Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! Today’s topic is Rainy Day Reads. Ummm… wouldn’t that be the same as what I’d read on any other day? So this might end up just being a list of books that I like that you might want to read on a rainy day? So probably not deserts or snowy landscapes.
Maybe on a rainy day you’d like to read a Les Miserables retelling? While I haven’t read the original yet, I tend to enjoy stories inspired by that book. Sky Without Stars was amazing. As an added bonus, the weather is cloudy and rainy all the time. Perfect for a rainy day read, right?
Perhaps you’re in the mood for something a little creepy on a rainy day instead. The Devouring Gray might be up your alley instead. It’s a book with a small town, secrets, and a creepy forest where people die. It might be good for a rainy day.
Six of Crows was a recent audiobook I listened to and would probably make a good rainy day read? There isn’t too much snow in the book, it’s not a desert, and it’s a really good story that will suck you in. It just seems to have a rainy-day feel written on it.
While the rain is pounding outside, maybe a book about people who can control the wind would be in order? The Dysasters is about a couple of teenagers with that kind of elemental ability to them, that end up (towards the end of the book) searching for some teens that can control the water.
So maybe it looks like I’m going for the creepy books while it’s raining outside? Although I tend to plan out what books I want to read a week or more in advance (and often stick to it), Spectacle, in which you can find several visits to the morgue and a run through the Catacombs, seems like a good book to read when it’s raining.
If you have several days of rain up ahead, you might want to read The Infernal Devices books, starting with Clockwork Angel. It’s set in England in the late 1800s, with a bunch of paranormal figures involved. Lots of fog and damp weather, I presume. And if you happen to read Clockwork Princess while you’re around people, you can go outside to read the ending and people will think the tears streaming down your face are just raindrops.
The Cruel Prince isn’t creepy, but it would probably be a good book to read on a rainy day. Maybe because the fae in this book are so in tune with nature. I could imagine that they would be comfortable in the rain. Plus, it’s just a really good book, and there isn’t any snow or deserts in the book either.
Into the Hollow‘s green Appalachian setting would probably be good to visit on a rainy day. Lots of forests. Plus, it’s a really good story that will take your mind off the weather outside for a while.
Top of the mornin’ to ya! Ireland is a really green place that gets a lot of rain, and that happens to be where Brenna Morgan & the Iron Key is set. Plus, there are leprechauns and fair folk in this book. We all know that the leprechauns like to hang around rainbows and pots of gold.
Gambling is one of those things that people tend to do indoors? While it does get hot in New Reynes, where this story is set, there’s a lot that goes on indoors too. Plus, there’s a little bit of creepiness and grit in the story that might work with the rain beating down in the background. So if it’s raining, maybe you’d like to take a look at Ace of Shades to make you forget about the weather outside.
So there you have it. Books that you can read when it’s raining outside. Next week, we’re going to take a trip back in time and talk about the first ten books I reviewed on this blog. My first book reviews were actually done on Epinions.com (which no longer exists) and since I couldn’t find those, we’re going to a place that I actually have available to me.
These do look like rainy day reads! Maybe it’s just the amount of blue on your list that made me think that!
Maybe blue covers do make good rainy day reads! I didn’t think of that before.
Great list! Six of Crows made my list this week, too, and The Cruel Prince is another really good choice. I want to read The Devouring Gray soon – it sounds perfect for a rainy spring read!
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Six of Crows is a good choice! I hope you like The Devouring Gray.
I think Six of Crows would be great on a rainy day! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday
I’ve seen it on three lists so far today!
These look like perfect escapism on a rainy day. The Cruel Prince was one I definitely got lost in.
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I loved that book! Definitely one that you can’t put down.
Into the Hollow sounds really interesting. I’m going to see if my local library has a copy of it!
My TTT.
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My library doesn’t have it, but you can always put in a request if they don’t!
There are so many of my favorites on your list and I’m loving it. I can totally see myself picking up Six of Crows on a rainy day for a stellar reread of it. Great list.
Thanks! I still have to read Crooked Kingdom, so maybe that would be a good rainy day book too!
The Devouring Gray is on my TBR, can’t wait to read it. I loved Six of Crows and whilst I thought Ace of Shades was good, I recently finished the sequel, King of Fools and it’s even better!
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I hope you like The Devouring Gray!
I had that problem too when thinking about rainy day reads because a rainy day read to me is usually any book! These do look like they might be great for a rainy day. I still need to read Cruel Prince, maybe that’s for my next rainy day!
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I hope you like it! It was one of my favorite books from last year.
Six of Crows and Cruel Prince <3 <3 <3
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Yay we match!
Great Choices! Six of crows and Cruel prince are 2 of my favs that I would read on any day
They seem to be some of the most popular choices out of the above this week!
I can go with your list because I certainly can see myself reading many of these books on a rainy day! 😀
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I need to get the Devouring Gray! In fact I may read that one next. 🙂
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I bet you’ll like that book.
Yep, The Devouring Grey was definitely the perfect moody, rainy day read. I’m really looking forward to reading Sky Without Stars too.
I hope you like it! It’s one of my favorites this year.
Ha ha — me too — rainy day reads would be every day reads! I love how many new books i’m learning about through this TTT!
Or almost any week, LOL! One of the great things about Top Ten Tuesday.
This is a great list. Lots of absorbing reads here. I haven’t read Ace of Shades yet, so I may have to grab that one off my shelf the next time it rains. 🙂
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So you must be like me… having a collection of unread books so whenever you feel like it, it’ll be there for you. 🙂
Yes, Spectacle was perfect for a rainy day. 🙂
I’m glad you liked it.
Oh Brenna Morgan sounds really cool. I hadn’t heard of them before I think. Just the greenness of that cover.
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