It’s Top Ten Tuesday time once again friends and this week the prompt is books I hope Santa brings. I haven’t been doing a lot of book shopping throughout the last couple years so there are a lot of books I read and loved but don’t own yet, so these are the ten I would love to add to my collection!
These are the 5 books that I either picked up on a whim or had heard some bad things about and I was surprised I actually ended up really liking them!
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
I just picked this up on a whim and it was a campy fun time!
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
That twist at the end!
Book of Night by Holly Black
I didn’t like her Folk of the Air series at all so I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked this book!
Slewfoot by Brom
Another book I picked up on a whim that I loved, probably going to be one of my favourites of the year!
One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose
Hadn’t heard much feedback about this book but was surprisingly really enjoyable!
Back in January I picked 5 books that are high on my TBR that I try to prioritise and read and now that it’s the end of the year it’s time to wrap up and see how I did. I completed 3 out of the 5 that I had picked which honestly I’m ok about. I am still interested in reading Dune but not really interested in The Once and Future Witches anymore.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
I enjoyed the fact that there is the overarching mystery surrounding the girls murdered and I found the way Camille uncovered it to be entertaining for sure. The way the plot unravels and we start to have more a clear picture as to who the murderer was very intriguing. I had my suspicions from the start and the misdirect was a great touch but I was eventually correct.
My Rating: ⭐️3/5 stars
All’s Well by Mona Awad
I think what I didn’t really enjoy about the book was that there was no explanation. How the three men gave her the powers and healed her of her pain and how she was able to transfer it to the others. Did she suck out their energy and vitality and used that to heal herself or did she just give them her pain. At the end of my read I’m still left with questions and I’m just not feeling satisfied.
My Rating: ⭐️2/5 stars
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
I was expecting it to be more sinister in tone but I liked the fact that Sophia was so naïve and unassuming for a good majority of the book despite some horrific things happening around her. The slow build up of anticipation and the clarity that Sophia gains was entertaining but overall I was a little underwhelmed by this book.
My Rating: ⭐️3/5 stars
Hello friends it’s time for another WWW Wednesday update:
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
So this week’s Top 10 Tuesday is once again our seasonal TBR’s. So for this summer the plan is to try and cut down my physical TBR and read all of the books I have been thrifting and collecting over the last year that I haven’t gotten to yet.
Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
A Court of Silver Flame by Sarah J Maas
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
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