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Top Ten Fantasy Books with Blue or Green Cover on my Shelves

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is a genre freebie so I chose Fantasy because I rarely read Fantasy books and I have a few nice ones with pretty covers on my shelves. If you want to see what others have posted then please check here . The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge | The Diviners by Libba Bray | The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris | Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier | The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert | Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield The Devouring Gray by C.L. Herman | House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig | The Wide Starlight by Nicole Lesperance The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox

Top Ten Characters from Different Books Who Should Team Up

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is a difficult one but also very interesting. If you want to see what characters other people have put together then please check here . I want to see Maud ( 1. An Elderly Lady is up to No Good ) and Miss Marple ( 2. Nemesis ) together, Maud with her usual sneaky devious ways and Miss Marple on her trail. They can be very good frenemies. I love Emma ( 3. Emma ) but she can be insufferable and a bit of a prude so I think she should be friends with someone scandalous from The Bridgerton series, Francesca ( 4. The Duke and I ), maybe? Robin ( 5. Career of Evil ) should leave Cormoran and form her own detective agency with Harbinder ( 6. Bleeding Heart Yard ). They will live their best lives in London and then be lovers, if they are into each other that is. I see how Cassidy ( 7. City of Ghost ) and Aveline ( 8. The Haunting of Aveline Jones) can be very good friends. They both seem to attrac

Top Ten Books I Discovered through the Blogosphere

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . If you want to see the popular books others are posting or just loves book related lists in general, then please check here . Make Me a Liar by Melissa Landers Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young Holly by Stephen King which prompted me to read The Outsider right away The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu is the third book of Edinburgh Nights Series so I have added The Library of the Dead to my TBR

Top Ten Forgotten Backlist Titles

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . If you are an avid reader and loves creating and exploring book lists then also check out what other people have posted here . Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt | 1975 The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin | 1978 Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen | 2001 Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde | 2006 The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff | 2008 When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead | 2009 Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley | 2010 Joyland by Stephen King | 2013 My Darling Detective by Howard Norman | 2017 The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson | 2018

The Outsider by Stephen King
When an eleven-year-old boy's lifeless body is discovered, all evidence points to Terry Maitland, a well respected member of the community. Detective Ralph Anderson leads a swift and public arrest, confident in their seemingly ironclad case. However, as the investigation deepens, shocking secrets come to light, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. King's masterful storytelling builds intense tension and suspense, forcing us to question whether Terry Maitland is truly who he seems to be. This compelling and unsettling novel showcases King at his best, keeping readers enthralled until the very end.

Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano
Willow Stone's world is turned upside down when she discovers cryptic words written in her deceased son's bedroom, leading her to the mysterious Clifford Island. Determined to uncover the truth about her son's death, Willow finds herself trapped in a strange and isolated community with an eerie obsession with the year 1994. As she delves deeper into their strange rules and secrets, she realizes that something is amiss on the island. Meanwhile, high schooler Lily Becker, a native of Clifford, grows tired of the island's bizarre traditions and is determined to expose their falsehood. When Willow disappears, her brother Harper embarks on a dangerous quest to find her and uncovers the sinister reality behind Clifford Island. Faced with the island's dark secrets, Harper must fight to escape its clutches and reveal the truth before it's too late.