Hi5 (3): Favorite First Chapters! + very late IMM...

 Hi5 is a weekly meme hosted by myself, Nomes @ Inkcrush, & Anne @ Potter, Percy, and I in which we all share our top fives. Each Friday you can get the next day's topic at one of our blogs and link to your post in the Mr. Linky. Have fun!

This week's topic is:

First chapters that hooked you!

This is an interesting (and very hard) topic for me. I'm one of those people that needs to be pulled into a book within 50 pages or I won't finish nine times out of ten. I'm just not that patient, and knowing that the next book I read will most likely be better makes it easy for me to put a book down within a few chapters. I really didn't know if I could come up with five titles, but I managed! :

5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare- I love this series so hard. Within a few pages Clare transports readers into the Shadow World, where anything seems possible and everyone seems terrifying. It's brilliant.

4. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson- This is my go-to book for everything. Oh, my favorite title? The Sky is Everywhere. Favorite cover? The Sky is Everywhere. Favorite-? The Sky is Everywhere. Jandy Nelson's writing style is so smooth, you easily slip right into the story. I felt like I'd always been in Lenny's world and just didn't realize it. Fantastic.

3. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White- Evie's personality comes through immediately. I mean, the first chapter title is 'Oh, bleep!' The characterization is seamless and I NEED THE SEQUEL.

2. Paper Towns by John Green- I don't think I'm skilled enough to adequately describe how amazing the prologue and first chapter of this book are. But, alas, I will try. The prologue is deep and horrible and makes you think...and then the first chapter is awkward and normal and pretty darn funny. Just that transition, and the fact that it works, is amazing to me.

1. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride- I may be a bit biased since I just finished reading this.  (In one sitting, FYI.) I don't care that much because it deserves to be on this list, whatever number it is really doesn't matter. Anyway, this entire novel is hilarious and the first pages sucked me right in. Seriously, everyone should read this book.

Now that that's done, I'm posting my IMM vlog for the last two weeks because I can't wait another week or it'll be ten minutes long. Anyway, here you go:

"Wake Up"-Arcade Fire,

Hi5 (2): Crossover Couples!

 Hi5 is a weekly meme hosted by myself, Nomes @ Inkcrush, & Anne @ Potter, Percy, and I in which we all share our top fives. Each Friday you can get the next day's topic at one of our blogs and link to your post in the Mr. Linky. Have fun!

This week's topic is:

Crossover Couples!

I love imagining what would go down if characters from different books met, and who would most likely kill or kiss each other. So this is my kind of topic! QUICK NOTE: I know some of these pairings are impossible for reasons other than existing in different literary dimensions, such as death, but please bear with me here people. Now, onward to thine list:

5. Magnus Bane and Jamie Crawford (The Mortal Instruments/The Demon's Lexicon)- I definitely can see them being a thing. They're both just so...different. But they're also very similar. Hm, hard to explain my theory with this one. Probably would've been my number one pick if I wasn't such a Malec fangirl.

4. Cameron Smith and Emma Vaile (Going Bovine/Deception)- I get choked up a bit thinking of Cameron, but alas I think these two would be perfect for each other. Their personalities really compliment each other. Also, anyone who's read Going Bovine knows good ol' Cam loves his love interest strong and more than a little badass. (Which Emma most certainly is.)

3. Lena Beaudonte and Gale Hawthorne (Infinite Days/The Hunger Games)- Anybody see it? Anyone? Okay, I just think they're both very strong characters and they're both very, very passionate people. There's definitely some possibility there...

2. Cassel Sharpe and Lena Duchannes (White Cat/Beautiful Creatures)- They both have famillies who for the most part suck eggs, they both have a crazy relative or two set on killing them, and they both are magic users who do not know the whole truth about their powers. Yup, I can definitely see them bonding over some stuff. Plus, Cassel needs at least one person who's actually  nice to him. Poor dude...

1. Alaska Young and Nick Ryves (Looking For Alaska/The Demon's Lexicon)- Oh sweet baby Jesus I think this would be hilarious to see. Nick thinks he can handle anything and anyone, so if Alaska Young rolled into town (probably the most unhandleable* chick on Earth) I think Nick would have his hands full. I see a lot of tension going on there, seeing as how they're both very strong-willed and pigheaded stubborn, but ultimately they'd be so hot for each other.

*Yes, I know that probably isn't a word. No, I don't care. I tend to make up words a lot if you haven't noticed.

"Magic"-B.o.B. feat. Rivers Cuomo,

Hi5 (1): Five Titles That You're Crushing On!

Hello all, and welcome to the very first Hi5! Hi5 is a weekly meme hosted by myself, Nomes @ Inkcrush, & Anne @ Potter, Percy, and I in which we all share our top fives. Each Friday you can get the next day's topic at one of our blogs and link to your post in the Mr. Linky. Have fun!

This week's topic:

Top Five Titles You're Crushing On

Titles are the most 'eye catching' thing about a book in my opinion. A lot of book recommendations come from word of mouth, where covers don't matter. That being said some titles draw me in, while some fall flat. This week I'll be sticking with the positive and sharing the top five titles that make me swoon.

5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins--Ah, this title. *hugs* Everything about it draws me in. Hunger. Such a provocative word. Games. Why would games be focused around hunger? (Assuming that it's not some lame diet show, which would be a horrible idea for a YA novel anyway.) Mmmm. It leaves such a nice image in my head. Love.

4. Dead is Just a Rumor by Marlene Perez-- This is sarcastic. I like sarcasm. So, this is kind of perfect. I really love the way I'm already imagining the voice of this story. Genius.

3. The Miracle Stealer by Neil Connely-- This is just so interesting to me. The Miracle STEALER. How does one, exactly, steal a miracle? It definitely draws me in, makes me want to know more about the book and the characters. Once again, interesting.

2. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson--Love this book, love this cover, love this title. Love everything. The title reflects the story so well. The airy, light feel of Jandy Nelson's writing and the sentimentality that comes with the subject matter. Perfect for this book.

1. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride--I can't describe how much I adore this title. It brings up so many questions before I even turn the first page. Who's this necromancer? Why does someone want them so much? I know I would want a necromancer to hold me closer [wink, wink], but why does this particular person feel this way. So many questions brought up. Fantastic!

Honorable Mentions:

Unraveled by Gena Showalter

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

You Are Not Here by Samantha Schultz

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