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Home | Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Sequels I’m DYING To Read

Top Ten Sequels I’m DYING To Read

September 6, 2011 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 22 Comments

 As always, Top Ten Tuesday is brought to you by my other blog The Broke and the Bookish….and the letter F….because F is for…….FUN. Or F*CK I should be sleeping.

All my picks aren’t necessarily going to be books that haven’t come out yet. Sometimes I’ve just started a series and I’m behind!

1. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty — Oh my goodness. I just finished Sloppy Firsts this weekend and WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!? Seriously, I have been waiting all weekend to get home from the beach so I can start this. I need to know what happens with Jessica and Marcus. You can read my review of Sloppy Firsts here.

2. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver — Let’s be honest…I’m going to be one of 328r09230 that have this on their list (Edit: YEAH, that’s right. There are even LETTERS to represent the multitudes of people that will say this). BUT with the way Delirium ended and how excellent the book was…I think there is a good reason why we all want this one! You can read my review of Delirium to see if it’s something you’d like…I know it’s been hyped.

3. Fever by Lauren DeStefano — I’ve never reviewed Wither but it was one of my favorite books I read last year when Steph Su let me borrow her ARC. I couldn’t review it simply for the fact that I LOVED IT TOOO MUCH and feared a review would never do it justice. Yeah, it’s that good because you know I’ve always got something to say. I’m dying to find out what happens to Rhine.

4. Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson — I don’t typically read Middle Grade but I loved Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. I bought Forge while I was at a book signing of hers but STILL have not read it. Shame on me. I love me some good historical fiction.

5. The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting — This doesn’t come out until April of 2012 but I cannot WAIT to read this!! Desires of the Dead, while it wasn’t as good as TBF for me, set up an interesting scene for this book.

6. Glass by Ellen Hopkins — I read Crank SOOO long ago and I really need to just read this. I was supposed to borrow the book from my sister but she couldn’t find it and then I was just lazy.

7. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld — I only read The Uglies and I’m ashamed that I stopped reading them. I NEED TO READ THEMMM.

8. Thumped by Megan McCafferty — Ok, let’s get this out there. I pretty much love Megan McCafferty. I think her humor really just jives with mine and I definitely found that to be true when I met her at the Bumped release party. She is awesome. But anywho, I loved Bumped and found it to be so interesting and I will get my hands on this one for sure in April!

9. Sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer — This book was a crazy ride for me but I’m dying for the sequel for sure. Does it have a name yet?? THIS book isn’t even out yet and now I have to wait for the next. OH BOY.

10. Sequel To Fury by Elizabeth Miles _– Please give me more Furies!!! I don’t know if this one has a name yet either! This book had its good and bad for me but I will DEFINITELY be reading it.

So, do tell! Any sequels you are dying to read?? Also, this made me think…I literally never read any ADULT FICTION BOOKS that are series!? What are some good ones??

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  1. Shortskie says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:23 am

    everything about this list is a HELL YES.
    Glass and Pretties READ NOW. it's a shame you stopped reading the Uglies series but yay for coming back c:

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  2. Jenny says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:34 am

    Good choices! Although I have to admit that Bumped was a rare DNF for me. :/

    Some good adult series? A Song of Ice and Fire, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Hounded, The Dresden Files, Millennium. There are a lot! Though most adult series are usually in the sf/fantasy, urban fantasy/PNR or mystery/thriller/spy genres. And chick lit, I suppose.

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  3. Vivian says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:35 am

    Can't wait to read Pandemonium, loved Delirium! I've read the whole Uglies series & loved it, it gets better so you'd better get on it! haha

    I still need to read Wither & Bumped =)

    Mara Dyer is at the top of my list for books to get next!!!

    Reply
  4. mfay2 says

    September 6, 2011 at 5:08 am

    Ohhh! You may want to hit Marcus in Second Helpings!

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    PANDEMONIUM- LENA PLEASE, DON'T BREAK OUR LITTLE HEARTS.
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    I haven't read WITHER but I have it.
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    OFF TOPIC: I love the design of your blog. The OCD in me is so happy. Is so clean and organized and and and purple, which is my favorite color. And I'm sorry for the CAPS LOCK; it's one in the AM and yeah, yeah.

