Top Ten Tuesday- Series I Haven't Finished

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by: The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is Top Ten Series I Haven't Finished.

 

I'm back from holiday and already posted a cover reveal for Just For Now!

This theme is brilliant as I'm currently failing my Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2012 so this will remind me what series I need to bump up my TBR list.

 

The ones I just need to pick up!

Books of Bayern

I loved Goose Girl and Enna Burning so I pounced on River Secrets! I just haven't got around to reading Forest Born even though it sat on my Uni book shelf for ages!

Tales of the Otori

I love the original trilogy (the middle three) but the other two I  keep bumping down the TBR list for no real reason.

 

Looking Glass Wars

I read the Looking Glass Wars in hardback ages ago but by the time Seeing Redd came out I just didn't pick it up. I reread Looking Glass Wars on holiday and promptly borrowed the next two from my friend!

 

The ones that I started at the wrong time!

 



Inheritance Cycle

I read and loved Eragon but with Univerity and work I just didn't have the time to devote to reading such a long series! I now feel like I need to reread Eragon before finishing the series but I do have the first three ready so no excuses!

 

The Books of Pellinor

 Loved The Gift but I just didn't have time for the whole series- will be picking it up soon!

 

Inkheart Trilogy

Same story different trilogy! Loved the first book but no time for series! Once again it's a case of needing to reread Inkheart and get back in to the series.

 
 
 The ones I feel are finished

The Shopaholic Series

I have loved the Shopaholic series and Sophie Kinsella so much for so long. I haven't read Mini Shopaholic because I kinda feel I'm done with Becky- Shopaholic and Baby was a happy realistic end!

 

Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants

I loved these when they first came out! I only recently realised there was a fifth one. I've heard it's bittersweet so I'm debating whether or not I should read it or leave it- I felt Forever in Blue ended almost perfectly!

Not quite ten but I limited it to series I genuinely want to finish or loved!

I think my issue with not finishing series is I either  lose momentum  when I have to wait for instalments or I just don't have the time to read them back to back.

 

Hopefully I will be able to finish at least two of those for my Challenge!

Let me know if you have any series you need to finish or if you have any opinions on the ones I need to finish!

 

Much Love!

Lettie

Xxx

Monday Round Up!

One of my favourite memes hosted by the lovely Shelia over at Book Journey

Remember last week when I felt I had had such a hectic week.... Well last week was just tiring! I worked 38 hours, fell down my stairs and bruised all of my back, attempted to unpack, met up with a few friends and was ill! Not a good week!

Reviews Posted
Blogger for some reason ate my prepared reviews! :( and with work and being ill I didn't have time to rewrite them!
Other posts
 Top Ten Recommended Books if you love Lindsey Kelk- If you are as big a fan as I am or just a fan of fun romantic comedy reads check out what I think you should add to your TBR list!
Once Upon A Readathon- Yes right now I am taking part in the readathon! So I can stockpile some reviews if blogger behaves!


Read!

I found this one in my bedside drawer and immediately devoured it!

Such a good read- reminded me of my love of Sophie Kinsella.

Reading! and To Be Read

With my planned readathon these two are very similar this week!

Check out more information on my Once Upon a Readthon post :)

Upcoming Reviews
- The Guy Next Door by Meg Cabot- A repost seeing as my planned reviews have been eaten!
To be Rewritten. 
- Matched by Ally Condie
- Mockingjay/Hunger Games Review- eaten by Blogger so being rewritten grrr!!
- I Heart Lindsey Kelk- basically an overview of Lindsey Kelk's fabulous books. Also eaten by Blogger!

Upcoming Posts
Series Vs Stand Alones- The biggest casualty of blogger eating posts! I am furiously rewriting this one :(
Once Upon A Readthon- expect one update and one experience post at least!
Top Ten Tuesday- This week's theme is open!
I will also be putting together my bookcase so maybe a bookcase post??

