The Last Unicorn

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Have Been on My TBR the Longest

Happy Tuesday everybody! I’m cutting it a little close today, but I still wanted to participate, so here I am. This week has just been the busiest so far!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It celebrates lovely lists, wonderful books and the bookish community. This week’s topic is Freebie, so it can be whatever. I decided to do Oldest Books on My TBR / Books That Have Been on My TBR the Longest. I have a ton of books on said To Be Read List, some of which have been years, so this has been a really good reminder. Do I still want to read some of these, as it’s been so long? Which ones have been on there the longest? Let’s see!

Here I go! Incidentally, all of these have been on this list since before I started this blog, so I’ve never even mentioned some of them before.Also, I’m excluding sequels, because I just know if I didn’t I was going to feel guilty.

  1. The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst: Added 2021. Not sure if I’m still interested enough.
  2. Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe: Added 2021. From what I’ve heard since I added it to my list, it’s a pretty technical fantasy book and I’m not sure I’d be into that. But I also enjoyed a novella I read by the author last year, so I don’t know.
  3. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern: Added 2021. I’m not sure about this one. The name is great, but I couldn’t really remember why I added it. I had to go back and read the book description, haha.
  4. The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell: Added 2021. This has been on my list for a while. I think this one is genuinely one that I still want to give a shot, and a series that I want to try. It’s just pretty long and time.
  5. The Diviners by Libba Bray: Added 2020. This has been on my radar for a long time. I’m not sure, though. I think I’d still like to read it, it’s just been so long and there’s just too many books I’m interested in at any given time.
  6. The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen: Added 2020. This one has been on my radar for almost as long as the last book. I love the cover and the title, but like with The Starless Sea I also had to go back and read the book description for this one. I still think I might be interested in it, though.
  7. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie: Added 2021. Considering it’s been on and off my TBR over the years, I’m really not sure if it’s gonna happen. I might be leaving a bit towards “no” though.
  8. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch: Since 2021. Not sure about this one. It’s been on my TBR a long time, but sometimes I feel the same way about it that I do The Blade Itself. I don’t know.
  9. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle: Since 2016. I really want to read this one eventually. It’s a classic, and it’s something that I’ve wanted to read for a long time.
  10. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman: Since 2015. I also really want to read this one eventually, as well as give this trilogy a shot. This is the oldest book I remember being on my TBR since before I started keeping track of that kind of stuff.

What books have been on your TBR the Longest that you haven’t read? What topic did you pick this week?

As always, thanks so much for reading, and I hope that you have an amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Shelf Control Week #2: The Last Unicorn

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It’s that time of week again. So it’s time for more Shelf Control.

Shelf Control is an original feature created and hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies.

Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more info on what Shelf Control is all about, check out BookshelfFantasies.com.

For this week I chose The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.

The Last Unicorn • Peter S. Beagle

Length: 320 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Publication: Ace; Reissue Edition [January 1, 1991]

Book Description

The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone...

...so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her kind. Joined along the way by the bumbling magician Schmendrick and the indomitable Molly Grue, the unicorn learns all about the joys and sorrows of life and love before meeting her destiny in the castle of a despondent monarch—and confronting the creature that would drive her kind to extinction....

In The Last Unicorn, renowned and beloved novelist Peter S. Beagle spins a poignant tale of love, loss, and wonder that has resonated with millions of readers around the world.

When I Got It

July 2016

Why I Wanted to Read It

I wanted to read The Last Unicorn because it’s a piece of classic fantasy literature, and I’ve heard such wonderful things about it. I’ve never seen the movie either, though I’ve also heard great things about that, too. It just seems like such a beautiful story, and I wanted to experience it for myself.

Why I Haven’t Read It Yet

I acquired it at the same time as several other books, and it just got lost in the shuffle. And I just kind of forgot that I had it on the back burner and never got around to reading it. I’d still like to though; hopefully soon rather than later.

Have you read The Last Unicorn? Did you find it to be as wonderful as everyone says it is?

As always, thank you to everyone for tuning in, and have a fantastic day/night!