44 - Read a book during the season it is set in

[Shelley]

Moon of the Crusted Snow

[Nadine in NY]

Shelley wrote: "Moon of the Crusted Snow "


Wow that book looks awesome, and I've not heard of it!

[Linda]

bookishdragon wrote: "Can someone please give me a book rec for spring or summer?"

Beartown by Frederik Backman is set in March.

[Shannon]

I went to my local library site and typed in winter and out have me titles with winter. Worked for me.

[Shannon]

Sorry, it gave me titles.

[☕️Hélène⚜️]

Shannon! Here are some books set in a season
G.M. Malliet and Mons Kallentoft both are good!

[Nadine in NY]

I just borrowed "Full Wolf Moon" and since we have a full wolf moon right NOW, I'm going to count it for this category! (Assuming I don't DNF)

[Megan]

Technically, it doesn’t say the *four* seasons, just the *season* it’s set in, so.....

Baseball season: March 20- September 29.
Hurricane season: Jun 1, 2019 – Sat, Nov 30
Football season: September 5-Feb 2

[Sarah]

I thought this was going to be really difficult to schedule with my library holds but I just got notified that The Winter of the Witch is ready and waiting for me. Woop Woop!

[Jackie]

Megan wrote: "Technically, it doesn’t say the *four* seasons, just the *season* it’s set in, so.....

Baseball season: March 20- September 29.
Hurricane season: Jun 1, 2019 – Sat, Nov 30
Football season: Septem..."

Oh good thinking; I will have to keep that in mind throughout the year!

[Megan]

Jackie wrote: "Megan wrote: "Technically, it doesn’t say the *four* seasons, just the *season* it’s set in, so.....

Baseball season: March 20- September 29.
Hurricane season: Jun 1, 2019 – Sat, Nov 30
Football ..."

I figured it’d give people more wiggle room :)

[Alix]

The Winter People is my next read for a February Challenge and it fits here!

[Soph ♡]

Alix wrote: "The Winter People is my next read for a February Challenge and it fits here!"

I've note long finished this! Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did.

[Cristin]

I read Once Upon a Winter's Night intending to use it here. While the first part is very much set in winter, the rest of the book is not so much. I'll keep it here for now, since I did read all of it, and just keep my eye out for something to swap in later maybe.

[Hilary]

I'm getting a little creative (bending the rules?) and reading Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage right now. This book obviously makes note of the weather numerous times and given that we're in the middle of a pretty brutal winter, it feels acceptable to count it toward this challenge.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Hilary wrote: "I'm getting a little creative (bending the rules?) and reading Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage right now. This book obviously makes note of the weather numerous times and gi..."

I think it should count! To me the point of this prompt is matching weather (at least somewhat) in your life and the book.

[Marie-Eve]

Pappu wrote: "Is It by Stephen King set in summer? I am not sure I remember correctly."

Yup! it ends end of August / early September when school starts. But yeah. Its over summer vacation

I am looking for something that takes place in the fall, here in Quebec fall is so pretty with all the leaves changing colors and such and its most def. my favorite season. But if I cant find annything i'll go with a beach story this summer!

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Marie-eve wrote: "I am looking for something that takes place in the fall, here in Quebec fall is so pretty with all the leaves changing colors and such and its most def. my favorite season. But if I cant find annything i'll go with a beach story this summer! ."

Several of these are YA or middle grade, but I enjoyed them:

The Plastic Magician

The Mutual Admiration Society

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World

Death Be Not Proud (Short story/novella)

[Sarah]

Why would you call a book The Winter of the Witch and then have it take place in summer? This completely scuppers my plans! Back to the drawing board for this prompt, haha!

Side note for anyone who's read the first two books: this one is living up to it's predecessors. I'm really enjoying being back in Vasya's world.

[Nadine in NY]

OMG it's not set in winter??!!?? I have it on hold at my library and had grand plans of reading it while it's winter! Ugh.

[Sarah]

Nadine wrote: "OMG it's not set in winter??!!?? I have it on hold at my library and had grand plans of reading it while it's winter! Ugh."

I know! I kept waiting for the seasons to move along, for it to be winter but I'm 3/4's of the way through the book and it is still summer.

[Milena]

I am not getting The Winter of the Witch for another 10 weeks. I was sad that winter would be over. I guess I don't have to worry about that now.

[Nadine in NY]

Sarah wrote: "Nadine wrote: "OMG it's not set in winter??!!?? I have it on hold at my library and had grand plans of reading it while it's winter! Ugh."

I know! I kept waiting for the seasons to move along, for..."

I was going to use it for "related to cold" in AtY, too, so I'm doubly confuddled now.

[Jane]

The Constant Reader book group read a book called We Die Alone in January. It's a true story written and then revised by a man who survived a Nazi attack while trying to escape along with some other men. He endured an avalanche, frost bite and managed to make it to safety and was taken helped him heal. I have it, but haven't read it yet. Apparently, reading it affected everyone physically. Not only because of the severity of his condition but because of the severity of the cold and snow. Definitely a winter book.

[Jane]

Megan wrote: "Technically, it doesn’t say the *four* seasons, just the *season* it’s set in, so.....

Baseball season: March 20- September 29.
Hurricane season: Jun 1, 2019 – Sat, Nov 30
Football season: Septem..."

This is so clever. How about Oscar season, hunting season, Christmas season. I guess if you chose one of those, the book should be related to the topic of the season.

