June tbr

Hello! With school out and summer just around the corner (a fact I could not be more excited about), it’s time to read. I’ve been planning out a list of books I want to get through this summer, but since that list would be way too long, I decided to do a June tbr post. I probably won’t get to all of these books in June, but these books are on my radar.

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

I’ve been waiting to read this fantasy series for a long time. I haven’t read a lot of fantasy recently, so I’m super excited to dive into this one. I don’t really know what this book is about other than the back of the cover talks about a girl who has blue skin falling from the sky, which sounds interesting to me.

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

I started reading this book last month, but put it down because other books caught my eye. I did enjoy the first chapter though, so I look forward to seeing how the rest of the story unfolds.

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

I’ve had this book for a couple years. I’ve been trying to read a lot of the books that are on my shelf this summer, and this is one I’m really looking forward to. From what I understand, The 5th Wave is an apocalyptic novel about five waves—some bring on darkness, death, and many other fear-inducing situations. I’ve been wanting to read a great post-apocalyptic/world-in-catastrophe novel, so this might be the one for me.

The Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle

The Lightning Dreamer is a collection of poems inspired by Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda. From my understanding, many of the poems were written by Avellaneda as a way to speak out against the slavery going on in Cuba. She used an alias, Tula, to avoid persecution for her abolitionist beliefs. I flipped through a few of the poems and they seem very well written and interesting, so I look forward to picking up this book.

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Recently, this classic has caught my attention. I don’t know much about this book other than it has to do with boys being convinced by some malicious means to serve in WWI and that the boys are later traumatized by their experiences. I haven’t read a lot of war novels in my life, but of the ones I have read, I’ve greatly enjoyed them and the themes they incorporate—love, courage, honor, family, loss, etc.

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

This book has been sitting under my bed for a month. I wasn’t sure if I was going to pick it up before taking it back to the library, but I read the blurb and I’m quite intrigued. It’s a historical fiction novel, which is a genre I’ve been meaning to read more of this year. The book has a lot of high reviews and is described as an emotional roller coaster and that is something I didn’t know I needed right now.

Thank you for reading this post. I’m not sure I’ll do a tbr for every month, but I thought this would be a fun way to kick off my summer reading plans and see what you guys are reading as well.

Make sure to comment some of the books you’re going to read down below, and if you’ve read any books on this list, feel free to leave your thoughts on them as well, just no spoilers please.

It’s been a pleasure writing for you, and until next time—stay weird and stay writing. - Lexi