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Hello lovelies!! Top Ten Tuesday is always hosted by The Broke and the Bookish--and this week they're stumping me with a list of Top Ten Books I'm Not Sure I Want to Read.

So all of these books are from my Goodreads To-Read list, but I'm not actually 100% sure I want to read them. So let me know which are worth it!!


1. Gone by Michael Grant: It seems like it should be an exciting story, but I've heard mixed reviews.
2. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith: I want to be psyched about this book, but I hated the Casual Vacancy. And I don't want to be disappointed again.
3. The Program by Suzanne Young: This seems like it could be obnoxiously falling into the YA dystopian category, or it could be beautiful and new. I'm nervous about it.
4. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke: I started this ages ago, and I didn't particularly love it, but I didn't get very far. I'm nervous about it not picking up more though.
5. Beautiful Darkness by Garcia & Stohl: I enjoyed the first in the series, but I wasn't thrilled by it. So I'm nervous that the second one is going to drag.


6. Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck: I think the summary sounds cool, but I've heard not great things.
7. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys: I haven't heard much about this one which makes me nervous since Between Shades of Gray is so lauded.
8. New York by Edward Rutherford: I wanted this so badly one Christmas, and I've gotten like 50 pages in, but it's pretty slow going.
9. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: I want to read this, but hooo boy that's a project.
10. The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson: I just loved 13 Little Blue Envelopes so much!! I'm worried the sequel will let me down.

So what do you think lovelies? Any of these I should drop like a hot potato? Let me know in the comments!

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