Hey guys! Today I’m bringing to
you a Top Ten Tuesday post. If you don’t know what Top Ten Tuesday is, check
out some info here! This week’s topic is hyped books we haven’t read yet. So
let’s get going!
#1: An Ember in the Ashes by
Sabaa Tahir [Goodreads Link]
This one isn’t too bad (unlike
some of the ones I’ve yet to mention) because it's relatively new but I still feel bad not having read it
yet. This book is gaining some serious hype in the online book community lately
and I am just dying to get my hands on it. As you know from my July TBR, I’ve
got a huge goal for this month but I really, really hope I can squeeze this
baby in somewhere. Or at least some time soon.
#2: Mistborn series by Brandon
Sanderson [Goodreads Link]
If you've been following this space for awhile, you might've seen that this was on a TBR a few months back. But you guessed it! I didn't read it. As a fantasy lover, it feels like
a crime that I haven’t read any of Brandon Sanderson’s works yet. He is so
widely acclaimed in the fantasy genre and I just need to take the leap. This
series, in particular, has gained a lot of hype, especially recently.
And there’s nothing really stopping me reading Mistborn. I have the first novel
sitting on my desk as I type this but I just keep having some other book I need
to read first. I swear, I will get there eventually. I mean soon!
#3: Paper Towns by John Green
[Goodreads Link]
I’m including this because, even
though this book isn’t usually the first one people talk about in reference to
John Green, it is obviously gaining a lot of hype at the moment with the movie
so close to being released. Now, let me say, that I have a complex relationship
with John. I absolutely adore his work on Youtube and with Hank and all that
jazz, but am sort of on the fence in regards to his novels. Now, I’ve only read
two so bear with me. I read TFIOS way back in 2012 and absolutely adored it but,
after two years, the next book I picked up of his was Abundance of Katherines
and I really, really did not like it. Since then, I haven’t wanted to read
another one of his novels in case I dislike that, too, because I really do want
to like them.
#4: Miss Peregrine’s Home for
Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs [Goodreads Link]
I hear about this all the time
online (especially Booktube) and it sounds fascinating. I really want to read
it but I swear I never see it at any book stores or the library; I can only
ever find Hollow City. I know I could just order it online but I never seem to
remember it when I’m doing some online shopping, to be honest.
#5: Shatter Me trilogy by Tahereh
Mafi [Goodreads Link]
Okay, well, I’ve read the first
one but I haven’t read the rest of them. This series has been hyped a whole
bunch online and I seem to see it everywhere. I was convinced I would love it
so I loaned all of the books out on a whim from the library one day and I just really disliked Shatter Me, I’m sorry. I can’t see myself continuing the
series, no matter how much people tell me that it gets better. I have too many
other goods books I’d rather get to. Also, I really wish I liked these books
because I adore Tahereh so much. I hope I like her new novel coming out!
#6: The Martian by Andy Weir
[Goodreads Link]
Okay, this one I really, really
want to get to! I kept seeing this on the booktube and I was only mildly
curious about it because I didn’t really know what it was about. Then I learnt
it was to become a movie so I had a look at the trailer and it just really made
me want to pick up the book right then, so well done, movie creators. I hope I
get to this before the movie release, though.
#7: The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
[Goodreads Link]
Okay, so this one got huge hype when
it came out and I really wanted to get into it. It somehow got pushed back on
my TBR and then the second book of the series came out and got some really
awful reviews and it kind of made me hesitant to start the series at all. I do
intend to get to it someday and maybe all of negative stuff that’s came out
will mean I enjoy it more because I have lower expectations. Who knows?
#8: Vicious by V.E. Schwab
[Goodreads Link]
Man, this book gained some
serious hype last year. It seemed like everyone and their mother was talking
about it and I just never find the time or the drive to check it out. I haven’t
really heard a lot of bad things about it so I don’t know what’s stopping me.
It’s one of those books I really, really want to get to but I just never seem
to be in the mood to pick it up. One day, I’ll push myself to do it, I promise.
#9: Heroes of Olympus series by Rick
Riordan [Goodreads Link]
If you saw my July TBR, you already
know this. So many people love these books and if they are as good as PJO was,
I’m sure I’ll love it too. I just have to start it first to find out.
#10: City of Heavenly Fire by
Cassandra Clare [Goodreads Link]
When this was released last year,
everyone went crazy but I sort of felt meh about it. Now, don’t get me wrong, I
really enjoyed The Mortal Instruments series, but primarily the first half. I
feel like books 4 and 5 were a huge dip in the series and I really did not
enjoy them. So, when CoHF was released, I wasn’t really feeling it. I still
bought the book but it has just sat on my shelf for the past year collecting
dust. I do intend to read it because I have heard good things, but at the
moment, I’m in no rush.
What are some hyped books you
guys haven’t read yet? Have you read any of the books I mentioned and think I
should get to them ASAP? Let me know in the comments below!
Until next time!
Jess, xxx
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