This week I’m sharing the standalone books that I wish had sequels. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday was a freebie, so I decided to pick something that I haven’t had the chance to do before. I’m not a massive standalone reader, I love series. Whether it’s a long series or a series that looks at different protagonists each book, series are my thing. And getting this post together has shown me that I really don’t read many standalones. In saying that, there are some standalone that I just want more from and here they are. 

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: This is one of those books that I just want to know what everyone has been up to. I need to know what’s been happening, how everyone is going. And this is one that would be a perfect one to be part of a companion series. I would love to delve into other characters.  

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde: I love this book so much, and I wish there was more to it. I just love series, okay, and I wish there was more to this one. We get to see some of these characters again in Brightsiders which I read recently and I loved seeing them again. But we don’t get to know much about what’s been happening – and that’s what I want to know. 

Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar: I read this one a number of years ago now, but it’s one that I always remember. Summer Skin is a perfect book to do a companion series too. It’s got that ‘feel’ to it. And I think that it would just work so well. If you haven’t had the chance to pick this one up, please do, because it is fantastic. 

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A Craig: This is a recent read of mine and while I love it as a standalone, this would also work so well in a series. There’s so much potential for the addition of new stories here. It could be with a different sister, in a different time, but I think that would work so well. You can check out my review to see what I thought about this one. 

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black: This book has such a cool concept and I think it works so great as a standalone, especially for fantasy. But I also think it would have worked as a duology. There is so much that I love about this book, especially the concept and I would have loved to see what happened after the book. 

The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers: I read this a number of years ago now, but I still think this could have worked so easily as a series. There is so much here and while I think it’s a brilliant book already. Having more of this intensity would also work so well. 

And that is it for this post. I really don’t read many standalone books. It was a strange feeling for me trying to do this and realise how much I really do love series. What are some of the standalone books that you wish were part of a series? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat