Sorry I’m late! I had kittens on me!
I love visiting new (or beloved) places through books, and this week’s topic allows me to share some of my favorites with you! I tend to gravitate towards books set in the following places/kinds of places, so if you have any recommendations for books you think I’d love based on my picks this week, please leave them in the comments below!
Creepy Hotels/Apartment Buildings (Like in Lock Every Door by Riley Sager)
Alaska (I love the scenery and the Northern Lights)
Ships/Yachts/Boats (Bonus points if people are visiting cool places.)
Outdoor/Wilderness (Camping, survival stories, etc.)
Secluded Resorts (Like the Snow Crystal Ski Resort in Sarah Morgan’s O’Neil Brothers series)
Venice, Italy (Really, any place in Italy.)
New York City (I SO heart New York, especially at Christmas.)
Castles (Like in Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare)
Any place with snow!! (I love cabins, fireplaces, Christmas, blizzards, etc.)
Cute, quaint, picturesque small towns (Like Kristan Higgins’s Gideon’s Cove)
Which settings do you love and would like to see more of?
NYC is on my list too!!! And I also love creepy/abandoned buildings and hotels and such. Or very not-abandoned hotels that also happen to have some ghosts.
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Ooo, castles!! Yes, please! I want all the good books sent in a castle. New York is always a fun story setting, and I’m all for European locales. :)
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I love stories set on ships or boats. A yacht would be cool too, I think I’ve only read one or two books with yachts but they make for good thrillers/ mysteries!
I absolutely love haunted/spooky homes and areas as well as cozy little towns. I think those are my two favorites for the most part.
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Love your choices, we definitely need more books set on ships (that aren’t aimed at middle aged men). Castles too!
I have New York and Venice on my list as well, although I’ve only visited the latter. https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2019/07/23/top-ten-tuesday-settings-id-like-to-see-more-of/
I have boats and Haunted places or Creepy places on my list as well. I never thought of castles. I would love see more books set in them.
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OOh nice places! I didn’t think of generic settings for this one! The way the brain works sometimes! Lol! Italy made my list too!
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Alaska would be such a cool setting. It’s a beautiful state. I actually went on vacation there recently!
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Great list! I love cute, small towns too, and castles are always awesome! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. post if you’d like to visit.
So many great ideas, I love them.. My settings are all countries.
So many great ideas. I love it. My settings are all countries.
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Great list! Yes, I looove Italy. I’m currently reading and loving The Lies of Locke Lamora which is set in a fantasy world inspired by Venice, so I’d recommend it if you haven’t read it!
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Yes to boats! And creepy hotels (but please don’t make all of them horror novels).
I’m so jealous of being covered in kittens. Give them a pet for me!
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Oh I love this!!!!!! ITALY yes!!!!
We have a few settings in common. I love small towns settings, at sea settings, and survival stories, too.
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If you’re into fantasy, you definitely need to check out the Gentlemen Bastards series! The first (The Lies of Locke Lamora) is set in a fantasy version of Venice and the second is set on a pirate ship with a badass female captain. Such a good series.
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I’M FROM ALASKA! <3
You should read Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg! It's a really cute and sweet middle grade about the pioneers that founded the valley I live in during the Great Depression. It's supposed to be like Little House on the Prairie but in Alaska. The main character loves those books and she follows instructions from Farmer Boy on growing giant pumpkins and she basically single-handedly starts the first library and it's just so adorable and makes my heart SO HAPPY. I just could relate to her so much and it was just so cool to read a historical fiction about how my town was founded because I don't see many books like that about up here. (At least not in MG or YA) But of course I'm very biased. XD
Also recently I listened to the audiobook of Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter which was pretty good. I didn't like how it painted Alaska in kind of a negative light though, but I understand how it was important to the plot and character development. But again I'm obviously biased cuz I have so much pride for my state. XD It's not that the things they mentioned were untrue exactly, because it mostly was true, but I just felt like it was full of cliches and I just know anyone who reads it will think that's all the ENTIRE state is which is a little annoying to me. XD
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If you like Alaska, you would probably enjoy Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone. It’s really intense, but so good!