Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s prompt was Series I’ve DNFed, but I couldn’t think of enough that I’m 100% sure I’m not continuing, so I decided it was time to do another seasonal TBR!
In March, I did a Spring TBR for T10T. Out of that list, I read 6, DNFed 1, and didn’t attempt 3. So, I’d call that a 70% success rate – not bad! We’ll come back at the beginning of fall and see how I do with this list!
1. Toil & Trouble — (edited by) Jessica Spotswood & Tess Sharpe
I’ve had this ARC for ages and keep meaning to pick it up, but I have gotten soooo many anthology ARCs over the last few months that I’ve been forcing myself to put it off until close to its release date.
Unreleased, ARC; releases 08.28.18
July TBR
2. Mirage — Somaiya Daud
I’m hearing rave reviews about this one, so I can’t wait to dig into it!
Unreleased, ARC; releases 08.28.18
July TBR
3. Worlds Seen in Passing — (edited by) Irene Gallo
This is another anthology ARC I’ve received, and while I’m very excited about it, it’s BIG, so I’ll be starting this one as soon as I finished Toil & Trouble!
Unreleased, ARC; releases 09.04.18
July/August TBR
4. City of Ghosts — Victoria Schwab
This is the only summer pre-order I have that I know I will be reading as soon as it arrives (unless the ARC gods bless me before then), because I have had this baby pre-ordered since the beginning of the year. One of my favorites taking on MG horror/fantasy? Sign me up!
Unreleased, pre-order; releases 08.28.18
August/September TBR
5. Twilight — Stephenie Meyer
I haven’t read this in eons… y’all have heard me talk about my OG Twihard hipster status enough times that I’ll spare you the story, but I’m a bit apprehensive for this.
Reread/Throwback Event
July/August TBR
6. Eragon — Christopher Paolini
My fiance and I pick out one buddy read every month, and we’ve picked this one for July. We both loved it as kids but never continued the series, so we’re both hoping to read at least the first 2 books this year!
Reread/Throwback Event
July TBR
7. The Hunger Games — Suzanne Collins
Similar to Twilight, I’ll be buddy rereading this with my friend Julie for the throwback event in Life & Lit! I’ve actually read this series 5 or 6 times total, but it’s been a while.
Reread/Throwback Event
July/August TBR
8. Shatter Me — Tahereh Mafi
I know this series gets very mixed reviews, but I think I’m going to like it. This is one of the first things I plan on reading for the throwback event!
Throwback Event
July/August TBR
9. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer — Michelle Hodkin
This one, I’m less certain about, but since I own the trilogy, I gotta at least try it!
Throwback Event
July TBR
10. Vampire Academy — Richelle Mead
This one… I honestly have super low expectations for (no offense to any fans – I just don’t read paranormal romance very often), buuuut it’ll probably be fun and quick, if nothing else!
Throwback Event
July/August TBR
Are any of these books on your summer TBR, too?
ChrissiReads
June 26, 2018Love that you’re having a throwback! I hope you love the books you re-read!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you, Chrissi! I’m always a little nervous about rereading old favorites but I’m excited, too. 🙂
pcochrun
June 26, 2018I thought Mirage was outstanding.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Aw, great! I feel like I have *only* heard very good reviews for Mirage so far, so I’m really looking forward to it!
Brooke Lorren (@Brookelorren)
June 26, 2018I may read Mirage. I read the Hunger Games in both English and Spanish, but I won’t be rereading them for a while, I don’t think.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Oh awesome! 🙂 Yeah it’s been so long since I’ve reread THG!
Kelly | Another Book in the Wall
June 26, 2018I still need to read Eragon at some point! Haha. And I need to start on Mirage soon too! ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I hope you enjoy Eragon if/when you pick it up – and hopefully we will both love Mirage, too!
Annemieke
June 26, 2018I have City of Ghosts on pre order too. I can’t wait! I liked the first Mara Dyer book but then never picked up the next one…
Good luck!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you, love! I seriously can’t wait for City of Ghosts. I’m soooo envious of everyone who got ARCs haha!
Ruby's Books
June 26, 2018I really loved Vampire Academy. I was thinking of rereading it this year, but I’ve started rereading the spin-off first, because I haven’t yet read the last two books and it’s been ages since I read the books, I kinda forgot the smaller details. I’m so curious about Mirage! I’m hearing tons of great stuff about it.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018That’s such a pain, when you haven’t finished an older series and you don’t remember it well enough to pick up where you left off! That happened to me with the His Dark Materials series when I was younger – I read the first 2 but only remember some of the first and NONE of the second, and I was always too uncommitted to the series to go back and reread and finish it up.
tasya @ the literary huntress
June 26, 2018I don’t plan to read Shatter Me and Mara Dyer, but I’m trying to get to Restore Me and The Becoming of Noah Shaw this summer 😀
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I’m quite a while off from tackling either of those two, so I’m hoping they’ll both be in paperbacks by the time I’m ready for them so they match the ones I already have, lol! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
thebookdutchesses
June 26, 2018Funny, Vampire Academy is on my list of series I don’t plan on finishing haha.
