Your dress is so beautiful and fits you very well. I am in Germany and I just treated myself to a special edition of winter themed poems by Rilke. It is such a beautiful little wintery edition and is called "Winterspaziergang mit Rilke" (a winter walk with Rilke). The book is clothbound in an icey blue color and has white snowflakes on it and each poem is accompanied with a beautiful picture or drawing of a winter landscape. I love it so much!
I loved the firts book and got more and more confused by the others, but i want to reread, I liked Ophelia so much, and i also loved all the powers 🩵🩵🩵
I read "A Castle in the Clouds" last year off your recommendation - was ever so worth it!!! It has won a permanent spot on my shelf and I'll be re-reading later this winter...such a wonderful warm, cosy winter read...
Emma, I’ve said it before, but you NEED to read The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. It’s literally the most Emma-esque book I’ve ever read. It’s got it all: a hotel/sanatorium for physically and mentally struggling guests, tall Swiss mountains, war trauma, so much snooow, and deep philosophical debates. It’s long - but you’ll love it, I know you will.
It's the perfect time to read Emily Wilde it's basically a whimsical winter fairytale with scary undertones. I can't wait for part 2 to come out in january. I loved how Emily is competent and chaotic at the same time and the love story is really sweet and unique.
You may have read it before but I really loved the book "Snow Child" by Eowyn Ivey. There isn't a lot of plot but its so descriptive of winter and snow and this sweet old couple. I believe it is based on a Russian fairytale. It was my comfort book last year. ❤
I love your winter booklists! Thank you! I really enjoyed The Mirror Visitor Series and A Winters Promise is my favorite. 🥰❄️ I LOVED Castle in the Clouds after you recommended it. Thank you.
Thank you so so so /so/ much for this video. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for without knowing how to ask. The other day, I even made a reddit post asking people for suggestions for books that are cozy, comforting, and just feel like the perfect read for the season because I have been dealing with a loooot of stress/deadlines/etc. and could use something magical to help me get through it all and you gave me SO MANY OPTIONS. Thank you Emma and happy holidays! May all your next reads be five stars!
I'm a winter enthusiast as well. I love the snow and the cold so much❤I'm reading "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Ecco in december. The book's atmosphere matches somehow with winter. I haven't read much of it but it is already breathtaking. The writing is exquisite. Can recommend it warmly😊
Omg I'm so happy to see you finally pick "A winter's promise" it's one of my favorite saga! I really hope you'll like it, the place in wich the first two books take place really gives big Ghibli vibes (and yes, the snow is really important too because it's on a freezing cold arks with snow everywhere ;) ). Also I know that some people are a bit confused about this saga but from what I saw, it's mainly due to the ending of the last book because there is a philosophical subtext that might have been confusing for some people. Thx for this video, I'm so excited to see your next ones! (and sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue 😅)
Aww Eugene... In high school we had to learn by heart Tatiana's (girls) and Eugene's (boys) letters. 12 years later and I still remember it word for word. Pushkin is wonderful. Enjoy! 🤗
I love your dress! You look like a pretty winter witch 😊 im more of an autumn girl, but your dress wants me to reconsider 😅 Haven't read any of those books yet, but I do love the covers! Intrigued by winters promise and frostheart specially 😊
Ohmygod you neeeeed to read the snow child by Eowyn Ivey. Its set in alaska, written by an alaskan author and the winter vibes and scenery and atmospherez, story and writing could not be more wintery. Its winter bookified.
watching emma talking about castle in the clouds again made me realize i've been here for over a year. seriously, i love what you do with this channel ❤ i'm so happy
some winter books to consider! I put these on my own December tbr because they definitely fit the atmosphere! Thin Air by Michelle Paver & Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik hope you have lots of fun reading your tbr!
If you haven’t read it already, I’d recommend The Left Hand of Darkness as a winter read! I think you’d like it since it’s a sci-fi set on a wintery planet that explores some themes around gender and sexuality (and it has a long journey across an ice sheet)
I just made my December TBR yesterday! I'm finishing Trust right now, and would like to read The Nightingale, To the lighthouse, Where the crawdads sing, and The dictionary people. I also plan to read some short stories by Borges 💙
Emma, you’re going to LOVE Elatsoe when you end up reading it! It has to be one of my favourite books of all time. It’s so well-written with the most lovable and charming characters. I was also surprised at how much the plot picks up too - I couldn’t put it down, and it’s the perfect cozy winter read!
