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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Book Titles with Colors

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews2 Comments

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. Each week we talk about our top ten with a different topic provided by Jana. This week’s topic is Books with Colors In the Titles.

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Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

The Black Veins by Ashia Monet

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead

The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

These are all the books that I came up with this week. I’ve read all these within the last year or so. I just sort of scrolled through my GoodReads read list and pulled out the names with colors. What books made your list this week?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Antonia’s Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie

July 28, 2020July 27, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews4 Comments

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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 a list of ten Freebie (This week you get to come up with your own TTT topic!) For this freebie, I’m going to reuse an old topic that I didn’t get a chance to do: Longest books I’ve ever read.

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon – 728 pages

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer – 756 pages

The Witness by Nora Roberts – 757 pages

Winter by Marisa Meyer – 827 pages

Inheritance by Christopher Paolini – 849 pages

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – 850 pages

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling – 870 pages

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas – 984 pages

The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss – 994 pages

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas – 1276 pages

What really long books have you read? Thanks for reading!

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Book Festivals

July 21, 2020May 26, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews10 Comments

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BookCon (in New York). I had serious FOMO last year when I saw all my friends at this event last year. I’d like to go eventually, but obviously, that won’t happen this year.

YallWest I love the west coast and I’d love to attend this one.

ALA Conference I could have gone to this one last year and I’m sad that I didn’t.

Baltimore Book Festival is one I missed last year too. But I’m hoping it will still happen for 2020.

Apollycon is run by one of my favorite authors and I keep convincing myself not to go because of the ticket prices.

These are the book festivals I’d love to go to. I’m sure there are more I’d like to go to, but these are the well-known ones. Which ones are on your list?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Antonia’s Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Make Me Smile

July 14, 2020June 29, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews5 Comments

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The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
This is an easy one for me- one of my all time favorites. Even though the end can still make me cry after nearly a dozen rereads, it’s like meeting an old friend every time I pick them up.

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Another old favorite. This is the first series that ever made me cry. To become so invested in the characters and story that I sobbed like a baby when it was over.

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Do I even need to explain this one?

It’s In His Kiss by Julia Quinn
The first book of Quinn’s I ever read. It’s laugh out loud funny.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
What bookworm wouldn’t love the idea of being able to read their favorite characters into reality?

Beastly by Alex Flinn
This will forever be my favorite Beauty and the Beast retelling.

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
I love these characters! I was invested in their stories almost instantly and liked the supporting characters just as much.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
This was the first book I ever read that explained my anxiety in a way that made perfect sense to me. I could relate to Aza so well.

The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
I. Want. To. Fly. SO. BAD. Seriously, can someone do genetic experiments on me so I can fly? These kids are amazing and funny despite all the trauma they’ve experienced.

The Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts
I love these women and the friendship/family they’ve made. They’re strong and independent as individual women but as a group they’re unstoppable.

I absolutely loved this prompt! What books make you smile?

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Make Me Smile

July 14, 2020May 26, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews9 Comments

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Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune

The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

The Martian by Andy Weir

There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool

The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

Save the Date by Morgan Matson

These are just some books I’ve read so far in 2020 that have really put a smile on my face. Some made me laugh out loud and others warmed my cold little heart. What books made your list this week?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Antonia’s Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Read Authors

July 7, 2020June 29, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews6 Comments

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Nora Roberts

Mercedes Lackey

Julia Quinn

Rick Riordan

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Julie Kagawa

Sarah J. Maas

Alex Flinn

Cinda Williams Chima

Richelle Mead

This week’s topic was so hard! There’s so many to choose from. Who are some of your most read authors?

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Frequently Read Authors

July 7, 2020May 26, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews16 Comments

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Nora Roberts
She’s one of my longtime favorite authors and I’ve read almost all of her books. She has a whole shelf for just her books on my bookshelves.

Janet Evanovich
Another long time favorite author that I’ve been reading since I was a teenager. I absolutely adore her Stephanie Plum series and she also an author that takes up a whole shelf.

Scott Westerfeld
I’ve loved Westerfeld’s books since I was in high school and I read the Uglies series and loved it very much.

Ellen Hopkins
This is an author I’ve been following for a long time. So, I always try to read her books shortly after they come out. She also has a whole shelf dedicated to her.

Denise Grover Swank
While in the process of moving across the country I lived on my Kindle. So, I read several long series by this author.

Bella Forrest
This is another Kindle author. One of her series has like 50+ books and I’ve read three or four of her series.

Lynsay Sands
Her Argeneau series is twenty-six books and still going. I’ve read them all.

Rick Riordan
This is newer for me. Last year, I read the Percy Jackson series for the first time. I’ve been continuing with Riordan’s books since then.

Sarah J. Maas
I’ve read every one of her books. That’s a lot of big books.

Linsey Hall
I found Hall on Kindle while I was moving and loved her books. She’s got a few series that are intertwined.

