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Ten Books I Loved Less Than I Thought I Would

Ten Books I Loved Less Than I Thought I Would

February 21, 2017 Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday 19 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone join as you please. This week’s topic is: Ten Books I Loved Less Than I Thought I Would

Liked Less

The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye: I was in the minority of this one. I was expecting to love this book. It was supposed to have everything tha I loved and it all fell flat for me | Full Review

Caraval by Stephanie Garber: I actully really liked this book, but it wasn’t what I expected. I felt a little let down and didn’t love it as much as everyone | Full Review 

The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles: Again, another one that I enjoyed reading but wasn’t 100% loving. I enjoy things about the book, but then there were parts that I didn’t life | Full Review coming soon.

Liked Less
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi: I adored the writing of this one. But, I was totally confused at times and needed something more | Full Review

Moon Chosen by P.C Cast: Overall, I loved the world of this book. It was captivating and intriging all at the same time. However, the length and certain moments in the book that I didn’t love | Full Review

Heartless by Marissa Meyer: I was expecting to love this one, but I was left totally dissapointed. There were multiple things that didn’t sit right with me | Full Review

Liked Less
Assassin’s Heart by Sarah Ahiers: This book just wasn’t for me. I was expecting to really like it and I ended up hating it | Full Review

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater: Now, I like these books, but I don’t feel the hype towards it that others feel.

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee: Another one with a lot of hype that I didn’t love as much as I thought I would. I still enjoyed it as a whole though | Full Review

Liked Less
Breathing Under Water by Sophie Hardcastle: This book was emotinal as hell, but I felt that I was missing something. Something that would have made me love the book | Full Review

And that is it for thsi week! Have you read any of these books? Do you feel the same as me? Do you feel differently? What are some books that you liked less than you thought you woulld? Let’s Chat!

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  • Mariela
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    February 21, 2017 at 5:27 PM

    awww I own a few of these books in your list and I want to read them so bad! Too bad you did not enjoy them 🙁
    My TTT.

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  • Chrissi Reads
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    February 21, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    I felt the same way about The Edge of Everything. I liked it enough, but it didn’t blow me away! Great list. 🙂

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  • Ely @ Tea & Titles
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    February 21, 2017 at 9:10 PM

    I’ve only read The Raven Boys, but I know that our opinions are pretty similar for all books so I don’t know how I’d feel about these.

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  • Kirsty @ kirstychronicles
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    February 21, 2017 at 9:35 PM

    I just finished reading caraval and really enjoyed it but I completely get what you mean about feeling a little let down. I did enjoy it but there was just something slightly off. I think it was because of all the hype around it.

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  • Jazz @ Jazmin Jade Reviews
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    February 21, 2017 at 9:56 PM

    I am currently doing The Crowns game in audio book (i am about 2 hours away from finishing) and I think I will be agreeing with you. I am feeling underwhelmed. I hope you pick up many more loved books!

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  • Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
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    February 21, 2017 at 10:32 PM

    Oh dear. Now I’ve seen Caraval on two lists of disappointing books. Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts, though.

    https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/02/books-i-loved-much-more-than-i-thought.html

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  • Lori
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    February 21, 2017 at 10:55 PM

    I didn’t like Caraval quite as much as others seem to as well. It was fun but nothing amazing…

    My Top Ten

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  • Barb (boxermommyreads)
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    February 22, 2017 at 12:38 AM

    I really should have put Moon Chosen because I really wanted to love it more than I did, but I didn’t really think about it. Plus, it had some redeeming qualities even though it caused a reading slump and took me FOREVER to get through. Still, my heart beats faster every time I see that cover and I’m excited to see what happens next.

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  • Cassi @ My Thoughts Literally
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    February 22, 2017 at 2:15 AM

    I totally agree on Caraval, Heartless, and The Star-Touched Queen. I didn’t love those books and I totally thought I would. I can see how The Raven Boys would make your list but I’m a big fan of that series although it hit me slowly. Great list!

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  • sarah
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    February 22, 2017 at 3:07 AM

    I agree with you on so many of these. The star touched queen – beautiful writing but confusing prose. The raven boys – great but not something I was mad over. And the Edge of everything – so many elements I liked but so many I didn’t too. Quite a few of these books are also in my TBR pile – makes me wonder how much I will enjoy them seeing as we seem to have the same tastes. Great list!

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  • Jo
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    February 22, 2017 at 5:11 AM

    Some of these are books I’ve really enjoyed, shame you didn’t, but that’s what I love about reading, there’s something for everyone out there!
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/top-ten-tuesday-97/

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  • Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
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    February 22, 2017 at 9:49 AM

    I felt a little bit about that with The Crown’s Game. I’d say that I still REALLY liked it overall, but the romance definitely let me down so the ending didn’t have a huge impact on me because of that.

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  • Priyanka
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    February 22, 2017 at 5:07 PM

    I have heard a lot of people got disappointed by Heartless, I was gonna read it after finishing Cress and Winter. But now I dunno if I’ll read it. I am sorry Caracl wasn’t what yo expected, sometimes over hyped books just lead to disppointment.
    Here’s My TTT

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  • Cee Arr
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    February 24, 2017 at 10:13 PM

    I’m with you on Caraval – there’s wrong with it, but it’s totally overhyped.

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      February 24, 2017 at 10:14 PM

      *that should be ‘nothing wrong with it’ – missed a word!

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  • Bec @ Readers in Wonderland
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    February 25, 2017 at 6:01 PM

    I was lucky enough to read The Raven Boys before all the hype really hit after its release, so thankfully I loved that book a lot. I agree with Carval though, it was good but it didn’t blow me away like it seemed to blow away everyone else.

    The Crown’s Game and Heartless are two on my TBR I’m going to go into cautiously because I have heard so many mixed things. Hopefully low expectations means I can only be happy with them.

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  • Christina T
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    February 25, 2017 at 11:03 PM

    I thought I’d love The Star-Touched Queen but I haven’t been able to finish it yet. I also didn’t care for Heartless so I didn’t finish it. I tried reading and listening to The Raven Boys but it just couldn’t hold my attention. I guess those books aren’t for me either.

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  • suz
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    February 26, 2017 at 3:30 AM

    I’ve seen Caraval on several of these ‘disappointed’ lists. All the hype creates expectation and then you feel let down 🙁
    Agree with you on The Raven Boys.

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  • Greg
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    February 26, 2017 at 11:51 AM

    Caraval is one I’ve been debating, on the one hand I kinda like the sound of it but at the same time I’ve seen some mixed reviews along with the positive ones, so I don’t know. 🙂

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