Category: Top Ten Tuesday

#TopTenTuesday Books Set in Places I’ve Visited #TuesdayBookBlog

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Bookish Places I’ve Visited. I’ve been fortunate to have visited quite a few countries, especially on cruises, and I love when I come across books set in a place I’ve been to… or the other way around. Links from each title will take you to my review.

  1. Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
  2. The Last Apartment in Istanbul by Defne Suman
  3. Island of Secrets by Patricia Wilson (Crete)
  4. Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (Sicily)
  5. Venetian Vespers by John Banville
  6. Daughters of Naples by Diana Giovinazzo
  7. The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly (Vienna)
  8. Woman in Blue by Douglas Bruton (Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam)
  9. The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Barcelona)
  10. House of Beauty by Melba Escobar, translated by Elizabeth Bryer (Colombia)

#TopTenTuesday Book Series I Want to Catch Up On #TuesdayBookBlog

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Book Series I Want to Catch Up On. I have a rather chequered history when it comes to series, as my list will demonstrate. Links from each title will take you to my review.

Discovered part way through, earlier books not yet read:

  • Devotio by Gordon Doherty is book 10 (and also the final one) in the ‘Legionary’ series. I’ve read books 7 & 9 but none of the earlier ones plus I’ve no idea why I missed out book 8.
  • The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan is book 7 in the ‘DS George Cross’ crime series. I’ve read books 5 & 6 but none of the earlier ones, or book 8 that has been published recently.
  • Revenge of Rome by Simon Scarrow is book 23 in the ‘Eagles of the Empire’ series. This currently holds the record for latest discovery of a series. The only other books in the series I’ve read are books 21 & 22.
  • The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear is book 18 (and also the final one) in the ‘Maisie Dobbs’ historical crime series. I’ve read books 15, 16 & 17 but none of the earlier ones.
  • The Shadow Network by Tony Kent is book 5 in the Dempsey & Devlin thriller series. I’ve read book 4 but not the first three.

Read in the wrong order:

  • A Shroud of Snow by Sarah Hawkswood is book 14 in the ‘Bradecote & Catchpole’ historical mystery series. I’ve read books 7, 8, 9 & 10 but not the ones in between or the earlier books
  • Bane of Bernicia by Matthew Harffy is book 11 in ‘The Bernicia Chronicles’ series. I’ve read books 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 but not in that order.
  • Odin’s Game by Tim Hodkinson is book 1 in ‘The Whale Road Chronicles’ series. I’d read books 4, 7 & 8 before this one.
  • To Kill a King by David Gilman is book 8 in the ‘Master of War’ series. I’ve read book 1 but none of the books in between.

Started, haven’t finished:

  • The Night Raids by Jim Kelly is book 3 in the ‘Nighthawk’ historical crime series. I’ve read books 1 & 2 but haven’t yet read books 4 & 5 that have been published since.

In case this has given you the wrong idea, there are series where I’ve read all the books. There are even examples where I’ve read them in the right order!

What’s your record with series, especially long ones?