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Mar 31 2014
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Top Ten Gateway Books of My Reading Journey!

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I was really excited for this week’s TTT because it allows me to pay homage to the books that sparked my love of speculative fiction (and reading in general)! Each of these titles introduced me to their relative genres, and to this day, many of them remain my #1 in those categories.

The Top Ten Gateway Books of My Reading Journey!

And the book that started it all:

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 Many of these have a special place in my heart because I would not be the reader I am today without them.

What book sparked your love of reading?

by Niki Hawkes

Mar 25 2014
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Top Ten Authors I Would Love to Meet!

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This week was supposed to be attributes to the top ten things on my bookish bucket list. Since over half of the things were desires to meet my favorite authors, I decided to switch it up a little:

Top Ten Authors I Would Love to Meet!

They all take turns as my favorites, depending on whom I’m reading at the moment. But the person I’d most like to meet right now is:

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Seriously, though, they’re all amazing authors. I would be willing to travel across a few states to meet these authors. Everyone of them is among my all-time favorites, and I hope to one day include them all in the “top ten authors I’ve met” list. :-)

Here’s a list of some of the authors who would have been included on my list, had I not already had the pleasure of meeting them:

Patricia Briggs

Dan Wells

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Brandon Mull

David Farland

Rachel Caine

Just to name a few… :)

by Niki Hawkes

Mar 18 2014
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Top Ten Books on My Spring 2014 Reading List!

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This quarterly topic of TTT is by far my favorite to compose, mostly because it helps me stay focused on my goal to read only the books I’m most excited about (rather than the “obligation” ones). This month, I am pleased to say I am caught up enough with some of my favorite authors to include their latest books on this list.

Top Ten Books on My Spring 2014 Reading List!

There are so many killer titles in this top ten that I’m not even going to try to pick a favorite… I’m pretty sure I’m going to love them all. :-)

What books are at the top of your reading list?

by Niki Hawkes

Mar 11 2014
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Top Ten Young Adult Books!

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Over the last several years, my reading habits have been heavily skewed towards YA books. I figured now would be as good a time as any to compose a Top Ten of my favorites. While composing this post, however, I had a major epiphany. You see, while there are many books from this genre that I enjoyed, there are very few that I absolutely LOVED. This is a stark contrast to the Top Ten Fantasies list I composed where I had a difficult time narrowing it down from the 20+ series that totally rocked my world. Evidently, I’ve been focusing on the wrong genre. Nonetheless, I did manage to figure out which YA books were the cream of the crop:

Top Ten Young Adult Books!

 What books would make your Top YA list?

by Niki Hawkes

Mar 4 2014
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Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning to Start!

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 This week was supposed to be a “top ten popular authors I’ve never read” post. The trouble is, that list would’ve looked really similar to the upcoming “top ten books on my summer 2014 reading list” feature, and I really hate it when I’m redundant… or repetitive… or redundant. Anyway, here is my topic for the week with a slight twist:

Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning to Start!

Most of these books I have owned and wanted to read for 5+ years now, but have never quite gotten around to them. That’s mostly because at any given point I’m in the middle of like a thousand other series. Now that I’m finally catching up with most of them, I can start looking towards some of these awesome titles!

I would like to note that while most of these series are new to me, the authors are not.… I have read and loved most of them already.

What books are you eager to read?

 by Niki Hawkes

Feb 25 2014
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Top Ten Fantasy Series I’d Like to Reread

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I wanted to do a top ten fantasy books post, but I had so many outstanding books to choose from that I couldn’t narrow it down. Instead, I decided to present:

Top Ten Fantasy Series I’d Like to Reread

I loved all of these books the first time around, but it’s been so long since I’ve read them (10+ years) that I can’t speak to exactly why I loved some of them. I remember general things, but none of the specifics that usually helps me recommend books. Others were so good that I remember them vividly and can’t wait to experience them again. Either way, there are some killer books on this list.

 I know rereading these series will cut into all the new books I can get through (which is why I haven’t already read them five times over). It’s that constant battle between the thrill of the unknown versus guaranteed awesomeness…. this year I hope to have reread at least three of these.

What books are on your reread list?