Hello friends!

It’s time for our monthly TBR List, so let me present to you my May TBR!

If you read my post on How I Create My Monthly TBR Lists, you already know my magical formula to create a reading month. This is the formula I’m planning on keeping for 2024, so the goal is to read 2 paperbacks, 2 audiobooks, 1 ebook, and 1 manga volume every month.

Now with that said… I’m not going to follow this format for May. I’m behind on my paperbacks, so I decided to keep it simple and I’ve picked up only audiobooks and digital copies. To be honest with you, I definitely didn’t plan for my year to go this way, but I’m just going to accept it and roll with it. It is what it is! At the end of the day, I’m still reading so that’s all that matters.

Without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading in May:

1. Beyond the Story by BTS

This is probably the book I’m the most excited to read from the bunch! I love BTS and I miss them terribly, so I thought I would read their official biography. I’m pretty sure this came out last year, during the same time the younger members started their military service. I’ve heard great things about this! It’s about their 10-year journey as idols, and I’m very curious to discover new things about them. My hope is that they have opened their hearts and let themselves be vulnerable. Super excited for this one!

2. The Dating Drama (My K-Drama Life #2) by Sara Martin

I started this romance series on my e-reader in April, so my goal is to read the second book of the series in May! I’ve noticed this was originally a duology, but recently it became a trilogy – I’m not sure if I’ll read the third book yet, to be honest. For now, my focus is to read the second book. We’ll see how that goes!

3. The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

This was a book recommended to me a few months ago by my therapist! I decided not to look too much into it, but I’m sure this will be a very interesting read. I’m very excited to see what this is all about, so I’ll be listening to this book in the audiobook format.

4. Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba

I’m finally starting a new manga (yeeey)! For the last few months I’ve been reading the “Pita-Ten” manga series, and I needed something fresh! I decided to start the “Death Note” manga series this month. This series consists of 12 volumes, so that means I’ll be reading this for a while – I just hope this will be a fun series! I’m compromising on reading a single volume in May.

5. The IT Girl by Ruth Ware

Since I’ve not been reading a lot of thrillers in the past few months, I’m going to pick up one from my TBR: “The It Girl” by Ruth Ware. I don’t know that much about this, but the synopsis seemed interesting, so why not? I’m listening to this as an audiobook.

6. The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) by Julia Quinn

I’ve already added this book to my TBR a few months ago because I have the first two books in paperback. The truth is that I’m very excited to read these books, so I just want to start them right away!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for May! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

Oh, how I love planning new TBR Lists! There’s nothing better than planning the books you are going to read next – well, maybe buying books actually. I often say that reading books, buying books, and planning what books you’re reading are 3 separate and distinct hobbies! Anyway, I digress. Welcome to another monthly TBR friends! Today I’m showing you the 6 books I’m planning on reading for April.

Initially, I planned on following my trusty rules when creating a TBR List. If you read my post on How I Create My Monthly TBR Lists, you already know my magical formula to create a reading month. This is the monthly formula I’m planning on keeping for 2024: read 2 paperbacks, listen to 2 audiobooks, read 1 ebook, and read 1 manga volume.

Now with that said, I’m changing the formula once again for April to fit my current reality. I’ll talk about this in detail in my next post (my March Wrap Up) but, long story short, I’m just not in the mood for physical books at the time. I’m grabbing my e-reader a lot lately because I take it to work and to the gym regularly, so I decided to substitute a paperback for a digital book. This means my formula for April will be to read 1 paperback, listen to 2 audiobooks, read 2 ebooks, and read 1 manga volume. I still want to add a paperback to the list because I have so many waiting for me. So that’s the plan for April.

Ok, time to look closer at the books! Without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading:

1. The Practice Kiss (My K-Drama Life #1) by Sara Martin

One of the ebooks I want to read this month is the first romance book in the “My K-Drama Life” series. Since I’ve been very into my e-reader, I figured I could substitute one of my paperbacks with this beauty! I’m very excited to read this since I’m a k-drama lover, so this immediately caught my eye. The cover is stunning and I can only hope the story matches the cover! We’ll see how that goes.

