Top ten wishes I'd ask the book genie to grant me
(As always, a big thanks your to the fab bloggers over at The Broke and The Bookish for this weekly meme!)Hmmm, ten bookish wishes...tricky! Since in my head the book genie is this guy...
wishing for more wishes is obviously out of the question, along with wishing people back from the dead and wishing for people to fall in love with me, to I'll have to stick with these.
Clairvoyance for future release dates
I've started so many book series, only to hit a brick wall and a killer hook at the end, with the interminable wait for a sequel. Sometimes you now when it's coming (never soon enough!) but other times you don't (*cough* The Winds of Winter *cough*). I can handle the wait (most of the time), but I wanna know dammit!
More recognition for better books
I've read so many truly wonderful books which don't show up on any bestseller lists that in my opinion are miles better than many books and series' (mentioning no names!) that generate loads of hype and recognition. So I'd like a magical touch to put some hidden gems at the top of those irritating Amazon recommendation lists that only seem to recommend the same best sellers over and over again.
The next Six of Crows
I was lucky enough to get in to the Grisha trilogy when all three books were already out, so I was lucky not to have to wait for the sequels. No such luck with Six of Crows.
The rest of A Song of Ice and Fire
Probably along with 90% of the rest of the book reading world, I'm dying to get my hands on The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. A lot of authors crank out one a year now in popular fantasy series but George R R Martin seems to be taking forever! Plus, one of my team at work has just started the tv series and I've threatened to tell him what happens if he doesn't finish a big project by the deadline. If he gets to the end of series 5 and no more books have come out, I lose my leverage.
Ability to resist beautiful cover art
I'm a sucker for beautiful books and I have absolutely no willpower. Help me out book genie!
Superhuman reading abilities
What was once a tbr book turned into a tbr pile. That pile turned in to two piles, which turned into several. I now have a tbr bookshelf and it's still growing faster than I can read. The "ability to resist beautiful cover art" would help with that, but superhuman reading abilities would let me read even more books and clear it at the same time. Win win! Plus it would come in handy when I start reading a book in bed that becomes un-put-downable and I have work in the morning.
Ability to enter book worlds
Sometime I almost feel like I've gone to another world when reading a really good book, so the ability to step into the pages every now and then, hang out with the characters, see the sights, dabble in a bit of magic, would be awesome!
Less snobbery towards certain types of books
Before I started blogging, I didn't know anyone who read YA (it has a pretty bad rep in my book group) and even I described chick-lit as my guilty pleasure. No, no, no! If you don't like a book because it's badly written, poorly plotted or generally boring that's fine, but I wish people wouldn't deride books without glancing at them just because they don't like the genre. Good vibes for everyone!
My own library
I've always wanted my own library! Stacks of books, a window seat (complete with incredible view that I will not get from any window in my house), squishy armchairs, tea, snacks, everything a bookworm could ever need! I've got a spare room now my roommate has moved out, so I'm about to start the project to turn it into a library.
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| Spoiler alert; as much as I'd like it to, it will not look like this. |
You want a book? You got it. For free. For everyone. Wouldn't that be the best thing ever? I'm not sure how this would work with money for authors and publishers, but hey, it's magic!
What about you guys? What would be your top ten bookish wishes?
Actually I have a friend who has just turned her spare room into a library as well... so jealous! xD Great list Mikayla :) I'm a sucker for a pretty cover as well.
ReplyDelete-Angelya www.teainthetreetops.com
Pretty covers are my downfall. Similarly, a really bad cover can put me off reading a book even if the blurb interests me. I'm so shallow!
DeleteI have high hopes for my spare room/library, but I think I need to lower my expectations a little!
OMG. I have heard so much about George R.R. Martin and how he's in no hurry to finish his series. Much complaining from the fans, and I don't blame them at all! That's one reason I haven't picked up the series yet! Good luck! :P
ReplyDeleteHere are my Top Ten!
I know, it's infuriating! I just think don't start the series and build up an eager fan base if you're going to turn around and say "yeah, I'm not that bothered" before you get to the end. It's worth a read, but probably wait until all seven are out rather than get into it when we might not ever see the final book!
