This week's theme: THE FIRST 10 BOOKS I RANDOMLY GRABBED FROM MY SHELVES.
It's an eclectic mix...but then I am an eclectic reader.
1. Altar of Eden by James Rollins
2. Soulless by Gail Carriger
3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4. Highland Fling by Katie Fforde
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5. Lost by Sharon Bolton
6. The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
7. Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
8. Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
9. Wreckers by George Ellis
10. Emily Hudson by Melissa Jones
Bonus book:
The Awkward Age by Henry James
Happy Reading!
Lost is a great book - one of the best in the Lacey Flint series, I think! That's the only one I've read from your list.
ReplyDeleteLost is one of her best! And one of my favs. :D I think I first heard about Bolton's books reading your blog. So, thanks!
DeleteSome of the authors are familiar to me.
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DeleteWhat a fun mix! The only one I've read is Soulless, but I think I picked up a copy of Blackberry Wine years ago too!
ReplyDeleteBlackberry Wine is my second favorite Joanne Harris novel. (Coastliners is the first.)
DeleteI love a good eclectic mix! I haven't read any of these, but at least some are familiar, if only by the author's name: Henry James, Gail Carriger (I own that book; I just haven't read it yet), Stieg Larsson, James Rollins.
ReplyDeleteMy selection ended up pretty eclectic, too... but maybe not as much so.
I really enjoy James Rollins' novels. They're full of action and adventure. And Carriger's Soulless series is full of magic and werewolves and lots of humor. :D
DeleteWhat a great mix of books! I really enjoyed Soulless. :D
ReplyDeleteIt's such a fun book. I love the humor in it!
DeleteThat looks like an interesting mix. I've only read number three on your list but it appears, as you describe, eclectic.
ReplyDeleteI like all kinds of genres and all kinds of books. Now if only I had more time to read. ;D
DeleteLark, I like that you're an eclectic reader. I am too!! I love the cover for Blackberry Wine!! I've been meaning to read Soulless by Gail Carriger.
ReplyDeleteBoth are very good books imo. Very different from each other, but two I love.
DeleteThe only one I've heard of is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! A great selection though :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT - https://justreadjessie.blog/2025/11/04/top-ten-tuesday-the-first-10-books-i-randomly-grabbed-from-my-shelves/
:D Thanks for commenting!
DeleteThese are all new to me books.
ReplyDeleteThey're all books I own and have read. Which is unusual for me when doing a TTT post.
DeleteI've heard so much about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I still haven't read it. Happy Tuesday, Lark!
ReplyDeleteThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is such a good thriller. I didn't love the two that followed as much, but that first one was a 5-star read for me.
DeleteI can usually rely on Katie Fforde to entertain me. I can't remember if I've read A Highland Fling.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my TTT post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-10-books-on-my-bookshelf-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-bookx/
Katie Fforde's romances are favs of mine. And I love Highland Fling! :D
DeleteSoulless! I loved that one way back
ReplyDeleteMe, too. I ended up buying that whole series. :D
DeleteI really love reading, and I just came across this awesome blog. I’ll definitely be back soon! Nice to meet you my friend. Greetings from Indonesia.
ReplyDeleteGlad to meet you. And thanks for your comment! :D
DeleteNice list, Lark. I haven't read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yet either. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteBook bloggers have to stick together. :D
DeleteI loved The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (and the movie!)
ReplyDeleteI loved that book, too! Though I haven't seen the movie yet.
DeleteSoulless has been on my TBR for so long, I completely forgot about it haha.
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Soulless is a lot of fun imo. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteGreat list! I've read LOST and BLACKBERRY WINE since I'm a fan of both Bolton and Harris. I've been meaning to read SOULLESS for forever. That cover is so eye-catching, plus I've heard great things about the story.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Hi, Susan! I thought Soulless was very humorous and fun.
DeleteLost has a cool cover. Thanks for stopping by earlier.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great mystery/thriller.
DeleteEclectic read is a great reader! Have a great week!
ReplyDelete:D Thanks, Cindy!
DeleteI've read 2-5 of these. I am a big Katie Fforde fan although I think the older books are best. Funnily enough, I was contemplating this theme when I got distracted by one of my random grabs and forgot all about it until right now.
ReplyDeleteI love Fforde's older books, too. And that's funny that a random book from off your shelf distracted you from doing this random book post. ;D
DeleteGreat mix of books! I have a few by Gail Carriger on my shelf but haven't read them yet. I'm intrigued by Blackberry Wine and several others.
ReplyDeleteI really like Joanne Harris's books...especially Coastliners and Blackberry Wine.
DeleteI remember reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. Pretty intense! Good mix from your shelves. fyi -- I bought your book on Amazon per your msg. I'm flooded right now with reads but hope to get to it before the end of the year. Kudos for putting it out there.
ReplyDeleteLarsson's books are very intense, for sure! And thanks for buying our novella. I so appreciate your friendship and support! :D
DeleteThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is such a good one! I love the variety you have too. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my favs. :D
DeleteI loved the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. They continued the series after the author died, but those new books just feel unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteI loved the original Larsson series, too, but could never make myself read the ones written after he died. I don't like when other people write someone else's characters just to capitalize on their popularity and make a quick buck.
DeleteHave you read those books, Lark, or are they from your TBR pile.
ReplyDeleteI have only read Blackberry Wine:
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/harris-joanne-blackberry-wine.html
I've read them all. And loved them all, too! :D
DeleteThat's good to know. I usually only take books I have read but not everyone does that.
DeleteI try to do books that I've read, but I admit, sometimes it's any book I can find to fit the list. ;D
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