Once again I'm a little late to TTT but as I didn't even manage to post anything for it last week I'm going to count this as a win! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and there are tonnes of great lists that have built up over on her website! For this week I'm going to do five books that have been on my TBR pile for at least a little while and that I want to get through and five books that are due to be published soon that I'm excited about! Leave a comment down below about what you're reading this spring! Books Due Out this SpringQueen of Coin and Whispers: Due April 23rd. When teenage queen Lia inherits her corrupt uncles bankrupt kingdom, she brings a new spymaster into the fold ... Xania, who takes the job to avenge her murdered father. This book is calling to my high fantasy loving heart! The Dark Tide: Due June 2nd. Every year on St. Walpurga's Eve, Caldella's Witch Queen lures a boy back to her palace. An innocent life to be sacrificed on the full moon to keep the island city from sinking. It's due out in June which might technically be Summer?? I'm not sure I guess it depends on where you live haha but I'm including it anyway! Bonds of Brass: Due April 7th. A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend--the man he trusts most and might even love--only to learn that he's secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire. This sounds like the most fantastic space fuelled adventure ever and I am 10000% here for it?? And the cover is gorgeous. What more can I say? The Extraordinaries: Due May 5th. Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves. I have an arc of this and I've also preordered the hardcover edition. I haven't had chance to start it yet but oh my god I can't wait. I love T.J. Klune! Date Me, Bryson Keller: Due May 19th. Everyone knows about the dare: Each week, Bryson Keller must date someone new--the first person to ask him out on Monday morning. Few think Bryson can do it. He may be the king of Fairvale Academy, but he's never really dated before. Until a boy asks him out, and everything changes. This sounds like a delightful rom-com type book that would be perfect to read, say, when the world has gone to hell and everyone is panic buying toilet. Just, you know, for example. Books I already OwnThe Lost Coast: The spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets of the ancient California redwoods. I've wanted to read this FOR SO LONG and yet it has not yet been The Right TimeTM... I feel that TRT approaches soon, however, so fingers crossed I can get stuck into this one! I'm in a very witchy mood recently. Heart of Flames (The sequel to Crown of Feathers): The world is balanced on the edge of a knife, and war is almost certain between the empire and the Phoenix Riders. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, and I've been waiting for the second to come out! I'm including this one in this part of the list because it is technically out but my copy hasn't arrived yet. A Darker Shade of Magic: Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. I've heard so much about this series, it's so weird that I haven't given it a go yet. On a recent splurge I bought the series as a collectors edition so the plan is to dive into the first one soon! I really hope I like them, otherwise I spent a lot of money for nothing hahaha. Wilder Girls: It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her. The front cover for this book is astoundingly pretty and I cannot wait. It's been sitting on my shelf singing at me any chance it gets, and while it may be a bit risky reading a quarantine book when the world is in a state of quarantine itself, I'll brave my way through it. Reverie: All Kane Montgomery knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. He can’t remember how he got there, what happened after, and why his life seems so different now. And it’s not just Kane who’s different, the world feels off, reality itself seems different. Talking of beautiful covers, this one takes the cake. It is so SHINY in my hands, I love it. I've had it for a good month or so now I think and it is TIME to TACKLE it. So what are you excited about? Or, what has been on your TBR pile for ages and deserves another glance? So far this year is hectic and stressful and scary and one of the best ways to escape is through a book and into another world, so if you ever feel overwhelmed, grab the nearest story. I hope you're all being safe and keeping healthy. And not hoarding toilet roll haha.
