Category: TBR

10 books on my Spring TBR

At the end of 2017, I made a new shelf on Goodreads called TBR-2018. I turn to this shelf any time I’m not sure what to read next, and it also includes books on my shelves that I haven’t read yet (and books on my kindle that I forget about, honestly). I have gotten into a “bad habit” of seeing a review of a book on Instagram or a blog or Goodreads and instantly going to request it from the library right away (and then suspending it so all my holds don’t come in at once). Sometimes I get holds in from the library and I don’t even remember why I thought I wanted to read that book. I’m trying now to just add them to my Goodreads TBR categories and sort those out every once in awhile instead of having all the books come in at once from the library. I’m trying to remind myself that those books will always be there!!! 😉 (Netgalley is just as bad for this).

ANYWAY…I have a few more library books to read and then I am suspending some holds and taking a month or two to read books on my kindle shelf and my shelf at home. Here are a few books on my spring TBR list (linking up with The Artsy Reader Girl today for Top Ten Tuesday):

I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes – a few online bookish friends have RAVED about this book and I borrowed it from my parents probably a year ago and haven’t gotten to it yet. It sounds intense and fast-paced.

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton – My parents bought me this book for Christmas 12 years ago when it came out and I still haven’t read it. I’ve read and enjoyed The Secret Keeper and The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, but her books require a big time commitment so I’ve shied away from them sometimes.

Get Lucky by Katherine Center – I’ve had this on my kindle for over a year and I love her other books so this one should be good too. I think I only have this one and one other to go before I finish her backlist.

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab Kristen was kind enough to mail me this a SUPER long time ago and again, I just need to commit the time to it because I have heard that the ending to this trilogy is amazing.

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman – I had been stalking Netgalley several times a week to see when this book would be on there and then they e-mailed it to me and it was one of the best days ever. I loved Beartown, and this one sounds excellent too. (Comes out June 5)

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory – waiting for this one to come in at the library before I suspend holds…I have heard mostly wonderful reviews of this new release

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – I’m planning to listen to the Maggie Gyllenhaal narration of this one on Audible. I have tried to read War and Peace at least 10 times with no success but I have heard this work of Tolstoy’s is a bit more approachable and the audio version feels like the way to go 🙂

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery (re-read) – I haven’t read this in quite a few years and I am going to listen to Rachael McAdam’s narration this time.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (re-read) – I want to listen to the audio version of this before seeing the movie in May – CAN’T WAIT to see the movie fyi 😉 The trailer is here. It looks SO GOOD!!!

You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld – I have this one from Netgalley and though I haven’t read much of her work (only Eligible, which I loved), I look forward to this one.

Have you read any of these? What else should I add? I have a TBR list a mile long so this is just some of the many books I’ll read this spring, I’m sure! 🙂

Fall To-Be-Read Books (Top Ten Tuesday)

Last week, I jotted down a list of books that I really wanted to get to this fall, so this week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a perfect topic for me! My own list has more than 10, but I’ll share my favourites! I’m waiting for a few of them from the library, but I am hoping I’ll get to all of these before Christmas 🙂

All images via Goodreads
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling 
I read the first in this series and although it was a bit slow at the beginning, I was hooked by the end. Looking forward to following Strike’s story in this one. There’s a third in the series coming out this fall too, so maybe I’ll get to that one before Christmas.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
I loved Fangirl and I can’t wait to read this story about the fan fiction 🙂 Comes out in October!!
Winter by Marissa Meyer
The much-anticipated finale to the Lunar Chronicles…comes out in November and I can’t wait to see how it all ends. I’m listening to The Fairest right now, and it’s an interesting perspective on Queen Levana. 
The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty
This will be my second Liane Moriarty book, so I hope it lives up to how much I loved Big Little Lies!
Persuasion by Jane Austen
I can’t believe I haven’t read this yet, but I can’t wait. I know the storyline (although I haven’t seen the movie either!) and I think I will really enjoy it. I might listen to some of it on audiobook and read parts of it…we’ll see how it goes.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
This book is recommended for fans of The Martian (even though it is not at all the same) – It seems like it will be a fast paced read.
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
I’ve heard nothing but good things about this regency book and I think it will tie in well to all of my Jane Austen reading over the next few months 🙂
I’m already partway through this short read and feeling so motivated to GET RID OF THINGS. Now if only I can get my husband on board?? 😉
At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
I loved Water for Elephants and I have heard this one isn’t quite as good, but it’s still worth a read.
My True Love Gave to Me  (Various authors/ short stories)
To read in November (or sooner – whenever the library gives it to me?) in anticipation of a wonderful holiday season!!!
To check out some other Top Ten Tuesday lists, go to the link-up HERE. Thanks to the Broke and the Bookish for hosting! 
What’s on your reading list for the fall???