Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday: My Latest 5 Star Reads!

Hey guys and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be participating in the weekly meme hosted by the lovely ladies from The Broke and Bookish. This week's topic is to feature our latest five star reads.

So here are my latest five star reads, listed from most to least recent. I don't give out five stars easily (it's becoming harder and harder to do!), so these date back from summer of last year.

1.) Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
This has been my only five star read of this year! It was the final book in the Starbound trilogy, and I absolutely loved it. All the characters finally came together and it was downright amazing.  
 
2.) Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Ugly Love was amazing. This is tied for my favorite Colleen Hoover book. It tore me apart and I couldn't have wished for anything better. I'm glad that this wasn't the first book I read of CoHo's but instead a later one.

3.) Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Maybe Amie Kaufman is just a magical author. I knew I was going to like Illuminae before I read it, but I didn't realize I would wholeheartedly love it. Gemina, the sequel, is one of my most anticipated reads of this year. I'm so excited to see how the story progresses. 

4.) Winter (Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer
This is another concluding novel to a series. I read this last year, and it was everything I wanted and more. My favorite scene has to be where Cress and Thorne go to the party and she's in her butterfly costume. So. Good. 
 
5.) Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Everything, Everything is everything. It's an excellent contemporary novel and it really spoke to me. I absolutely loved the premise of this story and Madeline's character. The novel itself was beautiful with the artwork and everything!
 
6.) Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Maybe Someday is yet another contemporary novel and one from Colleen Hoover. This novel blew me away and cemented CoHo as one of my favorite authors. Sydney and Ridge are one of my favorite fictional couples. 

7.) A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter
Gena Showalter's White Rabbit Chronicles is pure fun! Even though the story wrapped up quite nicely for Ali and Cole in the third book, I really loved this one as we saw Frosty finally get the happy ending her deserved. I appreciated his character a lot more than I did in the previous novels. 

8.) The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Even though I had to read The Glass Castle for school, this memoir hit me hard. I haven't gone through anything like Jeannette has, but her story was truly mesmerizing. I can't imagine having to go through a childhood like hers. You should definitely read it if you haven't yet.  

9.) Angelfall by Susan Ee
Angelfall is the first book in the Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. I haven't read the sequel because I am so nervous that I will be let down. I wasn't expecting much out of this book, which was why I was so taken aback when I absolutely loved Susan Ee's gritty dystopian. 

10.) Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook
 Kristin Halbrook's Every Last Promise is an intriguing tale of sexual assault. Because of this, the novel is dark, but it was very interesting. I don't know if I would give the book five stars now, but it was a five star read back when I read it. 

If you did a TTT this week, link it down below! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another post!

Happy Reading!

Genni @ Ready, Set, Read!

25 comments:

  1. The sequel to Angelfall is just as awesome. I recently finished the second Starbound book. I really liked it but not quite as much as the first. So excited for the final book! And, Gemina - that too!

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    1. That's so good to hear! I agree with you. The second book in the Starbound trilogy isn't as strong as the first in my opinion. The third book is my favorite out of the series though! I cannot wait for Gemina! :D

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  2. The Glass Castle is memorable, I never thought about it for school but I can see why. I want to try Everything Everything.

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    1. We actually read it to learn about transcendentalism. You definitely should! I (obviously) love it! :D Thanks for visiting Marce!

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  3. I really need to start Illuminae, Everything, Everything, and the Starbound series! I've heard nothing but great things about them! I hope you'll read the sequel to Angelfall. That series is one that gets better and better with each book!
    Erika @ Books, Stars, and the Pages in Between

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    1. I hope you get to them soon and really like them! I'm thinking of reading it during the summer. Unfortunately, my library doesn't have the third book, so I have to wait until they buy it. That's so good to hear that it gets better! I've heard from a couple people that it actually gets worse, but it's a matter of opinion. Thanks for stopping by Erika! :D

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  4. I really do need to read Everything, Everything! My TTT

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  5. I can't wait to read The Glass Castle! I got it from the library months ago because one of my best friends recommended it, but I still haven't had chance to read it. Hopefully soon! I loved Maybe Someday too. I own Illuminae, but haven't got to it either! ♥

    Denise | The Bibliolater

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    1. I hope you love it! It's definitely an eye opening read. What's your favorite CoHo book? Illuminae is one of the best YA sci fi reads I've read recently! I love the format of it. :D

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  6. I've heard so many good things about some of these! Like Illuminae, Everything Everything, Winter, and Angelfall... I definitely need to move those up my TBR. These lists are so dangerous for my bank account ;)
    Thanks for sharing, Genni!

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    1. I understand where you're coming from! I always have my library tab open so I don't buy them instead! xD

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  8. Maybe Someday is my favorite CoHo book so far! I wasn't too crazy about Ugly Love though, unfortunately. I seriously need to get to Winter SO BADLY. I freaking LOVED Cress and I've heard it only gets better ahhh. I want to read Everything, Everything so bad too. That cover...*droools* Ok, just gonna be real and say I want to read all of the books on here that I haven't read already haha. Great post, Gennifer!! <3

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    1. It's so amazing! I listen to the soundtrack over and over again. :D Sad to hear you didn't like Ugly Love! What threw you off from it? Winter is SO good! It was everything I wanted in the finale and more! I love Cress and Thorne together! <3 Nicola Yoon's covers are everything. They're so beautiful! Good to see we have similar reading tastes then! Thanks so much Britt! :D

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  9. Illuminae is basically the most GENIUS book I've ever read. <3 And Maybe Someday is my absolute favorite CoHo book to date. I honestly had never read a book with a deaf character before and Ridge is a total cutie so that was a plus.
    I'm really lookimg forward to reading Their Fractured Light soon! I absolutely loved the first two books and am really excited to see who everything will get wrapped up.

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    1. It's so masterfully crafted! After I finished reading it, I just went over and looked for all the clues! I completely agree with you on Ridge! He's the epitome of a book boyfriend for me! I like that CoHo wasn't afraid to have a character that was impaired and I liked how she tackled it too by making his deafness a non-issue. I hope you love it! I was taken aback my how intense it got in the end!

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  10. I just got Winter from the library a couple of days ago (finally!!) and I can't wait to read it! Stars Above also came so I'm really excited to start my Lunar Chronicles week :D Great list!

    This is my list: http://blueeyebooks.blogspot.com/2016/03/top-ten-tuesday-8.html

    Laura @BlueEyeBooks

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    1. Thanks Laura! I actually just got Stars Above from the library! *happy dance* I'm so excited to read some more stories from the world! Thanks so much. :D

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  11. Nods about Illuminae* I am looking forward to the next one, definitely. Some space station action please lol. And I've heard good things about some of these others too. Nice list!

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    1. Yes! I really want some space station action sequences! One of my favorite parts in Illuminae is when Ezra was fighting. Thanks Greg! :)

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  12. I haven't read any of the books on your list this week. I'll be adding a few of the book titles to my ever growing tbr.

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    1. I'm glad you found out about some new books! Thanks for visiting! :D

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  13. I've heard so many great things about Angelfall but I'm kind of wary about reading it, because even though I like dystopians, angels don't really appeal to me.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/top-ten-tuesday-50/

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    1. I think you would like it! Even though I can only talk for the first book, the angel factor isn't as big of a factor as Penryn's love and determination to find her sister. :D Thanks for visiting again!

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