Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books to Read During a Storm. I think during a storm you want to feel safe so my list contains books set in places that might keep you secure. Links from the title will take you to my review.
- Fortress of Fury by Matthew Harffy – the great fortress of Bebbanburg withstands a siege in 7th century Anglo-Saxon Britain
- Castle Gay by John Buchan – the residents of a besieged Scottish manor house resist a gang of foreign baddies
- A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering by Andrew Hunter Murray – if you’ve nowhere to shelter just break into the second home of a wealthy person while they are away
- The Household by Stacey Halls – a house in a secret location offers refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute
- Sanctuary Motel by Alan Orloff – Mess Hopkins throws open the doors of his motel to the homeless, victims of abuse, or anyone else who could benefit from a comfy bed with clean sheets and a roof over their head
- The Fort by Adrian Goldsworthy – Flavius Ferox is posted to a remote fort during a period of uneasy peace between Dacia and the Roman Empire
- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar – a Czech astronaut is launched into space beyond the earth’s atmosphere
- My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor – diplomats, refugees, and escaped Allied prisoners seek protection in Vatican City, a neutral country within German occupied Rome
- The Time Machine by H. G. Wells – just go back in time before the storm
- The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clements – unpleasant company but at least it’s pretty much impregnable
Good twist!
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Aren’t you clever?! Yes, I like these places of safety, especially the fortress and the castle. Sometimes I wish I had a Time Machine where I could find a safe place in a storm.
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The Time Machine was such an interesting read!
Here is my <a href=“https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-to-read-during-a-storm/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a>
Lydia
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Some really good picks!I’ve added a few to my TBR. :)
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I read The Time Machine in high school but can’t remember it much… A Beginner’s Guide to breaking and Entering seems to be the move for a storm haha – great take on the topic this week!
My TTT: https://booksandblah.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/top-ten-tuesday-books-to-read-during-a-storm/
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I like your take on the theme, it makes perfect sense to me.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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I love your take on this week’s prompt.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/winter-vibes-books-whose-covers-have-winter-vibes/
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Great twist, Cathy.
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Oh, love your twist this week! Well done!
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Great list! I haven’t read any of these, but I’ve wanted to read The Time Machine for years now :)
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/12/top-ten-tuesday-books-to-read-during-a-storm.html
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