I've decided to read Hamlet this winter too, and since I have Little Women on my shelf I'll give that a go closer to christmas!! I hope you love Eugene Onegin, I read it in high school and I can say it's still one of the best things I've ever read
A Winter's Promise is one of my top favorite fantasy series of all times. If you expect a smutty romance, theres really not. It's more of a slow burn love and it breaks your heart. Ophelia and Thorn are in my thoughts everyday. ❤ The world building and plot line is well done and never a dull moment. There are some aspects that are confusing but nothing that can outweigh the amazingness of the series overall.
I started "a winter's promise" last month because I saw it in one of your videos. Right now I'm on the third book of the series. I think it's very worth it to give the entire series a go.
Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez is one that's on my immediate to-read list! a couple of my fav writers have recommended it--it sounds like it's kind of a meditation on the Arctic that came out of the author's experiences spending 5 years working as a biologist in northern Alaska and Canada. so it sounds v wintry for sure!
Thank you Emma - your video cheered up my day. My current/soon list includes Ethan Frome, Red Doc by Anne Carson, a collection of Ezra Pound’s poetry, some Robert Frost, and The Sorrow of Angels by Jon Kalman Stefansson. That’s the second book in his Heaven and Hell Trilogy. I’m just a little way into it, but beautiful so far. SERIOUSLY SNOWY DEEP WINTER! And I’m looking forward to seeing what others think of its sentence structure.
❤📚❤️ Such wintery, gorgeous books! Your dress and pearls are beautiful, and you look like a winter princess. I plan on reading The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale. It was highly recommended to me as a definite winter read.
I adored Twelfth Night! It was the first play I read for a Shakespeare class, which turned into my favorite class I have taken so far, so I have a soft spot for it. Just finished a reread of Castle in the Clouds and I think I loved it even more the second time around!!
I just finished reading a Castle in the Clouds per your recommendation and I loved it, where I live doesn't even snow and it's not even winter here haha but it transported me and it was so nice to read
this video was so beautiful, all the picks are so interesting and whimsical and your love of winter is inspiring ❤ i just want to curl up in a blanket and read forever
Emma, seeing how many winter books you pulled off your shelf that weren't from the dedicated winter shelf, I think you need to create another winter shelf and eventually a whole winter bookcase. Seeing or hearing about snow footage from people in the northern hemisphere is always such a tease at this time of year as I sweat and swelter through another 36C hot summer day in Australia.
A winters promise by christelle dabos is amazing ! Tho i struggle a bit through this one with the pace, it is the first of a serie and it gets immensely better. And it takes place in a cold/north arc
The video was a treat for the eyes😍 The whites 🤍 the blacks 🖤 and the natural light... 🕯️ Combined with the beautiful covers... My eyes are satiated. Thank you❤
Ooh you reminded me that I also have The Winter of Our Discontent on my shelves - maybe I’ll pick that one up 😅 other December books for me include Wuthering Heights, White Oleander, and another slew of your favorites for part 2 of my video 😊 reading The Ice Palace, Grendel, Heaven & Hell, etc. 🎉
Hey, I love The Winter of Our Discontent, it's one of my favourites! But it's set in spring (around Easter) and continues into summer, so it's not a wintery read. Though I think it's great at any time of year🙂
@@vesnasucov8065 thanks so much for letting me know!! I actually have a hard time finding spring reads so sounds like I might wait to read this until maybe next March or April. I’m glad you love it! 😊
Just got back from a walk in the snow this afternoon, and it’s so lovely~ ❤❤😊 I really enjoyed both A Winter’s Promise and A Castle in the Clouds. Both good times~ So far, the only books on my TBR are Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates and Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney.
