I have picked the next series I am going to be rereading in anticipation of it’s latest release and that is the Witchlands Series by Susan Dennard. It’s been 2 years now since I first binged this series and I am in desperate need of a recap as I have pretty much forgotten all the finer details of the plot and I would like to be fresh and up to date before Witchshadow is released in June! I love this series and I am excited to get stuck back in!
This weeks Top Ten Tuesday prompt is the perfect opportunity to showcase 10 books I really loved but haven’t had a chance to talk about in a while. I find usually I will post a review for a book and then won’t really bring it back up again. I highly recommend all of these books and their series!
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Dance of Thieves by Mary E Pearson
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
For this week’s Top 10 Tuesday I decided to go with a list of the top 10 books that I read in 2019 that surprised me!
You by Caroline Kepnes – I honestly didn’t think I was going to like this book. I had heard all of the hype about it when the series came out earlier this year but I kind of dismissed it. Then when I read the book I actually loved it!
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes – This is another series that I really had my reserves about. I didn’t know a lot about it going in and I kept putting it off for months thinking I wasn’t going to enjoy it. Then I finally bit the bullet and gave it a read and I was immediately sucked in!
Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto – when this book first came out there was tons of people talking about it and praising it and then things got really quiet and no one really talked about it anymore. This was kind of a sign for me that this book would be forgettable but I really taken back with how immersive and action packed this book was!
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – I just had this feeling that because Illuminae Files was so good and very well loved that they wouldn’t be able to back it up with another good sci-fi series. I was wrong, this is one of my favourite books of the year and I can’t wait for Aurora Burning to come out!
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead – I thought since this series was quite old that it wouldn’t age very well and I wouldn’t end up liking it. Totally opposite, I absolutely loved this series, super engaging, fast paced and addictive!
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – this is on the other side of the spectrum. I thought I would 100% love this book just because it’s a high fantasy that people have been hyping up ever since it was released and I just couldn’t get on board. Rin just didn’t get with me as the main protagonist and the pacing was a little off.
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young – with debut novels I always kind of go in with low expectations, just in case it’s not the best book, but I ended up really loving this book! Definitely not as hyped as what it should be!
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid – I think this book takes the cake for the most hyped book of the year. It was because of this that I really didn’t think I was going to like it, when I read the blurb and heard all of the review I had no intention of even reading it, but when I saw it at my local library I couldn’t miss the opportunity to read it and I was pleasantly surprised how much I actually enjoyed it!
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard – another series that was released quite a few years ago now and I just thought this series wouldn’t be as fresh and unique as some of the newer fantasy series out there but boy was I wrong. I was invested right from the start, the magic system was unlike anything I’ve read before and the books kept getting better as the series went on!
Paper Towns by John Green – I have only read one other John Green book which I really enjoyed, so I went into Paper Towns thinking I would like it equally if not more than that previous book but I was a little underwhelmed. I didn’t really connect with any of the characters and it was a little unremarkable for me.
I’ve decided that every three months this year I will go through my reading list and pick out the top 10 books I have read. These are going to all of my 5 star reads as well as any other book that I loved but didn’t give 5 stars for whatever reason. Then at the end of the year I will compile my list and pick out my top 10 overall of 2019. If you want to read any of my reviews for these books just click on the titles!
So my reading recommendations for January, February and March are:
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natashan Ngan
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Dance of Thieves by Mary E Pearson
Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
I am very proud of my progress this month! As I said I have been on holidays in February so I did have more than enough time for reading but I tried not to let it take over my holidays. I did enjoy myself and have a bit of a break from reading throughout the month but I did still manage to get quite a bit done!
HP and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling – ⭐️5/5 stars
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo – ⭐️4/5 stars
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner – ⭐️3/5 stars
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han – ⭐️4/5 stars
Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh – ⭐️4/5 stars
Always & Forever Lara Jean by Jenny Han – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin – ⭐️4/5 stars
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️4.5/5 stars
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson – ⭐️4.5/5 stars
The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin – ⭐️3.5/5 stars
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson – ⭐️5/5 stars
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