This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Books On My Winter 2020-2021 TBR. I always plan to tackle more books than I can, but I like to keep my options open because I’m also a mood reader.
Audiobooks: I don’t have specific titles in mind at the moment, but I plan to continue to listen to Star Wars audiobooks and Odyssey Award winners.
Books for review: I have several books through NetGalley to read before their publication dates, including Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift, Dearest Josephine by Caroline George, Phoenix Flame by Sara Holland, and Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft.
Books I own: Someday I will conquer my shelves of unread books! I hope to read two or three per month to get me started.
2020 titles I didn’t get to: There aren’t that many 2020 releases I didn’t read this year, but I’d like to read some of them sooner rather than later (in case I forget about them). The ones I want to read still are: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix, Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillipe, and The Language of Ghosts by Heather Fawcett.
Book club books: I’m part of three book clubs so I’ll be reading books for each of those clubs this month. Some of the titles include: The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate and Hunted by Meagan Spooner.
Manga: Even though I’ve kept up with some manga series, it feels like it’s been forever since I started a new manga series. I just finished Silver Spoon, so I want to pick up something new.
New 2021 releases: There are a few new books coming out at the beginnig of the year I’d like to read. They include: The World Between Blinks by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin, Lore by Alexandra Bracken, Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore, and Everything that Burns by Gita Trelease.
Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore: In preparation for the release of Winterkeep, I also want to reread the Graceling Realm books. It’s been so long since I read them and I’m curious if my opinion on some of them have changed.
Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary: I reread the Ramona Quimby series earlier this year, so I think it’s fitting to start a reread for the Henry Huggins books.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas: I bought a copy of this book last year and decided to start it at the beginning of 2021 and see how long it takes me to read it. It’s going to be fun, guys!
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Great list! I’ve heard so many good things about Elatsoe and The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic I’d love to conquer one day. Happy reading!
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Thanks! I haven’t heard much about Elatsoe but I came across it at work (library) and it sounded good! 🙂
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I’m a mood reader, too. I hope you enjoy everything you read in 2021. 🙂
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy your reads as well. 🙂
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Aww! Henry Huggins! Quimby’s books were so much fun growing up. Good luck finding times with the audiobooks..I keep starting “Star Wars: Tarkin” on audiobook but never making progress, and then forgetting where I am. I’ll just have to find it in paperback, I think!
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Quimby’s books are great! 😀
And I mainly listen to audiobooks while driving to and from work. I also listen to them at 1.5 speed if I can (if I’m listening via my phone) so I tend to get through a lot of them. But I totally understand needing to read the physical copy instead!
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A friend of mine does that — she has a commute of just over an hour on a sleepy country highway — but my drive to work is all of five minutes. XD
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The Count of Monte Cristo was the longest book on my shelf this year so I was so intimidated to start it. But I loved it! In fact it became my favorite classic read.
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I’m glad to know this! I’ve read Les Mis so it’s not as intimidating as it might have been a few years ago. I’m excited to read it!
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Les Mis is a major book on my classics TBR so it’s a relief to hear it’s not as intimidating!
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It might be a little bit intimidating because it’s really long and there are some parts that do drag on and on (Paris sewers, anybody?) But I think it’s definitely WORTH reading if you love the story and want to read it.
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It sounds like you have some good plans here! Thanks for the nudge about manga, though. I have the next few Fullmetal Alchemist books out of the library, but haven’t picked them up yet…
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Yesss, I love Fullmetal Alchemist. 🙂
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Me too! Though I’m not always in the mood for it. I can be in the mood for it when I request the next volumes at the library, and then not be in the mood again by the time they arrive. Sigh.
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Great list! I loved Graceling and didn’t realize there was going to be another book in the series. I’m definitely going to need to do a reread!
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It seems like the next book has slipped under the radar a bit. I’m a bit surprised there’s even a new one since it’s been so long since the series came out and was popular. But I guess we’ll see how it goes!
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Great list! I’m also excited but nervous to reread the Graceling series.
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Right? I remember bits and pieces of it and I know I liked the first and third better than the second, but I’m so curious what I’ll think of them now!
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Same! I haven’t read them in at least eight years so I’m interested to see how they hold up – and also nervous to read Leck again, because he’s the one book villain who still turns my stomach!
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