Top 5… worlds I want to live in
Today’s Top 5 Tuesday is ‘worlds I want to live in’. Top 5 Tuesday is hosted by the super lovely Shanah over at the Bionic Bookworm. You can visit her here, and join in for Top 5 Tuesday by checking out all the amazing topics we have coming up!
So, surprisingly, this is NOT going to be a list of my top 5 worlds in books, because truth be told, there’s a very small chance that I would actually survive long enough in them to enjoy anything, should I even make it to my current age. No, these worlds below are ones that I could genuinely live in, happily. I know, crazy, right?
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First and foremost is the Discworld by Terry Pratchett. I would absolutely move to Lancre and attempt to outstare Granny Weatherwax until she agreed to ‘prentice me. It’s all about the headology. And goats. I could look after goats. ?????
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman would have to come in at number two. I was reading this book exactly a year ago, and on 15 November 2017 I boarded a plane to London (totally coincidentally, the tickets had been booked since February!), where I peeked down every alleyway I could to try and glimpse some secret doorway or person who had fallen through the cracks of society in the briefest of chances that I could be spirited away into this magical fairytale for adults. Gaiman’s world fascinated me so much, that I’m actually terrified to pick up another book of his in case I don’t love it as much. How’s that for weird?!
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The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater. I know this one is a bit of a cop out as Stiefvater writes urban fantasy, so I guess I could be living in this world? But, the magical aspects of this story are what I love so much about it. Ley lines are real! Dead Welsh kings are real! Maybe the rest could be too! I would absolutely live in a world of Greywarens and drag racing and pizza at Nino’s and fathers that live in trees. (To be honest, I’d probably also choose to live on Thisby, but it’s more likely that I’d survive in Henrietta.)
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This is absolutely the point where my list starts to slip towards the ‘not entirely sure I’d make it out alive… after a month’ stage, but The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth is next. I have loved this series for over half of my life, as the magic is pure and the characters are amazing and the world building is phenomenal. This series was my HP growing up, and I can’t wait to reread it next year (mostly because it has literally been years)!
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I have to have a dragon story in here, so I choose Iskari by Kristen Ciccarelli. The stories and mythologies in this series are so lovely, and to be honest I kind of just want to crawl into these books and live here. I love the characters and the world building so much, and Ciccarelli is fast becoming a brand new favourite author.
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Annnnnd, just for fun: Top 5 worlds I wish I could live in, but doubt I would make it past Thursday…
- Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
- The Folk of the Air by Holly Black
- The Old Kingdom by Garth Nix
Happy reading! ☺️?
16 Comments
J.W. Martin
“there’s a very small chance that I would actually survive” LOL! I thought about the exact same thing when I was picking worlds for my post! Some of them are so cool, but I’d be dead within minutes.
Meeghan reads
It’s so hard!! I definitely wish I was more bad-ass with a sword. Or magic. Or something that would give me life skills to exist in these places!!
Beware Of The Reader
Bwahahaha Meeghan I love how you twisted this one! I still have to think about my worlds (no clue at the moment LOL)
Meeghan reads
Your worlds were AMAZING Sophie!! I loved them!! x
may
lol FOR SURE the worlds i would want to live in aren’t going to be my favourite fictional worlds, im too weaksauce to last
i love the idea of living in the raven cycle bc yes we could totally manage to stay alive and also get a little hint of magic in our lives. it works for everyone. fantastic post! <3
Meeghan reads
Thanks May! I always feel like Henrietta would be the perfect place to live. Particularly at Monmouth!!
Kathy @ Pages Below the Vaulted Sky
Haha with 90% of fantasy worlds I’m like, “I wouldn’t last 30 minutes in this place.” I always tell people I’d either live in The Shire or the Hundred Acre Woods. 😛 And oh god YES Neverwhere is such a great pick!
Meeghan reads
Oh! I would totally live in the Shire or the Hundred Acre Wood!!
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Shanah - Bionic Book Worm
Amazing choices! I was so close to adding The Raven Cycle to my list as well. There’s something about that town that makes me want to get my cards read, eat pizza with the boys, and go walking through the forest and caves! I would probably be too scared though lol! Thanks for participating – added you to the list 🙂
Meeghan reads
Thanks love! Yes, I desperately want to live in Henrietta. Or just on a ley line!
readbydev
I put Henrietta on my list, too! ??
Meeghan reads
You can’t go wrong with it!! Unless the trees start trying to take you out!!
SHA @ Book Princess Reviews
I haven’t read any of these books, I’m afraid, but my list was equally curated for worlds I stood a chance of survival in. Why must the worlds we love be so hostile?? Hahaha. And I get what you mean about being scared to read another Gaiman book: I’ll sometimes avoid new releases by favourite authors, out of fear I won’t love them as much. It’s the worst! D:
Meeghan reads
Isn’t it funny how we torture ourselves like that?! ?
SHA @ Book Princess Reviews
We’re just the worst to ourselves ?