This week I’m linking up with Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday. Check out her blog for a new prompt every week. Today’s topic:
Books I Was Super Excited to Get But Still Haven’t Read
This one made me giggle, because I’m notorious for obsessing about getting my hands on an upcoming release, then having it sit unopened on my bookshelf for months (or years). Why am I like this?!? I guess the main reason is “so many books, so little time.” Here is a small sample from my TBR stack that fall into this category:
NONE OF THIS IS TRUE
Lisa Jewell
“[A] scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.”
THE SKELETON KEY
Erin Kelly
“[A] taut, mesmerizing novel about a daughter haunted by her father’s legacy…”
MALICE HOUSE
Megan Shepherd
“[A] complex tale of dark magic, family secrets, and monsters that don’t stay on the page.”
THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS
Katherine Arden
“During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist.”
SPELLS FOR FORGETTING
Adrienne Young
“A deeply atmospheric story about ancestral magic, an unsolved murder, and a second chance at true love.”
DAISY DARKER
Alice Feeney
“[A] locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller.”
WEYWARD
Emilia Hart
“A riveting debut that explores witchcraft and female intuitive powers, told over five centuries through three connected women.”
THE CHANGE
Kirsten Miller
“[A] gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers—putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town.”
BITTERSWEET IN THE HOLLOW
Kate Pearsall
“In this beautifully dark and enthralling YA, four sisters with unusual talents investigate a mysterious disappearance in their secluded Appalachian town.”
THE GIRL IN WHITE
Lindsay Currie
“[A] chilling story about a twelve-year old girl who must face down the most notorious ghost in her haunted East coast town to stop a centuries-old curse that threatens to destroy everything…”
Maybe a new goal for me this year is to tackle these ten books, because they all still sound amazing. Should I move any of these to the top of my TBR? Let me know your thoughts! Thanks for stopping by! — 𝓓𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓪
Book of Secrets 
None of these are on my shelf, but I have heard of some of your featured authors and am embarrassed to say, well, I have WAY too many books fitting this category. ;)
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I buy faster than I read. I’ve got over 110 ish to get through, which I could do if I didn’t read anything else for a year or so. The problem is Blog Tours and Library books. Libraries are being threatened with closure so I try to get books there. I take my 2 sons with me to bulk up the numbers (one is 5 years old, the other is 10 months old 🤣)
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
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Weyward anguished on my tbr for a while… but it was a great read once I did pick it up! And I have but haven’t read The Warm Hands of Ghosts – loved Arden’s Winternight trilogy but am off put by the WW1 setting. I didn’t include it in my list because it is a relatively recent addition!
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*languished not anguished… silly autocorrect!
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I still need to read The Warm Hands of Ghosts, too.
Here is my <a href=”https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-super-excited-to-get-my-hands-on-but-still-havent-read/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a>
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I wouldn’t even want to look at doing a list like this! Nudge, nudge…read that Jewell book😏
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Daisy Darker is one of my favorite books ever, and Weyward is amazing too. I’d start with those too😁
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Ope, Spells for Forgetting. I was so excited to get my hands on that but it’s still languishing on the TBR now 😂 Still keen to read it though. I hope you enjoy all of these whenever you get to them!
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Many of them aren’t that old though, so no worries! I’m seeing Weyward multiple times today.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/05/28/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-super-excited-to-get-my-hands-on-but-still-havent-read/
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I read The Warm Hands of the Ghost. I learned a lot it and it was a fun read. I need to get to Weyward. Here is my post https://paigesofnovels.com/2024/05/28/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-had-to-buy-grab-were-gifted-but-havent-read-yet/.
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Spells for Forgetting didn’t make my TTT list, but it’s still sat on my bookshelf! 😂
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My TBR List stresses me out sometimes! I LOVED Spells for Forgetting. I also enjoyed Weyward, and knowing what you like, you might want to bump that one to the top of your list. :D
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I was so excited to preorder The Sun and the Star last year, and even more excited when it arrived on my doorstep. So why is it still sitting on my bookself unread? I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/books-i-was-excited-to-read-yet-theyre-still-unread/
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I’m not surprised to find that over half of the books you listed are also on my TBR. I actually own a couple of them, unread of course. Ha! Yes, I always ‘need’ to have new books, but getting them all read – well, that’s another story. Enjoy these. I haven’t read any of them as yet.
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There’s definitely so many books and so little time. All of these look good. I’ve had my eye on Weyward and I want to read Alice Feeney. The Warm Hands of Ghosts looks really good too.
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I’m the same way! Once I own a book, the pressure’s off to get it read so I tend to totally forget about it altogether. LOL
I’ve read two of the books on your list. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE was okay, but I loved DAISY DARKER. I need to read more of Feeney’s books.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I have Weyward on my shelf, too! For some reason I forgot to include it in my post.
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These all sound so interesting! Weyward and Bittersweet in the Hollow are ones I might just have to add to my own TBR. I hope you love all of these when you get to them!
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I think we’re ALL like this :) So many books to read — it’s impossible to keep up! I also bought a copy of Weyward a while ago and haven’t read it yet, but I know I still want to! I loved The Warm Hands of Ghosts — hope you do too, whenever you get to it.
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I’m so terrible about this though I am trying to read books off my shelves more often so maybe I’ll get better? I’ve read None of This is True (really liked it), Daisy Darker (liked it), and Weyward (DNF) but so many of these look great.
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