Top 5?! HA! How about a top 500? 5,000! 5 MILLION! But 1) who has time to write a post that long? And 2) who would actually put up with my terrible writing to read a post that long? 1) no one and 2) my mom.
My TBR, bookshelf, and phone are all full of books that I totally wanted to read this year, and didn’t. I feel like I’ve ranted and raved enough about what might truly be my “top 5” that I’m going to pick 5 that are still very near the top, but I might not have mentioned a thousands times before. And they’re all books that are physically sitting on my bookshelf RIGHT NOW! Most of them have been there for a year…
As always, Top 5 Tuesday is the favourite meme of many bloggers and is hosted by Shanah the Bionic Bookworm. If you aren’t doing it, you’re missing out.
Sea of Rust
Easily one of my favourite covers of all time, yet I still haven’t found the time to open that beautiful cover and read what’s inside. If it’s even half as sweet as the cover, I’m in for a hell of a story.
The Book Thief
SO many people have told me this is one of their favourite books of all time. I don’t know what to say… I’ve enjoyed having it on my TBR?
All Rights Reserved
Such a unique premise. I’ve heard lukewarm things about the actual story, but I still HAVE to read this one.
Vicious
Ugh. The further I get into this post, the worse I feel about myself. I blame the ARCs. ARCs KEPT ME FROM READING ALL OF THESE!
Iron Gold
This one, I think, has to be my worst crime. I’m such a fan of the Red Rising series that I’ll push it on anyone who’ll listen (or even pretend to listen.) I went out the day it was on shelves and got my copy. And yet, have not even started it.
The Book Thief is also unread on my shelf… and the entire Red Rising Saga 🙈🙈
At least it’s on your shelf! Red Rising grinds a little at the beginning. If you find yourself wanting to stop, keep going. Get to the second act and you won’t want to put it down. Ever.
Excellent advice, thanks Joe!
I never got to reading Iron Gold either. I bought it as soon as it came out and meant to pick it up so many times, but other things got in the way. Hopefully I can read it over the holidays.
Sounds like you plan on reading a lot of books over the holidays! Also sounds like we have very similar TBRs.
Yea I have at least 5 I want to get through in a week and a half. Unrealistic goals knowing I will be busy with family and whatnot but tis the life of a reader 😛
I get it. I’d love to get through a few books over the holidays, but it won’t happen. I have kids, which amplifies all family business by several million.
Oh I bet! That would be a lot to handle. Cherish that reading time when you get it haha
This list surprises me actually! I know how excited you’ve been about all of these books so I’m shocked that you haven’t read them – especially Iron Gold! You were on my case about reading Red Rising so badly…. LOL! And hi Aunt Jennifer lol!
I am with you on the Book Thief! I just never got around to reading it somehow.. I am REALLY hoping to read it in 2019 though.
And congrats on getting classic editor back! I know I was at a very high stress level until I figured out how to do so…
Yeah. I was checking every setting I could think of. Until my old friend Google gave me the answer!
Let me know when you’re thinking of tackling The Book Thief. Maybe we can BR it.
That would be AWESOME!
I have Sea of Rust lingering in my TBR pile too. The cover is fantastic, the synopsis great and I’ve seen some quality reviews for it to, it’s just finding the time!😂😥
I hear ya, Drew. 2019, for sure! (i might have said ‘2018, for sure’ last year)
I’ve been dying to read The Book Thief too!! I’ve gotten yelled at so many times for that one, so I feel your pain. But it really has been a joy to have on my tbr shelf 😆
Ha ha! Yeah. I feel like I’ve been yelled at over it.
I loved Vicious and I am still in the “I just finished it and am obsessed with it and everyone needs to read it right now even tho it took me forever to get to it” phase
I guess I’ll get to it right now?? *marks it to-read before 2020*
I read “A Darker Shade of Magic” and am currently working my way through “A Gathering of Shadows” by VE Schwab, and I am probably going to have to get her other series, because I’m in love with her writing!
That’s another series I wanted to get to this year (and one that’s on my physical bookshelf) that I NEED to get to in 2019.
I picked up the first book months ago, and finally took it with me on an airplane ride out to LA. I bought the two others as soon as I got back. I’m nearly done with the second, and they’re so much better than I had imagined!
Lol same with the Book Thief. Fellow bloggers and even, my family raved about it. I’m not sure what I’m waiting on 😂
Yes really why haven’t you read Iron Gold already? gasp! LOL I took a rain check on Top 5 Tuesday today due to family circumstances but if I had to venture some choices I’d say City of Brass and I Stop Somewhere …among many others!
I really didn’t like All Rights Reserved. But you are right. It’s a very interesting setting, so you have to see it for yourself 🙂 You never know, maybe you’ll enjoy it a lot more than us lukewarms 😀
Haha there’s always a new year to read 😂 But you do need to read the Book Thief because it’s such a great book😍
The Book Thief is amazing! Hopefully you can read it soon!
Sea of rust does have an amazing cover- I definitely want to read that too. And really recommend book thief and vicious. Ah I’m guilty of not reading iron gold too. Great list!
I really wanted to read the book thief this year as well 😅 didn’t happen haha
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