Winter TBR List 2015/16

So this post is mega late. I should head right back to the start and explain.

The end of 2015 got right on top of me. As you know things were crazy enough that everything was put on hold: my blog, my reading, my weight loss, and I pretty much stopped taking care of myself. I stopped being organised enough to give myself the tools to do that, and let work dominate. As an extra side effect of this, I ended up running myself into the ground, catching a cold, developing bronchitis, and pretty much ruining my life. Enough. Keep taking the vitamins, y'all. And give yourself food your body needs and wants, along with sleep and water.

I digress.

Long and short of it was that my autumn reading list blended into my winter one. So here I am going to take a hatchet, split the two up and tell you what is coming up this winter (let's pretend its November end, shall we?)

Winter TBR

A Kindle read

1. Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
Amy and Tina, Tina and Amy. I Loved Tina's Bossy Pants, so undoubtedly, I'm going to love Amy's book just as much, right? I look forward to witty anecdotes, life advice from a pro at living and lots of Parks and Recreation tales. Winter laughs, please.

Bathtime bliss

2. The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere
It's no secret how much I love a trashy Christmas novel. I schedule one every single year, and this year it's The Christmas Shoes. And the best place to read your trashy Christmas novel? The bath, of course. Wine optional.








3. Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
I have wanted to read this novel ever since I heard of the Netflix original movie of the same name that was coming out. I love to read the novel before seeing it on the screen, like so many others. My husband has already read this and has prepared me for how difficult a read it will be, so I am looking forward to it. As much as one can look forward to child soldier stories.

4. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
I'm pretty sure this one came on my radar as part of Oprah's Book Club way back. It has been on my shelf (literal, not hypothetical) for the longest time, and this winter is when I am going to get it read! I love a book that has a lot of online presence, so you can read all around it, watch videos on it and listen to podcasts about it. Looking forward to this in 2016.

5. Wake by Anna Hope
Back in 2015, one of my resolutions (and part of my 32 things I want to do before I am 32!) was to read up on both World Wars. I have a really keen interest in history, and I knew very little about these, WW1 in particular. While reading some hard-going history pieces on the time, watching some documentaries and reading magazine articles, I also wanted to make the era come alive through fiction and film.

6. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
In the same way, War Horse is intended to bring the first World War a little to life, and I've also seen the stage show which I loved. Looking forward to this, and I think it will be quite a quick read.

7. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Another of my 32 things to do before I am 32 is to read ten classics. Before I started the challenge, I had never read any classics (that weren't essential in school). I am looking forward to Oliver Twist - a tale everyone already knows, and one with a lot of TV adaptation and discussion to get involved with afterwards.

And there you have it. Only one non-fiction book on the list this season, it's a fiction-heavy list this time! I also think this number of books is quite ambitious for me, so I will try to power through as many as possible before the end of February. Have you any Christmas or winter reads planned for this year? Let me know, I'd love to hear about them!