July 2018 TBR

Jen

At the time of making this TBR I’m feeling kind of in a contemporary mood. There’s quite a few that I’ve been wanting to get to for ages so I’ll see how many I can get through while this mood lasts! However I also really want to be finishing or at least making progress on the multiple series that I’m currently reading (while resisting the temptation to start new series!). Who knows, maybe I’ll end up reading books that aren’t even on this TBR since I have a tendency to do that.    

Currently reading

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater   

The Serpent’s Shadow (Kane Chronicles #3) by Rick Riordan

Hopeless (#1) by Colleen Hoover

I started this book a year ago, put it down and never picked it back up. It’s absolutely ridiculous and since I’m kind of in a contemporary mood, I really need to just finish it already!

Series to continue

Of Neptune (Syrena Legacy #3) by Anna Banks

Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (#5) by J.K. Rowling

Breaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits #1.5) by Katie McGarry

Books I want to read

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz

American Panda by Gloria Chao

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maureen Goo

Mel
Since I didn't get around to finishing as many books last month as I expected, I'll be carrying over last month's TBR.

Want to finish
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

Want to continue
House of Cards by sugamins
Everless by Sara Holland

Want to start
The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green
Whisper by Lynette Noni
Furyborn by Calire Legrand
Found by Fleur Ferris

Mel's April & May 2018 Book Haul

April
I got a moderate amount of books in April, But there's definitely a few here that I'm excited to read!

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - As I have just finished rereading the first two books in the Illuminae Files, I really want to see how this series ends!
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim - This is a twisted version of Mulan. I have other books in the collection (not really a series? *shrug*) so I wanted this one too. It's probably the one I want to read most though.
Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton - The final book in another trilogy! I'll be rereading the first one before I get to this and book 2 though.
The Queen's Rising by Rebecca Ross - This was one that I picked up in store and decided it sounded interesting.
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert - Another book I just picked up on a whim.
This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada - I hadn't really looked into this before I bought it, I'd just seen it a lot online and decided to give it a go.
Scythe by Neal Schusterman - I've been seeing this a lot on booktube, but the synopsis of the story is actually interesting to me, so I picked it up.

May
Not too many books this month, mostly because I didn't see many that I thought couldn't wait until later.

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian - I don't know much about this book, but I enetered a givaway on Twitter and won! But it does sound really interesting, so I can't wait to read it.
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff - I've heard a lot about this book, and this author is an auto buy for me.
Whisper by Lynette Noni - I had only seen this a few times on Twitter, but hadn't heard much about it. I read the synopsis and thought it sounded really good.
The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green - I actually just fell in love with the pretty cover! However, the story does sound quite interesting.
Furyborn by Claire Legrand - I hadn't heard of this book before I saw it in the store, but picked it up after I read the synopsis. It sounds just like my kind of fantasy!

June 2018 Wrap Up

Jen

Once again I’m super happy and surprised with all the reading that happened in this past month. I managed to read an entire trilogy and also finished off a couple of other series. Not to mention making some great progress on decreasing my physical TBR pile, which seems to have pretty much taken over and become my main focus so far this year.

Of Poseidon (Syrena Legacy #1) by Anna Banks → 3/5

Of Triton (Syrena Legacy #2) by Anna Banks → 3/5

The Young Elites (#1) by Marie Lu → 4/5

Save the Date by Morgan Matson → 5/5

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed → 4.5/5

Calamity (Reckoners #3) by Brandon Sanderson → 3.5/5  

Shopaholic to the Stars (Shopaholic #7) by Sophie Kinsella → 2/5

The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles #2) by Rick Riordan → 3.5/5

Shopaholic to the Rescue (Shopaholic #8) by Sophie Kinsella → 3/5

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (#4) by J.K. Rowling → 5/5

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo → 4/5

The Rose Society (#2) by Marie Lu → 4.5/5

The Midnight Star (#3) by Marie Lu → 4/5

Mel 

My reading has still been really terrible lately. I did manage to read a fair bit in June, but still didn't finish as many books as I had intended.

Completed
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling  5/5
(I finally finished it!! Buddy reading this with Jen helped a lot because I was determined to keep up!)

Progressed
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff