Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Books By My Favorite Authors That I Still Haven’t Read
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!
This week’s TTT topic is Books By My Favorite Authors That I Still Haven’t Read. This is basically a post of shame for me because I have no excuse whatsoever as to why I haven’t gotten around to these books yet. With the exception of The Archived, all of these books have been sitting on my shelf for at least a year now. I’m chalking up to the fact that I am easily distracted away from the older books on my shelves by the shiny new books as they arrive. I’m so awful about that that I have even picked up and started several of these, only to set them down and promptly forget about them as soon as I get my hands on a new release.
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10 Books By My Favorite Authors That I Still Haven’t Read
1. ARCHIVED by Victoria Schwab
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2. THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas
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3. THE HUSBAND’S SECRET by Liane Moriarty
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4. THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS by Leigh Bardugo
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5. SISTERLAND by Curtis Sittenfeld
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6. DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor
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7. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R.R. Martin
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8. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS by Agatha Christie
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9. FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah
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10. REDEMPTION ROAD by John Hart
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Question: What books by your favorite authors have you not gotten around to reading yet?
Well you have many wonderful moments ahead then 😉
I hope so 🙂
I really enjoyed The Husband’s Secret. I also haven’t read that Kristen Hannah book yet either. Hope you get to these and love them!
Thanks, me too!
The Archived books are so much fun. I should reread them some time. Language of Thorns is great too and you can just read a story here and there. ASOIAF books are so daunting, especially if its been a bit between reading the books of the series.
I’m glad to hear that about The Archived books. I can’t believe I still haven’t gotten to them yet.
You’ve got a really good mix of books here. You can never go wrong with Agatha Christie and I adore Kristin Hannah’s books! Happy Tuesday and Hugs…RO
Thank you!
The Archived made my list, too. It’s been sitting on my Kindle for ages, along with The Husband’s Secret. Liane Moriarty’s books get so much love, and I definitely feel like I’m missing out, lol.
Yes, I can’t even believe that I haven’t read those two books yet!
I totally think it’s okay that you haven’t read Dance of Dragons yet, because who knows when or if we are ever going to get the last book!
So true, haha!
The Husband’s Secret is so good! I still have to read The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty. I can totally understand A Dance with Dragons, that is a behemoth. I would highly recommend Murder on the Orient Express on audio – Dan Stevens from Downton Abbey is the narrator and he does an AMAZING job. It’s a pretty quick read, too.
Oh cool, I will have to keep that in mind since I think Christie’s book would work well for me on audio.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone was amazing! Good luck tackling your list, right there with you🤣
Lol, thanks!
Ooh, Daughter of Smoke and Bone is SO good. I really need to read Strange the Dreamer by Laini though. lol And I own The Archived too – it’s been on my shelves for SO long, but I’m slowly but surely making my way through her novels, so it will happen!!
-Lauren
Awesome! I just saw on your IG where you finished Vicious 🙂
You must read The Husbands Secret! So many books, so little time! Here’s my list: https://orangecountyreaders.com/2018/09/25/top-ten-tuesday-10-books-by-my-favorite-authors-that-i-still-havent-read-9-25/
Happy Reading!
I keep hearing great things about it!
Ooh! I’ve read two of these (Throne of Glass, Daughter of Smoke and Bone – loved them!) and have a few more on my shelf to read, too. Enjoy.
Thanks, I hope I will. 🙂
I still need to read A Language of Thorns as well. I’m curious about The Archived but since it’s unfinished and unlikely ever to be finished I’ve put it wayyy down on my TBR.
Thanks for sharing,
~Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
Yes, I honestly think that’s the main reason why I haven’t made it a priority considering how much I adore all of the rest of her books.
Once you get to them all, I hope you enjoy each of them!
Thank you!
I’m exactly the same! I always want to read the newest book to come into the house. All the old ones get neglected. I need to read Daughter of Smoke & Bone and The Archived, too. I hope we both like them.
Right? There’s just something about a shiny new book that trumps one I already own every time, lol.
I haven’t read Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie either and I enjoy reading books for Agatha Christie books.
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/09/top-ten-tuesday-books-by-my-favorite.html
I’m not sure how I skipped over that one, but I’m looking forward to getting to it at some point, perhaps on audio.
I am a solid ToG fan. I am sort of sad it is all ending next month. The Husband’s Secret is so good. The ending is jaw dropping.
That’s probably the one from my list that I’m most excited about reading soon.
I’ve seen the Archived on a few lists, and need to try Schwab. The Husband’s Secret I liked- hope you do too! And A Dance with Dragons is my favorite of the bunch in that series- again, hope you enjoy it. 🙂
Schwab is great. I definitely recommend her Shades of Magic series and the Monsters of Verity duology. Soo good!
I read the first Archived book, but haven’t read the second yet. I’m so excited for the last book in the Throne of Glass series, less than a month to go now! I still need to finish the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, I haven’t read the last book or the novella yet.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/25/top-ten-tuesday-178/
I’m really looking forward to finally starting Throne of Glass.
These are all kind of new to me, but Sisterland immediately caught my eye immediately — such a great premise AND the sisterly connection too.
Yes, I’m not even quite sure why I haven’t read that one yet. I really love Sittenfeld’s writing and I think this is probably her most popular book.
I just started reading Throne of Glass this year. I still have to read Empire of Storms on up. You’ll like it when you get to it.
Whoever knows when/if Winds of Winter will be done, so it’s okay if you procrastinate on Dance with Dragons… it’s not like George RR Martin is rushing to finish the last two books! Have fun reading these.
LOL! I hear you on George R.R. Martin!
Murder on the Orient Express is one of those books that I have wanted to read forever and I feel obliged to read as a bookworm, but I haven’t gotten around to. I have seen a million adaptations of it in movies and on TV (even a Doctor Who episode), but I have never experienced the original.
Anyway, Victoria Schwab is one of my favorite authors too, but I still have to read quite a few of her books. I have read (and loved) The Archived series, but I still need to read Vicious (especially with Vengeful out now!) and This Savage Song.
Great list and I hope you get to some of these soon!
Those Schwab books are some of my favorites so I hope you enjoy them when you get around to reading them. 🙂
So many great authors on your list! I adored The Husband’s Secret and I hope you do too!
Thanks me too!
Murder on the Orient Express is really good – would make for great winter reading. Hint, hint 😛
Lol, hint taken. I’m hoping to get that one read and see the movie before the end of the year. 🙂
Oh, Firefly Lane. The book that introduced me to Kristin Hannah several years ago. I loved the story of those two lifelong friends and was so invested. And it introduced me to a now-favorite author. 🙂
The friendship was what made me purchase the book. I don’t even know why I haven’t read it yet, lol.
I quite liked The Archived – I read it this year for my MA thesis. It has such an unique concept regarding ghosts. I hope you have a chance to read it soon.
Happy readings! 😉
Tânia @MyLovelySecret
I hope so too, thanks!
The Husband’s Secret by Lianne Moriarty is my favorite read. I wish I could see in in movie form!
I can’t wait to read that one.
At least you know you aren’t alone in your shame. 🙂 And if you have to feel shame about anything, this is the best kind of shame to feel. The Husband’s Secret is the only one on your list I have read–and I enjoyed it. It’s actually the only book by Moriarty I have read so far. Several of your other books are ones I want to read–Daughter of Smoke and Bone, for one. But all of them really. 🙂
I know, right? I’m sure most of us are in the same boat. So many books, so little time, lol.
I have a few of these on my TBR as well!! I hope you’re able to get to these soon!
Thanks, me too!