Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is what books we’d like to read over the next few months. I love setting a vague TBR and then seeing whether or not I actually get to them any time soon.
The City Where Dreams Come True by Gulsifat Shahidi
A collection of four short stories about Tajikistan’s civil war and the effect it had on the people. I have The City Where Dreams Come True and The Cost of Sugar on Kindle Unlimited and as I don’t really use that service much it’d be good to read them soon as then I can unsubscribe from it.
The Cost of Sugar by Cynthia McLeod
The Cost of Sugar has definitely been on more than one TBR but maybe now is the time to finally read it? It follows two Jewish stepsisters, Elza and Sarith, descendants of the settlers and their pampered existences become intertwined with the fate of the plantations as the slaves decide to fight against the violent repression they have endured for too long.
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
I read and really enjoyed King of Scars earlier this month so Rule of Wolves is definitely one I want to get to ASAP. I have the audiobook but might get the ebook too as I’m not sure which way I want to read it.
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
I got The Wolf and the Woodsman via Illumicrate a few months ago and the cover is one that really stood out to me. Like many books on my TBR I don’t know much about it but I think it’s got a creepy forest and a fairy tale vibe – both are things I tend to enjoy.
Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian
This is a bit of an intimidating book as it’s a chunky non-fiction about a country’s genocide and it probably will be a book I need to take time with as it’s such a heavy topic.
The Scents of Marie-Claire by Habib Selmi
My Tunisia book for the Read the World Project, The Scents of Marie-Claire tells the story of the extraordinary relationship between the Tunisian-born narrator and the French Marie-Claire
A Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska
A Spare Life has been on one of my seasonal TBR’s before and I did start it but didn’t get too far into it so would actually like to finish it.
Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
I love the Old Kingdom series so am really looking forward to the latest instalment and am interested to see what this prequel adds to the story. I reread Sabriel last month for the first time since 2015 and will be continuing rereading the series until Terciel and Elinor is released in November.
The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk
The Desert and the Drum is the first novel ever to be translated into English from Mauritania and is about a woman who leaves her tribe and tries to find her own path.
Chaka by Thomas Mofolo
Chaka is a mythic fictional retelling of the story of the rise and fall of the Zulu emperor-king Shaka.
What books are you hoping to read soon?
Elena Square Eyes 
I really enjoyed the Hungarian mythology in The Wolf and the Woodsman.
Great list! I finished The Wolf and the Woodsman at the weekend and it’s definitely a perfect fantasy read for the colder months, I really enjoyed it. Ugh I really want to re-read The Old Kingdom read for Terciel and Elinor! I recently had a bit of a clear out and packed a bunch of my books away for when I can finally move out, and stupidly packed away my Old Kingdom books too…
I’ve read 12 chapters of Rule of Wolves and it’s amazing so far. The Wolf and the Woodsman is on my TBR as well.
Chaka sounds interesting!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-fall-2021-to-read-list/
I read The Wolf and the Woodsman with the Illumicrate readalong and I’m glad I went into it not knowing too much! I hope you enjoy it~
My post: https://frayedbooks.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-fall-2021-to-read-list/
Interesting list you have – I don’t think I’ve heard of any of these!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
I love how many genres you have on your TBR List. “Chaka” and “The Desert and the Drum” look really interesting. Garth Nix was one of my go to favorites as a teen, but I haven’t read any of his recent works lately.
Like you, I prefer to set a vague TBR because if I set it in stone, I end up losing interest in the books I’ve chosen. 😑
I hope you enjoy your week!
Here is my post: https://introvertinterruptedcom.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/my-favorite-2021-emmy-outfits-as-books/
I really need to read King of Scars asap! Happy reading!
I still have to read Rule of Wolves!
A great list! I hope you enjoy reading them all.
When you get the opportunity, I hope you can stop by my post: https://readbakecreate.com/autumn-2021-tbr-10-books-i-hope-to-read/
I still need to read Rule of Wolves, I’ve been feeling kind of slumpy this year, so I don’t want to read it till I’m not as I don’t want that to affect my experience!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/top-ten-tuesday-334/
https://dilrangapereradrama.wordpress.com/
Great list! I had King of Scars of my summer list and didn’t get to it, but I’d like to read it soon so that I can read Rule of Wolves too. If not this fall, maybe this winter!