Hi and welcome back to another Top Ten Tuesday Post! I honestly thought I had already done this topic years ago, but I can’t find it anywhere, so I think I’m mistaken. However, the topic Books that Surprised Me (in a good or bad way) sounds familiar and actually did ring a bell. Hence I can’t find it anywhere, I’m not going rogue this week! I’ll list all books that surprised me, no matter in a good or bad way.
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 of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
The Good
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – I didn’t like it at first attempt but devoured the series whenever I gave it a second chance.
- The Selection by Kiera Cass – I know I know, this is definitely not good in terms of quality, and I definitely wouldn’t rate it like I did back in 2016. I was completely new to the YA books as an age range and therefore missed lot of hypes. I didn’t expect to like this entire series, but surprisingly I did!
- Beautiful Mess by Claire Christian – I left this book on the digital shelf and TBR alike for more than seven years. Despite reading less and less YA, this book really surprised me in the end. It took a while though. Read my review here.
- The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley – Everyone and their mother read this series back in summer 2018 and I couldn’t stay behind. I was a little sceptical, but after kind of a rough start, I enjoyed it and read the rest of the series.
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara – I read this book back in 2020 when I think Booktok wasn’t such as big as it is now. I have to admit that I considered DNFing this book on multiple occasions, because I found it not moving forward. Well, once it picked up, I devoured it.
The Bad
- Phantasma by Kaylie Smith – Despite so many positive reviews and many bloggers loving this book, I had to DNF it. I thought I would enjoy it myself, but it feels like a Kingdom of the Wicked rip off and I didn’t care for neither characters, nor plot.
- To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara – Whereas I really enjoyed A Little Life, this book was such a disappointment. I mean, it’s so long and the story is confusing as can be. Such a bummer.
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry – Books about books are often pretty decent, but this one wasn’t. It’s too similar to Beach Read, another title by this author. Storyline and characters could be picked up and easily be placed in that novel, so I was so incredibly disappointed. Click here for my review.
- Final Girls by Riley Sager – Despite the premise sounding promising, this book was boring. I’m sorry. Or not.
- Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen – I remember being so, so excited for a new book in the “Rizzoli & Isles” series when this one was announced, but that happiness and excitement rapidly faded away when I started this book. It wasn’t as intriguing and nerve-wrecking as the other books about Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. I was actually pretty bored and underwhelmed.
What books surprised ou in a good or ad way?
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