Hello, dragon nerds. This post is brought to you by my inborn tendency to be late, to everything. If I'm cursed with lateness, I might as well make it productive somehow and turn it into a blog post. Not only am I late to normal stuff, but I'm also late to new book releases and book fandoms, etc. So here are some books I want to read but haven't yet.
Also, this post is inspired by C. G. Drew's post which you should definitely read because Paper Fury will knock your socks off.
The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan
I've had this one on my shelf forever. It's even on the "special" shelf. But any time I finish a book, I forget to pick this one up next?
I know everyone whines that there's less Percy in it, so I'm expecting that.
Ok, really, I just want more Nico.
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
Apparently, the cast for Six of Crows has been announced, and I'm just staring at the ceiling and twiddling the pages of The Raven Cycle my thumbs. I love the whole premise of this duology and want to consume it posthaste. But I also want to consume other books posthaste? And I can only have so many over for tea at once, ok? The March Hare doesn't have that much space.
Whenever I mention wanting to read this, my friend, Emly, gives me her angry face and nearly yells, "YES YOU DO, doofus!"
I've not read anything by Leigh Bardugo yet. And now Ninth House is out and booking itself around instagram. Dragon nerds, it looks delicious. What am I doing with my life?
Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Yet another one that my friend makes frowny faces at me for not reading it. She wants me to watch the TV adaption with her. I want to watch it too, but book first. Priorities, you know?
my friend:
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown
It took me half a millennium 6 months to read Golden Son. For some reason, I do this thing where anything that I really love, I make it last. I want to read it, but reading it makes me too nervous and excited. So then I just want to think about it. But then thinking about it makes me want to read it, and the vicious cycle continues into infinity.
So Morning Star might take me, oh, half an era to finish?
Prose Edda
Yes, yes, this book sticks out on the list, but I love mythology and Medieval sagas, ok? I've read bits of the Prose Edda, but I want to read it in full. But again, there's only so much room at the tea table.
If We Were Villains
by M. L. Rio
I've heard so many wonderful, non-specific things about this book. I don't actually want to know the plot. All the dark academic vibes is enough to make me want to read it.
Actually, the title is enough. I would pick this up based on the title. But have I yet??
All of V E Schwab's books
[minus Vicious]
I love Vicious. I want to reread it, but I also have not read and yet have been dying to read all of her other books. Vengeful of course, but also A Darker Shade of Magic. This Savage Song! City of Ghosts. The lists is unending because she's such a prolific writer.
And I know I'll love them, but I procrastinate all the books I know I'll love. I don't know why. Maybe loving things disturbs me?
We'll stop here before the list grows any longer.
What books do you want to read but just haven't yet?
Aww, you used a Jim gif for me? How marvelous. <3 You really must read Good Omens before I have yet another mental breakdown. You're probably going to devour it once you finally begin. I want to read the Prose Edda in its entirety as well. Wish Yeager were around to read it to us, but we'll have to make do I suppose. *sigh* I hope we can finally read all the books when we're dead. The afterlife should be an infinite bookshelf and cup of tea that never runs out nor goes cold.
ReplyDeleteOf course, it's only fitting. I agree. Good Omens sounds like a lot of fun. I miss Yeager too. It's a shame, really. But that afterlife sounds phenomenal. Could you just make mine unending coffee instead?
DeleteSome of these are on my list too! XD
ReplyDeleteREAD SIX OF CROWS!!!! You will love it!
I guess, I'm not the only one then. XD
DeleteHa! Well, I guess I should read it soon. Everyone says I'll love it. XD
omg this is just like a list of my favourite books! 😂 yesss If We Were Villains is SO GOOD and just sort of wrecked me, but goodly. And I totally love Good Omens and The Lost Hero and Morning Star (very intense tho; I do understand procrastinating it, I did too haha) and Six of Crows (THE FREAKING BEST). But like I totally relate. My TBR is permanently full of books I haven't read but I know I'd like if I just read them. Gah.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely have to read them! Especially If We Were Villains. It just sounds so amazing. And Six of Crows!! Why do we wait so long to read the best books? It is an incomprehensible phenomenon.
DeleteUghhh, I get the feeling of wanting to read a bunch of books...but then somehow never getting around to them. A++ GIF use btw XDDD
ReplyDeleteIt happens all the time. For some reason, it is frowned upon to read all day, every day. XD Thanks! Gifs are the best. XD
Delete"Maybe loving things disturbs me." What a quote...I'll have to stick that one in my back pocket to think about later.
ReplyDeleteYour list of shame creepily mirrors mine especially Re: Bardugo and Schwab and Gaiman. So pretty much your whole list. My TBR is SCARY. **runs in fear of getting smooshed**
Yeah, I keep that one around to think about too.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's strange but hilarious. XD Right?! It's mountainous!
First of all I love all the Sherlock gifs 😂 they're perfect. My list of books I want to read is SO LONG, there's books I've been intending to read for about four years that I still somehow haven't read... And oh Six of Crows is so good, you should definitely read it! 🤗
ReplyDeleteA post with well-coordinated Sherlock gifs is very rewarding to write. XD Four years! Yeah, I can feel you on that. Thanks! I'll read it . . . eventually.
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