Tag: tbr pile

My Fall Reading List

This fall, I’m sticking with a “to-be-read” list of 5. Ten books seems like too many books for this year. Well, books that aren’t historical romances from Kindle Unlimited, anyway.

Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

I’ve read every other book by Simone St. James, and I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to read Sun Down Motel. I actually started it in bed last night and was torn between being creeped out and telling myself “one more chapter”. I expect this to be another excellent entry by one of my favorite authors. A creepy read perfect for Spooky Season.

Omens by Kelley Armstrong

One of my favorite series is Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton series. A lot of her other books don’t seem like books I’d enjoy, but I do love her writing, so I’m going to try out this Cainsville series. Maybe it’ll be a stepping stone to some of her other works. A gateway series, if you will. The description also sounds like a perfect Halloween read.

Old Bones by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

I used to love Preston & Child books, but their Pendergast books lost me after awhile and my interest in their books (together & individually) kind of waned. BUT a lady archaeologist investigating the Donner Party? By authors I know can write super books? Yes, please. Sign me up.

Bellevue by David Oshinsky

I love history, medical/scientific history in particular, and I think this book is going to be so fascinating. The hospital has been around since the mid-1700s, so there can’t be a shortage of awesome, interesting stories. I really can’t wait to dig into it.

Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner

The workings of the human mind amaze me. I really love anything that breaks down what goes on in people’s minds, especially by people who are trained in psychology. I’ve read some reviews saying that it’s a pretty dark book at times, but overall has a hopeful message, so I’m looking forward to learning about these stories.

So that’s them – five books I’m really looking forward to this fall. I’ve been reading a lot of simple, easy, historical romances and while I’m still going to do that a good bit, it’ll be really nice to have a change of pace.

My Top Ten on My Winter TBR

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Usually, I don’t really look at these TBR lists after making them, but I feel like this is a pretty accurate representation of what I’m going to be reading over the next couple of months. Especially Terminal World, I’ve been reading it off and on for months, and Shane (who loves it), is starting to get his feelings hurt. The rest of these fiction books are ones that I’ve been really looking forward to.

All the Weyrs of Pern ~ Anne McCaffrey
Terminal World ~ Alastair Reynolds
Avalon – Mindee Arnett
A Winter Flame ~ Milly Johnson
The Mysterious Affair At Castaway House ~ Stephanie Lam

On the non-fiction side, I’ve been looking at figuring out this whole ‘being a super responsible adult’ thing, hence the style books, the book on writing, and the book on bullet journals. The Murder Room is just going to be a great read.

The Curated Closet ~ Anuschka Rees
Classic Style: Hand it Down, Dress it Up, Wear it Out ~ Kate Schelter
The Murder Room ~ Michael Capuzzo
On Writing ~ Stephen King
The Bullet Journal Method ~ Ryder Carroll

Books on my Fall TBR Pile

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I’m really excited for this fall’s to-be-read pile, so even though I’m still unpacking from the evacuation, I wanted to be sure I did this week’s Top Ten Tuesday (more than 10, though!). Usually I’d write a blurb about why I want to read the books, but I have so much unpacking/laundry/etc to do I’m just sticking to titles & links.

eARCs (all from NetGalley):

1. House of Ashes by Loretta Marion
2. Street Freaks by Terry Brooks
3. The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
4. When You Find Me by P.J. Vernon

Everything Else:

5. The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
6. I Remember You: A Ghost Story by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
7. The Darkling Bride by Laura Anderson
8. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

9. All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
10. Snowblind by Christopher Golden
11. The Fireman by Joe Hill
12. Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight

13. Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
14. No Doors. No Windows. by Joe Schreiber
15. The Ripper’s Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland
16. A Mortal Likeness by Laura Joh Rowland

I doubt I’ll read half of these, but they’re what I *want* to read. I’m clearly on a horror kick at the moment. If you know of a good horror book I should add to the list, let me know!

-S-