Top Ten Of My Auto-Buy Authors

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish where each week there is a new topic for a top ten list. 

This week is "Top Ten Of My Auto-Buy Authors" 

1. Nicholas Sparks. His new book is coming out in October and. I. Need. It! 

2. Ann Brashares. I cannot get enough of Ann's writing. I crave it! 

3. Lisa McMann. All her books are intriguing, mysteries with a romantic twist. Need I say more? 

4. Stephanie Perkins. Anna, Lola, Isla, I could read them 10X a day and still LOVE all of them! I need a new book from Stephanie ASAP! 

5. Tracey Garvis Graves. I've read all three (or four...) of Tracey's books. Once you pick up on of her books it's impossible to set down! I'm pretty sure I finished each one of her books around 3 or 4 in the morning. 

6. Jenny Han. Her books are so sweet and so adorable that you can't help but fall in love with all the characters and their stories. I still want Kitty to get her own book!!! 

7. Kiersten White. This is one of my favorite books from last year. It is beautiful (both inside and out!). And of course I loved her Paranormal trilogy so I can't help but pick up her books when I see them! 

8. Rob Thomas. I cannot get enough of Veronica Mars (read Logan Echolls) I need book three in my life! I'd say I'm counting down the days until I can read another one but it's impossible to do so without a release date! 

9. Lauren Oliver. I love her writing style and she is such a fun person, there's no way I could walk into a bookstore and not walk out with her newest release! 

10. And last but not least- Sarah Dessen. The Truth About Forever and Saint Anything are two of my favorite books and she has definitly earned herself a place on my auto-buy list!

Lemme know who your auto-buy authors are or leave me a link to your TTT so I can check out your post! 

Until next time,

Ginger 

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish where each week there is a new topic for a top ten list. 

This week is "My Top Ten Authors I REALLY want to meet" 

1. J.K Rowling (...Duh) 

2. L.J Smith 

3. Cassandra Clare 

4. Veronica Roth

5. Kevin Brooks 

6. Harper Lee 

7. Ann Brashares 

8. Jen Lancaster 

9. Rachel Vincent 

10. Stephanie Perkins 

So going through this and trying to narrow it down wasn't as hard as I thought it would be but looking back I realize I only have one male author on my list*... I don't know if it's because I forgot some or if I just read way more books written by female authors but either way leave me your favorite male authors in the comment below so I can broaden my reading horizon.  

Until next time,
 Ginger

*Edited to add, I have already met Scot Westerfeld and Brandon Sanderson (multiple times) so that made me feel a little better about my list :)

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish where each week there is a new topic for a top ten list. 

This week is "My Top Ten ALL TIME favorite authors" 

1. Madeleine L'Engle 

2. Ann Brashares 

3. Kelley Armstrong 

4. Brandon Sanderson

5. L.J Smith 

6. Cassandra Clare 

7. Rachel Vincent 

8. Carrie Ryan 

9. Kiersten White 

10. Stephanie Perkins 

Who are your favorite authors? 

Until next time, 

Ginger

Review of Isla And The Happily Ever After

Isla And The Happily Ever After 

By Stephanie Perkins 

Stars: 5

Source: Purchased 

Isla isn't a big risk taker, she would rather read about someone else's adventure than venture out on her own. That is until Josh, her crush for the past four years, reveals his true feelings for her and they begin the greatest adventure yet. 

Happily ever after. 

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I have had this book since it's release date back in August of 2014, I picked it up after reading Anna but before reading Lola. 

I sat it on my shelf and it has starred at me for the past 5 months. I finished Lola and it starred at me. I picked up the book next to it and it starred at me. I got myself in an awful reading slump and it... winked at me. 

I loved Anna, I adored Lola but Isla has got to be my favorite Stephanie Perkins character. 

Isla instantly pulled me out of my reading slump and I no longer found myself sitting alone, wearing my pj's in my favorite reading chair but dressed to the nines, walking down a cobbled Paris street, watching her and Josh fall head over heels in love with one another. 

I related to her instantly, she's shy, awkward around the guy she likes and of course she has unruly red hair. 

I loved how she carried around this crush for Josh for nearly 4 years before anything became of it. 

They made such a cute couple I found myself grinning from ear to ear while reading. 

I loved Kurt and how Isla would never allow someone in her life who would look down on him or treat him with anything but respect. 

They both had their ups and downs (what love story doesn't?) but Stephanie writes with such grace and elegance that it doesn't matter if she ripped out your heart two chapters ago and smashed it into little pieces because once she puts it back together it's better than it was before. 

The cherry on top was of course the sneak peek we got into the previous main characters lives. I won't go into too much detail but I will say it had the perfect story book ending, which of course isn't an ending at all, but a beginning. 

Until next time, 

Ginger