Top Ten Tuesday: Cozy/Wintery Reads

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt from That Artsy Reader Girl is Cozy/Wintery Reads. Y’all, this is it. This is my prompt! I’m not sure I’ve expressed it enough on this blog, but I LOVE WINTER AND ALL THINGS COZY! Give me all the snow, wind, rain, mugs of hot beverages, fluffy blankets, flannel pj pants, over-sized sweaters (preferably cable knit)…I should probably stop now or we’ll be here for a long time.

Fair warning, my definition of “cozy” is probably different than others. Cozy for me ranges from comforting teenage angst to stabby drama. Also, this list will be in no particular order with exception for the last one on the list. That one is my all time favorite cozy/wintery read.

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Yeah, okay…so I haven’t actually read it yet but LOOK AT THAT COVER! It just screams read me with a mug of hot cocoa that was brought to you by a big, brooding, bearded man.

 

 

Jackaby by William Ritter

I think this book is the closest I’d come to a “cozy mystery”. Just thinking about this book makes me want to curl up with chunky knit blanket and an oversized mug of tea.

 

 

The Sweep Series by Cate Tiernan

Okay, this is kind of a Fall into Winter series for me. It starts in fall and works its way through winter and just I LOVE IT OKAY! I read this series numerous times when I was a teen so it’s also a huge comfort read for me. Also, it is angsty AF and I love that sometimes.

 

 

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

“I believe I’ve seen hell and its white, its snow white.” Everything about this novel is at once cold and hot: the cold setting, the broody yet longing glances from Mr. Thornton. Look, if reading classics isn’t your thing, at least go check out the BBC miniseries on Netflix. Richard Armitage plays Mr. Thornton so YOU ARE WELCOME!

The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

These books are cold and harsh like winter and I am so here for that. Having recently watched the movies again, I have been struck with the intense desire to reread them. Must like the first time I read them, I’ll do my reading while ensconced in a fleece blanket on my favorite reading couch.

 

Nevernight and Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

The addition of these books on this list probably has a lot to do with the fact that I first read them at the end of December 2017. So, even though they aren’t set in winter, they make me want curl up and get cozy. Preferably with an obscenely large glass of red wine.

 

 

The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss

These books are so damn rich and delicious. The beauty in these books warm my cold, dead heart. I just want to burrow into them and live there forever.

 

 

Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

You know the line…

 

 

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Another series that I started in winter and will always associate with the season. These were also the first audio books I ever listened to (James Marsters needs to narrate everything). I 100% would not mind spending a cold winter night curled up with Harry Dresden.

 

And now for the all time cozy/winter read:

HARRY POTTER by JK Rowling

I mean, is there any series cozier? Can’t you just imagine watching the snow fall, while sipping fire whiskey at The Three Broomsticks while reading? I desperately wanted to reread these books this winter but I’m not sure I’ll have the time. I’ve got two trilogies ahead of it. But when I do get a chance for my reread, I shall be sure to have many cozy blankets and a good warming beverage to accompany me.

So, that’s it for me and my wintery reads. Were there any on my list that you’d add to yours? What other wintery reads would you recommend?