Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.
This week’s theme is Top Ten Quick Reads/Books to Read When Time is Short. I don’t read a ton of novellas. So, I was curious to see if I could come up with ten books for this topic. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I could, as well as the variety of the choices. There is fantasy, ghost stories, science fiction, romance, and more. I will admit that I cheated a bit on the last one. It surpasses the 150-page maximum for this topic by two pages, but I love the book so much I had to include it. All covers link to Goodreads in case something catches your eye. 🙂
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi, The Fall by Ryan Cahill, The Haunting Scent of Poppies by Victoria Williamson, Different for Boys by Patrick Ness, Rosebud by Paul Cornell
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher, Malicious Compliance by E.M. Lindsey, Lie With Me by Philippe Besson, All Systems Red by Martha Wells, Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
There you have it! Ten books to read when time is short. Do you enjoy reading novellas? What are some of your favorites? Let me know down in the comments!
These all look interesting.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Omg how did Untethered Sky not make my list!? I loved it 😍 Also forgot about Malicious Compliance and Thorhedge. Really enjoyed those books. Great list!
I technically cheated with Untethered Sky… It was 2 pages over the limit, but I still consider it a quick read. 🙂
I have read Untethered Sky! I did wish it was longer though!
Yeah. I’d definitely love to spend some more time in that world.
The Haunting Scent of Poppies has caught my eye. (Or nose, perhaps? Haha).
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
I’ve seen The Lies of the Ajungo on a few lists today but otherwise haven’t heard of any of these books. I may have to add some of these to my TBR to check them out.
Great list!! It feels like this Top Ten Tuesday, everybody is telling me to read The Murderbot Diaries and T. Kingfisher 😂
Here’s my TTT: http://thebiblioshelf.com/2024/02/06/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-quick-reads-books-to-read-when-time-is-short/
They are both really great. I definitely recommend them. 🙂
Great list. I can’t believe I forgot Murderbot! lol
Ah the Murderbot series is the perfect pick for this list. Happy reading. My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/top-10-short-books/
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