Oh yesssss please read a winter's promise, it's SO good ! (Tho if you plan on reading all 4 books I recommend reading them close together, they are pretty dense and some people got confused because it's hard remembering everything that happens)
I tried reading Winter's Promise recently and unfortunately I really didn't enjoy it. It started amazing but went downhill afterwards. Truly hope you like it more than I did. But for December I plan reading A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher (this girls builds an army of gingerbread man - very christmasy in my opinion lol), The Cat Who Came For Christmas by Cleveland Amory (I'm pretty sure you have this book but don't know if you read it yet) and Krampus by Brom. Hope you have a great time with your tbr! ❤
I finally want to read Hogfather by Terry Pratchett this December. I'll also, like every year, listen to the audiobook of Frostfeuer (Frostfire) by Kai Meyer, it's middle-grade fantasy. Sadly I don't think it's been translated into English, I think you'd really enjoy it - it takes place during winter in a hotel in 1890s St. Petersburg. ❄️
Heather Fawcett has become one of my favorite authors. I HIGHLY recommend "Even the Darkest Stars" and "All the Wandering Light" by her. They were my top two books of 2021. It's a duology fantasy set in a frozen icy mountain area.
I've had Emily Wilde on hold at the library since I watched your last video talking about it so I'm excited to finally start it! I'm also planning to read Cranford, Notes on an Execution, Jo Baker's Longbourn, The Man Who Died Twice and some Christmas-y mystery or romance I haven't decided on yet. I'm also now adding A Winter's Promise to my library holds!
TBR I have borrowed some books from the library. Christmassy for the most part. They are 1.The Arctic Railway Assassin by M G Leonard & Sam Sedgman; 2. Winter at Cliff's End Cottage by Sheila Norton; 3. Christmas at Thompson Hall & other Christmas stories by Anthony Trollope; 4.Gnome Alone at Christmas by Nick Pine ; 5 Aunt Dimity & the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton; 6. The Sound of Sleighbells by Janet Dailey These are my winter Christmas reads, I of course have a host of other library books to read, not to add all my own novels on Ebook, Audio, and shelves. Actually, far too many. I'm sure I won't get through them all.
As someone who loved Castle in the Clouds based off your recommendation, I'd heartily recommend the Winterhouse trilogy (middle grade, wintery, hotel, magic) ❤
My December TBR is Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, Small Bells by Lauren Owens, and The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul. We started getting snow here in northern New England too. ❄❄❄
what a great tbr! definitely taking some recommendations from this list. i am once again here to recommend the bear and the nightingale by katherine arden (who also writes middle grade) if you haven’t read it already. a gorgeous historical fantasy with a ghibli feel that takes place in a cold russian village.
A Winter's Promise is definitely a perfect book to read during the winter. The setting for a big part of the story has a winter climate and I personally found the language very winter-y as well. Does anyone else feel this way? I did read it in french, so perhaps it's less noticable in the english translation? Anyways, great plot, super unique characters and overall an amazing book(series)! :)
I am SO excited for you to read Emily Wilde… It’s such a charming book! Unfortunately I was impatient and read it over the summer, but it’ll be absolutely perfect for winter.
Eugene Onegin has been on my tbr for years now, so maybe I should finally pick it up next month 👀 also I ordered The Enchanted Sonata based on ur rec and I'm so stoked to read it!! 💕
I’ve seen The Nutcracker ballet four or five times and am hypeee for your first ! I just picked a Nutcracker retelling called Kingdom Of Sweets for my December BOTMC pick. I too love some winter 📖🪱 ❄️ 💚
Love the dress! Very Classy and fitting for the Canadian season of whiteness. I recommend "Snow Falling on Cedars" - beautifully written. One book on my TBR pike is Orhan Pamuk's one word titled book, "Snow"
December is also the month to HUSTLE to finish your GoodReads goal 😅
start logging those childrens books 😮💨
@@nbmki8542literally me with children’s books or graphic novels lmao
great time to read short story collections and poetry books (bonus points if they are winter themed)! 🥰
true I am 9 books behind lol
😂 Oh so true.
Your dress is so beautiful and fits you very well. I am in Germany and I just treated myself to a special edition of winter themed poems by Rilke. It is such a beautiful little wintery edition and is called "Winterspaziergang mit Rilke" (a winter walk with Rilke). The book is clothbound in an icey blue color and has white snowflakes on it and each poem is accompanied with a beautiful picture or drawing of a winter landscape. I love it so much!
thank you! ah I've never heard of that collection, that sounds like everything I could ever want, definitely going to go look it up - enjoy! xx
A Winter's Promise is amazing, I love the whole series! Really recommend:)
I loved the firts book and got more and more confused by the others, but i want to reread, I liked Ophelia so much, and i also loved all the powers 🩵🩵🩵
@@Mariela4444 Completely agree. The first and second books were great but I had so much trouble understanding the rest of the series.
