I'm honestly not the kind to have a TBR. I'm more of picking up a book because I felt like reading it. I always fail when it comes to it. Like if there's a book in my TBR and the synopsis doesn't really interest me the way it did before I added it to my pile, I'll go look for another book outside my TBR. Mess.
However, last month I decided to have a TBR and I wanted to stay faithful to it. And surprisingly, I did. I have a pretty productive month of reading.
MY JUNE TBR
01. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He *read
02. Romanov by Nadine Brandes *read
03. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus *read
04. Circe by Madeline Miller *read
05. We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal *read
06. Last of Her Name by Jessica Khoury *dropped
07. The Antidote by Shelley Sackier *read
08. If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka *read
09. These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling *read
10. The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine *reading
*dropped as in dropped from the TBR list
Reason why I have Last of Her Name dropped is because I have some problems with my copy of the e-book so I couldn't read it. Here's my update on my June reading so far because these books aren't the only ones I've read for this month. *pats self because of it*
So for my July TBR, I divided it between series and stand-alone.
I also divided the series into two sections: the complete and the part-of-a-series section
5 COMPLETE SERIES
01. Sinners of Saint by L.J. Shen
02. The Dark Elements by Jennifer L. Armentrout
03. Sex, Love & Stiletto by Lauren Layne
04. RAW Family by Belle Aurora
05. Playbook by Alexa Martin
I looooove Storm and Fury (first book in The Harbinger) by Jennifer L. Armentrout and I haven't read the prequel series of it which is The Dark Elements. I avoided this series like a plague because I despise love triangles but now that there's a spin-off, I can now read this in peace and with the knowledge of who the heroine ends up with because I hate picking sides and the drama that comes with it. Now for the Sex, Love & Stiletto series, I also didn't have plans on reading this after completing the Oxford series (its spin-off) but I'm interested in reading a certain couple's story so... yeah. And for Playbook, this is actually ongoing but since it's a companion series, I don't mind.
5 BOOKS THAT ARE PART OF A SERIES
06. Undeniable (Cloverleigh Farms, #2) by Melanie Harlow
07. What We Do in the Night (Day to Night, #1) by Stylo Fantome
08. Cerulean (Untitled Duology, #1) by Amy Ewing
09. Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy, #1) by Emily A. Duncan
10. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman
I think Arc of a Scythe is a trilogy..? The only thing I know is that the third book is gonna be released this November and I heard good things about this series so I plan on checking it out. When it comes to YA fantasy, I always consider the first book first before diving in for the rest of the series. For Wicked Saints, I'm kind of reluctant about it. I don't let reviews affect me but there's been so many mixed feedbacks about this from my mutuals in Goodreads so we'll see.
10 STAND-ALONE BOOKS
01. Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
02. The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
03. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
04. From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata
05. People Like Us by Dana Mele
06. Sadie by Courtney Summers
07. Fear of the Drowning Deep by Sarah Glenn Marsh
08. Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
09. The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
10. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Sorcery of Thorns is a stand-alone, right? I don't keep track on updates of books that I haven't read yet so I added that one here.
This is a big TBR but I'm determined plus a lot of these are contemporary so it's good. I always fly through contemporary books compared to fantasy/dystopia/paranormal.
a challenged reader,