• The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

• The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

• The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

• The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

• They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire

• Torn by Cat Clarke

• Two Past Midnight by Stephen King (Short Stories)

• Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

• We Weren Liars by E. Lockhart

• Winning by Lara Deloza

• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

• Zoe + the Demon Slayer by Neel Kay

*jkjlkjlj : tbr

*kjlkjjk : read

TBR SERIES

• A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
• A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

• A Reaper of Stone (A Reaper of Stone, #1) by Mark Gelineau & Joe King
• Broken Banners (A Reaper of Stone, #2) by Mark Gelineau & Joe King

• A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin
• A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin
• A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin
• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) by George R.R. Martin
• A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin

• A tres metros sobre el cielo (A tres metros sobre el cielo, #1) by Federico Moccia

• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1) by Seth Grahame-Smith

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) by Lewis Carroll 
• Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) by Lewis Carroll 

• Alien (Alien, #1) by Alan Dean Foster 
• Aliens (Alien, #2) by Alan Dean Foster
• Alien³ (Alien, #3) by Alan Dean Foster

• Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) by Kendare Blake
• Girl of Nightmares (Anna, #2) by Kendare Blake

• Asylum (Asylum, #1) by Madeleine Roux

• Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding

• The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket #1) by Roald Dahl

• Los elegidos (Crónicas de Sombras, #1) by Lucía González Lavado

• Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe, #1) by Rosamund Hodge

• Dangerous Women 1 (Dangerous Women, #1) by George R.R. Martin

• Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver
• Pandemonium (Delirium, #2) by Lauren Oliver
• Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, and Raven (Delirium, #0.5, #1.5, #2.5) by Lauren Oliver
• Requiem (Delirium, #3) by Lauren Oliver

• Four: A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1 - 0.4) by Veronica Roth
• Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth
• Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth
• The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant (Divergent, #2.5) by Veronica Roth
• Allegiant (Divergent, #3) by Veronica Roth

• Dreamsongs, Volume I (Dreamsongs, #1) by George R.R. Martin

• Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card

• Scream of the Evil Genie (Give Yourself Goosebumps, #13) by R.L. Stine
• Attack of the Beastly Baby-Sitter (Give Yourself Goosebumps, #18) by R.L. Stine
• Return to the Carnival of Horrors (Give Yourself Goosebumps, #22) by R.L. Stine

• Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant
• Hunger (Gone, #2) by Michael Grant
• Lies (Gone, #3) by Michael Grant
• Plague (Gone, #4) by Michael Grant
• Fear (Gone, #5) by Michael Grant
• Light (Gone, #6) by Michael Grant

• Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) by R.L. Stine
• Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps, #4) by R.L. Stine
• Let's Get Invisible! (Goosebumps, #6) by R.L. Stine
• The Girl Who Cried Monster (Goosebumps, #8) by R.L. Stine
• Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (Goosebumps, #13) by R.L. Stine
• You Can't Scare Me! (Goosebumps, #15) by R.L. Stine
• One Day at Horrorland (Goosebumps, #16)  by R.L. Stine
• Why I'm Afraid of Bees (Goosebumps, #17) by R.L. Stine
• Monster Blood II (Goosebumps, #18) by R.L. Stine
• Ghost Beach (Goosebumps, #22) by R.L. Stine
• A Night in Terror Tower (Goosebumps, #27) by R.L. Stine
• How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps, #39) by R.L. Stine
• Say Cheese and Die-Again! (Goosebumps, #44) by R.L. Stine
• Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns (Goosebumps, #48) by R.L. Stine
• The Blob That Ate Everyone (Goosebumps, #55) by R.L. Stine

• Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1 (Goosebumps Series 2000, #4) by R.L. Stine
• I Am Your Evil Twin (Goosebumps Series 2000, #6) by R.L. Stine

• Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) by Thomas Harris
• The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris
• Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) by Thomas Harris

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling

• The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie
• Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) by Agatha Christie
• The Patriotic Murders (Hercule Poirot, #22) by Agatha Christie
• Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #30) by Agatha Christie
• The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #34) by Agatha Christie

• Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #1) by Seanan McGuire

• Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) by Jonathan Maberry

• Jumper: Griffin's Story (Jumper, #0.5) by Steven Gould

• Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) by Michael Crichton
• The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2) by Michael Crichton

• La hija de los sueños (La hija de los sueños, #1) by Sandra Andrés Belenguer
• El despertar del mal (La hija de los sueños, #2) by Sandra Andrés Belenguer

• Lock In (Lock In, #1) by John Scalzi

• Logan's Run (Logan, #1) by William F. Nolan

• The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1) by Michelle Hodkin
• The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #2) by Michelle Hodkin
• The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #3) by Michelle Hodkin

