Monthly TBRs

August TBR

Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a lovely day. It is August and that means it is time to share the books that I hope to read this month.

Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

The Ornithologists Field Guide to Love by India Holton

Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

Murder in a Yorkshire Village by Helena Dixon

Library of the Dead by T L Huchu

Wildewood by Jessica Thorne

No Women Were Harmed by Heather Mottershead

Library After Dark by Ande Pliego

Murder at the Book Festival by Jane Bettany

Henry Tudor Must Die by Jillian Laine

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher

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July TBR

Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you’re all doing well today. It is time to reveal what books I am hoping to get to read in July!

If you have read any of these books, let me know what you thought of them!

The Cut by Richard Armitage

I am meeting this author soon at an event so I want to read this book in preperation.

Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

I have read the Emily Wilde series by this author so I want to try more of her books and see if I enjoy those also, I am not usually into cosy fantasy so this will be interesting.

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker

I just recieved the second book in this series so I thought July is the right time to get stuck into this fantasy world and see if I enjoy it.

The Antique Hunter’s Murder at the Castle by C L Miller

This is the third installment in this series and I am looking forward to seeing how this book goes with a focus on one of the characters who has been in the sidelines up until now.

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I have heard so many good things about this book and this series so I am excited to get into it.

I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman

Sue Wallman’s YA thrillers are enjoyable one sitting reads for me so I hope that this one is no different.

The Dreadfuls by A Rae Dunlap

This book is a new take on the Victorian era and the Jack the Ripper mystery. I am always interested in reading more of these.

Flirting With Murder by Amanda Sellett

I read one other book by this author a while ago and it was a romance book where this is a romance cross mystery so I hope that this will have a good blend of both genres and won’t focus too heavily on one or the other.

The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix

This is the second book in this series. It has been a while since I read the first one but I remember loving it and I love Garth Nix’s writing so this should be a good read.

The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs

This is the fifth book in the Miss Peregrine’s series and I have just read the fourth book which made me excited to continue and hopefully finish the series this month.

The Desolation of Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs

This is the final book in the Miss Peregrine’s series and I am really looking forward to finishing it off.

Monthly TBRs

June TBR!

Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all doing well today. It is now June, which means it is time to talk about what I will be reading this month. I have noticed this year that I have been reading mainly mystery books and not much fantasy so I tried to make my TBR for this month a bit more fantasy heavy.

What are you planning on reading in June?

Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell

How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

Murder at the Palace by N R Daws

The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

Have you read any of these? What did you think of them?

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May TBR!

Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you are all doing well today. It is May and that means it is time to talk about what books I hope to read this month.

What books are you all thinking of reading in May?

MAY TBR:

A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith

The Beast of Littleton Woods by T E Kinsey

Tea and Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell

Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh

The Corpse Played Dead by Georgina Clarke

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April TBR!

Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you’re all doing well today. It is April and that means it is time to talk about what books I am hoping to read in April.

What are you planning to read this month?

APRIL TBR:

Pages and Co: The Last Bookwanderers by Anna James

Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T A Wilberg

Antique Hunters Guide to Murder by C L Miller

Blackthorn by J T Geissenger

The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Winterbourne by Elisabeth Wolf

Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry

Rotten to the Core by T E Kinsey

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March TBR

Happy Friday Bookish people! I hope you are all doing well today! It is March, the best month, the beginning of Spring, and my birthday month. I have my fingers crossed that this month is full of only good things, I think we all need a little bit of that at the moment.

What books are you hoping to get to this month?

In terms of my reading, I am excited about all the options and it actually took me a while to make the final decision for my TBR this month but this is what I eventually decided on.

Death and the Harlot by Georgina Clarke

The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster

A Case of Mice and Murder by Sally Smith

A Grave Inheritance by Felicity Epps

The Burning Issue of the Day by T E Kinsey

A Game of Scandal by Laura Wood

Murder on the Prince Regent by Irina Shapiro

Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them, if you have?

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February TBR

Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a good day today. It is February and that means it is time to think about my TBR for this month.

February is only a short month so I have made my TBR a bit shorter too, if I finish it then I get the fun of choosing any books I like from my shelves.

One thing I wanted to achieve this year was to continue (and finish!) the series’ that I have already started so this month I am making some progress with this plan.

Murder on Platform Four by Irina Shapiro

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

Throne of Nightmares by Kerri Mansicalco

A Death In Diamonds by S J Bennett

The Midnight Carousel

What are you excited to read in February?

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January TBR!

Happy Monday bookish people! I hope you are all having a wonderful day today. Can you believe it is already time to be sharing my TBR for January 2026?! This year, in my reading journal, I have a 100 book challenge so I tried to fill it with books I am really excited to read and I will be trying to choose from that sheet when I am building my monthly TBR’s.

What I will be reading in January:

Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

A Season of Scandal by Laura Wood

Book of Night by Holly Black

A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey

Restore Me by Taherah Mafi

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood

What’s on your January TBR? What are you excited about reading?

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December TBR

Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a lovely day today. It is now December and that means it is time to talk about what books we will be reading this month.

What books do you hope to read in December and before the end of 2025?

December TBR

Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapiro

Pages and Co: Tilly and the Map of Stories by Anna James

Dog Sitter Detective Christmas Tails by Antony Johnston

Miss Beetons Murder Agency by Josie Lloyd

Traitors Legacy by S J Parris

Fearful by Lauren Roberts

Death and the Harlot by Georgina Clarke

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas

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November TBR!

Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a lovely day today. It is November and now that I am free from my PhD work (at least until January), I have a lot more time to read and that makes me very excited – so many options!

What are you all planning on reading this month?

Fate of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell

Agency of Scandal by Laura Wood

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

To Steal From Thieves by M K Lobb

Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Immortality by Dana Schwarz

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them?