Top Ten Tuesday | 12/1/20

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Please check out her website for more TTT topics!

This week’s topic is:

Books I Want to Read Again

(This could mean books you plan on re-reading OR books you wish you could read again for the first time.)

Legendborn ~ I’ve been re-reading this slowly since I bought the book! Hopefully, I’ll have time to really dig in, after the holidays.
A Court of Thorns and Roses ~ I’ve reread this series so much but with Nesta’s story coming out in February, I may have to reread it again.
The Inheritance Games ~ I’ll read it again before the sequel comes out.

4. Twilight ~ the book that got me into reading young adult novels when I was adult status. I don’t think I’ll read it again, but I do wish I could relive my first time reading it and I was like…”vampires don’t sparkle!” 😂 I was used to Anne Rice kind of vampires or Dracula okay? Burn in the sun!

5. Bring Me Their Hearts ~ will reread this when I buy myself my own copies.

6. Secondborn ~ I reread this SO many times, but to go back to that first time would be awesome.

7. The Vampire Diaries series ~ I was OBSESSED with this series in the early 1990’s. I reread my copies so much the covers fell off. Oh to read it for the first time again.

8. The Secret Circle series ~ Yes, I was obsessed with all LJ Smith books. This was another series I read over and over until the covers tore off.

9. Vampire Academy series ~ sooo addicting! I loved this world of dhamphirs.

10. Tithe ~ my first Holly Black book and what started my love for faeries! Oh the memories.

So I feel like having a blog and reading as many books to review has made me reread book WAY less…😞. I seriously have no more time to reread my favorite books and that’s makes me a little sad. On the bright side, I get to read about all these new worlds in these new books I come across.

What did you have for your TTT? Drop me a link in the comments!

😘 ~ Yolanda

Top Ten Tuesday | 11/24/20

This week’s freebie topic is:

Thanksgiving/I’m Thankful for…

My Health ~ after such a wild year, losing my husband’s aunt to covid, hearing of other friends losing their parents to covid, my family and friends getting exposed…I am thankful I’ve stayed healthy to take care of my kids. 🙏🏼
My Family ~ being locked down together makes you appreciate the little things AND learn how to give each other space so you don’t go totally insane together. Also
Books ~ for helping my mind travel when I couldn’t! 📚
My Friends ~ who FaceTimed me and texted me as we got through all the anxiety of this year together!
Coffee ~ for helping me get through my son’s remote schooling. ☕️

Also I am…

Thank you to all who has supported my blog the past year and a half. I appreciate you. 😘 Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Top Ten Tuesday | 11/10/20

This week’s freebie topic is:

Book Titles that Would Make Great Song Titles

I’m sure I Wanna Be Where You Are and You Should See Me in a Crown are already song titles (definitely You Should See Me…).

I know there is a song called To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before (my dad used to listen to it A LOT when I was a child haha), so why not To All The Boys!

What do you think? I think these would make some pretty good songs!

🌟 ~ Yolanda

Top Ten Tuesday | 11/3/20

This week’s topic is:

Non-Bookish Hobbies

(Let’s get to know each other! What do you do that does not involve books or reading?)

Crafting with Resin

It’s a hobby I just picked up in 2020 and I started selling some of my items on Etsy again. My shop is called FancifulWish is you want to check it out. I also do some hand stamping metal still (which was why I opened my shop in the first place…8 years ago now?). My shop took a hiatus when my daughter was born 3 years ago and I thought I was done with it, but I guess the creative juices in me won’t quit.

2. Plants

I have to thank quarantine for this hobby. I’ve been living in this house for about 7 years now and I did try to grow things before and all my plants died! Haha…but for some reason, during lockdown 2020, my green thumb emerged? Maybe because I really put time and effort this time and had fun doing it? I don’t know…but I’ve already propagated so many succulents – I’m proud of myself! 😀 I did tell my family if they need gifts for Xmas, please, take my extra plants and give them a good home.

3. Gaming

I’m not a big gamer, but I did pick up Animal Crossing this year. I occasional help my son out on his Nintendo games and we did finally finish Luigi’s Mansion 3 during lockdown. Yay! Haha…

4. Cooking

Another thing I started to do more during lockdown and trust me, I used to semi-enjoy cooking. I’m TIRED of my cooking sigh but I did manage to cook more filipino foods and get better at it. I’m not good haha, but at least now I can say I’m getting better at it. I have more fun baking because desserts are my weakness!

5. Netflix and Chill

I haven’t had time to sit down and watch anything since you got it, 2020 and being in lockdown! Ha! So definitely had more time to binge shows. I guess before lockdown I was taking my son to school, running around doing errands, taking them to their ballet and soccer. I had so much to do, I didn’t have time to watch anything.

Other than that my main hobby is reading! I read, I blog about reading and I post bookish things on my IG.

Drop my a link to your TTT in the comments! I’d love to know what your hobbies are outside of reading. 🤗

💞~Yolanda

P.S. My fellow Americans, please go out and Vote today it you didn’t yet!!

