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This week I’m talking about forgotten backlist titles. I want to share some love for books I’ve enjoyed that may not be top of mind for most people right now.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
On the Chopping Block by Jenny Kales
Resurgence (Demon Spring #1) by S. Usher Evans
The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter (Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire #1) by Rod Duncan
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
The Last of the Firedrakes (Avalonia Chronicles #1) by Farah Oomerbhoy
The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold #1) by Traci Chee
The Third Girl (Molly Sutton Mysteries #1) by Nell Goddin
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Going back through authors and books I’ve loved makes me want to revisit all of these! It also reminds me that there are some series I want to catch up on.
Have you read any of these? Do any of them sound like ones you’d want to read? Leave a comment! Then go visit some other blogs and find more books to add to your TBR.
I’ve seen the film, but never read The Time Traveler’s Wife. I know it was much loved at one time though. 🙂
I remember being just blown away by it when I read it. I’ve never read any of her other books, but I see she’s got one called The Night Bookmobile. I’d pick that one up based on the title!
I sure liked Miss Peregrine’s Home for Wayward Children.
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It was a wonderful read!
I have not read any of these. I haven’t had time to visit very many blogs yet today, but my TBR has already grown by 4! Have a great day, Lisa!!
Thanks, Cindy! That TBR list grows every Tuesday, doesn’t it? LOL
I loved The Invisible Library…but then never went on to read any of the other books in the series. I really need to get back to them and try and catch up. 😀
I’ve still got a couple of them to read. Such a good series!
Miss Peregrine is on my TBR still, too! I haven’t watched the movie yet, either.
FangirlFlax @ FangirlFlax
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I don’t think I knew there was a movie! How did I miss that?!
Miss Peregrine was all the rage when it came out. The pictures really elevated the story.
Oh, yes, they did!
I haven’t read any of these books, though I have heard of several.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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The Invisible Library and The Time-Traveler’s Wife I really liked, too! Neverwhere didn’t click with me, though I’ve liked other Neil Gaiman books. Same for Miss Peregrine’s Home. The Bullet Catcher’s Daughter looks interesting!
Oh, it was! Somewhere along the way we divested ourselves of books 1 and 2 of The Gas-Lit Empire. So we never got the third. I think we need to go find them all, and I need to start again at the beginning.
I was trying to re-read V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic trilogy before September — on audio instead of in print this time — but couldn’t get the second and third audiobooks from the library in time. It’s hard to re-read when there’s so much new coming out!
Peculiar Children was so popular back in the day. I think I only read the first book. I never did get around to The Reader which I kind of regret.
I enjoyed the Miss Peregrine books although, now that I think about it, I’m not sure I actually finished the series. Hmmm…
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Neverwhere is so good! The reader is forever in my tbr, I want to find the trilogy together and the first book is always missing in second-hand books.
I wonder if I still have all three? I need to read the third. If I find all three on my shelves, I’ll get a move on reading the third and then pass them on to you!
Great list! So many of these look really intriguing. Even though I’ve only read one from this list, The Reader was so good (and overlooked) that I also included it on my list this week!