Happy Saturday, bibliophiles!
Time for another Top 5 Saturday! This was originally started by Devouring Books, and it sounded like such a fun post to take part in. Today’s topic is underrated books and hidden gems.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST:
8/8/20—Underrated Books/Hidden Gems
8/15/20—Recommended Reads
8/22/20—YA Books
8/29/20—Detective Books
Rules!
- Share your top 5 books of the current topic– these can be books that you want to read, have read and loved, have read and hated, you can do it any way you want.
- Tag the original post
- Tag 5 people
Let’s begin, shall we?
TOP 5 SATURDAY (8/8/20)–UNDERRATED BOOKS/HIDDEN GEMS
Spare and Found Parts, Sarah Maria Griffin
The second I saw this prompt, I knew I had to include something by Griffin; her prose is almost unparalleled, and this was one of my favorite reads of 2019.
I hardly see anyone talking about this series, which is…definitely a crime. Some of the most inventive and well-written YA sci-fi I’ve ever come across, and I don’t say that lightly.
A Conspiracy of Stars, Olivia A. Cole
Another criminally underrated and lushly written YA sci-fi! The worldbuilding is some of the most well-developed that I’ve ever seen of a book of this kind.
Into the Crooked Place, Alexandra Christo
I just reviewed this one this week, so I’ll keep this short: I CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK 2.
The Order of Odd-Fish, James Kennedy
A bizarre, Monty Python-esque romp of a middle grade novel!
I TAG ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE!
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That’s it for this week’s Top 5 Saturday! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!
The Bookish Mutant 
Idk if you’re on Netgalley, but the sequel to Into the Crooked Place is available to request!
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I saw that! I’m not on Netgalley, but I’m on Edelweiss, and it’s available there. I don’t think I’ll request it (only bc Macmillan sent me a message saying that they weren’t providing eARCs from Edelweiss), but I CAN’T WAIT!
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I get it. I’m still reading the first one, but I probably won’t request it either. I’ll just wait for release day!
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Same here. Are you liking Into the Crooked Place so far?
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I am, but I keep setting it aside for ARCs that need reading.
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Great list! A Conspiracy of Stars was on my TBR already but I’ll push it up higher now. Had kind of forgotten about it actually (probably because it’s under-hyped!).
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Thank you! As always, I highly recommend it–both books (there’s supposed to be a third coming out, but I heard a rumor that it might not be published…ðŸ˜) are severly underrated. For such well thought out and immersive books, they deserve so much more attention.
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I need to read Griffin myself. I own both spare and found parts and other words for smoke because I saw them in the book shop and they had sprayed edges! I CANNOT SAY NO TO SPRAYED EDGES 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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YES! I highly recommend both of them. I hope you get to read them soon 🙂
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