• A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #5) by Agatha Christie

• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs
• Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2) by Ransom Riggs
• Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3) by Ransom Riggs

• The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
• The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) by Brandon Sanderson
• The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

• Monument 14 (Monument 14, #1) by Emmy Laybourne
• Sky on Fire (Monument 14, #2) by Emmy Laybourne
• Savage Drift (Monument 14, #3) by Emmy Laybourne

• Pandora (New Tales of the Vampires, #1) by Anne Rice

• Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1) by Malorie Blackman

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz #1) by L. Frank Baum

• Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee
• World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2) by Susan Ee
• End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days, #3) by Susan Ee

• The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
• The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan
• The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) by Rick Riordan
• The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) by Rick Riordan
• The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) by Rick Riordan

• The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove, #3) by Christopher Moore

• Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1) by Sara Shepard
• Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2) by Sara Shepard
• Perfect (Pretty Little Liars, #3) by Sara Shepard
• Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars, #4) by Sara Shepard

• Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) by Rachel Hawkins
• Miss Mayhem (Rebel Belle, #2) by Rachel Hawkins
• Lady Renegades (Rebel Belle, #3) by Rachel Hawkins

• Cruel Crown (Red Queen, #0.1-#0.2) by Victoria Aveyard
• Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard
• Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) by Victoria Aveyard
• King's Cage (Red Queen, #3) by Victoria Aveyard

• Cuando estuvimos muertos (Retrum #1) by Francesc Miralles

• The Complete Robot (Robot, #0.3) by Isaac Asimov

• The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) by Arthur Conan Doyle

• Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
• Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo

• The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey
• The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2) by Rick Yancey
• The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3) by Rick Yancey

• And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1) by Kiersten White

• The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) by Lauren Weisberger

• The Devouring (The Devouring, #1) by Simon Holt 
• Soulstice (The Devouring, #2) by Simon Holt 
• Fearscape (The Devouring, #3) by Simon Holt

• Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
• Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
• Ruin and Rising (The Grisha, #3) by Leigh Bardugo

• The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer

• The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins
• Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
• Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins

• Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
• Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

• The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss

• Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer
• Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer
• Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) by Marissa Meyer
• Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) by Marissa Meyer
• Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer
• Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5) by Marissa Meyer

• City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare
• City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare
• City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare
• City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare
• City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) by Cassandra Clare
• City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6) by Cassandra Clare

• The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) by Nicholas Sparks

• The Shadow Club (Shadow Club, #1) by Neal Shusterman

• The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1) by Guillermo del Toro

• Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice
• The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2) by Anne Rice
• The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3) by Anne Rice
• The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4) by Anne Rice

• Rise of the Governor (The Walking Dead #1) by Robert Kirkman

• Goblins (The X-Files, #1) by Charles L. Grant
• Whirlwind (The X-Files, #2) by Charles L. Grant
• Ground Zero (The X-Files, #3) by Kevin J. Anderson
• Antibodies (The X-Files, #5) by Kevin J. Anderson
• Fight the Future (The X-Files, #7) by Elizabeth Hand

• Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1)by Sarah J. Maas
• Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
• Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
• Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas
• Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas

• By the Pricking of My Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence, #4) by Agatha Christie

• Top Ten Horror Stories (Top Ten) by Michael Cox
• Top Ten Fairy Stories (Top Ten) by Michael Coleman

• Twilight (Twilight, #1) by Stephenie Meyer
• New Moon (Twilight, #2) by Stephenie Meyer
• Eclipse (Twilight, #3) by Stephenie Meyer
• The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight, #3.5) by Stephenie Meyer
• Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) by Stephenie Meyer

• The Burning (Unseen Trilogy, #1) by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
• Door to Alternity (Unseen Trilogy, #2) by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
• Long Way Home (Unseen Trilogy, #3) by Jeffrey J. Mariotte

• Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman
• UnWholly (Unwind, #2) by Neal Shusterman
• UnSouled (Unwind, #3) by Neal Shusterman
• UnDivided (Unwind, #4) by Neal Shusterman
• UnBound (Unwind, #5) by Neal Shusterman

• Wondrous Strange (Wondrous Strange, #1) by Lesley Livingston
• Darklight (Wondrous Strange, #2) by Lesley Livingston
• Tempestuous (Wondrous Strange, #3) by Lesley Livingston

• Allison Hewitt Is Trapped (Zombie, #1) by Madeleine Roux

*jkjlkjlj : tbr

*kjlkjjk : read

BOOKMARK MONDAY (#17): MOM LOVE

"Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." 

Unknown

FANDOM MASHUP (#3): 5 HEROES AND VILLAINS MIX-UPS

"There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it." 

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

BEST COVERS OF THE MONTH: APRIL 2017 (Part II)

"Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it." 

Markus Zusak

BEST COVERS OF THE MONTH: APRIL 2017 (Part I)

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds