Happy Tuesday, readers! Welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly blog challenge hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Every Tuesday, multiple bloggers share their favorite books from a selected topic. Today’s topic is “Books I Read Because of the Hype”. A few of the books on this list are now cringeworthy but here we go.
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James – Let’s just get this one out of the way. I 100% read this so I could honestly say it was terrible, and it really is. Not only because of the adult content, which is severe, but it was also poorly written. I’m sorry I read it, but happy to say that I was right in my assumptions.
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling – I read this after watching the first movie and being very confused on why Voldemort wanted to kill Harry. This whole series definitely lives up to the hype.
- The Promised Prince by Kortney Keisel – Several years ago, this book was going around Instagram like wildfire. It had a great cover, so I read it. This entire series in now one of my favorites.
- Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers – This book is known as one of the “it” books of Christian Fiction. While its sensitive content makes it an emotional read, it is an excellent one.
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – I tried to read this in high school and hated it. Then, despite the great love for this novel amongst practically everyone, I refused to give it another chance. For some reason I picked it up 15 years later and loved it.
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – So so good. I’m sorry I didn’t read it much sooner.
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer – The last book of this series is by far the best. I liked the movies better.
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Absolutely worth reading. One of my favorite dystopian series and the movies are great, too.
- Divergent by Veronica Roth- Another great dystopian series. The books and the movies are nothing alike, but I like them both.
- The Walking Dead graphic novels – I read these after watching the first four seasons of the tv series. Sadly, the graphic novels are not as good, although I can’t judge after season 6 because I stopped watching.
Have you read any of these? Which books have you read because of the hype?
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I read the Walking Dead graphic novels first and agree the TV show was better. I stopped reading and watching them both many years ago, though. They became too dark for me.
Here is my <a href=”https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-ten-books-i-read-because-of-the-hype/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a>
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Completely agree. I liked TWD better when it was focused on the walkers instead of how brutal humanity could be.
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I’ve read about half the items on your list, and felt similarly to you on all of them. I hope you have a great week.
Here’s my TTT if you wish to visit – https://justanothergirlandherbooks.blogspot.com/2024/09/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-bought-because.html
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I fell in love with the HP series, and was sad when neither of my kids enjoyed the books or movies. But in recent years, I’ve stepped back from the fandom as I don’t agree with Rowling’s beliefs.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/lets-hype-these-books-ten-books-deserving-more-hype/
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Agree on Hunger Games and love the Harry Potter books but don’t like the movies much. I attempted 50 Shades too because of the hype (was curious) but can’t remember if I finished it.
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I agree on most of these, although I’m proud to say I have never read FIFTY SHADES OF GREY nor have I ever cared to. Erotica is very much not for me. Ick.
The HP series, LITTLE WOMEN, and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE are three of my favorite books ever!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Wholeheartedly agree with your thoughts on erotica, Susan. I wish books were more clear nowadays when they include that type of content.
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My mom carried on and on about Fifty Shades so, of course, I did not read it. I will not, under any circumstances, read erotica recommended by my mother.
I’m a huge Harry Potter fan. I think it’s probably the only book, or series of books, I like in YA or fantasy.
Little Women…yes!
Such a great list! Would love to hear your thoughts on mine.
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