The Name of the Rose is set in December and it's so atmospheric! if I could go back in time I'd choose to read it next month 🤩
ooh I do have that one on my shelf!!
@@emmiereads And it has a mystery to solve!
I read "A Castle in the Clouds" last year off your recommendation - was ever so worth it!!! It has won a permanent spot on my shelf and I'll be re-reading later this winter...such a wonderful warm, cosy winter read...
that makes me so happy:')
Me too!! I was just thinking I feel like I have to reread it soon because it is just the best vibes.
Your reaction to the snow is the exact same I had when I woke up to our first proper snow this morning! Such a magical time ❄
first snow of the year is always so special - hope it keeps coming down for you!!
Emma, I’ve said it before, but you NEED to read The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. It’s literally the most Emma-esque book I’ve ever read. It’s got it all: a hotel/sanatorium for physically and mentally struggling guests, tall Swiss mountains, war trauma, so much snooow, and deep philosophical debates. It’s long - but you’ll love it, I know you will.
One of the greatest novels of all time.
It's the perfect time to read Emily Wilde it's basically a whimsical winter fairytale with scary undertones. I can't wait for part 2 to come out in january. I loved how Emily is competent and chaotic at the same time and the love story is really sweet and unique.
You may have read it before but I really loved the book "Snow Child" by Eowyn Ivey. There isn't a lot of plot but its so descriptive of winter and snow and this sweet old couple. I believe it is based on a Russian fairytale. It was my comfort book last year. ❤
ah I haven't but it's on my shelves! so good to hear
I love your winter booklists! Thank you! I really enjoyed The Mirror Visitor Series and A Winters Promise is my favorite. 🥰❄️ I LOVED Castle in the Clouds after you recommended it. Thank you.
Thank you so so so /so/ much for this video. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for without knowing how to ask. The other day, I even made a reddit post asking people for suggestions for books that are cozy, comforting, and just feel like the perfect read for the season because I have been dealing with a loooot of stress/deadlines/etc. and could use something magical to help me get through it all and you gave me SO MANY OPTIONS. Thank you Emma and happy holidays! May all your next reads be five stars!
ugh so glad
You must read SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW (Danish).
I'm a winter enthusiast as well. I love the snow and the cold so much❤I'm reading "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Ecco in december. The book's atmosphere matches somehow with winter. I haven't read much of it but it is already breathtaking. The writing is exquisite. Can recommend it warmly😊
Omg I'm so happy to see you finally pick "A winter's promise" it's one of my favorite saga! I really hope you'll like it, the place in wich the first two books take place really gives big Ghibli vibes (and yes, the snow is really important too because it's on a freezing cold arks with snow everywhere ;) ). Also I know that some people are a bit confused about this saga but from what I saw, it's mainly due to the ending of the last book because there is a philosophical subtext that might have been confusing for some people. Thx for this video, I'm so excited to see your next ones! (and sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue 😅)
Aww Eugene... In high school we had to learn by heart Tatiana's (girls) and Eugene's (boys) letters. 12 years later and I still remember it word for word. Pushkin is wonderful. Enjoy! 🤗
Her laugh in the beggining is so pretty. Emma is so pretty in every sense of the word. Also, i wish one day i can see snow for myself too
your dress is so beautiful!
You had such a gentle and comforting vibe in this video (more so than usual)
You can't imagine how joyful it makes me to see you happy. Thank you for making my days better with your videos.
The way watching youtalk about winter just made me smile
Hope you have a beautiful snowy day ❄️💙
I also love winter - especially freezing fog.
The Mercies by Kiran Milwood Hargrave is set in the north of Norway and it's amazing!
I love your dress! You look like a pretty winter witch 😊 im more of an autumn girl, but your dress wants me to reconsider 😅
Haven't read any of those books yet, but I do love the covers! Intrigued by winters promise and frostheart specially 😊
east by edith pattou is another retelling of east of the sun and west of the moon! It has amazing winter folk tale vibes ❄️
Loved this book when I was younger!
A winter's promise is so great!!!! love the whole series and it's great for the wintery season omg, cant wait to hear you talk about it!!!
