This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about book crushes and, honestly, I can’t think of a character form a book I’ve ever had a ‘crush’ on. So I’m taking things in a completely different direction.
No surprise, but my TBR pile has ballooned over the past few months. I don’t know what it is, but every book that comes across my desk looks amazing. Old, new—future releases and long out of print. Look, I know I’ll never catch up on it, but eventually I’ll make a dent in it … right? Yeah, maybe.
Either way, today I’m highlighting ten books from this ever-growing pile. While it feels like there are plenty of books on there that everyone else has read (I’ll get around to Dune … I swear), there are plenty more with far less than 100 ratings on Goodreads. Here are ten of them that I’m sure are hidden treasures.
Bad News: Why We Fall for Fake News and Alternative Facts
by Rob Brotherton
Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power
by Psyche A. Williams-Forson
Dead in the Water
by Connie Feddersen
Family Files
by Adèle Geras
illustrated by Eric Brace
Jack and Jill
by Eric Weiner
Mama Solves a Murder
by Norah DeLoach
Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation and Its Eccentric Royal Family
by Dylan Taylor-Lehman
The Squampkin Patch: A Nasselrogt Adventure
by J.T. Petty
Weird Women, Wired Women
by Kit Reed
A Wilder Magic
by Juliana Brandt
Note: Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Be sure to check out her weekly post to find other participants.
Plucked from the Stacks 
Good choice for a change up this week. My list of crushworthy Austen men
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Love that!
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God my TBR pile is vast – one of the problem with having a Kindle, not being able to see how many books are on it visually! A Wilder Magic may well find it’s way on there too!
I agree that fictional crushes was a bit weird but I did my best and these are my fictional crushes, some formed years ago, others more recent!
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Yes, that’s a big problem I’ve ran into since getting a Kindle! So many more books that are just one click away. Hope you enjoy A Wilder Magic if you check it out. I’m excited to get around to it … eventually.
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Great twist, I also did one. Like you, I don’t really have “crushes” but I put the fictional characters I most admire, my Personal Heroes.
You have some interesting books there, I never heard of Sealand and find it fascinating. Not that I approve of those kind of people. And “Bad News” and the Chicken book also sound interesting.
Thanks.
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Oh, I love that twist on the topic!
Hopefully all of these are worth reading. I’m sure I’ll get around to all of them … eventually.
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Thanks, Christopher. I know the feeling. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could buy the time we need to read a book with the book itself?
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Bad News does sound good!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-quotes-about-crushes/
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Very excited to get around to that one!
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The mysteries sound like they could be good.
When you get the chance, I hope you can stop by my post and check it out: https://readbakecreate.com/characters-i-would-love-to-have-a-drink-with/
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You can never go wrong with a good mystery.
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I can totally relate! I don’t know what it is about all the books I see lately but I *need* them on my TBR and wishlist lol I haven’t heard of any of these titles but some of them do look great! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
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It’s the worst! And the best. I’ve read a lot of amazing books lately, but I feel drawn to way too many that I know I won’t have time for.
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I know what you mean about wanting to read almost everything you come across. I’ve felt the same way lately, but I’ve also been in a reading slump, which is a horrible combination! 😅 I hadn’t seen the books on your list before, but The Family Files seems like a fun story.
Hope you’ll visit my TTT list
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That is the worst combination! Hopefully you’ve gotten over slump by now though.
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Ooo! Book crush! I love this idea! So may good books sneaking into my TBR lately.
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Same here! My TBR list just keeps ballooning.
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Great topic! These look interesting. I’m also adding every book I see to my TBR lately. 😅
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That is exactly what’s been having to me!
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I love this idea for a list! I might have to steal it some time. I haven’t heard of any of these, but some of them sound like books I would really enjoy. Thanks for the heads-up on these hidden gems.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I love when people do lists like these! Some of the best books I’ve read barely have an online presence.
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Yay, you’re back! Hope things are going well at your end. You’ve been missed on TTT! 🙂 Thanks for a great reclist, and my own pick from here is Family Files — that nose is a dead ringer, innit? Haha.
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Unfortunately, I’ve been back and forth because of moving, but things are finally starting to even out! And I just love that art for Family Files. What a family!
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I can relate. Moving puts a dent in living! I’m glad things are settling out for you.
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Sealand?! What IS this? I’m so curious about that one! Bad News and Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs (amazing title alert) both sound really interesting too. Thanks for highlighting these!
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Sealand is fascinating! I had no idea about the story before coming across this book, but I was captivated. It’s wild!
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