Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed that Were Outside My Comfort Zone

November 11, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.

Topic:
Books I Enjoyed that Were Outside My Comfort Zone, or how about
Books From Each Genre I've Enjoyed

This topic isn't one that feel like I fit into. I tend to read a wide verity of books. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy, Contemporary, YA, Dystopian, Supernatural, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Christian, Secular, Seasonal Vibes, Non-Fiction, Biographies. 

Having worked in the library world for 10 years, I've been exposed to all genres, types, whatever you would like to call it. 

My comfort zone is pretty broad, not going to lie. I sometimes will get in to genre and read a bunch of them at once, because it is so fun to dive into those worlds, but then I go and dive into another genre or I bounce around from one to another. 

So, I think for this one, I will just feature a book from different genres I have enjoyed, that I don't feature too often. 





These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund
Meant To Be Mine by Becky Wade
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright
Isiah's Legacy by Mesu Andrews
Quicksilver by Callie Hart





What books did you feature this week? 
Let me know in the comments below. 







7 comments

  1. I like the sound and look of The Unraveling Of Emlyn Dulaine.
    Here's a link to my TTT post
    https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-10-books-outside-my-comfort-zone-reading-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-bookx/

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  2. That's a great way to tweak the prompt this week. I'm happy to see the Laura Ingalls Wilder book on this list as it is a book I've never read and it's a book I just bought.

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  3. I just started a reread of the Little House series.

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  4. Come Back To Me is making rounds this week. Here is my TTT.https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/top-ten-tuesday-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1039

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  5. Come Back to Me is on my list today too! I am not a huge Fantasy/time travel reader, but it was so well done! Nice list. I love Jaime Jo's books!

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  6. A lovely collection!
    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/ten-graphic-novels-ive-read-in-2025/

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  7. My comfort zone is pretty outstretched too, but Quicksilver was just not what I was hoping for. Too overhyped in my opinion.

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/11/11/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-enjoyed-that-were-out-of-my-comfort-zone/

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