Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Buzzwords & Phrases That Make Me Want to Read (or Avoid) a Book & Tell Me Something Tuesday: What's your favorite color?



Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

Here we are at the end of March. I hope it has been kind to you. 

When I looked up this week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt, I came up blank. I mean, so empty of any ideas that even tumbleweeds didn't blow through my brain. Maybe because the start of this week was such a Monday that it should go down in the history of Mondays as a day never to repeat. But today is a new day, and I refuse to carry any of Monday into it. So.... this week I will focus mostly on what makes me want to read a book, and then toss in a few things that make me want to avoid it.

Top Ten Buzzwords & Phrases That Make Me
Want to Read (or Avoid) a Book

Want to Read...

Small town romance
Second chances
Dual timeline
Family secrets or secrets buried for decades
Inspired by true events
Coming-of-age story
Library, bookstore, or bakery

Avoid

Dark fantasy 
Enemies to lovers 
Brutal exploration of 


Thanks to Freepik for the image



Tell Me Something Tuesday (TMST) is hosted by Jen Twimom at That's What I'm Talking AboutTMST is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Participation is optional, and you can leave your comments in the weekly post when you participate. Check it out if you're interested in joining.

Well, this week's Tell Me Something Tuesday will be a fun one. I have had the same favorite color since childhood. This color is easily noticed; it is the color of my favorite fruit; it is a classic holiday color; and I look smashing in it. Prince even wrote a song about a car of the same color and brand that I used to want. This girl loves RED!


Photo credit: Hobby Car Corvettes

4 comments:

Anne@HeadFullofBooks said...

Dark Fantasy does sound like a lot to me too. I think you hit all the right notes.

https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttt-buzzwords-that-make-me-want-to-read.html

Emily said...

I get tumbleweed moments on some prompts and have to work hard to find something. It doesn't help that you can't see other people's until the day to see if you are on the right track 😂
An interesting list. I do like an Enemies to Lovers but apart from that I pretty much agree.

I hope that the rest of the week improves.

My favourite colour changes, but mostly stays on pink (I do like a really deep blue and turquoise).

Have a great week!

Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/top-ten-tuesday-buzzwords-or-phrases-that-make-me-want-to-read-a-book/

Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out said...

I hope today is treating you much more kindly.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT

Pam @ Read! Bake! Create! said...

Second chance romance is one I like, but cautiously. Why did they split up on the first place? If it's just miscommunication then I'm probably out. Oh, and my favorite color is (and almost always has been) blue.
Here's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/the-qs-us-vs-have-it-ten-titles-starting-with-q-u-or-v/