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we are the daughters of the witches you burnt - something wicked this way comes |
The Last Sun and The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards Rating: 5 (who am I kidding, it’s a clear cut 10/5. I can’t put into words how much i love this series). Brief Synopsis: Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Court, is hired to search for Lady Judgment’s missing son, Addam, on New Atlantis, the island city where the Atlanteans moved after ordinary humans destroyed their original home. Favourite Quote: uhhh can i like, list the entire contents of two whole books here? no? huh. alright. ““Didn’t you know what his father was like—what kind of ability Rune has inherited? Those aren’t just shoes to fill, it’s the whole fucking shoe factory. Don’t you ever doubt whether he can do what he says.” Why These Books: They hit every single trope I love, the writing is fantastic and witty, and characters jump from the page and the plot keeps you ensnared and engrossed. The world is alive, and to top it off, the author is super nice and interacts with the fandom, which is always nice to see. m/m. |
The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black Rating: 5 Brief Synopsis: (of the first book in the series, for context) Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. Favourite Quote: ““If he thought I was bad, I would be worse. If he thought I was cruel, I would be horrifying.” Why These Books: The entire series is just pure gold. The audiobooks are fantastic, but more than anything it’s the story, and the voice of the main character, and of her family and enemies. I love books which work along fey story lines and worlds, so this was perfect for me. f/f secondary character relationship. |
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed Rating: 5 Brief Synopsis: Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives of everyone around them in this searing and timely story. Favourite Quote: “One small kindness in a sea of cruelty, one word of truth among lies, these are the seeds that can change the world.” Why This Book: Jesus Christ this BOOK. Girls protecting girls is literally my most favourite thing in the entire world. Coming together, standing together, fighting together. And diversity too! If you add girls protecting girls and queer girls into the same book you officially have my heart. I have goosebumps covering my arms and my heart is aching just thinking about this book. |
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Rating: 5 Brief Synopsis: What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? Favourite Quote: “That’s the choice. I love him, with all that, because of all that. On purpose. I love him on purpose.” Why This Book: Where do I even start? How do I sum up everything I feel for this book in one single paragraph? I cannot write down the noises of joy I made throughout reading it. I can’t draw either of the two times i actually hugged it. This book. God. This book. Just go read it, okay? m/m. |
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Rating: 5 Brief Synopsis: A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. Favourite Quote: “All the world is a cage in a young girl’s eyes.” Why This Book: It’s massive, an actual tomb that could damage someone if you hit them with it, and from start to finish it ensnared me with its rich world and realistic characters and AND!!! The diversity!!!! The women in this book!!! I wanna marry them all!!!!!!!! I’ll be their loving wife as long as they’ll have me!!!!!!!! like legit the definition of “i would let that woman step on me” im so gay for them ALL. f/f. |
Salt Magic Skin Magic by Lee Welch Rating: 4 Brief Synopsis: Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father’s isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply can’t leave. His sanity is starting to fray. When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive. John soon finds himself caught up in a dark fairytale, where all the rules of magic—and love—are changed. Why This Book: I absolutely devoured this book. I listened to the audio book version on 1.5 speed most of the way through and even popped into 1.75 and 2 speed because I needed to know what happened so badly. I had my suspicions and they were proved correct and it was so beautiful and lovely. m/m and absolutely wonderful. |
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargave Rating: 4/5 Brief Synopsis: On the eve of her divining, the day she’ll discover her fate, seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar, taken far away from their beloved traveller community. Favourite Quote: “I could see the roots of the trees below me seeking water, and the leaves above me seeking sun.” Why This Book: Beautifully crafted, effortlessly enthralling and dark like vampire stories should be. I’m torn about the ending but the lead up? The characters? The plot? All so well put together. The bond between the two sisters was strong, well written and beautiful. It’s f/f also, which is awesome. |
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley Rating: 4.5/5 Brief Synopsis: In 1859, ex-East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall after sustaining an injury that almost cost him his leg and something is wrong; a statue moves, his grandfather’s pines explode, and his brother accuses him of madness. When the India Office recruits Merrick for an expedition to fetch quinine—essential for the treatment of malaria—from deep within Peru, he knows it’s a terrible idea. Nearly every able-bodied expeditionary who’s made the attempt has died, and he can barely walk. Favourite Quote: “There are things you wouldn’t do, if you had a motherless child waiting at home. Or with you. Places where you would turn back.” Why This Book: I’m not usually a fan of historical books, but I absolutely loved this one. The way the world is written, the characters, the unfolding of the plot. Everything just worked together so well. Not sure if it’s canon queer or not but there is strong m/m relationship vibes from two of the characters, like in my eyes they romantically loved each other, im just not sure if it was intended that way by the author or not. |
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