November 2020 TBR

So… Bookish October. Between the ARCs and Orentober titles, I was able to almost complete my October TBR! I’m definitely more than happy with that.

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

I still have a couple of blog tours and ARCs to get to, but in November I’m hoping to spend most of my time reading both most anticipated 2020 releases and backlist titles I’ve been meaning to read. This TBR will probably be altered with the Goodreads Choice Awards nominations though, as I always like trying to read as many of those before I vote.

# TBR #

• Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis (320 pages) NETGALLEY
• Beach Read by Emily Henry (361 pages)
• Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (352 pages)
• The Winter Of The Witch by Katherine Arden (385 pages)
• The Last Thing To Burn by Will Dean (256 pages) NETGALLEY

• The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton (448 pages) BUDDY READ
• Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan (? pages) NETGALLEY
• Fallen Angels by Gunnar Staalesen (276 pages) BLOG TOUR 27/11
• Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (352 pages)
• Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (373 pages)

• The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard (355 pages) BLOG TOUR 10/11
• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (432 pages)
• He Started It by Samantha Downing (384 pages)
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber (432 pages)
• Night By Night by Jack Jordan (366 pages)

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

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Priority Titles For The Rest Of 2020

Let’s forget about the fact that I still have to read eight titles on my 2020 list, and take a look at what I’m hoping to read before the end of 2020… Not counting the ARCs still pending as well as the titles I will probably be reading as soon as the Goodreads Choice Awards nominees are announced. Below a list of 15 books I’ll be giving priority to in what is left of the year; a mix of new releases and backlist titles as well as a mix of different genres. There are about a million other titles I want to read ASAP too, but I guess I’ll have to start somewhere right? xD

# PRIORITY TITLES #

• We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker (464 pages)
• Beach Read by Emily Henry (361 pages)
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (352 pages)
• Force Of Nature by Jane Harper (421 pages)
• Triptych by Karin Slaughter (514 pages)

• Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (384 pages)
• He Started It by Samantha Downing (384 pages)
• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (432 pages)
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber (432 pages)
• Gods Of Jade And Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (338 pages)

• The Beekeeper Of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (317 pages)
• American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (400 pages)
• Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (352 pages)
• Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (369 pages)
• On The Come Up by Angie Thomas (447 pages)

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Have you read any of these titles yourself or do you want to? Any titles I should give extra priority to?

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October 2020 TBR

So… Bookish September. Things definitely went way better than last month, and I managed to read almost all titles on my September TBR. I guess the fact that the majority were pending ARCs did help… But still, I’m more than happy with this result.

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

October has arrived, which means it’s both Orentober and Halloween month! I still have quite a lot of ARCs to catch up with, but as most of them are darker reads anyway I guess they fit the Halloween month pretty well. 😉 The rest of the titles on my TBR this month are either for Orentober or other creepy/fantasy titles I’ve been meaning to read for a while now.

# TBR #

• The Chalet by Catherine Cooper (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Nesting by C.J. Cooke (416 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 15/10
• The Bear And The Nightingale by Katherine Arden (336 pages)
• Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• Maria In The Moon by Louise Beech (280 pages) ORENTOBER

• The Lingering by SJI Holliday (320 pages) ORENTOBER
• The Alienist by Caleb Carr (528 pages)
• The Waiting Rooms by Eva Smith (379 pages) ORENTOBER
• The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn (192 pages) ORENTOBER
• Betrayal by Lilja Sigurdardottir (276 pages) BLOG TOUR 14/10 ORENTOBER

• The Last Resort by Susi Holliday (300 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Book Of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• Shadow Sands by Robert Bryndza (316 pages) NETGALLEY
• Reviving The Hawthorn Sisters by Emily Carpenter (332 pages) NETGALLEY
• Across The Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire (208 pages) NETGALLEY

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

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#Orentober is here!! #TeamOrenda @Orendabooks

First of all a big round of applause for Kelly @ From Belgium With Book Love and Danielle @ The Reading Closet for creating Orentober month and giving us a whole month to share our love for both a fantastic publisher and a fantastic collection of books! Make sure to visit the blogs of both lovely ladies to get a proper idea what #Orentober is all about, and don’t be afraid to join the fun and celebrate all things Orenda Books related during October! #TeamOrenda

