Books I Want to Read Again

You know the saddest thing about having so many great books to choose from? Sometimes you don’t take the time to reread some of them. At least, that’s what I think. Today is Tuesday, and that’s what Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is talking about today. I actually do reread books, and often have a reread and a new book going on at the same time. These are some books I plan to reread. Some of them soon, some of them in the far off… distant future.

All That Glitters – Gita Trealease. This book will always be Enchantée to me, I’m afraid. I temporarily stopped rereads for NaNoWriMo, but this is the book I plan to reread in December. J’adore this book! I was fortunate enough to be approved for the ARC of Everything that Burns, the sequel, and I’m so looking forward to it! I really think the first book needs a reread first though.

Chain of Gold – Cassandra Clare. There’s something about the Shadowhunters books that give them rereadability. I’ve already reread Chain of Gold once, last summer but I hope to reread this again in January before Chain of Iron comes out. I absolutely adore Jordelia! I love the variety of characters, and how there’s a ship for everybody. I may end up rereading more Shadowhunters books next year, but I haven’t decided yet.

Legend Tetralogy + Short Stories – Marie Lu. I haven’t reread the complete Legend Tetralogy since Rebel came out. I’ve learned, in my enthusiasm for certain books, that sometimes there’s too much of a good thing. So I’ve started limiting the rereads of my favorites to every other year (generally after I reread them multiple times in a year). Anyway, I still have some fanfiction in the Luniverse to write, and I do have to do the occasional reread in this series to do a good job. Plus I love the story.

On a related note, someone left a comment Sunday on my Legend fanfic “Republican Phenoms” saying they were disappointed that there wasn’t more to the story. They said they had read it a year before and were rereading it. It is such a good feeling to know someone liked your story enough to reread it! I want to do a sequel, but haven’t yet because of how difficult it would be to plan.

Carve the Mark – Veronica Roth. I love this duology! I learned from Divergent not to reread a book too often; I didn’t reread this book in 2020, so I figure I’m safe to read this book again in 2021. I have no definite plans to reread it next year, but I do know that this duology and I have another appointment in the future. I’m sure I’ll read Roth’s Divergent too, just not next year. I reread them this year.

Alex, Approximately – Jenn Bennett. Some books leave me with a happy feeling and a strong urge to reread it. I think Alex, Approximately falls into that category. It has such summery vibes to it. I don’t know if I’ll get to it next summer, but we’ll see.

The Immortal Nicholas – Glenn Beck. I probably won’t reread this book this year, but I do plan to someday. This is supposed to be a realistic story of Santa Claus that brings Jesus into the picture, and it delivered. It also has Krampus as a sympathetic but misunderstood character. The first time I read the book I read this book I ugly cried so much during the last part of the book. The second time I didn’t, but I had read it the previous Christmas. So I’ll probably give it another year before reading it again so it has more emotional impact.

The Discoverers – Daniel J. Boorstin. I don’t know what it is about The Discoverers that makes me love it so much. It’s over 1000 pages and covers history from ancient to recent times. Maybe it’s the way the author describes things, maybe it’s the topics he chooses to zero in on; I’ll probably read this again someday.

The Cruel Prince – Holly Black. I have the entire trilogy to this series (not the prequel). I purchased the hardback to The Cruel Prince after borrowing it from the library, so I’ve never actually read my copy. But this book is one that needs a reread at some point.

Into the Hollow – Lynn Vroman. I loved this book, and find it a little sad that after two years, it still only has 47 ratings on Goodreads. I guess it just shows you that there are some undiscovered gems out there that just don’t get enough marketing dollars. Whenever I think of this book it makes me want to smile, so I suppose I’ll reread it at some point.

My True Love Gave to Me – Various. This is a book of Christmas stories that I loved. They weren’t all my favorites, but overall, this anthology put a smile on my face. One of my favorite stories from this anthology was Rainbow Rowell’s “Midnights.” I probably won’t reread it this Christmas either, but this will get a Christmas reread at some point in the future.

So what about you? Do you ever get an irresistable tug towards a certain book you’ve read in the past that you absolutely MUST reread again (and again)? Or do you figure that life is too short to reread books? Next week we’re going to talk about the holidays! I don’t know if any of these books will show up again, but we’ll see. There’s a couple I’m excited to talk about, and I’m looking to see your favorite wintry books!