Top Ten Tuesday 2

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This week's theme: BEST SEQUELS EVER

Here are some of my favorite sequels/second books in series.

Dark Triumph Quicksilver Froi of the Exiles Ruins

Days of Blood and Starlight Days of Blood and Starlight

Have you read these series? Which ones did you enjoy?

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  1. Jessica@a GREAT readSeptember 24, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    Ooh nice! These are new to me in the sense that I've never read them! Although, I've seen a few of these around today in the top 10 picks!

    Here's my Tuesday Post

    Have a GREAT day!

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  2. Lanaia M.September 24, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    I haven't read Days of Blood & Starlight yet, but I loved Daughter of Smoke & Bone! I can't wait to start some of these series, like His Fair Assassin and Lumatere Chronicles. Great picks!

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  3. TiffanySeptember 24, 2013 at 6:04 PM

    I just finished my first Orson Scott Card book. great list!

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  4. KritikaSeptember 25, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    My favorite out of this list is Froi of the Exiles - if you haven't read anything by Melina Marchetta, I highly recommend it! Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. KritikaSeptember 25, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Yes, Daughter of Smoke and Bone is amazing. I actually liked Days even better because it was darker but still just as beautiful. Let me know what you think about those two series - the Lumatere books are one of my favorite series!

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  6. KritikaSeptember 25, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Awesome! Which book was it? (I'm guessing Ender's Game? That's the most popular one :) )
    Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. TiffanySeptember 25, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Yep, Ender's Game. I am reading through the alphabet and needed an "E" book.

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  8. KritikaSeptember 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    I actually liked the sequel better (another one to add to my list!). It's called Speaker for the Dead, and it's more about (a very dysfunctional) family and dealing with cultural/species differences.

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