Waiting and Winning!
Here I am, going off topic again, but I just wasn't feeling this week's topic. Instead, I decided to take a look back at some of my Can't Wait Wednesday (Waiting on Wednesday) picks. This is a meme I adore. It's me making predictions about which books I believe will be winners for me. I also like to think of it as my wish to the universe, that I get my hands on this book, read it, and love it. As I was going back through my CWW picks, I realized I have read most of them, and you know what? Many have rated between 4.5 and 5 stars. It's a testament to how good I am at picking out books for myself.
Without further ado, here are ten of my past CWW picks, which have all been stupendous reads for me. I have read all these in the past year, and provided links to my reviews (if you're interested).
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
- Lucky Caller by Emma Mills
- The Map from Here to There by Emery Lord
- Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning
- 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
- All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
- I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
- I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
- We Are the Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan
Have any of your book predictions come true?
Let us know in the comments!
Let us know in the comments!
Ahh, you've reminded me I haven't read A good girl's guide to Murder! And 10 Blind dates! I am in sore need of that goodness!
ReplyDeleteBoth are so good! 10 Blind Dates would be my suggestion for a feel good book, but both were excellent
DeleteLoved 10 Blind Dates - so cute.
ReplyDeleteJust had to re-skim Good Girl's Guide for a work project and liked it but yikes I completely forgot about that Barney situation and now I'm upset.
Have been meaning to try We Are Not The Perfect Girl - was a little put off by the premise but I'll try it!
We Are the Perfect Girl is so underrated. It's about friendship and self acceptance. It was really good
DeleteHow awesome that so many of your CWW picks went on to be 4-5 star reads! Like you, I know what I like and I'm good at picking what I want to read. Sure there are duds here and there (it's going to happen) but for the most part, I know what appeals to me and that's what I'm drawn to. I know I said at the time (and in your review) but I really do like the sound of Throw Like a Girl. :)
ReplyDeleteThe few that didn't work for me, and I DNFed, had political creep. I am just so over politics 24/7. Don't want it in my books. Throw Like a Girl was SOOOO good! A definite favorite of mine
DeleteIt’s cool that you’ve read most of your CWW books. I started participating in that meme this year, and I’ve only read 1 of the books from my posts.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Have they all been released? I only went through released titles. You tend to read backlist more, so I bet you will get to them at some point
Deletelooks like you are great at picking out winners for yourself.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
I was impressed by how many I actually read
DeleteI was very hyped for The Whisper Man by Alex North and boy did it deliver! I love when a book we hope to love ends up being everything and more that we wanted from it.
ReplyDeleteI have to go check out your review, but isn't it great when you are excited AND the book delivers?
DeleteI think I have a much lower success rate than you, but I still manage to read a fair amount of them! Lucky Caller is definitely on my list.
ReplyDeleteI am all about anything Emma Mills writes.
DeleteOOh nice topic change! And yay! Glad so many CWW were wins for you!
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DeleteI miss CWW. :) I haven't done that in ages. A Good Girl's Guide To Murder is on my list... I really need to get to that one!
ReplyDeleteI like doing them, though sometimes it takes me a long time to find a book to feature. Once I find the book, the post is quick to write up, and then, my wish is out in the world. GGTM was so good. The sequel came out in the UK, and I am going nuts trying to find out when we will get it here.
DeleteI had a hard time sometimes with CWW too, in terms of selecting a book to feature, since I don't spend a lot of time on Netgalley and don't do a lot of ARC's, so I'm not always in the know as much about upcoming releases. It is a fun feature though for sure and I might start doing again one of these days...
DeleteI am always looking through the catalogs, book site, and any anticipating lists, but I like to feature books that are not too far out. Usually, I want pub dates within the next month, but so many book releases have been pushed to do convid-19, so I had to go a bit further
DeleteI really need to read Lucky Caller-- I love Emma Mills SO MUCH. Also, I've always wanted to read one of Moïra Fowley-Doyle's books.
ReplyDeleteLucky Caller was quintessential Mills. She has the best characters, and always presents these stories that hit my heart in the best way. I think you would like Fowley-Doyle's books. They tend a little darker, especially the last one. It was her answer to the atrocities waged against women in Ireland's history.
