Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join.
This week’s topic is:
Top Ten Books that Surprised Me! (In a Good or Bad Way)
1. Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu: I’ve finished only one book by Lu, and this one was it. That’s why I was so surprised about it lol
2. Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm: Bruh, I never would’ve thought I would have loved this as much as I did, but I fell in LOVE with this book. It was hilarious and it was so sweet. It was amazing and of course now I want to read it again.
3. Top Elf by Caleb Zane Huett: One of the only MG books that I read last year and I LOVED it! It was super funny and had the cutest little elves. Why don’t more people write books about elves and Santa competitions?
4. Renegades by Marissa Meyer: As a Meyer fan, I wasn’t surprised that I liked this one. I was not prepared however, for the ending. It surprised the CRAP out of me. So much so that I shouted “WHAT?!” in the middle of the bus we were on. (We were on our way to New Orleans smh lol)
5. An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson: I was definitely surprised that I didn’t care for this book as much as everyone else. I’m beginning to think I just don’t care for fae. (Save for my fae husband, Rhys lol)
6. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds: I LOVED this! It’s a novel in verse so I wasn’t expecting to like it so much. (I normally don’t care for verse) But this one surprised me. It was told in a way that I had never read before, and it’s now one of my favorites.
7. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green: I liked some of his work, but others not so much. But this one seemed to tell the story of me. It depicts my struggle with anxiety and when I go into “rabbit holes” and don’t sleep and such, and I wish I had had this back when I was a teen.
8. Alex and Eliza: A Love Story by Melissa de la Cruz: If you know me, you know I HATE historical fiction. The only reason I even decided to read this was because I had a huge test to do and it was the only audiobook I hadn’t read that was available.
9. When We Collided by Emery Lord: Again I have always been a fan of Lord’s, but I was not expecting to love this one THIS much. It was so interesting to see so much of me in Vivi and I wish I had this book as a teen.
10. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco: Another book that I LOVE that was so shocking because I hate historical fiction. I have come to the realization that as long as there is another component (like a mystery of love story) than I may come to actually like it.
What books surprised you?
Any of these surprise you as well?
Oooh nice! I adored SJTR as well! I love a good mystery and what's not to love about Cresswell? Lol!! I still need to read Renegades but upon hearing it was a duology I decided for the sake of my sanity I would wait to binge the duology at a later date! Lol! Glad to hear it was good though!
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I'm the same way with historical fiction. I need something else besides atmosphere. I wasn't expecting to like SJTR so much, but it was adorable and fun. I haven't read the sequel yet– which 🙁
I was also surprised by the twist in RENEGADES. I just wished I liked the rest of the book as much!
I'm still hesitant to read Renegades.
I loved Long Way Down too on audiobook and the production was fantastic.
WHY?! That ending will GET YOU.