Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Loved That Made Me Want to Read More Books Like Them
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 I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them. I don’t think my terminology is correct, but I keep wanting to call the books I’m sharing this week gateway books since the ones I chose were my introduction to certain genres I hadn’t read before.
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Books I Loved That Made Me Want to Read More Books Like Them
1. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie – A book that made me want to read more locked door mysteries.
2. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas – A book that made me want to read more fantasies that feature Fae.
3. A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V. E. Schwab – A book that made me want to read more adult fantasy novels and also more books that feature badass female pirates.
4. THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden – A book that made me want to read more fantasy novels that are inspired by and that feature folklore from around the world. (For those unfamiliar with the series, this one is inspired by Russian folklore).
5. CINDER by Marissa Meyer – A book that made me want to read more fairytale retellings.
6. JOSH & HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren – A book that made me want to read more rom-coms.
7. THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir – A book that made me want to read more science fiction and survival stories.
8. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah – A book that made me want to read more WWII historical fiction.
9. BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty – A book that made me want to read more domestic dramas.
10. SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli – A book that made me want to read more YA contemporary books.
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Great list!
Thanks!
I think Cinder was the first fairytale retelling I read – I’ve definitely read a lot more since then!
Same here! 🙂
Josh & Hazel was so much fun. I loved Josh. I loved Hazel. I loved Josh & Hazel. That’s a book that made me happy.
Me too! 🙂
I loved The Martian!
Have you read Weir’s new book, Project Hail Mary? I reviewed it on my blog recently and absolutely adored it.
Project Hail Mary was so good! 5 stars from me!
Great list! I think Cinder is the book that got me into fairy tale retellings, too.
I’ve seen several people say that this week. 🙂
I was struggling with the theme this week and decided not to do it. But I do love your choices. You’ve also reminded me of how much I loved Cinder😁
Cinder was such a fun read, definitely one of the more unique retellings I’ve read so far.
That CL book was so fun! It’s one of my favorites of theirs. I understand why you would want more.
One of my favorites too. 🙂
My love of Agatha Christie definitely makes me excited when I see locked-room mysteries!
Same!
Both Simon and ACOTAR ate on my list as well. I keep meaning to read the Katherine Arden trilogy. I also really enjoyed Cinder.
The Winternight trilogy is so good!
Both A Darker Shade of Magic and the Martian totally made me want to read more books just like them! Great list. 😀
Thanks!
I’ve read half of these and want to read more of them! I’ve read 1,2,3,4, and 6
Yay, we have similar taste in books. 🙂
Cinder, Christie and Sarah J. Mass — yessss, want more of these books!!! And Bear & Nightingale needs to come off my TBR pile and on to my ebook reader!
The Bear and the Nightingale is so good!
I’ve read four of those and agree that they are the type to get me binging on books with the same elements.
Thanks for stopping by!
I’m really hoping that Project Hail Mary will be a lot like The Martian (while, of course, being its own book), since I loved The Martian so much!
I actually liked Project Hail Mary even more than I liked The Martian. 5 stars from me!
That’s really good to hear, since it’s near the top of my TBR list. I’m pretty excited to read it!
I hope you love it!
A Darker Shade of Magic was on my list too, largely for making me want to read more VE Schwab books, but your point about adult fantasy is true for me too. If you like WWII fiction, can I recommend to you The Rose Code by Kate Quinn? It’s a historical mystery following three female codebreakers at Bletchley Park in WWII and it’s really good!
I actually just picked up a copy of The Rose Code so I’m excited to hear you recommend it. I loved Quinn’s last two books so I’m really excited to read this new one. 🙂
Simon, Cinder and ACOTAR were definitely gateway books for me too!
They seem to be very popular on the TTT lists this week. 🙂
The Nightingale was amazing!
Right? I cried so much!
Funny enough, both AND THEN THERE WERE NONE and BIG LITTLE LIES came to mind while I was contemplating my list today. I didn’t end up using either of them, but I totally get what you mean when you say they were gateway books for you. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is the ultimate locked-room mystery and I’ve wanted more ever since I read it long ago.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Right? That one is still my favorite locked room mystery. Murder on the Orient Express too.
Big Little Lies is such a favorite of mine. 🙂 I loved Madeline and her snarkiness. And I love a good locked door mystery as well. I can’t get enough of those old country houses… 🙂
Madeline cracks me up, lol.
I am loving this list Suzanne — and I’m glad to see domestic dramas. They’re sooo underrated!
They really are!
I think it was my love of ACOTAR that made me give Holly Black’s The Folk of the Air trilogy a try. Another Fae series that I enjoyed.
Those are my two favorite Fae series. 🙂
I love all of the books mentioned except one:agatha Christie. Means we have similar taste. fantastic list!
Thanks! 🙂