Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s theme was “things that make me pick up a book”, but it’s time for an update on my 5-star predictions! I do this every 3 months, so first, let’s look at my predictions from January through March:
Jan → March Predictions: UPDATE!
- Kingdom of Ash ⛔ did not read
- Rolling in the Deep ⛔ did not read
- King of Scars ⛔ did not read
- The Weight of the Stars ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Test ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Darkest Hours ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Nightmare Girl ✅ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away ❌⭐⭐⭐
- Sorcery of Thorns ? in progress, currently adoring
- A Heart in a Body in the World ⛔ did not read
Jan → Mar Predictions
1. The Dark Game — Jonathan Janz
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I love Jonathan’s writing, especially in his newer works (which this is), and the synopsis sounds right up my alley.
2. Middlegame — Seanan McGuire
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I would read this woman’s grocery lists and give them 5 stars, I think.
3. The Bride Test — Helen Hoang
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I loved The Kiss Quotient and have been SO ready for this!
4. Hope and Other Punchlines — Julie Buxbaum
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I haven’t read Julie’s latest release, but I loved Tell Me Three Things and just really enjoyed her writing style in general.
5. Call it What You Want — Brigid Kemmerer
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I really love Brigid’s writing, and have high hopes for everything she releases (even though I didn’t 100% adore her last contemp release, More Than We Can Tell).
6. Girls on the Verge — Sharon Biggs Waller
why I predict a 5-star rating:
Give us more pro-choice books, you cowards!! *rant grumble hmph*
7. Unnatural, Vol. 2 — Mirka Andolfo
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I just read Vol 1 this past weekend and gave it 5 stars!
8. Wayward Sisters — Allison O’Toole
why I predict a 5-star rating:
A whole graphic novel anthology about monster babes? YES, PLEASE
9. Rolling in the Deep — Mira Grant
why I predict a 5-star rating:
I’m mad that I didn’t get around to this one in the last round of predictions, so it’s returning for round 2. 😛
10. Lords of the Deep — Tim Meyer & Patrick Lacey
why I predict a 5-star rating:
Pirates, sea monsters, Tim Meyer (who I love), and Patrick Lacey (who Bex has raved about). It’s a winning combo already.
Jessica at Booked J
April 2, 2019I hope you’re right on these being five star reads!! ESPECIALLY The Bride Test. I’m beyond stoked for that one too and I have high, high, high hopes!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Yessss, me too! 😀 I hope you love it, too!
ChrissiReads
April 2, 2019I love your 5 star predictions! I really hope these predictions come true. 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Thank you! 😀 Haha, you and me both! ♥
Musings of a (Book) Girl
April 2, 2019I really hope your 5 star prediction for Girls on the Verge is correct, it sounds so good!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019It really does! It’s such a unique but much needed concept. <3
evelynreads1
April 2, 2019Oh I love these posts!
(www.evelynreads.com)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Thank you!!
Annemieke
April 2, 2019That cover of Lords of the Deep is epic haha. I haven’t read any of these but I hope you’ll love them all!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Haha isn’t it awesome?! And thank you!
Brooke Lorren
April 2, 2019I think The Bride Test will be a 4 or 5 star read too. Looks like you predicted well last quarter. Hope you like the books this quarter too!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Thank you! 🙂 Happy reading!
Amber
April 2, 2019You’re really good at predicting five star reads! I’m not the best haha. But I do think I’m going to adore Girls on the Verge!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Thanks! I always like to hope I can guess my own reading tastes, but the downside is that, when I expect to love a book and I hate it, it sucks even more. ?? I hope so!
Louise
April 2, 2019I’m really glad you enjoyed The Weight of the Stars. I’m hoping to pick it up soon.
My TTT this week.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019I hope you get the chance to soon! It’s really love. ♥
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Lovely*!! Haha, whoops.
lydiaschoch
April 2, 2019I’m glad you liked Darkest Hours so much. I’ve heard great things about that book.
My Top Ten Tuesday post.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Thanks! It was really enjoyable. 🙂
Aymee (@asphaltcowgrrl)
April 2, 2019I love that you do this, sounds like it’d be a lot of fun to predict whether you’re going to adore something or not. 🙂 I think The Bride Test looks really cute though.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019Thank you! 🙂
Becca Leighanne (Bex)
April 2, 2019I’M SO EXCITED TO READ LORDS OF THE DEEP. also it made me VERY happy to see me mentioned next to legendary patrick lacey :’)))) ilu
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 2, 2019It looks SO FUN. lmao I love youuuu ♥♥
Malka @ Paper Procrastinators
April 2, 2019One of the things I like about reading a book is that I never know what the rating will be! I don’t think I’d be able to accurately judge what rating I’d give a book, since I hope that all books will be 3-4 stars, but then there are always the surprises. So I’m super impressed with how well you did with your predictions so far!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 3, 2019Thanks! 😀 It’s a blessing and a curse, haha. On one hand, I know my reading tastes well enough that I can USUALLY predict if a book will or won’t be for me – on the other hand, it stinks because sometimes I KNOW a book won’t be for me, but I get it anyways because of the hype, and then I dislike it, and I can only blame myself. ???
GoodeyReads
April 2, 2019Can’t wait to see the rest of your predictions! I am interested in what you think of Sorcery of Thorns! I enjoyed An Enchantment of Ravens and am excited to see what she does next!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 3, 2019Sorcery has been so good so far! I’m excited to finish and review it. 😀
Ellyn
April 3, 2019I have high hopes for Middlegame too!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 4, 2019Yesss! Seanan can’t let us down, she just can’t!
eLPy
April 8, 2019So do you ever put stats together on how often you’re right? 😀 I’m still looking forward to reading The Test, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, but don’t have any of the others on my radar. Should be interesting to see how you fair. Do you have an explanation somewhere for why you didn’t finish those in the Jan-Mar period? Links perhaps to those discussions? Thank you!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
April 8, 2019You know, I’ve never done that, but I love that idea!! I’m gonna have to do that next time! 😀 Thank you! And no, I don’t have any explanation, they’re just books I didn’t get around to for one reason or another – usually just that I was never quite in the mood for them or ran out of time! ?