Bookish Places I Want to Visit!
Books have transported me to so many wonderful lands. It was quite difficult to pick only ten, but these were the first that came to mind, and I am still hoping this happens:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
All the Shadowhunters' Books by Cassandra Clare
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Warcross by Marie Lu
Starbound by Aime Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
I love Greek Mythology, so Camp Half Blood would be awesome! Hogwarts would be my first choice, and then the magical world in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa. It's a weird choice, I know, but I think it would be fun!
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I expect to see Hogwarts a lot today. I considered the Summer Court from the Iron Fey series, but I don't think I would want to visit any of the other lands.
DeleteI knew every HP location would be everywhere today so I purposely avoided those. Looks like you did, too. :) Velaris totally made my list. But only if I get a tour from Rhys. LOL And I considered Idris but it meant knocking something else off, so... And I still need to read These Broken Stars!
ReplyDeleteMy rule for TTT is to include only books I have read, and I never read the HP books.yes, Velaris and Rhys are a package deal.I loved the Starbound books. You should try to get to them.
DeleteOh Wonderland! That would be fun. The Land of Oz is another I would love to visit. Great list!
ReplyDeleteI found myself gravitating towards childhood favorites, and I am not surprised, as I was more a dreamer back then.
DeleteNice list! Narnia made my list as well. The Land of Oz and Wonderland are great additions too! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteI was obsessed with the cartoon movie of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I watched it all the time and kept begging my mother to get me turkish delight.
DeleteOh, the Icarus sounds like a fun one! Well, before it crashes. Totally agree with Narnia, I love those books.
ReplyDeleteThey sold the Icarus as the Titanic in space, and it sounded quite wonderful before it all fell apart.
DeleteThese are all pretty great, but also some of them are scary, so I'd only want to visit after all the chaos! Haha! :D
ReplyDeleteObviously we would be in our protective bubbles. 😊
DeleteYes for Narnia. It and Hogwarts are quite popular this week!
ReplyDeleteI only include books I have read, and I have not read HP, but I was such a Narnia fangirl in my youth.
DeleteThe CHronicles of Narnia was my favorite series as a child. I read and reread them over and over. Narnia would be at the top of my list too! I'm 100% sure my son would choose Camp Halfblood.
ReplyDeleteRebecca @ The Portsmouth Review
I feel like if given those two, I would go to Narnia and my daughter would got o Camp Half-blood. I feel like the Percy Jackson books were a big part of her generation, whereas, the Narnia books played such a huge role in my childhood.
DeleteI totally ADORE your list! You made sure to write all my favorites here! The Circus setting should be my favorite one... Great list!
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Circuses are so intriguing, as they are both delightfully thrilling and scary at the same time.
DeleteNarnia would be awesome, and the Warcross world as well. I want to play that game although I'm sure I'd get killed right away lol. The Caraval island looks great too.
ReplyDeleteNarnia does appear to be beloved by wide audiences, but I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the series is older. Therefore, multiple generations have gotten the opportunity to visit. I think I would fail at Warcross too. I am not coordinated enough for those killing games.
DeleteI totally agree with you on Oz! Also, la Isla de los Sueños that would be fun to watch a show. Great list!
ReplyDeleteI know part of Oz are terrifying, but there were so many charming parts too.
DeleteI forgot about Wonderland...ahhh!!! How crazy would it be to be in that confusing but vibrant world, lol.
ReplyDeleteI think Wonderland would be an incredible challenge to navigate, but I love the whimsy!
DeleteGreat list! I love books with maps becuase then I can follow along with the traveling in a more physical way. This is a great list, or at least it looks good. I recognize all the books/authors but sadly haven't read any of these books. Warcross and ACOTAR are both on my TBR. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI mostly read ebooks and contemporaries, but I have such envy of all the books with maps. I love looking at all of them on Map Monday. Warcross was a winner for me, and I am just an SJM fan. I hope you get to read them!
DeleteOoh, Camp Halfblood and Idris for sure! Great picks!
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If I go to Camp Half-blood, I want to be ensured that I will have some kind of power or skill.
DeleteOOoh nice picks!! I was so up for the Caraval world as well!
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Caraval sounds like you be alert, but I just keep imagining all the visuals!
DeleteGreat list!!
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DeleteAwesome list! Now that I think about it Narnia would be an amazing place to visit :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to mingle with all the different creatures there.
DeleteGuess what!! I figured out how to comment on Blogger blogs!! YESSSSS!!! lol! time to repay your kindness that you've shown me for so long. Love all your picks!! Especially Velaris!! Hope to see you there!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found your way around blogger. I love visiting your blog, no repayment necessary. Feyre and Rhys made Velaris sound like a most magical and special place, of course I want to go there.
DeleteIt took awhile but I did it haha!! I know you don't expect anything and i'm happy to comment <3 I enjoy your posts!!
DeleteThanks! 😘
DeleteWonderland! That would be the best vacation destination ever.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I think you would have to be aware of what you were doing and saying, but I feel like the pros would outweigh the cons in Wonderland.
DeleteI included TMI series on my list - great choices!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't NOT include some site from the Shadowhunter world. After all the pages I have read, I feel like I am part of that world.
DeleteThis is a great list! I almost put Oz but the movie frightened me as a kid with the mean trees and flying monkeys (not sure if that happens in the books lol). I can't believe I forgot about Velaris!
ReplyDeleteThere were scary places in Oz, but I just keep seeing all the fine citizen of Munchkin Land and the epic halls of the Emerald Castle, and I couldn't resist.
DeleteI can't believe I forgot Narnia. How magical would that be? I just got Furthermore and can't wait to dive into that one. Is the book just has beautiful as the covers? Great list!
ReplyDeleteFurthermore has the whimsy of Wonderland, and I have to say, I really adored the book. It was very sweet story.
DeleteQuite a few of these were on my list this week too!
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I know. I picked a lot of "classics", because those places I first learned of during my childhood have really stuck with me. I wish I had included some of the fictional town I have visited in my contemporary books, but I like to keep myself to 10.
DeleteFun list! I especially like the inclusion of Wonderland and Camp Half Blood. I'd love to visit those as well.
ReplyDeleteI ended up with a nice mix of classics and new classics, but it was really hard to pick just 10.
DeleteI think that this is a list of my tbr pile :) I really need to read most of these and soon. I did listen to the audio of Wizard of Oz a few years back and enjoyed it. These do look like great places to visit.
ReplyDeleteI especially love the children's classics, because generations of readers have enjoyed them, and I feel like that brings us closer together.
DeleteOh I'd LOVE to be in Hogwarts!! That's probably my #1!
ReplyDelete-Wendy @ Book Scents
Yep. You and a million other people. I loved what I saw of that world in the movies and at Universal, but alas, I have not read the books, and only include books I read in my TTT.
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