Top 5...#15

Hello there internet! Now that i have officially finished NaNoWriMo i thought it was about time that i came back to my blog, because i have missed it a whole lot!

And what better way to come back than with a top 5...about my favourite characters!

I was talking to my friend last night about how sad i am that my re-read of the Seasons Series is coming to an end, and he asked me what characters i like the most in the series (and obviously in something like lightning), which was a horribly difficult question! 

So i thought i'd do a top 5 characters from the Something Like... books!

Here we go! (this is the hardest top 5 ever by the way.)

5: Jace Holden - Something Like Autumn

When i first read Something Like Summer, i was not Jace's biggest fan. He was okay, but i just wanted Ben and Tim to be together and Jace was in the way. I regretted thinking that the second i started reading Something Like Autumn. Jace is amazing, and so special. His story broke my heart more than i think anything ever has before. Seeing everything from his perspective, and seeing everything he went through before meeting Ben, it made me love him so much. I just wanted to give him a massive hug throughout the entire book. Jace was the most incredible, loving, and honest character i think i have ever read about, and i take back anything bad i ever thought about him!

4: Kelly Phillips - Something Like Lightning 

I think the first time that you meet Kelly in Spring, it is pretty much an automatic reaction to hate him. Going into Something Like Lightning, i didn't expect to like him, BUT OH MAN. Seeing his and William's relationship, and Jason, from Kelly's perspective changed a lot. I still think that he treated William and Jason terribly, but even he knew that. I did a complete 180 with how i feel about Kelly, i even cried at parts of Lightning - that's how much he changed my mind. I absolutely adored reading from his point of view - and getting to understand his actions a whole lot better.  

3: Ben Bentley - Something Like Summer

Oh Benjamin! How could someone not love Ben? I mean really, he's adorable. Ben is the reason i fell in love with these books, and getting to see little glimpses of his life that aren't covered in his book throughout the series makes me happier than pretty much anything. Ben is the one who starts everything, and so he should. He is the one that everyone loves in one way or another, and the one who is always there when another character needs someone. Benjamin Bentley is hands down one of the nicest characters i have ever read about. Even when he messes up, he only does it because he doesn't want to upset anyone - even if that backfires most of the time. Seeing his feelings for Tim and Jace, and seeing how much he completely loves both of them is so lovely, and so beautifully written, that everyone who reads this book leaves being ever so slightly in love with Ben. And rightfully so.

2: Jason Grant - Something Like Spring

Jason. Jason. Jason. I have so much love for Jason, it's unreal. He is the one character who i wanted everything to work out for. He was the one who deserved happiness the most. And ugh i just love everything about Jason. His friendships with Michelle and Emma. The way he is with the different members of the Hubbard family. His relationship with Ceaser. And obviously, his relationship with William. I loved getting to know Jason, and seeing how he fitted in with all the other characters that i had loved before. It was so amazing to see how much he changed while still staying the same...wow that was terribly cliched, but you get my point. Seeing him change throughout his story, and yet him still being the same from start to finish was amazing, and i hope we see more of him someday.

1: Tim Wyman - Something Like Winter

Oh Mr Wyman, i love you so. Tim is basically tied with Draco Malfoy as my favourite fictional character of all time. Right from his introduction in Something Like Summer i knew that he was going to be amazing. And i was so right. Every time Tim comes up in any of the Something Like... books this massive smile appears, and i can't control it anymore. He is so wonderfully written, and his character is so amazingly complex, that i could read 100 books about his life, and still probably want to read more. There's a certain part in Something Like Spring that i just passed in my re-read that makes me cry everytime, even though i know everything will be okay this massive panic comes over me and i have to keep reading just so i can assure myself that nothing has changed and that he's going to be fine. I can never find the right words to explain how much of an incredible character i think Tim is, and i am so glad i decided to pick up Something Like Summer that first time.

I didn't mean to have my top 5 be the main characters in each book, but they are the ones we know the most, and they're just the five guys that make me so incredibly happy. So, thanks Jay Bell for writing the best load of books i've read. You're the best. (p.s. if you ever feel like writing books about Nathaniel, William, and Ceaser - i'll be the first to buy them! :P) 

Meghan
xx

Top 5...#14

Hello again internet! So today i'm going to do another top 5, only this one is more of a sequel to my top 5 #2. It's been a while since i thought over what my books on my kindle are my favourite - so here it is. Top 5 on my kindle round 2!

Here we go!!

5: The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

I really liked this cute little story. I had some issues with how it ended and what happened towards the end, but overall i really enjoyed the book, and if i ever want a cute little pick me up kind of book i'll probably head over to this one. I loved the characters, the story, the interactions between characters, the relationships (family, friends, love...all were great) and i just had a good time reading it.

4: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Oh man do i love a bit of Game of Thrones. I bloody loved reading this on my kindle, because i could carry it around with me and it didn't fill my entire bag like the rest of the series does! (why did i get physical copies of the rest of the books?!) But i love the whole world of the Song Of Ice and Fire series. I love the characters, the way they interact with each other...everything.

3: You're The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

I think everyone knows that i adore a good old romance book, and that's what i thought i was getting - i didn't sign on for the emotions this book caused! Damn you Mrs Fletcher! I absolutely adored reading this and i want more stories about all three of the characters!! Oh man was it good. It twisted and turned so much that i had no idea how it would end, but i knew it would end with my tears no matter what - and i was so right. I love a book that can make me happy cry.

2: Something Like Lightning by Jay Bell (Storms book one)

Speaking of happy crying...and sad crying...and everything in between. I think that it comes as a surprise to literally no one that i love Jay Bell's writing, and Something Like Lightning was oh so perfect. I loved Kelly. I loved Nathaniel. I loved William. I even loved Jason. And oh man am i happy that my three favourite people made a return! I could read about the characters in Jay Bell's world forever and still want more. I cannot express how much i enjoyed this book, and it had me in tears and laughing in equal measures, and that's all i want in a book.

1: Something Like Winter by Jay Bell (Seasons book two)

Now this is a surprise...yeah thought not. Something Like Winter is easily in my top 3 favourite books of all time - right up there with The Catcher in the Rye and Thirteen Reasons Why, and i cannot tell you how much i love it. Tim is pretty much my favourite fictional character to read about ever (so i was super happy we saw him in Lightning!) and getting to see the story i loved so much from Something Like Summer told from his perspective was SO GOOD and i couldn't have asked for more. It was the perfect addition to a story i already adored, and i just can't explain how happy i am that i found this series, and that i found out about Jay Bell in general. If you still haven't read any of his books, stop what you're doing and go read one...or all of them! Seriously, Jay Bell can do no wrong, his books are my happy place. They're always exactly what i want, and i love them all so much. Pretty much all of his books are on my kindle so take this spot as a mix of it SLW being first, and Jay Bell in general being first.

Meghan xx