Top Ten Tuesday | What I Feel Like I Should Read

By Birdie

I’ve always been proud of being an eclectic reader. No, I don’t read nonfiction. However, I’ve always read a wide variety of fictional genres.

Lately, I can’t find interest in anything heavier than romantic comedy. This is true in both my reading choices and my television choices. But, that’s another topic.

Here are the books I should be reading.

1. Darkdawn

by Jay Kristoff

Heaven Help me! I loved this series. I devoured books 1 and 2, and yet when I tried to start this book I just couldn’t feel it. It calls to me, and I’m dying to know how the trilogy ends, but I know if I tried to force it I would only feel resentment.

2. DEV1AT3

by Jay Kristoff

I started reading this book two days ago. I loved LIFEL1K3. The ending wrecked me. I really really want to finish this trilogy, but I can’t. I just can’t do YA right now, and I haven’t figured out why.

3. Dark Age

by Pierce Brown

Red Rising has been one of my favorite Science Fiction series for a long while. In my “nothing heavy” phase in life screams that this novel is going to be too much. Please pray I don’t kick the bucket before I pick this back up.

4. Finale

by Stephanie Garber

Finale was quite literally a finale. The culmination of Scarlet and Tella come together in this final book, and I want so badly to know how this story ends. Somehow I only made it to about 40% before I couldn’t keep going. It wasn’t bad. I just didn’t want to read it.

5. House of Earth and Blood

by Sarah J Maas

I read the first chapter of this book, and I loved it. The hardcover is gorgeous. Absolutely stunning. I want this second opportunity to fall in lover with Sarah J Maas. But man, it’s dense. I feel like I’m not in the place these days for a book like this. My mind can’t handle it.

6. Wayward Son

by Rainbow Rowell

This one isn’t heavy. I’m sure it’s light and sweet. That cover is so adorable, and I love Baz and Simon. I recently bought this in hardcover because I hated that I didn’t have this book to add to my Rowell shelf. But, it’s YA. I’m in a YA rut.

7. The Place on Dalhousie

by Melina Marchetta

The House on Dalhousie is the book I’ve been waiting almost a decade for. It’s the story of my favorite character from all of Melina’s books, Jimmy Hailer. And yet, I’ve had this for months and months. I have the ebook, and I have the paperback. I have no reason to suspect it’s going to be too intense, yet I’m still secretly nervous it’s not going to be a “happy” read.

8. Beard With Me

by Penny Reid

I flew through the Winston Brothers series. I’m crazy about this group of bearded brothers, and I really really wanted to read Beard Necessities. The problem is Penny Reid wrote a prequel to Billy and Claire’s story and called it #6 in the series. It’s not a 5.5, which for some reason I feel like I don’t need to read. No, she made it book #6. Now, no matter how excited I am to read book seven, it will always feel tainted. I can’t read this book. It’s a tragedy, and the story of Billy and Claire already breaks my heart as it is. I don’t want to read this book. I don’t want to know the particulars. My heart can’t take it.

9. Kingsbane

by Claire Legrand

Annnnd, see above.
If it’s not light, fluffy, funny and romantic. I can’t do it.

10. Changes

by Jim Butcher

Changes is a whole new issue. I lost all my ebooks for this series when my computer kaputzed. I haven’t been able to break down and spend $9.99 on another copy. It’s killing me more now, because Peace Talks came out. I really really wanted to be caught up before it came out.


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About Birdie

Don’t look for her in any bar, club, crazy raging party, or anywhere there may be a large gathering of strangers. She’s more likely to be found tucked into the corner of the couch watching one of her favorite shows, or preferably under a comforter with her current novel.

43 Responses

  3. Louise H

    What a great post. The global pandemic seems to have affected reading patterns for most of us. I’ve started doing re-reads, which has never been my ‘thing’.
    I have sooo many Penny Reid books on my TBR list – one day I will get them read!

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    1. Birdie

      I’ve been rereading too! That’s what my last post was about. I really think it’s all about the last year (two if you really think about it). The world is heavy enough right now.

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  8. anovelglimpse

    Noooooo! You DO need to read Winston Brother’s #6. It’s not a #5.5. It explains what happened between Claire and Billy back in the day. It’s REALLY good and you will want to know all those details. I promise!

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    1. Birdie

      Don’t be disappointed in me Deanna, but I’m already half way through book 7. I read the authors note at the beginning of 6, warning of how it’s a tragedy, and she said reading 6 wasn’t necessary. Even though I doubted her, I still ran with it. 7 is really good though… 😀

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      2. Birdie

        Eep, see. It’s the “sadder” that I run from. My mom has been begging me to watch Hamilton on Disney+, and I really want to see it. She just told me she cried at the end and now I’m gunshy.

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  11. ~ Angie Elle ~

    I just always feel like I should be reading ARCs, because I am a compulsive requester. I am with you on Kingsbane. I really need to read that one! But I’ll be rereading Furyborn first. I loved Finale, but it seems I was in the minority with that one.

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    1. Birdie

      You’d be the second person on this post to tell me Finale was good. I’m better about not reading my ARC’s if I don’t feel in the mood. It’s harder for me if it’s an ongoing series or a favorite author. Then I feel like I’m betraying the fandoms or something.

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  13. nikihawkes

    I feel ya on the “should be’s”. Dark Age would make my list too, but I can’t bring myself to read it when the third one isn’t on the radar yet. I’d just have to reread it lol.

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  15. thebookishlibra

    I’ve been shying away from a lot of the heavier reads on my TBR too. I think it’s the stress of the pandemic, but I’ve been all about the rom-coms and so I see several books on your “should be reading” list that are on mine as well.

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  16. Lisa

    I hate feeling like I *should* read something. It sucks all the fun out of it! I have tons of books that I feel obligated toward, but hit a wall a couple of weeks ago when I realized I wasn’t happy sticking to a list or a schedule — so for now, I’m ignoring my “shoulds” and reading what I feel like, Much better! I haven’t read many of the books on your list. I really liked Wayward Son, because I love Simon and Baz so much! Changes is an amazing entry in the Dresden series — it’s so dramatic and powerful! I’m caught up, but it’s been so many years since a new book came out that I’m afraid I’ll be completely lost when I finally get a copy of Peace Talks.

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    1. Birdie

      I wanted to be there so bad when it released. I wanted to be part of the hype. But I’ve been reading in your same playbook. I can’t follow too much of a schedule right now either.

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      1. thewanderingempath

        Wait, which one is Anne? I know, right. I seriously read all of the time and everything. I even do non-fiction. I feel so bad about it, actually (from one bookie to another). I just can’t keep up. LOL

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