Top 10 Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds

Today I am doing my first Top Ten Tuesday! How exciting. T10T was created by The Broke and the Bookish and Tuesdays topic (yes I'm late) was to talk about 10 characters who are also book nerds.


1. First up we have A.J. Fickery from The Storied Life of A.J. Fickery. He works and lives in a bookshop and is constantly surrounded by good reading material. The book in general focuses on literature and there are quotes from books spread throughout the whole novel.

2. Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451. One of my all time favorite books, Fahrenheit 451 is set in a dystopian world where books are illegal. Guy Montag is a firefighter whose job is to burn these books and make sure no one is hiding them, but could there be books hidden in his own house?

3. Klaus Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events. Klaus is described as being a major book worm, he is CONSTANTLY READING. This comes in hand quite a few times when trying to escape from Count Olaf..


4. Charlie from The Perks of Being A Wallflower. If theres one thing you need to know about me its that this is one of my favorite books of all time (and one of my favorite movies!). During his first year of high school, Charlie's teacher lends him a bunch of his favorite books, many that end up impacting Charlie's life in various ways. Novels like To Kill A Mockingbird and The Catcher In The Rye, to name a few.

5. Tyrion Lannister from A Game of Thrones. Now I'm fairly new to the GoT series, I'm currently finishing up book one. I do remember a certain scene in which Jon asks Tyrion why he reads so much and Tyrion says that since he can't rely on his body, he must rely on his mind.


6. Hazel Grace from TFIOS. Hazel spends most of her time analyzing a book called An Imperial Infliction. This book comes in to play more than once, as Augustus reads it too and it also leads them to their infamous Amsterdam trip.

7. Marie Laure from All The Light We Cannot See. Marie, a blind girl living in Paris with her father, has not let her lack of sight stop her from reading. Her father tries his best to get braille versions of the books she likes and she spends hours re-reading them.


8. Cath from Fangirl. Not one of my favorite books by Rainbow Rowell but Cath is most definitely a book nerd. She spent most of her childhood creating fan-fiction with her sister and fantasizing about Simon and Snow.

 9. Madeline from Everything, Everything. Maddie is unable to leave her house so she spends almost ALL of her time reading. Her books come in sealed packages in order to make sure they aren't infected and they are described as always being in tip top condition! The two books Maddie spends most of her time talking and thinking about are Flowers For Algernon and The Little Prince. 

10. And last but not least, Eleanor from Eleanor & Park. Eleanor discovers her love for comics from Park. She then begins to read them everyday on her bus ride to and from school..how cute!

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Pages: 320

Expected Publication: September 1st, 2015

*I received an e-book provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Everything, Everything is about an 18 year old girl named Madeline who suffers from a disease called “SCID”. To put it simply, she’s allergic to everything and she never leaves her house. Because of this, she hasn’t had a normal upbringing whatsoever. With the help from her mom and nurse Maria, she gets the care she needs and tries to stay positive for the most part.

I really thought I was going to give this one five stars, but that is not the case my friends! I started reading this at 2:00am yesterday and was immediately pulled in. The chapters were nice and short, there were super cute illustrations, a very likable main character (who loves to read!), and a very interesting plot line. I think I read 50% of this book within two hours and I truly did not want to put it down.

When Madeline spies her cute neighbor next door they begin to email and IM, I thought this was really cute and loved that Nicola Yoon let us see their messages, etc. It made the book a lot more interactive and personal. What set me off was the insta-love. I cannot stand insta-love..I just can’t. Call me cold hearted but it honestly makes me sick. I tried to look past this and for the most part I understood why Maddie fell so hard but it still was something that continued to bother me for the rest of the novel. Another issue I had was with the plot twist. I guessed it at about 50% of the way, probably because I’ve read a similar story..either way I just felt like it ruined the whole originality that the book started off with. I don’t know, I know I’m in the minority with this one but I really was let down.

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Another Day by David Levithan

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Pages: 300
Expected Publication: July 30th, 2015

*I received an e-book provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Another Day is not a sequel to Everyday, I wouldn’t even call it a companion. In David Levithan’s words, it is Everyday’s “twin”. In Everyday we meet our main character “A”, someone whose life changes dramatically every time they wake up. A’s life is never constant, it moves from person to person, never standing still. One day A inhabits the body of a boy named Jason, he spends that day with Jason’s girlfriend Rhiannon and finds himself falling for her. The book follows A as they try to maintain a relationship with Rhiannon that lasts longer than just one day. 

Another Day is essentially the same story but in Rhiannon’s POV. We learn a lot of additional information about her life and the struggles she faces when trying to maintain a relationship with someone who is constantly changing. She especially has a hard time trying to picture A as anything else except for the boy she has pictured in her mind. When A wakes up in a girls body or a body thats overweight, Rhiannon has trouble seeing A’s personality rather than just their appearance. I think David Levithan approached these topics in a really great way and when I put myself in Rihannon’s shoes I too had a hard time trying to figure out what I would do. 

My only problem with this book is that at times I found it very repetitive. I would remember certain lines exactly as they were in the first book, and they would be repeated in this one. I understand that that was necessary, as this is the “twin” of Everyday, but it sometimes bothered me. Another thing is that we never really learn what was wrong with Rhiannon’s mom. She is described in a way that makes it seem as though something happened to her, or something is off but it never goes into detail. Finally, the last page is what bothered me most. It gave us closure and then immediately took it away, almost hinting at a 3rd book…?

Overall I enjoyed this a lot, but not as much as Everyday. I think this is mainly because I knew the basic storyline already, and there weren’t any surprises. I definitely will be buying a physical copy of this when it comes out though, because I think it will be nice to re-visit this story!