2. Isla and the Hapily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins

I started this series in March and I’m having the best time reading it! Initially, I was planning on putting the second book in the series “Lola and the Boy Next Door” here, but since I already started it (not planned) in March, I’m adding the third and final book of the series to my TBR! I’ll be listening to the audiobook version for this one.

3. Pita-Ten Vol. 7 by Koge-Donbo

It’s finally over – well, almost over! I thought this was the last volume from the manga series “Pita-Ten” that I have been reading for the last few months, but apparently, there is an 8th volume! I’m ready to finish this series and start a fresh new one soon. Only two more volumes to go!

4. How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis

I was looking for a non-fiction book from my TBR pile to add to my reading month, and this book jumped out saying “pick me pick me”! And so I listened. I think I’m going to learn a few new things to use in my daily life, so I’m excited to see what that will be!

5. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

For my paperback, I wanted to pick a book that really intrigued me, so I went for “A Little Life” to read in April. This is a super popular literary fiction book and I want to understand why this is so popular. To be completely honest, I’m not sure what this is about – I just know it’s about a group of friends… but I prefer to go into it without a lot of information and just enjoy the story. Anyway, fingers crossed!

6. Entwined by Heather Dixon Wallwork

I actually started this recently, but I decided to add it to my official TBR for this month. I thought this would be a great addition to the list, because not only do I wanted to pick a digital read, but I also want to read something from my “Oldest 30 Books From My TBR” List – so this is the perfect pick! I’m not too far into the book, but so far it’s okay.

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for April! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

I hope you’re doing well! The new month is right around the corner and you know what that means: I’m bringing you all the books I plan on reading in March!

If you read my last TBR post, you know I changed my reading format for February. I started accumulating a lot of physical/digital reads so I decided to do an almost exclusively audiobook month so I could finish all of my physical/digital books. But now that February is almost over and March is here, I want to return to my regular yearly plan!

In my post on How I Create My Monthly TBR Lists, I share my personal magical formula to create the perfect reading month. This is the formula I’m planning on keeping for the new year: read 2 paperbacks, 2 audiobooks, 1 ebook, and 1 manga volume per month.

For March, I’m going to follow the formula with a small twist: instead of reading 2 paperbacks and 1 ebook, I’m going to do 1 paperback and 2 ebooks instead! The reason behind this decision is that I really want to finish the “Ink” series that I’m currently reading on my Kobo (I’m literally so tired of this series, I really want to finish it once and for all), and I’m also very curious about a Japanese book I found out recently that is also already available on my Kobo. So this month, I’m only planning on reading 1 paperback to compensate for the time I’m going to need for my digital reads.

Ok, so let’s take a look at the books I’m planning on reading the next month.

1. Confessions by Kanae Minato

This was the Japanese book I just told you about! I learned about this book in January and as soon as I read the synopsis, I was instantly very curious about it! It seems like it’s a very dark and intense book, but I’m not intimidated and I’m excited to experience it myself.

2. Pita-Ten (Vol. 6) by Koge-Donbo

For my monthly manga, I’m continuing the Pita-Ten series by reading the 6th volume! I’m starting to feel like I want to grab something new, so maybe I’ll try to finish the remaining volumes this month as well.

3. Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

For some reason, I struggled a lot with adding the last audiobook to the list! I didn’t have any book in mind, so I kept browsing my audiobooks until I found something I could be in the mood for, and I finally decided on the book “Hello Stranger”. I read “The Bodyguard” by the same author and I loved it, so why not give this one a go? I can only hope this is just as good!

4. Scar (Ink #3) by Alice Broadway

Please, Lord, give me the strength to finish this series soon. I was so excited when I first started this trilogy, but day by day my enthusiasm keeps dying. I also don’t feel like DNFing this because I don’t like to leave it unfinished, so I’ll just keep going for now.

5. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare

A series I’m excited to start that is also part of my “Oldest 30 Books From My TBR” list! I know this may sound super weird, but I never read anything by Cassandra Clare – I know, I know, please don’t judge me, I’m judging myself enough for the both of us. It’s time to break the Cassandra Clare curse this month, so this will be my paperback for the month!

6. Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins

This is also another attempt to make some progress on reading from my “Oldest 30 Books From My TBR” list! This trilogy is part of the list, so why not start it this March? I feel like I’m probably a little too old for this now, but we’ll see… if I don’t like I’ll just take it out of my TBR.

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for March! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

I hope you’re doing well! It’s time to show you all the books that I’m planning on reading in February!

Let me start by saying this month will be a little different! If you read my post on How I Create My Monthly TBR Lists, you already know my magical formula to plan my reading month. But this month we are doing something different! For reference, I usually read 2 paperbacks, 2 audiobooks, 1 ebook, and 1 manga volume each month – but this month I’m going to mix things up a bit and I’m going to listen to 5 audiobooks and 1 manga.

I need to explain this temporary change on my monthly TBR, so here we go: friends, my life is a MESS! I’m currently going through a lot of changes in my life and there is so much going on that needs my full attention that I just can’t find the time to read a physical book at the moment.

At the same time, I don’t want to compromise my reading altogether, so I decided to pick the same number of books (6), but do it more flexibly. So that’s why I’ve decided to listen to 5 audiobooks and 1 volume of the manga I’m currently reading. I can incorporate audiobooks more easily in my daily life and reading 1 manga volume a month is also doable.

I guess I could do at least one paperback, but I just don’t want to commit to doing it and fail miserably at the end. Another reason why I decided to change the format this month is that I still have a bunch of physical books to finish from the previous months, and I would rather to make progress on them instead of starting a new book.

So there you go, that’s why I’m doing a different format. But have no fear, this is only temporary until I get my life on track. It’s going to be a very interesting month, to say the least (nervous laughter)! So without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading in February:

1. The World’s Religions by Huston Smith

Starting strong with the first book! I don’t know a lot about other religions and I want to learn more about the subject, so I found this book and quickly added it to my TBR. I’m sure this is going to be the most complex book of the bunch, but I’m excited to learn more this upcoming month!

2. Pita-Ten (Vol. 4) by Koge-Donbo

For my monthly manga, I’m continuing the Pita-Ten series by reading the 4th volume! Last month I only read 1 volume, so I’m hoping I can make some progress with this series this month and maybe read more than just the 4th volume. We’ll see!

3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

This is a book I always wanted to read, so I finally decided to add it to my TBR this month. I also never saw the movie and I know nothing about the story – yes, I’ve been living under a rock apparently -, so I’m going into this without knowing a thing! I’m excited to finally know this story.

4. Never Grow Up by Jackie Chan

One of the audiobooks I’m planning on reading in February is Jackie Chan’s memoir, named “Never Grow Up”. It’s not like I’m Jackie Chan’s biggest fan and I know all about his work, but I admire him a lot and I feel like he was a pioneer in his field! I have a really good feeling about this memoir, and I hope it’s a good one.

5. Sea Witch Rising (Sea Witch #2) by Sarah Henning

The other audiobook I want to read this month is the second book of the “Sea Witch” duology! I started this duology in January because it’s part of my “Oldest 30 Books on my TBR” list, and I plan on finishing the entire thing in February. I’ll admit I’m not expecting a lot from this book because apparently, the story is completely different from the first book, but hopefully, it’s still entertaining!

6. Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin

This is another book I’ve had on my TBR for a while now and it’s time to give it a go! This is a fantasy series I don’t know much about, but this is just one of those cases I prefer to get into the story without reading the synopsis. I want it to surprise me! Hopefully, it’s a good book and is a great start of the series.

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for February! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

I hope you’re doing well! I hope you’re enjoying your holidays, and even though I am too… you know me – I’m always too eager to start working on my yearly goals and on my brand-new TBR! So that’s exactly what I’m bringing you today: all the books that I’m planning on reading in January!

If you read my post on How I Create My Monthly TBR Lists, you already know my magical formula to create a reading month. This is the formula I’m planning on keeping for the new year, so the goal for January is to read 2 paperbacks, 2 audiobooks, 1 ebook, and 1 manga volume.

