July 2020 TBR

Once again, let’s just focus on bookish June instead… I think this is the first time in a long long time I actually managed to read all the books on my monthly TBR! This is probably partly because a lot them were pending ARCs, but I also read more than usual last month as books helped me escape the chaos and COVID-19 fear in our town and the world for a little while…

>>> Find a complete list of my TBR on Goodreads <<<

I’m still trying to get my ARC pile under control, and I have a bunch of blog tour reads and other ARCs coming up this month. I do hope to find time for a couple of 20 Books Of Summer titles as well as some other titles I’ve been wanting to read too… I’m not sure how many of these I will be able to read though, as we have a huge DIY and home improvement project coming up this month (and maybe the next too) and I’m not sure how much free time/energy I’ll have left to read. xD

# TBR #

• The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (302 pages)
• The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith (379 pages)
• The Big Chill by Doug Johnstone (300 pages) BLOG TOUR 27/07
• Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks (384 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 03/08
• Sandra Ireland by Sight Unseen (? pages) BLOG TOUR 12/08

• Dark Pines by Will Dean (323 pages)
• I Am The Night by Ethan Cross (? pages) NETGALLEY
• Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney (432 pages) NETGALLEY
• Manhunters by Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña (352 pages)
• The Silence by Luca Veste (384 pages) NETGALLEY

• Beach Read by Emily Henry (384 pages)
• A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World by C.A. Fletcher (384 pages)
• Lobizona by Romina Garber (400 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 07/08
• The Boy On The Bridge by M.R. Carey (400 pages)
• Fruit Of The Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (304 pages)

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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June 2020 TBR

May May, what to say about you? Let’s just focus on bookish May instead… I managed to read most of the books on my May TBR, which is at least something positive I guess. The final ones I didn’t read either because I wasn’t in the mood for the genre or because I decided to save them for later…

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My whole ARC situation is quickly spinning out of control, so I’ve decided to mostly focus on getting some of those ARCs read in June. The majority of the titles below are therefore ARCs/blog tours due either in June or July… I’ve managed to squeeze in a few new releases and backlist titles as well though.

# TBR #

• Left For Dead by Caroline Mitchell (336 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Bone Jar by SW Kane (336 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 07/07
• Turn To Dust by Rachel Amphlett (403 pages) BLOG TOUR 13/07
• Good Girl Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (416 pages)
• When She Was Good by Michael Robotham (352 pages) NETGALLEY

• Good Girl by Miranda Smith (285 pages) NETGALLEY
• How To Save A Life by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke (303 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Switch by Beth O’Leary (400 pages)
• Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (288 pages)
• The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda (336 pages) BLOG TOUR 08/07

• The Love Story Of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey (352 pages)
• Somebody’s Daughter by Carol Wyer (? pages) NETGALLEY
• Someone’s Listening by Seraphina Nova Glass (352 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 24/07
• Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (368 pages)
• Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (352 pages) NETGALLEY

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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May 2020 TBR

I’ve decided to send April 2020 to stand in the corner, because seriously?! Let’s just focus on bookish April instead… Bookish wise, I managed to read a lot of the books on my April TBR, which is at least something positive. The final ones I didn’t read either because I wasn’t in the mood for the genre or because I decided to save them for May.

>>> Find a complete list of my TBR on Goodreads <<<

I really need to work on my pile of ARCs, so I will be reading a bunch of those during May including three upcoming blog tour reads. I will also be doing a series binge-read of the Eddie Flynn books during May… And the rest are backlist titles I’ve been meaning to read.

