Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
So, this week’s TTT topic is ‘Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree’. I feel incredibly weird about this, because in my family we never celebrate Christmas with presents. We go to church, have dinner on both Christmas days (fun fact: in The Netherlands we have 2 days of Christmas) and that’s about it. Of course this is fun too, and I love spending time with my family, but I do get a bit jealous when I see those big stacks of books people get for Christmas. I’m only human, after all.
However, I am doing a secret santa with 2 friends this year, so I will be getting a few books! Yay!
Anyway, let’s move to the books that I’d love to magically appear under our Christmas tree!
Even though I could probably have filled this one with a lot of 2017 releases, because I seriously can’t wait for a lot of them to come out and I wouldn’t mind getting a copy already, I decided against it. Last week’s TTT was all about that, and I don’t want to get repetitive, so this one is filled with books I’ve been wanting for a while.
The Song of Achilles is one that has been recommended to me loads of times, but I’ve never really been temped to pick it up. I took ancient-Greek in high school, and we had to translate the story of the Trojan war and it. was. hell. Did you know that Homer writes very bloody death scenes? Anyway, I finally put this one on my Christmas list this year and I’m hoping I’ll love it!
The reason why I want The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and Ms. Marvel vol. 2 is basically the same thing: I read the first one (or in the Ecyclopedia’s case, the 2nd one) in these series this month and I loved them, so I desperately want to pick up these ones!
As for the other ones, they’re books that I’ve seen talked about a lot on Twitter and AHH they sounded so good! ❤ I desperately want to read them in 2017.
So tell me, what are some books that are on your Christmas wishlist?
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The Secret of A Heart Note looks absolutely adorable. I hope you get some of these books under your tree. Have a great Christmas!
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Thank you, you too!
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Not Your sidekick looks fun, and The Encyclopedia of Early Earth looks good too. Hope you get some good books this year. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Wonderful list! I am very intrigued in The Secret of A Heart Note and Of Fire and Stars. They both sound soooo good. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas (or, I guess, Christmases)!
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They sound great, right?? Thank you, you too! 🙂
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Oh, I received The Song of Achilles for my brithday and I can’t wait to start it 🙂 And Of FIre and Stars and Not Your Sidekick are on my wishlist as well, would love to receive them. Happy Holidays!
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Ahh let me know what you think once you’ve read it! 🙂 Happy holidays to you, too!
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I’m really excited about The Secret of a Heart Note too. I have an eARC and hope to start it soon. I want a finished copy too, because that cover is so pretty! I hope Santa brings you lots of books!
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Ahh, that’s so great! Excited to see what you think 🙂 Thank you!
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I really want to read Ms. Marvel because I feel like I should explore more graphic novels. I recently read and LOVED the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, so hopefully I’ll like Ms. Marvel as well. Great list! 🙂
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Ms. Marvel was the first graphic novel I’ve ever read, haha. I loved it! Thank you 🙂
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Ms. Marvel looks so good and I’m intrigued by Lost and Found. I hope Secret Santa comes through on some of these!
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The first part of Ms. Marvel was very good, so I have high hopes for the second one! Thank you 🙂
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I would really love to read Tiny Pretty Things and Songs of Achilles, I’ve heard so many great things about them
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Same here! They’re normally not the kinds of book I’d pick up, but people really talked them up to me and now I want them desperately!
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I also go to church on Christmas, but just for this year because it’s on a Sunday (I got to church every Sunday). I have heard wonderful things about Not Your Sidekick and I cannot wait to read Secret of A Heartnote!! I hope you get some of these for Christmas!
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We usually go on Christmas night 🙂 This year my church is organizing some sort of Christmas festival with bands and lots of food, so that should be fun! And yes, they both sound amazing, don’t they? Thank you!
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Of Fire and Stars and Not Your Sidekick are both high up on my reading list too! I hope you enjoy Song of Achilles, I loved it — it was one of my top reads this year.
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I’m so glad to hear you loved it! Makes me want to pick it up even more 🙂
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Yeay for doing secret santa. That is always fun. I’ve heard great things about Of Fire and Stars so I hope you get that one. Happy Holidays. 🙂
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It really is! 🙂 Thank you so much, you too!
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I’m loving the Ms Marvel series – so great!
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