This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl is Books I Meant to Read in 2018. I could easily do a Top 100 for this one but to keep it from getting a bit overwhelming I'll keep it to 10.
1. I'd Rather Be Reading by Ann Bogel - I've been meaning to read Bogel's first book since it came out but this one especially really appeals to me. I'm always on the lookout for bookish books and this one sounds fun.
2. The Lacemaker's Secret by Kathleen Ernst - I was so excited when I got this mystery that involves the restoration of an old farmhouse and an antique and very valuable piece of lace. Somehow it just never got read and I'm hoping to fix that soon.
3. Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis - I've really been enjoying this latest series by Jill Shalvis and have been really looking forward to this one but somehow it just didn't get read.
4. Read and Gone by Allison Brook - I loved the first book in this series about a haunted librarian and actually started this one but never got around to finishing it.
5. Echoes of Evil by Heather Graham - I really liked the first two in this trilogy within the Krewe series and the series itself is one off my favorites. I've heard mixed reviews on this one which may have been why I haven't gotten to it yet.
6. Slay in Character by Lynn Cahoon - Cahoon is one of my favorites and I've enjoyed this series about a writing retreat in Colorado. November just wasn't a good reading month for me and this one was one of the ones that suffered.
7. Hidden Secrets by Jannine Gallant - I love romantic suspense. I love books involving antiques and I love books involving restaurant owners. And I love books set in small towns. This one was another casualty of November I think.
8. Bells, Spells and Murder by Carol J. Perry - I absolutely love this series but am so behind on it and didn't get caught up in time to read this one.
9. Murder on Memory Lake by J.D. Griffo - There's a secret lakehouse. And this is the first in a cozy mystery series.
10. As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles by Leslie Budewitz - I've read two books by Budewitz and really loved both and was super excited about this one but somehow it just never got read.
My list seems to be pretty heavy on cozy mysteries even though that's what I feel I read so many this year. All of these look just as tempting as they did when I first got them and I'm hoping to read these soon! What books did you just not quite get to in 2018?
My list seems to be pretty heavy on cozy mysteries even though that's what I feel I read so many this year. All of these look just as tempting as they did when I first got them and I'm hoping to read these soon! What books did you just not quite get to in 2018?
I haven't made a TTT list for this topic because I don't even know where to start! LOL. There are so many books I wanted to get to and didn't.
ReplyDeleteThis year, I'm actually planning to read more cozies. I've taken several of your suggestions on series and have about ten cozies waiting for me at the library!
We won't even go into the books that I thought about reading and didn't (as yet). The only one on your list that I've read is the first one and I enthused about that all over the place. I own a couple more of the ones on your list and own other books by some of the authors. Sigh. Enjoy, Katherine!
ReplyDeleteAll of these books sound interesting. I hope you enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteThis is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
So many of these look fun. :) Slay in Character lol.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of the second book. I saw it was part of a cozy series and yay, my library has a Kindle copy! Have it on my TBR to read this year.
ReplyDeleteThese sound interesting--especially "Slay in Character," mostly because of the setting (love books featuring writers or other artists!). Thanks for the good list and yes, I hear you on the "could have been 100" that's me, too. :)
ReplyDeleteMost of these are new to me. I have read the Shalvis book and want to give Lynn Cahoon a try.
ReplyDeleteI did read the Anne Bogel and it was quick - easy reading that I enjoyed. Nice that you have left overs form 2018 to enjoy. Well I guess most of us do, I have a couple of memoirs I want to get to.
ReplyDeleteI havent made a list but there are many.
ReplyDeleteHot Winter Nights was not my favorite in the series. But I do hope you can read some of these books on your list!
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting to look for I'd Rather Be Reading on Hoopla. 👈
ReplyDeleteThere were too many books that I didn't get to last year and I want to read a lot of them this year!
ReplyDeleteIt is so easy to not get to reading all the books you hoped to in a year - too many books, too little time! I hope you're able to read some of these titles in the year future. You have me intrigued with Murder on Memory Lake; I really want to try and start reading more cosy mysteries, but often find the ones I'm interested in are a well established series already, and it can be a bit daunting to catch up, so great to see this is the first in a series.
ReplyDeleteI really hope that when you get to these books, you enjoy them! This weeks topic is so interesting and a little bit of a relief knowing that so many people got behind on what they wanted to read, too.
ReplyDeleteOh the Shalvis one WAS fun. Hope you enjoy it when you get to it :)
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