Top Ten Tuesday – Atmospheric Reads to add to Your TBR
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!
This week’s TTT topic is Atmospheric Books (The Novelry explains this concept as: “A novel feels atmospheric when the setting and the narrative are deeply involved with one another; when characters and plot are physically embedded in their surroundings, and a near-tangible mood lifts from the pages and wraps itself around the reader.” Study.com explains that, “The atmosphere is how a writer constructs their piece to convey feelings, emotions, and mood to the reader. The atmosphere in literature might be tense, fast-paced, mysterious, spooky, whimsical, or joyful and can be found in poetry, stories, novels, and series.”)
I honestly don’t know if the reads I picked are truly atmospheric reads or if their covers are just what I think of when I hear the word atmospheric. They all definitely have the same overall vibe anyway, haha.
Atmospheric Reads to add to Your TBR
1. DAISY DARKER by Alice Feeney
2. THE HACIENDA by Isabel Cañas
3. THE BOOK OF COLD CASES by Simone St. James
4. THE BOOK OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
5. VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Cañas
6. THE NATURE OF WITCHES by Rachel Griffin
7. THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden
8. SPELLS FOR FORGETTING by Adrienne Young
9. BRING ME YOUR MIDNIGHT by Rachel Griffin
10. THE WILDERWOMEN by Ruth Emmie Lang
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I’ve heard great things about Vampires of El Norte.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
I consider anything by Alice Hoffman to be atmospheric, and Daisy Darker is the perfect choice😁
I feel like the term ‘atmospheric’ is pretty subjective. But these covers definitely give off a vibe! The one by St. James is on my TBR.
This is a lovely list of books – with some wonderful covers! I particularly like the sound of Rachel Griffin’s books, which sound really appealing. Thank you for sharing, Suzanne.
I DNFed The Bear And The Nightengale, but it’s atmospheric for sure!
I want to read The Bear and the Nightengale at some point.
I almost put The Book of Cold Cases on my list today, but I went with The Sun Down Motel from St. James instead. Nice choices!
The Book of Cold Cases looks very interesting. I need to add it to my tbr list.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post: https://storiedconversation.com/top-ten-tuesday-atmospheric-books/
I haven’t read any of these yet, but Daisy Darker, The Book of Magic, The Nature of Witches, The Bear and the Nightingale and Bring Me Your Midnight are all on my TBR!
The Book of Cold Case is definitely atmospheric!
I really loved Daisy Darker and The Bear and the Nightingale. I also read and enjoyed The Book of Cold Cases but it was more odd for me.
Definitely atmospheric! I love that cover for Daisy Darker
I do think those covers set a mood for sure, and I can attest to The Nature of Witches being what I think is atmospheric.
Daisy Darker was one of my favorite reads of 2022! Love this list 🙂
DAISY DARKER is a great choice. I don’t know why it didn’t spring to my mind when I made my list! It has an eerie, isolated setting and lots of disturbing happenings going on. THE BOOK OF COLD CASES is probably my least favorite book by St. James, but it’s definitely atmospheric. All of hers are. I need to check out some of these others.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Raising my hand for Daisy Darker! They don’t get much more atmospheric than that! The Writers Retreat also comes to mind.
Daisy Darker was definitely atmospheric! But I also agree about the covers, haha!
Really enjoyed The Nature of Witches and Spells for Forgetting. Agree they are both atmospheric reads for sure!
I love a good atmospheric novel. You’ve got a great list here! I have read The Book of Cold Cases, but all of the other books are on my TBR already or wish list.