Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!
This week’s theme is all about the books on our summer TBR! I’m a mood reader, so I love reaching for books set in warm climates during the summer, but I must admit my summer TBR this year is a little all over the place.
I have books set in warm climates, summer releases I’m anticipating, and a few romance novels because, to be honest, 2020 has kind of sucked and right now I need some light fluff with some guaranteed happily ever afters alongside some of the more serious books I’d like to read.
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender: This Caribbean-inspired fantasy sounds like the perfect summer read.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: I’m so excited for this book! My love for Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s work knows no bounds.
The Empire of Gold by S.A Chakraborty: After the way The Kingdom of Copper ended, I have a mighty need for this book! I adore Chakraborty’s world-building, and Ali is possibly one of my favourite characters in fantasy, and as this one’s released in June I’ll definitely be reading it.
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb: I’m taking part in the Elderlingalong this year, and this chonky beast, the third and final book in the Farseer Trilogy, is the group read for June and July before we move on to the next trilogy in this huge series.
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri: I’ve heard amazing things about this novel – I’ve seen Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense sing its praises enough to know that I want to give it a try – and summer seems like the perfect time to get to it.
Beach Read by Emily Henry: This contemporary romance novel about a pair of rival authors who swap genres for the summer sounds like the ideal summer read, and I’ve been hearing fantastic things about it.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren: I’ve heard so many good things about this contemporary romance novel and I was finally able to pick it up fairly recently when the kindle edition was reduced to 99p. It’s another one that sounds like perfect summer reading.
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow: This contemporary fantasy novel about sirens sounds so summery, and I’m in love with the cover.
Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven: I didn’t particularly like Phoenix Unbound, but I can pretty much always rely on Draven as a romantasy author to transport me somewhere completely new for a few hours.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert: I read Get a Life, Chloe Brown earlier this month and it was such a fun read, so I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series which I’ve been lucky enough to receive via NetGalley. I tend to reach for more contemporary reads in the summer.
I hope you’ll love Mexican Gothic ❤
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Thanks Annemieke!
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Great list! I loved Beach Read, Take a Hint Dani Brown, and The Unhoneymooners.
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I’m glad to hear you enjoyed them all!
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None of these were in my post, but there are quite a few I want to read: Mexican Gothic, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, The Empire of Gold and Beach Read! Happy reading!
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Thanks, happy reading to you too! 🙂
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Great list, I hope you’ll get to all of these!
I only read The Unhoneymooners, but I ADORED that one! The Daevabad series, Take A Hint Dani Brown and Beach Read are all still on my TBR and I hope to get to them soon.
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I’m so excited to get to The Unhoneymooners! The Daevabad Trilogy is the perfect summer fantasy series, I highly recommend it. 🙂
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Empire of Sand was amazing! I hope you’ll love it!
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I hope so too, I’m very excited to try it!
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Jess, it looks like you have a great mixture of books there. I have been seeing Mexican Gothic on a lot of new/summer lists and it sounds rather good. Happy summer reading! 😃
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Thanks – happy reading to you, too!
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Thank you 🙂
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I want to read The Unhoneymooners too. I got it when it was on sale as well (can’t complain about cheap books).
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I hope we both enjoy it!
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I love The Unhoneymooners! It’s definitely perfect for summer. I’m also interested to read Mexican Gothic, it sounds intriguing. Hope you enjoy them all 🙂
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I’ve heard so many good things about The Unhoneymooners, I’m really excited to try it. 🙂 I hope we both enjoy Mexican Gothic!
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Love the list. I put Beach Reads on my TBR. I am hearing so many good things about it.
Here is my TTT.
https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/top-ten-tuesday-6/
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I hope we both enjoy Beach Read!
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I do too!
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Oh man, so many books that are on this list are on my tbr too!! Especially Mexican Gothic!
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I hope we both enjoy Mexican Gothic!
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Ooh Assassin’s Quest. I remember those. 🙂 And yes to Caribbean- inspired!
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I’ve started Assassin’s Quest and really enjoying it so far!
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YES!!! I consider it a personal victory whenever someone decides to read Empire of Sand. I am really looking forward to Take a Hint, Dani Brown as well.
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I’ve since read Take a Hint, Dani Brown and loved it! I’m hoping to get to Empire of Sand really soon. 🙂
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I’m definitely a mood reader too and books set in warmer climates and romance in general seem to top my list as well! I’m on my library’s hold list for Beach Read! I really want to read Take A Hint, but I should probably read the first in the series first, huh?! 🙂
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I hope we both enjoy Beach Read! Get a Life, Chloe Brown is really fun, but you could definitely read Take a Hint, Dani Brown first if you wanted to. 🙂
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Ahh, Beach Read! Such an excellent rom-com, although dark too so be aware of that before going in. Definitely one of my favorite books this year though!