Let me know what you've been up to blog wise this week and your plans!
Much Love
Lettie
xxx

Top Ten Tuesday- Lindsey Kelk Recommendations

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by: The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is Top Ten Books For People Who Like X Author.

I'm picking Lindsey Kelk- Author of the I Heart series and The Single Girl's To-Do List!
Lindsey's books are witty and funny with clever quirky heroines and realistic hot men!
I am attempting not spoil any of the books (apart from I Heart New York- if you haven't picked it up by now....) so I'm referring to the guy Rachel ends up with in The Single Girl's To Do List as love interest!

If you love Lindsey's books you will like these:

Handbags and Gladrags by Maggie Alderson. Emily kind of reminds me of Angela. Emily is how I imagine Angela was prior to fleeing to New York- oblivious to the state of her relationship and a little bit helpless! Handbags and Gladrags is a lovely read- Emily is quite a tragic heroine, her life seems so perfect but it quickly falls apart. Of course, she gets very nice Australian to help her put it back together!

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning. The male leads in SGTDL and this one are really similar. Both perceived to be playboys. Both seem to be the wrong guy or Mr Right Now. Both end up perfectly balancing out Neve and Rachel. :) I love You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me so much- the characters are well crafted and realistic especially Neve who is still a girl who feels fat inside despite her weight loss and Max is typically flawed yet good.

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Becky and Luke remind me of Angela and Alex despite their obvious differences’ I love how Alex and Luke seem to be amused and tolerant of Angela and Becky's slight insane moments! Becky's over the topness and Angela's tendency for getting in to messes. The Shopaholic and I Heart series both follow the adventures of English girls with a penchant for making messes who travel across the pond and find love!

 

Come together by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees. I think what is similar about the relationships in this book and Lindsey Kelk's is how realistic they are! Jack and Amy have a normal twenty something relationship as do Alex and Angela, confused about whether it's a relationship, meddling friends and lots of passion. Come Together is, in my opinion an underrated book which gives both the male and the female side to a contemporary love story.

 Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot. Cal reminds me of the SGTDL love interest in ways and Jane and Holly sort of remind me of Angela and Louisa. I don't really know why but when I was brainstorming this Top Ten this books popped up! Every Boy's Got One is a brilliantly funny quick read of elopement and love/hate relationships which despite being part of a series can be read independently.

She Went All the Way by Meg Cabot This is another one that just popped in my head when I thought of Lindsey Kelk. I love She Went All the Way it is witty and again the relationship is realistic (maybe not the circumstances but hey!

Can you keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella. Love this! Emma spills all of her secrets to a random stranger on a plane while caught in turbulence however the 'stranger' turns out to be the founder of the company she works for- how awkward! I can imagine Angela doing this and it reminds me of Rachel's not so private lists! Can You Keep a Secret was like SGTDL the author's very first stand alone novel which was every bit as good as her already popular series. I hope, like Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey releases lots of really good stand alones as well as the I Heart series.

Johnny Be Good by Paige Toon. My favourite Paige Toon book of all time. Meg is, like Lindsey's leads, down to earth and a realistic character, Johnny on the other hand is a fully fledged rock star with all the matching issues! The book is such a mixture of funny, witty, twists and romance that it sucks you in until you've finished!

Chasing Daisy by Paige Toon. Like Angela, after being dumped Daisy decides to jet off rather than stay put and wallow! Daisy travels the world with the Formula One team and like Angela meets two different but equally attractive men albeit in different circumstances.

Cents and Sensibility by Maggie Alderson. This is another one that just demanded to be on the list! I think prior to SGTDL this was in my Top Five Chick Lit reads- the romance is intense and marred by personal life clashes. The secondary characters are absolutely brilliant! I did think of one slight comparison both Stella and Rachel revisit old crushes and come to the same conclusion.

Ignore the numbers- me and Blogger aren't friends at the moment it won't spell check either! Any one else having problems?

So if you love Lindsey Kelk's fabulous books as much as I do aka a lot then I know you will like these books too!
Let me know if you'd recommend any others!

Much Love!
Lettie
xxx