Top 5 books that lived up to the hype

hype
noun: hype
1.extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.
synonyms:publicity, advertising, promotion, marketing, exposure; Moreself-promotion;

verb: hype
1.promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance or benefits
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If you spend any time at all in the bookish community; you’ve seen hype. Booklovers and bloggers love nothing more than to hype up the books we have read or that we are anticipating!

I’ve been disappointed a few times but these five books lived up to the hype!

1.Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

Series: Serafina #1
Published by Disney Hyperion on July 14th 2015
Genres: Action & Adventure, General, Horror, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Young Adult
Pages: 304

“Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.”

Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate’s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.

But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore’s corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore’s owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak’s true identity before all of the children vanish one by one.

Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.

2. Counted With the Stars (Out from Egypt, #1) by Connilyn Cossette

Published by Bethany House on April 5th 2016
Genres: Biblical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Historical, Religious
Pages: 352

 

A Story of Love, Desperation, and Hope During a Great Biblical Epoch

Sold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all.

To save her older brother and escape the bonds of slavery, Kiya flees with the Hebrews during the Great Exodus. She finds herself utterly dependent on a fearsome God she’s only just beginning to learn about, and in love with a man who despises her people. With everything she’s ever known swept away, will Kiya turn back toward Egypt or surrender her life and her future to Yahweh?

3.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling

Series: Harry Potter #1
Published by Scholastic Inc. on October 1st 1999
Genres: Action & Adventure, Children’s Books, Fantasy & Magic, Young Adult
Pages: 310

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He’s never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry’s room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn’t had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that’s been waiting for him…if Harry can survive the encounter.

4.The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

Published by Scholastic Press on September 14th 2008
Pages: 374

Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death.

The nation of Panem, formed from a post-apocalyptic North America, is a country that consists of a wealthy Capitol region surrounded by 12 poorer districts. Early in its history, a rebellion led by a 13th district against the Capitol resulted in its destruction and the creation of an annual televised event known as the Hunger Games. In punishment, and as a reminder of the power and grace of the Capitol, each district must yield one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 through a lottery system to participate in the games. The ‘tributes’ are chosen during the annual Reaping and are forced to fight to the death, leaving only one survivor to claim victory.

When 16-year-old Katniss’s young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. , she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.5. Breakwater by Catherine Jones Payne

Series: Broken Tides #1
Published by Fathom Ink Press on May 30th 2017
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Mermaid Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Pages: 240

A red tide is rising.

As the daughter of one of the mer-king’s trusted advisors, seventeen-year-old Jade has great responsibilities. When her fiancé murders a naiad, plunging the underwater city of Thessalonike into uproar, tensions surge between the mer and the naiads. Jade learns too late that the choices she makes ripple further than she’d ever imagined. And as she fights against the tide of anger in a city that lives for scandal, she discovers danger lurking in every canal, imperiling her family and shattering the ocean’s fragile peace.

Can the city’s divisions be mended before the upwelling of hate rips apart everything Jade loves?

Posted By: Kristin Filed Under: Top Five Tagged With: bionic bookworm, meme, top five tuesday