Happy Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed your long weekend with some rest and reading. I traveled to Chicago to participate in the Windy City Saga Tour hosted by Jocelyn Green. It certainly defied expectations! It was such a fantastic trip filled with lots of reader-nerd fun. I was especially thrilled to meet in person many of my favorite authors. If you ever get the opportunity to join a literary tour, I heartily encourage it.
Speaking of defying expectations, my list today includes books I knew I probably would like, but didn’t realize how much I would love them. They are a mix of genres, so there is definitely something for everyone. I hope you find a book to love.
Top Books That Defied Expectations
Fatal Code by Natalie Walters
In This Moment by Gabrielle Meyer
The Lady’s Mine by Francine Rivers
The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar
The Long March Home by Tosca Lee And Marcus Brotherton
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham
The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy
When We Were Young And Brave by Hazel Gaynor
Where The Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner
Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt
It’s such a thrill to find a book you love! 🙂
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Great list!
This series by Gabrielle Meyer is incredible isn’t it? I wasn’t sure if I’d like it but this whole series was beyond my expectations, and I can’t wait for the next to release.
Me too!
yes!! Within These Walls of Sorrow & Gabe’s Timeless series are two that – like you say – I knew I would love but had no idea how much i would love them.
I was thrilled to meet Amanda last weekend at the Novel-Tea.
isn’t she so sweet?
How fun! I enjoy Green’s books quite a lot. I need to read more of them. The Meyer series is one I want to read, too.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
It’s always great when you find a book that you love more than you thought you would.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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I agree with you on all these books. I’m still reeling from Meyer’s series. SO good!!!
The Mistletoe Countess checks so many boxes for me–Christian, historical, marriage of convenience, and a mystery to boot? And I enjoy reading Christmas-related books during November and December, so this is going on my list for this year.
I haven’t read any of these, but I’m glad they surpassed what you expected of them.