Top 5 Tuesday is hosted by Shanah the Bionic Book Worm, every week there are bookish prompts that cover a wide variety of themes. I wish I had checked in earlier in April because Shanah had posted topics with the current Pandemic/stay home initiative in mind. Many of us have either found ourselves struggling with reading & adjusting to the circumstances OR quite the opposite. Some are finding themselves rapidly going through that once upon a time intimidating TBR. I was one who struggled for a few weeks with the state of the world & found comfort in non-bookish things. This month I’m very happy to see that I tackled the books on my TBR & enjoyed those reads. That being said, there are many series I’ve had on my shelves for quite some time that I will be prioritizing…
LADY MIDNIGHT BY CASSANDRA CLARE – I’m wayyyy overdue with starting The Dark Artifices series that follows the Shadowhunters of L.A. I’m ready to dive back into this world & see how Emma and Julian have matured since I last I saw them.
CITY OF BRASS BY S.A CHAKRABORTY – I went out of my way to order the U.K. editions of this series & they are STUNNING! but besides having amazing covers, there’s a djinn warrior and a MC who is a skillfull con woman. Ever since I can remember, stories with genies/djinn have always intrigued me. I will go as far as saying I think this will make my top 20 of 2020 🤞🏽
NEVERNIGHT BY JAY KRISTOFF – The hype is Nanas on this trilogy, I haven’t started this series but I sure have heard a ton about Mia Corvere. Mia’s reputation is pretty bloody & I’m hella intrigued by this assassin who made waves & has continued to do so these past couple of years. This is also a series I know I’m going to love (just a hunch) & so I went ahead and ordered the U.K. editions. Being that I miss Arya Stark something fierce! I have a feeling Mia may just fill the void Arya has left in my soul 🤞🏽
THE FIFTH SEASON BY N.K. JEMISIN – I’ve purposely stayed away from Goodreads Synopsis but there’s no evading the praise this book has received. It won so many awards & there’s very few people I know personally who’ve disliked it. Complex world building (glossary included) inspired by Ancient Egypt & amazing multi-faceted characters who are nearly all black. The time has come to stop sleeping on what may easily become my FAVORITE Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
THE POPPY WAR BY R.F. KUANG – Features a MC who is accepted into a elite military school. Here our MC is met with a ton of adversity because of gender, color, and socioeconomic status. When the MC discovers their aptitude/gift for shamanism. Discovering she is able to communicate with the Gods who were once thought dead may be the key to mastering her gift & survival within the school. I’ve heard this one is very trigger heavy, that being said I am very much looking forward to finally stepping into this world.
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The Poppy War and Nevernight are two I’d like to try, too. I love The City of Brass and The Fifth Season – The Fifth Season, in particular, is fantastic. 🙂 Happy reading!
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It’s my goal to get to Fifth Season ASAP, I have a feeling it will become a fave. I hope we both love The Poppy War and Nevernight 🤞🏽happy reading! 💜
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I hope you enjoy The City of Brass. I really liked it but I have to admit that the sequel is even better. Also the Fifth Season is a fantastic novel so I’m hoping you like it a well!
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Very good to know City of Brass doesn’t suffer from middle book syndrome *Stoked* The Fifth Season glares at me every time I walk past my book shelf smh. Happy reading <3!
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Great list! I really hope to read City of brass sometime soon!
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I hope we both love it! happy reading ❤
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I need to read Nevernight as well.
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We absolutely should! I want to know what the buzz is about 🙂
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I actually have the first 2 books on my shelf. I’m hoping to at least start it this year!! 🤞
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I adored Lady Midnight, The City of Brass and the Poppy War!
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I feel I’m going to LOVE Lady Midnight & straight lose my mind binge reading everything that came thereafter smh haha! happy reading ❤
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I need to read The Fifth Season and Nevernight too, they both sound amazing 😍👏🏻
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They seem to be sure hits, I hope we end up loving them! Happy reading ❤
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Great post, I’m also hoping to start The City of Brass soon as it sounds so good and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Nevernight 💜😀
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