Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years
Most of them are accurate to the day, but when there weren’t any books for this date, I chose the next closest ones. This was such a fun prompt, I had a great time searching through my books and going down memory lane. I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else has read over the years!
Top Ten Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years
- 2025: The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins – This is a fun one. I was reading this series on this day in 2025 and 2015! I was also reading this in 2022, 2021, 2017, 2013, and 2011, but not on this day!
- 2024: Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster – One of my favorite childhood books. I was feeling nostalgic. I also read Anne of Green Gables right after this book at this time in 2024.
- 2023: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin – I don’t remember very much about this book anymore, but I remember loving it and rating it 5 stars.
- 2022: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy – This one was heartbreaking. It was so hard to read about her abuse, especially when it comes from someone who is supposed to protect you.
- 2021: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan – I read this as a buddy read with a whole bunch of people and I remember loving the experience. I honestly don’t even remember much about the book itself but I did rate it 4 stars!
- 2020: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson – This is the kind of book I read and then mostly forget about, and I had forgotten about it until I had to dig it up for this post. It was fun, thrilling in the moment, and my review says I enjoyed the way the story unfolded.
- 2019: The Breathing Method by Stephen King – Ooof! This was a short story but it gave my imagination a lot of gore to work with and it haunted me for months. Remembering it for this prompt is bringing those gory visuals to mind again!
- 2018: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning – I loved this series! It’s one of my favorite series although I haven’t finished it. There are 11 books and I’ve read nine of them. I have issues finishing long-running series because I’m not always able to get all the books sequentially and in a timely manner. If I have to wait too long, I forget details and have to reread and it’s hard to reread so many books to get to the later ones.
- 2017: Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca – I had forgotten about this book but apparently I liked it and gave it 4 stars! I should’ve reread it during the pandemic, but I’m also curious to read it now that we’ve been through the pandemic.
- 2016: Incarnate by Jodi Meadows – I don’t remember this book at all! And apparently I’ve read all three books in the trilogy! I don’t remember a single thing! Now I have to decide if they are worth rereading.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
I just finished I’m Glad My Mom Died. What an awful childhood. Such an unwell mother.
I don’t think I’ve read any of these. So interesting to look back isn’t it!
Here’s mine for this week: https://portobellobookblog.com/2026/08/11/top-ten-tuesday-11th-august-2026-books-i-was-reading-in-august-over-the-last-ten-years-toptentuesday-amreading-bookrecommendations-tuesdaybookblog-booksky-%f0%9f%92%99%f0%9f%93%9a/
I feel like I’ve read a lot of children’s books, but Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster is new to me. I wonder if the book held up to a reread.
It’s funny what you do and don’t remember isn’t it.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
I’m Glad My Mom Died has been on a few different lists this week!
I want to read I’m Glad My Mom Died but I also hate how realistic that scenario is nowadays.
I have Daddy Long Legs on my TBR. For some reason, it sounds like a horror novel in my head lol.
Nice list!
My Post:
https://thegentlechapter.blog/2026/08/11/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-read-this-time-in-the-past/
I skipped the ‘day’ part of the prompt cos it would’ve been too hard for me haha, but I really enjoyed looking through the books I read in August over the years. I lovex3 Tomorrowx3 so so much! I think what I remember most about the book (and why I loved it so much) was all the FEELINGS. Ugh, so good. 🥺 I still need to read SWBTS but I hope I love it as much as everyone else seems to! Great list!
I’ve read three of these! My book club read I’m Glad My Mom Died and it was like a train wreck you can’t look away from. Heartbreaking but fascinating. I also loved The Hunger Games and Daddy Long Legs. 😁
I’ve heard of 4 of these and read none. LOL! So many books, so little time!
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/b-author-names-alphabet-challenge/
It was a fun prompt and interesting to look back over the last 10 years in this way. My reading tastes have not changed a whole lot. I had never heard of Daddy Long Legs until a few years ago, but now I love it. I have read it several times. Have a good week!
I’ve been meaning to read She Who Became the Sun for sooo long, ugh, I keep thinking of it as a very recent book but… not anymore!
I haven’t read those books by Jodi, but I know they were super popular. I even owned one or two for a while. 🙂 Daddy Long Legs is supposed to be a great book, but again… not one I’ve read. This was such a fun prompt and you have a great collection. 🙂 Thanks for visiting my list today!
Hunger Games, I’m Glad my Mom Died, and Tomorrow x3 are all books I read and enjoyed!
I also loved Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. And The Hunger Games is a classic – have you read Sunrise on the Reaping? I’m looking forward to the movie adaptation coming out this November!
My TTT: https://memorymeetsimagination.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-reading-on-this-day-over-the-last-ten-years/