This week at The Broke and the Bookish the theme is : ‘Top Ten Most Unique Books you’ve Read (maybe the MC was really different, maybe it was the way it was written, a very unique spin on a genre or topic, etc.)’.

1. All the Truth That’s in Me by Julie Berry – I just loved this story.  It’s told in a very unusual and captivating voice – almost as though the storyteller is recounting a story to somebody ‘you never looked at me’ or ’you swept your hair from your eyes’, etc.  The story just completely grabbed my attention from beginning to end.
2. Longbourn by Jo Baker – a favourite classic told from a different perspective.  This was so good and for me a really original way of looking at these stories with fresh eyes – I could read lots of classics retold in this way!
3. Twleve by Jasper Kent – this is one of those novels that takes you back into the good old fashioned realm of ‘proper’ vampires – nasty, smelly and evil, will definitely drain your body of blood but they like to play with their food a bit first!!  *be afraid*
4. Witch Light – first book I read by Susan Fletcher – I love her books.  She’s an author who literally makes you feel you’ve stepped into the book and Witch Light was such an unusual story.  I don’t deny it took me a few chapters to get into but once it had my attention.  Wow.
5. The Sandman Graphic Novels by Neil Gaiman – first graphic novels that I ever read.
6. The Girl with all the Gifts by M R Carey – basically, a zombie story with a difference and told from a different perspective.  A ‘can’t put down’ book.
7. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt – my first, and only ever, cowboy book.  I loved this.  Not what I expected. Full of wit.  If anybody has anymore cowboy stories like this one then count me in.
8. Gail Carriger – her steampunk novels (The Parasol Protectorate).  I haven’t read the whole series but I really enjoyed this and it was my first foray into steampunk.  Steam?  Punk??  Steampunk????? (why did nobody tell me about steampunk years ago??) *wags finger*
9. I am Legend by Richard Matheson – got to be one of the most unique and unexpected endings.  Ever!
10. The Prince of Thorns, by Mark Lawrence – very original.  Definitely the first time I’ve read about such a young anti hero.  Split into two time frames.  Grimdark in the extreme.

Now, I’m sure you’re going to remind me of loads of other great, unique books – but, you know this list is 10 only!!!