Top Ten Tuesday: Books Featuring Ordinal Numbers

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.

Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.

Topic:

Books Featuring Ordinal Numbers (and a little math humor)

This topic had me brushing off my math skills, which, honestly, mostly stopped at decimals. Why? Because in the library world, we mostly deal with words, not numbers. Numbers are for math people… we’re here for stories, drama, and plot twists!

But today, we’re talking books that use numbers in their titles — specifically those that show a book’s place in a series. Think “Book One,” “Part Two,” or “Volume Three.”

Full disclosure: I haven’t kept up with that many series that fit the bill perfectly. So, to make this topic work, I also included some books that just have numbers in the title, because why not? A small list? Nope. Not happening.

So without further ado… here’s my mismatched, number-loving, slightly chaotic book list. Enjoy!

One Wrong Move by Dani Pettrey

Two Seconds Too Late by Dani Pettrey

Three Steps Behind by Dani Pettrey

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

Firstborn by Tosca Lee

The Third Target by Joel C. Rosenberg

The Bookshop of 99 Doors by Jaime Jo Wright

The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White

One More Last Chance by Cathleen Armstron

Sushi for One? by Camy Tang

The Second Empress by Michelle Moran

Empress of the Seven Hills by Kate Quinn

Sixty Acres and a Bride by Regina Jennings

So grab a book, count your way through the series, and try not to let the math scare you off. 😏