August 2017 TBR

I just can’t believe we’ll be starting month number 8 of 2017 tomorrow already!! This year is flying by way too fast… Despite my recent slump, I somehow managed to read and review all TEN books on my July TBR! I don’t think this has happened before, although I guess it did help that most titles were ARCs with upcoming deadlines haha.

>>> Find a complete list of the books of books owned and waiting to be read here and my full TBR list at Goodreads here <<<

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve decided to dedicate August mostly to my own books and finally read those titles I’ve been posponing for way too long due to my ARC overload. True, two of these are still ARCs, but I’m excited for both so they don’t count right? I’ve also added five more titles of my ‘non-ARC titles I have on my need-to-read-ASAP‘ list, which will hopefully mean I will have made a huge dent in the list (9/15 if I read all) by the end of the month. Also I might reread This Savage Song as well before I read the sequel.

# TBR #

• Midnight At The Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan (336 pages) NETGALLEY
• Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (510 pages)
• The Ask And The Answer by Patrick Ness (536 pages)
• I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh (371 pages)
• Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard (322 pages)

• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (386 pages)
• Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin (354 pages)
• The Other Girl by Erica Spindler (352 pages) NETGALLEY
• Red Rising by Pierce Brown (382 pages)
• Heartless by Marissa Meyer (453 pages)

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

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July 2017 TBR

I just can’t believe it’s July already… It seems like only last week we celebrated New Years, but I guess the calendar doesn’t lie haha. I managed to read quite a lot of books in June, although I did pretty bad actually sticking to my monthly TBR. Only five out of ten this time, and the fact I feel terrible that I didn’t read the two non-ARCs I promised myself I would read. Shame on me! All these titles go straight to my July TBR though. 😉

>>> Find a complete list of the books of books owned and waiting to be read here and my full TBR list at Goodreads here <<<

I was hoping to make a true dent into my ARC mountain last month, but even though I read lots of ARCs last month I still have a huge pile left. So I guess it will be another month with a lot of ARCs… Although I’m determined to read at least a few titles of my ‘non-ARC titles I have on my need-to-read-ASAP‘ list this time as well as possibly a classic and/or Dutch/Spanish book.

# TBR #

• Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton (400 pages)
• The Breakdown by B.A. Paris (336 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Stolen Girls by Patricia Gibney (459 pages) NETGALLEY
• Reported Missing by Sarah Wray (356 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Girls In The Water by Victoria Jenkins (328 pages) NETGALLEY

• The Lost Book Of The Grail by Charlie Lovett (336 pages) NETGALLEY
• Court Of Lions by Jane Johnson (500 pages) NETGALLEY
• Aristotle And  Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (359 pages)
• Slip by David Estes (416 pages) NETGALLEY
• Little Monsters by Kara Thomas (336 pages) NETGALLEY

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

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June 2017 TBR

Wait, what? It’s June already? JUNE? I can’t believe we’re already starting the sixth month of 2017… And hey June, don’t let me down. 😉 May was a really good reading month even though I didn’t get through all the books on my TBR… Blame my Netgalley request addiction and other ARCs that came up first. 7 out of 10 isn’t a bad number at all though, and since I’m currently reading The Gypsy Moth Summer it’s technically almost eight.

>>> Find a complete list of the books of books owned and waiting to be read here and my full TBR list at Goodreads here <<<

I still have a huge pile of ARCs even after reading no less than 18! ARCs last month, so June will be another ARC-heavy month. I’m determined to read at least a few titles of my ‘non-ARC titles I have on my need-to-read-ASAP‘ list as well though, as well as possibly a classic and/or Dutch/Spanish book.

# TBR #

• Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton (400 pages)
• Aristotle And  Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (359 pages)
• Two Sisters by Kerry Wilkinson (350 pages) NETGALLEY
• Slip by David Estes (416 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Mayfly by James Hazel (432 pages) NETGALLEY

• Reported Missing by Sarah Wray (? pages) NETGALLEY
• The Breakdown by B.A. Paris (336 pages) NETGALLEY
• Can’t Buy Forever by Susan Laffoon (218 pages) ARC
• The Merchant’s Pearl by Amie O’Brien (? pages) ARC
• And I Darken by Kiersten White (475 pages) + sequel ARC

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

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15 Non-ARCs I want to read ASAP

Those who follow my blog regularly have probably realized by now this year has been all about my ARCs so far… I have a huge backlog of ARCs and I’ve been slowly trying to scale the ARC mountain, and it does show in my reading numbers. More than 70% of the books I’ve read so far in 2017 have been ARCs!! I do love my ARCs, but I feel like I’ve been neglecting all those poor non-ARCs on my TBR pile for way too long now… So I decided to sit down, browse my owned books and compile a list of the fifteen titles I want to get to first. They are from a mix of different genres and both new and older releases; here we go!

