Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. and is currently being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Cozy/Wintry Reads.” I always associate contemporary books with spring and summer and mysteries/horror with fall. For winter, the kind of books I think are perfect are thick fantasy books. I imagine curling up by the fire on a cold night and falling deeply into the fantasy world I’m reading. Here are ten (mostly) thick fantasy reads for anyone who also likes to reach for these kind of reads during the winter months. Covers are linked to Goodreads.
1. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
2. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
3. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
4. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
5. Grave Mercy by Robin LeFevers
6. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
7. The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
8. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
9. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
10. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Which kind of books do you associate with the winter? Which fantasy reads would you recommend this upcoming season? Let me know in the comments and be sure to leave me a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit.
A Kernel of Nonsense 
I can definitely see myself sitting down to a nice hot chocolate with The Dark Days Club and Six of Crows. Great choices!
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Yes, heists and demon hunting go perfect with hot cocoa. Thank you!
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“Six of Crows” is one I still need to read. Seems like a great one to enjoy over the winter months.
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It is such a great book and has one of my favorite casts of character. Hope you can meet them soon.
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Oh yes, these books look fab to settle down with in winter. I associate thrillers with the winter months! I don’t know why.
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Maybe it’s because we are mostly inside during those long dark winter nights and you don’t know what may be out there.
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Ooh Grave Mercy- I liked that one! 🙂
I’m thinking of giving Six of crows another try , too, at some point.
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Love Grave Mercy. Should really reread before we get that fourth book. I hope you have better luck with Six of Crows if you decide to pick it up again.
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Six of Crows my life my love ❤️❤️ great list!
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My sentiments exactly. Thank you!
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I’m doing a City of Brass readalong later on in the month. I got The Bear and the Nightingale when it was on sale for Black Friday… I’m looking forward to reading that one because of the Russian-ish setting. Gotta read the Grisha Verse books before I get into Six of Crows. I picked up Shadow and Bone on Black Friday too… spent WAAAAAY too much money on cheap books on Black Friday.
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I hope you enjoy City of Brass! The Bear and the Nightingale is fantastic. The writing is brilliant. Haha, me too! I preordered a few books for really cheap and who can blame me?
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I read Six of Crows for the first time two years ago just before Christmas, so I definitely agree with you that it’s a wintery read! The Bear and the Nightingale also sounds like a snowy read (although I’ll admit I’ve not read it). Great list Alicia!
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The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for winter. It’s a really good book if you ever decide to pick it up.
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The Bear and the Nightingale does seem like a good Wintry read. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while now, maybe I can pick it up before the end of the year??
I really want to get to Wintersong by S. Jae. Jones before the end of 2018. I don’t know if it is a wintry read (if the book is set in Winter, that is) but the title and the book cover give me Winter vibes.
Great list! Happy Reading!! ❤
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The Bear and the Nightingales is such an enchanting book. I hope you get a chance to read it. Wintersong has a ton of winter vibes. I hope you enjoy that one as well. Thank you!
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Oooh… I love your list today! Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. It doesn’t really get ‘wintry’ here in the desert southwest, so I don’t really associate much with this time of year. It’s still sunny and pleasant, ya know? 🙂
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Thank you! I live in the southern California and we don’t get any snow where I am, but a girl can dream of very cold weather.
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I want to read The Bear and the Nightingale. I’ve heard so many good things about it!
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Barb, The Bear and the Nightingale is so beautiful. I know you’d enjoy it.
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I’ve heard such good things about The Bear and The Nightingale. Seems like a perfect winter read!
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I’m surprised by the number of bloggers who haven’t picked it up yet, but it is great.
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Oo, these are some good suggestions! A lot of them are already on my list to read. . . eventually. XD I usually associate winter with things like Norse mythology, Beowulf, and Shakespeare. I don’t know. I just think about old Northern peoples holed up in their mead hall for the winter listening to bards spin stories while the wind howls outside.
Great list!
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I like the sound of that very much. I don’t get too much cold weather where I live, but reading these kinds of books definitely helps me feel like I’m experiencing this type of weather.
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Great list! I cannot wait for the third book in the Winternight series to come out! Here is my TTT: https://ichleseblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/top-ten-tuesday-wintery-reads-from-cozy-to-scary/
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I still need to read the second book! Hopefully soon.
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LOVE Bear and the Nightingale, it’s such a cozy read. Lot of books on here that are high on my TBR – can winter break be here already?
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It really is and talking about it makes me want to reread it right now. I just need time to freeze for a bit, so I can read all the books.
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So many books that I love on this list! I really need to read Bear and the Nightingale!
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It’s such a beautiful book, Leslie. I’m sure you will enjoy it immensely.
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I can’t wait! 🙂
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City of Brass has been on my to-read list for ages, so this seems like the perfect time to pick it up!
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It is wonderful, Jolien. I’m sure you will fall in love with this world.
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The Bear and the Nightingale has been on so many people’s list today, I think this is a sign I should check it out! And totally agree about A Darker Shade of Magic, great list!
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Yes, you totally should, it’s an awesome read. The whole Shades of Magic series is amazing.
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I’m so excited to get The Bear and the Nightingale one of these days! It really does sound like a perfect read for cold, winter nights.
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So many people need to pick up The Bear and the Nightingale. It’s amazing.
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I love your list! The Bear and the Nightingale and Six of Crows are both such amazing wintery reads! ❤️
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Thank you so much! They are both so great. I love both of them so much.
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Uprooted and The City of Brass are at the top of my list to read either by the end of the year or at the start of next. I am so excited to finally give them a go! As for the rest, so many great choices. I love, love, love Six of Crows. I read it this time of year last year and it’s definitely one of the best fantasy series to read in the autumn or winter! Thanks for sharing.
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Both Uprooted and City of Brass have some fantastic world-building. Anytime is great for Six of Crows.
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Such a great list!!! I have City of Brass and The Fifth Season in my Winter TBR.
Absolutely love Six of Crows and Children of Blood and Bone. I need to pick up Grave Mercy.
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Thank you! You are in for a real treat with City of Brass and The Fifth Season. The world building in both is amazing. Grave Mercy is one of my favorites and one I read before blogging. It has a really special place in my heart.
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It is very interesting that you associate genres with seasons. I think the only season I associate with certain kinds of books is summer. I think light and breezy reads are a trademark of summer.
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Yes, I definitely reach for more contemporaries in the summer.
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I’m currently reading The Bear and the Nightingale and love it! I also really enjoyed Grave Mercy (the entire trilogy, really). Winter is definitely my preferred season for fantasy and suspense reads.
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I’m so glad you are enjoying The Bear and the Nightingale. Oh yay, I love the His Fair Assassins series too. I can’t wait for the new book coming out.
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The Bear and the Nightingale is on my TBR for so long. I really hope I get to read it soon 😀 Ahh, I totally loved Children of Blood and Bone. One of the best reads of the year.
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It’s a really good book and I’m sure you’ll love it. I know, I have such high expectations for the second Children of Blood and Bone novel.
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I don’t normally like fantasy but I’ve heard such amazing things about Children of Blood and Bone, so I think I’ll try the audiobook! My TTT was Hanukkah themed this week: https://bookslibrariesalsocats.com/2018/12/04/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-jewish-rep-happy-hanukkah/
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I hope the audio book works out for you!
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Yes to so many of these. I also need to read a bunch of these as well haha. Especially city of brass. It will happen in 2019. ❤
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I’m sure you will enjoy City of Brass. The world building alone is magnificent.
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Great choices! I haven’t read any of them but I’ll definitely have to pick up a bunch of them in Winter!
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Thanks so much! Happy reading.
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