Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday post! This week’s theme is “books I was SO excited to get, but still haven’t read yet” and I already did a list a few months ago of 2021 releases I haven’t read yet, so I decided to take it back another year and make this list 2020 releases I haven’t read yet! These are all books that I was really anticipating before their release dates.
10 releases from 2020 that I can’t believe I haven’t read yet:
- Kingdom of the Wicked // Kerri Maniscalco → I love the Stalking Jack the Ripper series, so I was REALLY pumped for this book! Now I’ve decided to save it and binge the trilogy when book 3 releases this fall.
- Spoiler Alert // Olivia Dade → Not gonna lie, I’m still hella excited for this adorable-sounding geeky romance book with fat rep.
- The Ghost Tree // Christina Henry → This is the only book I’m including that I did technically start and read a good chunk of (about 30%), but I hit a horrible slump and set it aside.
- The Bone Shard Daughter // Andrea Stewart → I LOVE books about magic that requires elements like bones, blood, etc., and I still wanna read this so badly.
- Drowned Country // Emily Tesh → This is one of those sequels that I haven’t read only because I loved the first book so much that I’m a little scared to see how it ends, lol.
- The Only Good Indians // Stephen Graham Jones → I’ve read the first 1-2 chapters of this twice and set it aside both times, because it does have some heavy elements I wasn’t in the right headspace for, but I’m still so excited to read it, especially given how much I’ve adored all the SGJ short stories I’ve read!
- Survivor Song // Paul Tremblay → I have a VERY good reason for having not read this yet, which is that I couldn’t handle anything pandemic-related AT ALL in my books until the last few months, but I think I’m ready for it!
- Final Cuts // Ellen Datlow → An entire anthology of short stories inspired by horror movies! HOW on earth have I, the horror film addict that I am, not read this yet?!
- The Switch // Beth O’Leary → I adored The Flatshare, and I think I’m a little nervous to read more of Beth’s books because I’m worried I won’t love them as much.
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires // Grady Hendrix → I have literally NO excuse. I had an ARC, I have a finished copy, I adore this author and everything about this premise… what am I waiting for??
What author has been on your TBR way too long? Have you read any of the authors in my list?
Let me know in the comments, or drop a link to your T10T post for the week!
— destiny ♥
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Oh Drowned Country and The Bone Shard Daughter are such a must. <3
I need to hurry up and read them! Especially Drowned Country, I miss those sweethearts 🥺
The Only Good Indians is still on my TBR too. I got it as an audiobook and found the narrator TOO American which sounds really picky!
My list is here.
If you try The Only Good Indians again, I hope it works better for you next time! 😊
Kingdom of the Wicked and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires are two I really should have read by now. And I’ve never read anything by Stephen Graham Jones but I’ve heard a lot of good things about The Only Good Indians.
I’ve only read SGJ’s short works, but they’ve all been SO good that I’m shocked I haven’t read his novels yet!
I haven’t read The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Hunting Vampires yet either!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-so-excited-to-get-but-still-havent-read/
I’m glad I’m not alone at least, lol!!
I love your spin on this week’s prompt. Kingdom of the Wicked, Spoiler Alert, and The Bone Shard Daughter are my TBR this year, the latest being on my list this week too 🙂
Here is my TTT: https://herseriallife.com/top-13-books-i-was-excited-get-havent-read/
Have a fantastic week 🙂
Thank you! I hope you love all of them! 😀
Some good looking books there. I get carried away when I like an author then struggle to find the time to read the book!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/17/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-so-excited-to-get-but-still-havent-read/
I feel you on that SO much! Too many good books, too little time! 🙂
It’s a nightmare isn’t it 😂 in a good way ☺️
I’ve actually read five of these, go me! Lol. The Grady Hendrix is probably my favorite of all his books. Super dark but so well done.
Lol, way to go! That actually doesn’t surprise me, because your reading always inspires me. 😊 You’re one of the bloggers I’m friends with who always has me like, “Wow, Tammy’s so on top of it!!” lol! Ooooh, that’s so awesome. I can’t wait to read it!
