Books I Want to Reread This Year

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Today I thought I would talk about the books that I want to reread the most. A while ago I wrote a post about the books that I've reread the most, but the following ten books in this list, I've only read once, and a while ago at that. The purpose for these rereads would be to refresh my mind on these stories. All of these books I consider either favorites or just below that qualifier, but how can I know if they really are favorites of mine if I only remember half of the book? I'm hoping that reading them a second time will help determine whether or not they are true favorites of mine. 

Three of the following are actually full series, but the rest are standalone novels. I will mention the first (and last) time I read them, and when I hope to reread. 

Alright, let's get into it, then!

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1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Last read: December 2018

This was my last read in 2018, which means its almost been four years since I read this book. I remember that I loved Erin Morgenstern's prose, and the ambience she created inside the circus. Last year I read her newest book, The Starless Sea, which only made me want to read this again more. I will probably reread this in the winter months, because this book feels like a wintery, Christmasy read.

2. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Last read: March 2019

I read this right after it came out, which was spring 2019. It took me nearly a month to read, but since it's almost 900 pages long, I'm okay with that. Plus, back then it took me a lot longer to get through books than it does now. I'm sure if I pick it up nowadays, it would only take me a few days to finish. I'll probably read this in the summer. It definitely feels like a summer book.

3. Circe by Madeline Miller

Last read: August 2018

This is another book I picked up right after it was published, though it took me a couple of months to finally start reading it. This book only took me two days to read, so we all know that I loved it. I even said in my review, "I'm looking forward to reading it again." It takes a special kind of book to immediately make you want to reread it. I'm sad that I haven't accomplished that yet, even after four years. But this is the year!

4. Mistborn (the series) by Brandon Sanderson

Last read: February 2019

Though I finished the first book in February of 2019, it actually took me the rest of the year to finish the first trilogy in the Mistborn series. I went through a huge reading slump in 2019, so I don't remember a ton from these books. But I do remember feeling completely destroyed by them, quite well in fact. I know that there are a lot of Easter-eggs and foreshadowing in the books that you can only catch if you reread them, so I'm hoping I'll be able to get a lot more out of this series when I pick it up again. I'm wanting to binge-read the series all at once, so I'll pick it up when I don't have any other reading plans.

5. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Last read: December 2019

This is probably the book that I remember the least about. This was before I was really reading literary and historical fiction, and it felt very dense and hard to read to me. How was this only three years ago? I'm sure that I'll understand much more when I reread this. This again feels like a wintery read, so I'm sure I'll be picking it up in November or December this year.

6. Inkheart (the series) by Cornelia Funke

Last read: B.G. (Before Goodreads)

This is a childhood favorite, however I've only read Inkheart and Inkspell once, and I've never read Inkdeath even though I own it. I still have my childhood copies that were originally my sisters, because I've always intended to read them again. I've tried a few times in the last decade or so, but I never got very far, because some other book captured my attention. Of all the books, this series is the one that I'd least likely get to this year, but I'm hoping that won't be the case.

7. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 

Last read: February 2020

This was one of my favorite books of 2020, and also the latest book on this list. Even though its only been two years, I really want to reread this one because it is what got me into historical fiction in the first place. Also it is what drew me to translated fiction, and since then I've read a ton of books from East Asia (Korea, Japan, etc.). I remember the overall plot, but the details and characters are fuzzy to me, so I want to immerse myself in this story again to really drive it into my mind.

8. The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Last read: August 2019

When I first read this, I actually didn't like it very much. I gave it two stars and decided I would probably unhaul my copy soon. But over the course of the past couple of years, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I want to reread it so I can actually know what I think of this story, and decide from there if I actually dislike it, or if I was just unprepared for this kind of story. I'll probably read this in the fall, because most of the book feels like falling leaves and cold weather, to me.

9. The Lord of the Rings (the series) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Last read: B.G

I'm not sure if I've ever read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy before, but instead only read bits and pieces. I know the story inside and out, since it was what my parents read to me as a kid, so its not like I'm unfamiliar with details that only happen in the book. But since it's been well over four years since I picked it up, I think its high time to start it again. And this time, I'll finish it for sure.

10. Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Last read: July 2018

This was the second V.E. Schwab book I read (well, second series, since I read the entirety of the Shades of Magic trilogy before this) and I haven't read it since. But its one that is still relatively fresh in my mind, maybe because I've since read the other books in the series, Vengeful and the comic ExtraOrdinary. However, I feel the urge to come back to this story, especially since I've reread all of her other books multiple times. This will probably be a Halloween read for me.

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Well, there you have it! Do you reread books, or are you a "one and done" kind of reader? What books do you want to reread this year? Let me know in the comments or tweet at me @AllyEmReads

Until next time!