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Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Have Not Read Yet (but had to have)

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl!

This week’s prompt is books you had to have, but have not read yet. This is an interesting one for me since I do not hoard or buy physical books. Since I read the VAST majority of books electronically, I am switching up the prompt a bit to books that I immediately added to my TBR and have just not gotten around to reading them.

Most of these I was intensely drawn to because of the cover, either looking really cute or really intriguing.

Some others I grabbed due to already being familiar with the author’s previous books.

I am curious to see if anyone has read any of these yet and what you thought!

53 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Have Not Read Yet (but had to have)”

  1. lydiaschoch Avatar
    lydiaschoch

    Dungeons and Drama looks cute.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Dungeons and Drama is definitely one of them I most excited to read. Plus, its part of a series which is always lovely.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rissi Avatar
    Rissi

    Audra’s books always look sweet as do Kristy’s books. I hear great things about Gabrielle’s books too. 🙂 Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting my list. 🙂

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I appreciate the feedback!
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kathryn Avatar
    Kathryn

    Oh my I haven’t seen or read any of these. But like yourself I love the covers they are just so fun looking and inviting.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Right! All of the differing color palettes and emotions they invoke, so great!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  4. radiosarahc Avatar
    radiosarahc

    Liking the sound of A Beguiled Gentleman! Hope you enjoy your picks!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you!
      I have read Audra’s entire Improper Agreements series and loved all of them so I have pretty high hopes!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  5. PerfectlyTolerable Avatar
    PerfectlyTolerable

    I don’t have a ton of space for books so I try really hard not to hoard physical books but I do anyway 😂 I also try to get rid of a book when I buy a new book but that is getting harder to do! So I have a few random piles of books around my house that I need to read!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I hear that! My problem is just continuously adding books to read and then choosing to read books that were not even on my list. I am a distracted window shopper when it comes to books lol. I hear about people getting rid of books when they get new ones but do you give them to people you know? or donate them?
      I hope you put a dent in some of your piles at least!

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  6. Carol @ ReadingLadies Avatar
    Carol @ ReadingLadies

    These lovely covers and titles are intriguing!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I agree! They just do something for my brain lol.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  7. shanaqui Avatar
    shanaqui

    I quite liked Wormwood Abbey! I liked the next book or two as well, but then it did something a bit… iffy while setting part of the book in Wales, and I’m not sure if I trust the author to make it right, so I haven’t tried the rest of the series yet. I don’t know any of the other books — hope you enjoy them!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you for letting me know. I will definitely give the first one a try and go from there. I hate when authors do something odd out of nowhere that may ruin it for people.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  8. the bookworm Avatar
    the bookworm

    These all look good, especially To Love a Lady, I’ve read and enjoyed that author’s books before. Good for you on not hoarding physical books!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you for letting me know! I am always happy to hear positive history with authors I plan on investing my time into.
      I used to hoard books but then we had to move and I hated lugging them around so I donated the vast majority of them.

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  9. Louise Avatar
    Louise

    I have Guard in the Garden on my kindle TBR too!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Yes! Well I hope we both enjoy it when we get to it 🙂
      I have heard great things about Guard in the Garden on many occassions.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  10. Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies Avatar
    Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies

    I have not read any of these, but I like so many of the covers, especially Wormwood Abbey!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Me too! I love the framing most of all, with that cute little dragon/lizard thing lol.
      Thank you for visiting!

      Reply
  11. Haze Avatar
    Haze

    I had my eye on A Language of Dragons since before it released early last year and I still haven’t read it either! You’ve got some other interesting books on your list too, I love the cover for The Cinderella Plot.

