Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now hosted on That Artsy Reader.
This Week’s Theme:
Books I’ve Started But Are On Hold
Initial Thoughts:
THE MAIN CULPRIT IS TIME AND DEADLINES AND WANING FORGETFULNESS (but mostly my awful speed of reading given my reading commitments).
Have you read any of the below? Let me know!
Crooked Kingdom (Leigh Bardugo)
Scene: Me, 200-ish pages in, not even like a month post-release.
Twitter: YO THIS SCENE WHERE [spoilers].
RIP me.
Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)
I lowkey identify with Lazlo Strange…and I even got to a critical part of the story (hint: stowed away hoards of [redacted paranormal thing] about to battle) but then I was hit with the “oh shit I have a blog tour in a few” and then it snowballed into months of not turning back to it.
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Yeah. I’ve got no reason here. I even have the books signed oops.
Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
Me: I love hardcovers!
Sanderson: Here’s a tome.
Me: I love hardcovers!
Me day 1 carrying on subway: this is far too heavy.
(I MADE IT TO CHAPTER THREE.)
Note to Self (Connor Franta)
I had intended to treat this like a coffee table read; coming back to it once in a while and read chapters here and there. I think I read like 20? 30? percent. Don’t get me wrong, the vignettes of stories in this memoir was decent…I just wasn’t compelled to turn back to it so soon?
Wallbanger (Alice Clayton)
I had initiated a buddy read with several people. Everyone has finished already. I, however, have not. Am I the worst? Yes.
A Conjuring of Light (Victoria Schwab)
I…there are no reasons why I didn’t continue this omg.
Afterthoughts:
Oh, look, a new shiny book just rose up the TBR. Better get a copy.
Cheers,
Joey
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thoughts and afterthoughts. 
Ah, that stinks how you were spoiled for Crooked Kingdom. I hope you decide to pick it up again soon! I adored that book. Hahaha.
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I know I would adore it too but the I feel like I’ve lost the will since it was such a pivotal death that I was spoiled on. The worst, truly.
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Oops, I know who you mean. Wait, this must be the reason my sister hasn’t read it yet. Confession: I kinda spoiled the same thing to her. In my defense, SHE ASKED.
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This happens to me whenever I borrow audio books! It’s so hard to get through ones that are over ten hours long in such a short length of time. Great TTT topic! 🙂
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How long do audiobook borrowings typically last? (I’ve never borrowed audiobooks before, so I’m just curious) But I can imagine how long it would take to listen through books of that length.
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The service I use (Overdrive) lets me borrow them for only a week, so it’s sometimes hard to finish the really long ones in that span of time.
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I liked Connor Franta’s books. They were pretty interesting and I liked that he included some of his photography in it. I like the way he takes pictures. I need to read Six of Crows already. I swear I am every single year and it doesn’t happen. Maybe this will be the year, LOL.
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Franta’s book wasn’t one that I could read consistently though. Not sure what it was, it just felt weirdly paced with his stories and then poems (?) and then pictures (?). I guess that’s why I dubbed it my coffee etable book.
It’s okay. By the time you read Six of Crows, I’ll have [finally] finished Jasper Dent.
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Wait. You did NOT finish ACOL? WHO ARE YOU. Stop whatever you’re doing and go finish that book right now. It’s soooo worth it.
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I’m sure the payoff is great but omg it’s a toooooooooome.
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BUT IT IS SO WORTH IT.
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I’m giving you a pass for Red Rising, but you’ve not finished ACoL? WHAT EVEN!!! That is a situation that needs to be rectified ASAP!!
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I am so sorry.:'( …….
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You never finished Wallbanger? So sad… And I don’t really see you going back to it.
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ok same. i had chuckles, sure, but man i would have rather watched wallbanger as an adaptation…
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Oh, man!😳
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Red Rising has never appealed to me. I don’t know why really!
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Let me find a contemporary/historical fiction version of Red Rising, and then I’ll shout it to you!
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Wallbanger is such a fun book! I too have ACOL and Red Rising but haven’t read it. One of these days. I swear.
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The lies we tell ourselves. THE. LIES. WE. TELL. OURSELVES.
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I don’t like leaving books on hold! Usually when it happens to me, it means I don’t like the book!
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Nooooo. NOOOOOOOO. I refuse to believe this!
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I have some arcs on hold just because college is keeping me really busy😅 I haven’t read any of those you mentioned but I really want to read Crooked Kingdom!
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Okay but @ me next time with the ARCs — I have so much to catch up on as well!
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You should pick Red Rising back up. I remember it taking me awhile to get into it the first time I read it, but it’s definitely worth it! And I think you would like the rest of the series.
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I also think it’s a series that I’d end up enjoying Red Rising (although maybe not to the likeness of wanting another trilogy from the same-ish world…but obviously that opinion could change if/when I finish Morningstar). I’d like to think that it has all the things I’d want in a story!
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NOT EVEN THE VE SCHWAB BOOK? I’M DEAD LOL.
ALSO I THOUGHT YOU FINISHED STRANGE THE DREAMER??? Joey it gets so good later on. I legit was gonna give it 2 stars until the mid-end.
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This made me laugh sooo much! Heavy books… completely relate. I love them, but I have backache after carrying them round all day!
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