If you find yourself with some free time in the lull between the holidays and the new year, consider reading a seasonal book.
Goodreads, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, puts together a catalog of themed book lists created by “Goodreaders” around tropes, genres, themes, or topics. Here is a list of good books to read as we enter the cold and snowy months ahead.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.
Goodreads rating: 4.0
Genres: fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, magical realism, historical, fairy tales
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.
Goodreads rating: 4.47
Genres: fiction, young adult, magic, classics
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Goodreads rating: 4.15
Genres: fiction, historical Fiction, young adult, romance, historical literature
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
Goodreads rating: 4.26
Genres: historical fiction, romance, fantasy, time travel
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
Goodreads rating: 4.02
Genres: Fantasy, fiction, romance, magic, young adult
Night Road by Kristin Hannah.
Goodreads rating: 4.22
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, drama
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.
Goodreads rating: 3.86
Genres: historical fiction, mystery, literary fiction
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio.
Goodreads rating: 4.00
Genres: historical fiction, mystery, romance, contemporary
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.
Goodreads rating: 4.15
Genres: historical fiction, mystery, romance, fantasy
Scavenger Hunt by Chad Boudreaux.
Goodreads rating: 4.31
Genres: thriller, fiction, suspense
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen.
Goodreads rating: 3.85
Genres: fiction, romance, fantasy, mystery
Lost Identity by Karl Braungart
Goodreads rating: 4.29
Genres: contemporary, fiction, mystery thriller
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Goodreads rating: 4.20
Genres: fiction, contemporary, romance, literary fiction
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Goodreads rating: 4.25
Genres: historical fiction, romance, contemporary
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Goodreads rating: 4.29
Genres: fantasy, classics, fiction, adventure
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Goodreads rating: 4.24
Genres: mystery, gothic, romance, thriller
The Eden Paradox by Barry Kirwan
Goodreads rating: 4.23
Genres: science fiction, dystopia, drama, space
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Goodreads rating: 3.97
Genres: mystery, fiction, gothic, fantasy
The Last Dying Light by William Havelock.
Goodreads rating: 4.38
Genres: historical fiction, medieval
Our Blue Orange by A.R. Merrydew.
Goodreads rating: 4.26
Genres: science fiction, time travel, science fiction fantasy
