Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is Books I Meant to Read In 2018 but Didn’t Get To. There were so many but I will list the ones that I kept moving back up to the top of my kindle or the ones that I have been waiting anxiously to get from the library. So, here goes, in no specific order: Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
Courtney Summers has written the breakout book of her career. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page.
This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity.
The internationally bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye returns with a haunting psychological thriller that blends the twists and chills of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe with the driving suspense of Dennis Lehane and Harlan Coben, in which a man hears sounds that quite possibly emanate from the dead.
What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all . . ?
Friendships are shattered and two families crumble after a fateful week on the seacoast. With four sides to this psychological family drama, who will you believe?
“Fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary and Confessions of a Shopaholic, rejoice! Natalie Cox’s light and funny holiday romance features a protagonist who could go toe-to-toe with Bridget Jones or Becky Bloomwood…Throw in a pregnant beagle, a deaf Great Dane, a country vet with piercing blue eyes and an inappropriate Christmas jumper (sweater), and you’ve got a sweet, festive tale guaranteed to cheer all you Grinches.”—USA Today
In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them.
Charlie Donlea, one of the most original new voices in suspense, returns with a haunting novel, laden with twists and high tension, about two abducted girls one who returns, one who doesn t and the forensics expert searching for answers.
In this powerful K-9 crime thriller, FBI Special Agent Meg Jennings and her trusted search-and-rescue Labrador, Hawk, must race against the clock before a diabolical killer strikes again…
March 13, 2019 at 4:23 pm
Are you going to get them all read? It’s March….lol
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March 13, 2019 at 6:48 pm
I managed to get five of them read, so I feel pretty good. I might get one more finished, but definitely not all 10. 😊😊
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January 29, 2019 at 8:48 pm
I have a bunch of these on my list and the first two I’m excited to read. Great list and hope you enjoy them all! ❤
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January 29, 2019 at 8:50 pm
So far I have read one. I hope to start Sadie soon. I hope you enjoy the ones on your list Jen.
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January 24, 2019 at 9:10 pm
I need to read several of these, too, Carla! Sadie and The Tattooist of Auschwitz are both exceptional! Enjoy!
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January 25, 2019 at 10:32 pm
Good to hear. Sadie will be number 5.
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January 23, 2019 at 12:29 pm
Great list. I have several of them, have read none of them, but am in the beginnings of Where the Crawdads Sing. So far, I’m really enjoying it. It’s a book set at simmer, and I expect it’s going to keep that pace.
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January 23, 2019 at 2:59 pm
I am waiting anxiously for my name to cone up on the library list. When I read a Southern story, I expect that slow burn. Funny different settings have different expectations.
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January 22, 2019 at 11:40 pm
An amazing list of things you haven’t gotten to. The only one I have read is the Tattooist and I highly recommend it! Mutts and Mistletoe sounds so cute!
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January 23, 2019 at 10:27 am
Thanks LInda, a lot of people recommended that one. I am on the list at the library for the audiobook, so am waiting anxiously for it. Just started listening to The Masterpiece.
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January 22, 2019 at 4:59 pm
I was immediately drawn to the cover of Mutts & Mistletoe because of the cute dog on the cover! But then I read the blurb and it reminded me I really should read Bridget Jones’s Diary because it is a Pride and Prejudice retelling and I can’t believe I haven’t read it haha.
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January 22, 2019 at 3:07 pm
You have some great titles on there. I hope you get a chance to read them. The Masterpiece is one I kept meaning to get too!
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January 22, 2019 at 11:10 am
Great list! I really enjoyed The Masterpiece and The Girl Who Was Taken.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz has been hanging out on my TBR list as well. I just recently added Where the Crawdads Sing. I hope you get to all of these titles this year 🙂
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January 22, 2019 at 11:45 am
Thanks Tina, my TBR list for the rest of this month and February is taking shape nicely.
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January 22, 2019 at 10:52 am
Great list! Hope you get to them this year. 😊
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January 22, 2019 at 11:44 am
Thanks Darinda, so do I. 😄😄
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January 22, 2019 at 10:25 am
Great list! Sadie is on my TTT too!
Hope you love all of these once you read them.
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January 22, 2019 at 11:39 am
Thanks Marti.
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January 22, 2019 at 9:40 am
This is a super list – I’ve read a few of them. I have a used copy of The Masterpiece that I definitely want to read this year. Fingers crossed.
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January 22, 2019 at 11:43 am
Thanks Mac, maybe we will both get to read it this year.
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January 22, 2019 at 9:37 am
Before It’s Too Late does sound like a good read.
This is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
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January 22, 2019 at 11:42 am
I checked out your list and now my TBR is longer.
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January 22, 2019 at 8:47 am
I bought the Tattooist for my dad so I could get to read it later lol 😂
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January 22, 2019 at 9:10 am
So I am not the only one that does that. 😂
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January 22, 2019 at 8:44 am
We do have some similar lists this week. Oh and I also have that Karin Slaughter to read 🙈
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January 22, 2019 at 9:09 am
I am worried about the Karin Slaughter one, Jaymi. She is a go to author for me, but there have been so many poor reviews of this one. I guess I will have to make my own assessment once I read it.
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January 22, 2019 at 8:36 am
The Tattootist of Auschwitz is an incredible book, so go for that one!
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January 22, 2019 at 9:08 am
Okay that will be number three after the two that Jonetta endorsed. Thanks Nicki, you are another blogger that I often agree with so this is a great recommendation.
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January 22, 2019 at 9:27 am
Thanks Carla 🙂
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January 22, 2019 at 8:15 am
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is definitely high on my list too!
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January 22, 2019 at 8:06 am
Almost all of these are on my shelf, Carla! I’m listening to A Noise Downstairs right now and am almost finished. I can vouch for that one. I also liked The Girl Who Was Taken. Good luck getting to them in 2019!
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January 22, 2019 at 9:07 am
Thanks Jonetta, it will take luck sticking to my TBR. We often have the same books on our shelves, that is why I look forward to your reviews so much.
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