A couple of days ago, I asked my Twitter followers which they thought were the top 5 words used in YA titles. Queen, fire, star, shadow and daughter came up several times. With popular books like Shadow and Bone, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, The Star-Touched Queen, Daughter of the Pirate King, and The Girl from Everywhere, I’m not surprised at the responses. But were they right? I’ve got answers with the top 20 words in YA book titles.
Bibliophiles Need Breaks Too
Looking at the Goodreads reading challenges among my friends, many of us, including me, aim to read a hundred books a year. In order to reach that goal, we need to read an average of eight to nine books per month. That means reading at least an hour everyday, save for speed readers who manage to devour tomes in two hours. For the rest of us, reading that many books a year requires that we invest a fair bit of time.
3 Reasons I’m Terrible at Series
Hi, I’m a bibliophile, and I’m terrible at keeping up with series. I confess that even though I like The Raven Cycle, I have yet to read The Raven King. Please don’t look at me like that! I got distracted… *mumbles*
Essentials for Staying In
When it comes to essentials for staying in, naturally, for a bibliophile, books will top the list. I’m no exception. I actually get most of my reading done during commutes and while waiting. If I’m in the subway, in a queue, waiting for a bus, am early for a meeting with friends, you can bet I’m reading. Although, my favourite place to read is my bedroom.
Top 10 Novels of 2016
Looking back on the books I read last year, there were some very memorable ones. Some of these stuck because they blew my mind, while others made me go on massive rants. With that, I decided to consolidate my favourites among the novels I read in 2016, ranked according to my ratings.
