Top Ten Tuesday: Sequels!

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's Top Ten list? Best sequels ever.

I'm super bad at picking favorites, but here goes! In no particular order, top ten sequels that I love. (And I'm sure I'm going to forget some because that's how it goes when I make favorites lists, but we'll go with it.)

1. Harry Potter 2-7 by J.K. Rowling. I know this one is on a lot of people's lists, but I mean, how can it not be? These books are great and I love them and I will read the series over and over again.
2. The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan. I loved the first one, and the second one just grew my love for the series even more.
3. Where She Went by Gayle Forman. Not a technical sequel, but a beautiful follow-up to If I Stay, and I adored it.
4. Everbound by Brodi Ashton. No middle book syndrome here! And with the mythology and everything... yeah I'm super psyched for book three.
5. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Although this is the third book in a quartet, which usually just means a lot of build-up to the finale, it's probably my favorite in the series after the original. Love.
6. Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson. Because humor and characters and sass and all of it. Love love love.
7. Prince Caspian/Voyage of the Dawn Treader/The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. Pretty much exclusively because Reepacheep and Caspian. I just really love this particular set from the Chronicles of Narnia.
8. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. There was a touch of middle-book syndrome, but I would still classify this as one of the best sequels, because I just adored the story it told.
9. A Series of Unfortunate Events 2-13 by Lemony Snicket. One of the few series where not only is the first book not my favorite, I can't ever settle on a favorite because I love ALL of them. (With like two exceptions, but let's ignore those for now.)
10. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor. I adore the characters and the story and it just made me want the third book even more.

There are a lot of FANTASTIC sequels that I had to omit, and a pretty big part of that decision was middle-book syndrome. But I could probably keep listing kick-ass series for a looong time.

What are your favorite sequels?

Top Ten Tuesday: Fall TBR List!

Today I'm joining the fun that is Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This is going to be a challenge for me because I'm really bad at narrowing things down, but I'm going to give it a go!

This week's topic is Top Ten Books You Want to Read This Fall. I'm super bad at picking "top" anything, but these are ten books I really hope I get to read this fall.

• United We Spy by Ally Carter. I've been a fan of the Gallagher Girls for years, and although I'm sad to let them go, I can't wait to see how their story plays out!
• Allegiant by Veronica Roth. I know this one's on a LOT of people's lists, and why shouldn't it be? The first two books are excellent.
• Champion by Marie Lu. I devoured the first two books in this trilogy over spring break and I need the third one like burning.
• Altered by Gennifer Albin. Dystopian world and technology and kick-ass world building. CREWEL was great -- more please!
• Unbreakable by Kami Garcia. The plot sounds super awesome and let's be honest, after the Caster Chronicles, I'd check out anything she wrote.
• Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano. I'm a sucker for anything remotely dystopian, and I really enjoyed her previous trilogy, so this sounds like fun!
• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Anxiety-ridden college student with an obsessive fan relationship with a series about a wizard? Did you mean, my life? Plus I keep seeing how great it is all over the place and I need it.
• Smoke by Ellen Hopkins. I'm so curious to find out what happened to Pattyn, and of course, Ellen Hopkins' writing style is always worthwhile reading.
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. I haven't gotten around to reading this series yet, but the covers are gorgeous and I've heard so much about them!
• All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill. Let's be honest, it won me over with the Shakespeare quote in the title, but it sounds like a super awesome story.

What books are you guys hoping to read this fall?