Books with the Word “Dark” in the Title – Top Ten Tuesday

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Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme 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 Books with the Word “Dark” in the Title. I chose this word for a couple of reasons. First, it was the only word I searched that had ten books I’d actually read and liked. lol. Second, the mix of books with the word dark in the title was more diverse than I expected. My choices come from such a wide range of genres, including fantasy, middle grade, science fiction, nonfiction, literary, and Star Wars books. The titles link to my review, if available, and the covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Best Books of 2025… So Far – Top Ten Tuesday

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Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme 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 Books You’d be a Fool Not to Read. I’ve chosen to interpret this topic by giving you all my list of the best books of 2025… so far. These are all books I’ve read and loved in the first quarter of 2025, and many of them are new releases. The titles link to my review, if available, and the covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Books I Did Not Finish (DNFed) – Top Ten Tuesday

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Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme 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 Books I Did Not Finish (DNFed). It takes a lot for me to DNF a book. I’m trying to get better at it, but this is an almost exhaustive list of all of the titles I’ve DNFed in the last four years. So, my completionist tendencies still need some work. lol. All of these books were ones I couldn’t stand to finish. Many of them were just mind-numbingly boring. Some were confusing, poorly written, or just annoying. Others had the problem of having a main character I couldn’t put up with for one moment longer. I’ll let you guess which description fits each book. 🙂 Even though I don’t recommend any of these, the covers do link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Books on My Spring 2025 to-Read List – Top Ten Tuesday

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Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme 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 Books on My Spring 2025 to-Read List. I almost never stick to these lists whenever I do them, but they are still fun to make. I’ve tried to pick a mix of ARCs and recent/older releases that I still need to read. The covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case something catches your eye!

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Books Set in Another Time – Top Ten Tuesday

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Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme 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 Books Set in Another Time. I decided to split this week’s topic into books set in the past and future. So, the first five books have a historical element of some sort, and the rest are set in the future. All covers link to Goodreads in case something catches your eye. 🙂

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2024 Releases I Was Excited to Read but Still Haven’t Gotten To – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme 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 2024 releases I was excited to read but still haven’t gotten to. This was a fun topic despite it causing a bit of shame at seeing all the books I didn’t get to last year. lol. I perused all of my anticipated releases lists from January to July to find my choices for this week. I’d love to read some of these soon, but I’ve learned not to say I’ll prioritize stuff. If I do, that’s usually the books it takes me years to read. All covers link to Goodreads in case something catches your eye. 🙂

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New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024 – Top Ten Tuesday

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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 New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2024. I read quite a few authors last year that I’d been wanting to try for quite some time. It made narrowing down this list kind of difficult. lol. I’ve included both the authors and the book that made me fall in love with their writing. All covers link to Goodreads in case something catches your eye. 🙂

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The Ten Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

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 the ten most recent additions to my book collection. This topic was way too easy. Surprising no one, I’ve been on a bit of a buying spree lately. lol. The covers link to Goodreads in case any of them catch your eye!

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Bookish Goals for 2025 – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

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 Bookish Goals for 2025. I managed to find 10 things I’d like to accomplish this year. It is a wide range of things, including some stuff that is rolled over from last year. I think these are all doable, but we’ll see in 12 months how well it goes. lol.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books with Destination Titles

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

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 ten books with Destination Titles (titles with name of places in them. These places can be real or fiction!) (this was a topic Rachel @ Sunny Side came up with for a freebie week last year and has let me steal it!). I had to choose titles with fictional places in them because I couldn’t find very many real place names in the titles of books I’ve read. Even the fictional ones were a struggle. lol. The titles link to my reviews, if available. The covers link to Goodreads in case any of them catch your eye!

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