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12 Wintery Themed Books To Cozy Up With

Whether it’s snowing outside your window or not, these wintery books that will give you all the vibes.

As the colder weather sweeps in, there’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book to keep you warm. Or maybe you live in a warmer climate, and you want to be transported to a wintery-themed setting.  Here are some wintery books to add to your reading list this season!  Whether you’re looking for a heartwarming story or a spine-tingling thriller, there is something for everyone on this list.  So grab a mug of hot chocolate and get ready to snuggle up with some great wintery books!

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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.

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BEARTOWN BY FREDRIK BACKMAN

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

This is a story about a town and a game, but even more about loyalty, commitment, and the responsibilities of friendship; the people we disappoint even though we love them; and the decisions we make every day that come to define us.

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Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Winter Garden is one woman’s sweeping, heartbreaking story of love, loss, and redemption. At once an epic love story set in World War II Russia and an intimate portrait of contemporary mothers and daughters poised at the crossroads of their lives, it explores the heartbreak of war, the cost of survival and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.

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The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart — he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season’s first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone — but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.

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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina seems to have everything – beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment and meaning to his life.

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Misery by Stephen King

Misery by Stephen King

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

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In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende

A sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil.

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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil. Then Vasya’s widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Fiercely devout, Vasya’s stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring. And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village.

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An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway . . . but when the storm hits, no one is getting away. Within the snowed-in paradise, something–or someone–is picking off the guests one by one.  And there’s nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm–and one another.

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A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire

As he explores themes of class, isolation, family, and the dangerous yearning to be saved by a power greater than ourselves, Gregory Maguire conjures a haunting, beautiful tale of magical realism that illuminates one young woman’s heartbreak and hope as she begins the inevitable journey to adulthood.

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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

A story about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

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What do you think about these wintery books?

Have you read any books from this list?  What is your favorite wintery book?  What books would you add to the list?

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  1. Jill says:

    I think I knew this, but it was just confirmed for me. I like books about winter. I’ve read 4 of these, I’m currently reading 1 more, I have 3 of them sitting in my tbr pile next to my bed and added 1 more to my tbr list last week. I need more winter book suggestions.

    • Victoria Wood says:

      I’m thrilled to hear this Jill, isn’t it just wonderful when you’ve found exactly what works for you?! We’ll be sure to curate more winter-themed books and bring another list this year. Happy reading!

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