Loveee ur videos, here in Germany/Berlin its snowing too and I am soo happy, it just makes everything a little less dark
Ohmygod you neeeeed to read the snow child by Eowyn Ivey. Its set in alaska, written by an alaskan author and the winter vibes and scenery and atmospherez, story and writing could not be more wintery. Its winter bookified.
This video lifted my spirit, thank you Emma.
I just really love your excitement!!! The barely contained glee!
I get so excited about December too 😊
watching emma talking about castle in the clouds again made me realize i've been here for over a year. seriously, i love what you do with this channel ❤ i'm so happy
What a wonderful time to read, all bundled up in a blanket with hot chocolate... Looking forward to the winter! 😊
some winter books to consider! I put these on my own December tbr because they definitely fit the atmosphere!
Thin Air by Michelle Paver & Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
hope you have lots of fun reading your tbr!
emma looks like an ice princess 🥹🤍
also i read the ice palace and it was so beautiful and heartbreaking, i love the descriptions of ice so much
That book Ice sounds really mysterious. I might have to read that next.
This time, I have no tbr. I am just going to read whatever I want. I need winter to make these decisions for myself this time around.
If you haven’t read it already, I’d recommend The Left Hand of Darkness as a winter read! I think you’d like it since it’s a sci-fi set on a wintery planet that explores some themes around gender and sexuality (and it has a long journey across an ice sheet)
I just made my December TBR yesterday! I'm finishing Trust right now, and would like to read The Nightingale, To the lighthouse, Where the crawdads sing, and The dictionary people. I also plan to read some short stories by Borges 💙
that sounds lovely - wishing you a magical December
The Starless Sea takes place in January, so that would be a great pick for next month!
Emma, you’re going to LOVE Elatsoe when you end up reading it! It has to be one of my favourite books of all time. It’s so well-written with the most lovable and charming characters. I was also surprised at how much the plot picks up too - I couldn’t put it down, and it’s the perfect cozy winter read!
My favorite winter book ever is A Winters Tale by Mark Halperin . The left hand of darkness comes to mind also by Ursula LeGuinn.
I've decided to read Hamlet this winter too, and since I have Little Women on my shelf I'll give that a go closer to christmas!! I hope you love Eugene Onegin, I read it in high school and I can say it's still one of the best things I've ever read
I get so excited whenever I see an Emmie notification, makes my day 😭❤️
Ok, I just ordered it. I can hardly wait. We will get snow this Friday!!
A Winter's Promise is one of my top favorite fantasy series of all times. If you expect a smutty romance, theres really not. It's more of a slow burn love and it breaks your heart. Ophelia and Thorn are in my thoughts everyday. ❤ The world building and plot line is well done and never a dull moment. There are some aspects that are confusing but nothing that can outweigh the amazingness of the series overall.
You should read Greenglass House! I think I’ve seen it on your shelves before and it is very wintery and wholesome.
omg I almost forgot I owned that one - yes it would be perfect!
frost heart 's. the cover is so cute , im gonna read !!
Love the wintery intro & the dress ❤❤
I started "a winter's promise" last month because I saw it in one of your videos. Right now I'm on the third book of the series. I think it's very worth it to give the entire series a go.
WE LOVE TO SEE EMMA IN HER FULL ELEMENT!!! I'LL BE READING FROSTHEART IN DECEMBER TOO
Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez is one that's on my immediate to-read list! a couple of my fav writers have recommended it--it sounds like it's kind of a meditation on the Arctic that came out of the author's experiences spending 5 years working as a biologist in northern Alaska and Canada. so it sounds v wintry for sure!
i also just picked it up at the library and i feel like it might be a five star read so i’m super excited! i hope you enjoy it :)
Thank you Emma - your video cheered up my day. My current/soon list includes Ethan Frome, Red Doc by Anne Carson, a collection of Ezra Pound’s poetry, some Robert Frost, and The Sorrow of Angels by Jon Kalman Stefansson. That’s the second book in his Heaven and Hell Trilogy. I’m just a little way into it, but beautiful so far. SERIOUSLY SNOWY DEEP WINTER! And I’m looking forward to seeing what others think of its sentence structure.
❤📚❤️ Such wintery, gorgeous books! Your dress and pearls are beautiful, and you look like a winter princess. I plan on reading The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale. It was highly recommended to me as a definite winter read.
thank you beautiful!! gonna add that one to my list as well!
