#TopTenTuesday Books On My Winter 2024/25 To-Read List #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten TuesdayTop 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 On My Winter 2024/25 To-Read List.  Looking ahead at the books I’m hoping to read next year is one of my favourite things and there are already a number of enticing titles on my NetGalley To-Read shelf . Links from each title, which are listed in publication date order,  will take you to the full book description on Goodreads. 

  1. Another Man in the Street by Caryl Phillips – “an unforgettable story of loss, displacement, belonging, and the triumph of Black resilience – epic in scope and yet profoundly intimate; and a radical and timely portrait of immigrant London”
  2. Homeseeking by Karissa Chen“An epic tale of one couple spanning decades as world events pull them together and apart”
  3. The Bookseller (DS Cross #7) by Tim Sullivan“Someone’s about to turn their last page…”
  4. The House with Nine Locks by Philip Gray“a compelling and sweeping historical suspense novel that follows a master forger, the menacing detective on their tail, and an ambitious young woman who becomes embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse”
  5. The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay by Flora Johnston“Three women, a fearless aviatrix, a jaded wife and a secretive academic strain to reach for their dreams on the cusp of an uncertain future”
  6. A Cold Wind from Moscow by Rory Clements“At the dawn of the Cold War, a new breed of spy is born…”
  7. The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor “A beautifully written and expertly crafted historical suspense novel bursting with action, atmosphere, and unforgettable characters”
  8. The Café with No Name by Robert Seethaler, trans. by Katy Derbyshire“An unforgettable novel about how we carry each other through good and bad times, and how even the most ordinary life is, in its own way, quite extraordinary”
  9. Mrs Hudson and the Capricorn Incident by Martin Davies“The latest in the bestselling series inspired by the great detective’s housekeeper at 221B Baker Street”
  10. The Language of Remembering by Patrick Holloway“A mother and son embark on a journey of personal discovery and as past traumas are exposed, they begin to understand what has shaped them and who they really are”

#TopTenTuesday Books to Shelter in During a Storm #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten TuesdayTop 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. 

  1. Fortress of Fury by Matthew Harffythe great fortress of Bebbanburg withstands a siege in 7th century Anglo-Saxon Britain
  2. Castle Gay by John Buchanthe residents of a besieged Scottish manor house resist a gang of foreign baddies   
  3. A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering by Andrew Hunter Murrayif you’ve nowhere to shelter just break into the second home of a wealthy person while they are away
  4. The Household by Stacey Hallsa house in a secret location offers refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute
  5. Sanctuary Motel by Alan OrloffMess 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
  6. The Fort by Adrian GoldsworthyFlavius Ferox is posted to a remote fort during a period of uneasy peace between Dacia and the Roman Empire 
  7. Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfara Czech astronaut is launched into space beyond the earth’s atmosphere
  8. My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connordiplomats, refugees, and escaped Allied prisoners seek protection in Vatican City, a neutral country within German occupied Rome 
  9. The Time Machine by H. G. Wellsjust go back in time before the storm
  10. The Man in the Bunker by Rory Clementsunpleasant company but at least it’s pretty much impregnable