Top Ten Books I Meant to Read in 2017 But Didn't Get To/Want to Read in 2018

Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at the Broke and the Bookish!

This week's topic is "Ten Books We Meant to Read in 2017 But Didn't Get To," however, since I can only think of a few, I'm also listing books I intend to read in 2018.

Books I Meant to Read in 2017 But Didn't Get To

1. The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

2. Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear

3. Brave New Girls: Stories of Girls Who Science and Scheme ed. Paige Daniels and Mary Fan

Books I Want to Read in 2018

1. L'Appart by David Lebovitz

2. If All the Seas Were Ink by Ilana Kurshan

3. America's First Daughter by Laura Kamoie and Stephanie Dray

4. Crimes Against a Book Club by Kathy Cooperman

5. The Tiger's Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

6. The Gatekeepers by Jen Lancaster

7. He, She, It by Marge Piercy

Comments

Susan said…

I haven't even heard of any of these, but I hope you get to them sometime soon and that you love them.

Happy TTT!

January 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM

Space Station Mir said…

@Susan-Thanks. I hope you get to all yours too!

January 10, 2018 at 8:07 PM

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