Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.
This week’s prompt is favorite character relationships, which can be platonic or not, romantic relationships, parent/child, siblings, family bonds, friendships, found families, pet/human, etc. I love this prompt, because the relationships and interactions between characters can really take a book to the next level. Here are some of my all time favorite relationships of any type in books:
- The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma — the connection and the relationship that develops between Elena and Yassen was everything in this book.
- The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu — there’s two in this book that I especially love: the first is between Ropa and River, her fox … companion? River isn’t quite a pet, but basically close. The other is the friendship between Ropa and Priya.
- Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake —while the trio of besties isn’t Delilah’s in this story, they do feature in future books, and I love how they interact with each other.
- None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney — the connection between Emma and Travis makes the entire story possible, and it’s done really well.
- Little Thieves by Margaret Owen — how could I resist the way that Ragne pulls out the best qualities in Vanja, even when Vanja is fighting it tooth and nail.
- We Dream of Gods by Devin Madson — this is the last book in the series, but the bond between Rah and Gideon really deepened and changed a lot in this book.
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo — the way that Alex and Dawes were forced to team up and rely on each other forced them to develop a sort of working friendship despite the lack of commonality between them. It was intriguing to see them work together.
- The Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swan — although Helena and Vonvalt have a working relationship, seeing how these two interact with each other was one of the most intriguing parts of the book to me.
- The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams — this book involves four women who team up to create a book club that turns into something so much deeper, and I loved watching them develop deep and enduring friendships.
- Firestarter by Stephen King — this is the only parent relationship, but seeing how Andy and Charlie relate to each other even under the most difficult circumstances is one of my favorite depictions of relationships.
What are some of your favorite character relationships in books?
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Leah's Books 
Apart from Leigh’s book, I don’t think I recognize any of these. It’s always the best when we find a book with a relationship that’s memorable between the characters. 🙂
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That’s the best part for me! I never remember quotes, but I can always remember the connections between characters.
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This was a list of books you clearly cared about.
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Thanks! I’m so glad that it showed!
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A great list. I particularly like the look of the secret book and scone society.
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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Thank you! That one is such a fun cozy mystery series. Hope you are having a great week too!
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Thank you 😊
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I’ve only read None Shall Sleep and Ninth House, but unfortunately both didn’t work well for me.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2023/09/12/top-ten-tuesday-did-i-read-my-summer-2023-tbr/
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Oh, I’m sorry to hear that!
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I’m happy you enjoyed the relationships in The Library of the Dead and The Secret, Book & Scone Society, as they are both on my TBR. I may have to bump them up now.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-platonic-relationships-recent-reads/
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Ooooh! I hope you love them when you read them! Both are favorites of mine.
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Oh man, I haven’t read Firestarter in yearrrrsss. Great list!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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I decided to dip a toe into the less terrifying side of horror, and it wasn’t too bad. I really enjoyed that one, even though there were parts that didn’t age too well.
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Omg Ninth House is such a brilliant choice!
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Thanks! It’s hard to go wrong with a Bardugo book when it comes to relationships, no?
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It is hard to go wrong with Leigh Bardugo, period
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Facts!
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Great post Leah. Here is my post-https://paigesofnovels.com/2023/09/12/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-character-relationships/
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Thanks Steph!
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I haven’t read any of these books, but the relationships sound great!
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Thanks!
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I need to finish The Library of the Dead.
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It’s such an underhyped series – one of my favorites though.
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I’ve read a couple of these, but it’s been so long that I don’t remember any of the characters or details. My memory is not what it used to be! LOL.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Haha, I understand the feeling! That’s why I had to stick with more recent reads.
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Love this Leah! Especially Vanja & Ragne and Alex and Dawes 🙂
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Thank you, Becky! I’m not surprised that those two pairings stood out to you lol
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