Top 5 books I think broke my book mojo

List by Tosca

"I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets in those moments."
- Lord Chesterfield

I don't know anybody who reads in the 'necessary-house' as a means of passing the time. I do know, though, that were I to meet such a one I'd be impressed simply because they can and do read and, very probably, enjoy it. In the 'necessary-house' and elsewhere. I haven't had as much luck. For the last 3 months (slightly more?) my book mojo has been seriously broken. Every few months I go through a phase where I get 'book burnout' which is natural enough considering that in an ordinary month I'd read anywhere from 20-30 books. In the past I've found that the cure for that is to take a break for a week. Never before has it been this long. I've only ever worked in libraries because I heart books so much. So what do I do when I less than 'less than three' them? (a phrase I nicked from Wil Wheaton - thanks, Wil!). Once I began to count back I realised that I could actually pinpoint the top 5 books that I think broke my book mojo. And by that I mean that these were the last titles I remember reading where I had either seriously mixed feelings about them or had enjoyed them so much I haven't been able to find anything to match since. Do I hold the authors accountable for any of that? Not at all. These are *my* expectations and, as such, totally my own fault. I've included a short(ish) explanation for each. Eep.

Top 5 most unusual and/or most hilarious romance novel titles I've seen all month that make me want to request them

List by Tosca

"Sure, you can't judge a book by its cover but who wants to have sex with a book?"
- Stephen Colbert

I heart romance books! They're a guaranteed happy (albeit sometimes cliché) ending where everybody wins (and maybe the bad guy gets his comeuppance because what's a little romance without a shootout, right?). Everytime I read a new romance novel (bad, good or great) it always feels a little bit like Christmas. The characters are new to me and it's their dynamics - how they get on, the way they talk to each other, the chemistry, etc. (doesn't 'etc.' cover all manner of euphemisms?) - that make the story. But when I'm hunting for a romance novel to read, what catches my eye, or fancy, depends primarily on where or how I'm searching. If I'm physically browsing the shelves then I'm a total cover junkie - team chest, team back, team biceps - headless men everywhere. If I'm cruising the catalogue then I'm heavily relying on the funny (haha and weird) title factor and I'm almost 100% certain you will agree that the books below totally belong on this list.