[El]

I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis for this prompt.

[Nadine in NY]

I just read Bad Boy Brawly Brown and to my surprise and delight it was set in February! Of course February in LA is not February in northern NY, but the category doesn't say to read a book in the weather you are experiencing, just the same season, aka same time of year. Done.

[Anne]

I just read a cozy mystery that takes place in February, but that really doesn't come in at all. Does it count for this prompt if the only way you know it is February is because they mention it once?

[Nadine in NY]

It counted for me! If the author chooses to actually mention the date, then the date is important enough to qualify the book for this prompt, in my mind.

[Cendaquenta]

Anne wrote: "I just read a cozy mystery that takes place in February, but that really doesn't come in at all. Does it count for this prompt if the only way you know it is February is because they mention it once?"

Yeah, of course it would count! There's nothing in the prompt to say that the book has to be super seasonal.

[Sarah]

Nadine wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Nadine wrote: "OMG it's not set in winter??!!?? I have it on hold at my library and had grand plans of reading it while it's winter! Ugh."

I know! I kept waiting for the seasons to m..."

I used it for the cold prompt too. Winter is in the title after all :D

[Jayde]

Finished Winter Trials

[Denise]

I found one that I can read in the summer!

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

[Megan]

Denise wrote: "I found one that I can read in the summer!

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland"

Depending on how you classify September, it can work for fall too.
Also, I LOVED that book. The kindness of people is amazing.

[Lauren]

Don't know if this was already mentioned, but I just started In the Midst of Winter and I'm really excited about it. Allende is one of my top-five favorite authors. :)

[Brittany]

I'd like to find a historically accurate story of the first Thanksgiving for this prompt. Does anyone have any good suggestions? I'm not finding a ton of good resources and the one book that did sound decent I realized was a 48 page kids picture book. That's alright but not quite what I had in mind.

[Megan]

Brittany wrote: "I'd like to find a historically accurate story of the first Thanksgiving for this prompt. Does anyone have any good suggestions? I'm not finding a ton of good resources and the one book that did so..."

I googled that for you and found several options. Just google "historically accurate story of thanksgiving books".

[Alex]

SarahKat wrote: "The Winter of the Witch comes out in January so I may just use that!"

weirdly enough, the book was set in summer and a little bit of fall, but also she visits winter? I had planned this book for the seasons prompt but after reading it decided that it didn't count. still a great book though!

[Brittany]

Megan wrote: "Brittany wrote: "I'd like to find a historically accurate story of the first Thanksgiving for this prompt. Does anyone have any good suggestions? I'm not finding a ton of good resources and the one..."

Thanks, Megan!

I actually fell down the rabbit-hole of google myself. :) It seems like most of the books on this topic are aimed towards children/students and I guess I was envisioning a longer book with more detailed coverage. I have found some excellent essays and websites which touch on the topic though! I think I'll probably have better luck looking for a book that covers Native American history as a whole, rather than on this one particular event and will pick something else for this prompt.

[Heather L]

I recently finished Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke for this one, for anyone who likes thrillers.

Would also fit prompts for a book seen read on TV, a two-word title, and a book about a family.

[Vonda]

Anybody who reads the J.D. Robb “In Death” series can use the latest entry https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... for this prompt right now. It’s set in March and Eve comments that she never knows if it’s late winter or early spring.

[Kelly]

Chocolat by Joanne Harris takes place during Lent/Easter and would work for spring. I just read it for the holiday other than Christmas category. Does anyone have any other spring suggestions?

[Nadine in NY]

I'm reading The Westing Game right now for "puzzle or game" and it starts in the fall (Halloween is mentioned) then takes place in winter (they are all snowed in). I'm only halfway through so I don't know if it concludes during winter or if it stretches into spring.

CORRECTION: the book takes place from September through November. At the end they are specific about dates. They were snowed in during November.

[L Y N N]

Kelly wrote: "Chocolat by Joanne Harris takes place during Lent/Easter and would work for spring. I just read it for the holiday other than Christmas category. Does anyone have any other spring sugg..."

Darn! I'm reading Chocolat now! You're correct, it is set in spring! :)

[KF-in-Georgia]

Great Day for the Deadly by Jane Haddam is a Gregor Demarkian murder mystery that takes place at a small town convent at St Patrick's Day. Haddam is the author of a murder mystery series where the books take place at various holidays.

[Roxanne]

Does anyone know what season A Night Divided takes place in?

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Rox1138 wrote: "Does anyone know what season A Night Divided takes place in?"

I have it on my 'winter weather' shelf, so at least the majority of it should take take place in winter. Can't really remember to narrow it down to specific months or anything though.

[Thegirlintheafternoon]

In a complete coincidence, I picked up The Shell Seekers on the last day of February - a very cold, gray day - and found that the book begins on a cold, gray, late February day. A beautiful read.

[L Y N N]

Thegirlintheafternoon wrote: "In a complete coincidence, I picked up The Shell Seekers on the last day of February - a very cold, gray day - and found that the book begins on a cold, gray, late February day. A beau..."

I cannot imagine how I've never heard of this one before! It looks like a good read! Thanks for mentioning it!

[Milena]

Lynn wrote: "Thegirlintheafternoon wrote: "In a complete coincidence, I picked up The Shell Seekers on the last day of February - a very cold, gray day - and found that the book begins on a cold, g..."

It was wonderful. I just read it last year.