Top 5 Tuesday #92: Some Spirit

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

*freebie*

(Topic of your choice!!)

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Well, since we have a freebie topic and the theme for this month has been the Avatar: The Last Airbender show, I think I’ll go with spirit as my topic for this week, since spirit is an element that only the Avatar can bend.

Now, how do I choose books that fit this topic? Well… it was difficult.

Eon by Alison Goodman

The first in a YA fantasy duology about a girl posing as a boy so that she can be considered to become the next Dragoneye and bond with a dragon. I chose it for my spirit theme because the dragons in this series are more spiritual than tangible beings.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

These are YA paranormal books about a group of teens searching for the resting place of a dead Welsh king along ley lines in West Virginia. I chose it for my spirit theme because it has a ghost in it but also because it’s dreamy and atmospheric.

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Top 5 Tuesday #91: Airy Ones

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with air

Calm like a monk, or wild like Aang? Don’t forget to breathe deeply. 💨🍃
(Variant: flight)

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Again I had difficulty coming up with selections that match the week’s topic, but I tried and managed to find four, because I limited myself to selecting only fantasy books (or books I believe to be fantasy, in honor of Wyrd & Wonder month).

A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl. by Hildegarde Serle
Flight, Vol. 1 edited by Kazu Kibuishi
Air Awakens by Elise Kova
Flyte by Angie Sage

Top 5 Tuesday #90: Fire & Lightning

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with fire

(We’re more into channeling Iroh than Ozai… but where are all our fire-benders at? 🔥☄️)
(Variant: lightning)

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OK, this week’s topic was difficult to find answers for, but somehow I managed to find books that fit.

Olympians, Vol. 1: Zeus, King of the Gods by George O’Connor (illus.)

First up is this middle-grade fantasy comic book that’s the first in a series about the Greek gods. This first volume retells select stories about Zeus, focusing on the god in his younger years.

The Shadow Saint by Gareth Hanrahan

This one may be a stretch, but I think there was a lot of fire in the war that occurs at the end of the book… but I can’t remember for sure. The Shadow Saint is the second in the Black Iron Legacy fantasy series that’s set in a world were the gods are at war.

Top 5 Tuesday #89: Nature & Magic

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with earth

(Landlubbers, rejoice! We’re back on stable ground. 🌳)
(Variant: metal)

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Let’s see how long I go recommending only fantasy books for these Top 5 Tuesday categories since it’s Wyrd & Wonder month!!

For this week’s “earth” category, I’ve decided to focus on books where connection with land and nature figure strongly in the story.

Top 5 Tuesday #88: A Lot of Water

Wyrd & Wonder is here! And I’m unprepared as always despite my best efforts. I haven’t yet done my TBR post, but expect just about everything I post this month to be part of the Wyrd & Wonder event, a monthlong celebration of all things fantasy.

So that means this Top 5 Tuesday post will include only fantasy-themed answers. It’s just wonderful that the theme for this month’s categories is perfect for Wyrd & Wonder. All categories are based on Avatar: the Last Airbender the four elements: water, earth, fire, air.

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with water

(Water-benders, tell us all about those lakes, oceans and seas. 💧🌊)
(Variant: blood)

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The following are a variety of fantasy books in which water is a major part of the setting.

Top 5 Tuesday #87: I’ll Read These Soon

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 anticipated reads for April-June 2023

(What are the books you can’t wait to hold in your hands the most?)

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I’ve decided to make this a reading TBR post since I don’t know of a bunch of books coming out soon. I’ve avoided doing TBRs throughout the year for some time now, but I’ll give this a go to see if I actually read these.

Top 5 Tuesday #86: The 5 Ws

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with the 5 Ws in the title

(who, what, when, where, why)

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I really like this week’s topic and have managed to pull together 5 books that I own for the topic. But I’ve only read two of them.

Top 5 Tuesday #85: These Have Numbers

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with numbers in the title

(What are the magic numbers in your books?)

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I’m throwing up this Tuesday-themed meme on a Thursday ‘cause I’ve been MIA these past few days.

These aren’t the top books I’ve read with a number in the title. Instead, they are a random assortment of books I was able to find on my shelves that have a number in the title.

Top 5 Tuesday #84: Just One Word

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 books with one word titles

(We’re aiming for brevity this week!)

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The following are a few books I own and have read that have one-word titles. Seems that I’ve decided to just focus on the ones that begin with D.

Top 5 Tuesday #83: Some Slim Books

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.

This week’s topic:

Top 5 smol books

(What are some of the smallest books you own or have read?)

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Here are some small books I own. And I mean small in size, not necessarily the number of pages. For most of them, the size is why I made the purchase because some of these books almost fit entirely in the palm of my hand.