There are so many books I wish I had read last year, it’s ridiculous. I didn’t even meet my Goodreads reading goal last year so I must have been having an off year. Hopefully this year will be better and I can get to these books this year and many more!
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Jana @thatartsyreadergirl.
Red, White, and Royal Blue : I read two other books by Casey McQuiston last year and fell in love with her writing and wanted to read everything by her but I didn’t get to this one.
Legends & Lattes : Honestly , I’ve wanted to read this one since it was published and hadn’t gotten around to it but I’m currently reading and enjoying it.
The Unmaking of June Farrow: I’ve really liked all the books I’ve read by this author and I just wanted to check this one out.
The Vanishing Half: I somehow came into possession of a copy of this book and after reading the description I thought it sounded pretty interesting and I wanted to check it out.
Heroes of Olympus: I’m a big fan of the Percy Jackson Seroes and I just haven’t gotten around to reading this series yet but homely this year will be the year.
Blessed Monsters: I read the first two books in this trilogy a while ago so I may need to reread them before getting to this one. Maybe that’s why I didn’t get to it last year.
Red Rising: I’ve heard really good things about this series and was thinking about giving it a try.
Crooked Kingdom: I love Leigh Bardugos books. She’s an amazing author and I’ve read several of her books including Six of Crows I just haven’t read this one yet.
I really wanted to read these two memoirs last year but I didn’t get to them. Hopefully I can get to them and the rest of these books this year.
What books did you mean to read last year?
Books & Beanies 
One of the ones I wanted to get to last year but didn’t was The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros. Going into a multi-month reading slump was not on my 2023 bingo card. Definitely planning to read it this year!
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I totally get that. I swear I was in a reading slump for the majority of 2023 which sucked so bad.
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Like you, there were loads of books I could have mentioned. I’ve read The Vanishing Half and, although not perfect, I found it really thought-provoking
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I hope you can get to those books this year. Thank you for the insight about The Vanishing Half. I’m still excited to read it (eventually).
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I’m also hoping to get to The Heroes of Olympus series this year! I’d highly recommend Crooked Kingdom, especially if you enjoyed Six of Crows (they’re both 5-stars for me). Dave Grohl’s memoir was one I really enjoyed and would also recommend if you’re interested. 🙂 Lots of interesting ones on this list!
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I’m not a huge Foo Fighters fan but I’m a big fan of just great and interesting people and I know Dave Grohl is one of those people I want to learn more about. Hopefully we can both get to the heroes of Olympus this year!
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Oh I love RW&RB! Legends and Lattes was not for me unfortunately.
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That’s great to hear! Have you read anything else by Casey McQustion? I fell in love with her other books last year. I just started legends and lattes so I’m not sure if I like it yet.
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Hope you’ll love all of these! The Unmaking of June Farrow made my list as well. I really enjoyed Red White & Royal Blue, Legends & Lattes and Crooked Kingdom, hope you will too!
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That’s great. Hopefully we can both get to the Unmaking of June Farrow this year!
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I’ve heard excellent things about Legends & Lattes.
Here is my <a href=”https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-meant-to-read-in-2023-but-didnt-get-to/“>Top Ten Tuesday</a> post.
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I have read all of these but Blessed Monsters and Red, White, & Royal Blue. I enjoyed all of the others!! You have some great reading ahead of you when you get to them. 🙂
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That’s great to hear! Thank you!
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I have quite a few of these that I’ve read a liked – Red, White & Royal Blue I loved. I enjoyed Legends and Lattes but not quite as much as everyone else seemed to. Red Rising is on my TBR and I’m curious about The Unmaking of June Farrow. I’ve seen that around a bit lately.
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I’m excited for red white and royal blue. I have really enjoyed all of the authors other books.
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You have to read Crooked Kingdom asap! It’s just as good as Six of Crows – speaking of which I really should re-read them soon too. 🙂
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I will! I’ll have to reread six of crows.
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LEGENDS AND LATTES is a fun read! Not my usual genre, but I enjoyed it. I hope you love all these when you get to them!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Thank you so much! I’m really enjoying legends and lattes
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You’ve totally just reminded me that I wanted to read The Vanishing Half last year… I totally forgot about it 😂 TO be fair though that book has been on many of my possibility piles over the years… Maybe 2024 will finally be the one! Also, I adored Legends & Lattes so much. I hope you enjoy all of these books whenever you get around to them!
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I just finished Legends and Lattes and loved it so much. Hopefully we’ll both get to The Vanishing Half this year!
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