August TBR

It's time for a new TBR post! Crossing my fingers that I can read all, or at least most, of the books I choose. Also, just a quick note about future blogging. With school starting up again soon, I've been trying to think up a posting schedule that will help me keep blogging steadily without taking a big amount of time up. For the time being, I think I've settled on one post per week but more if I can handle it. When it gets closer to school starting again I'll update you all on which day you should expect posts and all that jazz. :)

This month's TBR pile is:




The Potter's Lady by Judith Miller
The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Compulsion by Martina Boone
**A Mystery Read**


The idea of including a "mystery read" just came to me as I was typing this post up. Basically, I want you to give me book recommendations and I'll pick a book to read from them. The only restrictions will be 1) the book must be YA [unless I ask for some specific type of recommendation] and 2) I can "disqualify" certain genres from being entered into the mystery reads. For example, one month I can say, "I'm kind of tired of dystopian" (or any other genre). Then, no dystopians may be suggested for the mystery read. I kind of like this idea because diversity. :) 

What's on your TBR? Have you fallen in love with a certain genre lately or are you a free-floater (It's completely okay if you're a free-floater. Free-floaters are cool)?

Comments

  1. DKHAugust 3, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    I don't know how many times I have to shove Angelfall in your face before you finally consider it. PLEASE. Read it so we can fangirl together!

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    1. SelenaAugust 3, 2015 at 9:21 PM

      For your information, I have considered it. I'm just forgetful. You should know this by now >.> I shall put it in the random picker I have found. May the odds be ever in your favor. :D

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  2. SophiaAugust 3, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    Oooooh Nimona! I've been wanting to read that one for a while. It looks epic!
    A Darker Shade of Magic has been on my TBR FOREVER. Can't wait to read it!

    Um um um mystery novel um um um I don't know what you have and haven't read! Um um um have you read an Ember in the Ashes? It's intense but excellent.
    (Ha just remembered I wrote a review of it a month ago and forgot to post it. Guess what's coming later this week! Whoops.)

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    1. SelenaAugust 3, 2015 at 9:28 PM

      I can't wait to read it! My sister loves it so much and she has a gorgeous copy so I basically have no excuse not to read it. I LOVED Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley (which you should read also) so I've been wanting to get into more graphic novels.

      (HOW DARE YOU NOT HAVE EMPATH ABILITIES) I haven't read Ember in the Ashes :) Ahh intense sounds good. *grand arm gesturing* It goes in the random picker! (That's great though. :D I need written review posts that I've forgotten about to be in my life.)

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