Happy June, everyone! (…two weeks late…) 🙂
This is going to be a bit of a shorter post than usual, since May ended up being a rather unproductive month for me and I’m trying to get back into the swing of things this month. We are also already halfway through June, so I’m obviously running a bit behind. Nevertheless, I still have a plan and I still wanted to update you on this plan! Also, I went to the bookstore recently and sort of did a thing…so…book haul time! 😀
June TBR
1. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
This is most likely going to be both a June and July TBR read. I will be traveling a lot toward the end of the month and I figured that this would be the perfect time to begin reading a giant book. And thus, A Game of Thrones finally finds itself on my TBR! I can’t wait to get started on the series!
2. Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond
I recently received an ARC of the companion novel to this book, so I figured, even though it’s not a direct sequel, I should give this a read before I move on to the second one. On top of that though, it also sounds like something I totally would have picked up anyway. It’s gotten some mixed reviews overall, but I’m hoping that I’ll end up enjoying it!
3. Girl in the Shadows by Gwenda Bond
Well…I guess this one is already pretty self-explanatory! Gotta get those ARCs read! I’m also very excited to get to this; it sounds like it will be a pretty interesting story.
4. Beastly Bones by William Ritter
I loved Jackaby so much, frankly, it’s pretty crazy that I haven’t continued the series yet. I’m also extremely excited because I recently got an ARC of the next novel, Ghostly Echoes, so I definitely need to get going on this one! Since June is already half over and it’s shaping up to be a very busy second half, I’m not sure how much reading I’ll be able to get done. For that reason, this is going in the “in case I have extra time” category, and will be a July read if I can’t get to it.
April and May Book Haul
- Girl in the Shadows by Gwenda Bond (ARC)
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
- The Reflections of Queen Snow White by David Meredith
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
- The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
What have you guys been reading this month? Anything you have really loved? What are your most anticipated releases of June? Let me know in the comments!
-Ariana
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