This Top Ten Tuesday is brought to you by me, A Musing Mother but the brain child of The Broke and the Bookish. The subject being near and dear to my heart, I knew I just must participate. It has to do with my piles of TBR (To Be Read).
{Play the trumpets} Top Ten Books Cluttering my Bookshelf (es) that I really want to read but haven't done so because I'm a loser:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
My daughter read it and loved it. But it's still mine. Mine. I'm quite possessive. And I don't know why I haven't read it.
Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)
I know. Like I really need another paranormal. Still, it's on my bookshelf and I am determined.
Other Words for Love
Just sitting. Collecting dust.
Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #5)
Do I have to read the first 4 books to understand this number 5? I hope not.
The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4)
by Julie Kagawa
Is it not time for a happier ever after, at last? Can Megan and Ash FINALLY be together? Please?
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Just to clarify, yes, I am a history nerd. My reading habits cross all genres but this one comes with a caveat; I love Robert K. Massie's books! Discovered them when I was reading about the Romanovs and he is extremely articulate and speaks to the lay woman in terms I understand.
The Summer Garden (Tatiana and Alexander #3)
Again, I beg to ask, will I understand it on its own?
Under the Never Sky
So this one is probably next.
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Okay, confession time. I already read this one but I loved it so much I want to read it again. But I can't. Someone from my ward, who will remain nameless but she is the daughter of my friend, Julie and the niece of my friend, Lisa and her name starts with M. borrowed it.
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
Mostly because I just love a good cry, a lesson in French history, and then I will belt out On My Own by Eponine. Ah. What a tragic figure.
The Garden Tomb
Okay, so this really makes #11. I flew through the first two books, loving the way he presented the material and then I probably descended into the wonderfully trashy world of People Magazine or something.
I'll get to them. Really, I will. But first I think I will sleep. Just for tonight.
11 comments:
Peculiar Children is one I'd like to get to in the New Year. I'm holding out for Santa to bring it ;)
Ooh you have some good books on your list. I read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and liked it.
My daughter stole my copy of Miss Peregrine's also. I haven't seen it since! I have The Sisterhood book too but like you haven't read the others. I have seen the movies and loved them so I am hoping that will be all I need to read the new book.
We share Les Miserables. And I've just added Miss Peregrie's Home For Peculiar Children to my wishlist!
Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday post. :)
I never heard of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, but I will read it.
Here's My Post
I still haven't read Hex Hall yet, it is a book that has been sitting on my shelf for around a year.
This is my 1st week participating in Top 10
http://kristina-worldofbooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-10-tuesdays-1.html
You will like Iron Knight. :)
As far as Sisterhood Everlasting...I REALLY recommend reading the first book. I don't think you need to read the middle three necessarily, but I think the impact of the 5th book would be greater if you read the first one. The 5th doesn't go into a lot of backstory and while you could probably follow what is happening I don't think you would really understand the point of the book, you know? Anyways, something to consider. Plus the 1st book is the best of the series anyways. :D
I've read "The Summer Garden," but I did read the entire series in order. I think you will miss out because you won't fully understand the back story of Tatiana and Alexander. I really enjoyed the series overall.
Thanks for checking out my list :) I definitely need to read Sisterhood Everlasting, too. I've read the first 2 I think, so I've got a bit of catching up to do. Hex Hall also seems really interesting, I think I might have to have a read.
New follower as well! Your blog's so cute.
I agree with what's been said about the Tatiana & Alexander series. You gotta read the first two... first. Sets the whole story up. Now, this is coming from the gal who has yet to read the second, let alone third but whatever. You gotta know them first before you do that. The Bronze Horseman is probably my all-time favorite book ever.
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