Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week they suggest a new theme for bloggers to write about. This week’s theme was ‘Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone’ but I decided to twist it a little bit and go with ‘Books I wasn’t Expecting to Like as Much As I Did.’
Even though I’ve loved almost every sci-fi book I’ve read, I always said that sci-fi just isn’t my thing. But the moment I gave Illuminae a try, that went straight out of the window! I was really surprised by how much I really loved this book.
I’d actually tried to read Cinder a few years before I read it in full and ended up putting it down after about a 100 pages or so because I was in a huge reading slump. I picked it up again at the end of last year and absolutely fell in love with it — it’s now one of my favourite book series!
The Island was one of the first review copies I ever received when I started blogging back in 2015, and I don’t really know what I was expecting because it isn’t my typical read, but I remember being very pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it!
I read Magonia years ago and I can still really vividly remember how amazed I was with it! It’s still one of the most unique stories I’ve ever read.
In all of the hype before Caraval was released, I’d seen some pretty mixed reviews so I tried not to go into it with too many expectations, but I was really blown away by how fast I fell in love with the world.
The Hunger Games was the book that got me back into reading after I fell out of love with it at the beginning of secondary school. I’d decided to get a copy at the supermarket after watching the film and ended up going back to buy the following two books the day after to binge read it because I read it so fast.
The 5th Wave was the first sci-fi book I ever read, and like with Illuminae, I never expected to enjoy it as much as I did. Moral of the story, I need to stop telling myself that I don’t like sci-fi!
I *believe* White Hot Kiss was the first Jennifer L. Armentrout book I ever read before I became obsessed with her books in my mid-teens. I hate to say, but I definitely judged the book based on the cover before I read it, and the next thing I knew, I was halfway through the book and completely in love with it.
In Cold Blood was a book I had to read for my A-levels. I’d never read a book in this genre before then and if I’m honest, I really wasn’t expecting to like this book, but I actually did!
I knew The Kiss Quotient was going to be an adorable read based upon all the reviews I’d read for it, but I was really surprised by how invested I became in Stella and Michael’s story.
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What books did you not expect to like as much as you did? Let me know in the comments!
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Ahh lovely choices! I’ve read a few on your list though I have to agree that I’m hesitating on Caraval because of the mixed reviews I’ve read too.
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Thank you! It turned out to be one of my favourites so I’d definitely say it’s worth a try! I hope you do enjoy it if you ever get to it! 😀
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I’m glad you liked The Hunger Games so much! Will you be reading the prequel that’s coming out soon?
My TTT.
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Yes, I’m excited about the new prequel! I’m interested to see if I like it as much as the trilogy, especially since it’s been a while. Thank you for reading!
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I like your choices.
My TTT https://noorlightwoodbts.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/top-10-tuesday-books-i-enjoyed-that-are-outside-of-my-comfort-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-388
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Thank you! I’ll check out your post now. 🙂
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I don’t read a lot of science fiction either. I should have put The Hunger Games on my list as I don’t read many dystopian books, but I loved that series. Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
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White Hot Kiss is one I pushed away for years! I picked it up this year and I devoured the entire series!! It’s so good! I’m in love with Roth!
My TTT
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Yess! It’s honestly so good, I might reread it soon because it’s been a while. Thank you for reading, I’ll check out your post now!
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I am still undecided on In Cold Blood, but it’s good to hear you enjoyed it. Here’s my list. https://speedyreadercom.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/top-10-tuesday-books-on-the-bottom-shelf/
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I definitely get why you’d be undecided on it! Thank you for reading, I’ll read your post now! 🙂
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I definitely agree about Cinder! It took me forever to get around to reading it but then I blew through the whole series in no time! Caraval has been on my maybe list for a long time so maybe I’ll have to finally get around to it!
Here’s my TTT:
http://thecrimescenebookworm.com/index.php/2019/09/04/top-ten-tuesday-books-ive-enjoyed-out-of-my-comfort-zone/
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I hope you love it as much as I did if you get to it! Thank you for stopping by, I’ll check out your post now! 😀
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I really need to read Caraval and Illuminae Files. I’m currently struggling to get through fantasy books. I think I’m in need of a contemporary cleanse (I think that’s the term I’m looking for?).
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I hope you love them as much as I did when you get to them! I know the feeling, I’m a big mood reader so I often go ages only reading one genre and being completely unable to read another even though I love it! Thank you for reading 😄
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