Top Ten Longest Books I've Read

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Books with a High Page Count.

1. The Holy Bible - Of course the page count is going to depend on which translation you use and the size font etc. But I've read the Bible yearly for the last 14ish years. I have kind of lost count at this point.
2. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 3) by George RR Martin - 1177 pages
3. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George RR Martin - 1125 pages
4. A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 4) by George RR Martin - 1060 pages
5. Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, # 3) by Penn Cole - 1026 pages (review coming soon)
6. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 2) by George RR Martin - 1009 pages
7. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, # 7) by Sarah J Maas - 989 pages
8. Iron Flame (The Empyrean, # 2) by Rebecca Yarros - 886 pages
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, # 5) by JK Rowling - 870 pages
10. A Wild Hope (Wild Swan Trilogy, # 1) by Celeste De Blasis - 843 pages

What are the longest books you've read? Let me know!

PS I did this same post back in 2018. It's interesting to go back and see which books are the same and which ones have been knocked off that list in favor of some of the longer ones on this list.

Top Ten Villains

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Top Ten Villains.

1. Various Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R R Martin - I'm not sure there is anyone who does villains that are more complex that GRRM.
2. Voldemort from Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
3. King of Hybern from A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
4. Levana from Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
5. Various Characters from Red Rising by Pierce Brown (to name them would lead to spoilers)
6. President Snow from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
7. Warren from Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - Because he's not a villain at all but he plays one oh so well.
8. Strigoi from Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
9. David from Push by Claire Wallis - Because you can't help but root for him.
10. The Dent Family Jasper Dent by Barry Lyga - Because those folks are CRAZY!

Who are your favorite villains? Let me know!

Ten Longest Books I've Read

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Top Ten Longest Books I've Read.

1. The Holy Bible by God - I'm going on my 7th year in a row reading the Bible through. Depending on which version you choose, you're looking at 1500ish pages.
2. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 3) by George R R Martin - 1177 pages
3. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George R R Martin - 1125 pages
4. A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 4) by George R R Martin - 1061 pages
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, # 5) by JK Rowling - 870 pages
6. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 1) by George R R Martin - 848 pages
7. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, # 4) by Marissa Meyer - 827 pages
8. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 2) by George R R Martin -784 pages
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, # 7) by JK Rowling - 759 pages
10. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, # 4) by Stephenie Meyer - 756 pages

Which books are the longest that you've read? Let me know!

Top Ten Books I Struggled to Get Into But Ended Up Loving

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Books I Struggled to Get Into But Ended Up Loving.

1. PS I Like You by Kasie West (review coming soon) - Took about 20% for me to be hooked.
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, # 1) by Sarah J Maas (review coming soon) - Hooked after 30%.
3. Red Rising (Red Rising, # 1) by Pierce Brown - Took me 30% to get into the story, but I was blown away by this book and this series before it was over.
4. Forbidden (Forbidden, # 1) by Kimberley Griffiths Little - Took 20%.
5. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George R R Martin - Okay, let's be honest, George R R Martin's books always start out slow. They never seem to pick up right where you left off as he usually introduces an entirely new character. And with over 1000 pages it's hard for this to feel like a "fast" read.
6. Game (Jasper Dent, # 2) by Barry Lyga - Definitely my least favorite book in this series, but oh so necessary for the entire storyline.
7. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver - I hated these characters in the beginning of this book.
8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 0 Definitely a complicated read with a super slow start. I think I remember it took me about 150 pages to get into this. But super brilliant in the end.
9. These Broken Stars (Starbound, # 1) by Aimee Kaufman & Meagan Spooner - I don't remember if it was really the book's fault, but I did have to put this one down a lot in the beginning.
10. Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, # 1) by Elizabeth Wein - I don't think it took me until 50% to be hooked, but I feel like I was at 50% before I really realized what was going on.

Which books took you a while to get into but you ended up loving? Let me know!

Ten Characters I'd Never Want As Family

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Freebie so I'm choosing Ten Characters I'd Never Want As Family.

Please know...these are all books that I enjoyed. Just not characters I'd want in my family.

1. The Starks from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin - While I love the Starks their family seems a bit doomed. And talk about DRAMA!
2. The Dents from Jasper Dent by Barry Lyga - Jasper's family is so screwed up I can't even imagine being a part of it. Jasper has his fair share of issues due to his family, but it is amazing that he turned out as well as he did.
3. Stephanie Plum from Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich - Because she has a tendency to get things blown up.
4. Cadence from We Were Liars by E Lockhart - Because while it seems nice to own an entire island, I also don't want to burn alive.
5. Mara Dyer from Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - Because Mara's a bit crazy and people around her tend to end up injured.
6. The Ushers from The Fall by Bethany Griffin - Because I don't want to be stuck living in that spooky house.
7. Landon from Easy by Tammara Webber - Because what family wants to endure such suffering and tragedy. Landon comes out on the other side of his trauma, but it isn't without difficulty for him to get there.
8. David from Push by Claire Wallis - Because hello serial killer.
9. Blue from The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater - Because even though her family is eccentric, I think I'd pull my hair out if they were my family. Always having my future predicted or cards read or death predicted. It's too much.
10. Emma from Emma by Jane Austen - Because if I were subjected to her constant meddling I'd really want to punch her.

What about you guys? Who would you absolutely NOT want to be a part of your family? Let me know!