This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is books that will put a smile on your face. I just simply went through my recent reads and whichever books I seen that made me smile I added to this list!!
Tag: Jen DeLuca
Anticipated Releases 2021 Update
This week’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt is my most anticipated releases for the second half of 2021. These are all books that are either sequels or continuations of series that I am loving or it has a blurb that has sucked me in and I can’t wait to read it!
Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin (expected publication: July 27th 2021)
All’s Well by Mona Awad (expected publication August 3rd 2021)
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould (expected publication: August 3rd 2021)
Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (expected publication: August 17th 2021)
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (expected publication: September 28th 2021)
Well Matched by Jen DeLuca (expected publication: October 19th 2021)
Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (expected publication: November 9th 2021)
All of Us are Villains by Christine Lynn Herman & Amanda Foody (expected publication: November 9th 2021)
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (expected publication: November 16th 2021)
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson (expected publication: November 25th 2021)
Goodreads Was Wrong Book Tag
I seen this tag on Way Too Fantasy and I just had to give it a go!!
1. What is the highest rated book that you gave a low rating? (Sort your books in Goodreads based on Average Ratings and find the highest rated book you gave a low rating).
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi – average rating is 4.38 I gave it ⭐️3 stars
2. What is the lowest rated book that you gave a high rating? (Sort your books in Goodreads based on Avg Ratings, in reverse order, and find the lowest rated book you gave a high rating).
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart – average rating is 3.30 I have it ⭐️4 stars
3. What is the most popular book you disagree with the avg rating? (Sort your books in Goodreads based on number of Ratings, and find the first book you disagree with the avg rating)
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – a little overhyped I gave it ⭐️3 stars it has an average of 4.12
4. What is the least popular book you disagree with the avg rating? (Sort your books in Goodreads based on number of Ratings, in reverse order, and find the first book you disagree with the avg rating)
Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi – I didn’t really like this book I gave it ⭐️2 stars and the average rating is 3.44
5. Choose two books that have an average rating of 3/5 stars but you gave a higher rating.
Well Played by Jen Deluca – average rating of 3.53 I gave it ⭐️4 stars
Wilder Girls by Rory Power – average rating of 3.54 I gave it ⭐️4 stars
6. Choose two books that have an average rating of 3/5 stars but you gave a lower rating.
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan – average rating of 3.35 I gave it ⭐️2 stars
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu – average rating of 3.72 I gave it ⭐️2 stars
7. Choose two books that have an average rating of 4/5 stars but you gave a lower rating.
Sightwitch by Susan Dennard – average rating of 4.01 I gave it ⭐️3 stars
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – average rating of 4.03 I gave it ⭐️3 stars
8. Choose two books that have an average rating of 2/5 stars but you gave a higher rating.
I haven’t read any books since I’ve been on Goodreads that are below a 3.12 average
9. Do you tend to agree or disagree with GR average rating and do you use GR as a guide for books you want to read?
I would say overall absolutely.. the majority of my rating coincide with the average! I will typically look to see what the average rating is before I start a book, but it doesn’t sway my opinions at all.
My Ten Most Recent Reads
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is my ten most recent books I have read and my thoughts on each book!
The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence – Underwhelming unfortunately
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong – Just ok, will definitely be continuing on
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas – This was strange
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo – I was invested, definitely unlike anything I’ve read before
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – Poignant, relevant & impactful
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire – I really enjoyed this
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire – the series is slowly getting better as I read through
Well Played by Jen DeLuca – was an enjoyable, romantic, fun read
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin – lived up to the hype
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire – Just an ok one for me
February Wrap Up
This month I actually ended up reading a lot more than what I anticipated which was a nice surprise. Though I didn’t end up completing my TBR I wanted to read in February I did pick up some books that I have been wanting to read for a while now!
The books I completed in February are:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – ⭐️3/5 stars
A Light in the Dusk by Jessi Elliot & K.J. Sutton – ⭐️3/5 stars
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir – ⭐️5/5 stars
Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima – ⭐️4/5 stars
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire – ⭐️3/5 stars
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin – ⭐️4/5 stars
Well Played by Jen DeLuca – ⭐️4/5 stars
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire – ⭐️3/5 stars
Amy Leigh Reads 