We’ve all heard about those SUPER AMAZING BUY THEM NOW kinds of books that are so hyped, and almost always overly so that they end up being a huge letdown. I know I’ve been there countless numbers of times and I think that’s the main reason why I actually tend to shy away from hyped books. Today I’m sharing with you five super popular books that I plan to read and hope live up to the hype for me, and five books that did!
Five Books I Hope Live Up to the Hype
1. Warcross by Marie Lu
2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
3. Geekerella by Ashley Poston
4. An Ember In the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
5. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Five Books That Lived Up to the Hype (for Me)
1. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
2. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
5. Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
Have you read any of the first 5 books I listed? Did they live up to the hype for you?
Anything I need to really hurry up and read?
Do you agree with the books I chose that I felt did live up to the hype?
I have both The Night Circus and The Cruel Prince on my list this week, so I hope you enjoy both as much as I did!
I really enjoyed “Warcross” and it’s not even my comfort zone genre. Hoping to like “Geekerella” too – and I think that one was meant to be on my list today, but I spaced and left it off.
…also thanks to an order mishap with Book Outlet, I have a copy of “The Hating Game.” It sounds cute, so I think I’ll give it a chance. :)
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I keep thinking I’ve read An Ember in the Ashes, but then remembering I read Rebel in the Sands. I guess I can kind of see why I get them mixed up?
Shadow and Bone didn’t do it for me, but I so loved Six of Crows and related works that I might have to give the first series another try.
I’m also hoping for Warcross to live up to my hopes! I have it on my shelf right now!
Cinder and Geekerella definitely lived up to the hype for me!!! Happy reading :)
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I didn’t read any hype about CINDER but I certainly read hype about all of Meyer’s other books in the series, for good reason.
The Night Circus is just beautiful and Geekerella is super cute so I hope you enjoy both and that they live up to the hype for you :) The Hating Game definitely lived up to the hype for me as well <3
The Night Circus does live up to the hype. An Ember in the Ashes didn’t for me but there are a lot of people that love those books so…
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I liked Warcross and Dangerous Girls. The Cruel Prince is on my list to read… hopefully soon!
I loved both Warcross and An Ember in the Ashes! Warcross was my favorite book of 2017, and I read the three published books in the Ember quartet in three days.
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Warcross and Geekerella were both fabulous reads for me, so I am keeping my fingers crossed you enjoy them too. I really enjoyed The Hating Game as well, and Dangerous Girls made my TTT list.
I personally loved Geekerella!
The Hating Game made my list too. I loved it so much!
Ooh nice ones! I agree about ACOTAR! Loved that one! Cinder took a bit of reading for me but Scarlet won me over! I did enjoy Shadow and Bone too! For me Warcross and The Cruel Prince definitely lived up to the hype! Hope you enjoy your first 5 once you read them!
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Warcross, The Night Circus, Geekerella, and The Cruel Prince all lived up to the hype for me. An Ember in the Ashes is still on my TBR, but I’m hoping for similar luck with that one.
I *completely* forgot about The Night Circus when making the list – for me, that one definitely lived up to the hype. I hope you like it! :) <3
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I absolutely adored The Night Circus – I hope you like it as much as I did! The Hating Game and Cinder both made my list. Happy reading!
Erin @ Lavish Literature recently posted…Top Ten Books That Lived Up To The Hype
Cinder made my list, too. I haven’t read any of the others, but most of them are on my TBR!! I really want to read Dangerous Girls.
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The Night Circus made my list this week. I hope it lives up to the hype for you too when you do read it!
I think The Bight Circus was well worth all the hype. I resisted it for a long time, but then adored it.
I’ve read Geekerella and The Cruel Prince. I’ve heard a lot about Warcross. I LOVED Geekerella and The Cruel Prince was just meeeh to me. I’ve read Cinder!
The Cruel Prince definitely lived up to the hype in my opinion. I thought An Ember in the Ashes was disappointing but you should definitely give it a read (just in case haha)
I loved Warcross, The Cruel Prince and Geekerella!! I hope that they all live up to the hype for you :)
I read The Night Circus and An Ember in the Ashes (which is on my list this week) and loooooooved them!! Hopefully they live up to the hype for you too!
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Fun topic even if I did “tweak it” a bit.
Great list. I am ready for Sarah Maas I think! Plus i was recently gifted a copy so…it’s time!
I couldn’t come up with 10 books that I felt had lived up to the hype (mostly because I don’t read many hyped books) but I didn’t think of adding a wish-list of hyped books that I wanted to read! That’s a great way to do this prompt.
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I have read the Night Circus and Warcross from your list of TBR Hyped books. For me, they both lived up. Night Circus is very atmospheric, and Warcross seems to be a little polarizing (people either love it or hate it).
Dangerous Girls definitely lived up to the hype for me, way more so than other similar books. I enjoyed the Grisha books, but I really loved the Six of Crows novels. If you liked Grisha, I 100% recommend SoC!
Cinder for me was pretty predictable, but the series as a whole was very enjoyable. I read ACoTaR, and didn’t love love love it, but I hear it gets better as the series progresses. ♥
Cinder and The Night Circus both lived up to the hype in my book. Geekarella and ACOTAR are both on my list to read at some point — and I’m thinking of adding Warcross.
The only one that I’ve read is Geekerella and I really liked it, it was really cute and geeky. :P It reminds me of the Cinderella Story movie with Hilary Duff. :)
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I LOVE The Night Circus – I’ve been seeing it on a lot of lists today. I actually never really saw any hype for this book, I read it before I started blogging and I just thought it sounded interesting. It’s such a beautiful book!
I have not read any of the books on your list this week. They all look good.
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/07/top-ten-tuesday-popular-books-that.html
Happy reading!!
Pretty much all of your top five are books I’m hoping will live up to the hype, too. xD Except for The Cruel Prince! I read it, and I definitely thought it lived up to the hype. :) I went in with sort of low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I’m eager to read the next one!
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OMG Cinder definitely lived up to the hype for me as well and I didn’t even expect it!
Cinder certainly lived up to the hype for me too. The Night Circus…both did and did not. I understand the hype around it, but it’s really all about setting/atmosphere, which is wonderful as far as it goes, but I care more about characters and I found them a bit lacking.
I loooved An Ember in the Ashes and The Cruel Prince! When I first started reading TCP, I thought I wasn’t going to love it, but by the end of the book I loved it! 😻
My TTT post!
I absolutely ADORED The Night Circus!! I don’t remember how I found it, but I hadn’t heard a lot of hype about it, which made it all the more magical since I had no idea what to expect. I definitely plan to re-read it at least once in the future.
I haven’t read Cinder or ACOTAR yet but I’ve heard a lot of hype about both from some of my favorite bloggers, so I’m hoping they live up to it!
I don’t read a lot of hyped books, but some of these are on my TBR list. I hope they live up to the hype for both of us.
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