Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday -- Books On My Fall TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature by The Broke and the Bookish where you post a list of books in the selected theme for that edition. This week: Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List. My TBR is massive and usually changing every other day in terms of which books get priority, but I've started making 'seasonal' TBR lists and found it works pretty well for me. So here are the books I plan to read this fall!



The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop.

So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.

She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.


Ridiculously excited for this one after reading Pivot Point and hearing a lot of praise for this one.
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Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves, and herself, while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

So.. I still haven't read this yet, even though I'm pretty sure I had this on preorder. Oops?
[Goodreads]






Countdown by Michelle Rowen
3 seconds left to live. Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped.

2 pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game.

Kira Jordan survived her family's murder and months on plague-devastated city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She figures she can handle anything. Until she wakes up in a barren room, chained next to the notorious Rogan Ellis.

1 reason Kira will never, ever trust Rogan. Even though both their lives depend on it.

Their every move is controlled and televised for a vicious exclusive audience. And as Kira's psi skill unexpectedly grows and Rogan's secrets prove evermore deadly, Kira's only chance of survival is to risk trusting him as much as her instincts. Even if that means running head-on into the one trap she can't escape.


This one has me very curious. I was lucky enough to get an ARC, so I'll be reading this soon!
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More Than This by Patrick Ness
A boy named Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighborhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust, and completely abandoned. What’s going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to be, that there might be more than just this...

YES YES A NEW PATRICK NESS BOOK Y'ALL. There are no words. NO WORDS. I'm so forking excited. Eep!
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The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to.

In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety... until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.

Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated—and with it, order—and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim... and meal.

The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.

Thomas can only wonder—does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?


I really really enjoyed The Maze Runner, yet I somehow never picked up the sequel, even though it was on my shelf the entire time. Now with the movie coming out in 2014, I feel like I should just get to it and pick it up. I'm curious where it'll lead me :)
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A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead...victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns, as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.

As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky—a comet the color of blood and flame—six factions struggle for control of a divided land. Eddard’s son Robb has declared himself King in the North. In the south, Joffrey, the heir apparent, rules in name only, victim of the scheming courtiers who teem over King’s Landing. Robert’s two brothers each seek their own dominion, while a disfavored house turns once more to conquest. And a continent away, an exiled queen, the Mother of Dragons, risks everything to lead her precious brood across a hard hot desert to win back the crown that is rightfully hers.

A Clash of Kings transports us into a magnificent, forgotten land of revelry and revenge, wizardry and wartime. It is a tale in which maidens cavort with madmen, brother plots against brother, and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside.

Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory may be measured in blood. And the spoils of victory may just go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when rulers clash, all of the land feels the tremors.


A Game of Thrones was a magnificent start of the series. It was quite a long road, yes, but I'm very excited to see what will happen in the next book. I've heard that Jaime even gets likeable further into the series, but I'll have to read it to believe it.
[Goodreads]


Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka.

Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom’s magical elite—the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free?

The Darkling, a creature of seductive charm and terrifying power, leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfill her destiny, she must discover how to unlock her gift and face up to her dangerous attraction to him.

But what of Mal, Alina’s childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future, why can’t she ever quite forget him?


It is possible that Judith is freaking out when she sees this.. She pushed this book on me, but I'm not complaining! It looks awesome and I'm ready for fantasy goodness.
[Goodreads]



The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter
Love or life.
Henry or their child.
The end of her family or the end of the world.
Kate must choose.

During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can't stop her--until Cronus offers a deal.

In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he'll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until every last god and mortal is dead.

With the fate of everyone she loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything.

Even if it costs her eternity.


Okay. So I wasn't the biggest fan of the two first books in the series (this may or not be an understatement), but I kinda sorta really want to know how it ends. Honestly, I think Aimee Carter is a better author than she shows in The Goddess Test, so I'm curious to see what she can do in another fictional world.
[Goodreads]


Rebel Heart by Moira Young
Saba thought her world would return to normal after they defeated the Tonton and rescued her kidnapped brother Lugh. The family head west for a better life and a longed-for reunion with Jack. But a formidable enemy is on the rise. What is the truth about Jack? And how far will Saba go to get what she wants?

