Spring TBR
I'm having a good reading year. I've read about 70 books so far in 2017, and I am on track to meet my Goodreads target of reading 101 books in the year. It's the same target I set myself last year, but last year I almost didn't make it because it took me almost three whole weeks to read A Little Life-- yeah, thanks for that Hanya Yanagihara. (In all seriousness though, that book was a dark masterpiece but it should come with a box of tissues, a hot water bottle and some gin.)
This year, though I'm trying to revise Between the Sleepers and therefore writing after work most days, I'm also trying to read a lot more. I have a lot of books that I 'need' to read, whether it be for Book Club, The Short Story Book Club that I run, for reviews, or for interviews I'm doing. And because of all that, my TBR pile at the moment looks like this:
That's right. It's pretty much two piles.
For those of you who can't see what's on there, here's a list.
Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope (currently reading/ listening to on audio when I do housework)
One Leg Over by Robin Dalton (Research book but I haven't actually picked it up in months)
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (Advanced Reading Copy)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss (Library)
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Library)
Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan (for review)
Bird Country by Claire Aman (for review)
The Big Issue Fiction Edition
Fortune by Robert Drewe
A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir
Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth (I was so excited to buy this when it came out and I am really sad I haven't been able to get to it yet. Can we have an eighth day of the week just for reading, please?)
The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Jean E. Pendizwol (for review)
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin (and I also need to watch the miniseries)
To the Sea by Christine Dibley
The Women in Black by Madeleine St John
The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman by Mindy Mejia (for review)
and finally, one copy of The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes (of Downton Abbey fame) which arrived in the post yesterday. The danish, sadly, has already been eaten, and I am glad to say it was delicious.
So that's what I'll be trying to read over the next few months. You'll have to picture me reading on the sun lounge, though it's more likely I'll be on the couch or in bed with these books more often than not.
Have you read any of these books? Which ones appeal to you?
This year, though I'm trying to revise Between the Sleepers and therefore writing after work most days, I'm also trying to read a lot more. I have a lot of books that I 'need' to read, whether it be for Book Club, The Short Story Book Club that I run, for reviews, or for interviews I'm doing. And because of all that, my TBR pile at the moment looks like this:
For those of you who can't see what's on there, here's a list.
Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope (currently reading/ listening to on audio when I do housework)
One Leg Over by Robin Dalton (Research book but I haven't actually picked it up in months)
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (Advanced Reading Copy)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss (Library)
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Library)
Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan (for review)
Bird Country by Claire Aman (for review)
The Big Issue Fiction Edition
Fortune by Robert Drewe
A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir
Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth (I was so excited to buy this when it came out and I am really sad I haven't been able to get to it yet. Can we have an eighth day of the week just for reading, please?)
The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Jean E. Pendizwol (for review)
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin (and I also need to watch the miniseries)
To the Sea by Christine Dibley
The Women in Black by Madeleine St John
The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman by Mindy Mejia (for review)
So that's what I'll be trying to read over the next few months. You'll have to picture me reading on the sun lounge, though it's more likely I'll be on the couch or in bed with these books more often than not.
Have you read any of these books? Which ones appeal to you?