If everything goes well, I’m starting 2 new series (a contemporary and a fantasy), and hopefully, I’ll finish the trilogy I was reading for the past few months. The manga I’m currently reading is from a series I started in December so I’m excited to continue the story and make some progress. To complement all these series, I’ve picked 2 literary fiction books from my TBR as well – one historical and one contemporary.

It’s going to be a very interesting month! So without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading in January:

1. As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

This is a recent addition to my physical TBR, but I admit I don’t know a lot about it. I really want to dive into this book without knowing much about it because I want to have the experience of just exploring a subject I don’t know a lot about. I’ve heard great things about this, so I’m excited to see it for myself!

2. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

I’ve seen this book before, but it wasn’t until I saw Warren (a friend of the blog! Hi Warren!) mentioning it in a previous blog post that I decided to read this book. I’ve taken a look at the synopsis and I found the book really interesting. So why not add it to the reading list this month? Thank you again for the suggestion Warren!

3. Magnolia Parks (Magnolia Parks Universe #1) by Jessa Hastings

I’m super curious about this series so I decided to read it this month! A Youtuber I follow always raves about how much she adores this series, so I immediately got curious to see what it’s all about. She says it reminds her of Gossip Girl – and I love Gossip Girl. We’ll see how this one goes!

4. Pita-Ten (Vol. 3) by Koge-Donbo

This is the manga I started in December and the goal for January is just to continue this series. I’ll probably end up reading more than one volume, but the goal is just to read at least this volume until the end of January.

5. Scar (Ink #3) by Alice Broadway

I’m hoping I’ll be finally done with this series in January. To be honest, when I first started this series I thought the story would be better. I’m not loving it, but I still want to do it right and finish the entire thing since I’ve already read the first 2 books. I’m not expecting a lot at this point, but maybe the conclusion will surprise me… a girl can dream!

6. Sea Witch (Sea Witch #1) by Sarah Henning

I’ve picked this series from my 30 Oldest Books From My TBR list so that I can keep tackling my oldest books! Also, I’m feeling like reading a sea-themed fantasy book so this is the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Fingers crossed!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for January! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

Yup, you read the title – time for another TBR List! I’ve already decided what books I want to read in December, so let’s dive in!

If I was a normal reader, I would probably add a few holiday-themed books here… but you already know I’m not that kind of person (I really wish I was). I’m not a seasonal reader and every time I do pick seasonal books, one of two things happened: either I forced myself to try to be a seasonal reader, or… it was just a coincidence! Well, the point is: you won’t find Holiday books here, I’m sorry to disappoint you.

The big focus this month is to finish/continue a few series I’ve started this year. This includes the “Ready Player One” duology, the “Twisted” series, and the “Ink” series. To complement these books, I also added a memoir, a manga and a contemporary romance.

I think the books I picked are still pretty interesting! So without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading this next month:

1. Ready Player Two (Ready Player One #2) by Ernest Cline

I read the first book in this duology in November and now I want to finish the second book in December. I had such an amazing time reading “Ready Player One” that I hope the second book is just as fun and creative.

2. This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

I don’t know a lot about this book and I don’t plan on knowing when I pick it up! I just know this is a contemporary romance with a fake dating trope – and that’s it! It looks cute, so I added it to my TBR List a few months ago. I believe this will be a good palate cleanser to read between the 3 series I’m reading.

3. Twisted Lies (Twisted #4) by Ana Huang

Hopefully, I’ll still be able to finish this book by the end of the year. So far I like this series, but it’s definitely not as good as the hype tells you. Still, the perfectionist in me can’t leave a series unfinished, so we’re going for it in December!

4. Spark (Ink #2) by Alice Broadway

This is another series that I also started in November. I have had this series on my TBR for so many years, so I wanted to give it a fair try! Probably won’t finish the entire trilogy this year, but I’ll probably read the third book in January. We’ll see how it goes!

5. Pageboy by Elliot Page

This is a book that I’ve been very curious to read since I first heard about it. I feel like I’ve read a good share of memoirs this year, so I feel like this is the perfect way of ending the year! I’m very curious to read Elliot Page’s story (and hopefully he’s the one narrating the audiobook).

