Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to the Top Ten Tuesday now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is Books I Enjoyed But Rarely Talk About. Some of the wide variety of books on my list are recent reads, but others I read a while back - either way, I highly recommend all of them. Here we go, in alphabetical order by title:
Across a Broken Shore by Amy Trueblood
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
The Black Moon (Poldark #5) by Winston Graham
The Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen #2) by Alison Goodman
Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani
The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann
My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher
These Ruthless Deeds (These Vicious Masks #2) by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas
Unbound (Magic Ex Libris #3) by Jim C. Hines
William Shakespeare's Get Thee Back to the Future by Ian Doescher
Have you read any of these books? What are some books you love but don't talk about often? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
I was hot and cold about The Astonishing Color of After. I hate it when adults leave kids alone in their grief, but then I know that it is needed to tell the story.. My TTT list
ReplyDeleteVery true - I usually dislike when parents are absent in their kids lives, but for some reason that element worked here.
DeleteI keep thinking I've read something by Jim C. Hines but I haven't! One of these days, he's an author I hear good things about.
ReplyDeleteWell, his Magic Ex Libris series is an awesome place to start. :)
DeleteI liked the first two books in These Vicious Masks, and should really try to finish the series. I thought the Astonishing Color of After was really beautiful. I loved the visuals the author created, and liked the use of magical elements to drive the story.
ReplyDeleteThe These Vicious Masks series ends really well. I hope you like it when you get to it.
DeleteGreat list! The Astonishing Colour of After is one I'd really like to try.
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely fantastic. Enjoy!
DeleteI love the cover for Ink Ashes. Wow!
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It's so cool isn't it. :)
Deletesome great looking cover and i think they are all new to me. glad they are worth the mention
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Thanks for coming over, Sherry.
DeleteI haven't read any of these. The Trueblood book sounds really good. I'm definitely going to add that one to my TBR. I have INK AND ASHES on my shelves somewhere. I've even had lunch with the author before :) I really need to actually read her book!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
Both of Trueblood's novels have been brilliant. I hope you get to them soon. :)
DeleteThanks for sharing these with us! I haven't read any of these sadly. It's good to know they're good, though!
ReplyDeleteYou've got a good place to start if you want to picks up some new reading material. :)
DeleteAcross A Broken Shore does look good.
ReplyDeleteTrueblood's style is becoming a favorite.
DeleteAHHhht The Astonishing Colour of After has been on my TBR for ages. I read the Dark Days Club but haven't started the second book yet (why am I like this??)
ReplyDeleteI haven't completed that series yet but I need to. I don't want it to end though...
DeleteI really want to read the Mean Girls/Shakespeare mash-up. How fun they did one for Back to the Future!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
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I'm really looking forward to that - there's so many more I'd like to see adapted! :)
DeleteI tried The Dark Days Club back then but it wasn't for me. I gave it to my sister. The Astonishing Color of After is one of those books I've been eyeing though. I have a feeling that it's not a book for me but still considering that one.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know what you think of it if you decide to try it.
DeleteI have been meaning to read The Astonishing Color for ages now, so nice to see you enjoyed it. Hope you are doing well, Lauren <3
ReplyDeleteI'm doing alright - and I hope you are as well, Alicia.
DeleteSeveral of these are on my TBR (The Astonishing Color of After & My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece), but a few are new-to-me. :)
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 😷💬
I can't recommend My Sister enough, especially on audio. David Tennant does a brilliant job with the narration.
DeleteI loved The Astonishing Color of After! I don't tend to talk about it often, either, because it feels like it doesn't fit into a lot of lists? Weird. Unbound looks interesting. I might have to check out that series!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about that. It is an awesome series.
DeleteI've been wanting to read The Astonishing Color of After since it came out but still haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm glad to hear it was a great read for you.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll enjoy it, Suzanne.
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