Anticipated Releases 2024

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is my most anticipated releases for the first half of 2024!

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (expected publication January 9th 2024)

House of Flame and Shadow by Talia Hibbert (expected publication January 30th 2024)

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire (expected publication January 9th 2024)

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (expected publication January 16th 2024)

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff (expected publication February 29th 2024)

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano (expected publication March 5th 2024)

Funny Story by Emily Henry (expected publication April 23rd 2024)

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (expected publication May 21st 2024)

The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo (expected publication May 7th 2024)

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (expected publication June 18th 2024)

Quarterly Reading Recommendation

I can’t believe it’s already been three months since my last quarterly reading recommendations! This is going to be my third instalment for 2022 and even though I didn’t read that much I still able to pick 10 books that I would recommend. If you want to check out my second quarterly reading recommendations click HERE!

My recommendations for July – August – September are:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

Book of Night by Holly Black

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

So Happy for You by Celia Laskey

Six of Crowns Duology by Leigh Bardugo

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5 Favs under 500 Pages

Around this time for the last few years I’ve been posting 5 of my favourite books over 500 pages but I’ve found this year I’ve been drawn to a lot more shorter books and novellas. So I figured why not post 5 of my favourite shorter books that I would highly recommend to you all:

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo – 112 pages

This is such a engaging and entertaining way to learn about the other characters and still get to hear the different tales.

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher – 176 pages

The overall pacing was very well done. Though not a lot happens for about 3/4 of this book I still felt compelled to continue reading and figure out what was going to happen next and what was actually going on!

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica – 211 pages

This book was just very uncomfortable to read but was a wild.

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca – 120 pages

This genuinely made me feel sick and when I have such a visceral reaction to a book I can’t help but rate it higher. Disturbing, strange and not what you would expect!

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire – 150 pages

I think this book in particular my favourite in this series. Cora feels a lot more relatable as a character and overall the plot and pacing were still quite fast but highly engaging. For being a novella I think there was the perfect amount of context, mystery and thrills!

5 Quotes from Last 5 Books

These are five of my favourite quotes from the last five books that I have read!!

Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho

“People don’t realize that loneliness isn’t just about being alone”

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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

“Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return.”

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Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

“Serendipity is just as cruel as it is kind.”

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Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

“I’ll remember what it was like to see a battle between people who don’t fight like people, who are what legends come from.”

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The It Girl by Ruth Ware

“you’re never alone in a room filled with a thousand books.”

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 Books with Geographical Terms in the Title

Once again it’s Top Ten Tuesday time friends!

Here are 10 books I’ve read that have a geographical term in the title:

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes

The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young