TOP 5 WEDNESDAY (#16): FAVORITE "MINOR" CHARACTERS

"Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours?" 

Jacqueline Carey

FANDOM MASHUP (#4): 6 FAVORITE FICTIONAL INTROVERTS

"The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most." 

Shannon L. Alder

SEARCHING SATURDAY (#1): WATER ON THE COVER

"Always be like a water. Float in the times of pain or dance like waves along the wind which touches its surface."

Santosh Kalwar

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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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, ...

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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

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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." 

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