Top Ten Tuesday: Books for a Reluctant Reader

 Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is Books I Would Hand to Someone Who Claims to Not Like Reading

I wouild offer the person a mix of fiction and non fiction, and of genres.

A memoir on climbing 100 mountains in Japan in one year

A thriller set in the Colorado mountains

A mystery with food set in Tuscany

A mystery set in and around Tahoe Lake, Nevada and California

The Last Good Paradise by Tatjana Soli, set on an island resort where the visitors come to realize who they really are.

Title: The Iris Fan: A Novel of Feudal Japan by Laura Joh Rowland
Genre: historical mystery

Death with All the Trimmings

A cozy mystery: set in Key West, just in time for the holidays

Scorched Eggs

A light, cozy mystery by Laura Childs. 

The Nightingale Before Christmas

I enjoy humorous mystery novels too, and Donna Andrews writes these! 

 

Three Story House

 

Renovating an historic Memphis house together, three cousins discover that their failures in love, career, and family provide the foundation for their future happiness (publisher)

What books would you offer a reluctant reader? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Mysteries set during Mardi Gras and in Louisiana

 

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday she assigns a topic and then posts a top ten list that fits that topic. Freebie days: you may choose your own topic.

February 15: MARDI GRAS COLORS

Murder mysteries set in Louisiana and during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

 

Glitter Bomb by Laura Childs

Death Swatch by Laura Childs

Gossamer Ghost by Laura Childs

Arf by Spencer Quinn

The Sound and the Furry by Spencer Quinn

 Woof by Spencer Quinn

Parchment and Old Lace by Laura Childs

Gilt Trip by Laura Childs

Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron

Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson

What did you do with this week's topic, Mardi Gras, in your Top Ten Tuesday? 

Top Ten Tuesday: Valentine's Day

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

Each Tuesday she assigns a topic and then posts a top ten list that fits that topic. Freebie days: you may choose your own topic.

February 9: Valentine’s Day/Love 

Title: A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger by Lucy Robinson

Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely

Falling by Jane Green

Wedding Girl by Stacey Ballis

Timeless Desire by Gwyn Cready

A Groovy Kind of Love

A Groovy Kind of Love (The Bibliophiles #3) by Karen Wojcik Berner

 Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella

Title: The Great Escape by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton

The Dark Rose:A Novel by Erin Kelly

These are my Top Ten books for Valentine's Day! What are yours?