@@emmiereads Yay!🤗❤️
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of fairies is a really good winter read :) I love the academia aspect and the footnotes she added in her book !
I’ve never been this early 🥹 I love your winter videos!!
Kavan's Ice is great. Very unique.
I adored Twelfth Night! It was the first play I read for a Shakespeare class, which turned into my favorite class I have taken so far, so I have a soft spot for it. Just finished a reread of Castle in the Clouds and I think I loved it even more the second time around!!
I just finished reading a Castle in the Clouds per your recommendation and I loved it, where I live doesn't even snow and it's not even winter here haha but it transported me and it was so nice to read
this video was so beautiful, all the picks are so interesting and whimsical and your love of winter is inspiring ❤ i just want to curl up in a blanket and read forever
Emma, seeing how many winter books you pulled off your shelf that weren't from the dedicated winter shelf, I think you need to create another winter shelf and eventually a whole winter bookcase. Seeing or hearing about snow footage from people in the northern hemisphere is always such a tease at this time of year as I sweat and swelter through another 36C hot summer day in Australia.
yay i was just watching your last winter recommendations ❤
A winters promise by christelle dabos is amazing ! Tho i struggle a bit through this one with the pace, it is the first of a serie and it gets immensely better. And it takes place in a cold/north arc
The video was a treat for the eyes😍
The whites 🤍 the blacks 🖤 and the natural light... 🕯️
Combined with the beautiful covers... My eyes are satiated.
Thank you❤
I highly recommend the winter king!!! I read it after seeing one of your book hauls. The audiobook is really nice
Ooh you reminded me that I also have The Winter of Our Discontent on my shelves - maybe I’ll pick that one up 😅 other December books for me include Wuthering Heights, White Oleander, and another slew of your favorites for part 2 of my video 😊 reading The Ice Palace, Grendel, Heaven & Hell, etc. 🎉
Hey, I love The Winter of Our Discontent, it's one of my favourites! But it's set in spring (around Easter) and continues into summer, so it's not a wintery read. Though I think it's great at any time of year🙂
@@vesnasucov8065 thanks so much for letting me know!! I actually have a hard time finding spring reads so sounds like I might wait to read this until maybe next March or April. I’m glad you love it! 😊
Twelfth night is one of my faves. I read it in my Shakespeare uni class. Its so fun!!
my jaw dropped at the beginning of the video seeing that dress, it's absolutely gorgeous & suits you so well!!
Just got back from a walk in the snow this afternoon, and it’s so lovely~ ❤❤😊
I really enjoyed both A Winter’s Promise and A Castle in the Clouds. Both good times~ So far, the only books on my TBR are Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates and Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney.
Oh yesssss please read a winter's promise, it's SO good ! (Tho if you plan on reading all 4 books I recommend reading them close together, they are pretty dense and some people got confused because it's hard remembering everything that happens)
I tried reading Winter's Promise recently and unfortunately I really didn't enjoy it. It started amazing but went downhill afterwards. Truly hope you like it more than I did. But for December I plan reading A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher (this girls builds an army of gingerbread man - very christmasy in my opinion lol), The Cat Who Came For Christmas by Cleveland Amory (I'm pretty sure you have this book but don't know if you read it yet) and Krampus by Brom. Hope you have a great time with your tbr! ❤
Love your dress and pearls necklace😍💜
I'm reading Winters Promise right now and Enchanted Sonata is on my TBR for December. I'm so ready for snowy reading!
The invisible man is also a winter go to for me. I also thought about reading that new nutcracker retelling “The Kingdom of Sweets”
the folger's covers are so cool. Makes me want to read shakespeare just because of the cover style lol
I finally want to read Hogfather by Terry Pratchett this December. I'll also, like every year, listen to the audiobook of Frostfeuer (Frostfire) by Kai Meyer, it's middle-grade fantasy. Sadly I don't think it's been translated into English, I think you'd really enjoy it - it takes place during winter in a hotel in 1890s St. Petersburg. ❄️
Heather Fawcett has become one of my favorite authors. I HIGHLY recommend "Even the Darkest Stars" and "All the Wandering Light" by her. They were my top two books of 2021. It's a duology fantasy set in a frozen icy mountain area.
