It’s that time again! Top Ten Tuesday!
(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by the awesome folks over at The Broke and the Bookish. You should totally check them out!)
This week’s top ten? My Top Ten TBR Summer Reading List
Finally! One that won’t be hard! OK, it will be hard in the sense of having to narrow it down to JUST ten books, because I want to read ALL THE BOOKS EVER. I don’t know if this is supposed to be new releases or what, but mine will be a mix, because I don’t have the funds to support a new-release-heavy reading habit. Unfortunately. I think this list will serve as a goal of sorts. I will read these 10 11 books by summer’s end, so help me! Even better, I already own them all, so it means no trips to the library or the book store.
Without further ramblings, and as always in no particular order… My list!
Written In Red by Anne Bishop (Goodreads) – This sounds SO GOOD!
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads) – I loved The Sugar Queen (review), so I would like to read something else by Sarah Addison Allen.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Goodreads) – Mystery about books? Count me in!
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads) – My book club read Shades of Grey (review) by Mr. Fforde earlier this year, and I LOVED his writing style.
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan (Goodreads) – I have been meaning to finish this series for a long time. This is book 10 in the series, so avoid the Goodreads page if you haven’t read the others.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Goodreads) – I have owned this book for forever and keep meaning to read it, but it keeps getting pushed aside. Not this summer!
World War Z by Max Brooks (Goodreads) – My husband and I are planning on seeing this in theaters, so I need to get it read and soon. But I love zombie books, so it is OK.
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (Goodreads) – I would like to see what all the hype is about.
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads) – Another series I need to finish. This is book four, so stay away from the Goodreads page if you haven’t read any of the others. They tend to be extra spoiler-y.
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Goodreads) – I bought this at the last used book sale and I really would like to read it. I have heard many good things.
Bonus: This one doesn’t have a cover on its Goodreads page, but I found it years ago at a used book sale. And I really want to read it. So this summer I will. The book?
Thorn: An Immortal Tale by Frances Gordon
So what do you plan on reading this summer? Share in the comments, or link me to your TTT post! I promise to visit.
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Ooh these books look fabulous. I hope that you enjoy them 🙂
Thanks, Chrissi! I hope so, too 🙂
World War Z is amazing. Best zombie book I ever read. I’m a little disappointed that the movie adaptation seems to have butchered the story, but at least the book is great.
My TTT.
Bummer that the movie isn’t as good as the book, but it very rarely is. Thanks for stopping by!
You know, I have Garden Spells still in the middle of my TBR Pile. I thought I would have read it by now. I also have the Shadow of the Wind and most of the Game of Thrones books. Great reminder post for me to go find those books and move them forward. Great list.
Thanks for stopping by! I am really excited to read all of these!
Game of Thrones was very good- enjoy! Even better was The Shadow of the Wind- can be confusing, but stick with it-well worth it!!
Thanks for the comment! I am really looking forward to these.
The Eyre Affair is so much fun! I love that series.
I really like his writing style, so I am looking forward to it!
I want to read World War Z before I see the movie, but all the library books are checked out! lol #bookwormproblems
Bummer. Good luck!
You have such a great list. I LOVE A Great and Terrible Beauty and World War Z (see review here: http://booksteame.com/2013/05/15/book-review-world-war-z/), so I hope you like them too! I’ve always seen The Shadow of the Wind at Chapters and I always want to get it, but I never do. Maybe one day, after I see your review on it. As for George Martin, I REALLY need to read his books.
I have seen so much good about all these books, and they were on my to-read pile anyways… so they will be read. I finally caved on The Shadow of the Wind.
Ooh, I love, love, LOVED Shadow of the Wind, The Eyre Affair, Graceling, A Game of Thrones and A Great and Terrible Beauty!!! You have all these amazing stories ahead of you waiting to be discovered!
One tiny heads up (if you hadn’t heard before): don’t get attached to ANYONE in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, because people tend to die. A lot. Brutally. Happy reading 😉
Oh I have been warned time and time again about Martin’s tendency to kill off all the favorites. It is part of why I want to read it so bad. I like the idea of no one being safe just because they are a main character or they are well-liked. I am soooo excited for the summer now.
Written in Red was great. Do NOT read it near bed time, though, you’ll lose out on sleep like I did. World War Z was also wonderful, but the sections made it easier to put down for things like eating and sleeping.
I’m kind of scared of everything I hear about George R.R. Martin. I don’t know that I’ll ever read his books, no matter how popular they get.
Now, will I lose sleep because of creepiness or because I will want to finish? because I frequently decide that finishing a book is more important than being mentally present the next day. 🙂
You’ll definitely want to finish. It’s one of those books that sweeps you along, and just as something wraps up, something new happens. I can’t wait for the next book!
I love Sarah Addison Allen, and Garden Spells is one of my favorites by her. And now that I see the Gabaldon book, I really want to reread that series. Lol.
The Outlander series is MARVELOUS. It features time travel and romance and hot men in wee little kilts. *drools*
The Shadow of the Wind holds the top spot on my favorites list! I really hope you enjoy it. If you want, you can check out my review on it.
Thanks for stopping by! I am so excited to read it. Books about books are one of my favorite genres.