6. Pita-Ten (Vol. 1) by Koge-Donbo

I’ve watched the anime “Pita-Ten” online and I really liked it! I’ve been wanting to start the manga for a few years now, so I think this is the perfect opportunity to start this series. I hope it’s just as good!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for December! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

I hope you’re healthy and doing well! November is right around the corner, so you know what that means – it’s time for me to share with you the new TBR list for the upcoming month!

October was a very busy month for me, so I didn’t read as much as I wanted. Not only did I spend two weeks of this month traveling, but it was also my birthday month! It was an amazing and fun month because I was solely focused on enjoying myself, the time with my family and doing fun activities! But now I’m getting to a point where I want to settle down and get back to my regular life and habits.

So for November I’m planning on reading 5 books: 3 ebooks and 2 paperbacks. This month I’m not planning on reading non-fiction, as you will see in a second. I have a few goals to achieve with the books I’ve picked for the month:

1. Discover a few new fictional stories;
2. Continue one of my current series (Twisted series);
3. Start one of the oldest series on my TBR (Ink series).

So without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading this next month:

1. Ink (Skin Books #1) by Alice Broadway

Ink has been on my TBR list for years! When I started reading more a few years ago, I picked up a lot of dystopian series, and this one has been waiting for me to start since then. This is the first book of a YA fantasy trilogy, so right up my alley. I believe it’s time to pick this up! I just hope it’s a good one… fingers crossed!

1. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

Another book that I’ve wanted to read for a while now! I feel like I’ve gradually started to drift away from thrillers in general, but the premise of the book lives rent free on the back of my mind. This book follows a perfect couple (perfect family, perfect jobs, perfect house, perfect neighborhood… – you get the point) that kills together to keep the flame alive! Doesn’t it sound interesting? I have this on paperback, so I’m planning on reading this one in the future. It’s time to pick up a thriller again!

1. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

You guessed it – another book that has been on my TBR for a while (I promise I didn’t plan this). I first heard about this book on BookTube a few years ago, when a Youtuber named LovelyLikeLaura raved about how amazing and controversial this book was. Since then, the idea of reading this never left my mind. I admit I was super curious to pick this up at the time and I really wanted to, but I always got cold feet when I picked it up. I never got the courage to read it because of how taboo it is and I know I’m going to feel weird about it. It’s going to be a really tough read, but I’m so curious about it that I’m going to make an effort to try and read it this month.

1. Lovely War by Julie Berry

No, not this one – this is a fairly recent addition! I’ve added this book a few months ago, but my interest peaked when I saw someone on BookTok talking about what the book was about – and discovered the cover fooled me! Apparently this has Greek mythology to the mix, so I was instantly curious about what happens in this book. Hopefully I’ll read it in November.

1. Twisted Hate (Twisted #3) by Ana Huang

Last book of the TBR list is the 3rd book in the Twisted series by Ana Huang. I’m not enjoying this series like I thought I would, but the books are still fairly entertaining. Maybe that’s why I kind of stopped reading this series – I lost some interest, if I’m being honest. Still, I don’t like to leave the series unfinished, so the goal is to continue with the series in November! And maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll also read the 4th and last book of the series to be done with it. I have high hopes for the 3rd book though!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for November! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

By the time you’re reading this, I’m flying to Japan! I’m very excited for this trip, but I know it’s going to be an exhausting one since I’ll only be back in mid October. But don’t worry, my posting won’t be affected because I scheduled a few posts for the next weeks – so have no fear, Neide is here!

The first one is this post: it’s time to share with you what I’ll be reading this month!

My reading time will be limited in October not only because of the trip, but also because it’s my birthday when I get back! So I’m opening an exception for this month. I’m planning on only reading one book. Honestly I’ll just be glad if I just get the opportunity to finish a single book in October.

So here is the book I’m planning on reading this next month:

1. The Bodyguard by Katerine Center

Aaand that’s the jewel of this new month! I’ve decided to read this one for October for three reasons: it has been on my TBR for a few months, it’s romance (comfort genre) and it’s a standalone (no commitment to long series)! So it was an easy pick in the end. I believe this book will help me with the transition of coming back and getting back on track, because it sounds like an easy, fun read. Very excited to pick this up!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my (super long) TBR list for October! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

Another month, another TBR – you know how it works!

