So… this topic is super broad and really hard. I know there’s no possible way to narrow down all the backlist books you’ve missed between now and the beginning of time to just 10, so just do your best! Maybe they’re the newest backlist books, or the ones by authors you love. Maybe they’re the ones you’ve had on your TBR list the longest or the ones that were published before you were born. Or MAYBE they’re just the highest on your list of priorities! Whatever the case may be, I’m expecting a whole lot of book pushing to come from this week’s topic!
Because I have a million books, I’ve decided to only mention the physical books on my bookshelves (that came out before 2018) that I got because I was so excited to read them and then promptly didn’t.
Legend by Marie Lu
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
The Love Academy by Belinda Jones
Spirited Away by Cindy Miles
Should I prioritize any of these?
Which backlist book is at the top of your TBR right now?
The Night Circus is on my TBR list too, so maybe I’d prioritise that, but Ink and Bone looks intriguing.
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Legend is one of my favorite books ever. 2019 would be a good time to read the series, because there will be a 4th Legend book coming out in fall 2019!
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I LOVED Geekerella! It’s super cute and it portrays really well what it’s like to be in a fandom <3
Legend is one of my favorite series, and we are getting more books!!!! And, The Royal We is just perfection. I adored Geekerella. It’s on my favorites shelf, and we are getting another book in that world too. I hope you get to some of these.
Other than Harry Potter and Legend, I’ve not read any of these! Hope you get around to them someday!
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Great list! I’ve read Uprooted and The Night Circus and they’re both books I’d like to reread at some point to see if I’d enjoy them more than I already did now.
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Yes, read The Night Circus!! One of my favorites and just a beautiful book! The Royal We is also a really fun read if you’re a royal watcher like me!
The only ones I’ve read on this list is Ink and Bone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – both are so good!
I want to read most of the others on this list, especially Legend and For Darkness Shows the Stars!
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I would recommend The Night Circus. It is very good.
Mandy Riddell recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Backlist TBR
Great list this week! I have the Night Circus on my list as well! I’ve heard great things about Naomi Novik’s books – but I haven’t read any yet! Happy reading :)
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The Night Circus has been on my TBR pile for too long. I can’t believe I haven’t read a book that has received so many wonderful reviews
Happy readings! ;)
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Ah, so I’m NOT the only one who has not finished the Harry Potter series! I held off on reading the series until my kids were old enough that I could read it aloud to them. We got hung up on Goblet of Fire (so dang long!). I still need to finish. We LOVED Chamber of Secrets. I haven’t read any of the others on your list, but I also have The Night Circus and Ink and Bone waiting to be listened to. I also have For Darkness Shows the Stars on my nightstand from the library, waiting to be started!
Darlene recently posted…Backlist Books I Want to Read
same problem, so I decided to just put the latest 10 published in 2017.
I hate the Night Circus, but I know I’m the exception. I’d love to try Ink and Bone. My post is here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2018/11/06/top-ten-backlist-books-i-want-to-read/
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Geekeralle is absolutely adorable, I’d definitely bump it up!
You haven’t read Chamber of Secrets??!
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Cora @ Tea Party Princess recently posted…Backlist Books I Want to Read
Yeah, I can’t believe I haven’t read Chamber of Secrets either!! *hides*
On your list, I’ve read Legend, Night Circus, and all of the HP books. I for sure think you need to read HP and the Chamber of Secrets as well as Night Circus asap. The Night Circus should probably take priority (and I don’t say that lightly since I love, love, love HP) because it’s such a fantastical and magical story written for adults! It might have one of the most adult romances in any fantasy book that I’ve read (aside from anything Neil Gaiman writes).
My favorite novel of all time is on your list! The Night Circus! It’s a brilliant book. If you like audiobooks, Jim Dale narrates it quite well. But I warn you, the book jumps around in time quite a bit, so you need to pay attention to the introductions for each chapter to figure out where in time they are.
Have you not read Harry Potter? Or are you just re-reading with the new printing? I love the new covers!
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I haven’t read Harry Potter… I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING!! *hides*
I really loved The Night Circus, but it sat on my backlist for a long time before I got to it, too. So many of these are on my TBR as well. SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME.
I have For Darkness Shows the Stars on my TTT, too. I’m interested in the Night Circus and Spirited away. Finger’s crossed we can knock out books we feature on this one soon! :)
Amy @ Happily Reading Ever After recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Backlist Books I Want to Read
I definitely recommend you tackle Uprooted, especially if you’re looking for a good fantasy that I think is pretty darn well-timed for Fall!
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is well worth reading. It is one of the best books in that series.
I have several of these on my own TBR as well! {And I own them}
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I have Night Circus and Uprooted on my TBR but I’ve never actually read any of these books!
I loved For Darkness Shows the Stars when I read it years ago, I really want to reread it sometime!
Kyla @ Kyla’s Library recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday- Backlist Books I Want To Read
Haven’t done one in a while. So here I am. Look forward to reading the others.
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I love For Darkness Shows the Stars SO MUCH! It’s so underrated. I love its companion novel Across a Star-Swept Sea too! And I still need to read The Night Circus as well… I’ve had a hold with my library for the audiobook for what feels like forever…
I especially liked Geekerella and Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets.
The Night Circus is one of my favorites right now, though Legend is good too!
I remember absolutely adoring For Darkness Shows the Stars, and a plus was that it was an adaptation of ‘Persuasion’ which is one of my favourite Jane Austen books!
The Harry Potter, of course! That MUST be first! I have been wanting to read The Night Circus for soooo long and will finally have the opportunity/reason for my book club in 2019! YAY!! I have seen good reviews for The Royal We as well! Good luck!!
The Night Circus is on mine too! Oh and Temeraire by Naomi Novik but I do have Uprooted writing to read too!
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