Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This week’s topic is one I couldn’t work with for now because it’s way too hot to think properly. In the past, I reminised on my Spring TBR and whether I’ve read them all. With autumn officially starting next week, I thought it’s time to reflect on my summer 2023 TBR. Did I read all the books I wanted to read? Spoiler alert, I did quite well! Probably because I had several anticipated releases on there too. The links lead to my reviews if they are up.
- A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair – This book came out in Dutch in July and I read it quite soon after publication. In fact, it was one of my first books in August. I felt a little letdown by it though, maybe my expectations were too high. [review]
- Hotel magnifique by Emily J. Taylor – I’ve read this one pretty recently and actually I was on the verge of putting it on the DNF pile. I was so, so disappointed. [review]
- Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber – Yikes, another anticipated book that left me disappointed. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one was so different. It felt like I was readinging a totally different series and it was way more YA than its predecessor. [review]
- Girl, Goddes, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald – This is my current read. I had to wait a little bit before picking this up as I also read A Touch of Darkness this summer and these are both Hades and Persephone retellings.
- Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score – Oh I enjoyed this one so much! I actually didn’t expect it. [review]
- The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty – No and that’s also impossible. I pre-ordered the Dutch version and this one comes out literally today. Maybe this shouldn’t have been on my summer TBR in the end.
- The Court of Shadows by Victor Dixen – I’ve already read this in June and you American readers are up for a ride! [review]
- Lavinia by Ursula K Le Guin – I haven’t read this either, I actually forgot it has been on this TBR! Also, I’m not sure how I would have handled 3 Greek mythology retellings in one season though, so I will move this one to a later date.
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender – I haven’t read this either, whoops. It’s been on my TBR for 3 years now! I think I will move this to September, although I’m not dealing well with YA books anymore lately.
- Slammed by Colleen Hoover – I finished this book pretty recently and I was quite underwhelmed. I realize this is the author’s debut novel, but I still felt underwhelmed. [review]
I think I did pretty well this summer. I have read 6 out of 10 books, with a 7th on the way. One will be read shortly, because it hasn’t been published yet. The others, I have to move to a later date, each for their own reason.
How did you do on your reading this summer? Have you finished your TBR? Or have you met other reading goals?
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