June TBR

Hey all, Sam here.

So….my entire TBR for the month of June is NetGalley reads for releases in June and the beginning of July. I know. I know. I typically select some NetGalley books and then choose a few from my physical TBR that I’d love to read. I’ll explain the reason for this switch-up a little later in the post, because this month is my most ambitious TBR of 2024 yet. I certainly hope to finish all or most of these books, but I’m fully aware of the fact that I’ll probably be lucky to read half of them.

All right, let’s talk about the books.

Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen (June 18), We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim (June 25), The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman (June 25), First Test Graphic Novel by Tamora Pierce, Devin Grayson, and Becca Farrow (June 25)

I imagine that the Tamora Pierce graphic novel will be the fastest and easiest book to complete in June, so it’ll probably be one of my first completed reads for the month. But I am also really excited for Christopher Buehlman’s release, because I really enjoyed The Blacktongue Thief and this is a prequel to that story, which should be rather interesting. I’m also looking forward to reading Amber Chen’s book and Tara Sim’s newest release, because I’ve been rather enjoying all of the wonderfully diverse fantasies that I’ve been reading this year.

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen (July 2), Black Tide Son by H.M. Long (July 9), These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low (July 9)

Yes, these NetGalley reads take us into the month of July, but I’ve been trying to read the early releases for the month in the previous month so I can (hopefully) have the reviews up in an appropriate window around their releases.

I am so so excited about these second books in the series from both Megan Bannen and H.M. Long. I think they will be fantastic and quick summer reads with some action, some adventure, and some romance. And then I’m very intrigued by this upcoming release from P.H. Low, because it seems like an interesting Peter Pan story, so I’m curious what I’ll think about it, and besides…the cover is really cool.

Okay…here’s where the TBR gets weird. These last four books are ones that I’ve been approved for on NetGalley BUT I actually haven’t read their first books yet…so technically if I want to read these in June then I’ll need to read their preceding books (which I already own, hence the not adding books from my physical TBR this time around).

The Fire Within Them by Matthew Ward (June 11), Hearts That Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou (June 18), Masquerade of the Heart by Katy Rose Pool (June 18), The Unrelenting Earth by Kritika H. Rao (June 18)

I still put these books in their publication order, but to be completely honest, Matthew Ward’s book is probably the least likely to be completed in June…because they are chonky fantasy reads, so I’d be more likely to pick up the shorter books, which are more likely to be quicker reads.

All right…well, that’s obviously a pretty big TBR. If you count the unread first books for the books on this list, then I technically have 15 books on my TBR, which is technically doable. I usually put 12 books on my monthly TBR, and my wrap-ups tend to be around 10-15 books…so I guess we’ll find out at the beginning of July if I manage to tackle all of this TBR or not.

That’s all from me for today. Feel free to let me know what books you’re hoping to read in the month of June, because I’d love to hear all about it. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.