# TBR #

• The House Guest by Mark Edwards (294 pages) NETGALLEY
• On The Come Up by Angie Thomas (452 pages)
• Ash Mountain by Helen Fitzgerald (210 pages) BLOG TOUR 17/05
• After The End by Clare Mackintosh (384 pages)
• Swipe Right by Stephie Chapman (? pages) NETGALLEY

• This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf (352 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 18/05
• Stranger In The Lake by Kimberly Belle (352 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 08/06
• How To Save A Life by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke (303 pages) NETGALLEY
• Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (362 pages)
• Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon (443 pages)

• The Defence by Steve Cavanagh (321 pages)
• The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (400 pages)
• The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (339 pages)
• Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh (368 pages)  REREAD
• Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh (368 pages) NETGALLEY

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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April 2020 TBR

March, March, what a difficult month you have been… A month of contrasts; I don’t think I’ve had a birthday month this depressing before to be honest. Bookish wise, I managed to read a lot of the books on my March TBR, which is at least something positive. The titles I wasn’t able to get to I’m hoping to read either during April or May.

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April is Magical Readathon: O.W.L.s month, and the majority of the books on my April TBR are for this readathon (the titles marked with OWL)… It’s a mix of pending ARCs, two blog tour reads and a lot of books that fitted the prompts and I have been wanting to read for a while.

# TBR #

• Woven In Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (384 pages) OWL
• Sister by Kjell Ola Dahl (276 pages) BLOG TOUR 11/04 OWL
• The Sign Of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (129 pages) OWL
• The House Guest by Mark Edwards (294 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Apartment by K.L. Slater (270 pages) NETGALLEY OWL

• The Murder Game by Rachel Abbott (416 pages) BLOG TOUR 25/04 OWL
• The Defence by Steve Cavanagh (321 pages)
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (343 pages) OWL
• The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick (331 pages)
• Where She Went by Gayle Forman (297 pages) OWL

• VOX by Christina Dalcher (336 pages) OWL
• Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan (432 pages) NETGALLEY OWL
• Evil At Heart by Chelsea Cain (317 pages) OWL
• Living Dead In Dallas by Charlaine Harris (291 pages) OWL
• The Bear And The Nightingale by Katherine Arden (336 pages) OWL

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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10 series I want to read/catch up with in 2020

Let’s talk about series! I confess it’s not the first time I put together one of these posts, and I confess they haven’t always been all that successful… But I hope that putting together this little post will help me focus on at least a couple of the series I want to read/catch up with during 2020. Somehow, I have an enormous pile of series I either want to start or need to continue; with so many options it can get overwhelming and I usually just end up reading stand-alones instead. BUT. I’ve decided to compile a list of 10 series I really want to read before the end of 2020, hoping that singling them out will make me actually read them for a change haha. It’s a mix of thriller and fantasy, and I really do hope to get to at least half of these by the end of the year.

So which series do I want to make my priority? Sorted in alphabetical order by the last name of the author:

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#1. Katherine Arden – Winternight Trilogy

I’ve been meaning to read this trilogy for ages now! I’ve heard nothing but fantastic things about it and I’ll be looking forward to binge-read it during the upcoming winter months.

#2. Chelsea Cain – Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell

I really enjoyed the first two books of this series and I’m still not sure why I haven’t read the other four yet… Hopefully in 2020.

#3. Steve Cavanagh – Eddie Flynn

I loved Thirteen when I read it last year, and I’ve been meaning to catch up with the rest of the series ever since… With book number five, Fifty-Fifty, coming out later this year, I really need to do so soon.

#4 Will Dean – Tuva Moodyson Mystery

I’ve heard fantastic things about this series and with book three just out I thought it was about time I finally catch up.

#5. Helen Sarah Fields – D.I. Callanach


I’ve had this series on my radar for a long time now, and with each book coming out it is becoming harder and harder to catch up… I’m determined to do so before the end of 2020 though.

#6. Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) – Cormoran Strike

I read the first book six! years ago, but somehow I never actually picked up the sequels… With book five coming out later this year, I really should finally catch up.

#7. Stephanie Garber – Caraval

I’ve had this series on my radar for a long time now and I hope to finally read it during 2020!

#8. Cara Hunter – DI Adam Fawley

I’ve been meaning to read this series for a while now as I’ve heard nothing but good things about it… With book four recently having come out, it’s about time I catch up before I fall even more behind.