DeleteI love this list and now I want to add more to mine aha
ReplyDeleteThanks! I did rethink my list a few times after reading some other people's. Shame it couldn't be 100 wishes...
DeleteI hate all of the snobbery around YA. I think the idea of guilty pleasures is dumb, there is nothing wrong with liking what you like as long as you're not harming anyone. YA is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe Grisha Trilogy and Six of Crows are amazing books! Definitely my favorites.
Exactly. You don't have to like it, YA isn't for everyone, but it really bothers me that so many people I've met are dismissive of it as a genre. I don't particularly care for sci-fi, but I don't go around saying all sci-fi books are terrible, they're just not my cup of tea.
DeleteCompletely agree on both series, Leigh Bardugo is a fantastic author!
OMG!!! YES PLEASE!
ReplyDeleteIf I could just have all of these come true, that would be great!
DeleteI also would like my own home library... And, yes, I also think it would be awesome to enter book worlds too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment on my TTT post. :-)
No worries, great list!
DeleteI think everyone has library on their list, it's practically compulsory if you're a book blogger I think!
Great list! I had wanting my own library on my list as well! I also totally agree on the more recognition for better books one, I definitely feel like books on bestseller lists aren't always the best books. Also totally agree on wanting less snobbery towards certain types of books, it feels like their is a fair amount of unfair snobbery towards YA.
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Thanks! I think YA gets a bad rap in some reading circles, that's why I love blogging so much since everyone loves it as much as I do!
DeleteGreat list! Definitely with you on the book snobbery thing!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It really bothers me that people are so dismissive of YA as a genre.
DeleteOOoh nice! Totally agree with all these, though I embrace my inability to resist beautiful covers! LOL!
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Thanks Jessica! I'm a total sucker for a beautiful cover, I've bought many books on the strength of the cover alone!
DeleteJust wanna start off with saying your blog design is so cute! I also want the next Six of Crows book haha, but besides that I would also love to get to travel into book worlds! Great post :) Here's my Top Ten!
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Thank you so much Lillie! I'd love to pay a visit to the Grisha universe, hopefully I'd find out what happened in the next Six of Crows while I was there. Win win!
DeleteI think we should all have our own library! It should be a mandatory part of all homes.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, every home should have a library!
DeleteI would love to know about future release dates!!! Also it would be really cool to pick the books who make the bestsellers lists. There are so many deserving books out there that just don't get their due. Thanks for stopping by my list :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle! It would be great to see some underrated gems get the recognition (I think!) they deserve. Some of the bestseller lists really puzzle me!
DeleteOMG I'm dying to have the rest of A Song of Ice and Fire series as well !! I wish the book genie can help George R.R. Martin to finish it XD Great list!
ReplyDeleteI think not even knowing the release dates is the worst, it makes me fear we're never actually going to see them! It doesn't help that he keeps writing other books and scripts. Finish what you started dammit!
DeleteI am with you on the sobbery! I am tired of defending myself because I actually enjoyed 50 shades. (Yes I know its written badly and its pulp... still love it though. :-) )
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with enjoying a bit of pulp every now and then! I don't mind when people dislike a book I love, but it really annoys me when they just dismiss it as rubbish without having read any of it just because of the genre or because it's got a bad rep. Just a bit more acceptance of other people's reading prefences would go a long way.
DeleteI hate to read a book that is the first in a series and then WAIT for more than a year for the sequel as if I can keep my interest up for that amount of time. I'm with you on that one. I want it now!
ReplyDeleteTell me about it. Patience is clearly not one of our virtues Anne!
DeleteOhh very nice list! I LOVE that library, it is so gorgeous. I want to go to ALL the fantasy worlds too, that should be a thing. And I think billionaires should give everyone free books. It's a win-win for all :D
ReplyDeleteShannon @ It Starts At Midnight
Thanks Shannon. There were so many pictures of gorgeous libraries on Google I had a hard time choosing my favourite, and an even harder time admitting to myself that my "library" will look nothing like any of them, *sigh*.
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