I can’t wait to read City of Ghosts! Love all of Victoria’s books so definitely want to read that one this summer. My Plain Jane is another sure thing for me, probability even this week 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Haha oh, I’m not sure if it’s a series I will end up continuing unless I just absolutely LOVE the first book, but Vampire Academy is just one of those things that I feel like I’m “out of the loop” for not having read, if that makes sense? It’s silly, I know, but I really do!
City of Ghosts. <3 Schwab is a goddess, truly, and I want to read everything she ever writes! And I hope you enjoy My Plain Jane! I still need to read My Lady Jane.
thebookdutchesses
June 27, 2018Yes, I totally get what you’re saying! I hate feeling out of the loop haha.
Hope you get to enjoy My Lady Jane soon, I wish I had read it sooner ♥️
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I’m glad it’s not just me lol! And thank you, I hope so too!
Kayleigh B (@myendlessshelf)
June 26, 2018I’m slightly terrified of re-reading some of the books I loved years ago i.e Eragon, Twilight and Hunger Games in case I don’t like them anymore. I hope you love them! Here’s my TopTen: https://myendlessshelf.weebly.com/home/toptentuesday-series-id-like-to-finish-someday
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I’m a little nervous about that, too! Thank you! 🙂 I’ll check yours out too!
judithcmoore
June 26, 2018This is a pretty epic TBR! I loved Mirage.
My TTT
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed Mirage – I keep hearing such good things!
iloveheartlandx
June 26, 2018Ah I’m super excited for City of Ghosts!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-165/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018It sounds soooo good! I love spooky MG books anyways, but coming from Schwab, you *know* it’s gonna blow us all out of the water!
iloveheartlandx
June 27, 2018It does! I actually haven’t really read that many MG of that type, but I’m sure coming from Schwab it will be great.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Absolutely! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
iloveheartlandx
June 28, 2018🙂
Victoria @ Rocky Reads
June 26, 2018This is a great twist on the topic! I haven’t read the Hunger Games in SO long! I hope you enjoy your re-read of it 🙂
My TTT: https://rockyreads.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-13/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you! 😀 Yeah, it’s been ages so I’m super excited!
Victoria @ Rocky Reads
June 27, 2018Great! I hope you enjoy!!
amyriadofbooks
June 26, 2018I’ve found myself rereading a lot of books lately, and enjoying them more the second time around. Case in point: Shatter Me. I reread it so I could read “Restore Me” and I’m really glad I did because I forgot a bunch of stuff! 😛
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Awww, that’s the best feeling! 😀 I’m really expecting to enjoy Shatter Me.
fictionnochaser
June 26, 2018I really loved Vampire Academy, until the final book… Never finished that one.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Did you dislike the final one, or just didn’t get around to finishing it? I’m really bad about forgetting to read series finales, so that’s why I ask haha!
fictionnochaser
June 27, 2018I just didn’t pick up the sixth book. I think I just outgrew it in the time between and I wasn’t invested anymore. Maybe someday I will finish, but I doubt it. What finales have you forgotten to read?!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Ohhh, yeah, definitely been there! Oh man, let me think. Okay, there’s Eragon, which I actually never read the 3rd OR 4th books of (in my defense on the 4th one, when *I* first read those books, they were new and were only supposed to be a trilogy!). Animorphs – I never read the last… I want to say 6 books? (I think there are, like… 50 something in the main series) Those are both series I just outright forgot to finish. Of course, now I’m trying to think of more examples and totally blanking, lol! I could give you a list a mile long of series I read the 1st book in, loved, and forgot to continue, though!
fictionnochaser
June 27, 2018I forgot about Animorphs. Best childhood memories 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018It was such a good series! 😀 I loved the little stand-alone spinoffs about Ax, too.
Aymee (@asphaltcowgrrl)
June 26, 2018I haven’t quite finished the Vampire Academy series yet, but I do enjoy them.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I’m glad they’ve been going well for you so far! 🙂 I’ll check it out, thanks!
MetalPhantasmReads
June 26, 2018I love your sections on this 😀 I’m curious to see your thoughts on Mirage since it sounds really cool but I haven’t heard a ton of reviews on it yet!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you! 😀 Yeah, I haven’t heard too many yet, either! The ones I have read have all been 4-5 stars, though, so I feel super optimistic!
