
Hi all!
Welcome to another Top 5 Sat (aka one of my fav memes of the week) created by the lovely Mandy over at Devouring Books. Mandy was one of our first supporters and her blog is always an inspiration for us. Honestly, if you haven’t checked it out yet: YOU SHOULD.
This week’s topic is: Unreliable Narrators. I have to admit, when I first read this topic I was a bit stumped. A quick Goodreads search made short work of the Top 5 Unreliably Narrated books I want to read.
Here they are:
The Wife Between Us – I put this book on my TBR after reading Kitty Marie’s Book Review. The domestic thriller exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage – and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love. My goal to read more thrillers this year has this book as a must read!
Into the Water – A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. As an upcoming book club choice, Into the Water has me intrigued and excited to give Paula Hawkins’ writing a try.
Verity – I’ve had Colleen Hoover on my TBR list for YEARS and YEARS. Honestly, I have no excuse not to have already given her writing a try. Especially considering the latest reviews for Verity. The romantic thriller has been added to my short 2020 thriller TBR!
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – To be honest, I’ve had this book on my TBR purely for the hype. How can a book with an unlikeable character be so loved? I’m intrigued and eager to finally give this book a try soon!
Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Has been labelled an ingenious and unabashedly entertaining novel about a family coming to terms with who they are and the power of a daughter’s love for her mother. I’m always a fan of watching films and reading the books. In anticipation of watching Cate Blanchett’s depiction of Bernadette Fox, I’m keen to give the book a try!

Have you read any of these books? What were your thoughts on them?
The Wife Between Us is a fantastic choice! Very much looking forward to reading Verity. This week’s theme is really neat, definitely adding a lot of these books to my TBR (and hopefully forgetting the reason why, to make the unreliable narration a surprise lol)
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Haha that’s it exactly! Unreliable narration definitely works better when it’s a surprise as opposed to an expectation. I hope you enjoy Verity! 😊
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I haven’t read any of these, but Verity and The Wife Between Us are both definitely high on my list! I hope you get to all of these and adore them!!💜💜
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I hope you enjoy them Kaya! They seem so interesting and darker than my normal read but I’m eager to branch out a bit more this year 😊
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Aww thank you! I hope you get to branch out more💜💜
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Elinor Oliphant has been on my list forever too!
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Eleanor*
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I’m glad to not be the only one who hasn’t read this. It was insanely hyped in 2018 and it’s about time I got around to it 😂 I hope you enjoy reading it too!
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I’ve read Verity by Colleen Hoover and I have to say, it definitely isn’t like any of her other books! It’s a great read and I couldn’t put it down.
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Yeah I’ve heard that it’s a bit different in theme to her usual books. I’m quite excited to finally give her writing a go after all of this time – even if the themes are a bit darker 😄
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I’ve been meaning to read Into The Water and The Wife Between Us. My pile of reading just keeps getting bigger and bigger! It’s insane!
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Haha I know the feeling! Before you know it there’s too many books and not enough time! I hope you enjoy them when you get around to them, Willow 😊
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I hope you do as well!
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Eleanor Oliphant is an amazing character, I can’t wait for more books from this author!
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I’ve heard that she’s amazing after the initial transition in to her character. I have the book on my shelf and can’t wait to try it!!
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Great list, Jen! Verity was insane in the best way possible. That book sucked me right out of the worst reading slump early last year. I want more books like that! I’ve really never read anything like it 😍 I personally wasn’t a fan of Into the Water though… But I hope you enjoy all these reads 🙂
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Some great choices! Eleanor Oliphant is amazing & will have you in tears and fits of laughter. Hope you enjoy it 😊
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Thanks Becky!! It’s coming up as a book club pick next month so I’m impatiently waiting to read more about Eleanor 😄
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I haven’t read any of these but they’re all on my tbr and i’m super excited. this is such a great prompt and you chose amazing books for them.
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Thanks Amanda! I’m hoping to try and read more form my TBR than I add to it this year, so hopefully I’ll get to these soon 😄 I’m glad they’re on your TBR list too!!
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Ooo good list! Unreliable narrators can be so much fun!
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Thanks Jenna! I realised writing this that I hadn’t explored enough books with them so I’m keen to fix that soon!
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I loved Eleanor! She wasn’t ever unlikable, just hard to understand initially. You’ll love the book as it lives up to the hype, especially on audio.
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That’s probably a more accurate assessment of her character. I’m eager to get started on it and see for myself 😀
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The Wife Between Us is also on my list. I loved reading An Anonymous Girl by that author duo so I really want to check out their debut.
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I haven’t tried An Anonymous Girl yet. I was thinking about trying it but wasn’t too sure how the psych/manipulation element would be. Did you enjoy it?
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I really loved it! I thought it was so good. My review is linked to this weeks top 5 post if you want to check it out
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Great topic! I love a good book with unreliable narrator, I think that works particularly well in the thriller types of books.
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