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 Super Excited to Get My Hands on but Still Haven’t Read
There have been so many books I was super excited about but ended up not reading. These are some of the ones I’m still excited about and still want to read as soon as possible, but haven’t yet for some reason or other.
Top Ten Books I Was Super Excited to Get My Hands on but Still Haven’t Read
- The Glass Chateau by Stephen P. Kiernan – I love Stephen P. Kiernan’s books and I’m really excited to read this one too, but his books are the kind that require savoring and that means I have to find the right time and mental head space to read them.
- Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane – Mhairi’s books are categorized under romance, but they’re not quick, fun and silly romances. They tend to highlight serious real life issues as well and I love that about them, so I want to be fully present when I read this.
- The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin – I loved the two previous books I’ve read by MM, and I know I’ll love this too. They’re just pretty heavy because of the subject matter, but they’re also hopeful and heartwarming, and I’m looking forward to reading this soon.
- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder – I think the thing holding me back with this one is that there are at least six books in the series and I’m just scared of starting a new series when there are so many I haven’t finished yet.
- Shark Heart by Emily Habeck – Nothing holding me back with this one, I just haven’t gotten to it yet.
- The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan – Another one in the queue I intend to get to really soon!
- Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson – And this one too! I meant to read this and the above book this month, but I had other time obligations!
- Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman – I’ve got a planned buddy read for this series in June, and I’m anxiously awaiting it! It’s a reread for me, but it’s been a while and I’m excited to revisit the nostalgia!
- Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie – I very recently finished the first two books in this series and I would’ve immediately started the next one, except my book buddies want me to wait for them. They’re supposed to have the book in a couple of weeks, but if they take longer than that, all bets are off!
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent – I was so excited about this and I still am, but I haven’t gotten around to it. Soon!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
I’ve heard SO many things about Poison Study, but never did buy a copy for my shelf. Might be one I need to read about again and see if it’d be something I’d potentially read someday. 🙂
If you do I hope you enjoy it. It sounds really good!
Oh my, The Dragons of Autumn Twilight was a book series I read as a teenager! I reread it this year and, whilst it didn’t really stand the test of time well, the nostalgia-feels were great!
Oh no, I’m sad to hear it didn’t stand the test of time! I’m sure I’ll love the reread just because of the nostalgia, but it would be a lot better if it was still good in these times.
They look good. I have so many books that I have bought, but then not had the time to read. I could get through them all in just over a year if I didn’t keep getting distracted 🤣 I am hoping that by doing the 20 books of summer challenge (I’ve put down 10 books) then that will be a little start 🤣
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-super-excited-to-get-my-hands-on-but-still-havent-read/
I heard about the summer challenge and it sounds so fun! But I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately and barely able to keep up with the challenges I already have. I hope you manage to read the books you want this summer!
“Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone” certainly has an eye-catching title! My list is here, should you be interested.
Yeah, it caught my eye because of the title for sure!
Shark Heart was one of those books that I thought I was going to like way more than I did. If I was advising myself before I read it, I’d tell myself to skip it.
Oh no, I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it as much as you hoped! I’m still excited to read it just because I need to scratch that curiosity. Hopefully I’ll like it a bit more!
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone has quite the eye-catching title!
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
It really does!
“The Serpent & the Wings of Night” is still on my shelves unread too! Fingers crossed we’ll both get to it soon. 🙂
Yes! Hopefully really soon! 🤞
I loooved Poison Study when I read it as a teenager, but I haven’t gotten around to reading the rest of the series. 😭 I’m hoping to reread it soon so I can get to that! Aaand I hope you enjoy Serpent and the Wings of Night more than I did!
Lol thanks! I hope you enjoy rereading the Poison Study series!
I bought Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone and thought I’d start it right away but… It stayed on the TBR for a little while. Surprisingly, I ended up reading it sooner than I thought I would after I didn’t pick it up immediately 😂 It’s great! I hope you enjoy all of these whenever you get to them!
I’m glad to hear you liked it! I’m not sure anymore when I’ll get to these books but hopefully as soon as possible!
I still need to read Between Us as well, for the same reason you are 🙂 I did read and love Serpent and the Wings of Night, so I hope you’ll enjoy it too!
Yay, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I definitely need to get to these books soon!
I read both The Keeper of Hidden Books and The Serpent and the Wings of Night, enjoyed them both.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/05/28/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-super-excited-to-get-my-hands-on-but-still-havent-read/
Good to know! I’m still excited about them!
Serpent and the Wings of Night is such a great read!! I can’t wait to read book two. I have Shark Heart is one that I have and want to read soon! I hope you get to these.
So good to hear! I’m getting excited (again) to read them both!
Everyone in My Family Killed Someone is such a wild read! I hope to get around to the second one in the series soon. I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/books-i-was-excited-to-read-yet-theyre-still-unread/
Okay, I’m pushing Everyone in My Family up the TBR!
I hope you enjoy these! Everyone in My Family Killed Someone looks like a lot of fun, and I remember really enjoying Poison Study—though it has been a long time since I read that one. Happy reading!
Here’s my TTT this week: https://bookwyrmknits.com/2024/05/28/top-ten-tuesday-unread-fantasy-pre-orders/
Oooh, it’s so hard to choose what to read next, everyone is giving all the great reviews on all the books! 😂
I’m the same way! POISON STUDY is one I’ve had a physical copy of for forever and still haven’t read. I have read EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE. It was super entertaining. I need to read the sequel.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I’m getting more and more excited about these two books with every comment! Thank you!
I hope you enjoy these when you get the chance to read them!
Thank you!
I have had Poison Study on my TBR for at least 10 years, maybe longer, and I still haven’t read it. One of these days… I do hope you get around to some of these soon!
Lol yes, one of these days!
I haven’t read any of these, but I hope you enjoy them when find the chance to read them! 🙂
Thank you! I’ve since finished Last Argument of Kings and I’m currently reading Dragons of Autumn Twilight, so 🤞
That’s awesome! 🙂