I've been meaning to read N.K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms ever since it appeared in 2010, got good reviews from several of my friends, and then showed up on the nominations list for.... well, a boatload of awards, really! Hugo, Nebula, Tiptree, Locus, WFA... a nice greeting for a debut novel!
Only three years later I'm finally managing to wedge it into my reading life, and I'm a chapter in and having fun so far.