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Books That Defied My Expectations

Books That Defied My Expectations

September 5, 2023 Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday 5 Comments

This week I’m sharing the books that defied my expectations. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

I had a lot of fun with this week’s topic. So I decided I would share the five books that I didn’t know if I was going to like and ended up loving, and then five that I thought that I was going to really enjoy and didn’t. 

I share a lot about the books that I love reading and not so much about the books that weren’t for me. And today I get to share both. I just want to make a quick note, these are just my opinions. Sometimes a book just isn’t for me, but you might love it. And that is what reading is about. I might also love a book that you hate. And that is okay. 

So let’s get right into it. Here are the books that defied my expectations. The five books that surprised me with how much I loved them. And the five books that were a letdown. As always these are in no real order. 

The Books That Defied My Expectations and Surprised Me 

Babymoon or Bust by Ava Hunter – Review. | Muscles & Monsters (Leviathan Fitness. #1) by Ashley Bennett. | Delilah Green Doesn’t Care. (Bright Falls. #1) by Ashley Herring Blake. | The Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5) by S.T. Abby.

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One and Two. (Sweet Omegaverse, #2/#3) by Kathryn Moon.

The Books That Defied My Expectations and Disappointed Me 

Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner. | The Words by Ashley Jade. | Knot My Type. (All Access. #1) by Evie Mitchell. | Custom Built. (Fast & Fury. #1) by Chantal Fernando.

Hands Down by Mariana Zapata.

And there we go. Those are just some of the books that defied my expectations in either a good or bad way. Have you read any of these books? What are your thoughts on them? What are the books that made it onto your list this week? Let’s chat! 

 

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  • Lydia
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    September 5, 2023 at 8:40 PM

    Sometimes it can be a real surprise what one likes and doesn’t like! I enjoy that part of reading a lot. 🙂

    Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

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  • Cassie
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    September 6, 2023 at 12:27 AM

    Muscles and Monsters sounds utterly adorable, I’ve added it to my Kindle Unlimited because I kinda need to read it.
    Delilah Green Doesn’t Care is on my TBR already and I’m really looking forward to getting to it

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  • Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse
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    September 6, 2023 at 2:31 AM

    I was also surprised by how much I loved S.T. Abbys series. I wish I had thought to include it today. Sadly, Babymoon or Bust would have ended up on your other list for me. I couldn’t get into it. I’m glad you enjoyed it, though. Hands Down was mixed for me and would end up in the middle of your two categories somewhere.

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  • Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books)
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    September 6, 2023 at 7:40 AM

    It’s so disappointing when a book isn’t as great as you want it to be and so awesome when it’s even better than you expected! I think all readers have experienced a lot of both. I like how you included both in your list.

    Happy TTT!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

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  • Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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    September 6, 2023 at 7:59 AM

    I’ve heard of a few of these but haven’t read any. I may have to look a bit closer at a few of them.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/books-ive-stopped-reading-recent-reads/

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