Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait to Get My Hands On

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait to Get My Hands On.

I went with sequels already released that I can't wait to read, as well as sequels yet to be released that I'm dying to read!

1. The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines, # 4) by Richelle Mead
2. Four Seconds to Lose (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 3) by KA Tucker
3. Requiem (Delirium, # 3) by Lauren Oliver
4. Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, # 2) by RL LaFevers
5. Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, # 3) by Marissa Meyer
6. The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, # 2) by Michelle Hodkin
7. Ruins (Partials, # 3) by Dan Wells
8. Rome (Marked Men, # 3) by Jay Crownover
9. Ruin & Rising (The Grisha, # 3) by Leigh Bardugo (not pictured)
10. The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, # 2) by Rick Yancey (not pictured)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but since I'm already at 10, I'm going to cut myself off. Which sequels are you dying to get your hands on? Let me know!

Top Ten Best Sequels

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Best Sequels.

I'm not 100% sure what counts as a sequel. Is that only book 2? Or any book after book 1 in a series? In order to narrow down my list, I'm only going with book 2 out of a series.

The second book in a series usually takes a hit, especially in trilogies. Book 1 is the build up and either ends in conflict such as a cliffhanger, or the conflict begins in book 2. Book 2 is usually the down period where we struggle through to get to the resolution in book 3. That's just how it is. Keeping that in mind, it was actually harder than I expected to create my list.

While there are tons of series that I love the series as a whole, when I looked at book 2 only, I had to pause. What's funny is that in my list below, a lot of these books are actually companion novels or novels that switch to a different MC and thus don't carry on the story immediately following book 1. I'm counting them anyway. I also excluded books retelling the first book (i.e. Walking Disaster, Losing Hope, etc).

1) Rose Under Fire (Code Name Verity, # 2) by Elizabeth Wein (companion)

2) Fragments (Partials, # 2) by Dan Wells (lenghty but worth it in the end) (review coming soon)

3) The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, # 2) by Carrie Ryan (swaps MC and years after the events of book 1)

4) Jet (Marked Men, # 2) by Jay Crownover (companion) (review coming soon)

5) Point of Retreat (Slammed, # 2) by Colleen Hoover (so emotional)

6) Fire (Graceling Realm, # 2) by Kristin Cashore (companion)

7) Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, # 2) by Cassandra Clare (major events take place)

8) Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, # 2) by Marissa Meyer (half companion, half continuation, enjoyed better than book 1)

9) Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, # 2) by Maggie Stiefvater (love Maggie S.)

10) New Moon (Twilight, # 2) by Stephenie Meyer (while I can't say I hated this book ever, I've changed my feelings on it and think it was a great sequel to Twilight)

11) Frostbite (Vampire Academy, # 2) by Richelle Mead (such a pivotal book in the series)

What are your top favorite sequels? Let me know!