Winter 2019 TBR

December 12, 2019

Winter Reading Season TBR (2019)

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For winter, I have four out of ten nonfiction titles on my TBR because of the wonderful recommendations I noted during Nonfiction November! I’m not a seasonal reader, but I’m eager to hunker down with some great nonfiction selections this winter!

I never plan more than ten titles for my quarterly TBR lists because I need to leave time for mood reading and review commitments. These ten books are a priority on a much longer general TBR.

What is your most anticipated read this winter?

I’m linking up today with Girlxoxo and Traveling With T for Month of Faves: Winter Reading, and also with That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday: Winter To Read List.

Winter 2019 TBR

Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga

***UPDATE: I’m DNFing this at 30%. Child abuse is too sad for me.

The Girl With Seven Names: Escape From North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee

***UPDATE: 4.5 Stars. A compelling and memorable read. Full review here.

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M Graff

***UPDATE: 5 Stars. A compelling and heartbreaking read. Full review here.

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

***UPDATE: 3 Stars. A poignant multilayered family drama. Brief Goodreads review here.

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

***UPDATE: 4 Stars. With candor and insight, Trevor Noah shares honestly about the realities of living as a mixed race person during the Apartheid years. It was informative to experience life through his eyes, and he forced me to think about issues I’ve never thought about before. (Some profanity, abuse, and animal cruelty) Full Review Here.

Middle Grade

Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

***UPDATE: 3.5 Stars. Sweet MG read.

Young Adult

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

***UPDATE: 4 Stars. Reminiscent of On the Come Up. Review to come.

January and February Netgalley ARC Commitments

Lady Clementine By Marie Benedict (Pub Date: Jan 7, 2020)

***UPDATE: 4 Stars. A fascinating historical figure. Full review here.

The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin (Pub Date: Jan 7, 2020)

***UPDATE: 2.5-3 Stars. A light romantic read. Brief Goodreads review here.

The Girl in White Gloves: A Novel of Grace Kelly by Kerri Maher (Pub Date: Feb 25, 2020)

***UPDATE: 3 Stars. Goodreads review here.

QOTD:

Do you have a Winter TBR?

What is your one most anticipated read this winter?

Last Minute Gift Idea For Your Book Worm!

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Also…..ICYMI…..there are some ideas for book gifting in this post.

Happy Reading Book Buddies!

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Looking Ahead:

My Best of the Year post is coming soon!

My Fall TBR:

I finished my Fall TBR!

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