Top Ten Tuesday--Books/ series I read/ am reading because they were recommend to me

 

Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @thatartsyreadergirl. This meme was made out of a love of lists and bringing us book bloggers together. Each week, Jana will post a prompt, and we the bloggers will make a post based on that prompt, or not. This week is books I've read based on recommendations from others. 

1- The Grisha Universe by Leigh Bardugo (Good reads/ General Hype)

I started The Grisha Universe in December 2019, and I have since moved onto Six of Crows. I enjoy this world, these characters, and this writing so much, and I can’t wait to continue. The last book in the current duology about one of the characters from the original trilogy will end next year. While I do miss Alina, I prefer the characters from Six of Crows more.

2- A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas (GR/Blogs/hype)

I’ve talked about this series for years on my blog. I love for SJM and I’ll read her books. Back in 2018, I had heard so much hype from Good Reads, Bloggers, and other bookish sites that I had to see if it lived up to the hype. Boy, am I glad because I fell so hard for this series. I enjoyed the Novella, which had mixed reviews from others, but I thought it was fun, and I really enjoyed the vibes. I’m not eh biggest fan of the one sister that has a romance in the new book coming out next year, but I’ll read it, anyway.

3- The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black (GR/Hype)

I once again followed the hype and read two books in this trilogy. I have not read the third one yet because I don’t want it to end, but maybe that one, and the Cardan one before the end of the year. I loved Jude, and I didn’t like Taryn at all. Cardan was okay mostly, but I prefer Rhys from ACOTAR.

4- Royal Holliday by Jasmine Guillory( my sister)

My sister just got me this book a few days ago, and I’m so glad she did. She read the first two as a part of Reese Weatherspoon’s book club. But I hadn’t started the series until the third one. The book is very cute based on the first four chapters, and I can’t wait to see where it goes from the rest of the book. I’m also very much enjoying the characters.

5-Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (TBR and Beyond Facebook Group/Bloggers)

If you’re looking for a nice bookish community on Facebook, check out our group, we’re a lot of fun, and we have challenges. Members of this group and other bloggers were raving about this book, and after reading it, I can see why I’m so glad I took their advice and read it because this romance was just so cute and I loved the characters so much.

6- My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, and Laura Kamoie (friend)

My friend Cat had texted me and asked me if I had read this book. I had not, so I waited until it was on sale, and grabbed the Ebook. I’m enjoying it. Over the last few years, I’ve read a lot of Hamilton books, and this is the best one by far. I love how much research was put into this story, and how the characters come alive on the page like the real-life people they were.

7- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (GR/Bloggers/Hype)

I rode the hype train all the way to grab a copy of this Ebook. I’m so glad I did because it’s one of the best books I’ve read in the last few years. Just after I started the book, I could tell it was something special, and I could see why it was such a hyped novel. I loved Evelyn and Celia, and I can’t wait for her new book to come out next year.

8-Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (Hype)

It’s been so long that I forget where the Fangirl hype got started. I wasn’t blogging that much at the time I read the novel, so it must have been Goodreads. Anyway, you all know how much I love this novel and the principal character Cath. The romance in this novel is also super sweet.

9- The Percy Jackson Universe by Rick Riordan (TBR and Beyond FB Group/ Bloggers/ Hype)

I think I saw a lot of this book on TBR and Beyond, and various bloggers at the time I started the series.  This is an MG series, but even as an adult, I love it so much and I love all the characters. My favorites are Annabeth, Percy, and Hazel. I just started House of Hades, and even though I’m only 18 pages in, I already love the story so much.

10-The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (TBR and Beyond/Bloggers/Hype)

They talked this series about so much across multiple platforms that I just knew I had to read it just to see if it was worth the hype. Four books in, and I can say for this series is one of my favorites. I love Cinder, Cress, and Winter.