Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we’re looking at books that we haven’t read yet, but are pretty sure we’re going to love. I actually rate very few books five stars because only ones I find really spectacular get that rating…something that’s very good and I really like just as often only gets four stars because it just doesn’t have that extra bit of magic. These ones, though, I think are going to hit that five-star rating…both fiction and non-fiction!
Know My Name: I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews of this memoir from Chanel Miller, who was sexually assaulted by Brock Miller. I’m sure it’ll be heavy, but it seems like the kind of thing I will really get a lot from.
Just Mercy: As a recovering lawyer, I have mixed feelings on legal books…my personal connection with the subject area can be a blessing or a curse. From what I’ve heard about how good this is, I’m thinking it’ll be on the blessing side.
The Fire Next Time: I read Baldwin for the first time last year and just loved his fiction writing. This work of non-fiction is supposed to be incredible and I expect it’ll be a highlight.
Trick Mirror: I love a good essay collection and have gotten raves about this from several different people I would not expect to agree with each other, so I’ve got really high hopes.
Matriarch: I love a good royal bio, and this one about Queen Mary (the current Queen’s grandmother) is supposed to be fantastic.
A Gentleman in Moscow: I love books about Russia, and I love long, life-spanning novels, so this seems like it will be exactly my type of thing.
Homegoing: Tracing what happens to the descendants of two half-sisters from Ghana over the centuries…one of whom stays in Africa, the other of whom is enslaved and taken to America. This sounds amazing.
My Brilliant Friend: As someone who really loves reading about female friendship, there could not be a more “perfect for me” sounding series than the one that starts with this book.
Beartown: I’m not always here for a sports book, but this is supposed to be less about the actual hockey than the small town who get really into their hockey team, which I think will really be something special.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: I absolutely devoured the latest Taylor Jenkins Reid book, and this previous one has gotten similar kinds of praise, so I think I’ll love it!