Top Ten 2016 Releases I Didn't Read

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten 2016 Releases I Didn't Read.

1. Built (Saints of Denver, # 1) by Jay Crownover
2. Never Never Pt 3 (Never Never, # 1) by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher - I have in my possession and it's even short, but I've heard that it was kind of a let down so I've been putting it off.
3. Riders (Riders, # 1) by Veronica Rossi
4. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, # 1) by Cassandra Clare - Also in my possession. I think it's the length of this one that's had me waiting to start it.
5. The Great Hunt (Eurona Duology, # 1) by Wendy Higgins - I actually got this one as a review book LAST YEAR! I started it, but it wasn't hooking my attention. Holly enjoyed it so I know I want to come back to it.
6. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, # 4) by Maggie Stiefvater - I really have no excuse on this one. I own it, but I've just been trying to catch up on review books.
7. The Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine - I got approved for this one for review, but there was issues downloading it. I was so bummed.
8. The Last Star (The 5th Wave, # 3) by Rick Yancey - Also in my possession, but again I'm putting it off because I've heard it wasn't the best ending to the series that I've enjoyed so much.
9. PS I Like You by Kasie West - No excuses. I hope my library gets this one soon.
10. The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles, # 3) by Mary E Pearson - Also one I own. I just got it for Christmas so hopefully I'll pick it up soon.
11. Harry Potter & the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, # 8) by JK Rowling & Jack Thorne - Sheesh, I think I own almost all of these books on my list. I own this one too, but only in hardcopy and those aren't as easy to read these days running around chasing my one year old.
12. Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, # 1) by Kendare Blake - I've got this one for review, but I saw the ratings start coming in for it and since it wasn't getting high marks I keep putting it off.
13. Heartless by Marissa Meyer - Yep...no specific reason for not picking this one up yet either.

Are there any of these that I need to move up to the top of my TBR list immediately? Which books did you not get around to in 2016? Let me know!

Ten Books I'd Buy Immediately If I Had the Money

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Books I'd Buy If I Had the Money.

Ok so the truth is that I'm a cheapskate. I'm a hoarder of gift cards. I probably have enough money in gift cards to actually buy all of these books (especially because several are only $2.99), but I just can't bring myself to buy them just yet. However, if I had unlimited money and time then I'd buy these immediately.

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, # 8) by JK Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne
2. Chaos (Mayhem, # 3) by Jamie Shaw
3. Never Never Pt 3 by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
4. Bathsheba (A Dangerous Beauty, # 2) by Angela Elwell Hunt
5. Built (Saints of Denver, # 1) by Jay Crownover
6. The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles, # 3) by Mary E Pearson
7. The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett
8. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, # 1) by Cassandra Clare
9. Inspiring You (Unraveling You, # 4) by Jessica Sorensen
10. The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles, # 2) by Mary E Pearson (already read but don't own)

Which books would you buy immediately if you had the money? And which ones here should I go ahead and snatch up? Let me know!

Top Ten Most Anticipated Reads of January - June 2016

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Most Anticipated Reads of January - June 2016.

1. Built (Saints of Denver, # 1) by Jay Crownover
2. Morning Star (Red Rising Trilogy, # 3) by Pierce Brown
3. Never Never Pt 3 by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
4. Beautiful Burn (The Maddox Brothers, # 4) by Jamie McGuire (not pictured
5. He Will Be My Ruin by KA Tucker
6. The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, # 1) by Richelle Mead
7. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, # 4) by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, # 1) by Cassandra Clare
9. Riders (Riders, # 1) by Veronica Rossi
10. The Natural History of Us (The Fine Art of Pretending, # 2) by Rachel Harris
11. The Last Star (The 5th Wave, # 3) by Rick Yancey

Which 2016 releases are you excited about? Let me know!

Waiting on Never Never Part 3

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Never Never Part 3 (Never Never, # 3)

By: Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

Expected Publication: January 26th 2016 by CreateSpace

Genre: Young Adult/New Adult, Mystery, Paranormal

So typically I don't feature books in my Waiting on Wednesday posts without a description and some other key information available. However, there was no information released for Part 2 before it published so I have reason to believe Part 3 will be the same. Either way, I'm excited to see how this is going to wrap up. (PLEASE be the last installment!) What about you guys? What are you waiting on this week? Let me know!