Soooo… The big question is: what do I have planned for Orentober month? First of all, I’m part of the blog tour for Betrayal (my stop October 14th). I’ve also added another 2020 release to my TBR: The Waiting Rooms. And I’ve added a further three Orenda backlist titles as well: The Lingering, The Bird Tribunal and Maria In The Moon. These five titles will my priority this month, but if I can squeeze in a few more I won’t be complaining! 😉

I will also be resharing reviews of a selection of ten of my favorite Orenda titles I’ve had the chance to read earlier this year… Each and every single title below blew me away, and if you are looking for something to read to celebrate Orentober month yourself, each of these would be a fantastic choice.

Prepare yourself for an overdose of Orenda love to be shared this month!! What about you: are you joining #Orentober? What are your favorite Orenda titles? 

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September 2020 TBR

So… Bookish August. As I already suspected, I wasn’t able to read much during August. The whole painting/redecorating stage of our home improvement project took up most of my time, and the fact that I was able to cross off a couple titles at all was mostly due to the last week of August as I decided to take a little break from the last pending moving tasks after we finally moved in. 😉 I still want to read the titles I didn’t get to last month some time soon and a few even reappear on my September TBR, but it might take a while longer than expected.

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

I will be mostly focusing on my pending ARCs in September, as I have a LOT due soon and I want to get ahead again so I can take things easier during October. Most of the titles below are ARCs, with a few other titles thrown in to mix things up. We’ll see how many I can actually read this time around! xD

# TBR #

• The Minders by John Marrs (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World by C.A. Fletcher (384 pages)
• Flowers For The Dead by Barbara Coppertwaite (353 pages) NETGALLEY
• How To Stop Time by Matt Haig (331 pages)
• The Trouble With Goats And Sheep by Joanna Cannon (369 pages)

• A Song Of Isolation by Michael J. Malone (300 pages) BLOG TOUR 21/09
• Remember Me by Mario Escobar (384 pages) NETGALLEY
• Who’s Next? by Chris Merritt (449 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Wife by Shalini Boland (292 pages) NETGALLEY
• Dead Wrong by Noelle Holten (432 pages)

• The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn (276 pages)  BLOG TOUR 13/09
• Confessions On The 7:45 by Lisa Unger (368 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 06/10
• The Orphan Of Cemetery Hill by Hester Fox (384 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 22/09
• The Coast-To-Coast Murders by James Patterson & JD Barker (560 pages) NETGALLEY
• The 24-Hour Cafe by Libby Page (416 pages)

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

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August 2020 TBR

So… Bookish July. As I already suspected, I wasn’t able to complete all the titles on my July TBR. This mostly has to do with the fact that I’ve had less time to read, but I also had a bunch of new ARCs coming in I had to read first and I picked other titles on a whim too. I still want to read the titles I didn’t get to last month some time soon and a few even reappear on my August TBR, but it might take a while longer than expected.

>>> 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 to complete my 20 Books Of Summer challenge as well… Although I’m not sure how many of these I will be able to read, as we are in the middle of a huge DIY and home improvement project and I’m not sure how much free time/energy I’ll have left to read in the next few weeks. xD I’ve thrown in quite a few contemporaries though, as it seems like I’m in the mood for these right now.

# TBR #

• When I Was You by Amber Garza (368 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 22/08
• Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison (302 pages) NETGALLEY
• The Memories We Bury by H.A. Leuschel (314 pages) BLOG TOUR 01/09
• The Day We Meet Again by Miranda Dickinson (384 pages)
• A Quiet Kind Of Thunder by Sara Barnard (320 pages)

• The Trouble With Goats And Sheep by Joanna Cannon (369 pages)
• Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (276 pages)
• How To Stop Time by Matt Haig (331 pages)
• Knock Knock by Chris Merritt (392 pages)
• Night By Night by Jack Jordan (366 pages)

• The Last To Know by Jo Furniss (318 pages) NG BLOG TOUR 21/08
• On The Come Up by Angie Thomas (452 pages)
• The Minders by John Marrs (400 pages) NETGALLEY
• A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World by C.A. Fletcher (384 pages)
• Beach Read by Emily Henry (384 pages)

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

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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…

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

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.

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

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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