Hi guys! How are you today? Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Artsy Girl. The topic this week is your winter TBR. Seasonal TBRs are my favorite TBRs, cause I actually sometimes manage to stick to them.
1. The Secret Lives of People in Love by Simon Van Booy
I’ve been meaning to read more short stories and this collection looks so lovely. I picked it up mostly because of title, but judging by the cover it’ll be a perfect winter read and the first part’s even titled “Love Beings in Winter”.
2. The Idiot by Elif Batuman
I bought this mostly because of the title too, but I’m super excited about it. It’s a coming of age story set at Harvard in the 90s (my favorite decade). The only reason I haven’t already read it is that I have a lot books and highkey forgot I own it.
3. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
If you saw my post about my book crushes, you know I’ve been desperate to get my hands on some books set in the middle ages. Turns out my mum had this one in the attic and was kind enough to find it for me. It’s set in the 13th century and centered around the building of a great cathedral.
4. The Wendy by Erin Michelle Sky Steven Brown
This will be the second Peter Pan retelling I read which is named after and focused on one of the book’s female characters. If it’s even half as good as Tiger Lily, I’ll be very pleased with it.
5. Beartown by Fredrik Backman
This is one of those books that everyone, regardless of their usual reading taste, seems to love. So even though a book about hockey and small towns is definitley out of my comfort zone, I have very high hopes for this one.
6. Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore
There’s no winter like a Russian winter and my planned Russian fix of the season is Sashenka, a historical novel set in 1916 St. Petersburg about a young girl who “plays a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction.” Sounds intriguing.
7. One Day in December by Josie Silver
Who doesn’t love a good holiday rom-com? I know I do. This book’s been called Love Actually in book form and I’ve heard a lot of lovely things about it , so I’m super excited to buddy-read it with my momma over the holidays.
8. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
I’ve heard very mixed things about this novella, but I adore these characters and I’m so excited to read about the inner circle again. It’s set on the winter solstice, so I think that will be the perfect time to pick it up.
9. Under Wildwood by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis
I read the first book in the series in November and it was a lovely Autumn read. I think this one’s set in the winter so I’d like to get to it soon. Hopefully it’s just as charming as the first one, full of talking animals, quirky characters and whimsy.
10. The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden.
Did anyone think I wasn’t going to read my favorite, dark, magical Russian winter-fairytale this winter? I might have read The Bear and the Nightingale three times already, but I’ve only read the sequel once, so I really want to reread both before The Winter of the Witch comes out. I need to be prepared.
Have you read any of these books? Did you enjoy them? What are you planning on reading this winter?
There isn’t long until The Winter of the Witch is out, you’ll have to read very quickly!
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I love those books a lot, so binge reading them fast shouldn’t be a problem! 😊
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I keep meaning to read Beartown. I’ve read 3 Backman books and I’ve really liked them all. 🙂
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Beartown will be my first of his! I hope you enjoy it as much as the others 😊
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Good luck with your TBR! 🙂 I’m currently reading A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J.Maas and I’m having mixed feelings about it. I like it but it is kind of “meh”! Honestly, I don’t think that this novella was necessary but it’s perfect for this season as it gives you the typical “Christmas” feels.
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Thank you so much! 😊 I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s pretty meh, but at least my expectations aren’t super high. So hopefully I’ll enjoy it anyway!
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Beartown is definitely worth the read!! I loved every book by Backman that I’ve read.
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That’s good to hear! It’ll be my first Backman, I’m so excited!
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I have read three of the books from your list
A Court of Frost and Starlight was a let down for me… It isnt a DNF thing but it wasnt upto the SJM style which I love.
I have read both the books of Katherine Arden and m eagerly waiting for her last in this trilogy. Her books are perfect a winter reads. I haven’t read anyone else, among the new fantasy authors, who sketches winter as mesmerizing and beautiful as she does.
