Hello! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! I really need to get back into doing other posts, but these are always fun. Today we’re going to talk about books that make me smile. Books can bring happiness for so many reasons.
I haven’t read Into the Hollow by Lynn Vroman for quite a while, but it’s a book that makes me smile when I think about. I just love this story about a girl and a boy with a crappy family life that find each other and love.
I think there may be a trend for stories this week: books that I wouldn’t mind reading again.
Another amazing book that makes me smile is Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon. I just love how these two rivals realize–at the last possible moment–how they care about each other. It’s just so sweet!
When Dimple Met Rishi is a book that makes me happy as soon as I look at the cover. The story is adorable too. I’m so glad that Sandhya Menon was the speaker at the 2019 Colorado Teen Literature Conference. I read this book prior to going. I’ve read more of her books since, and she’s such a wonderful person and so are her books!
Another book that makes me smile is Chain of Gold. Actually, all the Shadowhunters books make me smile, but this is the most recent one I’ve read. I can’t wait to read Chain of Iron (out March 2).
As a writer (of both fanction and original worlds) I can’t help but identify with Cath from Fangirl. Although I’m not quite as socially inept to avoid asking someone where the cafeteria is for weeks (I’d probably look up a map on the internet).
Summer Days and Summer Nights is another book that makes me smile. Summer is my favorite time of year, and I still have fond memories of reading this book in a hot car while my boy was in Vacation Bible School a few years ago. This is another book I hope to read again, hopefully this summer.
I’m starting to see another thing that a lot of these books that make me smile have in common: most of them happen during the summer. Alex, Approximately is another book that makes me smile that occurs during the summer. It’s just a happy time of year for me.
There’s some sadness to Start Here, but thinking about the book makes me smile. While I don’t think I’d want to take a sailing trip like these ladies do (too much work), I wouldn’t mind taking a motorboat on a trip like theirs. And like several of the other books here, this one happens in the summer.
Enchantée is another book that makes me smile. I love the characters in this book and I love the setting. Sadly, the sequel isn’t coming out on Bastille day like it originally was, but I’m excited that there’s going to be a sequel.
Another book series that makes me smile is Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa. I think what makes this book so smile-worthy is its main character, a naive kitsune. It’s another sweet book, with magical creatures and a journey to go along with it.
So what books make you smile? I hope we get to discover lots of new favorites this week. With all the sadness in the world right now, we need a smile every once in a while.
Next week we’re going to talk about book events I’d love to go to someday! I don’t know if I’ll be able to come up with 10, but I’ll try. See you then!
I’ve heard of most of these books. I really need to look them up. Great list!
Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Happy reading!
Natalie recently posted…The Ten Books That Always Make Me Smile
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I really enjoy Rainbow Rowell’s books!
I’ve only read 2 so far, but they were both good!
This is such a great list – been meaning to read Fangirl for a while now.
This is the link to my TTT
I hope you get the chance to read it soon!
Start Here looks fun!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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It’s such an under-hyped book.
I loved Enchantee, one of my favourite books of last year. Sad we have to wait a little longer for the sequel, but looking forward to it when it comes out.
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I guess they’re changing the title of the first book, but it will always be Enchantée to me, I think.
I really need to read When Dimple Met Rishi sometime.
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I feel so bad because I have the third book in the series and for some reason haven’t had the chance to read it yet! But I’m starting today.
I still have to read a Jenn Bennett book. Alex, Approximately is the one everyone about talks the most, looks like I have to start there. 🙂
Leah recently posted…{Top Ten Tuesday} Books That Make Me Smile
Out of the two I’ve read, I’d probably start there too (although I liked her other book, The Lady Rogue, too).
Great list! I’d like to give Enchantée and Shadow of the Fox a try.
Jess @ Jessticulates recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday | Books that made me smile this year (a.k.a. the best books of 2020 so far)
I hope you like them if you do!
Summer Days and Summer Nights was awesome, and honestly, why don’t we get more anthologies like that? I’d buy em lol. Fangirl of course is awesome. 🙂
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I’d LOVE more of them! I thought Color Between the Lines was going to be kinda like it, but it was a little disappointing because almost all the stories had depressing endings.
I love Fangirl (I have adored almost everything that Rainbow Rowell has ever written) and I love that it spawned Simon & Baz getting their own books, haha. I remember how skeptical I was when Carry On came out…..and I ended up loving it so much.
I haven’t had a chance to read those, but I love how a book about a fanfic writer ends up spawning two books based on that fanfiction!
Fangirl made me happy too! It’s a very relatable novel.
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That’s definitely a book I’ll have to reread someday.
Love Fangirl!!
My TTT: http://theburstingbookshelf.com/10-books-that-made-me-smile-top-ten-tuesday/
🙂 Have you read any of her other books? I love Midnights.
I was so pleasantly surprised by Alex Approximately – I loved all the talk of classic movies. 🙂
I don’t know much about classic movies, but it’s definitely the book if you’re into them! And I guess if you’re looking for something to watch on Friday night, that’s also a recommendation list!
I’ve seen FANGIRL on several lists today. I do so love that book.
I can see why. I think a lot of us can relate to Cath’s story.
I haven’t read the book, but the cover for DIMPLE makes me smile 🙂
Happy TTT!
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All her covers are great! Sandhya has some involvement with the covers (I know she picks out the models) so maybe that’s why they’re so joyous.
You just convinced me to finally add Today Tonight Tomorrow to my tbr! I’ve been seeing it around, but I haven’t paid much attention to it. I finally read the synopsis, and it sounds so cute! Love Fangirl and Chain of Gold, too, and When Dimple Met Rishi is waiting to be read on my bookshelf. 🙂
Dedra @ A Book Wanderer recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Make Me Smile
Oh good! I hope you like T3 as much as I did!
I adored When Dimple Met Rishi! Especially with the scene where Dimple throws ice coffee at Rishi when they first meet (can’t believe I still remember that but then again, that scene was iconic). Shadow of the Fox is also one of my favorites and makes me smile – I love Yumeko’s naive nature, but also how she grows over the rest of the series. I’ve yet to read Chain of Gold though, despite having a copy sitting somewhere in my room.
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That’s such a great scene. I hope you like Chain of Gold!
In Jade City, I also could not believe that that character died. Until the very last chapter, I expected them to come back.
Happy readings!
I haven’t read that book yet. I kill off a fairly major character in my book too though.