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: 55/80 Books Read
Ok, I’m sorry but how is it August? AUGUST?! We are approaching the last quarter of the year here soon! AKA more and more books are popping up for 2019 and I am like I’VE BARELY MADE A DENT IN MY 2018 TBR *sobs* Anyways, while I am book-stressing, I’m also really excited for a LOT of the books I am planning on reading in the latter half of the year, and am hoping to maybe, possibly hit 100 books rather than 80?? We’ll see how it goes!
Owned
Catwoman // So I’m not a huge super hero person, but I’ve always been intrigued by Selina Kyle (looooved Anna Hathaway’s portrayal, BTW) and I will read anything written by my queen SJMaas so I’m excited for this stand alone!
Crown of Midnight // So I’m SLOWLY trying to reread the Throne of Glass series from the beginning before Kingdom of Ash is released this fall. While I doubt I’ll be ready in time for the new book’s release, I’m hoping to read at least 1 book from the series per month and have them all finished by the end of the year, so this month’s pick is Crown of Midnight! (Where the series begins to get good, TBH)
For Review
Sadie // It’s no secret that the world is obsessed with true crime lately, and I personally was SHOOK after I finally listened to the first podcast season of Serial. So I was delighted to find Sadie on NetGalley, a novel with a true crime premise that actually features a podcast following Sadie’s journey and search for her missing sister. I actually just received an email from Wednesday books and it looks like they’re actually going to do a companion podcast to go with this novel, which I think is a really cool and innovative idea!
Seventh Born // I’m a lover of all things witch-y, so I’m excited to try this paranormal read from Entangled Teen! It’s also a good read to transition my TBR from summer to more fall-type reads.
Toil & Trouble // So I am so excited that YA anthologies are becoming more of a thing, and this one is about WITCHES so OF COURSE I had to request it via NetGalley. I’m so excited to read this one and start getting myself into the mood for fall! There are also some awesome YA authors in this anthology’s line up, and some that I haven’t read yet but am really excited to try!
Scribd
P.S. I Still Love You // So I can’t believe I once DNF’d To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before because I listened to it this summer on audio and it was PERFECTION. These books have such an AESTHETIC and I love Lara Jean and her adorable, feminine, smol cinnamon role life. I’m hoping to binge the rest of the series this month via audio so I can be prepared for the Netflix original movie being released later on this month. Also, the narrator for these books is fantastic!
Always and Forever, Lara Jean // See above!
Library
Little Fires Everywhere // This one has been SO HYPED. I put a library hold on it MONTHS ago (I think I was like 160-something in the hold queue) and forgot about it and then it came in! It was actually perfect because I wasn’t dying to read it and since my TBR is forever growing I didn’t mind waiting for this one, which seems to have that Stepford Wives-esque premise of exposing the scandalous underbelly of a seemingly idyllic suburban community. I also haven’t read any non-romance adult fiction in a while so this will be a nice addition to my end of summer TBR.
Are any of these on your TBR? What’s your most anticipated book for August? Let me know in the comments!
Looks like you are going to read some amazing books this month! I just started Little Fires Everywhere and I am definitely intrigued. Can’t wait to see what you think!
I hate to say it but I was a little underwhlemed by Little Fires Everywhere! What did you think?
Same! I ended up giving it three stars on Goodreads. I was not invested in the story or the characters!
I’m looking forward to reading Sadie too! ^_^ & I actually have a podcast series where I discuss books & podcasts!! I recently discussed Sadie, its podcast, & podcasts in publishing in my most recent post if your interested in checking it out: https://bit.ly/2MgApQn
That is so cool that you have a bookish podcast! I will def check it out 🙂
Meant to say its a written series on my blog (no actual podcast, sadly ?)
Oh, as always, you have some great books on deck for this month! I’m so happy you’re continuing the Lara Jean trilogy; it’s one of my all-time favorites. Sadie was SO good and so compulsively readable. Toil and Trouble is my most-anticipated release for this month and I cannot wait to get my hands on it! Imo, Celeste Ng’s books completely live up to the hype. Good luck with your reading this month, Cristina!
I’m ashamed to say I still haven’t gotten to Toil and Trouble yet, but it will happen soon! I’m really hoping it’s going to expose me to some new YA authors that I haven’t tried yet!
I so need to continue with the Lara Jean books. I don’t know why I haven’t. Everyone has been loving Sadie – hope you do too. I need to get that as well. Happy reading!
Sadie was really intense but so good! Super unlike anything I’ve ever read!
I am really curious about the Catwoman book; I’ll be excited to finally read some reviews and see what people think. I also SO need to read Sadie – true crime is fascinating to me.
-Lauren
The Catwoman book was SO good. It was really a departure from the other books by Sarah J Maas but I still really enjoyed it and enjoyed her take on Selina Kyle!
I love LJ so much. I still want a To All the Boys spinoff, because I needed more after the last book. I am reading Sadie this week. Everyone is raving, so I think it could be a good fit for me.
I’m in the middle of PS I Still Love You and I honestly cannot get enough of the Song girls!
Oh yay, I’m so glad you fell for Lara Jean. I love her so much. I just finished the series myself in anticipation of the movie. I am beyond stoked for it. I really want to read Toil & Trouble, but think I will wait for October because it’s the perfect time to pick it up. Enjoy all the books!
Thanks Alicia! I’m almost done with the audio of PS I Still Love You and I don’t know what I’m going to do when I run out of Song girl books! They’re just so wholesome and diverse and a little surprising all at the same time!
I recently read and LOVED Jenny’s ‘Boys.’ Now I still need to read the sequels, but this will keep for another day. CANNOT wait for the movie. 🙂
What did you end up thinking of the movie? I’m in the middle of the second book in the series, and while I enjoyed the movie I have to say I like the books a lot more!
Several of the books you mentioned are on my tbr – mainly Sadie, Toil & Trouble, and Always and Forever Lara Jean!
Sadie was SO INTENSE, I can’t recommend it enough!
I LOVE Little Fires Everywhere, it totally took my by surprise! I want to reread ToG series too, it’s been too long that I already forgot what was happening!
I’m currently starting Crown of Midnight. I feel like I keep putting off rereading the books because they’re so long and I’m dreading it (despite knowing I enjoy the books!)