This month since I’m FINALLY starting to come out of my reading slump I have decided to go back to just mood reading whenever I am I feel like picking up a book. So I have just listed all the books I really wat to read at the moment that are at the top of my TBR!
My July TBR consists of:
This week’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt is my most anticipated releases for the second half of 2021. These are all books that are either sequels or continuations of series that I am loving or it has a blurb that has sucked me in and I can’t wait to read it!
Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin (expected publication: July 27th 2021)
All’s Well by Mona Awad (expected publication August 3rd 2021)
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould (expected publication: August 3rd 2021)
Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (expected publication: August 17th 2021)
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (expected publication: September 28th 2021)
Well Matched by Jen DeLuca (expected publication: October 19th 2021)
Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (expected publication: November 9th 2021)
All of Us are Villains by Christine Lynn Herman & Amanda Foody (expected publication: November 9th 2021)
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (expected publication: November 16th 2021)
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson (expected publication: November 25th 2021)
I had the pleasure of attending the book launch for Anita Heiss’s latest novel Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray at my local library last night. She spoke of the meaning behind the story and the great flood of Gundagai back in 1852 and the ways in which people can support first nations authors in this country and that is by buying/reading their books! It was a touching event that was dedicated to my late uncle who tragically passed away last year and a few of my family members had the opportunity to get up and do a few readings.
Back in January I posted about 5 diverse books I really wanted to read in 2021 and now that we are halfway through the year I thought I would post an update! I have actually read 3 out of 5 of the books and I had a few mixed thoughts/feeling about them.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Morena-Garcia
This was an intriguing, dark, weird and twisted tale that didn’t shy away from shocking the reader. I appreciate how far Silvia Moreno-Garcia was willing to push the plot and take it to a place that I wasn’t able to predict for sure. This was highly original and in the end quite thrilling and action packed.
My Rating: ⭐️3/5 stars
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
I liked the fact that we are given insight into the other characters and it just isn’t all about Juliette and Roma. I was also highly invested in the two gangs and the way they differentiated from each other. Learning about the blood feud and why the two gangs are so willing to kill each other when they breach each other’s territories gave much needed depth and excitement.
My Rating: ⭐️3/5 stars
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Overall this was not what I was expecting at all! I almost forgot going into it that it was a horror and surprised by the graphic scenes, but it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat and wanting to know what is going to happen next. I almost wish it was longer, but then I feel like overcomplicating this premise would of made it less intriguing. So it is what it is.
My Rating: ⭐️3/5 stars
The other two books I still need to read are:
These are 8 books that I read using my Kindle Unlimited subscription that I would highly recommend and two books that I haven’t read yet but have really great ratings if you just subscribed and are looking for a good fantasy read!
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima
City of Brass & The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
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