Top Ten Tuesday

This week's topic is:

Top Ten favorite book covers of books I've read...

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (my review)
I didn't love the original cover for this novel, but the new ones are gorgeous. 

Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield (my review)
I simply adore this cover. From the colors to the font to the imagery; it's perfect.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (my review)
Love these photos and the covers for all these novels totally work.

The Listeners by Leni Zumas 
This cover is a lot of fun and relevant to the story, which is awesome.

This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (my review)
Love this cover. It's very eerie. The blood makes it. 

A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle (my review)
This is a very fancy cover and I quite like it.

Tris & Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison (my review)
I loved this cover so much that I bought a print of the original photo.

Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard (my review)
I like the simplicity of this and it represents the book perfectly. It's also rare to see a real boy on the cover of a novel.

Peanut by Ayun Halliday & Paul Hoppe (my review)
It's simple. Super simple.

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (my review)
This book is super gorgeous all around. 

The Broke and the Bookish is a group of college aged and twenty somethings that have an unhealthy obsession with reading and would spend every last penny on books even if it meant skipping a few meals. We are the people  who lurk in the library, buy handbags based on how many books can be stashed in them, and who refer to characters in books as if they are personal friends.

We sought after other bookish college students to share in our love for reading and were brought together by the College Students group on Goodreads that was created in September 2008. Our desire to share great books with each other in and our tendency to be opinionated and passionate about all things book related naturally led to the birth of The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010.

Middle Grade Monday| Blog Tour | Guest Post: Jessica Day George

Middle Grade Monday is a meme started right here at Reading Nook. It's a way to share news or reviews of middle grade novels on a blog that doesn't exclusively post middle grade content. Feel free to join any time and link up. 

Today I have the lovely Jessica Day George here to answer a couple of questions in honor of her recent release Wednesdays in the Tower. 

1. What's your favorite story that features a castle? 

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 

2. You write fantasy novels, do you have some other genre stories sitting around your house unfinished? Or are you strictly fantasy?

I have two Regency romance novels on my hard drive that I will one day publish! 

3.What are some differences between writing middle grade and young adult? 

In middle grade I feel less pressure to include a romantic subplot. I also tend to have more action-driven plots in my middle grade, and more character-driven in my YA books. 

4. What is a book you've read recently that you can't stop recommending? 

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple. A lovely, well, dramedy that’s for adults, but I totally recommend to teens as well. 

5. Describe the Castle Glower series in 5 words. 

Magic castle loves its princess.

Jessica Day George is the author of many novels including the Princess series, Dragon Slippers series and of course the Castle Glower series. 
You can visit her at her website http://www.jessicadaygeorge.com/

This is a Middle Grade Monday Post feel free to link your middle grade reviews/news below :) 

(doesn't have to be posted on a Monday)

Stuff I Got This Week

For review:

Truth or Dare - Jacqueline Green

It all started on a whim: the game was a way for Tenley Reed to reclaim her popularity, a chance for perfect Caitlin “Angel” Thomas to prove she’s more than her Harvard application. Loner Sydney Morgan wasn’t even there; she was hiding behind her camera like usual. But when all three start receiving mysterious dares long after the party has ended, they’re forced to play along—or risk exposing their darkest secrets. 

 How far will Tenley, Caitlin and Sydney go to keep the truth from surfacing? And who’s behind this twisted game?

I also got two copies of If He Had Been with Me for my giveaway here.

That's what I got this week. What did you all get?