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18 Nov 2013

Top Ten Tuesday 10


Top Ten Tuesday is weekly meme hosted The Broke and the Bookish. There is a new topic for each week and the participating bloggers are invited to post their Top Ten lists on it.

This week's topic is about books we'd recommend to a specific person and I chose to make recommendations to a male friend. I read a lot of romance and YA fiction, so I decided to challenge myself in this way to see if any of the books that I read would also be interesting/suitable for my male book lover friends.


Top Ten Books I'd Recommend To a Male Friend

Game of Thrones series by George Martin - This series is not my usual read but I loved it anyway. It was my husband who introduced it to me, so this is without a doubt suitable for male readers :)


The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins - Another favourite series of mine. Despite its romantic undertones, I believe this is a story that would appeal equally to both male and female readers.

The Divergent series by Veronica Roth - I haven't read the final book yet, but I enjoyed the first two.
If I Stay and Where She Went by Gayle Forman - I loved this series, the second book in particular is an all-time favourite of mine. I am not sure how I male reader will take these books, they are worth at try.



The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning - This is my favourite urban fantasy series. It is told from a female POV and has strong romantic elements, yet the world building is great and the conflicts are universal, so I hope it is suitable for both sexes.


The Maze Runner series by James Dashner - Nice, action-packed series about teenage boys and girls


Legend series by Marie Lu - same as The Maze Runner. I still have the read the final book, but I loved the first two, so I can definitely recommend them to both men and women.


Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta - A fantasy series by one of my favourite authors which creates a complex mixture of fantasy, action and romance



The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta - A powerful contemporary NA story - very emotional without being cheesy. 



On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta  - My favourite of Ms Marchetta's contemporary books. I am not sure how a male reader will see the story but for me it was an amazing journey of growing up and discovering oneself.


What are your recommendations? Leave me a comment with a link to your TTT post and I will stop by to check them out :)


6 comments:

  1. I got maze runner a long time ago and I still haven't tried it. Same will Legend. Someday I'll get to them! lol. :) Great list.

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    1. I really enjoyed the Maze Runner series and Legend is definitely one of my favourite! If you like dystopias, I strongly recommend these two :)

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  2. Amazing list! I loved Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Divergent, If I Stay and The Legend series, all amazing!A lot of these are ones I am still dying to read, especially the Maze Runner series. My TTT.

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  3. Great picks. I have to start on Maze Runner asap, I hear only good things. :) I must forward this list on to a mate :)
    Happy reading!

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  4. I love your list. I've watched Game of Thrones but never read the books. Maybe I should change that!

    Our TTT

    Doris @ OABR

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    1. The show is good but the books, as usual, are much better! You should try them, if you have the time. They are quite long but an engaging read :)

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