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Book Lists, Top Ten Tuesdays

Lowest Rated Books on my TBR

by amyleighreads9 Comments on Lowest Rated Books on my TBR

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is a freebie so I’ve decided to see what the 10 most lowest rated books are on my physical TBR are at the moment from Goodreads. I don’t really check ratings ever before I pick up a book but I figure this could be a fun post to come back to when I’ve read the books and compare what my rating is to the majority.

Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough – 3.32

Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica – 3.56

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage – 3.63

The Arrangement by Robyn Harding – 3.73

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon – 3.78

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough – 3.79

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena – 3.80

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell by Susana Clark – 3.84

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn – 3.94

Pet Semetary by Stephen King – 4.03

Book Lists

Quarterly Reading Recommendations

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Just like the last couple of years I have decided that every three months I will go through my reading list and pick out the top 10 favourite books I have read during that time. Then at the end of the year I will compile my list and pick out my top 10 overall of 2022.

So my reading recommendations for January, February and March are:

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

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Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

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Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

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Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

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Gallant by V.E. Schwab

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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

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The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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TBR

April TBR

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For April I want to continue on with the momentum I gained in March and try and read even more books. I decided to just go with 3 picks I am going to try and prioritise and then have a list of about 10 that I can pick from when the mood hits!

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

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Wrap Ups

March Wrap Up

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I had an overall pretty great reading month for March. Definitely a diverse bunch of books, didn’t love a lot of them as much as I thought I would but I’m still very happy I was able to complete what I did!

Gallant by V.E. Schwab – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley – ⭐️4/5 stars

All’s Well by Mona Awad – ⭐️2/5 stars

Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller– ⭐️3/5 stars

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn – ⭐️3/5 stars

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Final Girl’s Support Group by Grady Hendrix – ⭐️3/5 stars

Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno Garcia – ⭐️2/5 stars

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward – ⭐️4/5 stars

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica – ⭐️4/5 stars

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Updates

✨Grishaverse Reread✨

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I really enjoyed my reread of Shadow and Bone, I couldn’t really believe how short the book actually was and how quickly the plot unfolded. The only thing I am really missing is some more of the history of the Grisha’s and the different kinds. We get a little bit of an explanation but not enough for me to completely understand. It has been about 4/5 years now since I’ve read these books so I’ve forgotten a lot and I wasn’t given a lot to work with here. I think it’s easy to fall for the Darkling and I am still lowkey a stan but his shift when I first read these books really took me by surprise and I was here for it for sure! It’s a little unrealistic how quickly Alina believes Baghra but other than that I really enjoyed this book. Not quite a 5 star even though the nostalgia was high but this was thrilling, entertaining and everything I love about fantasy books!