Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Sequels You're Dying to Read

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the broke and the bookish. This week the topic for the list is the top ten sequels you're dying to read. I'm going to try to not mention any of the books mentioned in last week's Top Ten Tuesday, but obviously I'm excited to read those, too! So, in no particular order:

10. The Daylight War by Peter V Brett (Demon Cycle #3)
Ok, so I haven't read The Desert Spear (book 2) yet, but I got my mitts on it last week and I'll be reading it as soon as I get the chance. This was originally supposed to be a trilogy, but apparently it's now become a 5-part series. Fair enough, as I adored the first book and am already itching to get my hands on book 3!

9. Wrayth by Philippa Ballantine (Book of the Order #3)
Geist, I loved. Spectyr was even better. This one doesn't have a release day set yet, but I'm fervantly hoping it'll be within the first half of 2012.

8. Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan (Immortal Beloved #2)
The first book was very good - the character discovering her true self kind of story. But the best friend was forgotten about and I'm looking forward to reading about him in the second book. He seemed a twisted but delightful character, I can't wait to get to know him better.

7. Dark Victory by Michele Lang (Lady Lazarus #2)
The first book was a bit corny at times, granted, but I enjoyed it enough to want to know more. Angels, witches, demons and Hitler and the holocaust? I want to know how her fight against Hitler and the demons will unfold.

6. Timeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #5)
I've got to the point now where I just want a final resolution to Alexia Maccon (previously Tarabotti)'s story. This book promises to be that and hopefully it'll stay that way.

5. The Calling by Kelley Armstrong (Darkness Rising Trilogy #2)
The whole of the first book read like a prologue to the events in this upcoming second book. I want the action - or at least progression of events - promised by this second book. I really enjoyed Armstrong's style for YA and I'm looking forward to this release in April next year.

4. Heart's Blood by Gail Dayton (Blood Magic #3)
Actually, this one's supposed to be out already... but it's not. I've only read book 2 (without realising that it was book 2 of a series) but I enjoyed it and I want to see where it'll lead in this steampunky-type world ruled by magic.

And sequels that I already own but need to get around to reading asap. Time to get me bum in gear!

3. The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn (Lady Julia Grey #5)
I adore this series. It's my favourite! I have no idea why I haven't read this one yet. Maybe because I know that as of right now there is no book 6 planned and I really don't want this series to end yet. I still need to read it at any rate.

2. The Hidden Goddess by M.K. Hobson (Native Star #2)
I really enjoyed The Native Star when I read it last year. This is another one where I've bought the sequel then other purchases have interferred and it just keeps getting pushed back on my reading list until a later date.

1. Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
So this one isn't a sequel but a prequel. I suspect very few of the characters from Mistress of Rome will make an appearance in Daughters of Rome. Mistress of Rome was one of my favourite reads of 2010, though, so I really ought to make time to read her second book.

And there you have it.

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Books On My TBR List for This Autumn

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the broke and the bookish. This week the list is the top ten books you've got your eye on for this upcoming "fall season". All of the books on my list are released between September 23rd and December 23rd, as in the original list.

In no particular order:

10. Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber

This is an author that I've come across once or twice, but up till now I haven't read any of her books. This one is described as being: "The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Pride and Prejudice, with a dash of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." How could I resist? The answer is: I can't.

9.  India Black and the Widow of Windsor by Carol K. Carr

I read the first book, India Black, earlier this year and really enjoyed it. I've already got this book on preorder and I'm looking forward to getting my mitts on it come October.

8. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

I saw the word "X-Men" in the synopsis and I was sold. I'm so easy to please!

(As a side note, the concept seems intriguing too.)

7. Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I fully expect this one to be more or less a retelling of Vampire Academy but with gods instead of vampires. I'm hoping that it'll be better than Vampire Academy, though!

6. The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

Read the synposis and I bet it'll be on your TBR list too! Plus, check that cover! I haven't read her first book yet, but I will do as soon as the American paperback is made available here.

5. Double Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

I adore all things Dexter. It's one of the few American comedies that I really do find funny because of the author's skills at subtle dark humour. This is one that I will definitely be reading, but I won't be buying it until it's released as a paperback.

4. A Crimson Warning by Tasha Alexander

The sixth book in the Lady Emily series. Historical murder mystery with a touch of romance. Ever since I discovered the Lady Julia series by Deanna Raybourn, just my cup of tea! I really enjoy this series, though this is another book where I'll be waiting until the paperback is released.

