Top Ten Tuesday 29 - Summer TBR

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

This week's theme: Top Ten Summer TBR books

I've been AWOL from Top Ten Tuesdays for the past couple of weeks because of finals, but class is over and summer is finally here! Here are some books I've been looking forward to and can't wait to read this summer.



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A no-brainer, considering I am a die-hard Sanderson fan and I'll be hosting a readalong of this starting Sunday. CAN'T WAIT.

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 I've heard a lot of great things about this book around the blogosphere, but I don't really know what this book is about (which is kind of the point?). The blurb sounds awesome, and I'm excited to start reading.

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I love this series and just haven't been able to get a copy of this book to see how it ends. I'm still on the waiting list at the library, but I will read this one soon!

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I don't usually read romance novels, but I needed a "J" book for my AZ challenge and well, Gayle Forman. I figured the summer was a good time to read it, and I'm excited to read more of Gayle Forman's lyrical writing.

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So...for some strange reason I still haven't read this one yet. I know, I know, and I call myself a lover of fairy tale retellings. All the buzz about the second and third books has gotten me excited about this series, so I'll probably start this summer.
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The first book in this series was fast-paced and funny, which sounds just like the type of book I'd want to read over the summer. I said it already, but I WANT A DOG LIKE OBERON!

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This one is the blue cover book for a June rainbow book covers challenge. I also think it's cool when events/characters have parallels in the past and present, so that'll be interesting.

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Another historical fiction novel - I absolutely loved Code Name Verity by the same author, and I'm really excited to read this one.


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