Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.
The weather is cold, the days are short, and if you’re lucky, you’ve already seen some snow this year. While I wait for the snow to come to metro NY, it’s time to revisit my seasonal TBR. I always see people discussing their prior progress on the seasonal TBR posted several months back, and as a refresher, here are the books I selected:
- Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer. | Goodreads | Amazon
- The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich. | Goodreads | Amazon
- Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker. | Goodreads | Amazon
- Small Rain by Garth Greenwell. | Goodreads | Amazon
- A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg. | Goodreads | Amazon
- Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. | Goodreads | Amazon
- Spectacular by Stephanie Garber. | Goodreads | Amazon
- Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne. | Goodreads | Amazon
- An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson. | Goodreads | Amazon
- Exposure by Ramona Emerson. | Goodreads | Amazon
To absolutely no one’s surprise, I read exactly zero of the books from my fall TBR. Instead, I was busy focusing on my ARC reads from both NetGalley and publishers. I always say that I want to do more reading for pleasure, and I actually did read a couple of books that I got to just choose based on my mood.
For my winter TBR, I’m going to choose ten books that I really want to read, and try my best to ensure that I make time to read at least one or two. Here’s what I’m looking forward to reading this winter:
- Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer. | Goodreads | Amazon — This golem-themed romance sounds so Jewish and so amazing that I had to keep it on my TBR shelf.
- The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo. | Goodreads | Amazon — I preordered this book as soon as I found out about it, but I still haven’t started it. I did promise to buddy read it with a friend, so hopefully I’ll be able to start it soon.
- Boudicca by P.C. Cast. | Goodreads | Amazon — Boudicca has been fascinating to me since I first heard about her, and can’t wait to read a historical fiction featuring this amazing woman.
- A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young. | Goodreads | Amazon — There isn’t an Adrienne Young book I’ve read that I haven’t loved. I am fully expecting to thoroughly enjoy this one too.
- Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett. | Goodreads | Amazon — If you have loved the first two books in this whimsical and enchanting series, you’re probably just as antsy to get your mitts on this book as I am.
- The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. | Goodreads | Amazon — Cozy fantasy is such a comfort read for me, and I’ve heard great things about this book, so I can bump it up in priority.
- The Hunter by Tana French. | Goodreads | Amazon — This is a sequel to a book I read a couple of years ago, before I knew there was going to be a sequel. Obviously, I have to know what happens next in Cal’s world.
- The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne. | Goodreads | Amazon — I got a copy of the whole series from the publisher, and I’m hoping to love it because it contains a lot of my favorite elements and everyone has great things to say about it.
- A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan. | Goodreads | Amazon — Another book I got from the publisher featuring a Norse-inspired fantasy world, this one is an anticipated read.
- Season of Love by Helena Greer. | Goodreads | Amazon — This book made it onto a winter TBR last year, but I never got to it, and I think it would make a great Chanukah read.
Are any of these on your winter 2024-2025 TBR? Share a link to your list!
Categories: Top Ten Tuesday
Leah's Books 
I didn’t look back on my fall TBR (I’m always “too scared” to see what I didn’t read) but I’m sure I didn’t read any. 😉 As usual, I’m drawn to the cheerful looking rom-com books, so Magical Meet Cute looks fun! Hope you enjoy reading all of these! 🙂
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I’m such a big fan of Jean Meltzer – she writes such a great rom-com!
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Do’t feel bad about your fall TBR. I only managed to read one book, started another, and two were DNF. Not quite the success for me.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/winter-2025-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/
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Whew, I don’t feel as badly now. Although I love seeing your successes more.
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Magical Meet Cute looks so good!
My TTT: https://www.romantasylife.com/2024/12/christmas-books-to-read-during-holiday.html
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It does! I’m so excited to read that one.
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I still need to read The Spellshop as well! The Adrienne Young book looks really good too! I have had her on my radar; it sounds like I need to read her!
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I really love Adrienne Young’s books, so I’m anticipating both that and The Spellshop to be reads that I enjoy.
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Magical Meet Cute was a fun story. You are a girl after my own heart. I think I make TBR lists just to make sure I don’t read any of those books. 😁
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I got a signed copy of Magical Meet Cute, and am planning to read it over Chanukah. And I fully agree – I make TBR lists to ensure that the books stay unread.
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an academy of Liar’s looks good.
my TTT
https://seriesbooklover.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-winter-2024-to-2025-to-read-list/
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I have had my eye on it since before it came out, and I’ve got no excuse why I haven’t read it yet.
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I never seem to make these kinds of TBR lists- but most likely not going to reach my reading goal this yr (going to be either one or two short)
However, from your list interested in The Spellshop
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I am looking forward to getting around to reading The Spellshop – I’ve seen a few people who didn’t love it, but cozy fantasy is my jam lately. I’m a huge fan of checking out a graphic novel or short story to reach my goals, especially if I’m short on time.
