After months of inactivity, I have returned with two posts! One of them was my Summer of Salt review, but now Iâd like to look toward the month ahead. Itâs weird to think that itâs already June 2nd, isnât it? The upcoming days bring me lots of things to look forward too: the end of a busy semester, my birthday, and plenty of time to read. Thatâs why Iâve given myself an 8-book long TBR for the month! Perhaps itâs a bit ambitious; perhaps essentially knocking out the rest of my Goodreads Reading Challenge is a bit of a stretch. Nevertheless, between book clubs and trips to the library, Iâve made the commitment for pretty much all of these.Â
This list isnât as queer as I wanted it to be for Pride Month, but I also have a secondary TBR (I Wish You All The Best; The Disasters; Red, White, & Royal Blue; etc) in case I do manage to finish all 8 of these.
Without further ado, hereâs what my next month in reading will look like!
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan This cover caught my eye when I was browsing in the library. My friend Cas had recommended it to me ages ago, and the prospect of a nice, lighthearted portal fantasy sounded good. In fact, Iâm about 100 pages into it, and the humor combined with biting sociopolitical commentary absolutely delights me.
Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young This one Iâm buddy-reading with @sampagnereads and Sage. Normally dystopia isnât my thing, but I love the prospect of women growing enraged at the system which repressed and opressed them, and responding with furious violence.
Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser SotC has been on my TBR for AGES, but itâs always been low priority whenever I visit Barnes & Noble. Once I went to the library, I was overjoyed to see it! Water-oriented swashbuckling adventures in fantasy realms are always my cup of tea, even when theyâre straight.
Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore After I read Wild Beauty this spring, I fell deeply in love with McLemore and the magical realism genre as a whole. Thereâs something so wondrous in the tales she spins, the settings she so carefully enchants. As soon as I entered my library, I made a beeline for this book, and I cannot wait to cry as I finish the last 50 pages.
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan Yes, Iâve already read GoPaF, but I enjoyed it and I am a devout believer in rereads. Besides, the WLW book club Iâm in chose this as their June novel. And this TBR really does need some more queer books.
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Sci-fi isnât really my thing, but The Illuminae Files bowled me over. When I heard the authors were coming out with another series, I jumped at the chance to own itâ and, as it turns out, Aurora Rising is @sixofcrowsnetâs first network book club read! Iâm excited for the witty dialogue and tight plots Iâve come to expect from this dynamic duo.
We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal Everyone and their mother is talking about We Hunt The Flame, and according to some trusted friends, itâs worth all the hype. While I probably wonât join in on Barnes and Nobleâs book club discussion of it, this still presents a good excuse to buy and devour WHtF immediately.
All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater Iâm fairly certain Megan ( @sargents), Jenna ( @sabetha) and Caro ( @astranautics) would kill me if I didnât put this on here. Anyways, Iâm happy to read it. Over a year and a half ago, I stumbled upon a signed copy at the mall, but for some reason I havenât picked it up yet. Now Iâm determined to finish it. Maggieâs singular writing style has always enchanted me, and the magical realism setting is certain to be my death.










