Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and is currently being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Book Quote Freebie.” Please tell me I’m not the only one who dreads when we have to do a quote topic for TTT. I am the worst at keeping track of quotes and have actually somehow gotten worse these past few years. So what can I possibly do with this week’s topic? How about something equal parts fun and chaotic? I am pulling ten random TBR books from my shelf, turning to a random page (a very early page because I don’t want spoilers) and sharing the first quote I see. Maybe this will motivate me to pick these up…Covers linked to Goodreads.
1. No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado
“Not that I’m not cute. Because I’m CUTE, okay? These brows? These curls? These eyes-so-brown they look like the rich soil of the earth? This melanated skin? This body?”
2. The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw
“It was her or the rest of us. If I’d tried, we’d have all died.”
3. Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
“I didn’t know bananas were good for roses.”
4. Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
“Forgive me, Father. You’re the first man I’ve seen in years.” When he only stared at me, I clarified, “The first living man. I’ve seen plenty of dead ones.”
5. Stormsong by C.L. Polk
“Is it true they can’t lie?”
6. Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
“Why shouldn’t she be picky? You have to work for most of your life. Might as well find something she likes.”
7. Unbroken by C.L. Clark
“They’re making us live on the scraps of the city. The old Medina used to be beautiful. Look at this.”
8. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
“One day soon our ancestors will intervene to end this suffering. They will.”
9. Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
“Witchlings, prepare your amulets!”
10. The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
Have you read any of these? Which of these quotes is the most intriguing? Let me know in the comments and be sure to leave me a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit!“Children, say your farewells, and let us fly, shall we?”
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