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I’ve heard it explores some darker themes, but I’m very excited to check it out. 🙂
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I totally get wanting light, happy fluff right now. THE UNHONEYMOONERS is a great book for that. It’s super fun. MEXICAN GOTHIC is one I want to read as well. It’s been getting so much great buzz – I hope it lives up to it.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Glad to hear you recommend The Unhoneymooners. 🙂 I hope we both enjoy Mexican Gothic!
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I recently found out about Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven and I’m also looking forward to reading it! I’ve read one other book by this author and it was amazing!
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I hope we both enjoy it!
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A Song Below Water sounds so good.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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I’m looking forward to getting to it!
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That’s such a great list! I love Empire of Sand and Assassin’s Quest, I hope you’ll enjoy them both! I can’t wait to get to The Empire of Gold and Mexican Gothic as well. I’m also starting to be in the mood for contemporary books, considering summer is almost there, I really want to try Talia Hibbert’s books and to read Beach Read, so many people have loved this one. Good luck with your summer TBR! 😊
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Thank you! I hope we both enjoy The Empire of Gold and Mexican Gothic. 😀
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I just ordered Get a Life, Chloe Brown (hope you like the companion book) so I hope to read that this summer. I own Beach Read, so that’s another I want to read.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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Ooh I hope you enjoy them both!
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I really loved Empire of Sands. I want to read Mexican Gothic too because that cover is just stunning! I’m reading Dani Brown right now and it’s soft and swoony. I love everything about it!
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I’ve seen so many rave reviews, I’m really excited to try it, and I’m hearing a lot of praise for Take a Hint, Dani Brown too. I hope we both enjoy Mexican Gothic!
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I’m looking forward to Mexican Gothic too! Beach Read is so much fun. Enjoy!
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I’m glad to hear you enjoyed Beach Read. 🙂 I hope we both enjoy Mexican Gothic!
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The Empire of Gold was on my list this week too, I’m reading Kingdom of Copper at the moment and as soon as I’m done, I’m moving straight onto Empire of Gold!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/top-ten-tuesday-268/
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I hope you enjoy The Kingdom of Copper!
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I’m about 3/4 of the way through it and it’s been good so far.
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This is a great mix of genres! I’m super excited for Mexican Gothic as well😁
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Yes I can’t wait to get my hands on it! 😀
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Seeing Mexican Gothic on so many lists this week has me even MORE excited for it but I’m still terrified about how terrified I’m going to be reading it 😂 Beach Read also made it onto my list this week and I honestly can’t wait to read it. I’m so excited ❤ Fab list, Jess! I hope you enjoy all of these and happpy reading 🙂
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I’m SO EXCITED. 😀 Beach Read sounds like the perfect summer read, doesn’t it? I hope we both enjoy it!
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I also really need to get to The Empire of Gold but I’m scared of what it will throw at us!
I’d love to know what you think about Queen of the Conquered; I’ve just read another book by Kacen Callender and really liked it, but this is a completely different genre, so I don’t know if I want to read it yet.
Great list!
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Haha same! I’m so nervous for Ali. I’m really excited to give Queen of the Conquered a try and I’ll definitely be reviewing it once I get to it. 🙂
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The Unhoneymooners was such a fun read! Hope you enjoy it!
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I’m glad to hear you liked it!
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MEXICAN GOTHIC 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 still my fav book of 2020 so far. And Beach Read was super interesting I thought. Loved how it had some subtle subversions about the romance genre mixed into its plot. And yup, Dani Brown is as fun as Chloe Brown 😊😊😊 hope you love all of these books Jess 💙❤️💛
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I’m so jealous of everyone who’s already read it. 😭 I’ve been a SMG stan since her debut and I haven’t been able to get hold of an ARC. My preorder should be here in a few weeks, though, so I’m excited to dive in then!
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There is so much buzz about Beach Read lately. Everyone seems to be loving it. I really enjoyed The Unhoneymooners. That one was a lot of fun. 🙂
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Glad to hear you enjoyed The Unhoneymooners!
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Assassin’s quest is also on mine! I also really want to read Mexican gothic and EMpire of sands!
My post!
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I hope we both enjoy it!
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Light fluff with guaranteed happily ever afters sounds wonderful right about now!
My TTT .
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I think it’s something we all need. 🙂
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Ooooh this is such a good list! Take a Hint, Dani Brown was so adorable, and I’m really enjoying Beach Read – I’m about a quarter of the way through it right now. Enjoy!
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I’m glad to hear you’ve enjoyed them both!
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