#9. Stephen King – Bill Hodges Trilogy

It’s been six! years since I read the first book Mr. Mercedes and to be honest I wasn’t too impressed back then… But I still want to read the other two books so I can cross one more series off my unfinished series list at least.

#10. Ransom Riggs – Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children

I really enjoyed the first book when I read it five! years ago, so I’m still not sure why I haven’t continued this series yet. I’m getting further and further behind so I really need to step up my game and catch up in 2020!

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Have you read any of the series I want to read/catch up with in 2020? Any suggestion which series I should read first? And do you have any series you want to catch up with no matter what during 2020?

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March 2020 TBR

Damn, February seems to have passed in a blink! With the new lifestyle changes and an impromptu camping trip, I haven’t been able to read as much as usual, but I’m definitely happy I was still able to get to most of the books on my February TBR. My Eddie Flynn series binge-read will probably have to wait until April as I don’t think I’ll have time for it in March, but I’m reading J.D. Barker‘s newest without fail as it’s due this month. The same goes for Strangers, which I’m starting right now!

>>> Find a complete list of my TBR on Goodreads <<<

Like I mentioned in January, I’m still taking it easy with all things blogging this year and I’ll be mostly focusing on my own books again… Although I do have a number of ARCs and two blog tours I will need to get to in March. Other than that, I have quite a few titles lined up that I have been wanting to read for a while now, and I’m also planning on starting my Spanish reread of the final Harry Potter book in March! With this month being my birthday month and a possible trip happening in the second half of March, I don’t think I can actually read all of these, but it is always nice to have a list of options ready right? 😉

# TBR #

• Deep Dark Night by Steph Broadribb (320 pages) BLOG TOUR 30/03
• The Way Back To You by Michelle Andreani & Mindi Scott (384 pages)
• Love And Other Words by Christina Lauren (433 pages)
• The Outsider by Stephen King (475 pages)
• The Missing Sister by Elle Marr (300 pages) NETGALLEY

• Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan (432 pages) NETGALLEY
• Manhunters by Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña (352 pages)
• Night By Night by Jack Jordan (366 pages)
• Mexico Street by Simone Buchholz (276 pages) BLOG TOUR 23/03
• The Body In The Garden by Katherine Schellman (? pages) NETGALLEY

• If I Stay by Gayle Forman (196 pages)
• The Secret Admirer by Carol Wyer (413 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick (331 pages)
• The Girl In The Tree by Sebnem Isigüzel (366 pages) NETGALLEY
• Harry Potter Y Las Reliquias De La Muerte by J.K. Rowling (640 pages) REREAD

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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February 2020 TBR

How is it February already? Already the second month of a new decade, and time seems to keep flying… My January TBR went pretty well and I managed to read most of the titles on it. I decided to save The Defence for February as I will be binge-reading a couple of series, and the other two I still hope to get to soon (although I’m not sure if I will be able to do so in February).

>>> Find a complete list of my TBR on Goodreads <<<

Like I mentioned a few days ago, I’m taking it easy with all things blogging this year and I’ll be mostly reading my own books again with the exception of a select few ARCs of most-anticipated titles… February will be mostly about binge-reading a couple of series in preparation for two Orenda blog tours in March as well as a most-anticipated sequel coming out later this year. I’m also planning to read a few most-anticipated ARCs I just can’t resist any longer, a classic I still can’t believe I haven’t read (or at least I don’t remember doing so when I was little) and another title I’ve been wanting to read for a while.

# TBR #

• Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet by Jamie Ford (300 pages)
• Where The Lost Wander by Amy Harmon (348 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (207 pages) 
• She Has A Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be by J.D. Barker (774 pages) NETGALLEY

• The Defence by Steve Cavanagh (321 pages)
• The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (400 pages)
• The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (336 pages)
• Blue Night by Simone Buchholz (276 pages)
• Beton Rouge by Simone Buchholz (276 pages)

• Deep Down Dead by Steph Broadribb (350 pages)
• Deep Blue Trouble by Steph Broadribb (320 pages) REREAD
• Deep Dirty Truth by Steph Broadribb (320 pages)
• Death Deserved by Jorn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger (276 pages) BLOG TOUR 20/02
• Strangers by C.L. Taylor (400 pages) NETGALLEY

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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January 2020 TBR

I still can’t believe we have now officially started a whole new decade! I mean, where did those last ten years go?! A new decade, a new year and a new month, which means it’s time for another monthly TBR… My December 2019 TBR went better than expected, mostly because I’ve been ticking off those ARC boxes like crazy so I can slow down a bit in January and February. I’m planning on reading those remaining titles some time soon as well!

