Okay, so I’m breaking the rule that I made for myself when I said I wasn’t going to make any other posts during my Wild Worlds buzz week. So before I even start, let me plead to you to at least check out what else has been going on this week! It’s seriously been so much fun interviewing these authors and I have been honored that they’ve lent their participation for this big event! So please check out all of the awesome interviews & giveaways that I’ve been posting so far this week!
Also, it just seems so appropriate — almost serendipitous — that this topic pops up during my feature week that I had named “Wild Worlds”!
Without further ado, it’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the wonderful blog at The Broke and the Bookish!
This week’s theme is: Top Ten Most Vivid Worlds/Settings in Books
I don’t really think most of these need explanations so I’m making a nice, concise list (in no particular order…)
- Harry Potter by JK Rowling – Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, etc (I think the movies helped on this a bit too, to be honest!)
- Wither/Fever by Lauren DeStefano
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (even before the movie – but not really Catching Fire or Mockingjay…)
- If I Stay/Where She Went by Gayle Forman
- Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
- Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
- The Maze Runner/The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
What are your favorites? Do you agree with any of my top picks??
Oh, the setting for Grave Mercy was fantastic! I loved it oh so much and really want to know more about Brittany!
I was surprised at how easily I fell into that world! The author did a great job of making me feel like I belonged there! [insert another Brittany joke here]
HOGWARTS! Yes!
And oh goodness, Monument 14, I can totally see the layout of the store and the aisles.
Love your list. 🙂
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Yay for Harry Potter! I didn’t think of The Hunger Games actually, but I haven’t read the books yet. I saw the movie though! I’ve heard good things about The Maze Runner series as well.
Harry Potter! Whoooo! haha.
I have Wither to read, so hopefully I’l enjoy that world.
I’m more interested by Grave Mercy which I’ve heard a little bit about. Historical young-adult fiction right? Sounds very intruiging!
Great list! 🙂
I really, really enjoyed Grave Mercy (I’ll have to post my review sometime next week, I think) and I was totally surprised by it! I’m not usually one who likes historical fiction, but it was so easy to fall into that world. I loved it!
So many books I haven’t read that I want to!
Wither & Fever — how did I FORGET those on my list?! Wow! Such great choices! You’ve made me want to grab Monument 14 immediately to start reading.
Thanks!! I loved the world created in Wither/Fever! I felt like I could just picture everything that was going on – And Monument 14 had some great descriptions as well! And we get a map 🙂 Happy reading!!
Great list! Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hello. =) Can’t wait to read more of your reviews!
~Shelby @ Gobs and Gobs of Books
I still need to read many of those awesome book with vivid worlds. The are on my ever growing TBR list. Thanks for visiting My TTT
Great list! I agree with a lot of those and then the others are on my to-read list!
I agree with so many of these! Harry Potter, Maze Runner, Graceling, Hunger Games…so many awesome places. I want to visit them ALL. Well…maybe not the Maze.
Thanks for stopping by my TTT!
Mockingjay was my favorite HG, I KNOW I am being such a rebel! I haven’t read any Lauren DeStefano, I might have to change that! SO GLAD YOU LOVED GRAVE MERCY!!
I really enjoy Lauren DeStefano’s books! I think Wither was better than Fever, but Fever worked itself out and both were still really enjoyable.
I loved Grave Mercy so much!!!
I think I’d like to reread Catching Fire & Mockingjay now that I’ve read everything (since I already reread THG before the movie came out) – But that’s ideallly, because honestly, when do I have the time!
Great settings! Especially Harry Potter and Grave Mercy