Top Ten Villains I Secretly Loved

Hi guys!! Back again with another Top Ten Tuesday which can be originally found over @The Artsy ReaderGirl !

 For this post I decided I needed to gush/rant/ extreme fan girl over all the top bookish villains in my life because I feel like they have been stealing my heart and stabbing it full of emotions in the best way possible?!?

 Like leave it to me to have a soft spot for all these twisted dark soul catchers.


1) Cardan from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Love him. Love him. LOVE him. How can one be so deliciously evil yet extremely lovable at the same time? One may never know. 

2) Lorcan from the Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas

Ok Lorcan was a bit of a surprise for me. At first he was made out as strictly the villain and than book five popped out of this series and omg I do not think I have ever swooned harder! Him and Elaine are the ultimate ship in my armada. 

3) Kaz from Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

A classic, the reason YA morally grey characters are not only the most fascinating but the most amazing EVER and possibly the greatest characters of all time! I love Kaz with my whole bookish heart friends!!

4) Legend from the Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber

Love him!! So hard for me to figure out. Super complex but also flirty and deliciously dark and magical Legend is not a YA villain to miss!  

5) Khalid from the Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

A new favorite of mine I don't think my heart has ever swelled so much for a character who you are supposed to hate. The way he treats Shazi just ahhh such a good YA romance. 

6) Aeduan from Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

OMG y’all I just finished this book and quite literally the reason I am continuing this series is because of Aeduan. He is the evil badass assassin bounty hunter and omg I love love love love him!!! ahhh! 

7) Jacks from the Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber

Jacks was one of the more crazy unpredictable you never really knew what he was going to do characters?? and while I love this about him that doesn’t mean he didn’t do some very bad and evil things. He did. But somehow I ended up liking him anyways?? 

8) Morpheus from Splintered by A.G. Howard

I very much liked Morepheus. He is twisted and very much an Alice and Wonderland mental puzzle but I loved him! This was a bit of a love triangle but I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t say ultimately Morpheus was my favorite :)

9) Ignifex from Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

This was a lovely beauty and the beast spin off if I remember correctly so of course I fell heads over heels in love with the beast, Ignifex. Great read!! Highly recommend! 

10) Levi from Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

This is one of those series that had a few bumps but also endless potential. Levi as a young gagster in the city and because of that obviously had my heart from the start. The fact that he’s also bi and favors guys and girls makes him all the more interesting! 

So what what about you guys? Any bookish “villains” steal your heart? Too dark and dreamy to resist? LMK in the comments below!

-BubblyBooks 

WWW Wednesday

   Hey everybody!! How are my fellow readers doing?? I’ve had surprisingly good luck with my reading lately and read a good couple of 5 stars reads recently!! (bless the bookish gods) Heres just a quick update at where I am in my little book filled life:


What I Recently Finished:

Omg both of these were so good but The Wrath and The Dawn truly took my breath away it was amazing! 

  


What I am Currently Reading:

I haven’t actually started this but I’m pretty sure this will be my next read while I wait for The Rose and the Dagger (the sequel to The Wrath and the Dawn!) to come in from the library. 

What I plan on Reading Next: 

I need this now!! I need more Khalid and Shazi *heart eyes* *heart melting*

So what everybody reading right now? Read any of the above? Any new book recs/ 5 stars reads to rave about? LMK in the comments below!

-BubblyBooks

Book Review || 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons

100 Days of Sunlight

by: Abbie Emmons

Published on: August 7th 2019

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary: When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. 

Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about. But when her grandparents place an ad in the local newspaper looking for a typist to help Tessa continue writing and blogging, an unlikely answer knocks at their door: Weston Ludovico, a boy her age with bright eyes, an optimistic smile…and no legs.

Knowing how angry and afraid Tessa is feeling, Weston thinks he can help her. But he has one condition — no one can tell Tessa about his disability. And because she can’t see him, she treats him with contempt: screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back. But for Weston, it’s the most amazing feeling: to be treated like a normal person, not just a sob story. So he comes back. Again and again and again.

Tessa spurns Weston’s “obnoxious optimism”, convinced that he has no idea what she’s going through. But Weston knows exactly how she feels and reaches into her darkness to show her that there is more than one way to experience the world. As Tessa grows closer to Weston, she finds it harder and harder to imagine life without him — and Weston can’t imagine life without her. But he still hasn’t told her the truth, and when Tessa’s sight returns he’ll have to make the hardest decision of his life: vanish from Tessa’s world…or overcome his fear of being seen.

100 Days of Sunlight is a poignant and heartfelt novel by author Abbie Emmons. If you like sweet contemporary romance and strong family themes then you’ll love this touching story of hope, healing, and getting back up when life knocks you down.

My Review: 

 You guys this book is beautiful sunshiny goodness that every whole hearted reader needs to take a bite out of!! 

 Like seriously you guys my heart is a puddle of mush right now. Like it is currently melted into a puddle on the floor. Thank you Abbie Emmons for making me cry!!

 I mean guys there was so many things to love about this book. The characters. Their struggles. The inspiration of it all just filled my heart and made me smile with tears in my eyes. 

 First off I loved the two main characters and each of their POVs. Weston is an adorable little charmer whose energy is literally infectious and you cannot stop yourself from falling in love with his adorableness. He’s also an amputee. Meaning he lost both his legs in an accident when he was a kid. This of course sparks his original fascination with Tessa- a girl who in fact cannot see that he is a boy with no legs because she is blind....this of course leads to a very intrigued me and omg this story is just so amazing. It addresses deep issues but does not lose it light heartedness and for that I love it!

