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Top Ten Tuesday : Favourite Things in a "Spooky" Book

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Today's TTT is a Halloween One, so I have decided to go with my Top Ten Things I love to read about in what's considered "scary books". 1. Stalkers - I love reading novels where the characters are being stalked. 2 . Ghosts - I love reading books where the main character can see or talk to the the dead - think The Mediator by Meg Cabot.   3. Murder - the more gruesome the better as I love my novels vivid. 4.  Mysterious Objects - I love books where an object has some connection to the past e.g The Locket by Stacey Jay.   5. Serial Killers - Love my Serial Killer novels.   6. Missing Persons - Love my mystery novels that include missing persons especially more so if they are missing kids or teens.   7.  Demons -  I love the quirky fun fantasy novels e.g Demon Bound by Chris Cannon, where you just can't help but love the demon characters. 8. Slasher Style - Love those books that are like the Slasher 90's films where one character is about to exact reve...

Top Ten Tuesday : Favourite Tropes

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  This would have to be one of my most favourite Top Ten Tuesday Themes : Your Favourite Tropes in Books. 1. Royalty Fiction - Books where the commoner female falls in love with a Prince. 2. Teacher/Professor and Student Romances.   3. Older Man / Younger Woman Fiction - one of my guilty pleasure reads is Flora Ferrari's Older Man/Younger Woman series.    4. High School Reunions - I love Reunion Books. 5. Reality TV - I love books that have a reality TV show aspect whether it be similar to The Bachelor or Survivor. 6. Spies/ Heist/ Thieves - I love books about Spies and Criminals pulling Heists - especially the YA Books. 7. High School /College Setting - I love books set in Colleges or High Schools/ Boarding Schools. 8. Edgy Topics - Currently a favourite trend of mine is the Bullymances , but I love any books that touch on those edgy issues like Bullying, Suicide, Mental Illness, School Shootings etc.   9. Rev...