Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Books I Meant to Read In 2020 but Didn’t Get To.
- A Darker Shade of Magic (V. E. Schwab)
- A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
- Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
- Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
- The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
- Spin the Dawn (Elizabeth Lim)
- The House in the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
- A Dance with Fate (Juliet Marillier)
- Time’s Convert (Deborah Harkness)
- How to Be an Anti-Racist (Ibram X. Kendi)
Most of these are books I own, but just haven’t gotten around to reading, even though I want to. I had planned to read all of them in 2020, but ended up having a hard time reading or focusing on anything new. When I did read new releases, most of them were ARCs, so I really had to read them. I hope I can do better this year, because all of them are books I am still excited about.
Lydia
I still need to read Spinning Silver and Every Heart a Doorway. Great list.
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Anne - Books of My Heart
Haha I couldn’t do a post about this – it would be thousands of pages long! I did read A Darker Shade of Magic, A Deadly Education, Spinning Silver (maybe 2019) and A Dance with Fate. They are all excellent reads btw.
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Bea @ Bea's Book Nook
Same! I don’t know how I’d limit it. Hats off to Lark for managing to define her list.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you! I just chose the ones I most wish I had read, and have the most interest in reading this year. Catch me on a different day or in a different mood, and the list might be different—but I am feeling a real pull back toward fantasy these days, so maybe not.
Angela
I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed by The Starless Sea – I hope you have more luck with it than I did!
Lark
Starless Sea is one I’ve been meaning to read since it came out. Maybe I’ll finally get around to it this year. Fingers crossed. ;D
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I hope you do! Our Robin listened to it and liked it very much.
Katherine
I had such a hard time narrowing down this list to 10! Basically if it wasn’t a cozy mystery it didn’t get read and I didn’t even get to all the cozies I had on my list! I’ve really been wanting to read Naomi Novik and The House on the Cerulean Sea looks good. I’ll have to be look into that one!
Lark_Bookwyrm
I think all of us were turning to whatever books were most helpful to us personally. And you had more reason than most of us to need light, cozy reading this past year. The time may come when you want something other than cozy mysteries, but honestly? Read whatever sustains your spirit and emotions the best.
(Still praying for Will and you and your family, and following along on Facebook.)
Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog)
Awesome list! I also wanted to read A Deadly Education!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I hope you get to it this year, then! 🙂
Nikki
Spin the Dawn’s sequel made my list!
My TTT.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Which says good things about the first book, doesn’t it?
Caroline
Cerulean Sea is on my wish list too. I hope you love these when you get to them! Here’s my post if you’re interested: https://www.howdidthatbookend.com/ttt-books-i-meant-to-read-in-2020/
Lark_Bookwyrm
I hope so, too! Thanks for stopping by.
Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits
Ooh, I’ve read several of these! (Every Heart a Doorway, The Starless Sea, How to be an Antiracist, Spin The Dawn, and The House in the Cerulean Sea.) I know what you mean though about focus and reading last year. I had a hard time focusing on any “hard” reading, so most of my planned 2020 TBR went out the window.
I hoe you enjoy these when you get to them!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I really hope to read at least five of these this year. I feel more hopeful about the year to come than I have felt in the last 6 months, so that may help my mental energy.
Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits
Hope helps so much when it comes to energy and getting things accomplished!
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Berls
I have too many books I meant to read lol! But I do recommend VE Schwab’s Darker Shade of Magic – I did that trilogy last year and loved it.
Lark_Bookwyrm
It’s high on my priority list this year. 🙂
Iza
Last year didn’t make it particularly easy for us to concentrate on reading… You’ll get there in your own time 🙂
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thanks. In 2020, I kept rereading old favorites and mostly light books or romances, because that’s all I could handle emotionally and mentally. I hope I’m able to read more challenging books this year. I especially want to get back to fantasy.