Top Ten Tuesday | 10/27/20

This week’s freebie topic is:

Creepy Covers

Just to stay in the Halloween spirit…these covers have that cool, kinda creepy vibe. I don’t have 10, just 5!

And I will say…that Horrid cover – creeps me out so bad! 😅 It’s the eyes! 😑 I was trying to find covers with girl faces that had the creepy/scary vibe to it and that one just tops the list. I’ve only read The Grace Year and Sawkill Girls from this list and The Grace Year still is vivid in my mind. I was disturbed, but it was a good read.

Have you read any of these? I’m a wimp when it comes to horror but just for the season, I occasionally indulge in reading these haha.

I hope all of you have a Happy Halloween week!

🎃 ~ Yolanda

Top Ten Tuesday | 10/13/20

This week’s topic is:

Super Long Book Titles

Title definitely got longer when they started doing the “A_ of _ and _” trend!

What is on your list?

Top Ten Tuesday | 10/6/20

This week’s topic is:

Book Covers with Fall Colors/Vibes

Some dark covers and some reds/yellows/oranges to round it out! Perfect for Fall. 🎃💀🖤

What’s on your list?

Top Ten Tuesday | Books that Make Me Hungry

This week’s topic is:

Books That Make Me Hungry

This one should be a fairly easy topic so let’s go!

Kingdom of the Wicked by. Kerri Maniscalco – this book is set in Sicily. Enough said.
Furia by. Yamile Saied Mendez – this book is set in Argentina and I learned about new foods and drinks like yerba mate! It sounds delicious and addictive.
Here to Stay by. Adriana Herrera – main character was always cooking up Dominican foods that sound amazing.

4. The Last Story of Mina Lee by. Nancy Jooyoun Kim – one of my favorites is Korean food and we get some Korean cooking in this book. Yum!

5. Tweet Cute by. Emma Lord – a dessert blog, and deli food? This book made me hungry the whole time I read it.

6. Wicked As You Wish by. Rin Chupeco – yes for the Filipino representation in this book! I’m Filipino so right away I was salivating over the foods that were mentioned in the beginning of this book.

7. With the Fire on High by. Elizabeth Acevedo -it’s ALL about food and cooking class so it made me ravenous.

8. I love You So Mochi by. Sarah Kuhn – the title made me hungry off the bat. I love mochi – especially mocha ice cream.

9. A Sweet Mess by. Jayci Lee – this romance was centered around a cooking show, so of course it made me hungry. I’m a sucker for baked goods.

10. Somewhere Only We Know by. Maurene Goo – was a romp through Hong Kong and so many delicious food scenes. It made me want to take a trip to Hong Kong just to eat.

What books made you hungry?

💜~Yolanda

Top Ten Tuesday | 8/25/20

This week’s topic is:

Questions I Would Ask My Favorite Authors (Living or dead. You can post 10 questions for one author, one question each for 10 different authors, or anything else!)

Question for Danielle Steele and Nora Roberts – What motivates you to keep writing? (If you don’t know who these authors are, just check out their catalogue and see how many books they’ve written! lol)
Question for Jane Austen – Which Pride & Prejudice adaptation (tv series or movie) is your favorite?

It’s the top two tuesday for me today haha – this was the only two questions I really wanted to know for some reason.

Anyway, I’m sure the rest of you have better questions so drop your link in my comments section so I can check out your TTT!

🌺 Stay Safe

Top Ten Tuesday | 8/18/20

This week’s topic is:

Books that Should be Adapted into Netflix Shows/Movies (submitted by Nushu @ Not A Prima Donna Girl)

I’ll Be the One by. Lyla Lee – this would be so cute as a movie. I think Skye makes a fun main character and it’s an uplifting story.

Fable by. Adrienne Young – with the right director, this one could be amazing as a movie.

Color Me In by. Natasha Diaz – Harlem, Black Lives Movement, identity – it’s the kind of movie we actually need right now.

Legendborn by. Tracy Deonn – this has the race issues but add in the King Arthur legend, mage magic, plus black girl ancestor magic and the South? YES.

The Black Kids by. Christina Hammonds Reed – The L.A. Riots and being black in Los Angeles are at the forefront at this book. I also want to see this as a movie because I grew up in the 90’s and it would be nostalgic.

The Unhoneymooners by. Christina Lauren – where have all the rom com movies have gone?! Seriously, I lived for watching rom coms and now there aren’t many being made. This would make a really good movie!

A Court of Thorns and Roses by. Sarah J. Maas – make it into a series that I can indulge in for a few years please? Haha! I want to see the Fae come to life. And see who they would pick to play Rhys.

The Cruel Prince by. Holly Black – I want it dark, with all the political chess games. Yes…definitely a series I can binge on.

The Bone Houses by. Emily Lloyd-Jones – zombies? Yes! This would be perfect for a Halloween release.