Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Most Unique Books I've Read


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. Every week, there is a different topic. This week's topic is the top ten most unique books that we have read. It could be because of the main character or the plot or just anything that made it unique.

We are very excited for this since there are many books that are so unique and deserve to be read by everyone. Enjoy!

1. Every Day by David Levithan
Recently, we made a review of this book. We stated there that its plot was very unique. It really was. The plot was very unique and so were the characters so we decided that it would be perfect on this list.

2. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Here, it's the main characters that are unique. Instead of the main characters who say they are ugly but are actually pretty or handsome Eleanor and Park were both just average. Their personalities were also very unique and their voices were very distinct.

3. The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
The main characters here are also unique. Kate has diabetes and Aidan lost his arm. This makes them very memorable since they are not perfect either. They are also different from the usual YA books with  disabled people as their main characters.

4.  Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
This book is the only book we've heard of that has a female football captain. That's what makes it unique.

5. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
All four of the main characters are unique. They are all very different from each other and yet they're still friends.

6. The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
The way this was written was very unique. Instead of in the usual way, it was written using words and their definitions. We all were amazed by how the author was able to write the story like that. We know we can't write like that. We'd probably go out of our minds trying.

7. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
This dude has been mentioned, like, thrice already! Seriously!  Levithan just manages to make books that are so unique! It's so unique that this whole thing is being written with exclamation points! YAY!

8. Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Instead of a homosexual who wants to be out of the closet but can't find it in him to come out, this is a book about a homosexual who already came out, decided he hated people knowing, moved to another place and pretended to be straight. That sounds kinda weird but if you look at it from his point of view it makes sense.

9. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Umm... This is pretty obvious so we won't explain anymore.

10. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
It's told using pictures and words. It has a very unique plot with a very unique main character and very creepy children.

What's your Top Ten Tuesday? What did you think about ours? Leave a comment!



Book in Review: The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer





Title: The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy
Author: Kate Hattemer
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 8, 2014
Format: ARC
Hardcover: 336 pages
Rating: 4.5/5

Ethan and his groups of friends decide to fight against a reality tv show being filmed in their school via long poems. They believe that the tv show is ruining their school and taking away their freedom. While studying Ezra Pound, they get the idea to use long poems to take away the reality tv show and show their fellow students what's going on. Luke, one of Ethan's friends and the one who came up with the idea of rebellion, turns against them and joins the reality tv show, For Art's Sake. The remaining 3 friends and a certain gerbil named Baconnaise try to get Luke back while still rebelling against the show. Along the way, they unravel a web of corruption going on in their school involving their principal, vice principal, and even their favorite teacher. Will they be able to get Luke back? Can they stop For Art's Sake? Can they stop the corruption?


I really, really, really enjoyed this book. It was funny, witty, smart, a little bit immature, but still heartwarming. Hattemer managed to make a book that would find its way into your heart without you even knowing it. Ethan and his three best friends, Elizabeth, Jackson, and Luke, share a special bond with each other. They are all unique, they all have they own distinct voice and they all are very intelligent  in different ways. The characters were well-developed. You can easily understand the motives of the characters and relate to them. The plot wasn't too complex and the way it was written was excellent. From the very start I was hooked.

The author must have put a lot of effort into this because if it wasn't written in the right way, it could easily come off as obnoxious or pretentious. There isn't really anything that I would change in the book aside from maybe a little more detail about what happened to Luke and his relationship with his friends after he betrayed them. I loved the poems that were placed at the start of the chapters, I even highlighted the ones that I liked. The writing went straight to the point and didn't try to gloss over the events. The author was able to give just the right amount of detail in which you can still fill out some of the blanks yourself while leaving enough so that you can easily understand the story.

At first glance, you would think that this book is just about a bunch of kids rebelling against a certain reality tv show but no. It's so much more. It shows just know deep the bonds of friendship can be. It shows how people are affected by what the people around them do. Its about how people fall in love with people they don't really know. How they think of those people as perfect therefore also thinking that they will never be able to be with that person. They don't even know that that person isn't who the person really is the person they think about is someone who has been idealized by them. It's even about how siblings can love each other so much because even if Ethan may act like he only plays with his little sisters because he has nothing better to do, you can see the love he has for them. It's so much more than just a book. It's someone's emotions and doubts. It's love, jealousy, and betrayal embossed on the pages. 

All in all, this was a great book and I would like to thank the author for giving me a copy. This book would be perfect for anyone who wants a fun yet heartwarming read or anyone who just wants to read a good book.

Have you read The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy? What did you think about it? Leave a comment!

Random Saturdays: GCQ Facts

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Hey guys! It's been quite some time since we've posted something that isn't about books. This is why we decided that every Saturday, we will be sharing personal stuff about the ladies behind Geeky Chiquitas! :) For this first post, we will share to you 20 random facts about us. It could also be just about one of us, two of us or for all of us. Enjoy!

Numbers 1-5 will be about Beryl, 6-10 about Audrey, 11-15 about Kimi and 16-20 about all of us.



1. I HATED reading books when I was younger. Yes, I really did and now I'm book blogging! Just as they say "Expect the unexpected".

2. I heart fresh orange juice! I could go swimming in it. Ha ha kidding!

3. I can't wink properly. I've tried this many times, but usually people just start laughing. I think I look like I'm having a seizure.

4.  I always screenshot different clothes, shoes, bags, and other "girly" stuff that I want online, then I just keep it there. I normally don't buy them.

5. I feel queasy when I see blood. I think that's obviously the reason why I can never be a doctor.

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