It’s been so long since we’ve done a Top 5 Wednesday. We’ve had a super busy year so far but this topic is just so good that we couldn’t pass it up.
So today we’ll be telling you about 5 books that you should be going in blindly because they are just THAT good.
#1 The Book Thief
If you’ve read this book then you know exactly why it’s on this list.
All you need to know is that this is a historical fiction set in Nazi Germany that will tear you apart.
#2 The Raven Cycle
This is sort of cheating because it’s a 4 book series and not a single book but if you read the first book i.e. The Raven Boys then you’ll definitely be hooked.
All you need to know is that this book has four beautiful boys, a girl we all aspire to be and a magical forest.
#3 The Final Empire
Yet another fantasy series! If you have been following us for a while then you know just how much we love Brandon Sanderson and Mistborn is definitely his best series ever. We have just read the first book i.e. The Final Empire, but we already know we will love it all.
All you need to know is that this book follows the storyline of how a world would turn out if the bad guy won and it’s got an epic heist. (Click here to read our review of it!)
#4 Holding up the Universe
A contemporary fiction for a change. A book that made me cry happy tears and restored my faith in humanity.
All you need to know is that this book has a cute boy, a cute girl, and a story that will sweep you off the ground (Click here to read our review of it!)
#5 The Thing about Jellyfish
A middle grade contemporary. The most beautiful book ever written that talks about topics most books shy away from.
All you need to know is that this book will make you cherish your best friends.
And that’s all! It was really hard to not include Harry Potter and Percy Jackson but they are super well loved anyway and we wanted to include the most recent ones we had read instead.
Did you participate in this weeks Top 5 Wednesday? If yes, leave a link to your post down below! And do let us know what you think about our list.
This is Raven & Beez,
Signing out~
[Top 5 Wednesday was created by Booktuber named Lainey at Gingerreadslainey and you can find other T5W-ers, the topics, and guidelines on the Top 5 Wednesday Goodreads Group.]
Raven & Beez 
Okay, you convinced me. I’m going to read Mistborn.
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How many books in the series?
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Actually, you can just read the first book as a standalone, but essentially it’s a trilogy. With 4 sequel books that take place 300 years later.
I KNOW IT’S OVERWHELMING! But don’t let the size put you off. Just TRY the first book, baby steps. 😀
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Yaass! Can’t have enough Sanderson fans in the world 😛
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The blurbs for The Raven Cycle NEVER do it justice anyway right?!? IT’S JUST TOO GLORIOUS. Also “four beautiful boys and a girl we all aspire to be” is like legit the best pitch ever.😂 I approve.
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Aww yiss! Thank you so much for stopping by 😀
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Everything you’ve said about The Raven Cycle is true. The moment I read the first, I was hooked. I had to just download them back to back as soon as I finished them. Then came the googling pictures of artists’ renditions of them. My favorite is still this picture of Ronan with a grumpy face and flower crown ♥
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Oh my god YAASS! Another TRC fan! We have googled SO many of their pictures too and I absolutely remember that pic ❤ One of our faves 😀 along with a picture of Blue and Ronan in a "This is our getalong shirt" XD
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OMG that book…she managed to write a book about rich, pretty boys and not make it about rich, pretty boys. She wrote a book about psychics and didn’t make it trite. She wrote about someone who’d be a manic pixie dream girl in any other setting and made her NOT. She pretty much took all of the tropiest tropes and said not today to any of the cliches associated with them, and I honestly have no clue how she did it ♥
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I KNOW! UGH! She is the queen of writing ❤ I love her so much. And I just CANNOT wait for the release of Crooked Saints. I'll probably cry reading it 😛
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I seem to recall going into the Book Thief and I do think I loved it more for it! Great picks 😀
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I’m glad you liked our choices! It’s always great to find another book thief lover 😛
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I like that you had different genres included in this list. I am very keen to read these books just by what you have shared 😊
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Aww I’m glad you liked them! I hope you do enjoy if you get around to reading them 😀
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Great choices! The Book Thief is one of my favorites and I really enjoyed reading Holding Up the Universe last year!
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Thank you for stopping by! I’m so glad you liked it 😀 Those two books left me with some huge book hangovers </3
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The Book Thief had me hooked with the narrator. Didn’t need any more information after that. As for The Raven Cycle, I have been trying to avoid spoilers and thankfully only know the information you offered. It is 5th on my tbr list.
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Yay Book Thief buddy! I really hope you get around to reading (and hopefully loving) The Raven Cycle, I’m trying really hard to not hype it up because then it disappoints so just ya know… go in blind 😛
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That’s a great list. The book thief was undoubtedly a very good read. The blurb couldn’t do justice to the book I guess
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I’m glad you liked it! And I agree, the blurb just does not do a good job at expressing just HOW powerful the book is
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