Top Ten Tuesday is a tag hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's prompt is "Books on My Fall 2025 to-Read List".
It's time for another seasonal TBR! But first, how did I do with my Summer 2025 TBR?
Aftertaste - Read
Cooked - Currently reading
Miracle Creek - Read
Remarkably Bright Creatures - Read
Soulgazer - DNF
The Dying Game - Read
The Fill-In Boyfriend - Read
The Hunger Games - Read
The Names - Just got it from the library (finally!), haven't read it yet
Well Traveled - Read
Okay, now let's get into my Fall TBR! Books are in alphabetical order by title. All covers are linked to Goodreads.
Fall 2025 TBR
Courting Mr. Lincoln, by Louis Bayard (Historical Fiction) - Ever since I heard Mr. Bayard speak on a panel at the 2024 Washington Writers Conference, I've been interested in his books. This one will fulfill the prompt "The name of and/or a depiction of a famous person" on my 2025 Cover Lovers Reading Challenge.
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales, by Heather Fawcett (Fantasy) - I can't wait to read the third installment of the Emily Wilde series! I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books. This one also fulfills a Cover Lovers Reading Challenge prompt: "Bookish elements".
Good Spirits, by B.K. Borison (Holiday Romance) - Another Cover Lovers Reading Challenge prompt! "Something that is plaid"–I do admit that the plaid portion of this cover is minuscule, but it's there and I claim it!
Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins (YA Dystopian) - I am so so so excited to read this; the first two books in the series were amazing!!
Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow (Gothic Fantasy) - October's prompt for the 2025 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Reading Challenge is "A Gothic Fantasy Book", and I saw this book described somewhere as gothic fantasy. I've never read anything by Alix Harrow, so I'm definitely curious about this one!
The Chateau, by Jaclyn Goldis (Thriller) - I enjoy a good thriller now and then; this one was on my Goodreads TBR and it just happens to fit the prompt "A lighted window" for the Cover Lovers Reading Challenge!
The Last Tiger, by Julia Riew (Fantasy) - My friend sent me a reel on Instagram where the author talked about how this story was inspired by her grandparents' actual experiences in Korea. It came out in July and I just haven't made time to read it yet! (To no one's surprise, it also fits the bill for one of the prompts in the Cover Lovers Reading Challenge: "A frame-worthy design".)
The Palace of Illusions, by Rowenna Miller (Fantasy) - Since this is a retelling of The Nutcracker, I plan to read it in December (aaaaand it also fits the prompt "An author that has a common name spelled in an uncommon way").
The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea, by Melanie Cellier (YA Fantasy) - My young friend at church recommended this to me. And it's a retelling of The Princess and the Pea! I've been looking for a full-length retelling of this fairytale for ages! (I have already read and loved Gail Carson Levine's retelling, The Princess Test.)
Warrior Princess Assassin, by Brigid Kemmerer (Romantasy) - I actually own this one! I have enjoyed Brigid Kemmerer's YA fantasy that I've read, but I'm not sure if I'll like her adult fantasy, especially since the Goodreads blurb describes it as "steamy". I guess we'll see!
Good job with your summer TBR. Thanks for stopping by earlier.
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DeleteThese all look so good. Hope you have a beautiful day.
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Thank you! <3
DeleteGood books. Great job on your summer TBR. Have a great day and a great day.https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/top-ten-tuesday-2/
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DeleteI'm excited for that Emily Wilde book too. I'm impatiently waiting for my library to get it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're able to get your hands on it soon!
DeleteI loved Emily Wilde and Starling House. And I really liked the one book I read by Borison. Enjoy your reading! My list is at https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/reading-by-ratings-books-i-own-that-i-need-to-read/.
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know! I haven't read anything by Harrow or Borison. It can be daunting to try new authors, so I'm glad to hear you've enjoyed them!
DeleteThe Princess Companion does sound fun. I hope you get to enjoy it soon.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my TTT post
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Thank you! I'm hoping it lives up to my expectations, but I trust my young friend's recommendations :D
DeleteYou did great with your summer TBR. I once again forgot to look, LOL!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm really happy that I managed to read most of the books on it! Soulgazer was disappointing, though :/ Do you like sticking to a TBR, or are you more of a mood reader?
DeleteThe only one I've read from your list is Mockingjay. I really want to read that Emily Wilde series though and The Palace of Illusions also sounds intriguing for holiday reading.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT: https://darkshelfofwonders.com/top-ten-books-i-hope-to-read-this-fall/
The Emily Wilde series is so good!! It reminds me a lot of Marie Brennan's Memoirs of Lady Trent series. I saw a retelling of A Christmas Carol on someone else's blog, so I'll probably add that to my Christmas reading list too :)
DeleteIt's kind of hilarious and very fitting that you mentioned that series and my friends who I buddy read the first Lady Trent book with also made that comparison so it's really selling it to me! And oh, a retelling of A Christmas Carol also sounds great! :)
DeleteI'm glad someone else had the same thought! I don't see the Lady Trent series talked about nearly as much as I feel it deserves (I know it's older than Emily Wilde, but still). Hope you enjoy!
DeleteYou did awesome with your Summer TBR list. Good luck with this one!
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Thank you, Susan! :)
DeleteI have an Emily Wilde book on my list too! The Princess Companion sounds so interesting. I don't think I've heard of many The Princess and the Pea retellings. I hope you love all the books on your list :)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-fall-2025-to-read-list/
~ Marwah @ The Booklore Fairy
I read the first Emily Wilde book last November and it made me feel very cozy :) Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteYou did really well with your summer reading! And your fall TBR is drool worthy. I hope you enjoy Starling House. I really liked that one. I've also read Mockingjay and hope you enjoy it as much as you did the first two! I need to read Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales. I loved the first two books so much. I hope you have a great Fall in books!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad you liked Starling House–I've heard good things about it! I'm sure I'll love Mockingjay. I hope your fall reading goes well too!
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