Hello, dear readers, and today I’m trying something a bit different. Shanah, aka Bionic Book Worm has a series on her blog where she discusses her “Top 5 ___” with a bookish theme, and encourages other bloggers to do so as well. I thought I’d give it a try, so here are the Top 5 Books on My Christmas List:
![[Book Cover image of white woman looking over shoulder at viewer. Overtop is the title of the novel and three award stickers, including the Stonewall Book Award]](https://queerlithome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/https___images.macmillan.com_folio-assets_macmillan_us_frontbookcovers_1000H_9781250078407-1.jpg?w=840)
If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
![[Book cover illustration of two women back to back and holding hands in a blue-scale background. One has a bow and sheath of arrows and the other is dressed as a princess and looking at a castle in the distance. The pair are small and located low on the cover whereas the title takes up most of the page in gold, intricate lettering]](https://queerlithome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/http___justcreative.com_wp-content_uploads_2016_12_of-fire-and-stars_Audrey-Coulthurst-1.jpg?w=840)
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst
![[Book cover illustration of the back of a woman's head. She has tan/medium skin and an undercut with the title of the book shaved into her head with the rest of her curly hair piled atop her head in a neat bun]](https://queerlithome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/http___images.gr-assets.com_books_1453334587l_28648863-1.jpg?w=840)
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
![[Book cover image of a white woman in a bright green dress laying against a green background. Her eyes are not in frame and her lips and nails are a bright red. The title is centered over the cover]](https://queerlithome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/http___d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net_book_images_onix_cvr9781501139239_the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-9781501139239_hr-1.jpg?w=840)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
![[Book cover illustration of a young woman floating at the bottom of a pool. She has blue skin and dark hair and the water cuts off the title halfway, so that the first word is a light red and the second a light blue in the darker water, implying depth]](https://queerlithome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/https___b0f646cfbd7462424f7a-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.ssl_.cf2_.rackcdn.com_s_1_1476209040_harpercollins_us_frontbookcovers_648H_169711-1.jpg?w=840)
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Obviously all of the novels here are LGBTQ+ themed and/or have queer protagonists. Also, here are the December Themes for Shanah’s Top 5 prompts, if you would like to try this for yourself. What books are you looking forward to this Holiday Season?
Sincerely yours,
Nyla Linn (She/Her)
Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday! So glad you joined 🙂 Great wish list! Evelyn Hugo is on my all time favourites list for sure! That book absolutely gutted my emotions! I read it last year and I’m still feeling the effects. SOOOOO GOOD! Hope all your wishes come true! Merry Christmas 🙂
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Thank you so much for the warm welcome! It was so nice to participate ❤️ Your recommendation means a lot to me—I’ll definitely have to push it up higher on my To-Read list. Merry Christmas!
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The Seventh Husband has been so hyped that I will read it one day LOL
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I feel this on a personal level. I haven’t had the chance to look into it as much as I want, but it’s been on so many people’s Top 5 lists that it must be good! I’ll get around to it… *looks at the large and ever growing to-be-read list*…eventually
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