Ainslee, Jest and Hearts
June 26, 2018I’ve had an ARC of Toil and Trouble for ages too and keep putting it off, I guess I’ll have to get to it soon!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I’m glad I’m not the only one! I can’t believe how long I’ve been leaving mine sitting on my shelf.
Nerd Narration
June 26, 2018I’m so envious of Mirage. I’ve heard wonderful things and would love to read that soon. Also I can’t wait to hear how your return to Forks will be! 😉
Nerd Narration
June 26, 2018Also, I totally ditched the topic this week as well and did Pride Stacks for Pride Month. Feel free to check it out and let me know which color was your favorite! http://nerdnarrationblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-pride-stacks/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I will definitely let you know how both of them go! ♥
CJR The Brit
June 26, 2018What a great list! And I’m so jealous you have Toil and Trouble, let me know how it is ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you! 😀 I’ll be posting a full recap review as soon as I finish it, which will hopefully be very soon!
CJR The Brit
June 27, 2018❤❤
Girl About Library (@girlabtlibrary)
June 26, 2018So fun that you are planning to reread the Twilight and Hunger Games series( serieses? lol). Both of those were books that got me back into reading for pleasure while I was busy reading for school. I think it could be fun but also interesting to see how you react to them now that ten years of reading and life have passed- hope you enjoy it on some level : )
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Thank you! 🙂 The Hunger Games hugely helped me get back into reading, too – I had been barely reading anything for a little while before those came out (I think I got into them right after book 2 released) and they sucked me right in! So, fingers crossed!
Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts/The Novelistics)
June 26, 2018??? I need to start the second book of Shatter Me, though I wasn’t a huge fan of the first book.
All of the books you plan on reading during the Throwback Event are ones I’ve read already – I hope you enjoy them! Vampire Academy is one I really enjoyed back then, though not sure if I would if I go back and read it again.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I hope you like the second one better! I hear a lot of people say that they thought the series picked up with that one! 🙂 And thank you <3
Arwen McGilvra
June 26, 2018I hear you about paranormal romance. I like the buddy read idea and I love the Hunger Games.
My TTT: http://books.thetechchef.net/top-ten-tuesday-41-abandoned-series/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I’m glad it’s not just me! Sometimes I think maybe I just haven’t read the “right” paranormal romance books. To be fair, I have read VERY FEW books/series in the genre!
booksandblends
June 26, 2018I need to start reading Toil & Trouble and Mirage soon!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018They both sound so good and I hope we both love them! <3
Keri
June 26, 2018Omg you got an ARC of Mirage? I’m so jealous! I hope you enjoy it!
Also I love the organization on your summer TBR!
If you’re curious, here’s my TTT post from this week:
http://www.areyoumybook.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/top-ten-tuesday-book-series-ive-abandoned/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018I did, I was really pleasantly surprised! 🙂 And thank you so much!
BrunoEdits
June 27, 2018Toil and trouble is actually on my TBR as well and I’m slightly worried because the only other anthology found its way to the DNF zone.
City of Ghosts, honestly same. As soon as it comes out, it’s gonna be in my hands. Strange, I have never read anything by Victoria Schwab (V. E. Schwab) and I’m so excited still. The synopsis sounds like something I’d devour instantly.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 27, 2018Oh no, I hope you enjoy Toil & Trouble more than the other anthology you tried! I am a huge fan of anthologies, always have been, but I can totally see how the format itself is just not going to work for everyone – I have some friends who refuse to touch them because it’s just not their thing. Hopefully you just got a bad apple and will enjoy Toil, though!
Oh wow! She’s brilliant. I picked up my first book by her last summer and fell in love with her writing voice immediately. I also got to meet her back in April and she was so kind and wonderful. ♥
bookgirlsecrets
June 28, 2018I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews of the Shatter Me series, but I’m thinking about giving it a go this summer. I love your lists of re-reads! I tend not to re-read too much, but your list is reminding me of books I would probably enjoy just as much the second or third time around.
My TTT: Bookgirl Secrets</a
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
June 29, 2018Thank you! Hopefully if you pick up Shatter Me, you will like it. I’m crossing my fingers for both of us! 🙂
TeaPartyPrincess
July 4, 2018Good luck!
I actually loved Vampire Diaries, which surprised me as I didn’t think I’d be a fan.
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
July 8, 2018Thank you, Cora! I’m very interested to see what I end up thinking of it!
Sumedha
July 8, 2018I really liked Shatter Me! Books 1 and 2 were okay but book 3 is my favourite and I reread it very often. I hope you like it as well! Do stick till book 3 though.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
July 8, 2018Ooooh, will do! I own the first 3 plus the little novellas that go in between so at least I have them all on hand already. 😀 Thank you!