Tag: Top Ten Tuesday
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Top Ten Tuesday |Ten Things About Tropes I Didn’t Know #toptentuesday #tropes #orangecountyreads
Why do girls always prefer the distant, aloof, handsome, dangerous dudes instead of cheerful chaps like me?”— Roger Ebert, Twilight review. “All girls like the bad boy” is a common trope, but is it also a cliche? What’s the difference? Since becoming an active book blogger and bookstagrammer, I’ve heard the word “trope” so […]
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Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Holiday Reads #toptentuesday #tenholidayreads #orangecountyreads
Do you have a favorite Christmas author? Do you like to read holiday books all year long, or do you save them up for December? Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is: Holiday Reads (Books you love reading during the holiday season.) Here are 10 holiday #mustreads I’ve either read personally or had highly recommended. […]
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Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Things I’m Thankful For #toptentuesday #thankfulfor #orangecountyreads
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US and I can taste the turkey and potatoes, stuffing and green bean casserole and all the traditional foods! I’m looking forward to relaxing and eating and spending quality time with family and friends! Side note: I LOVED all the Friends Thanksgiving shows, but particularly this one, where Ross’ […]
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Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Changes in my Reading Life #toptentuesday #orangecountyreads
It’s Tuesday and I’m joining the Artsy Reader Girl for this week’s prompt. It was challenging to come up with ten this week, but I did enjoy reflecting on the past year. November 19: Changes In My Reading Life (i.e.Maybe you like different genres or topics, maybe you read faster than you used to, maybe […]
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Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Books with Extraordinary Titles #toptentuesday #orangecountyreaders
October 15: Extraordinary Book Titles (submitted by Elise @ A Book and a Cup) This topic was not the easiest, so I went super literal – books that actually have the word ‘extraordinary’ in the title. As I looked through the hundred-plus pages on Goodreads, I saw there were a lot of memoirs and biographies […]