Blood Red Road was one of my favourite releases of 2011 but then they changed the covers, and I was so pissed off I refused to read Rebel Heart. Yes, I'm aware that's a pretty shitty reason, so I'm going to redeem myself and finally read the sequel. I'm pretty stoked!
[Goodreads]



Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.


One of Amber's recommendations and one I'm overly excited about. I don't like that it's compared to The Hunger Games but oh well.. The synopsis sounds pretty badass and yeah. Excited!
[Goodreads]


Blackout by Robison Wells
Laura and Alec are trained terrorists.

Jack and Aubrey are high school students.

There was no reason for them to ever meet.

But now, a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible powers. And these four are about to find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic danger—where one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all.


I can't even asdfjkl; One of my most anticipated books of 2013. I'd sell my left kidney to read it early, but it looks like I'll have to wait until publication date. PURE TORTURE, I'M TELLING YOU
[Goodreads]

So there you have it, my top 10 books to read this fall! It's a nice mixture of new and old books, review books and bought copies. I'm pretty stoked and hope I am able to read at least 7 of these -- but I'm aiming to read ALL of them.

What are your top 10 books to read this fall? Feel free to leave your TTT links in the comments, and I'll check them out :)


ETA: Yes, I cheated. Sue me :P
ETA2: And I STILL managed to forget House of Hades by Rick Riordan *sobbing*

18 comments:

  1. I am offended by the lack of House of Hades.

    *sigh*

    BUT YAY TDBU AND SHADOW AND BONE.

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    1. I managed to offend myself by forgetting to add HoH. It must be because it's so surreal that publication is almost here! *snort*

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  2. I don't know why editors would think it a good idea to compare Unwind and the Hunger Games O_O They have nothing in common. It's a wonderful, heart-wrenching and brutal story; so very different than anything else out there. I totally second that recommandation ;-)

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    1. Possibly because they compare anything YA and/or brutal to The Hunger Games.. I'm so curious to read Unwind! It sounds badass so I'm ready to be blown away #noskyhighexpectationshere #nope

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  3. I managed to forget House of Hades too (that said my list was only supposed to be books that I already own, but it still makes me sad...)

    Great list and hope you enjoy Shadow and Bone!

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    1. So it wasn't just me? Yay! That makes me feel a bit better haha. Do you have it on preorder? I'm so excited..

      SaS has been pushed onto me by Judith so it better be good *glares*

      (JK, Judith)
      (not really)

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  4. Mmmm...More Than This? I've seen it on lists, but this was the first blurb I've read about it. Thanks!

    Here's my list of Top Ten Books I Can't Wait to Read This Fall!

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    1. I'm pretty stoked about More Than This :) Hope you enjoy!

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  5. I want to read a lot of the books on your list this week. I am looking forward to reading Insurgent soon. I hope you enjoy them all. Great list! :-)

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    1. YAY! Thanks :) Glad to hear I'm not the only one who hasn't read Insurgent yet haha!

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  6. Shadow and Bone is fantastic! As in Insurgent. Looks like you've got a great reading list!

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    1. Thanks! I'm excited.. I just hope I didn't hype them up in my head so they will disappoint when I finally get to them lol

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  7. I need to start The Goddess series. That keeps being put off

    My TTT List

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    1. I have to admit that I wasn't the biggest fan of the first two books in the series, but I want to see how it ends.. I'm quite curious about her new book, so I think I'll be reading that one as well at some point :)

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  8. Great list! I want to read Black Out and Countdown too! I hope you enjoy Insurgent! The Divergent series is one of my favorites.

    Kay @ It's a Book Life MY TTT

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    1. Thanks! I loved Divergent but Insurgent was so hyped and everywhere so I left it on my shelf until it died down (it still hasn't, not really, but oh well..)

      Hope you enjoy Black Out and Countdown!

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  9. SHADOW AND BONE. Hell yes. And siege and storm was also freaking awesome! <3 Blackout! Can't wait! And I'm reading A clash of kings right now. It takes a while, but it's good.

    Mel@thedailyprophecy.

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    1. EEEEEEEP so excited! Even more so now Amber loved Black Out haha.

      Clash of Kings is intimidating, but I'm sure it's worth it.. I really felt like I accomplished something when I finished GoT haha.

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