Hello! It’s Tuesday again, so you know what that means! It’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl)! I have to apologize, I went on a last minute camping trip (I guess that’s one advantage to having everyone in your family unemployed) and I just got back today, so I haven’t been able to visit people’s sites and reply to comments. I hope to get back into our routine tomorrow.
But today, we’re talking about books I loved but never reviewed. I hate to admit it, but that’s most books these days. Maybe it’s having my dh around all the time that’s keeping me from getting all my reading/reviews done, but this year has been less productive than normal. So here are some I missed this year, and some I read before I started reviewing books:
Timeline – Michael Crichton
I read this book a very long time ago, long before I had a book blog, so I never had the chance to review it. But I remember liking it a lot. Maybe if I reread it at a future date, I’ll review it.
Jo & Laurie – Margaret Stohl & Melissa de la Cruz
I listened to Jo & Laurie on audiobook last month, but haven’t reviewed it yet. I still could? Let’s see if I get around to it. I’m so far behind in my reading though.
Rilla of Ingleside – L. M. Montgomery
Rilla of Ingleside is the final book in the Anne of Green Gables octalogy, but I think it’s my favorite. I think I read these last in high school, so it’s been a while. I really should read these again.
Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour – Morgan Matson
I listened to this on audiobook just a couple weeks ago, but haven’t reviewed it. It’s a great book though! Perfect for summer. Maybe I’ll review it still? Don’t know.
The History of the Ancient World – Susan Wise Bauer
I just finished rereading this book last month, but I’ve never reviewed it. Unless someone wants me to review this book, I probably won’t. Especially not right now, when there are many other books I’ve recently read but haven’t gotten around to reviewing.
I just read these books in the last couple of months. I probably won’t review them, 1) because I have so many other books to review and 2) because I’m sure a billion people have already reviewed this story.
My niece told me that Stephanie Meyer was doing an appearance in Shelton, Washington, for her new book, Midnight Sun, last Friday. I actually was within driving distance of Shelton last Friday, since I was camping up in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state (I live in Colorado), but I didn’t go.
The Autobiography of Malcom X – Malcom X, Alex Haley
I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X in high school, but even though I did a book report on it for Honors English, I never reviewed it here. I really liked it though.
The bottom of this book says “As told to Alex Haley.” Alex Haley is famous for writing Roots. True story: when I was taking AP History, we were going to get to meet Alex Haley (I think he was coming to our classroom). Unfortunately, he died the night before we were supposed to meet him, so I never got the chance. I’m still kinda bummed about that.
King of Scars – Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars is another book that I’ve read during the pandemic that I’ve never reviewed. I really liked it though. At least I read it though. I’ve been wanting to read it for a while, and finally got around to it on audiobook.
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy – Eric Metaxas
I really liked this book and would like to reread it at some point. Especially with the way the world is going.
The Weight of Feathers – Anna-Marie McLemore
I read this book shortly before I started book blogging. I never ended up getting around to reviewing this though. If I ever reread this story, I might review it, but there are so many books I want to read, I don’t know if it will ever get a reread. Especially if I keep reading at the slow-ass pace I have been.
What about you? What books have you read and loved but never reviewed? Next week we’re going to talk about books that should be adapted into Netflix shows/movies. I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I’m sure that there’d be a few books I’d be interested in seeing as movies. See you then!
Rilla of Ingleside was a treasure for sure.
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I just loved that book.
I loved Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour as well! And I’m the same with King of Scars – I’d been wanting to read it for a while and then finally read it on audiobook 🙂
That’s how I read it too. Sometimes audiobooks are a great way to fit in books you wouldn’t otherwise have time for.
Great list! No matter how many times I see the cover of Jo & Laurie, I still adore it–the colours are so satisfying.
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You’re right, they are very pretty colors together. I never really noticed that before, LOL.
Michael Crichton is the first novelist I’ve ever read. Will prolly check out the Timeline!
I first saw the movie, but I LOVED the book. I need to reread it someday.
Rilla of Ingleside! Such a lovely classic. I think I need to read all of L.M.Montgomery’s again.
I do believe that with the new book from Stephanie Meyer on The Twilight saga, we might see a few new reviews on all of them.
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You have a point there about Twilight. Maybe I’ll do a review of the series as a whole (at least the original tetralogy) before I read Midnight Sun.
I read King of Scars last month, and I did review it, one of the only fairly decent side effects of the pandemic is that I’ve been able to pay my blog more attention than I have in years because I’ve had so much time on my hands!
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That’s awesome! You’d think I’d have more time too, but it doesn’t seem that way to me.
I’m so curious about Jo & Laurie.
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I wasn’t sure that I’d like it when I first heard about it, but it was one of the books on Bookish First and I read the preview and I liked it, so I ended up getting the book on audiobook!
Jo& Laurie and King of Scars are also on my tbr.
I hope you like them!
Great list! I’ve been super curious about King of Scars. 🙂
If you liked the other Grishaverse books, I recommend it :-). It’s a standalone, but most of the characters are from the other series, so it might be better if you read them first.
I’ve not read any of these except good old Twilight! I was obsessed when it first came in out in my pre blog days!
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They were really popular at a time that I wasn’t reading much YA, which is probably why I never read them until Midnight Sun was announced.
I loved and didn’t review Twilight as well. I haven’t read Amy & Roger yet. That’s a book on my TBR. Nice list!
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I hope you like Amy & Roger when you get to it!
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is definitely one that I have to read!
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It’s definitely a timely book.
I loved Amy & Roger, too! How exciting that you just picked up Twilight for the first time recently! I never did an in-depth review of them. Just rambling, incoherent thoughts I jotted down, probably in the wee hours of the night. Ha!
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I wasn’t planning on reading Twilight. I mean, the hype train left years ago, LOL, but with Midnight Sun coming out I decided to. I’ll have to get that book from the library at some point, although I’m sure there’s a long waiting list.
Ooh Timeline- I never read it but I saw the movie!
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The movie is how I found the book! The book was better though.