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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

 This week's theme: Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List

  1. More Than This by Patrick Ness - Ness is one of my favorite authors, and this book sounds spectacular (as always).
  2. Unsouled by Neal Shusterman - Another one of my favorite authors. Unsouled is the third book in a four book series, and each book adds more characters and more twists that keep me dying for more!
  3. Maddaddam by Margaret Atwood - Yet another favorite author. This one is the third book in the MaddAddam trilogy, which is one of the scariest dystopian series I have ever read. It's not that the things that happen are so cruel or gruesome, it's how twisted yet completely plausible everything is.
  4. Champion by Marie Lu - The third book in the Legend series, which I am really enjoying. I love the incredibly smart characters and the fast pace of these books.
  5. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - The first non-sci fi book on this list whooo! Gaiman is fricking brilliant and I can't wait to read his latest novel.
  6. The Prestige by Christopher Priest - I watched the movie a week or two ago and absolutely loved it! The story was incredible, and I'd like to read the book behind it. Obviously they're going to be very different experiences, but I'll see which one I like better.


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  1. Jessica@a GREAT readSeptember 17, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Ooh nice picks! They are pretty much all new to me but still hope you enjoy them all!

    Here's my Tuesday Post

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  2. KatySeptember 20, 2013 at 11:18 PM

    I need to read The Ocean at the End of the Lane, too! I definitely want to read More Than This sometime soon, too.

    Katy @ a blighted one

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