Top Ten Topics on My TBR List

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Topics on My TBR List.

1. Siblings fighting over a throne - I'm currently reading Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake which means that One Dark Throne is on my TBR list. Also, Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau.
2. An author who is more at home with her characters than her marriage - Home by Ginny L Yttrup.
3. A family seeking revenge on an evil king - Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima.
4. Harry's kids - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, Jack Throne, & John Tiffany (STILL).
5. An arranged marriage couple that went through entirely unnecessary events to come together - The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E Pearson.
6. The series ender of a post-apocalyptic series - The Last Star by Rick Yancey & Ruins by Dan Wells.
7. A mafia romance finale - Sempre: Redemption by JM Darhower.
8. Falling in love with someone other than your soulmate - Eyes of Ember by Rebecca Ethington.
9. Fae/Faeries - Thorn Queen, Iron Crowned, and Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead plus A Court of Thorns and Roses and Tower of Dawn (not pictured) by Sarah J Maas.
10. A Song of Ice and Fire - Just as soon as George R R Martin publishes The Winds of Winter I'm on it.

What topics are on your TBR list? Let me know!

Top Ten 2016 Releases I Didn't Read

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten 2016 Releases I Didn't Read.

1. Built (Saints of Denver, # 1) by Jay Crownover
2. Never Never Pt 3 (Never Never, # 1) by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher - I have in my possession and it's even short, but I've heard that it was kind of a let down so I've been putting it off.
3. Riders (Riders, # 1) by Veronica Rossi
4. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, # 1) by Cassandra Clare - Also in my possession. I think it's the length of this one that's had me waiting to start it.
5. The Great Hunt (Eurona Duology, # 1) by Wendy Higgins - I actually got this one as a review book LAST YEAR! I started it, but it wasn't hooking my attention. Holly enjoyed it so I know I want to come back to it.
6. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, # 4) by Maggie Stiefvater - I really have no excuse on this one. I own it, but I've just been trying to catch up on review books.
7. The Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine - I got approved for this one for review, but there was issues downloading it. I was so bummed.
8. The Last Star (The 5th Wave, # 3) by Rick Yancey - Also in my possession, but again I'm putting it off because I've heard it wasn't the best ending to the series that I've enjoyed so much.
9. PS I Like You by Kasie West - No excuses. I hope my library gets this one soon.
10. The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles, # 3) by Mary E Pearson - Also one I own. I just got it for Christmas so hopefully I'll pick it up soon.
11. Harry Potter & the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, # 8) by JK Rowling & Jack Thorne - Sheesh, I think I own almost all of these books on my list. I own this one too, but only in hardcopy and those aren't as easy to read these days running around chasing my one year old.
12. Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, # 1) by Kendare Blake - I've got this one for review, but I saw the ratings start coming in for it and since it wasn't getting high marks I keep putting it off.
13. Heartless by Marissa Meyer - Yep...no specific reason for not picking this one up yet either.

Are there any of these that I need to move up to the top of my TBR list immediately? Which books did you not get around to in 2016? Let me know!

Ten Movies to Get You in the Christmas Spirit

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Movies to Get You in the Holiday Spirit.

1. Harry Potter - I love watching HP during the Christmas season.
2. The Lord of the Rings - Epic fantasy I guess. Even though there's nothing that says "Christmas" in these movies, every year I gravitate toward these movies.
3. The Chronicles of Narnia - The same for the previous point can be said for this series.
4. Home Alone - This is THE Christmas movie of my generation.
5. The Santa Clause - As a kid I remember thinking that this movie was exactly what I expected the North Pole to be like.
6. The Holiday - One of my favorite adult Christmas movies.
7. The Polar Express - Got to throw in a cartoon movie, right?
8. Four Christmases - I love Vince Vaughn.
9. Beauty and the Beast - Do you ever have to have a reason to watch Beauty and the Beast?
10. Mr. Bean - The original show not the movies. Hilarious!

I'm not into your typical Christmas movies like It's a Wonderful Life, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Frosty the Snowman, Nightmare Before Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. But I find that the ones I listed are the ones I come back to every year. What movies get you into the Christmas spirit? Let me know!

Top Books I've Read On Recommendation

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Books I've Read on Recommendation.

When I started reading again, I was mostly getting whatever books Holly passed down to me. That being said, I've had some majorly great books recommended to me. These were mostly recommended to me when I first started reading again because once I started blogging my TBR list exploded and most of those are books that I've found on my own or through Goodreads. Regardless, I still have some friends that will throw recommendations my way these days. I just don't always get to them as quickly as I used to.

1. The Key (True Reign, # 1) by Jennifer Anne Davis - Recommended by Holly
2. Unbreakable (Unbreakable, # 1) by Rebecca Shea - Recommended on FB by Colleen Hoover
3. 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker - Recommended by my friend, Kay
4. Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, # 1) by Richelle Mead - Recommended by Holly
5. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, # 1) by Cassandra Clare - Recommended by Holly
6. Ten Tiny Breaths (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 1) by KA Tucker - Recommended by Holly
7. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, # 1) by Suzanne Collins - Recommended by my friend, Lacy
8. Divergent (Divergent, # 1) by Veronica Roth - Recommended by my friend, Lacy
9. V is for Virgin (V is for Virgin, # 1) by Kelly Oram - Recommended by Holly
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, # 1) by JK Rowling - Recommended by my friend, Lacy
11. Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, # 1) by Becca Fitzpatrick - Recommended by my friend, Paula
12. Twilight (Twilight, # 1) by Stephenie Meyer - Recommended by Holly
13. Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, # 1) by Sarah J Maas - Recommended by Holly

What are the best books that you've read based on recommendations? Let me know!