Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish (click the image to visit them) who pick a different topic each week.
This week the topic is: The Top Ten Books on your Summer TBR list.
This list is going to be a mixture between ARCs that I’m due to read, books on my TBR pile that I’m determined to get to this summer, and also my most anticipated books released this summer which I’m hoping to get a hold of. It’s going to be hard to choose just 10!
The book’s titles will take you to their Goodreads page.
Upcoming Releases
Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen: Everyone seems to talking about this book due to Emma Watson signing on to star in the film adaptation, and also because it’s being marketed as Game of Thrones for the younger generation. I’m kinda digging the cover and the synopsis so hopefully I’ll manage to pick up a copy this summer.
Expected publication – July 17th 2014 by Bantam Press (Paperback)
The Girl Who Walked on Air by Emma Carroll: I really loved Emma’s debut Frost Hollow Hall so I’m looking forward to this one. And also…travelling circus!
Expected publication – August 7th 2014 by Faber & Faber
Guilt-free Baking by Gee Charman: I was approached about reviewing a non-fiction book a few weeks ago which made me realize that I don’t do that enough. So in the interest of expanding my horizons I requested this from Netgalley. I really like baking, but I try not to do it too often as I always want to eat everything I make. Hopefully this book will help me bake some treats that I won’t feel too guilty about scoffing!
Expected publication – November 18th 2014 by Duncan Baird Publishers
One of Us by Tawni o’Dell: This is one of the ARCs on my list. I requested it because of this description: ‘a fast-paced literary thriller about a forensic psychologist forced to face his own demons after discovering his small hometown terrorized by a serial killer’.
Expected publication – August 19th 2014 by Gallery Books
Rush of Shadows by Catherine Bell: This doesn’t even have a Goodreads page yet, but here’s the synopsis from Netgalley. I’m really intrigued by it.
‘Rush of Shadows evokes the clash between natives and settlers in 19th century California through the unlikely friendship of two women, Mellie, a white, and Bahé, an Indian. As settlers fence the land and drive off game, Indians are starved, enslaved, and even shot for fun. Yet Bahé helps Mellie safely through childbirth, and Mellie’s warning saves an Indian village from a massacre perpetrated by her white neighbors. Even after Bahé is driven to seek safety in prostitution, the women manage to feed, doctor, and teach each other. Tough-minded and lyrical, Rush of Shadows brings to life the human dimensions of a tragic conflict which corrupted the winners and left the losers to haunt the landscape as shadows.’
Expected Publication – October 15th by Washington Writer’s Publishing House.
On the Top of my TBR Pile
These books are ones I own and have been wanting/needing to read them for a while. I plan on doing just that this summer. Fingers crossed.
Cress by Marissa Meyer: I don’t know how I’ve resisted picking this up so far as I LOVE this series so much. Soon, my pretty!
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead: I’m slowly working my way through this series and I hope book 3 doesn’t disappoint.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: I have had this book for about five years. This summer is the year. I’ve heard so many good things…I have no idea why I haven’t managed to get round to it yet.
The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Mass: This is another one I’ve had since it came out and haven’t got round to it yet. I’ve really enjoyed this series so far, and have heard this collection of novellas is a must-read.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare: I’m reading this as part of the Once Upon a Time challenge and need to get it done this month. So I should probably get on that.