Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a Halloween Freebie, so I’m going to do a combination of Six Bookish Costumes I’ve Had and Four That I Want to Dress Up as Someday.

Nancy Drew

I was Nancy Drew for Halloween in second grade; I’d just finished reading the entire original series and I was absolutely obsessed. I probably wasn’t that recognizable, both because it’s a bit obscure and there’s not much in the way of identifiable clothing, but I had a magnifying glass at least.

Hermione Granger

This was my third grade costume. Hermione was the first character I ever loved and I remember being so excited to dress up as her. We’d all gotten character wands at Universal Studios the previous year, and it was one of the rare occasions where my mom bought us a portion of the costumes, so I got to have actual Gryffindor robes, which, despite being a Ravenclaw, was very exciting.

Athena

I was Athena in fourth grade, which was basically just a tunic-type thing with a paper-maché helmet and a cardboard shield, but I loved it. This isn’t an inherently bookish costume, but my interest in mythology was connected enough that I feel like it counts.

Katniss Everdeen

I was Katniss in sixth grade; I hadn’t even liked the Hunger Games books that much, but I still felt very cool in the leather jacket we borrowed from one of my mom’s friend’s daughters and with my (very much child-safe, don’t worry) bow and arrows.

Little Red Riding Hood

I actually made my cape and hood for this myself, so I was particularly proud of that; this was my seventh grade costume. Like Athena, it isn’t necessarily bookish, but I figure it counts.

Annabeth Chase

Art by Viria

This was my eighth grade costume. This… this pained me slightly, because my mom wouldn’t let me order a Camp Half-Blood t-shirt, and instead bought a orange t-shirt to do a transfer of the design onto, which was about the same price overall but looked a lot worse, but overall it didn’t matter for only one night. I still loved getting to be Annabeth though. After that year my friends and I stopped trick-or-treating, so I stopped having costumes for a couple years before transferring to boarding school and starting to do group costumes with my friends.

Éponine Thénardier

I’ve wanted to dress up as Éponine for ages, and I am going to do it someday. I’ve never actually read Les Mis, but because the musical is based on a book I am counting it as a bookish costume. Maybe next year.

Nina Helnik

Dressing up as a Grisha and making the kefta would be super time-consuming and definitely a test of my relatively-limited sewing skills, but I would give it a shot for Nina because I love her.

Isabelle Lightwood

A Shadowhunter would just be such an easy and effortless costume, and, although not very recognizable, I’d still love to do it someday.

Elizabeth Bennet

I just love her so much, so even though it would come off as “generic old-fashioned girl” costume, I would still want to dress up as her. Could be a good couples costume.

QOTD: Do you have a costume for Halloween this year? Tell me below! My friends and I are doing a Magic School Bus theme, and I ended up being the lizard, so that’s going to be a time.