I’ve made a lot of reading resolutions, and one of them is to be better about cultivating a monthly TBR. I know so many bloggers do beginning of the month TBR posts and I always LOVE reading them, so I’ve decided to post my own as well! I will include my physical, e-book, and ARC TBRs as well as a status update of where I am prior to starting my upcoming month’s TBR.
Reading Progress Prior To This Month: 9/80 Books Read
It kills me that I finished January with 9 books read. 9! What an awkward number! I was really pushing for 10 but getting home from vacation and catching up at work really kicked my butt! However, I feel like I have a really solid start to my reading plan in 2018! I actually managed to finish 5 (and a half, if you count a book I haven’t finished yet) books from my January TBR which I think is a huge win, and I’m excited that planning out an intentional TBR is working for me so far this year! I have a lot of books I’m really excited about on deck for February:
Library
The Arrangement // Soooooo I may have left this one too long and now have like two days to read it before my Overdrive rental expires but CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. I’ve been loving a good adult fiction book lately.
The Cruel Prince // Guys, I got really wild and crazy this year and decided to start the year off by trying an AUDIOBOOK again. Wild, right, considering I’ve tried and failed so many times. But this one is actually holding my attention, and given that I have been spending roughly ten hours commuting a week recently, it’s a great way to make the time feel productive. Fingers crossed I can get through this one!
Everless // I’m honestly not 100% sure what this one is about (I’m terrible at reading blurbs) but I immediately put it on hold on Overdrive and I keep seeing it pop up on bookstagram so it must be good?
Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda // Planning to get to this one before the movie comes out!
For Review
By a Charm and a Curse // So excited to be on the blog tour for this carnival themed read!
Starry Eyes // Literally squealed when I was approved on NetGalley for the next Bennet book after loving Alex, Approximately. Simon & Schuster is made up of benevolent, book-bestowing goddesses.
Owned TBR
Forever, Interrupted // I started this book about a year ago and never finished, and I believe it’s the only TJR book I haven’t read yet! So I figured February was the perfect time for a melancholy love story read?
Scythe // Max binge read this while we were on vacation in Hawaii a few weeks ago (RIP vacation) and I’m curious to see why he loved it so much. He already bought the sequel too so I can binge them!
Are any of these on your TBR? What’s your most anticipated book for February? Let me know in the comments!
I love Forever, Interrupted – hope you get to finish it this time!
I hope so too! I got about 100 pages in the first time but it was too heavy of a read for me at the time (literally on a beach vacation) that I set it aside and haven’t gotten to it yet!
I thought the Arrangement was ok. I am waiting for Cruel Prince as audio from the library but am next up. Forever, Interrupted is the only TJR I haven’t read either. Happy reading!
Definitely agree, it was ok and mildly interesting, but I feel like it was honestly a bit hyped up.
YAY for audiobooks! The Cruel Prince was a top read for me last year. I’m already plotting my reread (probably before the next one comes out though because ugh so far away). Forever, Interrupted is actually the TJR read that I haven’t read yet either! That’s so funny. YAY FOR SIMON TOOOOO
I have been putting off Forever, Interrupted because I am scared I am going to get depressed reading it lol
I just finished reading Scythe last night and it was really interesting! And The Cruel Prince is my favoriteeeeeee so I hope you love it as much as I do!
The Cruel Prince was really good! I borrowed the Audio from my library but I am obsessing over the black B&N cover…
I’m so excited about you getting to read Simon Vs. I absolutely adore that book! I hope you love these books.
Thank you! I actually rally enjoyed Simon, he was just so adorable!
Scythe and Cruel Prince are both on my read asap list and Simon Vs. is on my TBR for this year! Enjoy your reads!
Thank you! Simon has been on my TBR forever and the movie finally prompted me to make it a priority! So glad I read it, it was adorable!
i also plan to read simon before the movie come out, and i’m currently reading the darkest part of the forest to prep myself for the cruel prince 😀
I actually was not a fan of The Darkest Part of the Forest but I Loooooved the Cruel Prince! I hope you get to it soon!
I’ll be very interested in reading your review of Scythe. I really want to read it too, but I need to know if it’s violent/gory as I’m squeamish.
I’ll be posting it soon! I just checked in with my BF who read it first and he said there’s some but it’s not overly prevalent in the novel, so hopefully that helps!
Yes, thanks for checking on this for me! You’re the best!! If you love this book, I’m putting it and it’s sequel on my wish list (books are my preferred gifts).
I’m glad you found this helpful! I’m hoping to get to it soon-ish so we will see how it goes!
The Cruel Prince is on my TBR list too! I’m so excited for it.. Also love the cover of Everless!! For February, I’m really looking forward to reading Daughter of the Siren Queen.
The Cruel Prince REALLY exceeded my expectations, so I hope you get a chance to read it soon! I am not the biggest fan of fae books but this was really well done!