Let me be honest – I HATE the word “unputdownable” when someone is trying to describe a book. But only if it’s used as a selling point. Don’t tell me that something is “unputdownable”….. let me decide that for myself! LOL! But, you can’t deny, that it’s a great descriptive word once you’ve read it! And there have been quite a few books over the years that I just couldn’t put down! They drove the NEED to know what was going to happen next and I wanted to stay up until 4am just to find out! Here are 5 books that I wanted to finish ASAP!
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme where I explore different topics. If you are interested in participating I would love to have you! Here is a list of my Upcoming topics in May – please remember to ping back a specific post of mine so I get a notification and I will add you to the participants list!
THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir
This was THE book that kickstarted my obsession with science fiction. And this book also drove me insane! He’s stranded on Mars! How is he going to survive?! How is he going to get out of this shit storm?! Is he going to get rescued in time?! Why is he so damn funny when he’s literally marooned on a freaking planet all alone?!?!?! I had to know!
A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J Maas
I know that quite a few of you have read this one, so I doubt that I’ll need to explain my obsession. BUT, if you haven’t read this yet, then let me tell you! A woman turned Fae realizing that everything she thought was turned on its head and now she was surrounded by a sexy man who wants to give her everything yet wants her to be strong enough to do it herself…… yup. That’s why!
DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch
This is one of my all time favourites and it literally blew my mind! The first chapter was a little hard to wrap my mind around but, once you realize what’s really happening, I couldn’t stop reading! This was such an insane and terrifying plot, fuelled by a mans need to get back to his family and having no clue how in the world (worlds??) to do that. This was such a twisting and turning book that has me still thinking about it!
THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY by Suzanne Collins
Back in January of 2011, I had a surgery and was forced to stay in bed. It drove me crazy! I couldn’t lift more than 2 pounds so….. I decided to pick this book up. 2 days later and I had read the entire trilogy……. I don’t think that I slept! And I don’t regret a single minute of it!
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Oooohhh this book! This was so well written and the characters were so entrancing, I couldn’t help but be completely sucked into this story! I figured that this would be an annoying story of a selfish hollywood starlet….. that assumption couldn’t have been more wrong! The story of this womans life was so heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. I didn’t want to miss a single thing about this book!
TOP 5 TUESDAY PARTICIPANTS:
- Meeghan Reads and Bakes
- Between Words (Zwischen Worten)
- The Literary Phoenix
- Flora’s Musings
- The Limit of Books Does Not Exist
- Much Ado About Books
- My Year of Reading Dangerously
- Reading Evolution
- The Punk Theory
- Books for Becca
- We Are Just Stories
- Bath and Books
- A Fictional Bookworm
- Kristin Kraves Books
- Shades of Paper
- Read by Dev
- Kyera’s Library
- Ally Writes Things
- Libby Reads
- The Kingdom of Pages
- The Words Gremlin
- Words Words Words
- The Smell of Ink (Lukten Av Trykksverte)
- Bookaholic Lizzy
- Books and Blends
- The Hannie Corner
- All Things Annabelle
- Zezee With Books
- Stuck In Fiction
- Bookishly Rebecca
- My Bookish Lair
- The Book Nook UK
- CJR The Brit
- Beware of the Reader
Those are the books that made me want to read cover to cover without stopping! To all of my participants – the curse of the Tuesday continues. Work deadlines and a pool liner replacement is happening today……… I made this meme on a Tuesday because it was after the chaos of Monday. It USED to be the slowest day of the week…… whatever happened to that?!?!?!?! Send help……. or puppies……. or cupcakes…… either one will do!
What books did you want to read as quickly as possible?
Until next time, happy reading!
I totally agree about The Hunger Games! Great list!
My T5T: https://thelimitofbooksdoesnotexist.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/top-5-tuesday-top-5-unputdownable-reads/
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Thanks! I’m in the process of getting you added now 🙂
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I still haven’t read Dark Matter, but I want to! I’ve heard nothing but good things about it.
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I’ve recommended it to so many people and they all ended up rating it 5 stars. Hope you give it a chance soon. You won’t regret it! 🙂
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Great list i will have to check out the ones that I haven’t read yet
Here is my T5T https://wolflibby0914.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/top-5-tuesday-unputdownable-reads-may-21st/
Hope that you enjoy it
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Great list 🖤
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Thanks 🙂
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Here’s mine; https://luktenavtrykksverte.blogspot.com/2019/05/top-5-tuesday-top-5-unputdownable.html
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Perfect! Thanks. I’ll get you added very soon 🙂
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I recognize some of your fav here! And sorry but I have a killer migraine today I won’t be able to post. Hopefully tomorrow but now I will go to bed. Xx
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OH NO!!!! I’m so sorry! Migraines are the absolute worst. Sending you healing vibes 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
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I totally forgot about ACOMAF!! It was such and addictive read and I couldn’t put it down!
