Ten Books/Series I Want to Read this Year

I have a lot of books sitting on my bookshelf that I haven't read yet, and I'm sure everyone else knows the feeling! So, I've decided to make a post about the Ten Books/Series that I really want to get round to reading this year, in the hope that it will encourage me to pick up these titles sooner rather than later! So let's jump right in!

1. The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

I bought the beautiful British box set of this trilogy last year and have still not got around to reading this! I've heard so many amazing things about this fantasy series, and I love Brandon Sanderson's writing so I definitely need to read this soon. These fantasy books look amazing and have so much hype around them on BookTube; needless to say, I'm very excited about reading them this year.

2. The Diviners by Libba Bray

I heard about this book over a year ago and, since hearing the plot, I've really wanted to read it. I finally got it last month so I need to find some time to read it soon.

3. The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

This is a book series that I started reading when I was very young but didn't finish because my local library never had the next book in the series. I can't even really remember much about the ones I did read but I recently bought the box set of this series, along with the box set of the series afterwards (also by Rick Riordan) so I would like to get through them this year and remember what they were about! I love Greek/Roman Gods so this series really appeals to me. I imagine they'll be quick reads too as they're children's books so hopefully it won't take me long to get through the series!

4. The Bronze Horseman Trilogy by Paullina Simmons

I first heard about this historical fiction/romance trilogy from LittleBookOwl on YouTube about 4 years ago, and I've been desperate to read it since. It's set in Russia during the war and follows two characters. I have the first two books in the trilogy and they are huge (around 800 pages each, I think!), so I've been putting them off slightly. I'm not normally a big fan of adult romances, but the plot of this book just sounds fascinating and I always love the setting of Russia. Even if I don't manage to read the whole trilogy this year, I'll be happy to at least start it, finally!

5. The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor

This is another trilogy I bought last year and haven't made time to read, so I'm determined to get to it this year. I've heard a lot of good things about these books (although I've heard very mixed things about the final book!), so I hope I'll enjoy them when I read them. They seem right up my street.

6. The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare

I first read the Mortal Instruments series when the first book had only just been released (when I was around 14/15) ,and I finally finished both the Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series early last year (when I was 22). I still really love the world Cassandra Clare built, and one of my favourite characters in the whole series was Magnus Bane. This book is a set of short stories about this character and I'm so excited to read it and find out more about this incredible character.

7. The Winner's Curse Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski

There are currently only two books out in this trilogy, but I know the third and final book comes out in March so I definitely want to catch up on this series before then. I've already read the first book and am currently half-way through the second, so I'm well on my way to achieving this target! Very much enjoying this fantasy trilogy so far; it has a slight feel of Game of Thrones  about it, especially with the incredible world building and  focus on political troubles and betrayal.

8. Winter by Marissa Meyer

Winter is the fourth book in the Lunar Chronicles, and it only came out last November.  This series is a re-telling of fairy tales with a sci-fi twist and they are very cleverly written. I had pre-ordered the book as I read the rest of the series earlier last year and was excited to read to conclusion to this series. I didn't get around to reading it last year so I will definitely prioritise it this year! (This is another huge 800 page but I imagine I'll fly through it, like the others!)

9. The Coldest Girl in Cold Town by Holly Black

This is another book I first heard about on BookTube about a year (maybe two years?) ago and it sounds very interesting. I've heard it's a vampire novel that's unlike any other vampire book, which definitely intrigued me. I do love supernatural books and something about this (maybe the beautiful cover) has made me want to read it for so long. Definitely going to be picking this up soon!
 

10. Gone Series by Michael Grant

I actually had this series as an aim of mine last year but I didn't actually get around to picking it up, sadly. I have all of the books now, with the beautiful, colourful pages, so I'm definitely, definitely, going to pick them up this year and see what I think.

Those are my Ten Books/Series I'm determined to finish this year. Do any of you have a similar list of books that you want to get to this year? Let me know if you've written a blog post, or made a video, and I'll check it out. Also let me know if I need to get to any of these asap because you've enjoyed them!