Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About

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Hello lovelies! This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday is – Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About. I know I’m not the only person who reads a lot and somehow forgets what the books were about. It doesn’t happen all the time, but there are definitely some books I really loved, but I don’t really know much about them now. I do know if I laughed or cried while reading, but I hardly remember specific details, the plot and sometimes even the characters’ names… It’s pretty bad I know… Guess I should start a reread TBR so I can remember why I loved these books.

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and has been moved to That Artsy Reader Girl since January 16, 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Here are the Top Ten Books I know I Loved/Liked, but Can’t Remember Much About


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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares – My close high school friends and I watched the movie adaptation of this book together the summer before we went to college. We loved the movie so much we decided to read the book and pass it around. Well, that was more than 10 years ago and the only thing I remember about this book is how the pants magically fit all of the girls who are best friends. Other than that, I don’t really know all that much. I don’t even know their names.

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Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty – During highschool, my best friend introduced this series to me and I remember really enjoying and loving the story and romance  Now I don’t remember anything at all other than my best friend and I used to gush about the guy in the book.

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Never Stop Falling by Ashley Drew – I remember reading this book in one day and really loving it. The romance was swoony, it was a fast read, and the ending was very emotional and made me cry. Other than that, I don’t remember specific details and the characters.

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Tangled by Emma Chase – I really enjoyed the Royally Series by Emma Chase, so I decided to read some of her other books. Well, this one was really fun and swoony, but all I can remember is there were plenty of steamy scenes in the office. The main character is a secretary and falls in love with her boss or something like that.

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This Body Won’t Break by Lea Mckee– I read this just last year (like a few months ago) and OMG I loved it. I even reviewed it here and gushed about how amazing it was. I remember the storyline was really fascinating — dystopia with mystery and a hint of romance. It was a short fast paced book that was easy to read…but that’s all. I don’t remember names, the setting, and details. I do remember the feeling that it was really a funtastic book.

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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams – So this one is more of a play not really a book. I remember really liking this even though it was required reading for my AP English class. We had to really analyze everything and the nerd in me really loved that part.  BUT I don’t remember much other than there was some abuse in the plot line.

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Bared to You (Crossfire #1) by Sylvia Day – After reading the Fifty Shades of Grey Series, which I really enjoyed — it’s a guilty pleasure book for me and read for entertainment purposes…. I know it’s not written well and offends plenty of people,  I looked for a similar series/book and discovered the Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day. I believe I read up to the second book, but other than remembering that the main male lead is named Gideon and that it’s very similar to FOG, I don’t remember all that much.

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Dear John by Nicholas Sparks – From the books I’ve read by Nicholas Sparks, this is the only book I can’t remember much about. I do remember that I cried a lot and there were love letters written in the story since John went off to the army.

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Losing It by Cora Cormack – So when I started getting into NA books, I kind of binged a lot. I heard great things about Cora Cormack, so I picked up Losing It. If I remember correctly, I finished this book in less than 24 hours and really enjoyed it so much that I read the second book ASAP…BUT I don’t remember the characters or anything at all that happened… well other than the obvious that female lead lost it somehow in the story.

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Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa –  I remember that I loved this one too, but nada…. Do Not Remember what the book was even about. I did buy the sequel last year and plan on rereading. Maybe the second time I’ll remember….


So those are the books I loved/liked, but can’t remember much about. What are some of yours? I would love to know so comment down below!

sincerelykarenjo2

Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Resolutions/Goals

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Hello again my loves! With this Top Ten Tuesday post, I’m now finally up to date. Woohoo! This week topic for Top Ten Tuesday is Bookish Resolutions and Goals. This is actually perfect because I’ve been doing a lot of planning and scheduling.