Have a nice Winter Read
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I’ve heard a lot of people say ACOFAS didn’t live up to their expectations, so I’m trying to keep my expectations low! I love Katherine Arden’s books so much and yes, they’re absolutely perfect winter reads 😊 Thank you so much and happy reading!
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A big yes to Pillars of the Earth! It’s wonderful.
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I’m so happy to hear that! I’ve never read any Ken Follett before and I’m so excited to pick it up!
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I got an ARC for Winter of the Witch, and it was fantastic!!
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You’re so lucky! And I’m so happy you enjoyed it so much. That makes me even more excited to read it!
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Such a great list. Beartown is So good!! I can’t wait for you to read that. Ahh.. Pillars… I hope we both get to it!! 🙂
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Thank you so much! That makes me even more excited to read Beartown! I hope so too, it’s…a big one 😂
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You’re welcome! Great! I can’t wait to see what you think. 🙂
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Great list! I need to read some of Katherine Arden’s work and The Pillars of the Earth has been on my TBR for years – I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it!
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Thank you so much! The Bear and the Nightingale is the perfect winter read 😊 I really look forward to reading it!
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the secret lives of ppl in love is one of the softest books i have ever read!
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That’s lovely to hear, now I’m even more excited to read it 😊
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Like HALF of your list had me all “yes, yes, YAASSS!!!” Lol!
I hope you get to all of these! Happy reading!
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Clearly I have some awesome books to look forward to then! I hope so too! Thank you so much and happy reading 😊
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After your many comments about The Bear and the Nightingale, I really wanted to read it, and I happened to get it in my most recent Book Case Club box! I’m excited for it because it sounds fantastic.
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That makes me so happy! I’m so excited to hear what you think of it! Happy reading 😊
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Beartown is also on my list. I like the sound of Sashenka. I will definitely check it out, thanks. 😊
And I am planning on re-reading my favourite two Arden’s books as well. I absolutely adore The Bear and the Nightingale. ❤️
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I hope we both love Beartown as much as everyone else does! I’m so excited to re-read The Bear and the Nightingale, I love those Russian winter vibes ❤️ Happy reading!
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I still need to catch up with the ACOTAR series, I haven’t even read ACOWAR yet, let alone ACOFAS.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/18/top-ten-tuesday-190/
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I hope you enjoy ACOWAR and ACOFAS when you get to them! 😊
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I hope so too!
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I am loving the Russian winter vibes! Added The Idiot to my TBR. (Didn’t know it took place in the best decade ever 😉 haha)
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YES! The best winter vibes and the best decade ❤️ I hope you love The Idiot!
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ahh ACOFAS! it definitely wasn’t my favorite in the series but it was still amazing reading about the beloved characters again. i hope you enjoy it 🙂
Here’s my TTT!
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Thank you! 😊
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I want to read The Wendy too! I’m like 99% sure I have it downloaded on my kindle and I am trying to read as many kindle books as I can next year
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I hope you enjoy it and happy reading! 😊
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This is a great TBR! I have read both of Katherine Arden’s books and absolutely loved them 🙂 I’m super excited for the next book coming out in January! I Hope you enjoy them 🙂
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Thank you so much! I adore her books too and I’m so excited for the third one 😊
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Beartown seems really good! The cover is cosy (so that’s a plus). The Idiot sounds good too… hope you enjoy reading these books!
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Good covers are always a plus! Thank you very much! 😊
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I absolutely love the cover of Wendy, its one of my favorite covers ever. The book itself was pretty good, I know a lot of other people love it, but I was slightly disappointed in it.
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Me too, it’s stunning! I hope I like it more than you did then 😊
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I’m so excited for The Winter of the Witch but I can’t read it until I’ve read Girl in the Tower but I refuse to read Girl in the Tower until The Winter of the Witch is released! I keep reading books in unfinished trilogies or series and then despairing when I love them because I’m impatient!
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Good call! I feel like I’ve been waiting for The Winter of the Witch for YEARS now, I’m so excited to read it! I might have to reread the first two just to savor it though 😊
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