I keep trying to do Top Ten Tuesdays and manage not to finish them before Tuesday rolls around. It’s Christmas today (and I had a little time on Sunday to prewrite), so I get to participate this week. Yay! Given that we didn’t put up a tree this year, and most of our Christmas revolves around hanging out and not working, I thought I’d make a list of books that I’d like to add to my collection at some point.
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas — After The Hate U Give, I will read anything that Thomas writes. There were so many points of entry for me in that story.
- Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagen — Similar to my rationale for Angie Thomas’s book, I’ve been able to see my childhood in Watson’s books. I’m here for it.
- Lu (Track #4) by Jason Reynolds — I’ve read this one already and I can’t speak more highly of this middle grade series I don’t usually like change in narrator in a season, but I didn’t care at all with this series.
- Miles Morales Spiderman by Jason Reynolds — I heard the movie was good.
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds — there might be a trend here, I don’t know if you noticed.
- Children of Virtue & Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha #2) by Tomi Adeyemi (no cover yet) — Have you read CBB? It was my favorite book of 2018, so naturally the sequel is a must.
- Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi — I think enough is said in the title.
- If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann — I loved her first book, so I’m excited for the second.
- The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert — Because Little & Lion.
- The Everlasting Rose (The Belles #2) by Dhonielle Clayton — Another great start in 2018 that I want to continue.
What’s on your Top Ten Tuesday this week? Leave me a comment (or a link) and I’ll check yours out!
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After THUG, Angie Thomas is an auto-buy for me too! I can’t wait to read On The Come Up
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Seriously. I’m just going to keep throwing my money at her. THUG is a big story to live up to. I’m sure it’s going to be amazing.
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I can’t wait to read On the Come Up. Great list!
Lauren @ Always Me
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Thanks!
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I’m pretty sure I’ll be reading On the Come Up. It sounds great. I hope you get these at some point, and enjoyed your day off work!
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Thanks! I did. And now I’m back at it. At least my work involves books, right?
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I’m really looking forward to The Everlasting Rose and it has such a great cover. I hope you get to add these to your collection soon.
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Right? And it’s so much darker in contrast to the first book in the series. It’s such an interesting take on the social conversation about beauty standards.
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On the Come Up and Children of Virtue and Vengeance! I can’t wait to see the cover of the latter, to be honest.
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Me either!
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This is suuuuuch a good list! ❤ Wow, I am so excited for some of these – especially Watch Us Rise; I have an ARC of that one I'm really looking forward to picking up ASAP! I hope you enjoy them all! ♥
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Thanks!
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