Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
This week’s prompt: Books on My Winter 2024-2025 to-Read List
I might have more than ten! We will see at the end since I didn’t bother counting. Lol.
First up, the middle grade picks.
Caddie Woodlawn and Heidi! Two different tales of two different girls, but both are classic. I can’t believe I haven’t read either of them before.
Then two modern reads, Ghosts of Greenglass House and Dead Voices. I can’t wait to dive into these two. I have both of them at the top of my list!
A couple nonfiction reads:
The Book of the Barn Owl, A Mudlarking Year, and Wolfish. I just think these three books look interesting. Not really much more to add there!
A few witchy reads, because I love a good witchy story.
The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. The Grady Hendrix is going to be a scary horror read, I know it but I think the Rachel Greenlaw book is less scary and more… fantasy, romance, and magical realism.
I will definitely need some cozy fantasy as well.
I have both The Crescent Moon Tearoom and This Will be Fun waiting on my shelf! I got one for my birthday and the other at a really cool book store in Cleveland on a trip.
And of course, I will need something atmospheric and creepy, something soothing, and maybe some academia.
I really have high hopes for Darcy Coates. I have so many of her books marked to read, but I am going to start with Dead of Winter, hopefully. And I love soothing healing fiction like Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, another birthday book that is on my shelf, along with A Study in Drowning. I actually have one of those cool versions of the Ava Reid book, with sprayed edges. I want to try to collect more of those this year, they are just so pretty!
And there we have it! I am sure this list will change as the weeks go on. I am not good at sticking to a reading plan, as I am a mood reader. As of now though, this is what I am hoping to read in the next few months!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
Some of these should be very fun — and all new to me!
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Thanks Jeanie! I am super excited about them. Although I am sure they will change! Lol.
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I remember reading Caddie Woodlawn several times during the winters when I was young. The perfect book for the season.
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I can’t believe I never read it! I was such an avid little reader bookworm as a kid (just like now).
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Hope you enjoy Days at the Morisaki Cafe! It was one of my first reads this past January.
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I am looking forward to relaxing with it after the holidays!
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Great list! I’ve always been curious about Arden’s MG spooky books but I’m such a scaredy that even those books do creep me out. 🤭 Dead Voices in particular looks like the creepiest of the bunch, haha. I’ve got A Study in Drowning on my TBR and I hope to get to it next year at least. I hope you enjoy all of these books and happy reading!
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Lol!! Honestly, for a kid’s book it did have some parts that freaked me out a little, at least Small Spaces did. I haven’t read the others yet but I am guessing they will too!
Thank you!
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A Study in Drowning sounds interesting.
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I am looking forward to it!
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I’ve never read Caddy Woodlawn either. Somehow being the mother of girls I missed it the second time around, too.
My Winter Reading list is largely based on the challenges I’ve set for myself, book club selections, and books I have on hold with Libby. My Winter Reading list
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I really don’t know how but I missed her! Lol. I have a feeling I will really like that book.
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I remember Heidi and Caddie both being engaging and interesting reads – but that was aggggggges ago 🙂 It’s so fun to go back and read/reread as adults though, and I hope you enjoy them both!
Woodsmoke was good – definitely not scary, very atmospheric and lovely, lovely writing.
We’ve got a couple overlapping hopefuls 🙂 Happy cozy reading!
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I love middle grade. I just can’t help it. Lol. I am looking forward to them both!
Ooo I am so glad to hear that about Woodsmoke. I am just going to keep it on my TBR until I actually read it because I really want to.
Thanks Rebecca! Cheers to all our reading in the new year!
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I used to like the older Heidi movies but I don’t know if I’ve ever read it… I should someday just because classic! 🙂 Also, I’ve seen Dead of Winter a few times and it sure looks like an ideal winter mystery. 🙂 Hope you enjoy these all and thanks for visiting my list today!
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I vaguely remember watching the movie once. It seems familiar at least. I think it will be a fun read! And Dead of Winter looks so good! I can’t wait to read it.
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Dead Voices was a good read. I have reviews of all four books of that series on my site and definitely recommend them.
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Yay!! I really enjoyed Small Spaces and I have a feeling I will love them all!
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I just re-read Heidi (last year I think it was?) and I really enjoyed it still. I was afraid it wasn’t going to translate well into adulthood but it did.
