Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This weekâs theme is: Book Titles that Would Make Great Song Titles.
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
Desperate to delay an impending attack by the indigenous people of Xidda, Tau and his queen craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all-out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the ‘true’ Queen of the Omehi.
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they’re thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents’ rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school.
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Briâs got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Briâs life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make itâshe has to make it.
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet thatâs little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra â who are barely even talking to each otherâare forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit. But their problems are just getting started.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Juliette hasnât touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Julietteâs touch is fatal. As long as she doesnât hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds donât fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided cityâa city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocentâbut heâs one of the monsters.