I haven’t been keeping up with Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but when I saw some lists on other blogs I could not resist this topic!
Here are some of my outstanding reads so far this year:
- The Winged Girl of Knossos
- The Book of Joy
- May Cause Love
- Bronze and Sunflower
- My Cousin Rachel
- Dark Money
- Scaramouche
- The Unwinding
- Troy Chimneys
- The Bear and the Nightingale
What’s on your list?
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I read My Cousin Rachel this year too, and absolutely loved it! I haven’t yet read a Daphne du Maurier book I didn’t love though, so I’m hoping to read more soon.
I’m glad you enjoyed these so much 🙂
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I’ve enjoyed all her books that I have read, and would like to try more.
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Great list! A bunch of these are actually on my TBR. 🙂 Here’s my T10T for this week!
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Thanks Destiny! Have a great reading summer.
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I’m pleased to see My Cousin Rachel, Scaramouche and Troy Chimneys on your list – I loved all three of those! I enjoyed The Bear and the Nightingale earlier this year too, although it didn’t make it into my top ten.
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I’m definitely in a historical vein so far this year. Having received so many great recommendations for contemporary fiction, I hope I’ll discover some of those to love in Part II.
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I really need to read My Cousin Rachel. I enjoyed du Maurier’s Rebecca. {Also, hello!}
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Hello Jillian! I’ve been on a du Maurier kick in the last few months. Her biography also sounds fascinating.
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This is such a great eclectic list! Sadly, the only one I’ve read is My Cousin Rachel and that was years ago. Maybe it’s time for a revisit.
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I think it would definitely bear rereading. Du Maurier is such a clever writer.
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My Cousin Rachel is deliciously creepy and off-kilter isn’t it? I’m looking forward to the movie.
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I’m curious how they deal with the “unreliable narrator” there.
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A very impressive list. I want to read several of these books myself.
In particular, I hope to get to Dark Money soon.
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Brian, I think you will be totally fascinated (and infuriated) by Dark Money. It will really contribute to your considerations of the political scene today.
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I’m not sure why The Bear and the Nightingale isn’t on my list! So many good choices this year. I’m definitely interested in My Cousin Rachel, the movie preview looked great.
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That’s good to know — hope they manage to do the book justice.
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I haven’t read any of these, but just saw The Bear and the Nightingale on another list.
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I did too, and that’s partly what inspired me to do my own list. 🙂
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I like your list. Troy Chimneys is in my TBR pile!
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I found it a bit slow to start, but if you persist, I think you’ll find it rewarding.
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Dark Money is on my TBR list, but I think I keep avoiding it because it’s such a depressing topic. I do want to read My Cousin Rachel before I see the film adaptation…I hope I can find the time!
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Ugh, I’m with you about the depressing topic. Still, it’s definitely one of the most important books I’ve read in the past decade.
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My Cousin Rachel made it onto my list this year too. I’m so glad there’s been a resurgence in the book due to the film. I haven’t seen it yet, but Rachel Weisz is perfectly cast.
I’ve been meaning to read Scaramouche for ages, but it keeps falling further and further down my TBR, unfortunately.
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It’s a fun one, whenever you get to it.
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Interesting to see Troy Chimneys on your list. I picked this up on a whim in a charity shop not having any idea about the author. Good to know my purchase was worth it.
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I also picked it up for $1 in a bargain book store — it took me a couple of years to get around to it, but I’m glad I did.
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As you know, I also had the wonderful My Cousin Rachel on my list 🙂 I would really like to read Scaramouche and The Bear and the Nightingale.
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I think you will really like them!
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I can’t believe I haven’t read any of these books!
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I hope one of them might catch your fancy!
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YEAH Scaramouche! I love Rafael Sabatini!
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I need to read more — I have only seen the movie versions (e.g. Captain Blood).
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Great list. I love seeing the diversity of everyone’s TTT for this topic. The Bear and the Nightingale might have been on my list as well. Some titles I might put on my list include Radio Silence and When the Moon Was Ours (I’m a little surprised that YA titles were what first came to my mind!).
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Not having kept a running list of favorites, it was interesting to see what rose to the top. I wonder what the second half of 2017 will bring?
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