3. The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens

I read the first book in The Graveyard Queen series, The Restorer, earlier this week. I adored it. I cannot wait to get my hands on this sequel! I'm a bit confused as to when it's actually going to be released - official date is 18th October - but I can't preorder it for then from any sites, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be then!

2. Kingdoms of Dust by Amanda Downum

The third book in the Necromancer Chronicles. I really enjoyed the first book in this series. I still have to read the second book, but I'm sure I'll love it just as much. I'll be buying this one as soon as it is available.

1. Killing Rites by M.L.N. Hanover

The fourth book in The Black Sun's Daughter series. One of my favourite UF series at the moment. Another one that I'll be snapping up as soon as it's released.

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Added extra: Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
This one was released back in January, but the paperback isn't going to be released until October. I'm already impatient and am having to stop myself from cracking and going out to buy the hardback!

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And there you have it for me.

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Books You Loved But Never Wrote A Review For

A top ten list hosted by the broke and the bookish. This week it's the top ten books you loved but never wrote a review for. I'm going to have to have a bit of a brainstorm for this.

In no particular order:

10. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by G.W. Dahlquist
I read this book in my final year of my first bachelors. It took me absolutely ages to read because the chapters were so long and it felt a bit like a real editor had not been let loose on the book. It needed cutting down and there was a lot of info that wasn't necessary, but this book completely blew me away. The idea that a person's memories and desires can be stored in these little blue glass books and that society can be completely ruled by them really appealed to me. On top of that I was rather fond of the heroine and the two heroes. I passed the book on to family members to read, but I'm not sure any of them ever read it!

9. The Awakening by L.J. Smith
I read this one about six months before I started writing reviews, by which time it was too late to go back and write a review for it. Shame, as I would have absolutely ripped this one apart.

8. The Toymaker by Jeremy de Quidt
I have no excuse for this one. I read it about a month ago but never got around to writing a review for it. I've read several books since and my memories of this book are not clear enough to write a proper, in depth review for it. A shame as it is a pretty good book for younger teens.

7. L'écume des jours by Boris Vian
Title translated to either Foam of the Daze or Froth on the Daydream. I read this one in troisième when I was 14 or 15. Probably 14. And it was weird. I wouldn't have had the words to review it even if I'd tried.

6. Just William by Richmal Crompton
I read the William books over and over until the pages fell out. I listened to the audio cassettes until they started to go crackly. I lived for Just William between the ages of about 7 and 11. In fact, I had decided that I was going to meet William Brown, push Violet Elizabeth Bott out of the way (he never liked her anyway) and I was going to grow up and marry William. I adored the spots of bother he used to get himself and anyone assoicated with him into.

5. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
All of the Study books, in fact. I went from absolutely adoring this author and her story (Poison Study) to feeling she could have done better (Magic Study) to feeling she stole my money from me because she obviously hadn't put any effort into the book (Fire Study). I read the trilogy in my final year of my first bachelors, well before I started writing reviews. This book left me feeling so unfulfilled by the original potential of the trilogy that I felt quite lost for a time!

4. Firethorn by Sarah Micklem
I read this three summers ago, about two years before I started writing reviews. I fell in love with it. I loved the story, the heroine, the setting, the writing. I felt all of Firethorn's emotions with her. I felt her need to bind Galan to herself. I felt her betrayal when he never took her feelings into account even though she knew that, really, she was just a whore. I cannot wait for the final book of this trilogy to be released.

3. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
This one I devoured when I was a wee thing of 13. I'd listened to the BBC cast audio version of it prior to reading and had had parts of it read to me by my mother a couple of summers before. When they started to release the films, I wanted to know the whole book before I watched the film adaptations. So I did. This one completely changed my reading experiences. I only wish I'd had the words (and the thought) to write a review of it at the time.

2. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
Another one where I have no excuse for my laziness. I could blame it on revision but then I was reading this while I was supposed to be revising anyway, so I won't be doing that.

1. Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
I fully intend to reread this book and give it the full review that it deserves. Unfortunately, I read it before I started writing anything more than my thoughts upon finishing the book and as such my review of it is not particularly inspiring. It is, however, one of my favourite books. I would sing its praise, indeed I would!

And there you have it for me.