Top Ten Tuesday #118 - New-To-Me Authors In 2016

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Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read For The First Time In 2016

Not so many new-to-me authors this year for some reason as I've been reading lots of sequels and things but authors I'm already familiar with. Some of these are debut authors, some are authors I've been meaning to read for years, from Middle Grade to YA to Adult fiction, but I loved them all!

Top Ten Tuesday #117 - Box-Set Binge Television Shows

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the fabulous girls cover at The Broke & The Bookish. This week's topic is -

Television!

I tend not to watch much television when it's actually on apart from the Great British Bake Off, I prefer to catch up when it's been released on Netflix or Prime. So this week, here's what I watched recently on either Netflix or Prime, plus the one physical box-set I've bought this year!

What shows have you been putting down the books for?

Top Ten Tuesday #115 - (Not Very Interesting) Facts About Me...

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the fabulous girls cover at The Broke & The Bookish. This week's topic is -

Ten Facts About Me

I very rarely talk about anything personal on this blog so here are 10 facts about me  that readers of the Outsider may or may not know. I warn you now, there are no startling revelations!

1. I collect espresso cups and tea cups & saucers. I never use them as most are too pretty to put coffee or tea in but still, my collection is expanding!
2. I also collect Funko Pops! This is not a unique thing, I suspect hundreds (if not thousands) of bloggers do as well. My collection has grown in size from 3 two years ago to 56 as of yesterday...
3. If anything is owl or fox related I have to have it. Seriously! I have totes, socks, pens, journals, mugs and a million other things all with owls and/or foxes on. I'm considering starting to collect sheep-related things thanks to my little blog sheep :)
4. I'm one of those annoying people that learnt to read before I was three. My mama was a huge reader and encouraged me daily. I thank her every day for teaching me.
5. My beloved mama died at the end of 2012, she had pancreatic cancer and passed away just 7 weeks after diagnosis.
6. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. It's not osteoarthritis (although I have that too) but a disease of the auto-immune system. I have had my left knee joint replaced and both my hips.
7. I have 2 sisters, all 3 of us have red hair!
8. I have 4 nephews and 2 nieces, the oldest is 29 and the youngest is 6.
9. I'm a bookseller, the best job (apart from a librarian) for a bookworm.
10. I collect horde multiple editions of my favorite books. Pride & Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, The Secret Garden, Alice In Wonderland and Jane Eyre are my biggest collections!
11. Bonus Fact - I have a tattoo that I got the day I turned 21. I love that I have a tattoo but I really wish I chose something different...

Top Ten Tuesday #114 - Books We Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings On Goodreads

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Top Ten Books We Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings On Goodreads

Wow, this was fun! What a great idea to do it using Goodreads! I was quite surprised by the results, especially as all the picture books that are listed on my Goodreads account courtesy of Em & Fred came up too. I started by listing books with under 2000 ratings but after going through 4 pages of books I realised that that number was far too high and decided to go for books with 1000 or fewer ratings. That still threw up an awful lot of books but I've somehow narrowed them down to less than 100 books!

Here are some of my most underrated reads according to Goodreads...

 211

A British thriller I borrowed from the library on impulse.

176

I borrowed this through Kindle Unlimited, it's a 'magic vs. technology' fantasy which was okay.

111

Required reading for every teen here's my review...

557

I love Ali Shaw's writing so I'm flabbergasted by the low rating number!

650

How does this book only have 650 ratings?!? Here's my review!

164

This had to be one of the quirkiest books I've ever read, a must for anyone who likes fairy tales and books.

66

What? I can't believe this beautiful book has only been rated 66 times. Read it and I defy you not to have at least a tear in your eye by the end.

6

A fantastic YA thriller by the author of Poison Boy this was a complete page turner!

215

I really expected this to have a much higher number. I saw people talking about it everywhere!

 170

 I'm a huge fan of Oscar de Muriel's series featuring Frey and McGray, if you enjoy crime historical thrillers with a hint of woo woo then definitely read them!

305

This is another one that I'm really shocked by. I've seen this mentioned in so many places I can't believe it only has 305 ratings...

97

A hugely enjoyable thriller/mystery I loved this book, here's my review!

551

This really does surprise me, especially as it won the Costa Book Award 2014 and was nominated for a Carnegie award. Here's my review!

Top Ten Tuesday #113 - Favorite 2016 Releases So Far This Year

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Top Ten Favorite 2016 Releases So Far This Year

Well, I made this a lot harder on myself than it should have been... I haven't updated Goodreads properly in nearly 3 months so I've kind of lost track of what I've read anyway, especially what of what I've read that has been published this year. The other thing conspiring against me is that I've either been reading library books or trying to clear books from my TBR pile for the TBR Challenge. Library books especially have not been published this year apart from a handful and only three were absolute favorites.

Top Ten Tuesday #112 - New Releases For The Rest Of 2016...

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For The Second Half Of The Year

I haven't been very good at keeping up with what's coming out when this year so this threw me into a bit of a spin. Having sifted through Goodreads I think these are my most anticipated titles for the rest of the year... I'm almost 100% certain that I will think of a dozen or more titles immediately after I hit publish!

Top Ten Tuesday #111 - Books That Are On Holiday With Me Right Now...

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Books That Are Holiday With Me Right Now...

Provided that the petrol situation in France hasn't derailed our plans, no pun intended but we are going via the Eurotunnel, these are the books that made it on to my holiday reading list. Hopefully I'm relaxing by a beautiful blue sea, eating some good food and drinking some fabulous French wine...