Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish.
Top Ten Books Set in a Small Town
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Gated by Amy Christine Parker
Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
In your email you ended by asking: "How do you guys feel about overhyped books? Do you ever get nervous about reading a book that has been recommended to you? Are there some books that you liked a lot more than you thought you would and never would have read the book without the hyp?" but I couldn't reply to that email address, so I'm leaving a comment here instead.
ReplyDeleteI have ALWAYS had an aversion to ANYTHING that is being hyped, whether a book, a movie, or a new restaurant. I have not now, nor will I ever, read ANY of the "50 Gray Shades" or "Hungry Gamers" or "Sparkly Vampires" or any of those uber-popular books. I've never read a Harry Potter book, and I never will. I DID read a couple Lemony Snickets, but thought they were total nonsense, weird, bizarre, strange, odd, scary-creepy, and so on. Did. NOT. Like. Them.
I've also never watched any of the "hit" TV shows with zombies, vamps, weres, or etc. I DO like ghosts, dinosaurs, aliens, NFL and Bigfoot, but that's because I believe those actually exist... but that's another story for another day.
It's kind of like they say about preachers: the harder they pound the pulpit, the weaker their point is. I figure the more they hype a book, TV show or movie, the less likely I will enjoy it.
And I'm far too old now to ever change my mind!