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and has been moved to That Artsy Reader Girl since January 16, 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Here are my Top Ten Bookish Resolution and Goals for 2018


Read 50 Books on my Shelves – I don’t know when was the last time I organized my bookshelves, but I now have 4 bins of books sitting in the garage. I’ve put away plenty of books I felt I’m not going to read, but still want to someday so I can make more room for new books. I know I know — that’s really not helping, but I have a difficult time parting with my books… even if they’ve been sitting on my bookshelves forever. This year, I actually want to read 50 of those books (either on my bookshelves or the ones I had to put in bins).

Read 50 E-Books – Okay aside from physical books, I actually have quite a lot of e-books. I buy some, download free ones, free ARCs, and some I get from giveaways. When I see something I think I might like, I just click click click and download. I don’t even want to say how many e-books I have — it’s ridiculously out of control and I seriously don’t know how long some of them have been there. Oh and I even purchase e-books for the ones I already own in hard copy. Sometimes, when I really love a book and can’t stop reading, I’d buy the e-book so that I can read it anytime and anywhere. This year, I want to read 50 of my e-books and delete the ones I will probably never read again.

Read 25 New Authors – I love discovering new authors. Last year, I read plenty of amazing debut authors who are now some of my favorites. Whether they’re mainstream or indie, this year I want to read 25 new authors. Hopefully, I’ll be able to add some of them to my favorites list.

Finish 10 Book Series – I love reading series and usually wait until it’s all completely written so I can binge them. I also buy plenty of book series that have been finished 2-4 years ago with every intention of spending a weekend just reading them. Obviously, I haven’t finished as many series as I wanted so this year, I want to finish 10 that’s been on my bookshelves for the past few years.

Finish my Goodreads Challenge without Changing It – I have been setting up my Goodreads challenge to 100 for the past two years. In both 2016 and 2017, I had to lower down my Goodreads Challenge sometime during the year because I knew that I would not be able to accomplish the 100 books. This year, I really want to finish without changing my original goal. I’m also challenging myself by reading 115 instead of 100. I can be a fast reader sometimes and even finish a book in a day so I’m really hoping I get to 115.

Social Media Presence – So I’m really crunched for time and when I’m busy, I’m really busy. I usually read during work breaks, after work, and in the evening so I don’t really have much time to be present on social media. This year, I want to make an effort on communicating more with bloggers, bookstagrammers, and authors. I’m quite shy, so I struggle a bit. But, once I get comfortable, I can be pretty fun and outgoing. Just takes a while for me to warm up.

Increase My Netgalley Feedback Ratio to 80% – As of right now, I’m at 49%. I still have a long way to go, but I’m confident that I’ll be able to bring it up to 80% in a few months. At least by mid 2018.

Control ARC Requests – I went pretty crazy requesting on Netgalley and joining ARC giveaways on Goodreads, Shelfawareness and few random others. Not to mention the ARCs I pick up at Yallwest. I really want to control myself and request less on Netgalley. I definitely will still be grabbing as many physical ARCs as I can during Yallwest this year, so I need a wee bit control on Netgalley.

Give Away 20 Books – As I’ve mentioned, it’s difficult for me to part with my babies and I just want to hold on to them forever. Even if I didn’t love particular books, I still want to keep them. Well, rather than be locked away in bins, this year I want to give away 20 books. I know that might not seem a lot to you, but to me that is a very big deal. I seriously would rather buy/gift someone else a new book than give away one that I already own.

Spend Less on Books – I started with this goal last year and I proud to say that I spent less on books in 2017 than 2016. I went just a tad bit crazy in 2016 — which is how I ended up with so many books on my shelves that I had to start putting some away in bins. This year, I want to spend even less on books. With the exception of my Uppercase and Owlcrate, I plan on ONLY buying books I know I will read once I buy it. If I know I won’t, then I’ll just add in on my To Buy Book List. And if I really do want a specific book, I’ll try to look for it at bargain book stores like Bookoutlet.


Well, those are my top ten bookish resolution/goals. What are some of yours? Comment down below. And as always, have a wonderful day!

sincerelykarenjo2