Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday:
Ten Books that Left Me with My Mouth Hanging Open

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Today's top ten book are book that literally dropped my jaw because of a surprise ending or cliffhanger.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins: I finished this one this weekend after reading so many fantastic reviews about its awesomeness and all I can say is OMG the book was amazing and my mouth is still open after reading the last sentence.

Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan: Another recent read that ended with me wondering what was going to happen next.

Crave by  Melinda Metz and Laura J Burns: Great vampire story and romance that ended badly for the the couple. I have been waiting a long time to close my mouth on this one thankfully Sacrifice just came out and I will get a chance to see what becomes of this great couple.

The Gathering by Kelly Armstrong: Can't even imagine where this one will go next, but the end was suspenseful and has me all fired up for The Calling.

The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch: Hoodoo and southern belles, can't wait to see if revenge is going to be sweet.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowlings: As a big fan of Stephen King back in my twenties, I was use to having characters killed off but this one was a really shocker. I not only had my mouth open but was screaming noooooooo!

Tiger's Curse by Collen Houck: Such a great love story with a terrible curse and when I finished I was so thankful that Tiger's Quest had just been released I ran out to the bookstore so I could continue reading.

The Giver by Lois Lowry: When The Giver first came out the ending was such a twist from any other book I had ever read that it definitely caused me to wonder about how Lowry could end it so unusually with the reader reading into it what they wanted. For me I wanted a happy ending!

The Fever Series by Karen Moning: While I don't remember if these books ended with huge cliffhangers, I do remember I had to read the next book right now, and when I finished the series, I wanted more. What I do remember is that throughout the books I was catching flies a lot.

The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins: What can I say except again the first two books had me slack jawed and the last one had me shaking my head and sad that the series was over.

I am sure that there are a lot more I could come up with that have had me shocked and amazed at the end of the book, but this list was harder than most. I am anxious to see which books left you shocked and amazed too.


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