Jo Walton's Reading List (September 2024 - May 2025)

1.
The Republic of Salt (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #2)
The Republic of Salt (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 294 ratings
2.
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio 3.70 avg rating — 3,854 ratings
3.
The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica
The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica 3.98 avg rating — 644 ratings
4.
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,169 ratings
5.
Ayesha at Last
Ayesha at Last 3.86 avg rating — 26,784 ratings
6.
The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance, #1)
The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 24,660 ratings
7.
Letters to Camondo
Letters to Camondo 4.15 avg rating — 2,000 ratings
8.
Drop Dead
Drop Dead
by: Lily Chu
3.48 avg rating — 9,422 ratings
9.
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1)
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 121,521 ratings
10.
St. Dionysius of Alexandria Letters and Treatises
St. Dionysius of Alexandria Letters and Treatises 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
11.
The Subtle Art of Folding Space
The Subtle Art of Folding Space
by: John Chu
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
12.
The Other Family
The Other Family 3.39 avg rating — 3,868 ratings
13.
The Last Witness
The Last Witness 3.81 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
14.
A Taste of Italian Sunshine
A Taste of Italian Sunshine 4.28 avg rating — 2,789 ratings
15.
Old English Poems
Old English Poems 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
16.
Young Mrs. Savage
Young Mrs. Savage 4.09 avg rating — 515 ratings
17.
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent 4.51 avg rating — 6,455 ratings
18.
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books 4.19 avg rating — 4,043 ratings
19.
A Girl's Best Friend
A Girl's Best Friend 4.24 avg rating — 1,497 ratings
20.
Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca
Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca 3.88 avg rating — 1,251 ratings
21.
Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1)
Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 10,737 ratings
22.
Storm house
Storm house 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
23.
What Does It Feel Like?
What Does It Feel Like? 4.24 avg rating — 43,577 ratings
24.
Letters From America, 1946-1951
Letters From America, 1946-1951 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings
25.
Genoa, 'La Superba': Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower
Genoa, 'La Superba': Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower 3.70 avg rating — 76 ratings
26.
Scattered Showers: Stories
Scattered Showers: Stories 3.94 avg rating — 12,277 ratings
27.
South Riding
South Riding 3.99 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
28.
Plato: A Civic Life
Plato: A Civic Life 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
29.
The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1)
The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 99,469 ratings
30.
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea, #1)
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 25,640 ratings
31.
A Scatter of Light
A Scatter of Light 3.83 avg rating — 12,132 ratings
32.
Letters from My Windmill
Letters from My Windmill 3.69 avg rating — 6,409 ratings
33.
The Pomegranate Gate (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #1)
The Pomegranate Gate (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,747 ratings
34.
The Last of the Wine
The Last of the Wine 4.05 avg rating — 6,306 ratings
35.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight 3.75 avg rating — 127,518 ratings
36.
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age 4.50 avg rating — 201 ratings
37.
The Secrets of Latimer House
The Secrets of Latimer House 4.47 avg rating — 2,967 ratings
38.
So I Have Thought of You: The Letters of Penelope Fitzgerald
So I Have Thought of You: The Letters of Penelope Fitzgerald 3.73 avg rating — 49 ratings
39.
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales 3.98 avg rating — 1,278 ratings
40.
The Four Graces (Miss Buncle #4)
The Four Graces (Miss Buncle #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,876 ratings
41.
We Are the Perfect Girl
We Are the Perfect Girl 3.91 avg rating — 732 ratings
42.
Letters from an Imaginary Country
Letters from an Imaginary Country it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
43.
These Tangled Vines
These Tangled Vines 4.27 avg rating — 73,999 ratings
44.
The Bone Clocks
The Bone Clocks 3.84 avg rating — 99,259 ratings
45.
Frederica
Frederica 4.19 avg rating — 24,342 ratings
46.
Kate Hardy
Kate Hardy 4.02 avg rating — 715 ratings
47.
Field Notes on Love
Field Notes on Love 3.81 avg rating — 20,253 ratings
48.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters
In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
49.
One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 10)
One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 10) 3.95 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
50.
Florence on a Certain Night, and Other Poems
Florence on a Certain Night, and Other Poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
51.
Love Your Life
Love Your Life 3.34 avg rating — 50,904 ratings
52.
The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars 4.12 avg rating — 46,366 ratings
53.
The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge
The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
54.
Theory of Bastards
Theory of Bastards 4.02 avg rating — 2,463 ratings
55.
The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici
The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici 3.77 avg rating — 312 ratings
56.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet 4.03 avg rating — 66,779 ratings
57.
