Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Books on my Spring To Read List

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I know it's been awhile since I've participated in Top Ten Tuesday. There are a couple of reasons for that - 1. I haven't liked the more recent topics and 2. The hosting blog hasn't had a long term schedule.

But anyway, I'm back with this week's.

Today's topic is about the top ten books on our spring reading lists. My list contains titles that I hope to be able to get to this spring. Some are already out. Others haven't been published as yet.

Here they are, in no particular order...

1. True to You by Becky Wade - It's the start of a new series, and I can't wait.

2. Rescue Me by Susan May Warren - Book 2 in her latest series. I am looking forward to reading this one when I get a chance.

3. Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy Cambron - I've got a review copy of this one. I need to just charge my Kindle and read it!

4. Long Time Gone by Mary Connealy - Her books are always a delight.

5. For Love and Honor by Jody Hedlund - This is the conclusion to her YA series. I've enjoyed the others, so I know I'll enjoy it.

6. When Tides Turn by Sarah Sundin - The conclusion to her current WWII series. I've enjoyed her books, and am looking forward to this one.

7. Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano - Her books make giggle each time I read one.

8. Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier - I'm currently reading the first one, Ruby Red, as I've rented it from the library. I think I'll be needing to hit the library up soon for books 2 & 3.

9. Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier - Book 3 in the series that I'm currently reading from the library.

10. Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan - This has been on my reading list forever! I've gotten it from the library, so I should be able to dive into it soon.

Top Ten Tuesday - 2016 Releases I didn't get to read

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Welcome to the first Top Ten I'm doing in 2017. Today's topic is about the 2016 releases that I wanted to read, but didn't get around to reading.

1. Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan - I've loved his Percy Jackson books, and when I read the first of the Magnus Chase books, I enjoyed it. I've really looked forward to this book. So perhaps, I'll get to it this year.

2. Heartless by Marissa Meyer - I couldn't work this one into my schedule when it was released. But I was given it for Christmas, so I'll be reading it this year.

3. Love Everlasting by Julie Lessman - Julie is one of my favorite authors. I had pre-ordered the book months before it released. But when it released, I wasn't in a reading mood. But I hope to get to it soon.

4. Worthy Heart by Susan Anne Mason - The first book, Irish Meadows, had been on my too read list for AGES. Mom had a copy, so I read it over Christmas. Rented this one from the library, and while I started it in 2016, I'll be finishing it this month.

5. One Enchanted Eve by Melissa Tagg - This is a really short novella that I know I'll love, but I've just not gotten around to it yet.

6. The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore - I've done a couple of her Bible studies over the years. I'm interested in seeing what her first fiction book is like.

7. Kissing Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn - Yes, I admit that there is a book by Robin that I've not gotten around to reading. It's been in my car since October.

8. Home on the Range by Ruth Logan Herne - Another one that I started in 2016, but haven't finished yet.

9. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - I've seen this on a lot of blogs over the past year. I keep checking for it at the library. Hopefully, soon I'll find it.

10. The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury - As much as I enjoy fairy tale retellings, I'm sure to enjoy this one.

Top Ten Tuesday - Movie Freebie

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Today's topic is about the movies. Well I did my a topic on the movies I can watch over and over again back in January 2015. You can read it here. So this time, I decided to focus on my favorite musicals.

1. Oklahoma - It's probably one of my all time favorites.

2. The Sound of Music - I can't say how often I've watched this one.

3. Take Me Out to the Ballgame - I grew up watching the Gene Kelly movies. This one combines my love of baseball with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra

4. Newsies - I've seen this one so many times that I can quote it. It's still one of my very favorite musicals.

5. The Harvey Girls - I also grew up on Judy Garland movies. I've seen almost all of hers, and this one is probably one of my favorites of hers.

6. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Anytime that I watch this one, I just fall in love with it again.

7. West Side Story - It's not a happy musical, that's for sure. It's been a while since I've seen it, but I love this musical version of Romeo & Juliet. Did you know that the actor who plays Gideon in Seven Brides also plays Riff in West Side Story? Riff is a Jet in the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks.

8. Grease - Any list of movie musicals isn't complete without Grease. I still love it.

9. Fiddler on the Roof - I love the first half of the movie when it's lighthearted. The second half, not so much.

10. White Christmas - This is one movie I will happily watch any time of year.

Top Ten Tuesday - Halloween Freebie

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Today's topic is about Halloween. It's a freebie one, so I decided to go with my favorite Halloween costumes, either that I've been or that I've seen others as.

Costumes I've been:

1. The 50's girl in the poodle skirt - I think is my standard go to costume for Halloween. It's simple and I don't have to do much to pull it off.

2. Medieval maiden - This was a fun costume for me. I loved the dress.

3. Clown - I was a clown once in college.

4. Donald Duck - My mom made this costume for my brother and I years ago. I remember wearing it in high school. Did you know the Village People had an encore appearance by Donald Duck in the song YMCA? Yup. A lip sync thing my sophomore year had me dressed up as Donald Duck for the group's YMCA.

5. Night Solution - Every year my Mary Kay unit has a dress as your favorite cosmetic item as a guest event. It's quite fun. And the Night Solution is by far my favorite product.

Costumes I've seen others as:

6. Jellyfish - A few years ago, my best friend's oldest daughter wanted to be a jellyfish. I've never seen anything that adorable.

7. Owl - My best friend is very talented. Her middle daughter wore this one and then last year, her youngest wore it. But it's super cute.

8. Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz - I'm not sure who I saw in this costume or when I saw it, but the child looked absolutely adorable.

9. Storm Trooper - I've seen this one several times over the years. I must admit that I've always been impressed.

10. Dinosaur - I remember seeing a friend's little guy dressed as a dinosaur when he was just a little baby. It was so cute.

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Books Read Based on Recommendations

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Today's topic is about books that I've read based on the recommendation of someone else. That could be a fellow blogger, a friend, family member, etc.

1. Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer - I read this series based solely on the recommendation of several different friends. Friends who didn't usually read YA.

2. The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins - During the wait for both Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows to come, I was in a quandary as to what to read next. Several of my Harry Potter friends recommended I try this series. So I did. Though I'll admit that I felt that I needed therapy after reading Mockingjay.

3. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott - Another series that was recommended to me from some of my Harry Potter friends. In fact, my friend Jamie was the one who recommended the series to me.

4. Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan - One of my long time friends talked me into this series AGES ago. I wasn't completely hooked until I got about halfway finished with book 3.

5. Divergent by Veronica Roth - Because a lot of my friends knew I'd read the Hunger Games (and enjoyed them), this series was constantly recommended to me. I put it off for forever, and finally rented the first book on audio once. Truthfully, I wasn't impressed.

6. Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter - This is one of those books that I kept seeing on various blogs and lists. Several of my blogging friends kept saying I'd enjoy it. Took me a while to actually get to it, but they were right. I did enjoy it.

7. In Good Company by Jen Turano - Multiple friends who read Jen's books kept telling me that I'd enjoy them as they're funny and cute. It took me until I this second book in the series appeared in my title to review listing before I was able to actually try her books.

8. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George - With my love of fairy tale retellings, I'm actually surprised that this one missed me. Several bloggers recommended it to me multiple times. I'm glad that I was able to finally get to reading it.

9. Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Ashfar - Biblical fiction isn't my favorite genres, but this book came recommended to me from several different blogging friends.

10. A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin - One question I kept being asked by my reading friends was why hadn't I read this yet. Especially since I'd read several others of Sarah's books and loved them. I finally got around to it last Thanksgiving.