Top Ten Tuesday 45 - Didn't get to in 2014

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week's theme: Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn't Get To

 This one is kind of hard because I was pretty good about reading all the books I wanted to. I'm going to include some 2013 releases I wanted to read in 2014, because otherwise I wouldn't have 10 books for my list!
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  1. Jessica @ a GREAT readJanuary 13, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    OOh nice! Those are new to me ones! Hope you get to read them soon!

    Here's my Tuesday Post

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  2. Nathan (@reviewbarn)January 13, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    I read four of those. Really liked Mirror Empire and Fortunes Pawn, meh about Emperor's Blades, couldn't finish Child of a Hidden Sea.

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  3. MichelineJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    I haven't read any of these BUT The Mirror Empire, Clariel, Of Metal and Wishes and Emperor's Blades are all on the old TBR shelf ;) Also must read *some* Orson Scott Card. Lovely picks ^^ I hope you get to read ALL of these this year! xx

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  4. LouiseJanuary 13, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    I read Clariel, Child of a Hidden Sea, and Rose Under Fire. They were all pretty good, IMHO, though I think Rose was the best out of the group.

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  5. Chrissi ReadsJanuary 13, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    I can't believe I forgot about Rose Under Fire. I keep meaning to buy it! :-) I hope you enjoy these books when you get around to them.

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  6. AmyJanuary 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Ooh, I want to read Fortunes Pawn, too. It sounds like a really good book. I don't believe I've ever heard of Child of a Hidden Sea, but that cover has caught my attention so I've got to go read about it. Hope they're all good books.

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  7. Nicole HewittJanuary 13, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    I can't believe that you have less than ten 2014 releases that you want to read - I probably could have named thirty! LOL! You obviously show a lot more restraint than me.

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  8. RestivaJanuary 13, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    I LOVED Child of a Hidden Sea & Rose Under Fire. Should be fantastic reads when you finally get around to them!

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  9. Tabitha (Not Yet Read)January 16, 2015 at 7:25 PM

    Oh you DEFINITELY need to read Fortune's Pawn I absolutely LOVED that trilogy!n Clariel I thought was just ok and I really want to read CHILD OF A HIDDEN SEA as well. Good luck fitting them all in this year!

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  10. KritikaJanuary 18, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    Thanks! I'm pretty sure I'll read most of these this year but we'll see!

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  11. KritikaJanuary 18, 2015 at 6:54 PM

    I've heard lots of great things about Fortune's Pawn and Mirror Empire, so I'm most excited for those.
    Really? Child of a Hidden Sea sounds amazing! I guess I'll see what I think when I find a copy.

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  12. KritikaJanuary 18, 2015 at 6:55 PM

    Well as long as they're on your TBR, you're golden :)
    I got Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead as gifts on my 13th birthday, and that got me into science fiction. I don't agree at all with his personal views, but his books are pretty amazing.

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