Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Read if you Like the Film Mean Girls

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's top ten is "Top Ten Books If You Like X tv show/movie/comic/play". So I racked my brains and thought of one of my favourite films - Mean Girls! It's just celebrated its ten year anniversary (eep I feel old!) as well so it feels very apt. So here are the books I think you'll like if you love Mean Girls!

Red by Alison Cherry

So I didn't choose this because of the red hair connection! Red is all about social status and fighting to keep it which I think a lot of Mean Girls fans will enjoy.

Shift by Em Bailey

Shift comes with its very own Regina George in the shape of Katie who has a history with main character Olive.

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate

I always describe this as a guilty pleasure book because the main character is definitely a love to hate character (and certainly a mean girl!).

How to be Popular by Meg Cabot

This book is probably the closest parallel to Mean Girls that I could find, as one girl loses herself in an obsession to be popular.

Teen Idol by Meg Cabot

And just because Meg Cabot nails the American high school thing pretty well, i thought I'd throw in a second book by her!

Paper Aeroplanes by Dawn O'Porter

This book is set in Guernsey so it doesn't have the American feel, but I think British fans of Mean Girls will find a lot more relatable situations in this book due to the secondary school setting. Plenty of friendship dramas and embarassing scenarios to lose yourself in!

Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale

A popular girl on a quest to become homecoming queen finds herself at the bottom of the foodchain.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

I picked this because it starts out with a girl at a new school in a strange country which I thought was similar to Cady's situation.

Gemini Rising by Eleanor Wood

 This book features new students who upset the social balance of the school, and deals a lot of with the idea of finding your ideal friends and fitting in.

  Wonder by R. J. Palacio

I included this one because I think it sums up school life, being the new kid and the odd one out perfectly.

Top Ten Tuesday: Popular Authors I've Never Read

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish and this week's top ten is populat authors I've never read. This brings on all kinds of shame! Several of these authors' books are sitting on my shelf unread, others are ones I just keep meaning to buy or borrow.

Neil Gaiman

Jennifer L. Armentrout/J. Lynn

Sarah Dessen

Tahereh Mafi

Louise Rennison

I own the first and second books in the Georgia Nicholson series by Louise Rennison but have yet to read them. Plan to change that soon! Every time I mention on Twitter that I haven't read anything by JLA I get many, many tweets telling me to change that.

Malorie Blackman

Terry Pratchett

Laurie Halse Anderson

Holly Black

Libba Bray

Malorie Blackman is probably the one I feel most shame about not having read, but I bought Noughts and Crosses a few weeks ago so fingers crossed I'll read that soon! I've also just bought Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Of the other authors listed, which books would you recommend I try out first? Let me know in the comments!

Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons I Love Being a Reader/Blogger

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're talking the reasons we love reading and blogging. I'm sure there are hundreds of things I could have said but these were the first ten that came to mind. I'd love to hear yours so let me know in the comments!

Discovering new books

Being a blogger has led me to discover other blogs and that's where I get the best recommendations. I read a much wider range of books since I started blogging!

 

Strenghtening friendships

When I started my blog, it led me to start having more bookish conversations with my friends. They saw how much I loved reading and would come to me to ask for/give recommendations. There were friends I didn't realise loved books as much as me, despite knowing them years!

Chatting with authors

Authors are still kind of like rock stars to me, but through Twitter and email I've been able to chat with authors whose work I enjoy and respect, and that's pretty darn cool!

 

Recommending books

I just love sharing my recommendations. I can't keep a good book to myself! Having a blog is the best platform for being able to share those books you want to shout about from the rooftops.

Someone saying they love a book you recommended

This is literally the best feeling ever! It makes me so happy when someone enjoys a book I recommended and thanks me for it.

 

Supporting authors

Since I started blogging and widening what I read, I've discovered a wealth of authors I may not otherwise have come across, from indie and self-published authors, to debut authors. I love being able to support them and spread the word about their awesome work to others who may not have heard of them.

Writing

I love writing and starting my blog has given me a chance to share thoughts and feelings through things like opinion posts. Reading and blogging also motivate me to write my own novel one day!

Fangirling

A whole online community to fangirl over the latest YA books with? Heaven!

Meeting like minded people

It's so nice to be able to chat with people who care about books just as much as you do! Book lovers always have something to talk about.

 

Being comfortable with yourself

I don't think I'm the only person who was slightly embarassed about my reading habits at one point in my life. I was scared of talking about my love of books and my love of YA, but seeing how many other people share my passion has caused me to be more comfortable with myself and made me a more confident person.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Will Make You Swoon

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and with Valentine's Day just around the corner, this week is all about the books that will make you swoon!

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

It's set in Paris, how much more romantic can you get?!

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
This book plays on the idea of chance meetings and fate and I love it!

 Suddenly Royal by Nicole Chase
It has a swoon-worthy prince nicknamed Prince Yummy, enough said!

Anywhere by J. Meyers
Ahh this book definitely made me swoon! Throw in some travel and exciting locations and it makes for a perfect love story <3

Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
I just love Oliver, okay? You will too.

Dare You To and Crash Into You by Katie McGarry
Katie McGarry is the queen of swoon. Ryan from Dare You To is one of my favourite book boyfriends and Isaiah, who features in all McGarry's books, really won me over in Crash Into You.

The Edge of Never by J. A. Redmerski
More New Adult! This one is a steamy, swoon-worthy read that will tug at the heartstrings.

Jessie Hearts NYC by Keris Stainton
Oh loveable Finn! Again this has travel and fate which is obviously a running theme throughout this post.

Red by Alison Cherry 
And the romance doesn't take centre stage in this one, but I loved Jonathan so much that I'm including it.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Will Make You Cry

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish and this week is all about the tearjerkers! Now I have a confession to make and that is that I don't really cry at books. Not because I don't feel anything or they don't move me, but I just don't physically cry. It's the same with films and TV shows. I think I'm just too self-conscious! Anyway, there are still some books that have me tearing up and that break my heart and leave me shaken which as close as it gets. These are some of them.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

I had to include this, but I think people write it off because of the subject matter and the fact it;s a sad book. Whilst it is in places, I probably laughed just as much as I got teary with this book.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

This is one of those books where I just wasn't prepared for the heartbreak and it hit me like a tonne of bricks when it finally arrived.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

All those lost lives, all that fighting, and that Epilogue! Gah my poor little heart.

Undone by Cat Clarke

Cat Clarke writes pretty powerful, gritty stuff and I'd been warned about this one before I started it. And that warning was much appreciated!

Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

I can't find words to describe how moving these books are. You just need to read them and find out.

Falling Through the World by Rachel Clarke

This is more of a personal one for me, because I related so closely to it. It's about a girl with M.E, an illness I myself live with. Not everyone may well up at this book, but it really struck close to home with me.

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
This book just blew me away and as it builds to its conclusion, the emotion really starts to kick in!

If I Stay by Gayle Forman
I just saw the cover for this has a quote that says "read it and weep" on the front. Sounds about right!

The Girl Next Door by Selene Castrovilla
Like The Fault in Our Stars, this had a really good balance of uplifting moments to sad ones, so it's an all round moving read.

What books have you reaching for the tissues, or at least feeling a bit choked up? Let me know in the comments!