Ten Books I Read Because of the Book Cover

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Ten Books I Read Because of the Book Cover.

Most of these books ended up being 3 Stars or less. But a few turned out to be gold nuggets. I've since learned more about my reading preferences and to look deeper than a pretty cover.

1. The Sin Eater's Daughter (The Sin Eater's Daughter, # 1) by Melinda Salisbury
2. A Thousand Nights by EK Johnston
3. The Selection (The Selection, # 1) by Kiera Cass
4. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, # 1) by Marissa Meyer
5. Need (Need, # 1) by Carrie Jones
6. Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, # 1) by Melissa Marr
7. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, # 1) by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, # 1) by Melissa de la Cruz
9. Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, # 1) by Becca Fitzpatrick
10. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman

Which books have you read based only on their covers? Which ones turned out to be great picks? And which ones were a waste of time? Let me know!

Top 10 Books I Read Before Blogging

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Books I Read Before I Started Blogging.

1. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer - Twilight really sparked my love of reading again. I can't make this list without putting this series on the list.

2. City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

3. Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, and Blood Promise by Richelle Mead - I've reviewed Spirit Bound and Last Sacrifice, but these were both done very early in my blogging path and therefore aren't very good reviews. This series is one of my top favorites to-date.

4. The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead Tossed Waves, and The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan

5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

6. Persuasion by Jane Austen - I've actually reviewed this one here, but it's not one of my better reviews either.

7. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

8. The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian

9. Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, and The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz - I was really excited about this series when I first started reading it. It was shortly after reading Twilight, and therefore, shortly after resparking my reading love. But book 4 and the ones I've read after that have gone a bit downhill for me.

10. Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, and Untamed by PC & Kristin Cast - The first four books were really awesome in this series. Each book after book four has progressively gone downhill.