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My #NetGalleyNovember Reading List @NetGalleyNov

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NetGalley NovemberI know, do I really need a new reading challenge? Probably not, however I couldn’t resist joining in when I came across NetGalley November hosted by Em at emandherbooks  and Lisa at totandtales. So what is NetGalley November? Basically it’s a month long readathon where you focus on reading books on your NetGalley shelf. Whether you start with a shelf of books in single figures (but, let’s face it, who has?) or one with hundreds of books, the aim is to end up with a better NetGalley ratio then when you started, and of course enjoy talking about the books you read with others. And, at the end of November, when you’ve cleared some books from your NetGalley shelf, do you know what you can do? That’s right – request some new ones!

Em and Lisa have activities planned throughout November to help us maintain our momentum such as reading sprints and, always a favourite of mine, Book Bingo which this year will also feature a giveaway. To qualify, all you have to do is read a book that matches one of the prompts below. For more information check out the dedicated Twitter page @NetGalleyNov.

NetGalleyNovember StartAlthough I may not have that many books on my shelf, quite a lot of the ones I do have were approved ages ago – can anyone beat July 2017?

My proposed reading list is inspired by the Bingo prompts. Links from the titles will take you to the book description on Goodreads or – eventually, I hope – to my review.

A book published this year: Lily by Rose Tremain (Vintage)
Your oldest approval: Eureka by Anthony Quinn (Vintage)
Book beginning with ‘N’: Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller (Hodder & Stoughton)
Your latest approval: The Red Monarch by Bella Ellis (Hodder & Stoughton)
Book with a green cover: The Room of the Dead by M.R.C. Kasasian (Head of Zeus)
A book yet to be released: Violets by Alex Hyde (Granta)
A book beginning ‘The’: The Diver and the Lover by Jeremy Vine (Hodder & Stoughton)
A debut author: The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal (Picador)
Most excited for: Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray (Vintage)

#TopTenTuesday Books on My Autumn 2021 To-Read List

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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 topic is Books on My Autumn 2021 To-Read List. 

The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings by Dan Jones – A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones
To All the Living by Monica Felton – First published in 1945, To All the Living provides a fascinating insight into a vital aspect of Britain’s home front
A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford – A gorgeous, haunting and captivating novel of a century-long family mystery in the wilds of Scotland, and one woman’s hunt for the truth
Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates – Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister, Ísafold, but soon realizes that her sister isn’t avoiding her… she has disappeared, without trace.
In Every Mirror She’s Black by Lola Akinmade Åkerström – A timely and arresting debut for anyone looking for insight into what it means to be a black woman in the world.

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout – The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any point in life
A Stranger from the Storm by William Burton McCormick – A Victorian-style murder mystery with elements of horror, adventure, and Hitchcockian black humor
Down A Dark River (Inspector Corravan #1) by Karen Odden – Inspector Michael Corravan investigates a string of vicious murders that has rocked Victorian London’s upper crust
The Girl from Bletchley Park by Kathleen McGurl – An incredible tale of betrayal and bravery
My Secret Sister by Lauren Westwood – A tense and emotional family drama with a moral dilemma at its heart… How far would you go to save your child?

What books do you have on your Autumn/Fall reading list?