The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle 4.02 avg rating — 8,291 ratings
58.
A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year (Holidays with the Wongs, #3)
A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year (Holidays with the Wongs, #3) 3.63 avg rating — 840 ratings
59.
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day (Holidays with the Wongs, #4)
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day (Holidays with the Wongs, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 659 ratings
60.
A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas (Holidays with the Wongs, #2)
A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas (Holidays with the Wongs, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 1,035 ratings
61.
A Match Made for Thanksgiving (Holidays with the Wongs, #1)
A Match Made for Thanksgiving (Holidays with the Wongs, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 2,313 ratings
62.
Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
Rome: A History in Seven Sackings 3.86 avg rating — 1,648 ratings
63.
Whispering Wood
Whispering Wood 4.10 avg rating — 634 ratings
64.
The Summer Pact
The Summer Pact 3.34 avg rating — 70,416 ratings
65.
Usurpation (Semiosis, #3)
Usurpation (Semiosis, #3)
by: Sue Burke
3.73 avg rating — 647 ratings
66.
The Road Trip
The Road Trip 3.57 avg rating — 110,825 ratings
67.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling 3.94 avg rating — 226 ratings
68.
Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot, #42)
Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot, #42) 3.66 avg rating — 47,145 ratings
69.
Back to Istanbul: On Foot across Europe to the Great Silk Road
Back to Istanbul: On Foot across Europe to the Great Silk Road 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
70.
Alice Payne Arrives (Alice Payne, #1)
Alice Payne Arrives (Alice Payne, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
71.
A Villa with a View (Romantic Escapes, #11)
A Villa with a View (Romantic Escapes, #11) 4.27 avg rating — 3,883 ratings
72.
Consider the Lilies
Consider the Lilies 4.07 avg rating — 147 ratings
73.
Sword Dance (Sword Dance, #1)
Sword Dance (Sword Dance, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 1,630 ratings
74.
My Two Italies
My Two Italies 3.76 avg rating — 402 ratings
75.
The Tower at the Edge of the World
The Tower at the Edge of the World 4.14 avg rating — 623 ratings
76.
Cardinal Bessarion (1403–1472): Most Latin of Greeks, Most Greek of Latins (Studies in Medieval History and Culture)
Cardinal Bessarion (1403–1472): Most Latin of Greeks, Most Greek of Latins (Studies in Medieval History and Culture) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
77.
The Comeback
The Comeback
by: Lily Chu
3.73 avg rating — 15,296 ratings
78.
You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
by: Ada Limon
4.01 avg rating — 2,195 ratings
79.
Alliance Rising (The Hinder Stars #1)
Alliance Rising (The Hinder Stars #1) 4.22 avg rating — 883 ratings
80.
A Sweet Sting of Salt
A Sweet Sting of Salt 3.84 avg rating — 5,491 ratings
81.
Siena: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval City
Siena: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval City 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings
82.
The Barbie Murders
The Barbie Murders 4.06 avg rating — 676 ratings
83.
Slow Dance
Slow Dance 3.67 avg rating — 59,678 ratings
84.
Alliance Unbound (The Hinder Stars #2)
Alliance Unbound (The Hinder Stars #2) 4.48 avg rating — 323 ratings
85.
Grendel's Guide to Love and War
Grendel's Guide to Love and War 3.72 avg rating — 1,120 ratings
86.
Lyra Celtica: An Anthology of Representative Celtic Poetry
Lyra Celtica: An Anthology of Representative Celtic Poetry 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
87.
Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy, #1)
Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,518 ratings
88.
Marry Me in Italy
Marry Me in Italy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 447 ratings
89.
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime 3.62 avg rating — 467 ratings
90.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 624,982 ratings
91.
The Husbands
The Husbands 3.52 avg rating — 115,816 ratings
92.
At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10)
At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #10) 3.71 avg rating — 44,420 ratings
93.
Again, Dangerous Visions
Again, Dangerous Visions 4.15 avg rating — 4,284 ratings
94.
The Wake-Up Call
The Wake-Up Call 3.55 avg rating — 47,808 ratings
95.
The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume II: Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories
The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume II: Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories 4.25 avg rating — 102 ratings
96.
The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul (The Red Company Reformed, #2)
The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul (The Red Company Reformed, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 693 ratings
97.
The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861
The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings
98.
The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game 3.90 avg rating — 265 ratings
99.
Fallen (Firstborn, Lastborn #2)
Fallen (Firstborn, Lastborn #2) 3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings
100.
Much Ado about Nada
Much Ado about Nada 3.83 avg rating — 5,212 ratings