Books I Meant to Read in 2018 but Didn’t Get To | Top Ten Tuesday

Books I Meant to Read in 2018 but Didn’t Get To | Top Ten Tuesday

Hello friends! I have piles of books that I’ve been meaning to read, but for whatever reason I haven’t. So this is my guilty admission. I’M SO SORRY. FORGIVE ME. This is a Top Ten Tuesday post, it’s a fun tag that I recommend you check out!

Most of these books I KNOW are going to be amazing, I only have myself to blame. So without further ado, BOOKS I MEANT TO READ BUT AM A USELESS HUMAN SO HAVEN’T YET.

In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.

Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified.

Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together--and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past--even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.

AHHH I REALLY need to read Oathbringer. I love this series, it’s just so long I’ve not managed to finish reading it… through no fault of the book!

Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles #1, Tortall #8) by Tamora Pierce
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers on February 6th 2018
Pages: 465
Goodreads

Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by fate . . . fated for trouble.

Arram Draper is a boy on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness–and for attracting danger. At his side are his two best friends: Varice, a clever girl with an often-overlooked talent, and Ozorne, the “leftover prince” with secret ambitions. Together, these three friends forge a bond that will one day shape kingdoms. And as Ozorne gets closer to the throne and Varice gets closer to Arram’s heart, Arram begins to realize that one day soon he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie.

In the Numair Chronicles, readers will be rewarded with the never-before-told story of how Numair Salmalín came to Tortall. Newcomers will discover an unforgettable fantasy adventure where a kingdom’s future rests on the shoulders of a talented young man with a knack for making vicious enemies.

Act fast! The first printing of the hardcover includes a collector’s edition poster!

Again, this is another long fantasy that I just… couldn’t bring myself to read because I had a ton of other books to read. I’ve heard amazing things though so I REALLY need to get this read.

An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope.

Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence.

When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But dare he reach for it?

AHHHHH I started A Thousand Perfect Notes and I was LOVING IT but then I went away and got into a contemporary slump so I didn’t want to read it when I got back when I wasn’t enjoying contemporary. I’m STILL in that slump but I LOVED IT AND I LOVE CAIT SO I WILL READ THIS. As SOON as I get out of contemporary hell. I’m just SO obsessed with space right now, which I think you can tell… OOPS. BUT if you love contemporaries then CHECK THIS OUT YOU WON’T REGRET IT.

Exile (The Extinction Trials #2) by S.M. Wilson
Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd on June 1st 2018
Pages: 384
Goodreads

Betrayal. Sacrifice. Survival. Welcome to The Extinction Trials.

After surviving on Piloria once, Storm and Lincoln are the obvious candidates to return to the dinosaur continent to test the new virus that should clear the way for human settlement. But they have their own priorities – finding a cure for the plague that’s sweeping Earthasia, and keeping themselves alive.

WHY HAVEN’T I READ THIS?! I LOVED the first of this series, and I KNOW I will love this one… but I just haven’t yet? OOPSIE AGAIN. I’m sorry don’t hate me.

Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1) by Mindee Arnett
Published by Balzer + Bray on May 15th 2018
Pages: 500
Goodreads

They call her Traitor Kate. It’s a title Kate Brighton inherited from her father after he tried to assassinate the high king years ago. Now Kate lives as an outcast, clinging to the fringes of society as a member of the Relay, the imperial courier service. Only those most skilled in riding and bow hunting ride for the Relay; and only the fastest survive, for when dark falls, the nightdrakes—deadly flightless dragons—come out to hunt. Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: she is a wilder, born with magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals. But it’s this magic that she needs to keep hidden, as being a wilder is forbidden, punishable by death or exile. And it’s this magic that leads her to a caravan massacred by nightdrakes in broad daylight—the only survivor her childhood friend, her first love, the boy she swore to forget, the boy who broke her heart.

The high king’s second son, Corwin Tormane, never asked to lead. Even as he waits for the uror—the once-in-a-generation ritual to decide which of the king’s children will succeed him—he knows it’s always been his brother who will assume the throne. And that’s fine by him. He’d rather spend his days away from the palace, away from the sight of his father, broken with sickness from the attempt on his life. But the peacekeeping tour Corwin is on has given him too much time to reflect upon the night he saved his father’s life—the night he condemned the would-be killer to death and lost the girl he loved. Which is why he takes it on himself to investigate rumors of unrest in one of the remote city-states, only for his caravan to be attacked—and for him to be saved by Kate.

With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin have to put the past behind them. The threat of drakes who attack in the daylight is only the beginning of a darker menace stirring in the kingdom—one whose origins have dire implications for Kate’s father’s attack upon the king and will thrust them into the middle of a brewing civil war in the kingdom of Rime.

