Happy Tuesday, fellow readers! I’m back with another Top 5 Tuesday hosted by the amazing Bionic Bookworm! This week’s Top 5 Topic is “Buzzwords that make me want to read a book.”
Let’s get to it!
#5- Fairytale Retellings
I’m a sucker for a good retelling! I love when people take something I already love, and turn it into something new that I can fall in love with all over again.
#4- Morally Ambiguous/Unreliable Characters
I love when there is a character that one second, I think is a precious little butterfly, and the next, I’m a little afraid of them (or both at the same time?). I also love characters who narrate their own stories, but for one reason or another, I have a hard time really trusting.
#3- Fae
I love stories about fae, and I’m not 100% sure why? I’ve always liked the powerful, immortal magical creatures, plus a lot of fae/faerie stories have to do with art, music, and mischief, and I can really get on board with that.
#2- Magic/Abilities
It probably comes as no surprise that I am a huge fantasy nerd, so anytime there is magic or special abilities involved, I tend to be drawn in immediately!
#1- Assassins, Thieves, Rogues, or any sort of sneaky character tropes.
Honestly, I just love assassins and rogues. (I know Elias technically isn’t an assassin, but he’s definitely got the necessary skills!) Trained killers and thieves just make me so excited to read a book! Bonus points if they’re amazing assassins who are also great at playing political games.
That’s it for this week’s Top 5 Tuesday! Thanks for reading, and make sure you check out Shanah’s Top 5 Tuesday post! Let me know what your literary buzzwords are in the comments below!
Ryann the Reader 
I love morally ambiguous characters and fae!! And anything with magic and assassins!! And you’re examples are so perfect!!
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Thank you! 😀
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You’re welcome! 😀
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I’m big on retellings and fae too!!
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I really loved reading this! Such a cool idea 🙂
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Thanks! Shanah has a bunch of these awesome topics on her blog if you want to participate!
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Thank you 🙂 I’ll check it out.
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All of these look and sound interesting. Thank you for sharing!
Adding some of these to my TBR list 🙂
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“…or any sort of sneaky character tropes” might be cheating a little, but I can appreciate that. They are pretty awesome.
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Haha it felt a little cheat-y as I was writing it, but I wanted to make sure I covered all my bases
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It’s forgivable. I had an entire genre on my list!
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I love retellings! I haven’t read one recently, but I enjoyed Beastly when I read it and I can’t wait to pick up the Wrath & The Dawn soon.
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I really liked The Wrath and the Dawn! I hope you enjoy it!
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Morally ambiguous characters can be so fun, though they can end up really frustrating, i.e. Severus Snape.
Great buzzwords, I especially love retellings!
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Some of my favorite books are retellings! And, for me, sometimes the frustration just adds to their charm!
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All of those grab my attention as well!!
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Great minds think alike!
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They sure do! 😉 I always love a good faerie tale retelling, and anything with fae, magic, and assassins, count me in!! Six of Crows was a great choice for morally ambiguous characters. Man I loved that duology!
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And if there’s magical fae assassins, it instantly moves to the top of the TBR list! 😛
Also, I won’t lie, I’m only part way through Six of Crows, but I already love the characters!
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Haha, agreed!
I LOVED the characters in that duology! Kaz will not get out of my head!
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Same! Sweet, scary, bad-but-also-sometimes-maybe-not Kaz. He’s a great morally gray character!
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He totally is! And I really love the backstory with him and Jordie and why he wears the gloves!
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Fairytale retellings used to be a big turn off for me. Idk why, but for some reason I assumed I wouldn’t like it for some reason (I guess I thought fairytales were lame or something XD) Now I’m a lot more interesting in checking out retellings bc I’ve learned the error in my ways and that some retellings are really good!
ALSO unreliable narrators/ morally ambiguous characters are MY FAVORITE! I love any book that blurs the line between good and evil and show that no one is all good and morality is a lot less black and white than we like to think
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I was the same way! I used to think retellings would be cheesy or something, but now I can’t get enough of them!
And morally gray characters are the BEST!
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Fantastic list!! #4 is also one I could have added to mine. There’s just something about that character type that makes me love them. They all suffer in some way too…. I don’t know what that says about me…. 😂
Adding you to the participants list 🙂
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Hahaha That’s how I feel, too. Most morally ambiguous characters have some sort of tragic backstory, or they suffer during the novel itself, and for some reason it just makes me love them more!
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Same!
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Fairytale Retellings and unreliable characters are two buzz words that draw me to books too! I bought Six of Crows the other day, so I can’t wait to read it!
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I’m only part way through it, but I already love Six of Crows!
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