Once again I am changing the prompt for top ten tuesday. Talking about tropes just isn’t really my thing I guess. Sometimes I’ll like tropes and sometimes I won’t. It depends a lot on the story and the writing I am noticing a lot lately.
So for today I am taking a head start with the topic 3 weeks in the future, books on my tbr I avoid. Today will be just sequels and then will be books I really avoid in general. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
Owned
One Dark Throne (Three Dark Crowns 2) by Kendare Blake
You know I was really surprised with how much I ended up liking the first book. But then it took a while to get the second book and Fall last year was really difficult for me when I did get it. And I just never ended up reading it.
Ringer (Replica 2) by Lauren Oliver
I bought the wrong edition so now they don’t match *rolls eyes*. It is a sequel so with this I’d be finishing a series. Really just need to pick it up. Maybe during sci-fi month.
Up (Paaz 2) by Myrthe van der Meer
This one is more delicate. The first book Paaz is about being admitted to a psychiatric ward for depression. As you all know that is something I suffer from. This sequel is the return of the character there. When I read the first book I was doing really well and of my meds and it still hit home. I just don’t think I am ready now to read that sequel.
Revocatie (De Demon van Felswyck 2) by Jurgen Snoeren
This one is so biiiiiig and I really need to reread the first one too and that is so biiiiig too.
Shadowcaster (Shattered Realms 2) by Cinda Williams Chima
I was just really peeved at the cover changes for these.
These I Even Still Need to Buy
Gemina (The Illuminae Files 2) by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Again I was really surprised by Illuminea but for some reason I have not purchased this yet.
Song of the Dead (Reign of the Fallen 2) by Sarah Glenn Marsh
This is another duology I could just finish and yet, here we are. I did like Reign of the Fallen but I am also unsure of what to expect of this second book.
House of Many Ways (Howl’s Moving Castle 3) by Diana Wynne Jones
Seriously I love Howl. I just need to commit to buying it sometime.
The Wicked King (Folks of Air 2) by Holly Black
I liked The Cruel Prince but I haven’t quite felt like buying this second one. Like I lost interest or something?
Wild Country (The Others 7) by Anne Bishop
This hardcover is just so expensive!
A Dance With Books 
I am pretty good at putting off readings sequels. I try and limit myself to the amount of series I am reading at one time and that kind of helps me. Excellent topic!
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Great list! I have Ringer on my tbr too, and while I remember enjoying Replica, I haven’t been pulled to pick up Ringer at all 🙈I think I need to re-read Replica before starting this one whenever I pick it up lol
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Great list! I really enjoyed The Wicked King and I wasn’t sure that I would, but I thought it was even better than the first book which is always a nice surprise. I keep meaning to check out Reign of the Fallen and Illuminae, and I want to read more Diana Wynne Jones, too. 🙂 I hope you enjoy all of these when you get to them!
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I hope you find time to read these books soon.
My TTT
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I’m mad at myself because I haven’t read Obsidio yet, and I love that series!
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Ok you NEED Gemina, you are missing out on some fantastic characters. I’m like you though and I have so many sequels that I put off and mostly for not any real reason. I loved Reign of the Fallen and Song of the Dead as well. I haven’t read any of the companion books to Howl’s but I own them. Someday maybe I’ll actually read them lol
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Great List. Gemina, The Wicked King, and One Dark Throne are all must-reads.
My TTT
https://thereadingrebel.wordpress.com/2019/08/20/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-tropes/
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Nice twist on it. I think if I had to think about the series that I need to finish, I would NOT want to have to make that list lol. Way too many series!
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Het is inderdaad jammer dat die hardcover van Wild Country behoorlijk kostelijk is maar (niet dat ik je wil pushen of zo hoor) ik heb er echt zo van genoten.
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I recently picked up The Cruel Prince and desperately need to read it soon. And I love your list this week because I totally agree. A poor story can ruin your favorite trope, but a great story can make you enjoy one you usually hate.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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I have had Gemina for over a year now and I still haven’t read it either. Good luck! I hope you get these finished soon.
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I’m notorious for starting a series and not finishing it as well. I still have to read Gemina and Obsidio. Eventually I will.
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*Leah XD
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Ah I have this problem a lot, mostly because it’s been too long and I forgot what happened in the first book and don’t take the time to reread so I just keep putting off the sequel. I also LOVED Illuminae and didn’t get to the sequels yet for some reason. Hope you’ll enjoy these though, when you get to them!
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Sometimes I lose interest in series as well. Sometimes too much times passes and you either have to revisit something to renew interest or move on. I hope you get a chance to read and enjoy all these!
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Ringer was pretty good, it didn’t blow me away or anything, but I like cloning haha! I think it’s a decent end to that duology. Gemina I thought was excellent and easily my favorite of that series.
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Ooo, get Wild Country, it was so good! (but yes, wait for the paperback). I’ve had Three Dark Crowns on my ipad for a while now, I should read that…..
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Wow, okay, I feel slightly attacked. I obviously read all the sequels. *cough* *hides large pile of sequels I’ve neglected*
Listen. I don’t care about all the others, but you really need to read Gemina so we can yell together. xD I’m not sure where I’ve been all this time, but I didn’t even realize Reign of the Fallen had a sequel. Wow. I also somehow didn’t know that there Howl’s Moving Castle was a series?! I’ve missed out on so much. I need to go read those now.
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Okay so this post??? Relatable. I cannot tell you how many sequels I keep putting off. Some for no reason, some for decent reasons, but like UGH. I am the worst about this. Especially the last few years. Also, Ringer is on that list that I keep putting off as well.
And honestly a few others on here but I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m never going to learn and just keep procrastinating certain titles for one reason or another. That being said, I hope you get to a few of these in the future and that you enjoy them!
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It think you will get to all of these eventually. Once we have read a first book and know the tone of the story I think we know better what mood we need to be in to best appreciate them. 😊
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Ringer and One Dark Throne are on my list too, along with about a hundred others. I’m so bad at putting off sequels!
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