Have you made a Winter 2023/2024 #TBR? It’s always exciting to begin a new reading season! Do you have a most anticipated read?
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books on My Winter 2024/2025 TBR
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I’m linking up today with That Artsy Reader Girl: Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books on My Winter 2024/2025 TBR.
With all the books that are on my radar on a given day, it’s nice to pick out a few for an official TBR. Ten still leaves room for library holds that come in, occasional ARCs, or some mood reading.
Keep in mind that I’m not yet recommending the books on my official Winter TBR list…..check back often, though, because I will provide updates and links to reviews as I read them. For now, these are the reads that are on my winter 2024/2025 reading radar.
Find my Fall TBR update here. I read 10/10 books on my fall TBR.
*Titles are Amazon affiliate links.
Winter 2024/2025 TBR
(ARC=Advanced Reader Copy)
A Foundling at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames
Genre: Historical Fiction (WWII home front)
Why? I’m a Lesley Eames fan and completist. I’m eager to read the next installment in the Wartime Bookshop series. Pub Date: 2/23/25.
***UPDATE: 4 Stars. I love each new installment of this series!
The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman
Genre: Women’s Contemporary Fiction (short story series)
Why? This is installment #3 in a short story series and I want to complete it. Pub Date: 2/18//25.
***UPDATE: 3 Stars. Hoffman puts the short in short story for this one. Not much happens.
Dangerous Days for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble
Genre: Historical Fiction (WWII)
Why? I read the first installment of this series and I want to follow the characters. Pub Date: 2/14/2025.
***UPDATE: 4 Stars. We continue to follow the three main characters, and this installment hints at the future. My full review here.
The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb (ARC)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Mystery/Thriller
Why? I love “own voices” and Brendan Slocumb’s work. (Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets) I have the ARC but Pub Date is 5/13/25.
***UPDATE: 4 Stars. Classical music and a super hero!
Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff (ARC)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1950 and WWII)
Why? I’ve enjoyed other work by this author. Pub Date: 2/4/25.
***UPDATE: 4 Stars. Compelling and twisty.
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (ARC)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction (historical backstory)
Why? I enjoyed Black Cake and I’m eager to read more by this author. Pub Date: 1/28/25.
***UPDATE: 5 Stars. Complicated family drama. My full review here.
The Love Haters by Katherine Center (ARC)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance
Why? I’m compelled to read every new Katherine Center! I have the ARC but Pub Date is 5/20/2025.
***UPDATE: 4 Stars. Engaging.
Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah by Charles King
Genre: Nonfiction
Why? Sounds interesting to read about this beloved piece of music. My husband and I will be buddy reading/listening to this.
***UPDATE: 3 Stars. Not at all what I expected. If you want to read about Handel, chose a biography. This was mostly European history. I thought it would never end. I wish I had read it in print format so I could have skipped entire sections. My husband is a history major and appreciated it more than I did.
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Mystery
Why? I’m a Louise Penny completist, and even though I haven’t loved the last few installments, I can’t resist the current release.
***UPDATE: 3 Stars. Somewhat interesting if you enjoy international terrorism, but I’ve decided to wait for a library loan for the next one and not invest the money. (In a side note I heard that she canceled all her U.S. book tours because of Canadian/U.S. relations….so maybe I’ll reciprocate the boycott)
Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz (ARC)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1800s America and Scotland)
Why? I enjoyed The Seamstress of Acadie and I’m eager to read another work by this author. Pub Date 1/21/25.
***UPDATE: 4.5 Stars. Compelling family drama. My full review here.
Late edit to add:
Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen
Genre: Historical Fiction
WHY? I enjoyed Rosen’s The Social Graces and I’ve requested an ARC (fingers crossed) for Barbie! Pub Date: 1/21/2025.
***UPDATE: 4 Stars. Interesting. My full review here.
QOTD!
What’s on your Winter TBR?
What is your one most anticipated read this winter?
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I didn’t realise there was another book from the Bookstore Sisters! I didn’t enjoy the second as much as the first one, so I’ll watch out for your review Carol.
I’m a bit disappointed because I think the author put bookstore in the title to hook bookworms! Not much about books or bookstores 🤷♀️ but I am a completist…so I’ll read the third one.
We don’t have any in common although I’ve read one (maybe two?) of the Alice Hoffman series.
Happy winter reading ❄️📚
There’s always so many books to choose from!
Interesting selections, enjoy!
Thanks! Happy winter reading!
I’m always happy to see a new Katherine Center book.
Right?! Happy winter reading!
You have some great choices on here, Carol. I also want to read The Dark Maestro, Indigo Heiress and The Last Twilight in Paris, but don’t have copies yet. Fingers crossed. I will definitely be reading the Katherine Center book. I hope you enjoy all of these, Carol.
I hope we enjoy them all!
I’m looking forward to Good Dirt and The Love Haters too! Both seem like they’ll be great reads. I hope you enjoy your winter books!
I hope we enjoy both!
The Dark Maestro has popped up on a few different lists this week. Hope you like it.
Thanks! Fingers crossed!🤞
I really enjoy historical fiction, so several of these sound appealing! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you.
Happy winter reading!
It looks like you’ve got some good books to read. I hope you enjoy them all.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/winter-2025-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/
Thanks Pam! Happy winter reading! I’ m hopping over now to read your list (found your comment in spam…sorry for delayed response)
Good girl–you added Barbie! I’m so anxious to get Katherine Center’s! I put of Gray Wolf, because they got rid of Robert Bathurst [no loss] and I’m not ready for the new narrator till after the holidays.
🙌 hopefully I get the Barbie arc! I’ve started the KC….ok so far! I haven’t loved the last few Penny installments so fingers crossed 🤞 for this one.
I feel the same about Louise Penny–as we’ve said before. I just think you run out of stuff to do with the characters but the publisher is greedy!
My FOMO is out of control and I end up buying them. NO more! I’ll wait on the month’s long library list!
Me, too.
Hope that you enjoy them all Carol 📚🤞😍
Thanks Lynn! Happy winter reading!
I hope you love them all!
Thanks! Happy winter reading!
These all look good to me and several of them are already on my TBR list. I love that our reading tastes are similar so I always find great recs on your blog 🙂
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Happy winter reading Susan!
Great list! I haven’t read any of these books, but The Grey Wolf looks great. I hope you’ll enjoy these books when you read 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
Thanks Marwah! I’m hopping over to read your post now. (I found this in spam, so sorry for the delayed response)