I still have to read The Seven Husbands, but I’m so happy to see that it made it to your list😊.
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I almost forgot about ACOMAF. I Walked past my bookshelf, it caught my eye, and I rewrote my list 😂
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My post will be live soon but just had to come on as I am kicking myself that I didn’t put ACOMAF on my list! How could I have forgotten about that beauty?!!!!
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😂 apparently you’re not the only one who forgot! It’s usually me that forgets obvious books. I must be having a good day lol
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😂😂😂 put it in for next months topics and I’ll do a post with that book as all 5 choices!!!!!
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😂😂😂😂😂
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Oh no!!! *sends heaping mountains and cupcakes* Tuesdays are my craziest work day so… I hear ya girl.
My T5T: https://theliteraryphoenix.com/2019/05/21/cant-stop-books/
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Lol thanks for the virtual cupcakes 😂 hopefully your day isn’t as crazy as mine! I’ll get you added ASAP!
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If only they were real cupcakes! 💔 Thanks Shanah.
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😂
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ACOMAF and Evelyn Hugo are great choices for this list! Here is a link to mine 😀 https://muchadoaboutbooks.home.blog/2019/05/21/the-top-five-books-i-couldnt-put-down/
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Perfect! I’m working on getting you added as we speak 🙂
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I agree with so many of these!!! The Martian, Evelyn Hugo, and Dark Matter were all unputdownable for me! And The Hunger Games, too!
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ACOMAF is such a great choice! Each book in the series put me in a slump after finishing them because they were so good.
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Same!! It was probably the first ever “book hangover” I’ve ever had!
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Well, “The Hunger Games” might be one of the books that I’d regret that I haven’t read when it was the time. I believe it’s a little too late now for this type. As for ACOMAF almost the same, I was impressed with this book back in the day.
Here is mine: Top 5 Tuesday
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Thanks for sending me the link – and welcome to top 5 Tuesday!! Got you added to the list 🙂❤️
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I have Dark Matter on my Kindle and now I’m itching to start it! Seriously, I’m barely restraining myself because I have too many other things to get to!
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Oh do I ever feel your pain!!! I have a huge desire to read all the books right now…… if only we could be speed readers then we could get to them sooner! 😂
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Agreed!
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I haven’t started Evelyn Hugo yet just because I know I have things to do and I don’t want to lost a whole day to it like I did with Daisy Jones 😂
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Lol if you liked Daisy Jones then you’re REALLY going to fall down the rabbit hole with Evelyn Hugo!! I liked Daisy Jones, but Evelyn Hugo is on a whole other level!
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OMG I completely forgot about The Hunger Games for my list! I think it also took me only two days to read the entire thing.
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Glad I wasn’t the only one to completely devour it!!
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Oh The Hunger Games!!! Yes!!! In fact, I think Twilight and HP were also unputdownable reads the first time through!!
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Oh yes! Definitely Hunger Games. Could NOT put that book down when I read it.
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OK I finally posted!! Here is my link but don’t worry if you don’t add it this week I would totally understand! https://wp.me/p8cg8e-2GQ
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Oh no! I’m sorry I’m just seeing this now! I’ll make sure to add you! Hope your headache is gone!!
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I’m way behind this week, as Monday was a bank holiday here, and I forgot what day Im on. 😀
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😂 those random holidays always mess with your internal calendar!
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I was REALLY behind and didn’t see this until just now so…….. ugh 😂
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A Court of Mist and Fury was on my list too 😍 I could not put it down both times I read it
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Oh, Dark Matter was so good!
Proper anxiety inducing and all 😀
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Anxiety inducing is right!!!
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The Hunger Games trilogy is both an easy read and extraordinarily compelling so it’s no wonder that these are unputdownable! I had Catching Fire on my list but it really goes for all three! I haven’t read Evelyn Hugo but she is everywhere so I need to get on that!
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I read the hunger games without putting it down as well! The books are so good ❤️
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I can soo relate to that feeling about The Hunger Games. I litterary threw my copy of Cathing Fire away and ran to the store to buy the next book when I read that last sentence. My parents thought I was crazy, so I had to call them on the subway to explain it all hahaha
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SERIOUSLY?! This is hilarious! You didn’t even tell them you were leaving until you were on the subway?! This made me laugh SO hard!!
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I kind of screamed out something ununderstandible and ran hahaha. Then the call cleared everything up and then they realized how weird their kid was 😛
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This is the best thing I’ve heard all week!!!
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