Top 10 Tuesday: Summer TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the awesome ladies at The Broke and Bookish. Here are some of my  

TBR picks for this summer:

1. Paper Towns by John Green: I need to read this before the movie hopefully 

2. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee: I read To Kill a Mockingbird Bird in 9th grade and it was one of my favorite required readings.

3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling: I end up reading Harry Potter yearly, but book 3 is easily my favorite.

4. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer: I read Cinder a few months back and this has become a new favorite series.

5. Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan: I saw a review on this by Readables a while back and have been wanting to read it.

6. Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot: In high school and middle school, I loved the Princess Diaries series.

7. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume: It feels like a lot of my favorite childhood authors have had new releases this year. I was obsessed with her Fudge series.

8. Off the Page by Jodi Picolt: The synopsis sounds really intriguing and something that I would like.

9. Ender's Game by Orson Scottcard: I have a personal list of fifty classics that I'd like to read by 2020 and this is one of the picks.

10. Heart of Darkness: This is another pick on my 50 Classics in 5 years list.

What are some of your picks?

Book Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

This novel has been in my eye for a while now and I finally got the chance to read it a little while ago. Set in the early 1900's, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn revolves around the early life of Francie and her family. Slow-paced,  the novel like a evening stroll through a park. You can take your time to enjoy the setting and imagery around you, as well as people watch (or in this case, get to know the characters lol). There isn't so much of a plot, as it's almost like a fictional biography of Francie Nolan's life, as she and her family grow up in 1900's Brooklyn and work to improve their lives.

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books that I Think Make Good Beach Reads

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the awesome ladies at The Broke and Bookish. When it comes to the beach, or even vacationing at a resort, I think of short, fun, and light-hearted reads. Here are some of my  picks for the beach:

1. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

3. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

4. All American Girl by Meg Cabot

5. Message in A Bottle by Nicholas Sparks 

Beach Reads That I Want to Read 

6. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

7. Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

8. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

9. Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan

10. Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandria Potter 

What's your favorite beach read?

Favorite Quotes: Looking For Alaska

I recently read John Green's first novel Looking for Alaska a few weeks ago. It was a fairly decent read, with quite a few unexpected twists. There's a lot of intriguing thoughts in the novel, not mention  a plethora of "famous last words." Here's a few of my favorite quotes:

If you've read the novel, what was your favorite quote?

Top Ten Tuesday: All Time Favorite Authors

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the awesome ladies at The Broke and Bookish. Here are some of my favorite authors:

1. J. K. Rowling
2. Lemony Snicket
3. Rick Riordan

4. Danielle Steele

5. John Green

6. Jane Austen

7. Philippa Gregory

8. Marissa Meyer

9. Rick Yancy

10. Khaled Hosseini

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 books from childhood/teen years that I would lovetoRevisit

Top Ten Tuesday is weekly meme created by the awesome ladies at The Broke and Bookish. Here are ten books from my childhood/teen years that I would love to revisit:

1. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

For awhile in elementary and middle school, I would sign my name with "With All Due Respect." 

2. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I still want a Sitting Room like Sara Crewe had at her boarding school.

3. Fudge  series by Judy Blume

I grew up reading Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, and Double Fudge. Who remembers Uncle Feather? 

4. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

I remember my favorite part was when Milo went to the kingdoms of the two brothers. One of them was a Mathmathician (correct me if I'm wrong).

5. Artemis Fowl Series by Erin Colfer

I've only have read the first four books, since I stopped reading them around middle school.

6. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Grandmere cracked me up. And then the movie is nothing like the books!

7. The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger

My most favorite required reading in High School.

8. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre is my favorite heroine from the Victorian Era.

9. Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary

This is the second to last Ramona book and my favorite one.

10. The School Story by Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements was one of my favorite childhood authors (He wrote Frindle).

What are some books from your childhood/teen years that you would like to revisit?

Top Ten Tuesday: Spring To-Be-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday is weekly meme created by the awesome ladies at The Broke and Bookish. Here are the following 10 books that I want to read this Spring:

1. Cinder

2.  Fangirl

3. Ender's Game

4. Little Women

5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 

6. City of Ashes

7. City of Glass

8. The Red Pyramid 

9. The Throne of Fire

10. The Count of Monte Cristo

What's on your Spring TBR List??

An Introduction of Sorts

Hello Dear Reader,

This is Uzi and welcome to Whatever Catches My Fancy! Here, you will find (future) posts about books, fashion, and other things that catch my fancy.

Until next time,

Uzi