Top Ten Tuesday (96)

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

This Tuesday's theme is...

Top Ten Books People Have Been Telling Me I MUST Read

I've actually gotten better at reading popular, pushed-on-me books, like Throne of Glass, Angelfall, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, If I Stay, Code Name Verity, and Under the Never Sky. But I still have--and, unfortunately, probably always will have--those books that I haven't read yet when I really, really should. And here are ten of them!

a contemporary

{Goodreads}

This seems exactly like the kind of book I would love. It's pretty ridiculous that I haven't read it yet, especially since EVERYONE seems to love it so much. And get this--I OWN IT.

a dystopian

{Goodreads}

I'm pretty sure everyone knows this series is HUGE. And hopefully, that hugeness and hype won't work against the book when I finally read it. Which will hopefully be soon (and may the series finale be nice to me).

a fantasy

{Goodreads}

Even before this book was released it was full of HYPE. So, so many excellent things are said about it (and I've heard the last line is like whoa). And again, I OWN THIS.

a historical

{Goodreads}

I've avoided this book for one main reason: I WILL PROBABLY MOST DEFINITELY CRY. I've heard it's just fantastic, and I hope I love it. But I can only read this when I'm ready to hardcore sob over a book (which may be never, thanks to The Fault in Our Stars and the book that shall not be named).

a novella

{Goodreads}

As of late last year I have read all the Throne of Glass novels, but I still haven't read the novellas. (I KNOW, HOW WRETCHED.) Ideally, I'd like to read them before a reread of the entire series. I just don't really have time for that. So, I'm hoping and planning to read this book ASAP since Sarah's coming to town next month.

a paranormal(ish)

{Goodreads}

I've always kind of had some interest in this series, but with all the rave reviews for the final book, I just HAVE to read it. I may have a copy of this from the library right this second. I may not be able to fit it into my TBR pile.

an adult novel(s)

{Goodreads | Goodreads}

I LOVED Eleanor & Park and Fangirl, both of which made Rainbow Rowell one of my favorite authors. And yet, I haven't read any of her Adult books. I think part of me is a little worried I won't love them as much as her YA novels. But from what I've seen, people seem to love these books, too! And once again, I OWN Attachments--but I need to get Landline.

a series finale

{Goodreads}

Trying to avoid spoilers for this one is not easy, and I know that something happens around a certain page number (I've seen everyone freaking at pretty much that exact moment on Goodreads). I liked Shadow and Bone enough and was kind of meh toward Siege and Storm, but I still want to read this finale (own it!) and see how it all ends. Plus, this is a pretty big series that a lot of people are goo goo over (so, automatic recommendation, sort of).

a middle grade series

{Goodreads}

If a person hasn't recommended these books, then freaking Tumlblr. I haven't even read the books (though I've seen the movies, and like them) and I ship PercaBeth. Also...all five books exist in my house and four are on my shelf, oops.

a very popular series

{Goodreads (is this really necessary?)}

BEFORE YOU GO CRAZY AND CAST AN EVIL SPELL ON ME: I have actually read the first four books. But that was back in elementary school, when I thought it was kind of cool to have read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in, like, a month. And I wasn't as much of a reader then and the wait been books was so long and they were so long. Don't worry--I've seen all the movies. But I know--I NEED TO READ THE BOOKS.

What books do you still need to read that everyone shoves on you?

P.S. I was just on Goodreads and saw Dangerous Girls (a cray cray), which I should've put on here. And I could've. But I don't know what book to take off!

P.S.S. Some quick recs from moi (AKA if you've been thinking of reading them, please do so): The Morganville Vampires (series), Tiger Lily (retelling), How to Love and Wild Awake (contemporaries), Endangered (realisticish).