It’s time for Top 5 Wednesdays, a weekly meme created by gingerreadslainey and hosted by Sam @ThoughtsOnTomes. If you want to know more or join as well, just go to the Goodreads group by clicking here. Today is all about stand-alones as well as series that could have easily done with a sequel. I am sure there are toooons of books that would have deserved a continuation, but here are my Top 5 (which are unsurprisingly books I mention all the time)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
It certainly doesn’t have to be about Celia and Marco, but I do wish to hear more about the circus itself. It could be a book of short stories … something like the Bane Chronicles or so. I just can’t let go of the magic. I CANNOT! AND I WON’T!
Every Day by David Levithan
Another Day so doesn’t count! I am sorry if you really enjoyed Another Day, but I have no desire to pick it up whatsoever. I want a real continuation of the story, because in my opinion Every Day stopped right when the most exciting part was about to happen! So, I don’t need a book from a different POV retelling what was in book one, I need to know what happens next!
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
This really shouldn’t be news to you either. I know that all is good and well with my beloved Liesel and Max, but I would give everything to know what happened in between those years. What all did they do? How were their families? What made their life such a good one? ANSWERS! GIVE THEM TO ME!
The Host by Stpehenie Meyer
So, technically this is meant to be series. The Seeker and The Soul have been on Goodreads forever declared as part 2 and 3 BUT they’ve been there for years and I have seen no change, gotten no news. Therefore, I am not exactly hopeful that it will happen for real, but it sure would be nice.
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
I’ve mentioned this so many times before. The books is called “How I Live Now”, basically her last sentence is “And that’s how I live now” but the things is I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU LIVE NOW. I just don’t, but I am a curious person by nature, so I would like to know. You see? Bound to have a sequel!
Apparently I was really into writing all caps today … What are some books you think need sequels?
I would like to know what happened after the events of the novel Battle Royale, but somehow I worry that might ruin the original story.
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I can see where you are coming from. Sometimes a sequel is not ideal …
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Like every one of the Chipmunk sequels!
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I agree 100% with The Night Circus– that books seriously needs to go on forever!! I would love a sequel about the continuation of the circus. ❤
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😀 That would be so gorgeous! Also, I am forever waiting for that movie.
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I need more The Night Circus and Every Day too. I need sequels
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*nods head vigorously*
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Yay to The Night Circus!!! And i really wish Stephenie Meyer finish the Host!!
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It would be great if she actually published the planned sequels. Who knows, maybe we will get them one day!
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Great list! I would definitely be happy with a Night Circus sequel.
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Thank you 😀 I think we all want more Night Circus!
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I desperately need a sequel to Every Day. Like you, I just can’t read Another Day; it’d make me sad and irritated.
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I wasn’t even that much of a fan of the girl, so I don’t see the point in Another Day at all …
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She was just a bit of a cardboard cutout to me.
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Yes! I LOVED the Night Circus and the Host!!
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YAY! So glad we share similar opinions on books 😀
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Yes, the Night Circus needs a sequel! Short stories are a great idea! I would love to see that!
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Right? Short stories would work so well. You could have one for each visitor or member of the circus or tent even – ALL THE POSSIBILITIES!
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A sequel to The Night Circus is a great idea!
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Thanks 🙂 I think many people would love that.
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Yes. I could definitely use a few Night Circus novella’s. A nice little collection of life in the circus would be ideal, especially if we got to check in with Celia and Marco again.
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Definitely! Even if it were about others, it doesn’t mean Celia and Marco couldn’t be mentioned 😀
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I totally agree with your The Book Thief reasoning! I have wondered the same things.
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I nominated you for the Liebster Award:
http://thebookprophet.weebly.com/home/the-liebster-award
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Thank you 🙂
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omg yes! I cant even explain how much I dont want to read Another Day! Every Day was pure brilliance and I just know if I read Another Day it will stain my memory of Every Day! The Host is actually incredible and totally gets a bad rep because of Twilight but I’ve been waiting for a sequel for what feels like 10 years hahaha! I thought for sure after they made the movie she’d finally write them but nope didn’t happen. I’m thinking the same as you, that it’ll probably never happen 😦
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I guess Levithan was all about the relationship in Every Day and thought that was the most important thign about the story, but it just got interesting when we found out there were more like A and when he ran. I don’t get how he could just stop with that?
And I don’t get the bad rep for the Host at all. I don’t hate Twilight though, so that probably helps.
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Oh my God! I would love for there to be short stories for the Night Circus! That book seriously could have gone on forever!
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I completely agree!
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OKAY GIRL BUT FOR REAL. The Night Circus is literally the only circus/carnival book I’ve loved up to date. All those other books comparing themselves to it can’t get up to its level. I would frekaing die for a sequel, but am also very satisfied with the way it ended. :’)
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I like the idea of circuses (is that the plural? Is there a plural? Is it circi??) but rarely any book can do it justice. THE NIGHT CIRCUS DID IT!
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Ah I get what you mean about the book thief and how I live now- but I was so happy with the ending. But I do want to see the sequel to the host!!
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Oh I agree with you, it would be nice to have next books to The Host series, but I have kind of given up on hoping this wlll ever happen, to be honest… it’s been years, and YEARS, and there’s nothing changing. That’s too bad, it was promising!
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I know … I am not even sure I actually really want the sequels now. It may have been too long, because I certainly don’t want to reread anything.
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You’re right. It makes me so sad when we have to wait even a year for a sequel, and there it’s been what? I can’t even remember how long it’s been…this means it’s been WAY too long haha.
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It’s like how I am mad that we still don’t have a Royals air date hahaha I know that the actors and crew need a vacation too and that the writing would suck if they were rushed, but I really wish we didn’t have to wait so long each time.
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RIGHT??! I am SO mad as well about that haha I need to watch that show RIGHT NOW.
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Yep, I always need The Royals. There can never be enough of The Royals (or Jaspenor … which is an important part of The Royals). And here I was thinking I couldn’t use The Royals more often hahaha
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Hahahaha. God I miss that show SO MUCH.
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Same.
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