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:

Book Series I Want to Catch Up On

There are some book series I actually have to finish but sometimes finishing a series is tough, especially when I’m not a big re-reader anymore, so the thought of trying to remember what happened in last book seems so daunting. It’s okay if there is a year break before books but the series with 3 years between books? It’s hard! So here are some series I would like to catch up on or finish.

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• Scorched Earth is book 4 in the Dark Shores series but there was so much time between book 3 and 4 that I feel like I have to do a reread of the series before reading this one. I’m not sure but hopefully I’ll figure out what I want to do.
• The Tempest Blade by Danielle L. Jensen also is the 6th book in The Bridge Kingdom and I will get to it eventually.
• Spark of the Everflame by. Penn Cole – I’ve read book one but need to get onto book 2 and the others.

• Mirrored Heavens by. Rebecca Roanhorse – I have this on my bookshelf. I just need to pick it up!
• Thunderhead by. Neal Shusterman – another book I have on my bookshelf and I will get to it.
• Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer – I know book two is out so I really need to read this. I started but put it down and never picked it up again but not because I didn’t like it. I do – I just forget why I put it down.

• Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – another book on my shelf but I didn’t read it because it’s not the end of the series yet. So I wanted to read it closer to when the next book releases.
• Empire of the Vampire by. Jay Kristoff – I’ve been wanting to start this series for awhile!
• And Now, Back To You by. B.K. Borison – I’ll definitely be getting to this one eventually. I read book one and enjoyed it!

In the Veins of Drowning by. Kalie Cassidy – it’s been on my TBR so hoping I can get to it.

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)
August 18: Book Series I Want to Catch Up On (or series you’d like to start)
August 25: Bookish Places I’ve Visited (Share all the cool places you’ve been that are bookish or tied to books! This includes neat libraries, book stores, places featured in books, places inspired by books, author homes/places they’ve stayed, etc. You can also share your bucket list of the bookish places you’d like to visit someday.) (submitted by Susan @Bloggin’ ’bout Books)
September 1: Books With Nationalities In The Title (e.g. The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Mexican Gothic, An American Mariage, etc.) (submitted by Cathy @WhatCathyReadNext)
September 8: Indie Freebie (This topic encompasses a lot: your favorite indie bookstores, indie books, indie authors, indie publishers/presses, indie books on your to-read list, indie authors I read before they became traditionally published, etc.) (submitted by @dark.shelf.of.wonders and Books Are The New Black)
September 15: Authors I’ve Met
September 22: Books on My Fall 2026 To-Read List (or Spring if you live in the Southern Hemisphere)
September 29: Fall-Themed Freebie (or Spring if you live in the Southern Hemisphere)
October 6: Books that Bring Me Happy Memories (Feel free to tell us about those memories if you’d like!)
October 13: Book Covers Featuring Autumnal Colors (submitted by Wordy Witterings)
October 20: Things That Make Up My Perfect Day (Share the people, places, activities, foods, circumstances, etc. that make a day perfect for you. Go into as much or as little detail as possible!)
October 27: Halloween Freebie

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:

Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years 

Oh this is a challenge since I’ve only been tracking my reading in the last few years because of this blog but let’s give it a go!

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• 2016 – Chasing Lady Amelia by. Maya Rodale – closest thing to 8/11/16 that I could find in Goodreads because I was not putting read dates back then!🤦🏻‍♀️
• 2017 – It Started with Goodbye by. Christina June – again, wasn’t tracking read dates in Goodreads, but this was the closest to August 2017.
• 2018 – The Black Witch by. Laurie Forest – another one I had to guess at, it was published in 2017 but looks like I added it and read it in 2018.

• 2019 – Circe by. Madeline Miller
• 2020 – The Damned by. Renée Ahdieh
• 2021- Where Dreams Descend by. Janella Angeles

• 2022 – Mr. Perfect on Paper by. Jean Meltzer
• 2023 – Sign of the Slayer by. Sharina Harris
• 2024 – Butcher & Blackbird by. Brynne Weaver

2025 – The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

July 7: Book Titles That Include the Word “[insert word of your choice here]” (Pick a word and share ten book titles that include that word!)
July 14: Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors (Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)
July 21: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free (Stolen from Emma @ damppebbles.com)
July 28: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read (this is a throwback topic from 2022)
August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)

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: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)

Purple Book Covers

Since there have been so much lately! It’s one of my favorite book cover colors.