    Haze
    https://thebookhaze.com

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I love the foil effect on A Language of Dragons so much!
      Also I love the muted tones on The Cinderella Plot for sure.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  12. TheBookDrag0n Avatar
    TheBookDrag0n

    Okay, All these covers are phenomenal. I hadn’t heard of a single one of them before, but now they’re all on my TBR D:

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Awesome! I hope you enjoy them all as well!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  13. Bree @1girl2manybooks Avatar
    Bree @1girl2manybooks

    I borrowed A Throne In The Dark from Kindle Unlimited like, years ago, and it’s still sitting there unread, haha.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I hear you! Just sometimes you gotta be in the right mood and mindset to read something like that so, understandable!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  14. hopewellslibraryoflife Avatar
    hopewellslibraryoflife

    Nice! All are new to me! Thanks for visiting my blog today.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Of course! And thank YOU for visiting my post as well 🙂

      Reply
  15. shelleyrae @ Book'd Out Avatar
    shelleyrae @ Book’d Out

    I should’ve had A Language of Dragons on my list too!
    Thanks for sharing your #TTT

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I easily could have put so many others on this list as well but that foil background instantly grabbed my attention lol
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  16. oliviabeck1 Avatar
    oliviabeck1

    I have not read any of these. But yes! The covers are gorgeous.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thats okay!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  17. Marg Avatar
    Marg

    Love the cover of the Sunbirds book!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I love the wood background with the hanging flowers for sure. It gives cottage core for sure!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  18. Sifa Elizabeth Reads Avatar
    Sifa Elizabeth Reads

    A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS is soo good!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Awesome! Thank you for letting me know! I am so glad to hear that.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  19. Emily Jane Avatar
    Emily Jane

    The covers are all amazing! I would definitely investigate them further!

    Have a great week!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thanks and I hope you can find some to add to your own TBR!
      Thanks for visiting and have a great week yourself 🙂

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      1. Emily Jane Avatar
        Emily Jane

        Thank you 😊

  20. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar
    Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

    The covers are compelling. I haven’t read any of them, however, so I can’t weigh in. Good luck!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      That is perfectly a-okay!
      Thank you for visiting anyways 🙂

      Reply
  21. Keira @Keira’s Bookmark Avatar
    Keira @Keira’s Bookmark

    I haven’t read any of these but a lot of them seem to have a cosy vibe – I’d be planning a nice weekend in with warm blankets, tea and fairy lights sometime when the weather cools down and just seeing how many I could get through!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Girl! That is my aesthetic to a T! Have some lo-fi or calming record music playing in the background…yes!
      Great Fall-like reading vibes for sure!
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  22. Susan Avatar
    Susan

    The Meyer and Basham books both look really cute! I hope you love them and all these others.

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you so much Susan! I am behind on commenting so now it is Friday lol
      I hope you had a great week!

      Reply
  23. Dini @ dinipandareads Avatar
    Dini @ dinipandareads

    I was just thinking earlier today about how Dungeons and Dramas and the following two books could’ve made my TTT list because I bought all three about 2 weeks ago thinking that I was 100% in the mood for it… And then my mood went away just as quickly and now they’ve joined the waiting list on my shelf… Oops! 😂 I hope you love all of these whenever you get to them.

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    1. WordsAndPeace Avatar
      WordsAndPeace

      sorry I haven’t read any here. But all have great covers 😉
      I hope you can enjoy them soon

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      1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
        Ashley Kittrell

        All good!
        Thank you for visiting 🙂

    2. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you so much! I did not even realize it was part of a series until recently so I am even more excited to jump into it. I hope you enjoy them more than you though you would when the mood comes back 🙂

      Reply
  24. Carla Avatar
    Carla

    I am also a cover lover, Ashely, so I understand that pull. I don’t have any of these on my shelves, but they are eye catching.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I wish I was not so drawn to covers but the whole blind book reading kind of stresses me out a bit lol.
      Thank you for visiting Carla!

      Reply
  25. Sammie @ The Bookwyrm's Den Avatar
    Sammie @ The Bookwyrm’s Den

    I haven’t heard of a lot of these, so thanks for introducing me to them! Hope you enjoy them all when you get a chance to read them. 🙂

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Of course! Thank you, I hope so! Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply

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