Top Ten Tuesday (37): Books I'd Give a Theme Song To

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Top Ten Books I'd Give a Theme Song To

 (Bear in mind, my music might be a bit more obscure than others, so I'll try to include links to them on Youtube.)

1. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - "My Heart Belongs to You" by Hayley Westenra

Yes, I am SUCH a romantic when it comes to Sam and Grace, and no song could be more romantic in my eyes for them than this Hayley Westenra song. 

2. Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey - "You're Still You" by Josh Groban
With the idea of reincarnation, I would imagine that despite the various years and lifetimes together, Alden would think this about Lenzi.

3. Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar
This could apply to Phoebe and Griffin or to Phoebe being the new kid in school and how she'll take whatever the other kids have to dish out.

4. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - "I Can't Do This" by Plumb
With all that Melinda went through, I'm sure she was thinking this throughout the novel.

5. Dust City by Robert Paul Weston - "Monster" by Skillet
Considering Henry was always afraid that he would end up like his dad, I think this song would speak highly of how he felt throughout the book.

6. Beastly by Alex Flinn - "When You Say You Love Me" by Josh Groban
I would apply this song to almost all variations of Beauty and the Beast because he is waiting for her to say those words.

7. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater - "Seven Seas" by Sarah Brightman
The sea plays such a big role in the behavior of the water horses as well as Puck and Sean.

8. Watership Down by Richard Adams - "Bright Eyes" by Hayley Westenra
I know Simon and Garfunkel sang the original, but I just adore Hayley Westenra's version much more. I couldn't pick a better song for this novel.

9. Dear Bully by various authors - "Perfect" by Pink
Self-explanatory.

10. The Nymph King by Gena Showalter - "Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
With as much as Shay and Valerian get into verbal spars, I'm sure this song applies to them.

Top Ten Tuesday (35): Books That Broke My Heart a Little

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For this list, I'm taking it as books in which the story caused feelings of melancholy and tears to be shed, not that I was disappointed. 


Top Ten Books That Broke My Heart a Little
(In no particular order)

1. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

Being such a lover of wolves now, I find my reaction towards the end of this novel appropriate even as a child.

2. Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey

I just finished this one on Sunday, and I was tearing up at several places (which I won't divulge due to spoilers).

3. Beauty by Bill Wallace

I really must learn not to read books that feature animals as the focal point.  But I can't help it!

4. Wolf at the Door by Barbara Corcoran

Even as an adult, this one still tugged at my heartstrings.

5. Beastly by Alex Flinn

If I'm bawling while watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast (which I did when I saw it in the theater a couple of weeks ago), you can bet your boots I was weepy while reading this updated version.

6. Indio by Sherry Garland

Having to watch the main character go through so much from losing family to being made a servant was enough to break my heart.

7. The Goblin and the Empty Chair by Mem Fox, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
Children's stories are still wonderful but can also be so heart-breaking as well.

8. Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson
Again with the animal stories, I bring the tears upon myself, but it's even more heart-wrenching when you can see what's going on in the story as with this graphic novel.

9. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."  Oh, Sydney!

10. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
For the main character to have endured what she did, you can't help but feel your heart break a little for her.

TGIF (12): Love Stories

TGIF is a weekly meme created and hosted by Ginger of GReads! that recaps the week's posts and has a different question each week.

This week on Denim-Jacket Librarian Dishes:

Top Ten Tuesday (34): Books I'd Hand Someone Who Says They Don't Like to Read

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Love Stories: What are some of your favorite fictional love stories?

Sam and Grace from Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

This will always be one of my favorite love stories just because of the lengths this couple goes to in order to be together. Plus, how can you not find Sam's reading of German poetry romantic and sigh-worthy?

Kyle and Lindy from Beastly by Alex Flinn

I am definitely a fan of fairytale re-tellings, and when that fairytale happens to be Beauty and the Beast, I'm usually all for it. This was definitely no different, and I'm happy to have read it.

Sayuri and Chairman Iwamura from Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

While this isn't a traditional love story, it is still one of my favorite romantic stories. Sayuri taking all of the steps to get to the Chairman, Iwamura taking the steps to help her along her path as a geisha. An almost sad romance, but still a romance nonetheless.

Yelena and Valek from Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

These two are just amazing together in so many ways. And considering how their relationship was started, I'd say that Yelena can really depend on Valek and vice versa.