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• Sharpest Court by. Kiera Azar
• Captive Traitor King by. Brigid Kemmerer
• The Winged Game by. Sophie Kim

• The Tempest Blade by. Danielle L. Jensen
• Our Perfect Storm by. Carley Fortune
• Dangerously Ours by. Krista & Becca Ritchie

• The False Vow by. Lydia Gregovic
• Storm Breaker by. Nisha J. Tuli
• The Beckett Effect by. Nashae Jones

Infinite Shores by. Pascale Lacelle

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

July 7: Book Titles That Include the Word “[insert word of your choice here]” (Pick a word and share ten book titles that include that word!)
July 14: Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors (Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)
July 21: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free (Stolen from Emma @ damppebbles.com)
July 28: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read (this is a throwback topic from 2022)
August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)

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:

Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read

I don’t have 10 today, only 7!

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• Every Spiral of Fate by. Tahereh Mafi – I haven’t read it because someone advised me to wait until the next book comes out first. So I’ve been waiting!
• Rites of the Starling by. Devney Perry – I borrowed this right away (surprised it was available), but for some reason I couldn’t get into it. I’m trying again with the audiobook.
• This Shattered Tempest by. Thea Guanzon – I actually have this as an arc, but I wanted to wait nearer to publication to read this. I may give in and read it earlier though!

• Daybreak by. Autumn Woods – have been waiting on this for a year! And I will read it as soon as it is delivered to me this week.
• For Whom the Belle Tolls by. Jaysea Lynn – found this on Book Outlet, after hearing good reviews for it. I still haven’t read it!
• Witch of Wild Things by. Raquel Vasquez Gilliland – I keep meaning to read this! Hopefully this fall!

• Scorched Earth by. Danielle L. Jensen – I haven’t read it yet because I feel like I need to read the previous books since it’s been so long between books!

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

July 7: Book Titles That Include the Word “[insert word of your choice here]” (Pick a word and share ten book titles that include that word!)
July 14: Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors (Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)
July 21: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free (Stolen from Emma @ damppebbles.com)
July 28: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read (this is a throwback topic from 2022)
August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)

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:

Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free 

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• Beneath by. Ariel Sullivan – a recent read this year that was an emotional roller coaster.
• The Winged Game by. Sophie Kim – a recent read that was fun because of the creatures!
• White Lights by. Lauren Kate – a book that was so chaotic, I can’t help think about how crazy it was.

• Alchemised by. SenLinYu – I felt like this was such a reading event in 2025 — hard to forget.
• The Night Prince by. Lauren Palphreyman – this series has a chokehold on me. I’m obsessed with Blake.
• Crown Me yours by. Liv Zander – an unexpected book that made me cry!

• Weavingshaw by. Heba Al-Wasity – such a good book. Can’t wait for the sequel.
• Starside by. Alex Aster – for some reason I can’t stop thinking about this one. Maybe because it was all action and then like 2-3 pages of spice at the end. LOL…kind of wild but I loved the quest.
• The Library of Amorlin by. Kalyn Josephson – Loved this story, it was magical with the creatures but also so tense because of the morally gray FMC.

Daggermouth by. H.M. Wolfe – read this at the end of 2025 and loved it! Can’t wait for book two!

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

July 7: Book Titles That Include the Word “[insert word of your choice here]” (Pick a word and share ten book titles that include that word!)
July 14: Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors (Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)
July 21: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free (Stolen from Emma @ damppebbles.com)
July 28: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read (this is a throwback topic from 2022)
August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)

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:

Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors

(Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)

I have a few of these as arcs so I can’t wait to read them!

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• New Year’s Grieve by. Elizabeth Foscue
• Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me by. Isable Crowley
• Mothsblood by. Lynn D. Jung

• The Age of Blood and Magic by. Hannah Mathewson
• The Dark in Her Veins by. M.K. Lobb
• Love and Lies by. Lena Kiefer

• These Vile Hearts by. Melody Robinette
• In Stormy Weather by. Chelsea Curto
• Deathbringer by. Sonia Tagliareni

Full Throttle by. J.K. Maclaren

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

July 7: Book Titles That Include the Word “[insert word of your choice here]” (Pick a word and share ten book titles that include that word!)
July 14: Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors (Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)
July 21: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free (Stolen from Emma @ damppebbles.com)
July 28: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read (this is a throwback topic from 2022)
August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)