DeleteYes! I love seeing Throw Like a Girl on here. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteAn absolute favorite! I was so right about that one
DeleteWhat a fun idea to look at old CWW lists and see what you thought of the books! Knowing me, I probably wouldn't have even read a lot of them. (I haven't done CWW in a long time, but I'm just horrible about reading books that I'm not specifically reviewing!)
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
I guess they are "goal" books for me. I enjoyed looking at how well I identified what worked too. I usually only request a book, that sounds good for me, but it's nice to actually be right.
DeleteI was just thinking about doing a post going back over my past Can't-Wait books! How funny! I am still really looking forward to Lucky Caller. I'd hoped to have my hands on it already, but that just hasn't been the case yet.
ReplyDeleteI saw all Mills' books hit Hoopla and my eLibrary, so hopefully, they hit yours too. It super fun and cute
DeleteOh this is a fun topic! I have only read All the Bad Apples, which I agree was great. I also love that cover so much more than the US one and I need it in my life. I also want to read 10 Blind Dates one of these days!
ReplyDeleteThe US cover was probably more gentle than the UK cover, but after reading the book, that cover makes so much sense, and I like the images they chose to incorporate. If you need a pick me up, read 10 Blind Dates. It's so fun and cute (that's my catchphrase)
DeleteThat's awesome that you've read most of your picks and they turned out to be wins! Lucky Caller looks cute.
ReplyDeleteI was impressed with my read and success percentage. Lucky Caller was great, as all MIlls' books are
DeleteI have 10 Blind Dates. Started it but then the pandemic started and I got too busy. I plan to get back to it soon. I spy a few on your list that are new to me and will be checking them out.
ReplyDeleteI think 10 Blind Dates is the perfect pandemic book, because it's just such a feel good read. I hope you get to it
Delete*downloads Good Girl's Guide to Murder from library and starts reading before finishing this post*
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it! I adored Pip and her whole community. Warning - there is an animal thing. If you want full deets, inbox me
DeleteI've gotten good at picking what I know I'll like for the most part too. I really enjoyed Throw Like a Girl, and 10 Blind Dates! I haven't read any of the other books on this list, but I love Y.A. and this looks like a good list to check out again, for the next time I'm looking for a guaranteed good Y.A. read!
ReplyDeleteLindy@ A Bookish Escape
They were great for me, and many sit on the Feel Good side of things too, which is what I seek right now (and most of the time)
DeleteYes! A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is such a great read and so was the Emery Lord book. I love that so many of your CWW picks have gone on to be great reads for you. I think I've had more of a mixed bag in that area.
ReplyDeleteGGtM was so good! I liked it in the way I love McManus' books. I hope we get the sequel in the US soon. All the international bloggers are touring the book, and the reviews are really good. Need it!
DeleteI love your spin on this week's topic! And A Good Girl Guide is one that's already on my TBR. I wanted to listen to the audio but sadle we d'ont have it in my country..
ReplyDeleteI wonder how it would be in audio. It's a neat format, with regular narrative and journal entries.
DeleteOhhhh, you've got a bunch of good picks on here!! :)
ReplyDeleteThey were all amazing
Delete10 Blind Dates is on my festive reading list for this year. I never did get to reading it last year... Lucky Caller is another one I think I'd enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI love that you're so good at picking books for yourself. I rarely pick anything below a 3 star but I can never predict anything much beyond that.
Yeah! 10 Blind Dates will definitely make you feel festive. I am not always great. I DNF almost every week, but I try not to talk about it.
DeleteA Girl's Guide to Murder and Throw Like a Girl are just sitting there on my bookshelf begging me to read them. I really need to start reading one of them soon. Great list!
ReplyDeleteI hope you can make time for them, because both were so fabulous
DeleteReading this post I am realising how many books have been added to my goodreads list after I've seen you mention them. There are some good books here. I loved Good Girls Guide to Murder (I still need to read the next book). And The Iron Will of Genie Lo (also still need to read the next book). But there are so many I've not read but want to here, such as Throw Like a Girl and 10 Blind Dates.
ReplyDeleteI am jealous that you can get the next GG book. I can't even find a US release date. *sad face* The conclusion for Genie was great. I was really impressed with what Yee did there at the very end, because that's my catnip. Glad you find some books that interest you when you visit.
DeleteI go off topic quite a lot with TTT though I haven't looked at what it was this week. I'm playing catchup!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of TTT, because I love making lists of books that are connected in some way, but all the topics don't necessarily work for me. I go rogue whenever I want
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