Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is a freebie. I'm starting to think about my reading for next year and here are 10 books I'm thinking of putting at the top of my TBR.
1. The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams - Williams is an author I always enjoy but have neglected in the last few years. I love the sound of this one and had hoped to get to it as soon as it came out but other books got in the way. I'm thinking it might be on my priority list for 2025.
2. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews - Historical romance is a genre I used to read a ton of but then suddenly stopped. I read a book in this series a few years ago and enjoyed it and a number of my favorite bloggers have said good things about this series.
3. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters - Leslie Budewitz's Spice Shop Mystery series put this series back on my radar as the main character is a big fan of the series and frequently references it. It's one of those series that I always meant to read but never did. I'm thinking of putting the first in the series on my Classic Mystery list for next year.
4. The Last Close Call by Laura Griffin - I love everything about the blurb on this one and I have enjoyed some of the previous books that I've read by this author. I really meant to read it this year but don't think I will get to it so I want to pick it up in 2025.
5. The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand - Somehow, I've never read anything by this author and I really want to fix that. This one sounds like one I'd enjoy so I'm leaning towards starting with this one.
6. Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: Peril at Owl Park by Marthe Jocelyn- This is a middle grade mystery series very loosely based on Agatha Christie's childhood and the first was an absolute delight. I want to continue the series in 2025.
7. Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart - This is another one for the Classic Mystery List though it is neither really a mystery or a classic but I always have a Mary Stewart title on the list and this one caught my eye.
8. Booklovers by Emily Henry - Emily Henry is another author I need to read. I tried Happy Place by her and ended up DNFing it but want to give her books another chance.
9. Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - This book has been on my TBR since it came out and I absolutely adored another book by this author I read earlier this year.
10. The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning by Leslie Martino - It's been a while since I've done in reading on homeschool and while the system, we have going right now is working pretty well this one really appeals to me.
Have you read any of these? What did you think? Any books you recommend for 2025 reading?
This looks like an interesting list of books, Katherine:)). I've read a fair number of the Cadfael mystery books by Ellis Peters, but nothing else so I'll take a look at this series. And I hope you enjoy the offering by Emily Wilde, which I loved every bit as much as the first book.
ReplyDeleteI have The Author's Guide to Murder on my list for 2025 as well. And it's been years and years since I read Stormy Petrel. I honestly can't remember much about the storyline. Not sure 2025 will be a year for me to reread many of my way-way-back books. I want to go through several series, but we shall see. Good luck with your list!
ReplyDeleteI've read some Laura Griffin but not that one. It looks good. I have a 50/50 thing with her books. I loved Booklovers by Emily Henry and the Emily Wilde books.
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I love lists like this. Ah ten you'd like to read in 2025. I did give Emily Henry a couple of tries but I think she's not for me.
ReplyDeleteI want to read that Aggie Morton book! It looks so good. And the Joy of Slow sounds perfect too.
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