TOP TEN TUESDAY: Ten books I meant to read in 2016 (but haven't yet!)

(Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and The Bookish!)

With the amount of books being released each year and all of the books I've already got piled up ready to read from years past, I never get around to picking up everything I want to.
It meant I actually missed out on reading some of my most anticipated releases last year, but I'm hoping to rectify that problem and read them pretty soon in 2017. I missed much more than just ten, but these are the ones I'm really kicking myself over.

10) 'Game of Thrones' by George R. R. Martin

Every year I say I'm going to start the Game of Thrones series, and every year I neglect to do so. 

9) 'The Girls' by Emma Cline

'The Girls' was one of the buzziest debut novels around in 2016, but I didn't get a chance to read it because the request list at the library was so damn long. I've managed to borrow it now, and this is a priority read.

8) 'The Bronze Key' by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

I quite enjoyed the first two books in the Magisterium series, so I don't know why I'm faffing around and delaying picking this one up. It's so short that I know I'll be able to read it in one sitting!

7) 'The Winner's Kiss' by Marie Rutkoski

I absolutely adored the first two books in Marie Rutkoski's trilogy, but it's been so long since I read them that I wanted to reread them before picking up the third and final book in the series. I haven't had time to do that yet, but I'm going to try to in 2017. 

6) 'Songs About a Girl' by Chris Russell

Being both a book and music blogger, this book looked like it was going to be right up my alley. I heard so many amazing things about Chris Russell's debut novel, and I'm hoping to pick this one up soon - I've been reading quite a lot of heavy books recently, and this looks like it'll be a bit more fun.

5) 'Passenger' by Alexandra Bracken

With 'Wayfarer' being released last week, I'd hope to read the first book in Alexandra's new series before the sequel was released... Now I don't know when I'm going to have time to catch up. 

4) 'Frost Like Night' by Sara Raasch

I might have read this one if I'd actually read the second novel in the trilogy, 'Ice Like Fire'... But I have it out of the library, so I'm well on my way to finally catching up on this series. I think 'Snow Like Ashes' was one of my favourite series openers EVER, and I hope the rest of the series stays as strong. 

3) 'No Virgin' by Anne Cassidy

Sounding kind of like Louise O'Neill's 'Asking For It', 'No Virgin' was @thebookclubs read for November, but when I realised I was going to be away on the chat date, I neglected to read it. I'm still regretting this, because it sounds like a book that I'm going to love, even if it will emotionally destroy me. 

2) 'Holding Up The Universe' by Jennifer Niven

I didn't read 'All The Bright Places', because I was too scared that it was going to emotionally destroy me. I was determined to read Jennifer's second novel, but it came out at a time where I was already overwhelmed with catching up on my reading, and somehow this one slipped through the net. I will pick both of them up in 2017, though.

1) 'The Sun Is Also A Star' by Nicola Yoon

I almost cried when my NetGalley request for this novel was accepted. I was SO excited, because I absolutely loved 'Everything Everything', but after hearing that it had about twenty thousand different perspectives and a huge dollop of instalove, I was put off. I'm still avoiding it now, but I'm going to try to get over my fear and just give it a chance.

I hope you enjoyed this Top Ten Tuesday! Have you read any of the books I've mentioned, and if so would you recommend them? Which books did you neglect to read that you want to pick up as soon as possible?