Top Ten Tuesday #28 - Favorite Bookish Names

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely people at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is -

Top Ten Character Names I Love

Loved this topic! I'm always making notes about names that are gorgeous, especially if they're in some of my favorite books so here are some of the best names I've come across.

1. Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas

 Celaena - love this name even though I pondered over how to pronounce it for the longest time!

2. Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers

Ismae - I've always loved the name Esme but Twilight ruined it for me. This is close but still different enough.

3. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

Kisten - from the Hollows novels, Kisten was my favorite character and the name is unforgettable.

4. Coraline - Neil Gaiman

 Coraline - no reason except that I love the name.

5. Poison Study - Maria V Snyder

Yelena - another name that's familiar but different.

6. The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting

Violet - I had a best friend when I was little called Violet and I have always loved the name.

7. A Game of Thrones - George R R Martin

Cersei & Daenerys - cheating a bit here by listing two from the same series but I could have listed a lot more, GRRM has a knack of picking great names.

8. Lovely, Dark & Deep - Amy McNamara

Wren - probably my favorite name, one of my friends actually called her daughter Wren!

9. Unearthly - Cynthia Hand

Clara - my sister's name :)

10. Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor

Karou - completely unusual but absolutely perfect for the character

Top Ten Tuesday #3

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely people at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is TTT Rewind so you get to pick a TTT theme that you missed or want to revisit. I've decided to go with -

Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy...But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

In no particular order here are the ten books which I am completely incredulous that I haven't read yet, considering how often I recommend them to people!

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Shadowfell - Juliet Marillier

Enshadowed - Kelly Creagh

The Girl Of Fire & Thorns - Rae Carson

The Iron Thorn - Caitlin Kittredge

Unearthly - Cynthia Hand

Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore

Insurgent - Veronica Roth

Throne Of Glass - Sarah J Maas

The Girl In The Steel Corset - Kady Cross

It would appear I have a problem with starting, continuing and finishing books in a series! I'm especially horrified that I've not read Bitterblue, Cinder or Shadowfell and I've no excuses except that I'm too easily distracted sometimes by other shiny books. I will definitely be reading all ten of these this year though so watch this space.