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My Top Five Least Favourite Series

3/26/2015

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>>See my top ten favourite series here.

Okay, first things first, I love a good story--and even better, an AWESOME story. But you know those over-hyped books that you pick up and want to love, then just end up thinking "Eh...nothing special"? I often wonder whether it's me that's the problem--am I too picky? Or is it the mood I'm in? Everyone has differing tastes, so not everyone will love this book or that. But what is it about these books that leave me unsatisfied and cheated? (If you come up with an answer, I'd like to know...)

I seem to be collecting these "nothing special" books lately; books where the premise seems amazing, before falling flat. The disappointment is major and lasting, and may even effect the next book you read if you're thinking, "What if this one sucks, too?"

Sometimes it's the writing, the story, the characters, or everything that's off and the following list is a mixture of these. Buckle up, you may be surprised...

1) the Legend trilogy by Marie Lu
2) Anna duology (Anna Dressed in Blood, Girl of Nightmares) by Kendare Blake
3) the Trylle trilogy by Amanda Hocking
4) the Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner
5) the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver

Other Least Favourite Books (incomplete series):
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Books/Series I DNF'd (Did Not Finish):
These Broken Stars (the Starbound trilogy) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (the Mara Dyer trilogy) by Michelle Hodkin
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

>>Next post: The Hunted release.
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My Top Ten Favourite Series

2/23/2015

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There are a LOT of fiction books I love, though there are some super-hyped books that I thought...eh, not really living up to the buzz...
"Favourite series" was a difficult post to write, in terms of remembering--which series have I finished? Which of them did I love? Seeing as I read 105 books last year, I had to turn to my bookshelves for help. (Keep in mind, 95% of books I own are YA!)

Here they are, ordered as best as I could: 
1. The Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
2. The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater
3. Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
4. Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
5. Slated trilogy by Teri Terry
6. The Woodlands series by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
7. Shatter Me trilogy by Tahereh Mafi
8. Matched trilogy by Ally Condie
9, The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Okay...so that's only nine. But there're a handful of series that I really enjoy and haven't finished quite yet.

Favourite (Currently-)Unfinished Series:
(in no order)

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Arclight trilogy by Josin L. McQuein
The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken
Books of Faerie trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater
The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver
Heirs of Chrior (trilogy?) by Cayla Kluver
Half Bad trilogy by Sally Green
The Legion series by Kami Garcia
The Raphaim series by Paula Weston

What do you think? Are any of these books your favourites, too?

>>Next week: My least favourite series (some of these may surprise you!)
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My Top Ten Favourite Authors

2/15/2015

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I get asked A LOT during Facebook page takeovers who my favourite authors are, so I thought I'd write a post about them! :)

First off, this is an extremely tough thing for me to narrow down! I love a lot of authors, but which ones are my favourite? It's like trying to pick between one adorable puppy and another...but I'll give it my best shot! Okay, here we go:

1) Jack Kerouac
2) Leigh Bardugo
3) Maggie Stiefvater
4) Josin L. McQuein
5) Paula Weston
6) Kami Garcia
7) Veronica Roth
8) Michelle Paver
9) Lauren Nicolle Taylor
10) Alexandra Bracken

Honourable Mentions:
Stephenie Meyer
Teri Terry
Kelley York
John Green
Ally Condie
Sally Green (another talented Green!)
Kristin Cashore
(wow, that could go on forever ...)

Okay, I'm stopping now...
Thanks for dropping by, and I hope to see you soon!

>>Next week: My favourite fiction series!
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    Author, daydreamer, animal lover, bookworm. I write YA books, love cupcakes and am addicted to crime shows.
    And I drink lots and lots of coffee.



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