Happy Tuesday everyone! As it is Tuesday, it is time for a Top Ten Tuesday update. Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and is currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week’s given topic: Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read

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1. Colleen Hoover – Who has not heard of Colleen Hoover? I surely have come across her and her books countless times. She is a name regularly mentioned in Booktok (thankfully I haven’t been to that side of the social media app). She was even recommended by a friend. Her works are always available in local bookstores. Undoubtedly, Hoover’s popularity cannot be underestimated. However, with fame came controversies, many of which she has yet to address. I don’t think I will read any of her works in the foreseeable future. The fact that she writes in a genre I often am ambivalent about makes it even more difficult for me to lift any of her works.

2. Anne Rice – It has been years since I first encountered Anne Rice. She is quite famous for her works venturing into the supernatural. Her novel, Interview with the Vampire is ubiquitous. It is also a book that I want to read if I get over my ambivalence about horror fiction, the same case with Stephen King although I have already read one of King’s works. The chances of me reading a work by Rice are higher compared to me reading a work by Hoover.

3. Sarah Maas – I am not sure when I first encountered Sarah Maas. I think it was through a fellow book blogger that I came across her. Apparently, she is quite popular amongst readers of young adult fiction. I don’t know. There is just about the genre that makes me want not to read it although I have read my fair share; a social media friend called the genre the “class fuck”. Along with horror fiction, young adult fiction is at the bottom of my reading list. That is the reason why I haven’t read the works of writers like Maas and Hoover. Is it a surprise Booktok is proliferated with works of this genre?

4. Jenny Han – I have an e-copy of Jenny Han’s famous trilogy, The Summer I Turned Pretty. It was even adapted into a Netflix series. Everybody seems to love it, except perhaps me. To be fair, I haven’t watched the series and I have no intention of watching it. I also have no intentions of reading the trilogy any time soon.

5. Ottessa Moshfegh – Another name that has been ubiquitous recently is Ottessa Moshfegh. I keep on seeing her works whenever I drop by the bookstore or when I peruse online sellers. Apparently, she is popular amongst readers of literary fiction. I just might try reading her works.

6. Matt Haig – Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library is a book that I keep on encountering. My curiosity is piqued by the positive recommendations from fellow book bloggers. This is the reason why I added the book to my reading list. I am interested in what the book holds. What magic awaits me? I sure hope it won’t disappoint.

7. V.E. Schwab – V.E. Schwab is another writer whose popularity piqued my interest. Although I came across his works first before I learned about his popularity. I guess the advent of Booktok was another catalyst. I originally wanted to give his oeuvre a try but with the growing list of writers whose prose I want to explore, Schwab just might have to wait for his turn.

8. E. Lockheart – The first thing that comes to mind when I hear Lockhart is the character in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. That Lockhart is, of course, without an “e”. E. Lockheart’s We Were Liars is a book that I keep on encountering. However, nothing about it makes me want to read it. I guess it has to do with the genre it belongs to again.

9. Leigh Bardugo – I just remembered Leigh Bardugo. She is another writer who I first learned about through fellow book bloggers. It seems that her brand of literature is quite popular amongst younger readers. Six of Crows is a title that I keep on encountering, both online and off the World Wide Web.

10. Kurt Vonnegut – Veering off the course, I am listing Kurt Vonnegut who is a mainstay in must-read lists; it was through these lists that I first came across him. Breakfasts of Champions and Slaughterhouse Five are among his works that are repeatedly mentioned in the aforementioned lists. I actually have a copy of the latter and I am looking forward to reading it, along with his other works.