For That Artsy Reader Girl’s Top Ten Tuesday:
December 18: Winter 2018-2019 TBR
This week it’s just the top eight:
1. Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield- I loved Setterfield’s debut novel The Thirteenth Tale. I was disappointed in her sophomore effort, Bellman and Black, but I’ve heard good things about this one, so fingers crossed!
2. The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye– I loved Faye’s Jane Steele. Her follow up, a historical mystery set amidst racial tensions in the 1920’s sounds really compelling.
3. I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella– Sophie Kinsella is pretty reliable for a fluffy read to distract you from reality. And sometimes that’s very necessary so I’m glad that she has a new one out!
4. The Familiars by Stacy Halls– This sounds like a compelling historical mystery set against the backdrop of the Pendle Hill Witch Trials of 1612.
5. Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young– The blurb for this describes it as Westworld meets The Handmaid’s Tale. I found that description compelling enough to make me curious.
6. Woman in the Lake by Nicola Cornick- This historical novel was compared to the work of Kate Morton, Philippa Gregory and Barbara Erskine. That’s enough to catch my interest!
7. The Daughter of Moloka’i by Alan Brennert- I really liked Brennert’s Moloka’i and I’m intrigued by a follow up. Hopefully it’ll be a worthy successor rather than a rehash.
8. Milkman by Anna Burns– This one recently won the Man Booker Prize and has been getting a lot of attention and it sounds interesting.
What recent or future releases do you plan to read this winter?
Great list! I really want to finish Gaiman’s American Gods soon (I’m nearly 1/2 way through with it) because it seems best to read this in winter. It’s really dense, though, so I’m not sure how long it’s going to take me to finish…
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I’m a fan of Gaiman but I still haven’t read American Gods. I think I have the impression that it’s pretty dense, so I’m waiting until I can invest my mind and attention in that way. Or until someone tells me that I HAVE to read it ASAP!
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It really is dense, but it’s an enjoyable read at the same time. It just seems to require a little more focus than some books do.
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Thanks. I’ll probably read it when I’m able to give it that focus.
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once upon a river sounds great! And paragon hotel sounds good. And yeah Milkman is getting a lot of positive attention- I’m very curious about it. Cool tbr!
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Thanks! Hopefully I get to reads some of them soon!
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