Books on My Holiday Wish List

Before I begin this post, I will make two disclaimers. #1: Mom, this post is not meant for you. And #2: I don’t really expect to receive any of the books I mention in this post. This post really should be called “books I’ve been tempted to buy for myself while book shopping for other people.” But that’s a very long (and a lot less catchy) title. 🙂

I usually don’t ask for books as gifts. I’m too picky about format. Plus, if it’s something I’m not sure if I’m going to like, or not planning to read immediately, I’d much rather get it from the library than buy it. But I did save a few books (mostly non-fiction) to my Amazon wish list this year.

First up is a cookbook, Run Fast. Eat Slow. by Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky. I bought their second book (Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.) this year, and it has become my near daily cookbook. Now that I’ve tried most of the recipes in that book, I’d like to see what I missed in their first book so I can add a few new dishes into my meal plan rotation.

As long as we’re on the topic of running, I’ll also mention this running training journal created by Lauren Fleshman and Roisin McGettigan-Dumas. Lauren Fleshman mentioned this in her book, Good for a Girl, and it sounded so good that I had to go check it out and add it to my wish list immediately.

I also would love to get a paperback copy of Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell so I can add it to my “keepers shelf” alongside my paperback of Winter’s Orbit.

And, finally, I am always aspiring to do more doodling and sketching. I really like Peggy Dean’s how-to line drawing books (Botanical Line Drawing and Animal Line Drawing). I noticed that she has a new(er) book that is called Mindful Sketching: How to Develop a Drawing Practice and Embrace the Art of Imperfection. That sounds like something I would definitely enjoy and would love to receive this holiday season.

As I said, I do most of my fiction reading on my Kindle, and I get most of what I read from the library. But there are some ebooks that I’d rather not have to borrow. Sometimes it’s because I want to read it now and not wait. Other times it’s because the ebook is only available on Kindle Unlimited and not at the library. And then there are the tomes that I worry will take me longer than twenty-one days to finish. (I used to have a work-around for that, but I believe that loophole may have finally been closed.)

So, I’ll end this post with a few ebooks that I’d love to receive as a gift:

• The Faceless Mage by Kenley Davidson — I think I heard someone talking about this series on a podcast, and it sounded like something I might like, but it’s only available on Kindle Unlimited (which I don’t have and don’t want).
• Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky — This one is a tome and very likely to be a slow read for me, but it’s a book (and series) that, the more I hear about it, the more I am convinced that I would enjoy.
• Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher — This is a new release that comes out tomorrow (!!). I’ve been really enjoying this series and would love to not have to wait until it’s available to borrow from my library.
• Seven Mercies by L.R. Lam and Elizabeth May — I really liked the first book in this duology, but this book isn’t available at my library, and the ebook is ridiculously expensive.
• Back in a Spell by Lana Harper — I bought a paperback edition of the first book in this series because I liked it so much. I also really liked the second book, but I listened to that one on audiobook. I’d definitely love to get book two (From Bad to Cursed) in paperback at some point (bonus wish list item). And I’d definitely love book three (this one) and book four in ebook.
• Jade War (and Jade Legacy) by Fonda Lee — I’ve had the first book in this series (Jade City) on ebook since 2017 and only recently read it. But now that I have, I know I definitely want to continue with the series. The only problem is, books two (Jade War) and three (Jade Legacy) are also tomes. The first book took me almost two months to finish. So, I’d love to have books two and three on kindle so I can continue reading at my leisure without worrying about library due dates.

So there you have it. What’s on your wish list this year?