Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week's theme:  Books I Loved, but Never Reviewed.

Sadly, I had a lot of books to choose from for this one because I'm a little lazy and I don't review every book I read.

Here are my top 10:

1. The Janes by Louisa Luna
(Just as good as the first book in this series; 
Alice Vega and Max Caplan are two new favorite characters!)




2. Mark of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse:
(I also loved the second book in this fantasy trilogy and can't wait to read the third!)




3. The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter
(This one totally made me laugh!)




4. Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
(Mercy and Adam are back, and they don't disappoint!)




5. The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
(Thomas Cale is one of those unforgettable characters that I totally love.)




6. I Am Princess X by Cheri Priest
(A very fun YA book that I couldn't put down.)




7. The Humans by Matt Haig
(This amazing and funny book is what made me a Matt Haig fan!)




8. Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
(I love the poetical way this one is written.)




9. American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds by James Maguire
(Because I'm a bit of a word nerd...and I LOVE the National Spelling Bee!)




10. The Institute by Stephen King
(I've read 7 other books by King, but I think this one's my new favorite.)




I may not have reviewed any of these, but they're all awesome reads
 that I did really love and highly recommend.

Happy Reading!

44 comments:

  1. The Janes! I adore Cap and Vega so much, and I am busting for the next one in the series! Matt Haig -- I very much want to start reading his work too.

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    1. Definitely give Matt Haig a try. His books are so great. :)

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  2. I'm curious about King's "The Institute". I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.

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    1. I did like that one. But then I usually like the books King writes that have kids in them. :)

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  3. I really like Louise Luna and her books, but the others are new to me!

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    1. Just trying to add more books to your TBR list. ;D

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  4. I Am Princess X sounds so good!

    My TTT .

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  5. The Ravenwood Saga is one of my all-time favorite fantasy series. I really need to get around to reading the Mercy Thompson series. :)

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    1. You'd like Mercy. She's a great character. :)

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  6. Stormi and I buddy read The Institute last month and I really enjoyed it too. Definitely one of my favorite from him in a long time. I also need to read The Janes as well as The Humans - but at least I own copies of both. Great list and fun topic.

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    1. I loved the kids in The Institute. They were all so great. And I hope you get a chance to read The Humans soon because it's an awesome read. :)

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  7. I've been waiting forevr for my library to get the audio version of The Institute. Am still waiting *sobs*

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    1. Oh, no! Waiting for a library book to come in is the worst! I hope you get it soon.

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  8. Forget Me Not has a beautiful cover. :)
    Here is my Top Ten Tuesday list this week.

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    1. It's a great read...and middle grade fiction, too. You might really like it. :)

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  9. I have a lot of books, especially audiobooks that I read or listen to but that I don't review. It takes energy to review all the books I read so if it's not a review book sometimes I won't review it.

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    1. It does take energy to review all the books you read. And it's energy I just don't seem to have in me. :D

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  10. You're not lazy at all! I don't believe that every book needs to be reviewed. It would make blogging so tedious!

    My TTT.

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    1. Thank you! Sometimes reviewing book after book does start to feel rather tedious. And blogging should be fun, not a chore! :)

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  11. What percentage of the books you read do you not review? I'm not fast enough reader to much have that problem, and the only ones I don't review are the ones that leave me completely bewildered by the time I finish them - usually 2 or 3 a year.

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    1. Umm...I read a lot of books every year, because I'm a pretty fast reader, so I probably end up reviewing maybe half the books I read? It's one of the reasons I started doing haiku reviews. And I do have months where I'm loving everything I read and I make an effort to review ALL the books, but then I have other months where I'm reading a lot of middling books, and I never know what to say about them, so I don't bother.

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  12. I read and enjoyed FORGET ME NOT, but that's it from your list. The spelling bee book sounds like a fun one!

    Happy TTT!

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    1. Hi, Susan! The spelling bee book is a fun nonfiction read. Especially if you're a spelling bee nerd like me. :)

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  13. So difficult to review everything and to be honest it's not obligatory. 'Fun' on the other hand... is. :-)

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    1. Exactly! And sometimes I really don't feel like reviewing certain books. So I don't. :D

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  14. Ooh Smoke Bitten- such an awesome cover. I need to get back to that series.

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    1. It's such a good series! One of my favorites. :)

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  15. You've got some cool titles on your list. I don't remember hearing about American Bee - that totally sounds like a great read!

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    1. I read it a few years ago, but I did really love it.

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  16. This is a list I haven't read any of the books on! Thank-you for making the list, I'll add them to my own TBR and have some new fantastic books to read!

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  17. I want to read The Werewolf Meets His Match. I've read a couple of her other books and really liked them.

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    1. The Werewolf Meets His Match is my favorite so far! So funny. :)

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  18. I loved The Institute, I never used to read much of King but I’m making up for it now!

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    1. Wasn't The Institute great? I really loved it, too! :D

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  19. I'M too lazy to review books that I don't have to as well. If it's not an ARC I find it hard to muster enough energy to write a review. If I do it's usually a short couple of sentences on Goodreads. Loved The Janes, too!

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    1. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who gets a little lazy when it comes to reviewing books! :D

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  20. I'm a couple of books behind with Mercy so I need to try and get caught up! I'm dealing with novellas, childrens books and maybe non fiction at the moment but I need to finish or catch up with some of these series I love!

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    1. The Mercy Thompson books are great, aren't they? Even when I'm in a slump I find I can read them. :)

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  21. But isn't this a great way to catch up on some of those unreviewed book? :D I still have yet to read any Matt Haig! I need to give him a try. I am also really curious about the Mercy Thompson series. Every one I know loves it.

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    1. The Mercy Thompson series is one of my favorites! And I've liked every Matt Haig book that I've read. :)

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