July TBR

Hey all, Sam here.

At the current moment I am feeling rather productive. So, just as a random little spoiler alert….I wrote this post in the middle of May…which feels very far in advance to plan a TBR, but considering I am still really trying to focus on keeping up with my NetGalley reading list, it also is fairly easy to plan at least a few months in advance.

I keep thinking that I should put a pause on requesting books from NetGalley and just spend a few months focusing on trying to reduce my backlog, but then I keep ignoring that thought and requesting any book that looks/sounds interesting. So, it seems like my backlog is not going to get smaller quickly any time soon. Oh well.

This month I have 8 NetGalley books that are July or early August releases on my TBR, as well as a couple other anticipated June/July releases, and actually a couple books that are sitting on my bookshelves waiting to be read…so all in all it is a pretty good reading list.

Let’s get started.

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (July 16), A Rose By Any Other Name by Mary McMyne (July 16), The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston (July 23), In the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran (July 23)

What can I say about these books aside from the fact that I’m excited about reading them? A Narnia-esque book, a Shakespearean sonnet inspired tale, a witchy historical story, and a fascinating novella with gods and magic….basically I can’t stop requesting books on NetGalley because there are so many books coming out that just sound so interesting.

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (July 30), A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (Aug 6), The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow (Aug 6), Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Aug 13)

I haven’t read a Sarah Rees Brennan book in a while, but I remembered liking them like 10-15 years ago, so I’m curious about this upcoming release. And I know I love T. Kingfisher’s writing and stories, so I’m very excited about reading this one. Then there’s Jen DeLuca’s upcoming release (it’s not a Ren Faire Romance–which I dearly love and hope that she’s going to write more books focused around the ren faire setting), but I’m still very excited about this one.

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston, Le Fay by Sophie Keetch, The Timeless Trials by A.C. Guess, The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston

I pre-ordered Ashley Poston and Sophie Keetch’s books months ago, and I’m so excited to read them. I feel pretty confident in being able to read Le Fay, even after waiting for shipping (It’s coming out July 16), and I read the first book rather quickly as well. Obviously this physical TBR section could change if my mood does, or if I’ve already read them (that’s the hazard of writing and scheduling this so soon, but I have so many books to read that I feel pretty good about these being July reads).

All right, that is all from me for today. I’d love to hear about your July reading plans in the comments. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.