    – Mary [Anxirium]

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  5. Anne Bennett says

    September 6, 2011 at 5:19 am

    What I should have put on my list was books in series that I want to at least read the first book. It is overwhelming sometimes trying to sty up on all the series out there.

    Reply
  6. Janus Vielle Aragones says

    September 6, 2011 at 5:31 am

    Pandemonium! I have it on my list too, as well as Fever.

    I haven't read Fury but it sounds great so I can't wait to get started on that series. Nice list!

    Here's mine: The Blair Book Project Top Ten

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  7. Jan von Harz says

    September 6, 2011 at 7:49 am

    Pandemonium is also on my list and of course Clockwork Prince. Since I have yet to read The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer I will have to wait for the next dying to read sequels to add it. Great list!

    Reply
  8. Selina says

    September 6, 2011 at 10:06 am

    +1 for Pandemonium. Does that make me #328r09231? 😉

    Reply
  9. Christina T says

    September 6, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Good list! I also have Pandemonium and Clockwork Prince on my list. I am looking forward to The Last Echo.

    Reply
  10. Jessica Lawlor says

    September 6, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Yay, we have lots in common on this list, including the amazing PANDEMONIUM (yes I am predicting that it will be amazing because duh).

    Reply
  11. Amy @ bookgoonie says

    September 6, 2011 at 10:57 am

    I <3 Kimberly Derting. I can't wait for The Last Echo. More Jay & Violet.

    Reply
  12. Jess (Gone with the Words) says

    September 6, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Pandemonium! Fever! Have these! 🙂 I don't have The Last Echo or Thumped..but I'm dying to read these as well!

    Reply
  13. Amber Griffiths says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    I can't wait to read The Last Echo or Pandemonium either! I love Kimberly Derting and Lauren Oliver's writing style. Their books are so good.

    Books of Amber

    Reply
  14. Kate @ Musings says

    September 6, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Looks like I have a few more books to put on my TBR monster pile!

    Hopping By…Here's my Answer!

    Reply
  15. lisa :) says

    September 6, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Oh dear. I am definitely in the minority opinion in that I sort of wish Delirium would be left as a standalone novel.

    Don't get me wrong, I loved Oliver's writing, but I think there was something really impactful about the way the book ended. There was such a dark tone to the whole novel that the ending just seemed… appropriate.

    But then again, I'm sure I'll eagerly pick up and devour Pandemonium and whatever comes after it, too.

    Reply
  16. rockyriverteenlibrarian says

    September 6, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    Uglies is one of my all time favorite series! I really have to read Sloppy Firsts, I have heard great things about it. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is also on my personal TBR list. Here is my top ten list http://wp.me/pzUn5-z7

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  17. Sue Jackson says

    September 6, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Looks like a good list! I made the same discovery tonight – I could have gone on listing kid/teen/YA sequels all night, but I could only think of a couple of grown-up series I'm reading! Probably because almost every kid/teen book published now is part of a series.

    I really need to read some Laurie Halse Anderson one of these days.

    Sue

    http://www.greatbooksforkidsandteens.com
    http://www.bookbybook.blogspot.com

    Reply
  18. Jenni Elyse says

    September 6, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    Fantastic list. Many of them are on my TBR list, or at least the first in the series are.

    Reply
  19. Mary says

    September 6, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    You've got some seriously great books that I want to read on your list.

    If you're into urban fantasy, check out authors Rachel Caine, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, CE Murphy, and Kim Harrison. All write awesome series!
    Mary @ BookSwarm

    Reply
  20. Alison says

    September 8, 2011 at 2:31 am

    Great list! Of these, I think I'm most interested in Pandemonium and Fever.

    Reply
  21. Angelica Joy says

    September 8, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    I love that cover of Pandemonium 😀 I've got "Fever" in my Top Ten List too.

    Reply
  22. Michelle says

    September 10, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    LOL! You are a total McCafferty fan girl. But that's alright I'm looking forward to Thumped too. Also Fever, Panedemonium and a host of others! It's hard to really say because there are just so many.

    Reply

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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
⁣
I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
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I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
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Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
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Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
⁣
But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
⁣
With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
⁣
In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
⁣
Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
⁣
Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
⁣
And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
⁣
But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
⁣
Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
⁣
Just me orrrrrr?⁣
⁣
No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
⁣
But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
⁣
I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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