July TBR

Hey guys! How quickly is this year going? Well, we're now officially on the downhill half of the year and it's time to really get caught up on our Goodreads goals. I don't know about the rest of you but I am super behind. I may have read a solid 28 books so far this year but I should be around the 50 mark by now. So, since I'm on uni holidays for majority of July, I'm going to be a bit ambitious with my TBR this month! 

#1: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan [Goodreads Link]

I'm slowly but surely ploughing my way through the Wheel of Time series and I have a (very ambitious) goal of trying to finish before the end of the year (I know, I know). I've actually already started this one but I intend to have it completed in the next few days.

#2: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes [Goodreads Link]

I know little to nothing about this series but I have heard SO many good things about it that it seems right up my alley. So, I borrowed the first book (and the second if I end up really liking it) from the library the other day and I cannot wait to get to it. 

#3: The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan [Goodreads Link]

Yep, the whole series. I am committed. So, near the end of last year, I finally finished off the Percy Jackson series but after marathoning the last 3 books of the series, I just wasn't feeling jumping right into the HOO series right then. But now I feel like I've had a long enough break and I really want to jump back into this world. I have heard amazing things about this series (not so much the ending but oh well) and I just cannot wait to get into it.

#4: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews [Goodreads Link]

I thought I'd chuck one short one on this list. I've heard a bunch of good reviews for this book and with the movie release just around the corner, I thought now would be as good of a time as any to give this book a shot. The trailer for the movie also looked really nice so I'm hoping to like the book.

Okay, I'm going to leave it at that for now. That's a solid 8 books, which is my minimum reading goal for this month, although I would like to do much more. I do have some other books I want to read that I might get to this month but I'm not too sure at the moment so I won't put them on the list.

So, what have you guys got planned for this month? Are you planning to read any of the same ones as me? Let me know in the comments below!

Until next time!

Jess, xxx

April TBR

So I'm only putting a small amount of my TBR list this month because I never like to plan it too much or I usually don't end up reading as many. So, I'm just keeping it to three books which are absolute must-reads for April.

#1: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

This is the second book in the Wheel of Time series, which is a widely popular epic fantasy series that I'm determined to finish despite how intimidating it can seem. I'm actually roughly 100 pages away from completing this one but I've been reading it for awhile now so I think it's time to finish it.

#2: The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

This is a book of short stories that are prequels to the Throne of Glass series. Basically, I just really feel like hopping back into the ToG world and I've had this sitting on my shelf for awhile now, so it seems like a good time to do it. And hopefully this fix will be able to tide me over until Queen of Shadows later in the year!

#3: Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

I seem to be hearing nothing but good things about Brandon Sanderson lately and have decided it's time to dealve into his books. I've been meaning to do so for a loooong time but was going to wait until I finished the Wheel of Time series (which he finished on behalf of Robert Jordan) but I grew impatient and picked up the first book in the Mistborn series the other day. I can't wait to start this series!

Also, as a general goal, I'm going to try and continue on my book buying ban (which I broke this last week because it was my birthday but I only bought 3 books so yay!) and really focus on bringing down the amount of books I own but haven't read. The number is getting a bit ridiculous now (here's my Goodreads shelf here where you can see all of them). But what are you all planning to read this month? Have you got any suggestions of things you think I should get to first? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time!

- J, xxx