It’s Tuesday once again and that means time for another Top Ten Tuesday post! This week’s topic is a freebie and as I already announced last week, I will be talking about trilogies. Last week I already filled up your TBR with duologies, so now it’s time for the 3-books series to take the spotlight. Due to spoilers I will only be linking to the first book in each trilogy. And you know me, I will be listing some underrated and hidden gems.

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.

1. Legend by Marie Lu – This trilogy saw the light of day during the dystopian era, but somehow got less attention than the other big ones like The Hunger Games and Divergent. And that’s a bit unfortunate, because these books address pretty important and current issues. Furthermore, they are pretty fast reads. I only need to read the final book in the series.
2. The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau – This trilogy fell victim to the big ones being popular as well as this is published in the same period as the previous one. Not the best one out there, but still pretty decent. I only have to read the final book in this trilogy as well.
3. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni – A fairly recent trilogy and exactly what I needed when I was hitting a reading slump. I finished the first book within less than 24 hours and I picked up the other books right after publication.
4. Caraval by Stephanie Garber – At first I was very, very reluctant to pick up these books. When I started reading the first one, I still wasn’t sure whether I would enjoy it. Gladly it picked up and I finished the rest soon after.
5. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – In my opinion, this trilogy is Kuang’s best work to date. The other books by this author pretty much disappointed me. This series needs a bit of time to pick up, but once you are sucked in, it’s hard to let go. Even though the structure of the books is becoming a bit repetitive once the series progresses. It’s pretty graphic, so please check your trigger warnings before diving in.
6. The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee – Another series I was on the fence about. In fact, I DNF’ed the first book twice before I finally managed to push through. I finished the entire trilogy in less than four months, because these books keep getting better and better. If clans and clan politics are not your cup of tea, this trilogy might not be the best fit for you. Also, the characters need to use a lot of violence, so this might be triggering.
7. The Daevabad trilogy by S.K. Chakraborty – It’s probably getting pretty boring, because I have another trilogy that took me a while to get into. I also DNF’ed the first book before finally being able to get into it. Once I finished it, I finished the rest of the books nearly back-to-back and that’s rare for me. This series leans heavily on politics as well and that’s not for everyone.
8. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa – Probably one of the author’s most underrated series, but it’s definitely not for everyone. It’s based on Japanese folklore and anime and personally I have no knowledge about this at all. I therefore needed a while to get the hang of this story, but the final book left me gasping because of the twists I didn’t see coming.
9. The Winternight trilogy by Katterine Arden – If you love wintery books with wintery vibes and Russian folklore, this trilogy is something for you. I loved the first two books, but struggled with the third. However, this is a personal opinion, so you might love them all. These books are inspired by the Russian tale of Baba Yaga.
10. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor – Last week I already mentioned this author’s duology but there’s also a trilogy which is pretty good. I loved the first two books of this one, but had trouble with the third. I still have the boxset, so maybe I should reread them back-to-0back, maybe that would work better for me.

Do you enjoy reading trilogies? Do you have a favourite one?