This week's topic focuses on words or phrases that compel me to pick up a book, regardless of whether I know anything else about it!
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the fabulous blog The Broke and the Bookish!
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1. Assassins
I'm not sure why I have such an obsession with assassins, but I have ever since reading David Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean in junior high. Now, if I see any mention of assassins on a book, it will move to the top of my reading list, no matter what I'm supposed to read next!
2. Thieves
Along the same lines, I love books about thieves. I wish I knew why I loved them so much... maybe the danger. Not sure, but seeing this word in reference to a specific book makes it a must-read.
3. Spies
I think my love of spies is partially due to the fact that two of my favorite television shows are Alias and Nikita. Plus, spies often seem to lead complicated double lives and fall in love with people they shouldn't, two things I love to read about!
4. Historic Europe
I love books set in Europe, especially historical novels! For some reason, I took a lot of European History classes in school, rather than US History, and have been interested in Europe ever since.
5. Autism
My cousin is autistic, which I think is one of the main reasons I've found myself so interested in books featuring characters with forms of Autism. I love these books not only spread awareness, they give a voice to characters (and, therefore, people) that might otherwise not have one.
6. Retellings
I adore retellings of all types. Fairytale retellings are always fun, but I'm really starting to love the retellings of classics that keep popping up!
7. Zombies
I never thought I would, but I love zombie books! There are so many different takes on zombies, even just within the YA genre, and I want to read them all.
8. Prophecies
Books featuring a prophecy have always been interesting to me. I love that, although something has been foretold to happen, there is room for decisions and personal will along the way. I like to see how these two forces interact.
9. Dual POV
I've read quite a few novels that have dual POV and have enjoyed many of them, plus I like having multiple narrators. Sometimes, I simply won't like one, so there is another to favor, other times, having two gives depth to both, making them both more compelling characters.
10. Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic
I'm definitely still a fan of this sub-genre... in fact, I'm not really sure I ever won't be!
