Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Top 10 Popular Authors I Haven't Read

1. Cassandra Clare(The Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices): Okay technically I have read something written by her it just wasn't a book it was a defense piece on Sansa Stark which I loved because well I usually love those type of things and I'm fond of anyone who loves Sansa Stark. But I haven't read any books by her since while the overall plotlines of her series sound interesting I hear there's a lot about love triangles as well which I hate and there's some incest as well which while not a deal breaker for me makes me a bit uncomfortable.
2. Libba Bray(The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, The Diviners, Going Bovine): I've actually have really wanted to read The Gemma Doyle trilogy for years now and there's no real reason as to why I haven't already but I haven't and I also think that The Diviners sound pretty interesting as well. Although I have no real interest in Going Bovine I hear a lot of good things about it.
3. Veronica Roth(Divergent): I have heard a lot about Divergent and in all honesty I'm not all that interested in reading the actual books but I do like seeing the whole sorting characters from other fandoms into the different fractions. So I may try out the movie and see if I have any interest after seeing it in the rest of the series.
4. Lauren Oliver(Delirium): I hear a lot about Delirium in the book blogging community and while it sounds exactly like the type of dystopian I'm not interested in reading I think I'll check it out someday since people's opinions I trust seemed to think this is a great book.
5. Neil Gaiman(Stardust, The Graveyard Book): I haven't read anything by him but I did watch the episode of Doctor Who he wrote which was great so I'm definitely interested in reading some of his work since it sounds interesting and I already know he's a good writer.
6. Lauren DeStefano(The Chemical Garden Trilogy): Wither sounds like it would be interesting but I'm not sure if I'll like it and in all honesty 90% of the reason that I want to read her books is because I read on her blog that she's a fan of Cardcaptor Sakura which is one of my favorite series of all time.
7. Richelle Mead(Vampire Academy): I've heard mixed things about the Vampire Academy books over the years but the trailer for the movie looked funny and my favorite tumblr blogger is a big fan of the series so I might try out the books someday.
8. J.R.R. Tolkein(The Lord of the Rings): I watched all three of The Lord of Rings movies and I hated them therefore I will never read these books which I hear has random songs through out them as well.
9. James Patterson: I think he writes crime novels and I'm not too interested in that or anything I heard about his books so I probably won't be reading them.
10. Sarah Dessen:  I've read a lot of the back covers of her books it just seemed like they wouldn't be my thing for one reason or another.

22 comments:

  1. What a list! Roth and Mead are awesome. Clare less so. Her original series are okay despite plagiarism scandals, but everything else she doing now is too much.
    By Tolkien I only read Hobbit but liked it a lot! ;)
    I hope you start some of these soon :)
    Happy reading!

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    1. Thanks for the comment, I think I'll give Mead and Roth a chance someday since I hear a lot of good things about them.

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  2. I haven't read very many on your list either. I did read Wither and didn't like it very much. Too depressing and nothing really happening. I did LOVE The Diviners though. It's such a fun mystery-type book... and the 20's aspect of it was super interesting to read about. I can't wait for the 2nd book to come out. Sarah Dessen is on SO many lists this week!! I'm super surprised. Her older books are fab... but I can see how they might not be for everybody.

    Thanks for stopping by My TTT

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    1. Thanks for the comment, sad to hear that Wither wasn't very good. Thanks for reminding me of what The Diviners is about since I remembered that I wanted to read it but I had forgotten what it's about I'll make sure to read this one. I thought a couple of Sarah Dessen books sounded like they could be good I just chose to read something else instead but I'm not entirely against reading her I just haven't yet so I'm not even sure if her books are my thing or not.

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  3. You have some great ones on your list! Hopefully you can add these to your TBR and read soon!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings

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  4. You indeed have some great authors on your list that you haven't read yet. I hope you get to some of them one day. I know how hard it is. Thanks for visiting my TTT.

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    1. Thanks for the comment and it was no problem stopping by your list.

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  5. I love the books by cassandra clare. You really should read them. They are sooo awesome.
    thanks for your comment on my ttt.

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    1. Thanks for the comment and I think I'll read at least one of her books someday and see how I like it. No problem about the comment.

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  6. I would definitely encourage you to read Lauren Oliver's Delirium trilogy as soon as possible! I've got to read more of many of these authors as well! :)

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    1. Thanks for the comment and I'll make sure to read Delirium I just don't know when I'll get to it.

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  7. Interesting list. I have only read #1 & #7. some of the others are also on my TBR pile. I really hope you can get to try Cassie Clare sometime, start with her other series The Infernal Devices though! It was my top series read for the year last year. VA only really clicked for me from book 3, it is a great series too though. Happy reading!!

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    1. Thanks for the comment, I'll give Cassandra Clare a chance because a lot of people seem to really love her stuff and I'll give VA a chance too although sad to hear it took three books for you to get into the series.

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  8. I just read Wither and loved it, it was a slow read but for some reason that didn't bother me..

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    1. Thanks for the comment and glad to hear something good about Wither.

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  9. I highly reccomend the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Adrain is seriously my top ficitional boyfriend. (He doesn't show up until the second book though). I do like Cassie Clare's book. However, the last two Mortal Instruments books weren't as good in my opinion. LOVE the Infernal Devices though. I wasn't crazy about the Divergent series but the movie does look amazing! I also really liked the Delirium series.

    Thanks for the very thoughtful comment on my blog. I replied to it but not sure if you saw it!

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    1. Thanks for the comment, I'll make sure to check out Vampire Academy and Cassandra Clare's books a chance but yeah I hear that a lot about the last couple books in the Mortal Instruments series aren't very good. No problem about commenting on your's.

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  10. great picks, I have read the Divergent Series, and most of the Delirium series, and also a couple of great book from Neil Gainman such as Coraline and the Graveyard book. those are all so good I hope you get to try them out sometime! thanks for stopping by my sts ! ~ Katie @ Inkk Reviews

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    1. Thanks for the comment and glad to hear that all those books are good and it was no problem stopping by your list.

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  11. You have some really great authors on your list you really should try. Though if you're not into the dystopian genre, I can understand if you don't want to try them out.

    New GFC follower :)

    Witless Fool @ Obsessive Compulsive Reader

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    1. Thanks for the comment, I like dystopian genre I just don't like it when the dystopian is just a back drop for a romance but if it's an actual dystopian I usually love it.

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