I’m slowly getting out of my reading slump thanks to romance books, but this is going to be a slower month once again because I’m going to be very busy. For that reason, I’m not really planning on reading anything too complex for now. The focus this month will be to finish a few books I’ve already started, but also on romance series I’m really into right now. Either way, I feel like this month is going to be a little unpredictable so even though I’m making this TBR list, I’ll be glad if I just get the opportunity to finish a single book.

For September, my TBR is going to consist of 1 audiobook and 4 paperbacks. This month I’m not planning on reading non-fiction (once again), and like I said, the focus will be (mostly) on romance!

So here are the books I’m planning on reading this next month:

1. The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) by Julia Quinn
   If there’s a series I would love to start soon is the “Bridgertons” series by Julia Quinn! I’ve wanted to read this for a while now, but I never had the right timing to start it. The truth is that I’m obsessed with the tv show (again) and I’m rewatching it on loop while I wait for the 3rd season to come out. I just love the romances in this and the historical setting so much! I’m very excited to start this one.
   
2. Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
   I started this book like 4 months ago and I still haven’t finished it! It’s getting embarrassing, and I just need to be done with it. It’s not that it’s bad, but I haven’t been in the right mood to pick this up. Let’s see if I can finish this in September.
   
3. Alice in Borderland, Vol. 4 by Haro Aso
   I’ve also been obsessed with the tv show “Alice in Borderland”, so I recently started reading the manga! I’m not going to lie, I’m flying through this series, so I know reading the 4th volume is going to be a piece of cake.I’m loving the manga version so if you love the tv show like I do, definitely try this!
   
4. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
   Another book I really need to finish. I’ve started this only last month, but I want to finish all the books I’ve started so I’m adding this one to the list.
   
5. Twisted Hate (Twisted #3) by Ana Huang
6. I started the “Twisted” series randomly in August, so the goal now is to finish all the four books! I’m loving the romances in this series, so I’m excited to read this one which is going to be extra on the “enemies to lovers” trope. I first thought I would love the 2nd book best, but now I’m feeling like I’m going to like this one better. Fingers crossed!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for September! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you read any of these or if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!

Hello friends!

You know what time it is: I’m bringing you my TBR list for the new month! 

I have to admit that lately I’ve not been in the mood to pick up books, and I haven’t been reading a lot for that reason. So I want to change that this month. My goal for August is to start reading more again and to finish books from my physical TBR. I’m trying to downsize my book collection to a more reasonable size (whatever that is), so I want to read more of my paperbacks.

For that reason, my TBR this month is going to consist of 1 audiobook and 4 paperbacks. This month I’m not planning on reading non-fiction, but I have a wide range of different genres that include a thriller, a romance, a fantasy, a contemporary and an historical book. I think that’s pretty diverse, don’t you think?

Let’s look closer! Here are the books I’m planning on reading this next month:

1. A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
   I’ve had this thriller on my shelves for a very long time, so I think it’s time to finally pick it up. Lately I’ve been reaching for romances and memoirs (mostly), so I want to mix it up a bit this month!
   
2. Night Spinner (Night Spinner #1) by Addie Thorley
   I was only waiting to buy the second book of this duology to start reading this story, so now that I have the two books on my shelves I decided I want to start reading it this month! I haven’t been reading a lot of fantasy lately, so this is a good way for me to start picking fantasy books again.
   
3. Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
   Probably the book I’m most excited to read this month! I don’t know a lot about this book other than it’s set in the 60’s and the focus is on music. I can’t tell you exactly why, but I feel like this is going to be a really good read, I’m excited to pick it up!
   
4. Tales From the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
   I read the first book (I think) last year and thought it was fun, so I’m curious to see how the story will continue! I knew this book existed and I bought it recently, but I had no idea this is such a long series – currently with 5 books! Hopefully they’ll keep translating the books so I can continue reading the story.
   
5. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
   I’ve been curious about this book since it came out, but I honestly never thought about reading it. It just seems like a hard book to read, and I’m usually never in the mood for it. Still, I want to try and read it this month because it sounds interesting. Fingers crossed!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for August! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you read any of these or if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!