October | ELEMENTS

[Lala]

anything related to the elements: Water (creek, river, lake, rain etc.,) Air (wind etc.,) Fire (ash, smoke, burn etc.,) and Earth (dirt, land etc.)

book options: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Some books I recommend (leave your suggestions below!)

[Maartje]

The shadow of the wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

[Bridget]

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

[Vanessa]

Eartheater
A slow fire burning-really excited about this one

[Miranda]

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

[Steph ✨]

Wildfire
Seafire
The girl the sea gave back

[Mary]

Does Dig count? It's earthy!

[Emilie]

The « Elements » serie by Brittainy C. Cherry :
1. The Air He Breathes
2. The Fire Between High & Lo
3. The Silent Waters
4. The Gravity of Us

[Demi]

The House in the Cerulean Sea
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise
Shadowland

[Najila]

Does Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak count for this buzzword? Clay as in earth? 😅

[Alli]

A Song of Ice and Fire series

[Maria]

Alli wrote: "[bookcov..."

Nice! I loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane so much. My fave Gaiman

[Maria]

Also loved The Name of the Wind Uprooted (for earth?) is a good one Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

[Molly]

[Chiara]

House of Earth and Blood - urban-ish fantasy
Winds of Change - 90s fantasy trilogy
The Folk of the Air Series 3 Books Collection Set By Holly Black - YA fantasy series
With the Fire on High - YA contemporary
The Girl of Fire and Thorns - YA fantasy
How to Start a Fire - contemporary
Freshwater - contemporary
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again - essays
Trail of Lightning - post-apocalyptic urban-ish fantasy

[christina ♥]

for "fire", i'll have to recommend Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. although we don't support the author, it is still a great story.



a series for "air" i would recommend is The Airhead Series. i have a bit of nostalgia associated with this series, so it may be worse than i remember, but it's a averagely normal read (not too controversial, but not perfect).



as for "earth," i chose the word land, or the book, Layoverland. It's a cute, magical realism romance about what happens after you die.



for "water," i've chosen A Court of Mist and Fury. it's the second book of the ACOTAR series, and is a really good fantasy romance.

[Queralt✨]

I'm thinking I'll try to read these (in this order):

[Amanda]

Is it finally time for me to read the Sevenwaters series?

[Amber]

Flame In The Mist

[Dona]

hoping to read on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong. i guess that's two elements if you count the author's name too

[Katherine]

[ELLE]

Some of the best books I read in 2020 could fit this buzzword:
- for YA Contemporary it's just excellent! Highly highly recommend the audiobook.
- for a very interesting take on a Mystery/Thriller
- for YA Fantasy series (why didn't I read this before??)

[Leslie]

Highly recommend Salt by Mark kurlansky. Who knew history of salt could be interesting.

[Josh]

the Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin.

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezis

Moon of the Crusted SNOW by Waubgeshig

the night Ocean by Paul La Target

the Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle (not technically in category but silver is literally an element).


this is actually a *really* good month for me. sadly, October is a time for horror.

[Leah]

I might use this as an excuse to finish the Silo triology
Dust (Earth)
But I have a couple other things on my TBR
And the Mountains Echoed (Earth)
Cloud Atlas (Air)

[Valerie]

Does "cold" count? I have The Coldest Girl in Coldtown and was curious. I have Girls of Paper and Fire as a back up but I really want to get to that one and don't know if I'll want to wait until October to read it hahahaha.

[leslie]

Kristen Hannah has a new book out in February, I may save it for October....called Four Winds

[Monique the Book Geek]

For the October "element" buzzword, I'll be reading...


The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, The Awakening of Sunshine Girl, and The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie

Sunshine is an outdoor element related to air and fire. It shines through the air, lighting up the sky, and it comes from a burning star. 🌞

[Eleanor]

Do we count ‘Leaves’ as Earth? Or does it have to actually be in the ground? I still haven’t finished House of Leaves - trying to work out if I can swing it.

[Rachel]

Would She Who Became the SUN count?

[Kimberly]

[Katherine]

[Dana]

I think I'll try reading:

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor.
Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August.
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis.

[Tell me]

I have The Lake House
Ring of Bright water and
Girls of Storm and Shadow

[C.M.]

For the "elements," I'll be reading about "elephants! Specifically, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.

[Kimberly]

is what I'm going to try and read. Rock= earth

[michelle-belle]

I'm compiling some options for myself!
I really want to read the first two books mentioned on this thread, and . I don't have access to them on Libby (or Open Water, which is another) but maybe somehow I'll get to them!?

From my own personal TBR:




A lot of these seem to be very short books so hoping to get to multiple
:)

[Bobbey]

[catLin]

I went pretty low effort since I'm combating a reading slump and chose a manga "Bleach vol.3 Memories in the Rain"

[Laura]

Deciding between these two...

[Galaxia de Letras]

Starfish does it count? its something related to the sea, so water??? help:(

[Amber]

would anyone consider Morning Star as counting for elements? i was thinking because a star is a big ball of gaseous elements

[Amber]

I mean, I'll probably count it anyway, but just wondering what others thought. I will probably also read either Freshwater and/or The Fireman

[Sabrina]

Hey everyone! I'm super busy with school but haven't missed a buzzword yet! What do you recommend for a really short book that fits this prompt? Graphic novels welcome :) TIA