Hey Bibliofriends,
Happy Tuesday! How is your week going so far? This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is the Top Ten Books I’m Worried I Won’t Love As Much The Second Time Around. To sort out this list, I decided to start with my 5* rated books on Goodreads and consider if I read it again, would I still give it that same rating… I primarily chose books that I looked at and went, “I gave that 5 stars?!” After that, I considered books whose plots I couldn’t fully remember, or ones when all of the ending and suspense has been ruined because I already know what’s coming next!
If you don’t already know, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly, list-themed book prompt hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
- Enduring Love by Ian McEwan – For some reason, I must have been so swept up in the sadness of this story to give in 5*. However, I’m not totally sure I could actually tell you what happens in it if you asked me to summarise the plot…
- Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks – I remember reading this as part of our A-Level English coursework. At the time, I think I was carried away with the sadness of it amongst all of the other war literature we were reading at the time. I wonder if I’d feel the same way about it all these years later after reading so many other precious books.
- American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis – I can’t for the life of me wonder why I gave this 5*, perhaps because it was so brutal and it shocked me into it? I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s one of those cheerful, enjoying reads! 😂
- The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo – I have no memory of this book which makes me quite sad as I love Leigh Bardugo’s writing so much!
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles – Another tragic story?! Maybe I was just going through a particular phase in my life when reading some of these books and giving them 5* ratings – or maybe it was the Meryl Streep factor!
- The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth – In my introduction to YA lit, I was hyped over this trilogy, I’m not sure if I’d still feel the same way about revisiting it now, especially after the release of the films as well.
- Labyrinth by Kate Mosse – Remembering back to my first read of this book, I think I had to get to around p.400 of 700 just to get hooked into it. I wonder if I did a reread whether I’d have the patience to stick it out for that long again or whether it would be a rare DNF!
- Lethal White by Robert Galbraith – If I read this again, I’m not sure I’d give it a full 5* rating – and I already know whodunnit so it won’t come as too much of a shock.
- Everless by Sara Holland – I was so bowled over by the concept of blood relating to time in this novel. I remember feeling a little let down by the sequel so perhaps I wouldn’t love this first book so much knowing that the follow-up isn’t as great.
- How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black – Another book that I’m a little sad to add to this list. I love The Folk of the Air trilogy so much and I can’t fully remember what happened in this.
That’s it! My Top Ten books which I’m worried I might not love as much the second time round. Have you read any of these selections? Which books are you a little daunted to read again for fear that you may not love it as much? As always, drop me a comment to chat!
T xx
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