So, we’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week’s topic is: Books I Loved So Much I Had to Get a Copy for My Personal Library (Maybe you received an ARC or borrowed from a friend/the library and loved it so much you wanted your own! Or maybe you read it in one format and wanted another format, like you read it in ebook and wanted a physical copy to display on your shelves or you read it the paperback and would love to re-read it on audio. Change this TTT title to fit your post best!) (Submitted by Alecia @ The Staircase Reader)
There’s nothing better than reading a book, whether it’s an ARC or borrowed copy, and falling so deeply in love with it that I just need to have another copy of it in my personal library. For this week’s prompt I decided to keep the focus on ARCs I’ve read and loved so much that I immediately went out to buy a copy. I’m going back starting from the most recent and there are definitely more but I especially loved these ones! 😍






Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O’Roark
Everything for You by Chloe Liese
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree






The Hand of the Sun King by J.T. Greathouse
The Goddess of Nothing at All by Cat Rector
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen

Do you often read ARCs or borrowed copies and loved them so much that you immediately want to add them to your personal library?

I do! If I enjoy an arc I tend to preorder or hope its in a book box. I got a physical copy for belldonna. 😍
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Ooh, I still haven’t ordered my copy of Belladonna but I really can’t wait to get my hands on it. I hope I get the pretty version 😂 I’m sad that it wasn’t in the book box I sub to! LOL
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Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim has such great cover design. It’s nice that you loved these books so much you wanted your own!
Hope you’ll visit my Top Ten Tuesday list!
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I love all of Elizabeth Lim’s covers. The designs are always so gorgeous 😍 Thanks for stopping by as well!
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I’m on a super long library waitlist for Legends & Lattes. It sounds great!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-loved-so-much-i-had-to-get-a-copy-for-my-personal-library/
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It’s so good! I have multiple copies of that one 🙈 I hope you enjoy it once you get your hands on the copy, Lydia!
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I would buy The Devil You Know and Everything for You for my shelf. Those two books were awesome!
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Yees, I would be the whole series for both books actually! I’m kind of sad that I don’t yet have the Bergman Brothers books on my shelf because of how much I love that series. I think I’d want signed editions of those though 😂
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I wouldn’t mind signed editions myself!
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I totally get wanting to buy your own copy after reading a book you loved! I haven’t read any of these yet, but Legends and Lattes is one I want to read soon too as it sounds so good.
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YES! I love Legends and Lattes so much. It’s just the perfect cosy comfort read. I don’t re-read a lot but that is one I definitely would if ever I’m feeling a little down or need a bit o’ comfort. 💜 I hope you enjoy it, Lindsey!
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You’re right. Reading an ARC and enjoying it so well you add it to your shelf is indeed the best. 🙂
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It’s so good but I might need to start slowing down on doing this cos I’m running out of shelf space 😂
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I have definitely read an ARC and then bought a physical copy. I see so many rave reviews for that Elizabeth O’Roark book. I definitely want to pick it up soon.
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Yes! I haven’t read anything else by O’Roark but I do love this series, especially the last two books. So good and perfect for if you love a simp hero 😍 Happy reading!
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I do this too much! lol I can’t resist and actually NEED to buy a couple of bookcases. I’ve run out of space on mine. haha
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LOL, honestly, you’re not alone in that, Julie. I think I need to buy new shelves as well—ones that are either taller or wider because I’ve already run out of space in mine and it’s DOUBLE stacked 😂 Woops… Haha
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I admire you collectors. I don’t re-read, so I wouldn’t buy any finished copies of ARCs I read.
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Fair enough! Tbh, I don’t really re-read either so it’s just… Collecting 😂😂😂 Oh dear…
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I need to get Belladonna! Nice list!
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Thanks! I need to order my copy of Belladonna as well. Loved it so much more than I expected to and I already can’t wait for the sequel 😍
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Even though I don’t love how ARCs look on my bookshelf, I’m usually too cheap to buy a finished copy of a book when I already have an ARC. Shame on me, I know!
Happy TTT!
Susan
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I think that’s totally okay! I think if I ever got physical ARCs then I probably wouldn’t buy finished copies as often unless it was like a new forever favourite. Sadly, I’ve never received a physical ARC so finished copies it is for me! 😂
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So is it just a coincidence that so many of them also have gorgeous covers? 😉 Legends & Lattes doesn’t surprise me at all considering how much everyone has seemed to love it!
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Hahaha, I don’t know, I mean, maybe? I’m a sucker for a stunning cover, Jennifer 😂 I can’t deny it! Legends and Lattes was such a pleasant surprise. I’m so glad that it came on my radar 💜
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I want to read Six Crimson Cranes so much! And, Belladonna is on my TBR too. I’m glad to hear you liked them as much as you did. 😀
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YES! Six Crimson Cranes is fantastic 😍 And so is Belladonna! I hope you enjoy both whenever you read them 😍
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Belladonna looks so good, and I’ve heard a TON of good things about Legends and Lattes!!
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YES! Both books are fantastic but Legends and Lattes is defo a new addition to my all-time faves. Just cosy comforting great fantasy 😍
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Love when ARCs are so good you have to buy a copy. I can’t wait to get to Violet Made of Thorns.
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I hope you enjoy it, Alicia! It’s defo not what I expected but in a good way 😉 Happy reading!
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Awesome list! I’ve never bought a book that I ended up loving (at least that I can remember), but I can totally understand why you bought the books mentioned here. Especially Six Crimson Cranes and Violet Made of Thorns, the latter which I’m currently reading and absolutely loving!
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Some of these I did receive in book boxes (very lucky) but yeah, I’m a sucker for wanting these gorgeous covers and stories on my shelf 😂
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Legends & Lattes and The Goddess of Nothing At All were big favourites of mine.
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YES! I just got my signed copy of TGoNAA and I’m so happy with it. The naked cover is stunning 😍
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I currently have two copies of Violet Made of Thorns on my shelf, but I haven’t managed to read it yet. I’m hoping to get to it soon!
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Ooh, do you have the Owlcrate edition? That one is really pretty 😍 I might have to pop on their site and see if they still have copies of it going (probably not though, lol)! I hope you love it, Ali!
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I’ve seen Belladonna a lot recently–the cover is beautiful! I can understand why you’d have two copies of that cover alone. Great list!
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This is my fave Belladonna cover but the other cover that Ive seen for it is also pretty. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy 😍
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Some books just have perfect covers all around haha!
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I understand completely why you went out and bought copies of these books!
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Thanks, Deb! 💜
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I am forever buying books after checking them out from the library – I like being able to look at the books I love on my shelves, and have the option to pick them up and re-read them (or sections) as and when I please
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YEP! I’m honestly not much of a re-reader but I do love picking up a favourite book every now and then and reading a passage or two or just, you know, holding it in my hands 😂
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