Beginnings & Endings

Beginnings & Endings

• Mar 5, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. Every week they post a new topic/Top Ten list and invite everyone to share their own answers. I'm so obsessed with lists!

So, I ended up making a little change to this list because I couldn't think of that many series that I want to start. There are a number I'm interested in, but not that many that really I've been really dying to start.  Because of that, I decided to pick five series I'd like to start (but haven't yet) and five series I'd like to finish (but haven't yet).

Top Ten Series I'd Like to Start or Finish But Haven't Yet

1. The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock - I love the covers of this series, and it's being compared (in some ways) to Downton Abbey. Add to that my love for family sagas, and I can't wait to actually start this series. I've even bought all three of the books because I expect to love them.

2. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - I've seen this on so many "Best of 2012" lists, and I bought it almost two months ago for that very reason. But I STILL haven't read it! I've even heard Scarlet is better so I know that I have good things to look forward to, so hopefully I get to this one soon.

3. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente - I bought this last August after falling in love with the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter. I didn't even look up any reviews - I just knew I wanted to read this enchanting series. However, I still haven't started this and now there's a book two. I better get on it!

4. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - This has been on my wishlist for months, but I have always gone back and forth on actually buying it. It's such a thick book, and I don't know if my TBR can take it! It was on sale for Kindle last month, so I finally snagged a copy for myself. Here's to hoping I actually read it in the near future.

5. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - I know this got mixed reviews (so people really loved it and some sounded disappointed by it), but I'm still really excited to start this series. I love that it's got a kick-butt heroine!

6. Requiem by Lauren Oliver - This is the only final book that hasn't been released for months (it actually comes out today), but I still wanted to include it on my list. I originally planned to read this as soon as it was published, but I may wait a little bit now. I've read such mixed reviews that I'm not dying to finish it right away, but I do still want to know how everything ends.

7. The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly - I have no excuse for not having finished this series. Well, actually I do. I loved the first two, but I honestly want to reread them before starting this one. But since they are all 600+ pages, I just haven't been ready to tackle them yet. But I will, I will! I MUST know how these end.

8. Reached by Ally Condie - I enjoyed Matched, but I was pretty disappointed with Crossed. However, I feel like I'm invested in the series, so I still want to know how it ends. I'm just not that motivated to actually finish it...

9. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness - I was completely surprised by these books, since they aren't something I'd typically pick up. While I've enjoyed them, I found the world and events in them to be so intense that I have had to take a long break in between each book. I read The Ask and the Answer in January, so I think it will still be another month or two before I'm ready to finish the series in Monsters of Men.

10. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore - I read Graceling and Fire back-to-back for the first time last year, but I still haven't read Bitterblue. I'll be fixing that soon, but I'm definitely nervous to read this final book. There have been a lot of so/so reviews, which is always sad to know going into a final book. Hopefully I feel differently!