Top Ten Favorite 2015 Reads (So Far)

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Faovirte 2015 Reads (So Far).

1. Confess by Colleen Hoover
2. 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker
3. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George R R Martin
4. The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines, # 6) by Richelle Mead
5. Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy, # 1) by Pierce Brown
6. Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks, # 1) by Miranda Kenneally
7. Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, # 1) by Susan Ee
8. Breathe, Annie, Breathe (Hundred Oaks, # 5) by Miranda Kenneally
9. Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road, # 1) by Katie McGarry
10. Never Never Part 1 (Never Never, # 1) by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

As always, it's so hard for me to narrow these down. Honestly, I've read a lot of mediocre books this year and not a ton of brilliant ones. These are the ones that stand out from the pack so far. Which books have been your favorite reads of 2015 so far? Let me know!

Never Never Part 2 - Review

Never Never Part 2 (Never Never, # 2)

By: Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

Published: May 17th 2015 by Hoover Ink

104 pages

Genre: Young Adult/New Adult, Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, Suspense

Source: Personal Kindle Library

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Goodreads description--New York Times bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher are back with the much-anticipated, nail-biting sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Never, Never.

“Never forget that I was your first real kiss. Never forget that you’ll be my last.
And never stop loving me between all of them.
Never stop, Charlie.
Never forget.”

Silas races against time as more truths unravel, while others twist tighter together. And now, the stakes are higher as Silas’ control slips and others begin to point fingers. Charlie is in trouble and he must be the one to bridge the chasm between their past and their present. Because somewhere between I love yous and Never Nevers and Never Agains, a truth they can't imagine, beckons to be found.

“Where are you, Charlie?”

I realize that the reason why this series has been broken down into bits and pieces like it has is because of a contractual thing. But man am I glad that books aren’t published like this on the regular. Never Never (Part 1) left off with a huge cliffhanger. Just as Silas is really putting the pieces together the memory relapse comes upon them again. Charlie is missing and we have no idea where she is or how Silas is going to find her and explain to her what’s happening since they’re separated.

Even though Part 1 released only a few months ago, I’d still forgotten a lot of information that happened in Part 1 so I feel like a few pieces weren’t clicking with me like maybe they should have while reading Part 2. Speaking of forgetting a lot of information, as the reader knowing more than Silas does and having experienced a prior memory relapse with him, it wasn’t as fun to go through the very beginning of his research as it was the first time. Considering Part 2 ended in another cliffhanger (though not as brutal as the first), I’m a little concerned about having to go through the discovery process for a third time with the characters in Part 3.

I wasn’t really interested in Charlie’s part of the story at all in Part 2. I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty sure her piece was crucial to figuring out who’s behind their memory lapses and why, but there was really just a lot more down time with her. As she was separated from Silas and he was progressing a bit more in the discovery process than she was, Charlie’s chapters were less interesting.

Slightly over 100 pages, Part 2 flew by. It was easy to see fairly early on that pages were passing much quicker than answers were received, so by the time I got to the end and it said again “To be continued…” I wasn’t surprised. 48 hours is not a lot of time to research something so big as well as trying to remember who you are. There were a few differences between the memory lapse of Part 1 and the memory lapse of Part 2, so I’m interested to see what (if any) changes will be involved with Part 3.

All in all, there’s still a lot to uncover, and I truthfully wouldn’t be surprised if there’s ultimately a Part 4 as well. Part 2 wasn’t as exciting to me as Part 1 since some of the story felt like a repeat and because Charlie’s parts were somewhat uneventful. I did reconnect with the romance even though I wish the two had been able to spend more time together. I guess I relate this to how a trilogy normally works—book 1 is the build up and the excitement, book 2 is the lull and progression of information, and then book 3 (hopefully) is the exciting climax and satisfying resolution. As I typically feel with trilogies, Part 2 wasn’t my favorite. I’d give Never Never Part 2 3.5 Stars. It was good. I’m still intrigued, but it wasn’t as good as Part 1. Have you read Never Never Part 2? What did you think? Let me know! *Also, if you haven't read part 2 yet, I might suggest waiting until Part 3 releases before picking it up.