Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme by The Artsy Reader
This week’s prompt is Popular Books that Lived Up to the Hype. I have so many books I could probably make this list 100s of books long
1. The Fault in Our Stars
I read this book a few years ago when it first came out. Is it overhyped at this point? Probably. Do I love it? YES.
2. The Martian
I can’t even count how many times I’ve reread this book. It’s become one of my go to reread/slump breaker books.
3. Ready Player One
I’ve only read this once, but it’s so, so good y’all.
4. Anna and the French Kiss
I actually love this book. Another one of those books that I seem to come back to over and over and over.
5. Graceling
This one had a lot of hype a few years ago. If you like fantasy at all, give it a shot!
6. Big Little Lies
The book was amazing, and the show definitely does it justice. It’s a perfect beach read!
7. Shatter Me
I got this book as an ARC a few years back, before the hype even started. I loved it and it’s definitely time for a reread!
8. Fangirl
Another one of my regular rereads. I relate to it on a lot of levels, and the love story at its core is so realistic.
9. Cinder
SUCH A GOOD RETELLING. A unique take on a fairy tale that seems to get retold almost as much as Pride and Prejudice.
10. Hunger Games
So hyped. So worth it. I didn’t like the sequels as much, but the first was a near perfect dystopian that started a whole genre.
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I adored Big Little Lies. Such a good book! 🙂
So good! I loved how dishy it was!
I’m about to read Artemis by Andy Weir, but I never read The Martian. Hopefully it’s just as good!
I struggled with Shatter Me and didn’t get past the first few chapters, but everyone loves it so I might have to give it another chance!
And Hunger Games <3
Great list!
I hope you enjoy it! I haven’t read Artemis yet. I’m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy shatter me.
The Lunar Chronicles and Hunger Games made my list as well. I agree, Hunger Games is the best book in that trilogy. Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
I’m glad you agree!
Aghh so many good choices on your list! I loved Fangirl, Cinder, Shatter Me, Big Little Lies, Anna and the French Kiss, and Ready Player One! You’ve got some great taste in books! 🙂
Thank you <3 You're way too kind!
We had a few of the same ones on our lists 🙂 I’ll have to look into Cinder – I keep hearing good things!
– Megan @ The Hungry Bookworm
I hope you enjoy it!
I’ve read the Fault in Our Stars a couple times, and I loved it. I just read Anna and the French Kiss for the first time, and it was really good. Hunger Games is one of my favorite books. I’ve read the series 3 times, but the first book 6 times. I definitely like the first book the best. I haven’t read any of the other ones on this list, but I would love to check them out. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series, and I also love Divergent. I have enjoyed reading a few other books by John Green, although, the Fault in Our Stars is still my favorite book by him.
The first Hunger Games was just the best. A lot of novels on this list, Shatter Me, Fault in out Stars, Fangirl, that I’ve heard of but never read, were they any good? I didn’t ride the hype train for those but thinking I should have reading your post…
My list: https://bookslifeotheroddities.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/10-popular-books-that-lived-up-to-the-hype/
I loved Fangirl so much, it’s adorable. The Fault in Our Stars can be a bit of an acquired taste since the topic is so heavy
Aw that’s sweet, I may pick it up then! Yeah I can imagine, those sorts of books are always really tough
Hunger Games made my list, too! I agree about the sequels. The first book was the best.
Glad you agree!
Shatter me was the best!
Yes! So good!
I loved The Hunger Games so much that I have the series in both Spanish and English!
That’s so cool! Out of curiosity, how close is the translation?
The Hunger Games I loved, wasn’t so keen on Graceling or TFIOS.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/top-ten-tuesday-170/
Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy them
Yeah, it was a shame.
The Lunar Chronicles is one of the best series!
Check out my TTT and please vote in my Make Me Read It Readathon poll
I just voted in your poll!
I LOVED The Fault in Our Stars and Anna and the French Kiss! 😻
My TTT post!
SO CUTE RIGHT?