Top Ten of 2016: Best Book Boyfriends of 2016

It's almost the last day of the Top Ten of 2016. 
Today is for book boyfriends. I feel like cheating here, because even though I have many book boyfriends, this year there were only 2 that I loved, truly madly deeply **sings that Savage Garden's song**

 Elias from A Torch Against The Night 
&
Gansey from The Raven King. 
Seriously. I didn't love anyone as much as these two. Don't ask me why because even I don't know. But, oh, how I wish they were real.

   

Since they are my favorite book boyfriends of this year, I'm counting them as #1, 2, 3 and 4 spots. 
My next book boyfriends are like honorable mentions, but hey! I want to have a Top 10. So, here they are. 

 5. Merik from Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
6. Nikolai by The Crown's Game by Evenlyn Sky.

    

 7. Black Knife from The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows.
8. Jonah from When We Collided by Emery Lord.

     

9. Daniel from The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

10. And yes! Rhys from A Court of Mist and Fury.  

      

 

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Top Ten of 2016: Best Book Covers of 2016

It's the second day of TOP TEN OF 2016. Today, let me show you my favorite covers of this year. I ADORE books covers, so this was really hard. What I love the most is that these gorgeous covers have the most awesome books inside. 
I'm not 100% sure all these books were released this year, but I think they did. Sorry if I'm wrong. 
Check them out!

1. The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury

 

 

2. Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

 

  

3.  Lux by Courtney Cole

  

4. The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows

  

5. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

  

6. The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude

 

  

7. When We Collided by Emery Lord.

  

8. Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke

 

   

9. Nevernight (UK Edition) by Jay Kristoff

 

  

10. The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

   

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stiefvater

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine

 What I'm waiting for...

 

GoodReads/ Amazon/ TBD

The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.

All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

In a starred review for Blue Lily, Lily Blue, Kirkus Reviews declared: "Expect this truly one-of-a-kind series to come to a thundering close."

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Why am I waiting on this book?

THIS, people, this is my most anticipated book of the year. It’s almost time when I finally read it, I’ll be able to rest in peace. I’m not kidding! I am DYING to read this book!

And if the story wasn’t enough… just look at this cover! So pretty!

What about you?

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The Anatomy of Curiosity by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff & Tessa Gratton.

The Anatomy of Curiosity

By Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff & Tessa Gratton.

GoodReads/ Amazon/ TBD

My Rating: 5 stars

Summary:

The follow-up to the acclaimed title The Curiosities: A Collection of Storiesby Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff.In an unassuming corner of Brooklyn, a young woman learns to be ladylike, to love context, and to speak her mind from a very curious sort of tutor.
In a faraway land convulsed by war, a young soldier hears the desert’s curious hum as he disarms bombs with the person he doesn’t know how to love.
In a place so shriveled by drought that any drowning is a curiosity, a young writer tries again and again to tread water beneath the surface of a vast and unusual sea.
Three new stories—complete with commentary on the creative process—from three acclaimed young adult authors working at the height of their powers.
Curious?

*****

This book is for readers and authors alike. I think that’s the first amazing thing about The Anatomy of Curiosity.
Being a huge fan of Maggie Stiefvater, I’ve read almost every story by her I’ve found, and following her blog and facebook page, I found out about the Merry Sisters of Fate, a page where she, Tessa and Brenna used to write short stories.
I LOVED those short stories, so I read A Tale of Curiosities as soon as I got it on my kindle.
But THE ANATOMY OF CURIOSITY was quite different from that collection; it has only three short stories… and the stories behind them.
Those stories are divided in:
Characters (with Ladylike by Maggie Stiefvater)
Worldbuilding (with Desert Canticle by Tessa Gratton)
Ideas (with By Drowning/The Drowning Place by Brenna Yovanoff).

Every story is fantastic (I really loved the three!) and the best part is that the authors let us know their writing process: How the idea came, how they choose the name, how it changed from the first draft.
It answers every question you ever wanted to ask them. And while those are stories you’ll enjoy reading, there’s also tips for writers and their thoughts about some writing topics.
Overall, if you want to know what’s on an author’s mind plus reading some great short stories, then THE ANATOMY OF CURIOSITY is something you’ll definitely enjoy.
PS: It's perfect for NaNoWriMo time.

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My thoughts about: Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3)

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Pages: 388 (Spanish Edition)

Goodreads AVG Rating: 3.92

MY RATING: 5 Stars

Sumary: / Add to your TBR list

then.
When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their loved moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. 
now.
That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be kill in one final, spectacular hunt. 
forever.
Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future are about to collide in one pure moment - a moment of death or life, farewell or forever.

My thoughts.

Forever is the last book in the The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater.
To be honest, this was the only ending-book that I did not want to read, and it wasn’t because I wasn’t curious, but because my friends gave me some bad reviews and I was terrified that I couldn’t like it. Because the truth is that I loved with all my heart Shiver and Linger. So what would happen if I ended up hating Forever? Would it change my opinion of the series?

All those questions became diluted when I started reading it.
From the beginning I remembered why I like the books by Stiefvater: for their characters. Sure, descriptions and writing are great, but I don’t think it can be compared to the genius and originality that the author puts into each one of her characters.

Sam: The lonely boy, broken and melancholic. The most of the time I found myself thinking that Sam would never stop being the sad and almost unsteady boy that I saw in previous books. In my experience Sam has been the weakest character I've ever met, and yet there was always something of him that made me love him and regard him as a great character.
Grace: She is independent and strong. She was the perfect fit for a wounded soul like Sam. I like the way she is presented in this book, as female werewolf. I loved that her POVs were always clear and tidy.
Isabel: I know it may sound really silly, but every time Isabel appeared, or had a POV, I could not help thinking that if Isabel (from TMI) was a mundane, she’d be just like this Isabel. A strong and no-cheesy girl.
Cole: And here is my new favorite character (at least this month). Cole is simply the best of this book. I have no idea how to explain what happened to Cole, but some moment he went from a secondary character to become the savior of the book. Cole is unique, different and so special that it is impossible not to notice.

Although ALWAYS doesn’t answer all the questions that readers had, in my opinion it did enough and I was pleased with the turn the plot took.
I do not think it's the best of Mercy Falls Wolves (because my favorite is still Linger), but neither quality decays.

I loved liked it.

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