Top Ten Tuesday is a tag hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's prompt is "Books on My Summer 2025 To-Read List"!
Just a few days to go until summer officially begins! I haven't been to the pool or the beach yet, but you bet I've been making summer reading lists!
First of all, how well did I do with my Spring 2025 TBR?
Circe - Read
Daindreth's Outlaw - Currently reading
Demon Copperhead - Did not read
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Read
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Currently reading
Maman's Homesick Pie - Read
The Foxglove King - Read
The Highly Sensitive Person - DNF
The Storm Keepers' Battle - Read
Three Days in June - Read
Six out of ten! Not bad!
Summer 2025 TBR
(All covers are linked to Goodreads)
1. Aftertaste, by Daria Lavelle - This sounds like such a unique fantasy, and it will go towards my goal of reading five new releases this year!
2. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, by Michael Pollan - I love Michael Pollan's writing, and someone was telling me about this book recently. I'm excited to read it!
3. Miracle Creek, by Angie Kim - I really enjoyed Angie Kim's Happiness Falls; I'm excited to give this a try.
4. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt - I've been hearing so much about this book, and someone recommended the audiobook to me, so I'll have to give it a try!
5. Soulgazer, by Maggie Rapier - Gotta read a pirate book in summer!
6. The Dying Game, by Åsa Avdic - This was on a list of books Fredrik Backman recommended on his Instagram years ago. I want to (finally) get around to it!
7. The Fill-in Boyfriend, by Kasie West - It's been a minute since I've read a Kasie West book and it feels like a perfect summer read!
8. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins - I've put off reading this for so long because my mom told me it's disturbing, but I'm coming to realize that disturbing content in books (unless it's super creepy) doesn't bother me too much. It's watching gore and creep that I absolutely cannot do.
9. The Names, by Florence Knapp - The blurb of this book on Goodreads reminded me of Kate Atkinson's Life After Life, which I really enjoyed, so I'm intrigued!
10. Well Traveled, by Jen DeLuca - This is set at a Ren Faire and I've always wanted to read a book set at a Ren Faire. I'm hoping it lives up to my expectations!
From last year's books that I didn't manage to get to, I plan to read David Copperfield, Girls Made of Snow and Glass, and Splintered this summer. I own Demon Copperhead, so I will get to that at some point this summer (hopefully) as well!
Good job with your Spring TBR. May you enjoy The Hunger Games.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope I will!
DeleteThe Hunger Games is excellent. Still one of the best series out there. I'm an OG fan!
ReplyDeleteI've heard it's really good! I'm looking forward to finally reading it!
DeleteYou did great with your spring TBR! I saw After Taste in the bookstore and thought it sounded great. Also, I hope you enjoy The Hunger Games. It is a bit upsetting at times, but I didn't find it to be too horribly disturbing. It's a good series.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thank you! I've done better, but overall I'm pleased with how I did. I'm really intrigued by Aftertaste; it has such a unique premise! I'm wary of The Hunger Games, but excited to finally try it.
DeleteWe don't have any plans for the summer, except *hopefully* selling our house and moving into another one. I hope you enjoy all of these!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're able to sell your house and move into another one soon! In the meantime, enjoy your summer reading! :)
DeleteGreat job with your spring TBR, I finished 5 and started on another one recently. I hope you enjoy Remarkably Bright Creatures more than I did.
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Five out of ten is great! I just started listening to Remarkably Bright Creatures and, while I kind of wish I was reading it with my eyes instead of my ears, I'm enjoying it so far. We'll see how it goes!
DeleteI still haven't read REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES! I've heard such good things about it and I even own a copy, so no excuses. I hope you enjoy it and all your other picks.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
I hope you find time to get to it soon! I've enjoyed the first tiny bit that I listened to so far :)
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