I love your love for your cat - I totally get it 🧡💛❄
You look lovely ❄️ and I love this TBR. It’s so nice seeing your love for winter and winter reads
I too love the winter months! You look amazing, rocking that dress with the pearls!
I'm currently reading Ember and the Icedragons because of your rec and I'm having an amazing time!❤
I've had Emily Wilde on hold at the library since I watched your last video talking about it so I'm excited to finally start it! I'm also planning to read Cranford, Notes on an Execution, Jo Baker's Longbourn, The Man Who Died Twice and some Christmas-y mystery or romance I haven't decided on yet. I'm also now adding A Winter's Promise to my library holds!
David baldacci wrote Christmas Train, yes, a Christmas story, it's a 4 star read @ Amazon, & I found it surprising & pleasant.
TBR I have borrowed some books from the library. Christmassy for the most part. They are
1.The Arctic Railway Assassin by M G Leonard & Sam Sedgman;
2. Winter at Cliff's End Cottage by Sheila Norton;
3. Christmas at Thompson Hall & other Christmas stories by Anthony Trollope;
4.Gnome Alone at Christmas by Nick Pine ;
5 Aunt Dimity & the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton;
6. The Sound of Sleighbells by Janet Dailey
These are my winter Christmas reads, I of course have a host of other library books to read, not to add all my own novels on Ebook, Audio, and shelves.
Actually, far too many. I'm sure I won't get through them all.
You should really read once upon a broken heart its very magical and wintery. I just love it!!
As someone who loved Castle in the Clouds based off your recommendation, I'd heartily recommend the Winterhouse trilogy (middle grade, wintery, hotel, magic) ❤
My December TBR is Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, Small Bells by Lauren Owens, and The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul. We started getting snow here in northern New England too. ❄❄❄
i FINALLY found a castle in the clouds at my library!!! put it on hold and hoping to read it so so soon!
what a great tbr! definitely taking some recommendations from this list.
i am once again here to recommend the bear and the nightingale by katherine arden (who also writes middle grade) if you haven’t read it already. a gorgeous historical fantasy with a ghibli feel that takes place in a cold russian village.
ah yes I did read it a couple years ago and was so sad that I didn't love it :'( maybe I should continue with the series though?
A Winter's Promise is definitely a perfect book to read during the winter. The setting for a big part of the story has a winter climate and I personally found the language very winter-y as well. Does anyone else feel this way? I did read it in french, so perhaps it's less noticable in the english translation? Anyways, great plot, super unique characters and overall an amazing book(series)! :)
LITTLE WOMEN...i repeat...LITTLE WOMEN
Snow Country is still my favourite winter book. I pretty sure I got the recommendation from you. So thank you. 😊
I just bought Antarctica by Claire Keagan. The new edition in the UK has a beautiful snowy cover with a big white cat.
I am SO excited for you to read Emily Wilde… It’s such a charming book! Unfortunately I was impatient and read it over the summer, but it’ll be absolutely perfect for winter.
Looking forward to hearing about these books so much but omg...how beautiful your dress is🤍 Absolutely magical xx
I'm picking up Castle in the Clouds this month because it sounds so good from your many mentions of it!
As a fellow winter worshipper, happy our time to thrive. 🎉🖤❄️
I recently finished the Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, it's set on a planet named Winter and features a long trek over ice.
I know this is a two week old video, but I LOVED Emily Wilde! It really did it all for me!
I love all of your recommendations Emmie. I also like reading Viola Shipman's books .
"The Secret of Snow" is very heartwarming.
Eugene Onegin has been on my tbr for years now, so maybe I should finally pick it up next month 👀 also I ordered The Enchanted Sonata based on ur rec and I'm so stoked to read it!! 💕
ah I so hope you'll love it - it's a book that smells very good? it has such wonderful descriptions of Christmas treats
I’ve seen The Nutcracker ballet four or five times and am hypeee for your first ! I just picked a Nutcracker retelling called Kingdom Of Sweets for my December BOTMC pick. I too love some winter 📖🪱 ❄️ 💚
haha so did I!!!!
Love the dress! Very Classy and fitting for the Canadian season of whiteness.
I recommend "Snow Falling on Cedars" - beautifully written.
One book on my TBR pike is Orhan Pamuk's one word titled book, "Snow"