These are some of the authors I’ve read an obscene amount of their books. What authors do you read the most books by?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Antonia’s Top Ten Tuesday: Anticipated Releases

June 30, 2020June 29, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews8 Comments

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July 7th
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

August 4th
Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch & Kristen Simmons

August 4th
Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May

August 11th
Star Daughter by Shvete Thakrar

September 15th
To Sleep in A Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

September 22nd
Well Played by Jen DeLuca

October 6th
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

October 20th
Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston

November 3rd
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

November 24th
The Awakening by Nora Roberts

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Anticipated Releases

June 30, 2020March 29, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews4 Comments

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June 2nd
My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows

June 30th
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

July 7th
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

July 14th
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal

August 11th
Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro

September 1st
Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody

September 1st
The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu

October 6th
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins

October 13th
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

December 8th
The Serpents Curse by Lisa Maxwell

These are the books I’m most excited about. For the full list of my anticipated 2020 releases go here! What books that didn’t make my list are you excited about?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Antonia’s Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews12 Comments

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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 a list of ten Books on My Summer 2020 TBR (or winter if you’re in the southern hemisphere)

When Darkness Falls by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa

Love, Jacaranda by Alex Flinn

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

What’s on your summer TBR?

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Summer TBR

June 16, 2020May 21, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews6 Comments

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling

Hideaway by Nora Roberts

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund

Hopefully, I will succeed with this seasonal TBR because I’ve pretty much failed all of my previous ones so far this year. What are you hoping to read this summer?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Forgotten TBR

June 9, 2020May 19, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews6 Comments

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S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett

Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle

Fawkes by Nadine Brandes

These are all books I got at the recommendation of someone but I can no longer remember who recommended them or why. What books have been on your TBR too long?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Summer Vibes

June 2, 2020March 29, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews8 Comments

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Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts

Save the Date by Morgan Matson

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Girls of July by Alex Flinn

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

Opposite of Always by Justin Reynolds

These are the books that I think would be a perfect summertime read. Most are light-hearted but some are just quick and fun reads. What books are on your list this week?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Opening Lines

May 26, 2020May 19, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews29 Comments

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“Depending on who-sorry, whom-you ask, I may have killed my three best friends.”
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

“On the island of By-the-Sea you could always smell two things: salt and magic.”
Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno

“If I’m not home in two months, I’m dead.”
Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

“By the time Alex managed to get the blood out of her good wool coat, it was to warm to wear it.”
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

“Did you ever when you were little, endure your parents’ warnings, then wait for them to leave the room, pry loose protective covers and consider inserting some metal object into an electrical outlet?”
Burned by Ellen Hopkins

“There is something truly evil about plaid.”
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

“Five years ago, when I had just turned thirteen, I killed my best friend.”
Broken Things by Lauren Oliver

“When I wake up, all my friends are dead.”
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis

“We must, by law, keep a record of the innocents we kill.”
Scythe by Neal Shusterman

“They say there’s a fine line between love and hate.”
These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

This list was actually so much fun to make. I just picked books off my shelf at random and decided whether it was an exciting or funny first line. What books made your list this week?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

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Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday – Reasons I Love Jeff Zentner

May 19, 2020March 29, 2020by Classy x Book Reviews6 Comments

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“I’ve made books my life because they let me escape this world of cruelty and savagery.”

“I’m glad things end, though. It forces you to love them ferociously while you have them. There’s nothing worth having that doesn’t die.”

“I sometimes look at my bookshelf now and think about how someday I’m going to die without ever reading a lot of the books there. And one might be life-changingly good and I’ll never know.”

“So when I watch trains, it makes me think about how much movement there is in the world. How every train has dozens of cars and every car has hundreds of parts, and all those parts and cars work day after day. And then there are all these other motions. People are born and die. Seasons change. Rivers flow to the sea. Earth circles the sun and the moon circles Earth. Everything whirring and spinning toward something. And I get to be part of it for a little while, the way I get to watch a train for a minute or two, and then it’s gone.”

“Grief is weird. It seems to come in these waves out of nowhere. One minute I’m standing in the ocean, fine. The next minute I’m drowning.”

“It’s comforting to know that you don’t have to be excellent to not be completely forgotten.”

“We live in a series of moments and seasons and sense memories, strung end to end to form a sort of story.”

“Weird how we’re programmed to get pleasure from destroying ourselves.”

“For a long time I shined my light for someone other than me. But not anymore. Now I shine bright for me. You can create light even when everyone’s left you behind because that’s what you do. It’s what I do.”

“For the most part, you don’t hold the people you love in your heart because they rescued you from drowning or pulled you from a burning house. Mostly you hold them in your heart because they save you, in a million quiet and perfect ways, from being alone.”

This week I wanted to give reasons why I love Jeff Zentner and his books. I think these quotes are a great example of his writing and why his books speak to me. What did you do for this week’s top ten Tuesday?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.