• Room by Emma Donoghue (312 pages) (published in 2010)
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (343 pages) (published in 2012)
• Bird Box by Josh Malerman (262 pages) (published in 2014)
• More Than This by Patrick Ness (480 pages) (published in 2013)
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (386 pages) (published in 2011)

• Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton (400 pages) (published in 2011)
• I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh (371 pages) (published in 2014)
• Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin (354 pages) (published in 2015)
• The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (340 pages) (published in 2016)
• Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (359 pages) (published in 2012)

• Red Rising by Pierce Brown (382 pages) (published in 2014)
• Heartless by Marissa Meyer (453 pages) (published in 2016)
• The Bird And The Sword by Amy Harmon (352 pages) (published in 2016)
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman (266 pages) (published in 1999)
• Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor (544 pages) (published in 2017)

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Have you read any of these titles? Which do you recommend I should pick up first? Feel free to comment! 🙂

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May 2017 TBR

I can’t believe it’s already the fifth month of 2017… April passed in the blink of an eye, and somehow I managed to read quite a lot. The #AVAReadathon (A Very ARCish Readathon hosted by Aimal at Bookmarks And Paperbacks) helped me read a LOT of ARCs, with no less than 13 read AND reviewed ARCs in a month (the last one to be published later today). I only managed to read 6 out of the 10 titles on my April TBR though, which was mostly because I decided to pick up different ARCs instead and I wasn’t in the mood for fantasy reads for most of the month.

>>> Find a complete list of the books of books owned and waiting to be read here and my full TBR list at Goodreads here <<<

Even though I made April into an ARC month, somehow my NG ratio dropped to 81% anyway… Oops? So I’ve decided to squeeze in another ARC month in May with the hopes I will be able to get to at least a few of my own books in June. (I know that is probably wishful thinking though) Most of the books on my May TBR are ARCs of a variety of genres, with one exception: the historical fiction novel Lilac Girls which I have been wanting to read for ages now.

# TBR #

• All The Good Things by Calre Fisher (280 pages) NETGALLEY
• Aurabel by Laura Dockrill (304 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• Be My Killer by Richard Parker (? pages) NETGALLEY
• The Darkest Lies by Barbara Copperthwaite (? pages) NETGALLEY

• The Merchant’s Pearl by Amie O’Brien (? pages) ARC
• Manipulated Lives by H.A. Leuschel (274 pages) ARC
• Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly (487 pages)
• Heartborn by Terry Maggert (238 pages) ARC
• The Roses Of May by Dot Hutchison (300 pages) NETGALLEY

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

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April 2017 TBR

The first three months on 2017 have literally disappeared into thin air and I can’t believe it’s April already. March was a great month with lots of positive things happening… With the highlight probably being the arrival of our new kitten Lila (named after Delilah Bard). Bookishly speaking, March was also a great month and I managed to read no less than eight titles on last month’s TBR. Definitely more than I was hoping for! 😀

>>> Find a complete list of the books of books owned and waiting to be read here and my full TBR list at Goodreads here <<<

This month I will be participating in the #AVAReadathon (A Very ARCish Readathon) hosted by Aimal at Bookmarks And Paperbacks, so my April TBR will basically be packed with ARCs again this month. I’m finally on track with my Netgalley reads (currently 85% ratio!!! *does happy dance*), and I hope to be on track with my other pending ARCs by the end of the month. Fingers crossed!

# TBR #

• The Red Hunter by Lisa Unger (368 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (340 pages)
• Blood Moon by John David Bethel (355 pages) ARC
• Heartborn by Terry Maggert (238 pages) ARC
• Enchanters by K.F. Bradshaw (590 pages) READING ALLEY

• The Merchant’s Pearl by Amie O’Brien (? pages) ARC
• Riven by Belinda Crawford (250 pages) ARC
• What Doesn’t Kill You by Ed James (398 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Car Bomb by T.V. LoCicero (220 pages) ARC
• Among Friends: Travels In Cuba by Heather Murray (298 pages) ARC

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

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March 2017 TBR

I can’t believe it’s actually MARCH 2017 already! The third month of this year already, and also my birthday month… And hopefully less extreme weather. Last month’s TBR was without doubt a disaster and I only read three of the titles I wanted to read. It’s easy to explain though, because I basically have a mountain of pending ARCs waiting for me right now so I just don’t have time to read any of the other titles right now. These titles below are still high on my priority list though! Fingers crossed April or May will be less busy.

>>> Find a complete list of the books of books owned and waiting to be read here and my full TBR list at Goodreads here <<<

I’ve decided to turn this month into ARC month, and I’m going to try and read a lot of my pending ARCs this month. I actually have over 20 pending titles right now, but the eight I’ve mentioned below are a priority.

# TBR #

• Renegade Red by Lauren Bird Horowitz (420 pages) NETGALLEY
• Rose Petal Graves by Olivia Wildenstein (390 pages) NETGALLEY
• Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken (507 pages)
• History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (320 pages)
• The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney (486 pages) NETGALLEY

• Bull by David Elliott (200 pages) NETGALLEY
• Blood Moon by John David Bethel (355 pages) ARC
• The Last Gods Of Indochine by Samuel Ferrer (422 pages) ARC
• The Wanderers by  (384 pages) NETGALLEY
• The First City by Joe Hart (444 pages) NETGALLEY

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

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