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:

Book Titles That Include the Word ‘Witch’

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• To Drown a Witch by. Lindsey Olsson
• Night Witch by. Jaymin Eve
• The Bone Witch by. Rin Chupeco

• Witch Season by. Julia Bianco
• Witch of the Wolves by. Kaylee Archer
• Witch You Would by. Lia Amador

• Hekate: The Witch by. Nikita Gill
• Rebel Witch by. Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Hedge Witch of Foxhall by. Anna Bright

Witch of Wild Things by. Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

July 7: Book Titles That Include the Word “[insert word of your choice here]” (Pick a word and share ten book titles that include that word!)
July 14: Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors (Share books from your to-read list that are written by authors you’ve never read before.)
July 21: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free (Stolen from Emma @ damppebbles.com)
July 28: Books I HAD to Have Immediately but Still Haven’t Read (this is a throwback topic from 2022)
August 4: Cover Freebie (Pick any topic related to book covers. You can make up your own topic or pick one from the list of previous ones!)
August 11: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years (Stolen from Anne @ HeadFullofBooks) (This might be tricky if you don’t use a reading tracker like Goodreads, but the idea is to share what you were reading on August 11th of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. If you have no idea, pick a book you loved that you read at any time during each of the last ten years. And if you still have no idea, pick a book you loved that was published during each of the last ten years. Make this work for you!)

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:

Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026

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• The Lion and the Deathless Dark by. Carissa Broadbent
• The Knave and the Moon by. Rachel Gillig
• Cursebreaker by. R.M. Gray

• The Bone Singer by. Abigail Owen
• The Wolf Queen by. Lauren Palphreyman
• Heart of Thieves by. Jessica S. Olson

• The Wretched Divine by. Adalyn Grace
• The False Vow by. Lydia Gregovic
• This Shattered Tempest by. Thea Guanzon

ACOTAR 6 by. Sarah J Maas & 7 of course!

There are more I want to add on this list but it would be too much – just so many books coming out in the second half of 2026 that I want to read!

What’s on your TTT?

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Top Ten Tuesday Topics:

April 7: Books About/Set In Places on My Bucket List (submitted by Rachel @ Sunny Side)
April 14: Book Titles That Describe Me/My Life (Example titles: Well Traveled could describe you if you like to travel, Hotshot Doc could describe you if you’re an awesome doctor, Falling into Place could describe a life where things are starting to work out, An Infinite Love Story could describe your relationship, It Could Have Been Her could describe a thing you’re happy you avoided or a path you could have taken but didn’t. You can explain your choices or not, and they can be as specific or as abstract as you’d like.) (Submitted by Susan @ blogginboutbooks.com)
April 21: April Showers (Interpret this however you’d like: rainy day reads, books that make you cry, books that give you happy tears, books to wash away a bad reading experience, books set in rainy places, books with rain/raindrops/umbrellas on the cover, blue book covers, etc.)
April 28: Freebie (Pick any topic your heart desires.)

May 5: Authors You Wish Were Still Writing Today (These could be authors who have passed away or retired/are taking a long hiatus from writing. You could also spin this and share authors who have switched to a genre you’re not interested in.) (submitted by Rebecca @ Top100Books)
May 12: May Flowers (This is a companion to the April Showers topic from last month. Interpret however you’d like: books with flowers on the cover, colorful covers, books set in springtime, books where flowers/plants are a common theme, titles with flower names in them, characters named after flowers, covers that are as pretty as flowers, books featuring gardens, etc.)
May 19: Favorite Secondary/Minor Characters
May 26: My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors (Pick your ten favorite authors and your favorite book written by each one of them.) (submitted by Cathy @ WhatCathyReadNext)

June 2: Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read
June 9: Books with Handwriting on the Cover (Or fonts that look like handwriting. Titles, subtitles, covers with letters on them, etc.)
June 16: Bookish Wishes (List the top 10 books you’d love to own and include a link to your wishlist so that people can grant your wish. Make sure you link your wishlist to your mailing address [here’s how to do it on Amazon] or include the email address associated with your ereader in the list description so people know how to get the book to you. After you post, jump around the Linky and grant a wish or two if you’d like. Please don’t feel obligated to send anything to anyone!)
June 23: Books on My Sumer 2026 To-Read List
June 30: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2026