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Oh that is good to hear!!!
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Happy reading!
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/12/17/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-winter-2024-tbr/
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Thanks Laurie!
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Looks like a great mix, I hope you’ll love all of these! A Study in Drowning is on my TBR too, it sounds great.
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Right? I can’t wait to settle down with that one after the holidays!
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I don’t know any of these books. I have read Heidi, but that was a very long time ago. I’m not even sure anymore if it was an abridged version which were around a lot at the time.
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I think it will be a fun read. I hope at least!
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I love the covers for both The Crescent Moon Tearoom and This Will Be Fun.
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They are both so fun! Lol.
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Wolfish looks interesting. I read Dead of Winter by Darcey Coates and enjoyed it. It was fun and crazy! Hope you like it, too!
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I am so excited to read that one!!! This YouTuber I watch, Liv’s Library, loves that author and now I want to read all of her books.
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I love Heidi! I hope you enjoy it!
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Thank you!
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Darcy Coates has quickly become one of my favorites so I hope you enjoy her work!
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I have heard so many good things about her!!!
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I need to add Heidi to my list … you always have cool looking books on your list. I do need to try a couple of them. I often think they won’t be my taste but I might be surprised. I know I have in the past couple of years when I tried books other people suggested and I just thought wouldn’t be for me.
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Lol! I like to mix it up. You never know until you try something if you will like it or not! Or that is what I tell Wyatt at least. Lol. I think you might like the translated fiction, some of the Japanese/Korean books I have been reading. The Korean books are called healing fiction, and they are just calming good reads.
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I enjoyed Days at the Morisaki Bookshop — I probably could’ve spent weeks there, LOL. I hope you enjoy these reads. Happy winter TBR!
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Oh good, I am glad to hear that! I can’t wait to read it after the chaos of the holidays. I know there is a sequel to that one too!
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I cannot wait for that Grady Hendryx book to come out. I almost hope they never make any of his books into movies because I wouldn’t sleep for days! I’ve read Heidi, but I have never read Caddie Woodlawn. I look forward to your reviews, Erin!
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Oh my gosh me either!! Hendrix freaks me right out but I love his books. And I can’t imagine the movie versions!
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A lot of interesting reads to check out. I haven’t read Heidi in years. I think I still have my copy here somewhere. I am going to purchase Caddie Woodlawn and reread it. I can barely remember it. Thank you for all the great selections.
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Thank you! I am looking forward to both of them! I hope you enjoy your rereads too!
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Grady Hendrix is always good!
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Yes!!!
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I continue to make these lists then promptly forget what I put on them! I am a mood reader as well, and I think it’s time to really cut back on ARCs so I can enjoy following my moods. Have a great week!
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Lol!! I will remember but then be like, nah I don’t want to read that now, and then go off and read something completely different. Lol. I had to cut out ARCs because I was doing not doing well reading them, for just that reason. Thank you, you too!
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I loved HEIDI as a kid. I need to reread it! I hope you enjoy it and all these others.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
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I am really looking forward to that one! I received some Christmas money yesterday, I think I am going to order it soon!
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Great list! I love the range of books you read, and have quite a few of these on my TBR as well. Happy winter reading to you and Wyatt!
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Lol thanks Leah! I can’t seem to ever stick to a genre. I have to skip around! And happy winter reading to you as well!
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I always like to have a range going as well. Especially when I’m reading an ebook, print book, and audiobook, I try to make sure they’re all different genres so I don’t get mixed up.
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I hope you love them all! I still need to read Heidi. I had the board book version when I was a kid, but I’d like to read the original.
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I am really looking forward to reading Heidi!
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Great list! I love Heidi so much, it’s one of my favorite classics. I hope you’ll love all these books when you get to them 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/12/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-winter-2024-2025-to-read-list.html
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Thank you! I am actually most excited to read Heidi.
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I’m a big fan of the cozy fantasy genre right now and really want to read Caddie Woodlawn. I really liked Greenglass House but wasn’t as big of a fan of Ghosts of Greenglass House but I think it might have been the mood I was in. I look forward to seeing your thoughts on it.
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I am having a really hard time getting into Ghosts of Greenglass House. 😦 I am going to try again after the holiday but I am not sure it is going to happen. 😦 I love the cozy fantasy genre as well!
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