Calendar Girls: Let It Snow (Best Book Set in Winter)

“Oh the weather outside is frightful…” Has it gotten chilly where you live too? I can’t believe it is now December, and Winter is upon us. That means cozy fires, warm drinks, and snuggling up with a good book! Of course, that means most of us will probably be reading holiday books, and books set during Winter time. So, what do you think is the best book you’ve read set in Winter?

~Let It Snow (Best Book Set in Winter)~

Honorable Mentions:

My Choice:

No Ordinary Star by M.C. Frank

Synopsis: A soldier is summoned to the North Pole, days before the year changes, told to fix the great Clock for a celebration. He has no idea what to do.
A girl, hunted for the crime of being born, almost dies out on the ice. She is rescued by the last polar bear left alive.
A library waits for them both, a library built over a span of a hundred years, forgotten in the basement of an ice shack.
The world hasn’t known hunger or sickness in hundreds of years. It has also forgotten love and beauty.
The year is 2525.

Inspired by the short stories of Ray Bradbury, this futuristic novel is set in a world where Christmas -among other things- is obsolete and a Clock is what keeps the fragile balance of peace.

Written in three installments, this is the breathtaking and sensual story of how two unlikely people change the world, and each other, one book at a time.

This entire trilogy is absolutely breathtaking and atmospheric! Set in the North Pole during December, two very different people are fighting for their lives, and learning that they are also fighting for humanity and the human race. This story breathes Winter and emanates emotion and the importance of good will toward man.

Review

(Theme image created by Katie @ Never Not Reading.)

(All other images found on google and twitter gifs.)

December Calendar Girls Participants:

Katie @ Never Not Reading – Landline by Rainbow Rowell	Teri @ Teri Polen – The Shining by Stephen King
Deanna @ Deanna Writes About It – Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle	Lucinda @ Lucinda is Reading – Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Dani @ Mousai Books – The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden	Madam Mim @ Mim Inkling – Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Lauren @ Two Birds 1 Blog – The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson	Flavia @ Flavia the Bibliophile – Witchwood by Tahereh Mafi
MDW @ Plot Monster – The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden	Lindsey @ Lindsey Reads – Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

For those who are new to Calendar Girls, it is a monthly blog event, created by Melanie at MNBernard Books, and Flavia at Flavia the Bibliophile, that was inspired by the Neil Sedaka song Calendar Girl. Just like the song, each month has a specific theme, voted on by the participants, where we get to talk about a particular book we love or think fits the theme the best. The blog event was created to incite fun bookish discussions and to spread the blogger love by introducing us to new bloggers and/or books that we have not come across before.

If this sounds like something you would enjoy, make sure to head to my Calendar Girls info page! Drop a comment and let me know if you are interested in joining us, and sign up for the newsletter if you would like monthly updates on the chosen themes and blogger picks! We’d love to have you join us!

If you are joining on the fun today, make sure to link back to this post AND Katie’s post so we can add your name and choice to the list of participants for all to enjoy!