Okay, I was originally planning on skipping this week, but.. After being holed up in my library for a couple of days due to work, blog prep and reading.. I found myself staring at some specific books and.. “Hey, I don’t think those got a lot of attention back then” was a common thought. What better way to remedy that than with a Top Ten Tuesday-post? Exactly, no better way!
So, even though this week’s topic is supposed to be a genre-freebie, I’m going with.. “Fantasy and contemporary that deserve more attention”.
All covers link back to Goodreads if you feel like checking them out.
These first three books are actually all first installments of series. Only one of them isn’t completed yet, but they’re all so good. At least, so far. I’ve read all the books in The Boulder Wolves-series and I’m currently reading the third book in The Monster of Selkirk-series. I’m eagerly awaiting the final book in the Thanatos-trilogy! The fourth book is a standalone, but one very much worth reading!
A little more about the books? Sure! Here you are:
A Pack of Blood and Lies by Olivia Wildenstein ~ YA Fantasy, werewolves [Read my review!]
Imber by Tyffany Hackett ~ YA Fantasy, queer rep [Read my review!]
The Duality of Nature by C.E. Clayton ~ YA Fantasy, elves [Read my review!]
Coral by Sara Ella ~ YA Fantasy, The Little Mermaid-retelling, depression [Read my review!]
The next six books are all contemporary books that became so important to me – I just had to share them once more. I really feel like these didn’t get the attention they deserved and.. Even though I know I shared some of them a couple of times already, I just have this need to do it again, to reach more people.
Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips ~ YA Contemporary, queer rep, Cinderella-retelling [Read my review!]
100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons ~ YA Contemporary, temporary blindness, amputee [Read my review!]
My Whole Truth by Mischa Thrace ~ YA Contemporary, queer rep, own-voices – rape [Read my review!]
The Sky is Mine by Amy Beashel ~ YA Contemporary, abuse, rape, queer rep [Read my review!]
The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan ~ YA Contemporary, queer rep [Read my review!]
I remember hearing about a few of those, but haven’t read them. Thanks for reminding me about them!
Check out Lisa Loves Literature’s Top 10
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Hope you get to pick up some of them! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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I haven’t read any of these! So great job, I love when I see books that I don’t see everyday! 🙂
My TTT!
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Same for your cookbook post! Not one I’d usually stumble across when looking through posts, haha!
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I haven’t read any of these yet, so thanks for sharing them! I will have to check them out.
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The Duality of Nature sounds intriguing! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
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Ooh it is so worth reading! Hope you do! 😀
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Just to prove your point, I haven’t heard of any of these! Several of them sound interesting – I’ll have to check them out.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Haha, I hope you find something to your liking! [Visited your TTT as well; hope some of my suggestions are helpful. :D]
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Wow you’ve spotlighted some books I wasn’t aware of. Off to look into some of them. Thanks for sharing!
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Awesome! 😀
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What a fun list! There’s definitely something to be said for giving extra attention to books that deserve more of it.
My TTT .
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Right? I thought it the perfect time, haha. 🙂
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Nice list – lots of books that I’ve not come across before! Thanks!
My TTT is here https://bookloverssanctuary.com/2020/03/24/top-ten-tuesday-genre-freebie/
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Awesome! Hope you’ll get to read some of them at least. 😀
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Great list! I don’t think I’ve heard of any of these, but I love the cover of 100 Days of Sunlight.
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It’s such a pretty one, isn’t it? The book itself is an amazing read as well! 🙂
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I absolutely loved 100 days of Sunlight, it is a heartwarming book with great diversity
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Right?! So glad to find someone who’s read it as well, haha. 😀
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It is a great book!
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