>>> Find a complete list of my TBR on Goodreads <<<

I managed to read a lot of ARCs during December, but I still have to read a few more to fully catch up… I’m happy I’ll be having more time to read a few of my own titles as well in January though; the five non-ARCs on my January TBR are all titles I’ve been wanting to read for a while now.

# TBR #

• The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup (528 pages)
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (297 pages)
• The Unlikely Escape Of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry (496 pages) BLOG TOUR 04/02
• When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton (346 pages) 
• Dark Mother Earth by Kristian Novak (304 pages) NETGALLEY

• The Liar’s Daughter by Claire Allan (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• Things You Save In A Fire by Katherine Center (320 pages)
• Big Lies In A Small Town by Diane Chamberlain (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Home by Sarah Stovell (276 pages) BLOG TOUR 22/01
• The Defence by Steve Cavanagh (321 pages)

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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20 Priority Titles in 2020

Let’s forget about the fact that I still have to read five title on my 2019 list, and take a look at 2020… But first of all: Happy Holidays to all of you who celebrate!! I hope everyone has been having a wonderful time so far with the preparations. ❤ ❤ I have to be honest here and say it’s not my favorite season in the world and I still can’t get used to the whole Christmas in the middle of the summer thing even after nine years, but at least the food sort of makes up for it. 😉

With the year almost being over it’s not just time to think about all the books I did read, but also about all those books I wasn’t able to get to in 2019. I’ve decided to put together a list of 20 titles I will be giving a priority in the first months of 2020. I’m sure I will end up mixing it up with other titles as well and there are a ton more I also want to read, but I guess I’ll have to start somewhere right?

So what has been high on my radar, but I wasn’t able to read in 2019? Find out below…

December 2019 TBR

I can’t believe it’s December already! I mean, how is it possible that we are already two days into the last month of 2019?! Anyway, November turned out to be a pretty hopeless month when it comes to following my monthly TBR. xD Partly because I was distracted by the Goodreads Choice Awards nominations and ended up reading a bunch of different titles instead. Whoops? I still want to read all the titles below ASAP, but it probably won’t be until 2020 before I can get to most of them.

>>> Find a complete list of my TBR on Goodreads <<<

I’m hoping to take things slow in December as well even though I really have to play catch up with my enormous pile of pending ARCs… A lot of the titles below are actually ARCs, with a Christmas read, a TBR jar pick and two titles I’ve been dying to read thrown in to mix things up a little.

# TBR #

• Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine (336 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Rules Of Murder by Rob Sinclair (318 pages) NETGALLEY
• Six Wicked Reasons by Jo Spain (432 pages) NETGALLEY BLOG TOUR 16/01
• A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone (300 pages) BLOG TOUR 09/01
• Are You Watching? by Vincent Ralph (371 pages) BLOG TOUR 08/01

• Snakes And Ladders by Victoria Selman (382 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Missing Letters Of Mrs Bright by Beth Miller (327 pages) NETGALLEY
• How The Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss (64 pages)
• Black Summer by M.W. Craven (352 pages) 
• The Perfect Mother by Caroline Mitchell (368 pages) NETGALLEY

• How To Be Brave by Louise Beech (365 pages)
• Down The Darkest Road by Kylie Brant (396 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Blossom Twins by Carol Wyer (399 pages) NETGALLEY
• Like This For Ever by S.J. Bolton (400 pages)
• Big Lies In A Small Town by Diane Chamberlain (400 pages) NETGALLEY

Have you read any of these and/or do you recommend them?

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