A few months ago, I brought you my Overly Specific Autumn Recommendations, inspired by Kayla from BooksandLala. As I a follow up, it's now time for the Winter-edition, in the same vein, but with a some different overly-specific tropes.
Without further ado, let's get to the books.
Dreaming of a white cover…
A white Christmas made easy with these white covered books…
- An Unkindness of Magicians – Kat Howard
- Elatsoe – Darcie Little Badger
- Fen – Daisy Johnson
Winter-wonderland…
Whether the winter brings you snow or not, read some polar fantasy to set the mood…
- The Bear and the Nightingale – Katherine Arden
- The Girl and the Mountain – Mark Lawrence
- Even the Darkest Stars – Heather Fawcett
A Girl and a Bear…
An overly specific trope that seems to be prevalent within fiction lately, and lends itself perfectly for wintery times when all you need is a warm bearhug…
- The Gracekeepers – Kirsty Logan
- His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman
- The Last Bear – Hannah Gold
Lights in the dark…
My favourite thing about Christmas is the lights. Let these novels light up your night with their stars in the dark…
- The Wide Starlight – Nicole Lesperance
- A Shiver of Snow and Sky – Lisa Lueddecke
- Good Morning, Midnight – Lily Dalton-Brooks
Stay indoors…
Snowed in or locked in this winter? So are these literary protagonists…
- We Are Okay – Nina LaCour
- Burntcoat – Sarah Hall
- The Glass Hotel – Emily St. John Mandel
Arctic Isolation…
Literary fiction that deals with isolation and cold, both in physical as within the mind…
- The Comet Seekers – Helen Sedgewick
- Migrations – Charlotte McConaghy
- The Glass Woman – Caroline Lea
Curl up with a book…
Books about books for long wintery nights…
- The Starless Sea – Erin Morgenstern
- The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
- The Binding – Brigit Collins
Tales to make your blood run cold…
Horror stories to give you chills, and not just from the cold…
- Near the Bone – Christina Henry
- The Ritual – Adam Nevill
- The Shining – Stephen King
Blood on the snow…
Thrillers and mysteries buried beneath the snow...
- The Lost Village – Camilla Sten
- Ice Cold – Tess Gerritsen
- Snow Falling on Cedars – David Gutterson
Short Stories
Bitesize pieces of winter reading…
- The Haunting Season – Various Authors
- Antarctica – Claire Keegan
- By Light We Knew Our Names – Anne Valente
