Fall is my favorite time of year and it looks like there are plenty of good (hopefully), interesting and exciting books to read upcoming so I picked 10 that sounded best of the best that I don’t actually hear that much about. Release dates are subject to change of course.
In 1643 England Rebecca West I hoping for a little bit more than the dreary boredom of life in a small town deplete from War. But then the so-called witch finder General comes to town and she winds up in the middle of a nightmare.
Tsarina By: Ellen Alpstein I enjoyed the (not really) historical drama The Great earlier this year so when I was offered a chance to read Tsarina as part of a blog tour I was like sign me up! Especially seeing as how the book is about the first Empress Catherine and Peter the Great. Thanks … More Tsarina: The OG Peter and Catherine
The Silence of Bones By: June Hur So for some reason I had it in my head the MC could talk to dead people or read there bones. Yeah don’t know where that came from. It’s not the case but it’s still a first rate mystery and great overall read. Even without the talking to … More The Silence of Bones
The Book of Longings By: Sue Monk Kidd Possibly controversial opinion: marrying Jesus is a snooze and was a big obstacle in my enjoyment of this book.
The Aeronauts Directed By: Tom Harper So The Aeronauts is about a ballooning trip to study weather in 1862 London that goes horribly wrong. I decided to give this a go because it looked pretty and sounded interesting but I have to tell you the minute it was obvious Amelia was taking the dog with … More How Our Stories Get Told: The Aeronauts
Things in Jars By: Jess Kidd When going over what did and didn’t work for me about Things in Jars I hit upon something I don’t think I’ve ever said before… this should have been two books.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek By: Kim Michele Richardson I received an ARC of this one from Netgalley but it’s long since out and I am just catching up. I think I’d best describe this as a slice of life about a Pack Horse Librarian in 1930’s era Kentucky Mountains. So it’s not the … More You Learn Something New In Every Book
The Iron King By: Maurice Druon Being in the mood (well a week ago anyway) I jumped at the chance to read The Iron King. George R.R. Martin himself called it “the original Game of Thrones,” plus it’s the start of a series based on the 100 Years War. And it was translated from French … More Book One & the Backstabbing is Already Out of Control
The Night Tiger By: Yangsze Choo Grade: A See this is one of those books that make me realize I could never be a book character because if I came into possession of a severed human finger I would toss it and run screaming not be like oh, mysterious! Let’s go digging! Especially when you … More A Lot of Trouble for One Finger