Monday, March 11, 2019

Top Ten Standalones That Need A Sequel

  

 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by 
That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new Top Ten list will be posted. Everyone is welcome to join. Link back to The Broke and the Bookish so everyone can check out other bloggers' lists. It's a fun way to get to know fellow bloggers.

This week is Top Ten standalone books that NEED a sequel.            

Sanctuary Bay

The Originals

The Wolves of Winter

Bad Girls with Perfect Faces

The Shark Club

Fangirl

More Cath and Levi please!

Lost Girls

This doesn't really need a sequel but I enjoyed it so much I would read more. 

Girl Out of Water

I could definitely read more of Anise's story.

Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

69 comments:

  1. Still haven't read the 'Summer Nights' novella collection but given how well I enjoyed the Christmas edition, hopefully this will be remedied soon. Fangirl is always well remembered, so someday I need to take a second look at it. :)

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    1. I think so too, about Fangirl. I'd love to see how it reads a second time. And I loved those anthologies!

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  2. I still need to finish Fangirl, but looks like a good list!

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  3. FANGIRL. Yes, Yes, yes. I love the boyfriend, Levi. My TTT list

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    1. Levi was great! I could use more Fangirl!

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  4. I have Sanctuary Bay, looks like I need to pick it up sooner than later! Great picks.

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    1. Sanctuary Bay was quite good, and looks like no sequel is forthcoming, but I'd LOVE one.

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  5. Girl Out Of Water would be so intriguing to read more from. Wonderful list, Greg! My TTT

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    1. I agree, I want to read more of her life after returning to CA.

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  6. I am not surprised that there are quite a few dark looking thrillers in this one because often you want more by the end. I quite enjoyed Fangirl - such a sweet book x

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    1. Right? A good thriller always has me wanting more :)

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  7. Fangirl made my list this week too! And I would definitely read a spring and fall collection of stories like My True Love Gave to Me and Summer Days and Summer Nights!

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    1. I like the fall and spring idea! I hope the editors are listening :)

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  8. I’ve only read Fangirl, I’m afraid. I personally didn’t feel a need for a sequel when I read it, although the author did write a novel based on the one Kath wrote in Fangirl. However, I may be in a minority in this respect, because I believe there is fan fiction based on Fangirl, so you never know, you might find the story you want there! 🙂

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    1. No, Fangirl doesn't need a sequel, by any means, but I love YA books set in college and would enjoy more cath and Levi. Or Reagan!

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  9. Ooh nice picks! Lots of new to me ones! Though Sanctuary Bay is on my TBR pile! I loved this author duo's first series so I wanted to give this one a go!

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    1. I'm tempted to read more by them although I wish they would write a follow up to Sanct Bay!

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  10. Oh, The Wolves of Winter is a good choice. I struggled a bit with this topic because in actual fact I quite like it when a book is a standalone - it feels like a rare beast these days. That being said, sometimes you really just do want more.
    Lynn :D

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    1. I like a good standalone too. And Wolves of Winter I keep hearing different things? I hope at this point we get a follow up!

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  11. Very cool list, Greg! Some titles I definitely want to check out more!

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  12. Yes yes yes to Fangirl!! I want more. The Originals and The Shark Club are two I own but need to get to.

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  13. Yes to so many of these but I would absolutely love one for The Originals! I love all her books and how unique they are.

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    1. I need to read more of her books, and I really liked Originals!

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  14. I hope you get sequels for all of these books one day.

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  15. I can count on seeing Shark Club on many of your positive lists just as much as people can count on seeing Little Heaven on a lot of my negative ones :) Yes, you are right, Wolves of Winter does need a sequel. I still can't really believe how underappreciated that book is.

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    1. Right? I snuck it in but you caught me, as usual. :)

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  16. I didn't care for Sanctuary Bay so I definitely don't need a sequel for that book. But I could read more Fangirl for sure!

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    1. Yes to more Fangirl! And Sanct Bay was definitely not perfect, but that lab scene still freaked me out!

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  17. Ooh I'm with you on Fangirl. I would love a sequel.

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  18. I really enjoyed The Originals when I read it!


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  19. I still haven't read Girl Out of Water and every time I see it on one of your list, I'm reminded of this.

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    1. I liked it a lot, especially how it ended?

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  20. I've only read Fangirl off your list this week, and it would definitely be interesting to see where Cath's story takes her next.

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    1. I think so too, and having read Fangirl a few years ago now, I'm tempted to re- read!

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  21. I want to read most of these, especially Girl Out of Water :D but heard great things about most of these

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    1. Girl Out of Water was pretty good! I went back to look at my old review, and while I had a few issues with it, it seems to have aged well in my mind!

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  22. Yes on a sequel for Wolves of Winter!! I really want to know what happens next with those characters.

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    1. Exactly- I'm very hopeful we get a sequel!

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  23. I do want to read wolves of winter! And well I hope it does get more then ;)

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  24. I would totally read a sequel to fangirl <3

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  25. Great list! I agree about the anthologies - I keep hoping that Stephanie Perkins might bring out another YA anthology based around Halloween.

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  26. I haven't read any of these but there are so many books I want just a little more of!

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  27. I haven't read any of these books. I do need to get to Fangirl very soon since it is my daughter's favorite book and she talks about it from time to time.

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  28. I wouldn't mind going back and finishing college with the Fangirl crew. There are other characters in that book, who could carry their own story as well.

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  29. I didn't care for Bad Girls with Perfect Faces, but I enjoyed Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls. I just started Fangirl but I've heard so many good things about it, I'm really hoping it lives up to the hype.

    Ash @ JennRenee Read

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  30. Wolves of Winter! Especially because I believe it wasn't really fully intended to be a standalone? And there is SOOOOO much potential there, especially the way the author set up the last bit. Also I feel like maybe you have a contract with the Shark Club people where you are obligated to use it for EVERY TTT? 😂 I kid, I kid, and I will read it someday! Soon!(ish)

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  31. I need to see more Cath and Levi. :)

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  32. I'm still dying to read Sanctuary Bay! When a standalone makes you wish for a sequel, that just makes me think it has to be good!

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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  33. Fangirl is a great choice! I didn't have that one on my list, but I did have Eleanor & Park. I think any of her books were a good choice for today.

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  34. Fangirl made my list this week too! A sequel to Girl Out of Water would be great too.

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  35. This is the second time I see Fangirl this week. Makes me hella curious.

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  36. I have read lots of those and I would love sequels!

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  37. I'm interested to see what the author is going to do with a sequel to Ready Player One. I have no idea where he might go with that but I'm ready to read it!

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  38. It'd be fun to see a sequel for Fangirl. :)

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  39. I haven't read a single one of these! 😱

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  40. Ohh great post and all great picks of books I have heard about some of these books and some I have not heard or seen. Thank you so much for stopping by my TTT post last week Greg.

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  41. Oh no, I haven't read any of these yet. I have a few on my list to be read. I hope you get some of those sequels!

    Mary

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