Oops, Drowned Country, Bone Shard Daughter and Spoiler Alert would all be on my list as well… 🙈 There are just too many books and I don’t have enough shelf-control, haha! I hope you enjoy these books whenever you get around to reading them though 🙂
Shelf-control? I don’t know her 😂😭 lmao thank you lovely!! I hope you do, too!
I loved Kingdom of the Wicked and enjoyed Spoiler Alert. I definitely want to read Bone Shard Daughter at some point. I’ve seen a lot of great reviews for it.
Yay, I’m glad you liked those two! I’m so excited to read them, and I hope we both like The Bone Shard Daughter!
I hope so too.
The Switch and Bone Shard Daughter are ones that I’ve read and enjoyed!! I hope you get to some of these soon. 🙂
My Top Ten!
Ooh good, I’m really excited for both of those! 🥰 thank you!!
you’re welcome!! <3
I’ve read Kingdom of the Wicked and Spoiler Alert. Kerri Maniscalco is a favorite author of mine and I can’t wait for the final book in this trilogy. I did enjoy Spoiler Alert but I found some things annoying.
Kerri is so good!! I really can’t wait to binge the trilogy! Oh no, what annoyed you in Spoiler Alert?
I don’t think I could hold off reading her books until they are all released so I pretty much read them on or near when they are published. I didn’t like how the fan fiction writing was included.
I’m interested in all the horror books listed here. Haven’t any of these books.
My TTT: https://tellmeayarnblg.wordpress.com/2022/05/17/ttt-quotes-by-poets/
Yesss, love a good horror read! I hope you like them all!
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Kingdom of the Wicked! I, too, have decided to wait for the final book to come out before I continue with the series though. It’s a good one to marathon!
Oooh, good to hear! 😀 I hope you like the rest of the series, too!
I have way too many books that I still want to read lol. Spoiler Alert is on that list too lol
There are just so many good books and not enough time to read them all, dang it! 😭😂
Yes! I always get caught up in new releases then I get antsy about what to start lol.
Spoiler Alert was really good; I hope you enjoy it. Some of the rest look a bit dark for me, but I do want to read Silver in the Wood (and thus, Drowned Country) at some point.
Thank you! Silver in the Wood was so, so good. I hope you like it if/when you pick it up!
If you need content warnings for The Only Good Indians, let me know! I got you covered all those details if you need it. Also, I see so many books in this list I want to read, but I can feel my tbr cart glaring at me.
Thank you, friend!!
Of course! Always happy to lend my notes!
I had gotten an ARC of the Bone Shard Daughter and just… didn’t… read it? For some reason? I don’t know— I’ll get to it one day lol
Oh no, lol! Same, though 😭 I hope we both get to read it soon!
I really need to read The Bone Shard Daughter too. 🙂
Check out my TTT
I hope we both love it! 😀 I hear such good reviews!
I guess I can sign that entire list too! *lol* I still haven’t read any of them as well and by now I feel guilty. XD I hope you’ll love them when you get to them, Destiny!
Oh noooo, lol! I’m sorry we’re in this boat together!! 😂 I hope you do, too, love!
I hope you enjoy all of these! I wasn’t a massive fan of Kingdom of The Wicked back when I read it, but I hope you enjoy it more.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/17/top-ten-tuesday-368/
Thank you! Ooh, I hope so, too! I have VERY high hopes for that series haha!!
Well fingers crossed it meets them!
Ahh Spoiler Alert sounds SO good, I’ve had that one on my TBR for a little while now, as well! I hope you’ll love it 🙂
Thank you, I hope you love it as well! 😀
I haven’t read any of these! I hope you enjoy them when you have time.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thank you! 🙂 Happy reading!
I don’t want to know how many 2020 releases I haven’t read yet 😂 I did read Spoiler Alert though and really liked it, the fandom aspect was so much fun 🥰
Oh gosh, this list could have been SO much longer, so I feel you 😭 lmao! So excited that you loved Spoiler Alert, though!! I can’t wait.
The Bone Shard Daughter is so so so so so good!!!!
I’m so glad you liked it! I can’t wait! ♥