Books: my to-read list for #readwomen2014

I always have a large pile of books on my to-read list, and this month is no exception. I'm currently making a conscious effort to read books written by women as part of #readwomen2014, so here's the ladies on my to-read list at the moment. The Blind Assassin will probably be the first of these I finish, as I have a newly acquired physical copy which I have marked for reading after I finish The Three Musketeers (Luke Pasqualino told me to!). I've also read several of Atwood's novels before and thought they were excellent (particularly Cat's Eye).

Shockingly, for a former literature student and classics lover, I haven't read Little Women or Jane Eyre. This fact remained a secret until now, as it's often amusing what conversations you can bluff your way through when people assume you have knowledge of [insert classic book here. As long as it's not James Joyce's Ulysees. No-one's read that.]. I have seen the 2006 BBC mini series adaption of Jane Eyre, but that doesn't make up for my lack of having read it. Little Women is the classic I'm most looking forward to reading, though. Joey's experience of reading it in Friends always makes me laugh.

The next book on my list is Evelina, or the history of a young lady's entrance into the world. I hadn't heard of this novel until recently, and decided I had to give it a read. I've already read the preface and really enjoyed it. Fanny Burney is extremely funny and clever in a very British way, much like Jane Austen. I also decided I had to read it as I share the same name as the character of the title - Eve.

If you've read any of these I'd love to know what you thought of them, and which you would recommend. You can also see the books I've already read as part of #readwomen2014 here.