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Books I Love That Were Written Over Ten Years Ago

Books I Love That Were Written Over Ten Years Ago

August 16, 2022 Posted by angelreads Top Ten Tuesday 13 Comments

This week I’m sharing the books I love that were written over ten years ago. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

This was such a fun and interesting post to do. I’ve been blogging for over 10 years now, so I have a lot of records of the books I’ve been reading since about 2013. I had a lot of fun going back and seeing all the books I’ve read over the years.

There are some old favourites on here. And books that defined me for some time. So let’s go. Here are the books that I love that were written over ten years ago now. As always these are in no order.

 

Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake – 2011 | Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee – 2011. | Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor – 2011. | The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan – 2005.

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead – 2007 | My Love Lies Bleeding (Drake Chronicles #1) by Alyxandra Harvey – 2009. | Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry – 2012 | Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer – 2012. 

Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 2011 | Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways #5) by Lisa Kleypas – 2010.

And there we go. Those are the books that I loved that were published ten or more years ago. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? What books have made it to your list? Let’s chat! 

 

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  • Rissi @ Finding Wonderland
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    August 16, 2022 at 3:06 PM

    I had Marissa Meyer’s on my shelf for SO LONG and never read them so finally I unhauled them. I may still have enjoyed them, but I’m all about letting things go, especially books, if I think someone else may enjoy them. I never read anything by Katie McGarry either, but did always want too. Happy Top Ten Tuesday! 🙂

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  • Annemieke
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    August 16, 2022 at 3:16 PM

    Blast from the past YA though I never did read Lux. I will always be fond of Cinder for bringing be back to reading so many years ago.

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  • Mareli @ Elza Reads
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    August 16, 2022 at 7:28 PM

    I actually haven’t read any of these, but I have seen a number of them around while they were the Belles of the Ball. Always fun to look back at some great books we’ve read before.

    Happy TTT!

    Elza Reads

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  • Lex @ Lexlingua
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    August 16, 2022 at 9:12 PM

    Cinder! I’d totally forgotten about that old favorite of mine (though I think I liked Scarlet ever more). And I swear Laini Taylor’s books have the best cover art ever, each time. Sigh, it’s great to feast on these old faves.

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  • Lydia
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    August 16, 2022 at 10:59 PM

    It’s hard to believe that Cinder was published so long ago now!

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-love-that-were-written-over-ten-years-ago/

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  • Dini @ dinipandareads
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    August 16, 2022 at 11:28 PM

    Great list! I loved The Lunar Chronicles books and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series as well! That’s one series that I hope to start re-reading this year cos it was so long ago that I read it that I’ve forgotten like… Everything! 😂

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  • Anita@seriesbooklover
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    August 17, 2022 at 1:18 AM

    I haven’t read many on your list but have watched the Vampire Diaries before reading the books

    https://seriesbooklover.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/top-ten-tuesday-books-written-ten-years-ago-that-i-love/

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  • Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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    August 17, 2022 at 1:25 AM

    This list looks good. I’ve been meaning to read Cinder. I didn’t realise it was that old!

    Have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-love-that-were-written-over-10-years-ago/

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  • Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
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    August 17, 2022 at 2:49 AM

    Percy Jackson, Cinder, and Love in the Afternoon are all wonderful choices! (I’m sure the others are, too, but I haven’t read them.) I think I’m about due for a reread of all three.

    “https://bookwyrmshoard.com/top-ten-tuesday/ten-old-books-i-love/”>My list today focuses on “books that are older than I am.” I had to narrow it down somehow lol!

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  • Kyla @ Kyla's Library
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    August 17, 2022 at 7:04 AM

    Vampire Academy is on my list as well. I also really liked Cinder, Angelfall and Daughter of Smoke and Bone!

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  • Jo
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    August 17, 2022 at 8:43 AM

    I had a Percy Jackson book on my list this week too, I love that series! I borrowed the first book from my school library when I was 14 and then borrowed the rest from a friend, I was racing through them faster than she could bring them into school for me!
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/top-ten-tuesday-381/

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  • Sara
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    August 17, 2022 at 11:47 AM

    Oh I have a friend who just read the Percy Jackson books, I would like to read them as well in the future! Great list.

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  • Rae | HerSerialLife.com
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    August 18, 2022 at 7:28 AM

    Great list. I have only read Daughter of Smoke and Bone (it’s even on my list too), and I have a few of these books on my TBR. I had no idea some of them were over 10 year old.
    Here is my post: https://herseriallife.com/top-10-books-written-over-ten-years-ago/
    Have a nice week 🙂

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