Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s prompt is Winter/Summer TBR, so I’ll be sharing ten books I’m hoping to read this Summer.
So what are my big reading plans for this season?
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
I started this one as part of Non-fiction November but wasn’t able to finish it by the end of the month. I’m over 300 pages in which is about halfway, so I would really like to finish it up, hopefully by the end of the year.
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
I am extremely bad at getting to the audiobooks and ebooks that I have on my phone/e-reader, so this TBR I am specifically picking out a couple of those starting with Black Sun. I have this as an audiobook from Libro.fm so it seems like a good place to start. I really have no idea what this one is about.
The Goal by Elle Kennedy
Confession: I never finished this series. I really enjoyed the first three books, and then just never read this one. I bought the eBook this year after putting it off for ages, so now I just have to actually read it.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
This is another eBook I’ve had for a little while, but I’ve been hearing such good things about it lately that I thought I’d add it to this list. It’s only just over a 100 pages so chances are I’ll try and read it early January to help me get a good start on my reading challenge for the year.
Ottilie Colter and the Withering World by Rhiannon Williams
Another series ender that I never got around to. I bought this one back in May this year and then got distracted by so many other books that I didn’t read it. I will get to it this time, hopefully this month too!
Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
This is one of the oldest books on my TBR—having been on my shelf since 2012. I don’t know if I’d manage to finish this, this season as I do want to listen to it as an audiobook, but I’m happy to carry this over to my Autumn TBR if need be. I just really want to have it done by the end of 2021.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Another one that has been on my TBR for a bit—though this one is from 2016. Atwood is one of my favourite authors, but I’ve still got quite a few of her books sitting unread on my shelves. This is one of the bigger ones, but I think it’s the one I want to read next.
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
This is really my big project for the rest of 2020. I’ve been reading the whole Poirot series in order (which you totally don’t have to do) and I really want to make it to this one for Christmas. I’m up to book 14, and this is book 20 so I have some serious reading to do in the next few days.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Another big one, but for some reason I feel like this is a good one to read around Christmas. Maybe because it starts at Christmas? Either way, I have already started this one though I’m not very far through. I’d love to finish it before the end of the year, but we’ll see.
Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries
And since some of these are quite large, I think I deserve a fun little historical romance in the mix. Sabrina Jeffries is one of my favourite romance authors, so I hope that this will make some of those bigger books feel less intimidating.
And there’s my Summer TBR. What’s on your TBR for this season?
Earl Grey Books 
The Withering World was a good ending! I recently got The Empress of Salt and Fortune as an ebook and I am very curious about it.
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It was your review the other day that made me remember I hadn’t finished it. I’ve heard amazing things about it lately so I’m hoping I’ll enjoy it.
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Great list! I found The Blind Assassin hard going butbI love Poirot! Have tried any of the Sophie Hannah Poirot books?
If you want to check it out, this is (part of) my TBR! Have a great TTT
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I haven’t, are they any good? I’ve always felt kind of hesitant about them.
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Black Sun and Empress of Salt and Fortune are also on my list! I’ve heard great things about both books and I’m excited to start them 🙂
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They both look amazing. Hope you enjoy them too!
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Little Women is a wonderful Christmas read. Enjoy.
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Thank you!
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Oh, Little Women sounds nice and cozy for wintry reading. Good luck with Hunchback! Depending on the edition you find it can be a monster.
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The edition I have of Hunchback makes it look small but I’m sure it won’t feel it!
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I had Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie on my list last week! 😀
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I totally forgot what last week’s topic was, but I hope that was a good thing!
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I’ve seen The Empress of Salt and Fortune on quite a few lists today, and they’ve gotten me excited about it as well! A short but stellar book is a great way to start off the new year.
I always read Little Women at Christmas time; it seems so winter-y to me! 🙂
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So many people are excited about it!
I’m hoping Little Women will let me pretend it’s Winter-y and I’m curled up with a blanket rather than the ridiculous heat we’ve got.
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Little Women is lovely! I haven’t read it in a long time though. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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Glad to hear it!
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Oh, I should definitely read Little Women this year! I found out recently that I’m VERY distantly related to Louisa May Alcott and yet I have never read it. I must rectify the situation. Great list!
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Oh, welcome to the club—I’m distantly related to Agatha Christie myself! I hope you get the chance to pick it up 🙂
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I’ve been hearing great things about Black Sun 😀 Hope you’ll manage to get around to reading all of these. Happy reading! https://readwithstefani.com/books-on-my-winter-2020-2021-tbr/
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I’ve listened to the first little bit this morning and it’s incredible so far!
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Some awesome classics! Here’s my post if you’re interested: https://www.howdidthatbookend.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-winter-tbr/
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Thank you!
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Black Sun was my favorite read of this year! Hope you enjoy!
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Ooh, I’m so glad to hear that!
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LITTLE WOMEN is a great book to read at Christmastime! I hope you love it as much as I do 🙂
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
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Looks like such a great TBR! My TBR changes by my mood so I can never make an official list haha.
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I’m a huge Margaret Atwood fan. I think that my favourite is probably Alias Grace, but The Blind Assassin is great too – completely different to anything else she’s written. Have a great summer of reading!
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