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These look good. Emily Wilde is on my list. The Spellshop was an ok read for me. I took have a lot of books with deadlines so they are the ones that get done first leaving no time for anything else!
I hope that you manage to get some of them read!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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I feel you on that – I am more of a mood reader, but lately my TBRs are just designed to help me get on top of the ARCs I have to read. I can’t wait to get back to mood reading!
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😂 there are just so many great looking ARCs out there!!
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There really are!
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I need to stop looking 😂
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Tell me about it.
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Your TBR looks great. I loved The Familiar and The Spellshop. Here is my post https://paigesofnovels.com/2024/12/17/top-ten-tuesday-10-books-on-my-winter-tbr/
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Thank you! I am especially looking forward to those two.
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Not really sure that getting snow is lucky, not from this desert rat’s POV anyway! LOL And if you like Boudicca, you might look into A Year of Ravens – a bunch of interconnecting short stories by various authors that deal with Boudicca as well. I really enjoyed it.
Here is our <a href=”https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-winter-2024-2025-to-read-list/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a> Thank you.
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I love snow, so getting a snowstorm is always lucky for me! And thanks for the heads up – I just added that to my TBR.
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Diavola has such a scary cover. I hope it’s great.
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Doesn’t it? I’m a little scared to check it out, because I turn into such a big wimp when it comes to scary books.
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The Mighty Red, The Hunter, and Small Rain are all on the top 50 books of 2024, a list I made after analyzing 39 end of year book lists. Check it out: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2024/12/best-books-of-2024-after-analyzing-39.html
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Wow, who knew I had such great taste, without actually having read any of them!
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We’ve got a couple overlaps: Emily Wilde and the Spellshop for sure, and quite likely Adrienne Young will make my TBR – I do tend to love her writing style.
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I’m not surprised – I think the new Emily Wilde book is going to be a hit! I also love Adrienne Young’s writing style, and will be heartbroken if I don’t get my hands on an ARC.
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I’ve not heard of many of these books. I’ve seen The Spellshop everywhere. The cover is amazing! I hope you love all these books when you get to them. 🙂
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All my friends seemed to love The Spellshop, so between that and the pretty cover, I can’t wait to own a copy to show off!
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I do love ARCs but sometimes they do take over the reading. Magical Meet Cute looks like a good read. It’s nice to see you’re not giving up on it.
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ARCs do have a terrible tendency to take over completely! But I am not giving up on Magical Meet Cute – I even have an autographed copy!
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Shadow of the Gods is so good!! Love that series. I am so sad I didn’t get an ARC for the new Young book. I hope you enjoy the books you get to!
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Thank you! I have yet to find a single person who has a negative thing to say about Shadow of the Gods. And I have a request out on NG for the new Young book, but haven’t gotten approved yet. So I’m going to have to just wait for it to be available at the library.
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It’s amazing!! The whole series is just epic. One of my favorites of all time! Same!! It’s been pending since like summer. haha. I put a hold on it at the library!
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Okay, I think that’s going to have to be my next physical ARC read, then.
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Yes!!! Enjoy!
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All of these books look amazing. I’m awful at following my TBR lists but it’s still fun to try. I hope you’ll enjoy 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 looking forward to reading each of these, although I’m not confident that it’ll happen this winter, since I’m also really bad at following my TBR lists unless they’re ARCs.
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*Cough* we need to schedule a buddy read for The Familiar *cough* – No but really though, that seems like our kinda buddy read and I also have it on my TBR lol. I’ve heard some really good things about The Shadow of the Gods but haven’t read it myself yet. I hope you end up loving all these, Leah!
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Absolutely, and we absolutely need to schedule a buddy read for The Familiar!
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I’m always scared to look back at my old TBRs because I’m terrible at reading them. I love the cover of Diavola. I hope you enjoy all these!
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Same, but I need to get better at reading from my TBR.
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Ha ha. I never seem to read more than 1 or 2 books from my seasonal TBRs and sometimes not even that! Glad I’m not alone 🙂 I have read HERE ONE MOMENT, which I liked, although it’s definitely not my favorite of Moriarty’s. I also liked THE HUNTER. I hope you enjoy all these when/if you get to them.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I remember finishing The Searcher, and wishing there was more to the book, or a second story featuring Cal. I’m not great about sticking to my TBR unless it’s full of ARCs.
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The Mighty Red and The Familiar are both on my TBR list, and I love the Emily Wilde books. I still need to read something by Jean Meltzer. Enjoy your winter reading and happy holidays!
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Hopefully we love them when we get the time to read them, and I highly recommend Jean Meltzer’s books! Happy holidays and winter reading to you as well!
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