Double-Stacked Bookshelves

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and it's a way to share what you're loving in list form. The topic changes every week, so there is always something new to discover! This week's topic is:  Top Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds .  These seem to be the characters I tend to identify with the most when reading, so here goes... Hermione Granger (obviously!) from Harry Potter Series This should be a no-brainer!  Hermione's love for knowledge and research is unbounded and she proves that girls don't need to dumb themselves down to be accepted.  Bravo! Tyrion Lannister from A Song of Fire and Ice Series He's brainy, bookish, and hilarious!  Tyrion's snarky attitude and want of knowledge only reinforces the fact that he is (and likes to be) well-prepared in a battle of wits...if not a battle of strength. Liesel Meminger from The Book Thief Well, she is the book thief, right?  Liesel's need to learn how...

This week's topic for Beyond the Books is:  Favorite Words .  The following are words that I find fascinating or fun to use.  Some serve a purpose.  Some are completely ridiculous.  But all of them make me happy :) Shenanigans Simply because it reminds me of Super Troopers and it applies to so much. Superturboaffengeil Literally means "Super awesome" in English, but it's so much more fun to say in German and it definitely makes a more impactful impression! Ambrosia Mainly used with "liquid" in front of it and in reference to coffee...the liquid ambrosia of life! Elixir It's a fun word because it invokes ideas of magic and potions.  Again, I generally refer to my coffee as a magical elixir... Balderdash A fun game or an awesome word?  Awesome word!  Bamboozle It reminds me of old-timey tricksters and it's fun! Juxtaposition Sounds harsh, which I like.  And it uses an X and J!  So against the grain! Onomato...