  Tessa is also amazing. She is a sixteen year old poet who runs her own blog and therefore know the ins and outs of making online friends and expressing her feelings through writing. Since the accident and her blindness she can no longer write on her own and is in need of someone to assist her (aka be her typist) but she’s angry. She’s so angry in fact that when Weston comes into her life she takes it all out on him. She’s stubborn, driven, shy and at times a little scared and anti social (but like what sixteen year old girl isn’t at times??) but so so strong. 

 Thats one thing these two have in common how strong they both are!! And AHHH OMG THE ROMANCE THAT DEVELOPS IS SO SOFT AND FLOWERY ITS LIKE FALLING INTO A SOFT MEDOW OF DAISYS!! The way Weston never gives up on her and Tessa never gives up on him *queue the endless swooning* 

 Also Westons endless snarkyness and protectiveness is such a deadly combination I was like THIS BOY YALL HE IS GOLDEN! GOLDEN!! 

Me literally after turning every page in this book

 I also really adored Weston and Rudy’s friendship. The two of them together throughout the years truly encompasses what real friendship is all about. I loved them. Their banter and fights always put a smile on my face, Abbie Emmons really nailed it with those two characters. 

 I also loved Tessa’s Grandparents and how much they nurtured both Tessa throughout her recovery and accepted Weston as if he was another member of the family as well. The only thing I didn’t love about this book was that I thought there was almost a tad too many flashback scenes when it came to Weston and his story (but this may be just a personal preference thing) and also the ending felt just a tad abrupt?? I could have used a few more pages or a little more discussion between both Tessa and Weston but I still very much loved it! 

 This book is so very good you guys. I truly have not read a book like it and I thought it was about so much inner love and overcoming obstacles but in the cutest, most flowery way of all! Such an inspiration, great young love, and overall a really really enjoyable read! I read this almost all in one day haha!

**A huge thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book! This has in no way affected my opinion and all thoughts are my own!** 

 So what do you guys think? Thinking about giving this one a read? Looking for a good YA contemporary with a super adorable and loving romance? Than I highly recommend giving this one a read! Already read it or something similar? LMK in the comments below!

-BubblyBooks 

Top 10 Authors I Can't Help but Automatically Buy Books From

  Hey guys another week another Top Ten Tues! This time I get to chatty chat about some of my favorite authors and book series! These authors are total AUTO BUYS!! I will literally BUY ANYTHING THEY WRITE!

  I trust these authors holy and completely with my bookish soul. May the books they write be frequent and muy excellente.


1) Sarah J Maas

One of my FAV authors of all time!! SJM is amazing amazing amazing. She wrote my favorite series of all time A Court of Thorns and Roses ( A Court of Mist and Fury being my favorite book of ALL TIME!! Rhys and Feyre are my HEART) I am literally so excited to get my hands on Crescent City!! 

2) Holly Black

  

Love Holly Black's twisted dark princely anti heroes!! She brings out my loved for tortured heroes and darkly complex characters!! Love everything she writes!! Ahhhh. 

3) V.E. Schwab

 

OMG THIS SERIES IS LIFE! The last book I literally did. not. want. it. to end. I was seriously in a mini crisis after I finished (what do I do with my life now??) I need to read more of her stuff ASAP!!

4) Leigh Bardugo

  

CLASSIC LITERATURE HERE PEOPLE. I will forever love these characters and the world building. So good. So darkly dangerous. Characters I would die for!! (Kaz and Inej!!) Love Leigh Bardugo and cant wait to read Ninth House!

5) L.J. Shen

  

 

Those of you who have followed my blog know of my love for dark twisted dangerous male characters. The more complex and messed up the more I am intrigued... not sure what this says about me but?!?! Whats a girl to do?? Any who LOVE LOVE LOVE L.J. Shen. Vicious is the first book of hers I ever read and I’ve been hooked ever since. Will read anything she writes EVER. 

6) Wendy Higgins

  

           

I read the Sweet Evil series what seems like forever ago but LOVED it and still remember it completely!! A go to romance author for sure I really love Wendy Higgins!

7) Jennifer L. Armentrout 

  

         

I am quite the fan of Jennifer L. Armentrout. Feel heads over heels in love with Katy and Damon in the Lux series and also really enjoyed The Problem with Forever. Great author highly recommend her books! 

8) Marissa Meyer

     

     

OMG OMG you guys I LOVE Marissa Meyer!! I admit I have not dived into her newer series (renegades) but Cinder is a classic and I would die for Cress and Thorne!!! Heartless was also an incredible Alice and wonderland retelling!! ALL TIME FAV AUTO BUY AUTHOR ALL THE WAY AMIGO. 

9) Jenny Han 

     

These books are such enjoyable fluffy cotton candy. I love them and still need to wrap up this series w the last book (hehe). Jenny Han is a great writer of YA contemporary and I love her fresh voice. Auto buy for sure!

10) Stephanie Garber 

 

As you all know I recently became OBSESSED with this series and it has become one of my ALL TIME FAVS! This of course makes Stephanie Garber a new fav author of mine and one whose work I look forward to reading in the future! 

So what do y'all think? Read any of these authors before? Read any of the above books? Lets chat in the comments below!! Fan girling always welcome ;)

-BubblyBooks