I read the first few pages, put the book down then it got put away and I forgot until I found it weeks later! HOW AM I A BOOK BLOGGER?! I keep forgetting to finish books.

Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
Published by HarperTeen on April 10th 2018
Pages: 435
Goodreads

The ancient land of Éirinn is mired in war. Ciara, Princess of Mide, has never known a time when Éirinn’s kingdoms were not battling for power, or Northmen were not plundering their shores.

The people of Mide have thankfully always been safe because of Ciara’s unearthly ability to control her enemies’ minds and actions. But lately, a mysterious crow has been appearing to Ciara, whispering warnings of an even darker threat. Although her clansmen dismiss her visions as pagan nonsense, Ciara fears this coming evil will destroy not just Éirinn, but the entire world.

Then the crow leads Ciara to Leif, a young Northman leader. Leif should be Ciara’s enemy, but when Ciara discovers that he, too, shares her prophetic visions, she knows he’s something more. Leif is mounting an impressive army, and with Ciara’s strength in battle the two might have a chance to save their world.

With evil rising around them, they’ll do what it takes to defend the land they love…even if it means making the greatest sacrifice of all.

I got this one in a Fairyloot box and just, never read it? I WANT TO THOUGH.

Heart of Thorns (Heart of Thorns, #1) by Bree Barton
Published by Katherine Tegen Books on July 31st 2018
Pages: 464
Goodreads

In the ancient river kingdom, touch is a battlefield, bodies the instruments of war. Seventeen-year-old Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood.

Not women. Demons. The same demons who killed her mother without a single scratch.

But when Mia's father suddenly announces her marriage to the prince, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Only after the wedding goes disastrously wrong does she discover she has dark, forbidden magic—the very magic she has sworn to destroy.

I was desperate to get my hands on Heart of Thorns, then I got it in a Fairyloot box and just… didn’t read it. I JUST HAVE SO MANY BOOKS TO READ.

(wow this post is just me screaming about how useless I am, huh)

Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) by Becky Chambers
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on July 24th 2018
Pages: 359
Goodreads

From the ground, we stand. From our ship, we live. By the stars, we hope

Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat.

Tessa chose to stay home when her brother Ashby left for the stars, but has to question that decision when her position in the Fleet is threatened.

Kip, a reluctant young apprentice, itches for change but doesn't know where to find it.

Sawyer, a lost and lonely newcomer, is just looking for a place to belong.

When a disaster rocks this already fragile community, those Exodans who still call the Fleet their home can no longer avoid the inescapable question:

What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination?

AHHHH WHHHHYYYYY. I LOVE THIS SERIES so much… I just…. am a useless human. I should change my blog name.

The Loneliness of Distant Beings (Ventura Saga, #1) by Kate Ling
on May 19th 2016
Pages: 320
Goodreads

'It is that quick, it is that strong, it is that beautiful. And it is also totally impossible.'

Even though she knows it's impossible, Seren longs to have the sunshine on her skin. It's something she feels she needs to stay sane. But when you're floating through space at thousands of kilometres an hour, sometimes you have to accept there are things you cannot change.

Except that the arrival of Dom in her life changes everything in ways she can barely comprehend. For a while he becomes the Sun for her; and she can't help but stay in his orbit. Being with him flaunts every rule designed to keep their home in order, but to lose him would be like losing herself.

In the end they must decide what is most important: loyalty to the only home they've ever known, or to each other?

AHHH THIS BOOK LOOKS SO GOOD. And I REALLY want to read this series, I actually got it signed before I read it. It’s space too so I have no excuse.

Nightblood (Frostblood Saga, #3) by Elly Blake
on August 21st 2018
Pages: 440
Goodreads

Ruby's world has changed more than she ever could have imagined. She's in love with a powerful Frost King. She's the heir to the Fire Throne. And she may be a Nightblood--the spawn of a vengeful deity hellbent on releasing his wraithlike Minax from their prison. Once freed, these beasts will roam the earth, devouring every last person until he or she is nothing but an empty husk. But Ruby is able to control the Minax to a degree, and now she, her beloved Arcus, and her friend Kai must find a way to bring Frostbloods and Firebloods--sworn enemies--together to make a stand against a foe more deadly than any they've faced.

In this heart-pounding finale of Elly Blake's gorgeously written and action-packed Frostblood Saga, the fate of Frostbloods, Firebloods, and all of humanity is at stake.

I haven’t bought this one yet but I loved the first two, FrostBlood and Fireblood so I really need to finish the series.

I hope you enjoyed this post where I just screamed about how useless I am. Am I alone? There must be other people that just forget to read books they’re excited for… ANYONE?!

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