Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn't Get To

I'm participating in today's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.  This week's prompt is:

Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn't Get To

This list could easily be twice as long.   All of these are high on my TBR list for this year though!  (Again!)  Here's my list:



10. The Young Elites by Marie Liu
It's a villain origin story.  OF COURSE I want to read it.

9. To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
I initially dismissed this one because the title and the cover and the synopsis do nothing for me.  But everyone says this book is ridiculously adorable, so I'm rethinking my stance.

8. Talon by Julie Kagawa
Hello, dragon book.  Come to mamma.

7. Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburn
I had this one on my radar even before it was released.  It looks so good!

6. Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen
A friend recommended this to me, and I almost always read recommendations from others!

5. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
I will read anything Emma Watson tells me to read.  Eventually

4. Defy by Sara B. Larson
The cover reminds me of Graceling, plus she's a local author.  Must. Read. Faster.

3. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
A friend who generally prefers nonfiction read this and loved it.  Which told me everything I needed to know.  I now own it, but haven't read it.  YET.

2. Stray by Elissa Sussman
I've read some negative reviews, but that cover.  THAT. COVER.  *sigh*

1. Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick
It's been on my nightstand for months.


What did you mean to read last year that you haven't yet?  Which of these should I read prioritize??
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  1. RachaelJanuary 13, 2015 at 8:09 AM

    I'm hoping to get to All the Boys I have Loved Before this month. I can't believe I did read it in 2014.

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    1. Melissa @ Bookmark DragonJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:08 AM

      I know, all the positive reviews have me bumping it up on my to-read list as well.

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  • CynthiaJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Great list. The Young Elites is on my top ten list of books I meant to watch last year as well. I did read The Goldfinch and LOVED it. It did move slowly at times, but still it was a really good read.

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    1. Melissa @ Bookmark DragonJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:14 PM

      I don't mind slower books, or big books, but for some reason I just haven't read the Goldfinch yet. I tend to prioritize library books over books I own, just because library books have a due date, so maybe that's why I haven't read it yet?? *shrugs*

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  • Liz JohnsonJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    I'm thinking my comment didn't go through. Dangit.

    I should probably stop waxing poetic about "The Goldfinch" so that your expectations aren't so high. Have you read "Ethan Frome?" Because it reminded me of that one in some ways, even though "Ethan Frome" is like 100 pages and "The Goldfinch" is so huge that I have to hold my Kindle with both hands.

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    1. Melissa @ Bookmark DragonJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:17 PM

      I hate it when my comments get lost. I'm usually too resentful towards the internet to rewrite it. Props to you for retyping.

      Haha, don't worry about the overhype!! This book won a freaking Pulitzer, so there is plenty of hype around it anyway. I am just so curious about it, I really do want to read it.

      And I'll have to add Ethan Frome to my list. Is that by Edith Wharton? Because if so, I WILL READ IT IMMEDIATELY. (That, and The Goldfinch.)

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    2. Liz JohnsonJanuary 13, 2015 at 4:00 PM

      YES! Edith Wharton!! Read it on a gray, depressing day. I think it's absolutely brilliant. That book made me realize that I might actually like fiction (ha).

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    3. Melissa @ Bookmark DragonJanuary 13, 2015 at 7:53 PM

      YES. I absolutely adore Edith Wharton. I should have read it today: it was horribly gray all day.

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  • AnonymousJanuary 13, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    I'd like to read The Young Elites and Midnight Thief at some point, too. Just need to buy copies of them first. *lol* I've also heard good things about Stolen Songbird, so that's a possibility.

    This one isn't on your list, but I haven't read Sara Raasch's Snow Like Ashes yet. It sounds good, though I'm not crazy about another love triangle, but that's just me.

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    1. Melissa @ Bookmark DragonJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:21 PM

      I haven't read Snow Like Ashes! All I know about it is that it is a Snow White retelling, which is a good thing, and that it has a love triangle, which is a bad thing. To me, anyway. I do love me a good fairy tale retelling though, so I might read it anyway.

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  • AnonymousJanuary 14, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    I read Tsarina, The Midnight Thief and To All the Boys I've Loved Before last year! Out of all three, I think To All the Boys I've Loved Before was my favorite, it was just so adorable! I read Stolen Songbird this month and enjoyed it as well.

    All of the others are basically on my to-read shelf as well.

    Happy reading!

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    1. Melissa @ Bookmark DragonJanuary 14, 2015 at 8:46 AM

      Oh good! It's always nice to hear good things about the books on your TBR list. Glad you enjoyed these so much. I'm looking forward to reading them. :)

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