Hello! How’s your week going? I’m very excited because my boyfriend and I put up our Christmas tree yesterday and are going on holiday tomorrow! I can’t wait!!
But on with the post! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is a winter freebie so my post is ten books that include winter!
1. Narnia
Um the ultimate winter right? My friends and I had a discussion over whether the film’s are Christmassy last weekend… I’m still not sure tbh 😂 we watched Arthur Christmas instead and that’s definitely a Christmas film! And so sweet.
2. Little Women
This novel, as I remember, begins with Christmas. A bit of a depressing Christmas but Christmas nevertheless, so is pretty perfect for the current season.
3. Throne of Glass
Reading this novel I remember feeling really cold. The floor turning to ice and freezing buckets of water for washing did not sound appealing to me.
4. Harry Potter
Every year there’s a Christmas in these books, often featuring a Weasley jumper and some pretty Hogwarts imagery.
5. Caravel
Nothing sounded colder than Scarlett walking in a wet dress, bare foot through snow on her way to Caravel. Some definite wintery themes here.
6. Catching Fire
I’m fairly sure this novel begins with Katniss cradling cold soup, freezing in the district twelve winter. Sounds pretty chilly to me.
7. To Kill a Kingdom
What is more wintery than a giant palace made of ice on top of a snow capped, impossible to climb mountain?!
8. The Night Circus
I remember Bailey wearing a scarf that was important to the plot for some reason (I think? Possibly I made this up?!) Which screams winter to me. So yup, definitely winter.
9. Wuthering Heights
This book had a ridiculously cold feeling. All those windy moors and the souless Wuthering Heights, it felt like a very wintery read to me!
10. The Bone Season
Dark, cold Oxford is the sticking point in this novel. I imagine that this is Oxford in winter given how desperate they are to acquire gas burners.
Lets Compare Notes
So there you have it! Ten wintery novels. Are they all as chilly as I remember? (Because it’s possible I made the seasons up here…) Have you read any? Any glaringly obvious missing ones? What did you do your list on? Feel free to drop an opinion or link in the comments!
Ooh Narnia seems to be making a lot of lists! I do consider The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe a LITTLE Christmasy? Definitely a great pick!I love Catching Fire too!
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I’ve heard that too! It’s got Santa in so I guess it counts? It’s so good! Although the first book was my favourite in that series 😝
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Great list! Yes, The Chronicles of Narnia, Little Women and Harry Potter always make me think of Christmas. 🙂
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Thanks! They do don’t they! Especially Harry Potter, it’s got a very Christmassy feel!
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First, love the photo of your top ten books, the black and white set up looks great!
Narnia made it onto my list too, it seems to be a popular one today. I also enjoyed Caravel and The Night Circus – great winter reads.
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Thanks! I post them on my Instagram 😂 ooh I hear Narnias on quite a few lists. They’re so good aren’t they! And very circussy haha
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Great list Hannah. 💖 some of these I have read already but others are still sitting on my TBR shelf. 🙂 🙂
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Thanks! Ooh what’s on your tbr shelf?
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Little Women have been on my TBR for ages…
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Ooh I hope you like it! I can’t really remember it tbh since it was so long ago I read it 🤔😂
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Hehe.. It’s a very old book. And i think there’s an animation for it. or is called cartoon? I saw some animation on a kid’s channel in my country.
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Oh wow! I didn’t know there was an animation, which country do you live in? There was a TV series or film or something made in my country which was very good
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I’m from the Philippines but the animations isn’t from my country. Japan I think.
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Narnia made my list too!! As well as Little Women and, of course Potter. Caraval is such a good one too!
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I hear it’s on loads of lists! I wasn’t sure if the presents thing was in Little Women or Ballet Shoes so I’m glad I got that one right! Caravel is so good!
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So many people have Narnia, but I didn’t even think of that one! This is a great list!
My Top Ten Tuesday!
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Haha fair enough! I’ll check your out, have you read Narnia?
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I have, but it’s been quite a while! Thanks! 🙂
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It’s been a while for me too 😂
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Narnia is on so many lists! I totally get why and don’t know why I didn’t think of that. haha. Great picks!
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Haha I always miss the most obvious ones of 😂 and then look at other people’s lists and face palm. Thanks!
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Same.. same.. haha!
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Yes! This is an awesome list. 🙂 Narnia definitely gives me winter vibes.
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Thanks! It definitely does with all the snow 😂
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Narnia forever ❤️ I like how you actually picked books with winter themes for your ttt and they’re all great picks too!
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Nothing more Christmassy than Narnia 😂 thanks!
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I love your list! Narnia and Harry Potter always give me such cozy winter vibes ❤️
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Thanks! Yeah me too haha
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