Top Five Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Lainey @GingerReadsLaineyand she has passed down the torch to Sam @ThoughtsOnTomes. For more information and for future topics you can check out the goodreads group.
As it turns out, this weeks theme is a perfect follow up for the “Fandoms I’m No Longer In” I did last week, and I was swiped up once again in feelings of nostalgia towards fandomw I’m no longer obsessively a part of.
1. Sam & Kent from Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
This is the first couple that came to my mind when I read the prompt for this week. I read Before I Fall back in 2012 I think, and they gave me BUTTERFLIES in my stomach. I was so rooting for them. I think that’s the moment I discovered shipping, before I even knew that such a word existed (that was before I made a tumblr account!) Before I Fall will always be a special book to me because of that.
2. Emma and Dexter from One Day by David Nicholls
Em & Dex is another bookish couple I will never get over. I was so obsessed with this book when I first read it – it was one of the first book I read in English and I couldn’t have picked a better one. This book was SO BEAUTIFUL and heartbreaking at the same time. It pretty much defines me in terms of my reading journey. I literally made my whole family climb Arthur’s Seat when we were in Edinburgh just because they did it in the book.
3. Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
I was so obsessed with them back in 2012 when I first got my tumblr account. And besides the whole SHIPPING thing, I just love how they complete each other, and still are there for one another after all they’ve been through – together and separately. They just make sense together in my opinion. Just like their relationship should remain secondary to the whole TAKING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT business that was happening through the trilogy.
4. Clarke and Bellamy from The 100 by Kass Morgan
Okay, this one is a bit of a cheat since I’m very much still in The 100 fandom, but I can say without lying that I’m clearly not as obsessed with it as I used to be during season one and two (which I have both seen at least 5 times I am pretty sure). I did really like Clarke’s relationship with Lexa though, and later with Niylah, and also thought that Bellamy getting together with Echo was totally predictable. But, you know, they’re still canon in the books, so we’re not giving up.
// so much has happened since then… //
5. Callum and Sephy from Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
I read this book 10 years ago (feels weird but it’s true!) and it’s another book I will never forget. Their love story was impossible from the start and ended in drastic heartbreaking measures. I will never forget how much I was rooting for them, and how much I cried when it ended. In addition to that, this book is a dystopia and discusses racism, which is probably one of the first book I read on this topic as I was 13 and innocent. I actually never got around finishing this series because my local library didn’t have all the books, but one day I will definitely reread the whol thing, because oh boy it was worth it. And yes I am willing to go through that heartbreak again. I think.
And that’s it for this week, thank you so much for reading, I had a lot of fun making this post! And as usual, feel free to share your Top 5 Nostalgic ships in the comments!
This seems like the obvious choice for such a theme so I though I would put it first. The main character of this book (in case you don’t know, in which case, where on Earth are you living??) is called Hazel and has lung cancer, and her mother convinces her to go to support group, where she meets Augustus, and she becomes close to him. Augustus is a cancer survivor who lost part of his leg because of it, and his biggest fear is oblivion. And little did Hazel know when she met him that he would change her life…
This one is one of my most recent read, and when I saw it was on second hand at my local bookstore, I had to get it. I read it in one evening and I got all the feels. I could also tell that the previous owner also cried, so at least I know I’m not the only one… Anyway. If I Stay is the story of Mia, who is taken to the hospital after getting in a car accident with her family. She is in a coma, but through a ghostly form (I don’t know how else to describe it) she can see everything that happens around her. And soon she realises she will have to choose whether she wants to wake up or not… Telling through flashes between past and present, and memories of her family, best friend and boyfriend, If I Stay is a really beautiful and moving story, something that will definitely make you think about your life, and therefore a must read!
Another heartbreaking and beautiful read! I read All the bright places last summer, and I’m so glad I did. All the bright Places is the story of Violet and Finch, and is blurbed as “The story of a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die” and I think that is the most perfect way to describe this book. It is the story of Violet, who lost all will to be happy or do anything with her life after her sister died in an accident. On day, on the top of the bell tower at her school, Finch saves her from jumping and they get closer, starting group projects together and spending a lot of time together. But Finch is called a freak at school, because he is different. Sometimes, he is awake. But sometimes, for days, he is not. He will do everything he can to cheer Violet and help her get better. This book was very emotional and amazing ♥ (
Another book you have most likely heard of, since it has been praised a lot. The Book Thief is a historical fiction set in Germany during WWII. Liesel’s parent send her to live in a family in a small town near Munich to protect her, since they are communist and fear they will be arrested. There, she starts with Hans and Rosa, who ask of her that she considers them as parents. While Germany is at war, and the Nazi are all powerful, Liesel becomes friend with Rudy, the boy next door, Max, the Jew hidden in the basement, and discovers the joys of reading (and stealing) books. Told from the perspective of Death itself, The Book Thief is a unique and amazing story you will never forget. (
In case you didn’t know, One Day is my favourite book, and I won’t miss an opportunity to talk about it. One Day is an adult contemporary fiction which tells the story of Dexter and Emma, who meet on the day of their college graduation and spend the night together, right before their life change and they start searching for jobs. The story follows the both of them, one day each year for twenty year, as they grow up, search for love, happiness and stable jobs. It’s a book about following your dreams and doing what your heart wants. I love it and cherish it so much. It is partly a romance, but it is so much more, it is a book about life and human beings, and I could rave about it for hours, but all that matters is that you should read it, even if it might break your heart!
And last but not least, another John Green book, because it greatly deserves to be part of this list. The main character, Miles, transfers school and arrives in a dorm. His life is transformed as he meets a new group of friends, and becomes fascinating with gorgeous, self-destructive Alaska Young. Between last words and a search for the “Great Perhaps”, Looking for Alaska is an amazing YA novel, which breaks my heart every time I think of it. I don’t really want to say more to avoid spoilers. But if you’ve read it, you know what happens between BEFORE and AFTER and you will understand all the feels…
A book that made me smile
A book I loved
A book that made me happy
A book that made me laugh
A book that made me cry
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