Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Please check out her website for more TTT topics!
This week’s topic is:
Forgotten Backlist Titles from Ten Years Ago – 2013
Let’s go back a decade ago and see what backlist titles aren’t talked about as much anymore.
Crown of Midnight is the second book in the Throne of Glass series and I actually thought Throne of Glass was just okay. But Crown of Midnight is what made me keep reading the series! I think anything SJM is continued to be talked about since her books are bestsellers.
The Indigo Spell is the third book in the Bloodlines series which I was obsessed with. Richelle Mead really did a great job with The Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series. It had a chokehold on me back in the day!
Unravel Me…I know there are a lot of people who did not like the first book Shatter Me but I liked how different it was so I kept reading the series. Unravel Me is book two and started my obsession with Warner. Also it has Kenji and Kenji made everything better!
I actually don’t know if there was a lot of hype around The Coldest Girl in Coldtown but I’m such a Holly Black fan that I was hyped for it back then and enjoyed the story a lot!
The Dream Thieves is the second book in The Raven Cycle series and I loved this series.
Allegiant. Do you remember when Allegiant came out? Because I do and I was obsessed with Divergent and so into dystopian YA novels because alongside vampires, it was the biggest genres out there. But when Allegiant came out and people were so upset with the ending I chose to not read this book. It’s the third book in the Divergent series…you think maybe I can read it without getting upset now? lol…it’s been 10 years! I really should read it just to complete the series.
Like I said, dystopia or vampires! The Eternity Cure is the second book in the Blood of Eden series and I loved this series. And honestly I don’t think it got enough hype back in the day because the market was so flooded with vampire stories but this series is so good.
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen was a comfort read for me and she was a must-read author for me at the time. I officially grew out of my Sarah Dessen phase but when I want to reminisce on simpler times, even simpler reading times I think about her books.
Fangirl was one of those hyped books and Rainbow Rowell books were everywhere. This might have been the last book I read from this author but I do remember enjoying it.
I was still reading historically romances a decade ago but now Sarah MacLean is the only historical romance author I’ve been reading. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished didn’t quite have hype or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention to historical romances back then but I remember loving this series!
Wow, that was a blast from the past! It was kinda fun to look back 10 years and see what I enjoyed.
What’s on your TTT?
Past Midnight Book Reviews & More 
What a blast from the past! lol I’m curious what I was reading.
😅 this post was a fun trip back in time for me!
With ACOTAR everywhere, I was surprised to see SJM on here. I haven’t really looked into her works (not really my cup of tea), but for some reason I thought that the Throne of Glass series was more recent. Learn new things everyday! Thank you for the insight into what was popular back then! I was neck deep in college and debt which left very little time to keep up with hobbies. 😅 Very interesting.
The staying power of Throne of Glass is really amazing! I didn’t even like Throne of Glass that much, it was a 3 star for me I think? But the series got better. I get it…10 years ago I was a new mom so I was busy with that and not reading as much.
Great list! I still have Dream Thieves on my TBR but I’m looking forward to reading it. I also hadn’t seen that Kagawa book but it looks great 😍 I also hope to pick up my first MacLean book soon (this year)!
I hope you enjoy these books when you get around to reading them!
I remember loving Sarah Dessen books. I haven’t thought about her novels in so long. Is she still writing?
I haven’t seen a new book from her in years! But they did make a Netflix movie last year for her book Along For the Ride.
I love this so much! I love that you really brought up some throwbacks but you also picked a year. I honestly can’t get over how these books came out 10 years ago. I remember getting into Divergent and being excited when the other books where getting released. Still a bit bummed they never finished the movies.
I was obsessed with Divergent! I really should read the last book lol. Did they never finish the movies? I only watched the first and second I think.
Yeah, they made allegiant part 1. They were working on part two and I think they were going to just make it a tv movie but didn’t end up happening.
That’s too bad!