Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!
This week’s theme is ‘Books I’ve Read That I’d Like In My Personal Library (perhaps you checked it out, borrowed it from a friend, received it for review, etc. and want to own it yourself.) (Submitted by Annemieke @ A Dance with Books)’.
I have to be honest: if I want a book, I’ll buy it. I want to try and use libraries more, and when it comes to audiobooks I’ve been using Scribd, but for the most part if I’m reading a book it’s because I’ve bought a copy. Something I do a lot more nowadays though, because it takes less money and less space, is buy ebooks for my kindle, but when I really love an ebook I end up wanting a physical edition for my bookshelves.
So today I’m going to talk about the books I’ve enjoyed as an ebook or an audiobook that I’d like to own hard copies of!
The Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan: Funnily enough I DNF’d the first book in this series the first time I tried to read it, and it was only listening to the first four books, narrated by the brilliant Kate Reading, that made me fall in love with this series. The final book I read on my kindle because the audiobook was only available as a fairly expensive CD and I’m still a little heartbroken that I couldn’t listen to the end of Isabella’s journey because these books as audiobooks are fantastic. Now that it’s without a doubt one of my favourie series, though, I’d love to one day own the hardbacks – the covers are beautiful.
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett: I received this book via NetGalley and therefore read it on my kindle, but I loved it and I’d love to one day own a hard copy. I want the American edition, though, because I think the UK cover is kind of hideous.
The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black: I read both of these on my kindle and will also be reading The Queen of Nothing on my kindle, because they take up less shelf space and they’re cheaper and I wasn’t sure I’d like The Cruel Prince before I read it. If I enjoy this trilogy’s finale as much as I’ve enjoyed the first two, I’d love to own the hardbacks one day!
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin: The first book in another of my favourite series and another book that I read on my kindle. I’ve since picked up paperback copies of The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky after finding them for The Works for £2 each – bargain! – but unfortunately they didn’t have the first book in stock. I can’t justify buying it for £7.99 when I already own the ebook (and I don’t have any shelf space!).
Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine’s Story by Jody Gentian Bower: I read this book four years ago, and it was the first non-fiction book I read after university that made me realise non-fiction was a genre I could enjoy. I read it on my kindle, and while I find it a lot easier to highlight things on my kindle, I’d love to one day have a hard copy of this that I can flick through and re-read.
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I’ve heard such great things about the Lady Trent books. I really need to get on those.
I loved Foundryside so much. I can’t wait for the sequel ❤
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Foundryside was brilliant – I need a physical copy on my shelves too!
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Ooh, I forgot about Foundryside but that’s definitely one I’d like to own. I’m looking forward to continuing that series too.
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Yes, I can’t wait to get my hands on Shorefall!
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I love those Memoirs of Lady Trent covers- they’re amazing. and I bet they look fabulous all lined up on a shelf together. Holly Black’s stuff too.
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Yes, they’re so pretty and I really want them on my shelves!
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I’ve seen The Cruel Prince & The Wicked King By Holly Black on a lot of blogs I follow and everyone seems to rave about how good they are!
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I didn’t think I’d enjoy The Cruel Prince at all, but I decided to give it a try and I loved it! I really enjoy Black’s world-building. 🙂
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I hope you can find The Fifth Season soon. I own the first two and need the third because it doesn’t seem right that I don’t, even though I’ve only read the first >_<
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Thanks! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series – it’s SO good.
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Those Lady Trent books have beautiful covers!
I think The Cruel Prince is one of those books I originally got from the library on ebook, and I liked it so much I bought a hardback copy. Then I pre-ordered The Wicked King and read it on the first day (and I have The Queen of Nothing pre-ordered too, of course. After THAT ENDING, I have to read it on the day it comes out).
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I’m so excited for The Queen of Nothing! I have a kindle edition pre-ordered, but I’m tempted to pre-order the hardback and treat myself to the hardbacks of The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King for my birthday in October…
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I would love copies of the Lady Trent books, even though I haven’t read them. They are just so beautiful, especially when you show them all together😁
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They’re such pretty covers! I’d definitely recommend the audiobooks if you’re interested in checking them out – the narrator’s fantastic.
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My take on this week’s topic was very similar! I like the sound of Jane Eyre’s Sisters. Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
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I hope you enjoy it if you check it out!
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Ooh, Jane Eyre’s Sisters sounds good! I had Jane Eyre on my list this week, so I definitely need to check that one out.
My TTT.
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I hope you enjoy it! 😀
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The Memoirs of Lady Trent is just stunning. I swear I would buy that series just to look at it, even if I didn’t ever pick it up and read it LOL
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The covers are so pretty!
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I don’t read much Non-Fic but Jane Eyres Sisters sounds super interesting!
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I really enjoyed it, it’s definitely one I’d recommend! 🙂
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