This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Books Too Good to Review Properly. These are the types of books that you enjoyed so much that you just don’t have the words to explain them. This happens to me a lot more than it should, especially if it’s a series or author I adore. But here are ten books or series that I probably won’t ever review properly.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: I mean, what really else is there to say about these books? What could I add to the years of reviews and thoughts?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: I read this book before the movie came out and I’m still not ready to talk about this book.
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater: If you ask me how I feel about this book, it’s just fangirl screaming into the sea.
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys: Like The Book Thief, this book broke me. It’s so good and so sad and you should read it.
Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner: This was the final book in the Queen’s Thief series and even though I haven’t been a fan long that ending just left me wanting to curl into a ball and cry. So good.
Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir: Another excellent ending to a fantasy series. I just have so many feelings about what happened.
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk: There are some books that just hit you in a way that you adore it and you can’t explain why.
Lovely War by Julie Berry: I sense a trend between historical fiction and my inability to talk about the book after reading. Because this book also broke something inside of me.
Les Mis by Victor Hugo: Again, what can I say that will add anything new to what’s already been said about this classic?
The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord: This is another book that hit home with me in a way that’s hard to explain to other people. I did attempt to write a review for it here, but it was mainly just a “love” letter about how this book understood me.
Keeper of the Wood Between Worlds 
The Lord of the Rings is a good pick. Yeah, I’d struggle to review that one, too.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-too-good-to-review-properly/
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It would definitely be a challenge!
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Yeah, I don’t think I’ll ever properly review LOTR either. For one, I’d have to re-read the whole thing in order to feel like I was doing it justice, and given how long it’s taken me to start my re-read of the much shorter Hobbit I don’t know when (or if) I will ever completely re-read LOTR…
My TTT: https://bookwyrmknits.com/2022/02/15/top-ten-tuesday-books-too-hard-to-review-properly/
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That definitely makes sense!
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Salt to the Sea was really good! I agree Lord of the Rings and Les Mis would be nearly impossible to review.
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They’re just so long and so much happens and they’re so well known!
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The Book Thief also made my list. Such a wonderful book!
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That’s awesome! 🙂
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I read The Book Thief before I had a blog, but I don’t think I could have reviewed it either. Salt To The Sea was also a really emotional one, though I did manage to write a review for that.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/top-ten-tuesday-355/
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I feel like anything that’s super emotional and heartbreaking is hard to write a proper review about. I just want to scream about how much the book broke me instead XD
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Totally agree!
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The Scorpio Races made my list this week, too! And it looks like you got the special Owlcrate box, as well. 😉 It’s such a good book. One I call perfect.
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Yes! I couldn’t pass up on a box themed around one of my favorite books (especially with a special edition!) I definitely agree with your assessment! 🙂
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