Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. Here are the rules if you want to play along:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week’s teaser comes from Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor.

Ruby woke, and wondered what had woken her. She lolled for a second or two . . . and then sat bolt upright in bed — in Minya’s bed — remembering where she was, and why. She spun, braced for the sight of the little girl awake and maniacal or, worse, simply gone, and then slumped with relief. Minya was still laid out on the floor, eyes closed, face peaceful in sleep as it never was in waking.

Be glad that Minya is asleep. That girl is terrifying. I must say, I am having much better luck reading Muse of Nightmares than I did with Strange the Dreamer. It’s very good so far and I’m a little over half way done.

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is:

Freebie!!

This means we get to choose our topic and decide how we want to approach it. My first thought was to just list my top ten favorite books or favorite authors, as I don’t think I’ve ever done that, but to be fair, that sounded really hard. Besides, what would constitute a favorite book or author? Reading is so subjective, so I decided to go with pure numbers. If an author keeps me coming back to them over and over and over, then they must be doing something right. So for this week, my topic is:

Top Ten Authors I’ve Read the Most Of

I don’t know if that’s proper grammar, but you know what I mean.

The way I am doing this is listing the author’s name with the number of books I’ve read by them in parentheses (not their total books written – some have written so many more, that I haven’t even scratched the surface). Then I’ll mention a few of their books and what I enjoyed.

1. Yasmine Galenorn: 21 – If you remember a couple of years ago, I was super excited to have completed reading the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series. It had been on my “Complete the Series” challenge list for ages, and this is why – it’s 21 books long. Galenorn’s books are fairly short, full of lots of fun takes on the fantasy genre, blending in all different kinds of creatures and characters, and adding in a super sexy vibe. They are so fun to read!
2. David Eddings: 20 – Eddings was the very first fantasy author I ever read. I found the first books in the Belgariad series, Pawn of Prophesy, in a bookstore and was hooked from there. He’s written a few companion series (the Belgariad and the Mallorean, the Ellenium and the Tamuli) plus a few standalone books as well. I’m currently rereading the Belgariad on audiobook and having so much fun revisiting this characters again.
3. Cassandra Clare: 16 – My mom would be the first to tell you that she was the one who turned me onto Cassandra Clare, and I have never looked back. I absolutely love the Shadowhunter books. What’s fun about them is that even though she has written multiple series in the same story world, it still comes out fresh and captivating every single time. They are filled with magic, adventure, and a snarky, sarcastic humor that I very much appreciate.
4. Maureen Johnson: 15 – I love Maureen so much. She’s written a ton of books that are so much fun to read. According to GoodReads, I’ve only read half of her stuff so far, so I definitely need to read more. My introduction to Maureen was through 13 Little Blue Envelopes which is an adventure across Europe that tugs at the heartstrings. I also really enjoyed her Truly Devious series, which I read last year.
5. Neil Gaiman: 14 – What can I say about Neil Gaiman that hasn’t already been said? I love the gritty realism he brings to fantasy. It’s not all unicorns and rainbows. There’s a darkness to it that is so easy to sink into and lose yourself in. Reading the Sandman series was eye opening as the first real graphic novels I ever got into. I also usually list Good Omens (written with the late, great Terry Pratchett) as one of my favorite books of all time.
6. Chloe Neill: 13 – Remember the vampire craze from several years ago? I didn’t get into it quite as much as some, but the Chicagoland Vampires series was one of my favorites when it comes to vamps. I like it because it feels very realistic. If vampires existed and revealed themselves to the world, this would probably be what it would be like.
7. Sarah J. Maas: 12 – What more can I say about Sarah J. Maas that hasn’t been said already? She’s so well known at this point for the Throne of Glass series and the Court of Thorns and Roses series that I doubt very many people who read my blog haven’t heard of her. Maas writes really good fantasy with a touch (and sometimes more than a touch) of romance, fully of compelling characters and high stakes.
8. John Green: 8 – I first found John Green through the Vlogbrothers YouTube channel that he has with his brother, Hank. I loved their videos and, at the time I first started watching, John was finishing up his third book, Paper Towns. I had to check it out and it soon became a favorite. After checking out several more of his books, I appreciated John’s approach to YA, with smart, quirky characters who were very relatable to my inner teen.
9. Dianne Sylvan: 7 – I have several authors tied with 7 books, but I’m listing this one first because she will be releasing an eighth book in the Shadow World series and I know that I will love it just as much as the other seven. You remember what I said about Chloe Neill? How it was a realistic take on how vamps would be if they had revealed themselves to the world? Well, Shadow World is just as realistic, if not more, if the vampires were mostly hidden. David Solomon is my favorite vampire ever – he’s smart, sexy, and leads the Southeastern U.S. vampires with style.
10. Holly Black: 7 – I’ve only read two series of Black’s (Curse Workers and Modern Faerie Tales) but I loved them both so much. I really like my fantasy stories to be on the darker side, and Black definitely delivers. I also read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown last year and loved it as well. Definitely need to read more of her work.

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