Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we're talking about things that make a book jump out and say "pick me!" when we're browsing, so here are ten things that help a book find its way into my hands.


Royalty: I'm a sucker for anyone with a crown, both in fiction and nonfiction.

Sisters: As a sister myself, I'm always ready for books about the relationships between them!

Friends Over Time: I love a book that follows a group of friends over time as they grow and change and their bonds get weaker and stronger.

Based on Folklore: I love folk and fairy tales, so if I find out a book is based on myth/legend, I'm intrigued!

True Crime: I started with Ann Rule anthologies in high school, and I've still got a weak spot for a book telling me about the investigation of a crime.

A Historical Event: Either fictional or real, I enjoy reading accounts of major parts of history that give me more context or a new perspective for understanding.

Trusted Author: If I've read and liked work from a writer before, I'm much more likely to pick up something else by them, either a new one or a backlist selection.

Connection To A Place I Love/Have Lived In: If a book is about Michigan, Tuscaloosa, Reno, Florence...I'm automatically curious to see how it's depicted.

Coming-of-Age: Even though I'm well on my way to my mid-30s, books about teenagers growing up still get me right in the feels.

Boarding School: Either high school or dorm life in college, a group of inevitably very different people thrown into a tightly packed living arrangement makes for the kind of drama I usually like reading about!

8 comments:

  1. I love books based on folklore, too! They're so much fun.


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    1. And it gets me introduced into different world mythologies, which is great!

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  2. Oh my gosh, I used to be a big Ann Rule reader in high school, too! Her books are well-written and interesting, but too disturbing for me these days. I'm also a big fan of historical novels, sisters themes, and friends over time books. Great list!

    Happy TTT!

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    1. I don't know that I'd be able to deal with Ann Rule today either, but I ate them up when I was a teenager!

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  3. Yes to boarding schools! :D I read a lot of Ann Rule in college. She's great. And I love books based on fairy tales and folk tales. Great list!

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    1. Thanks! I still love The Stranger Beside Me and have read it a couple times, the rest of my Ann Rule books are probably in a box at my mom's house somewhere!

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  4. I love all the categories you've listed! Friends over time is my favourite, or just anything that spans years for the characters. I just finished 'Light a Penny Candle' which has friends over time, sisters, coming of age AND an historical event, so was in my element, even if Maeve Binchy is an 'old lady' kind of author, haha

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    1. Street cred for "cool" books be damned, sounds like Light A Penny Candle would be something I'd like, too, so I'm adding to my list!

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