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I love this week's topic, but it was really freaking hard to come up with ten books that I have read on a whim. I am a very calculated reader. I read most of my books based off of recommendations from friends, family, co-workers, and bloggers. I also usually even look at goodreads before deciding if I want to read a book. I really wish I would read more on a whim. Anyway, here are the books I read without any significant planning. Titles are linked up to my reviews.
1. The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway: One day this beautiful book arrived in the mail from the publisher and I hadn't even heard of it before, but I liked the cover so I started to read it. I freaking loved it.
2. Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart: I didn't know anything about this book before I read it. I won it during Bout of Books and gave it a whirl. It was hilarious and gory.
3. Stay by Allie Larkin: I was browsing the shelves at the library and the cover of this book just screamed at me to take it home and read it. (Just look at that cute puppy!)
4. The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg: I can't remember what brought me to read this book. I think I just read the synopsis and decided to give it a go. I liked it a lot.
5. The Walled City by Ryan Graudin: I don't know a lot of bloggers that have read this book, but it was pretty darn good. I think I just read the synopsis one day and decided to try it.
7. Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly: I saw the cover so I read it. It was cute.
8. Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holm: I honestly don't remember why I chose to read this book, but I remember that I was just randomly in the mood to read a graphic novel and I picked this one. It is so very good.
9. Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin: I heard of this book when it first came out in 2014 but didn't know much about it. I picked it up a few months ago and devoured it!
10. Delirium by Lauren Oliver: I read this book before I even started blogging, I just snagged a copy from the library one day and started reading. I now want to own this series in the pretty new paperbacks.
Do you research a book before you read it like me? What books have you bought on a whim?
I won Eat Brains Love in a contest also!!! But I still haven't read it yet. I have to be in a zombie mood--- but it looks really cool!! Also YES to Seriously Wicked!!! I just got it and I MUST read it soon. I love that cover!! And Rain Reign and the Delirium series also!!! GAH so many books to read!
ReplyDeleteEat, Brains, Love is hilarious! I think you will enjoy it.
DeleteI had a lot of trouble with this post because it's been a long time that I actually bought a book on a whim. I usually need to research it for a while before actually buying it :) But I should do it more, because I think I'm missing out on some really great books that way. Also, I loved Delirium! I also read it a few years ago, way before I started blogging, so maybe that one also counts as a book I got on a whim :)
ReplyDeleteI feel like I never really buy books on a whim anymore! I think that can totally count as a book you got on a whim! ;)
DeleteThose new Delirium paperbacks are pretty! I had not seen them before now :)
ReplyDeleteI want them! lol
DeleteI almost didn't recocognize Delirium, I was getting so frustrated because I thought I didn't know any of these books :D I'm a sucker for the original Delirium covers with the face on them. Not sure how I feel about this!
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I did like the old ones, but I also love these new ones.
Deletethere are a couple on here that I have been wanting to read. and a couple new ones. Eat Brains love is for sure on my list and I am checking out sunny side up.
ReplyDeleteWAnt to read velvet too. All yours look good but I haven't read any of them.
I hope you get a chance to read a few from my list! I feel like our TBR piles just grow and grow. lol
DeleteI don't do well with whim books myself. I never get around to them or I know about it beforehand. I guess knowing about it beforehand is okay though... technically it's still on a whim. Anyway, I've read Seriously Wicked and Delirium. Seriously Wicked was alright for me but I really loved Delirium. I should finish that series... I read it when I was like 15. Sunny Side Up looks cool and it a graphic novel so bonus.
ReplyDeleteI hear you! I say go back and read Delirium! :D I also think you would like Sunny Side Up!
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