Hey guys, this is Abi here,
And this month is going to be a little different to my other TBR's. To show that I am serious in dwindling my ever-expanding unread books list, I am making a promise to myself: I will not be posting another TBR until all of the books on this list have been read. Not only will that make me more productive in this goal, but I'll also be forced to think of more creative blog posts (because, if you hadn't noticed, they tend to be primarily TBR's and Wrap Ups at this point.)
I'm not going to lie, I'm kind of intimidated by this TBR pile, but it's got to be done.
It's crunch time.
I hope you enjoy the post.
1. The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley
As soon as I think I'm free to choose the next book I want to read, without any restrictions, cue a message from my work colleague, Clare, saying that her friend is fine with me borrowing her two books, that Clare herself has just read and loved.
I'm fine. I love that she trusts me enough to ask her friend if I can read her books, but at this point it just feels like I'll never have no restrictions.
If you didn't know, The Paris Apartment is written by best-selling author Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party and The Guest List. At this point I'm just under 100 pages in, and really enjoying it. You're following a number of different characters. Jess is the sister of Daniel, the brother with whom she's staying with for a while, until she finds a job and a place to live. The other characters are all Daniel's neighbours, living in the same building. The night that Jess arrives, there is a murder- Daniel is nowhere to be seen. And there are secrets behind every door.
Right now, Jess has no idea what's happened to Daniel, and none of the neighbours seem to want to help her find out. I get the feeling I'm only at the tip of the iceberg with this story.
The chapters are all about 3-5 pages long, so I'm hoping it's a quick read. More on the wrap up.
2. The Moment I Met You, by Debbie Johnson
The minute I saw this, I knew it was a fluffy romance. Which is fine. I'm hoping after the quick-paced story of The Paris Apartment, a change of pacing is what I crave.
The Moment I Met You tells the story of Elena Goodwin, who went on a dream holiday to Mexico, ten years previously, and in one night, her whole world was ripped from her feet in a single moment.
Ten years later, she still can't forget the face of the stranger who held her while everything else came crashing round her.
Thrown back together again, she begins to piece together the truth about that fateful night- and starts to question whether she made the right decision all those years ago.
350 pages, and a large-ish font. Hopefully I should be able to fly through this in a few days. I really hope so, cos I'm not really in the mood for a romance/comedy at the moment, despite it being summer.
If I can't get into it in a few days I might DNF it, but we'll see.
3. Unread Neil Gaiman books
In my Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag post, I mentioned that I wanted to read all the books that I'd been gifted. Which includes these three. Literally all the books I was gifted is on this list, because they're the most important out of all of them that I own.
One of those friends will actually read this at some point, which is why so that makes me double as guilty, but you never know, I might have read my gifted book if I was ONLY GIVEN ONE, LIKE I ASKED. Haha.
Anyway, I'm really not fussed which one of these I read first, so if anyone has read any of these, please let me know if there's one that I should read first.
4. Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo
This is a book about a lot of things: love, struggle, passion, luck.
I have heard nothing but fantastic reviews for this book.
Even writing about it now, I want to read this first, above all of the others on this list.
Whether that happens, I highly doubt it. But we'll see.
5. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickins
We all know the story of Great Expectations- or we should. Great Expectations is the story of Pip. Young, orphaned Pip, who is taught by Miss Havisham, made into a gentleman, and shipped off to London, because of a large sum of money, donated to him by a mysterious benefacotr. Once there, he must discover his true self, his own values and priorities. I've heard there are some rather disturbing events in this novel, but I have no idea what they are.
I know I'm going to need to be in the right mindset when I tackle this kind of book, but if I want to post another TBR soon, that mood will need to be soon.
6. A Heart Full of Hatred (Skulduggery Pleasant #17), by Derek Landy
This book will not be sitting on this list for long, I'll tell you.
7. The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist #1), by Jessie Burton
The Miniaturist is a novel I read many, many years ago, under the recommendation of a Waterstones staff member. I wasn't altogether confident on whether I would like it all that much, but was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed it immensely.
It wasn't until years later that I stumbled upon it's sequel, The House of Fortune, and remembered how much I enjoyed the first book.
Hence me putting this on to my TBR list- I've House of Fortune for well over two years now, and it remains unread on my shelf.
Taking place in the 17th century, we follow eighteen-year-old, newly-wed Nella Oortman as she takes her place at her new household, as wife of wealthy but distant merchant Johannes Brandt. Once there, she is presented with an extroadinary gift: a cabinet sized replica of their home, to be furnished as she sees fit. However, as she begins to uncover the secrets of the household, she realises the dangers they all face. But does she plan to save the people of the household- or destroy them?
8. The Porpoise, by Mark Haddon
The Porpoise. Written by award-winning author Mark Haddon, also author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. I will say, The Porpoise sounds very different to that novel, if just as interesting.
The Porpoise tells the story of a motherless girl, who has grown up in the company of her isolating father. She believes that their relationship is normal- but over time she gets the overwhelming feeling that something is very wrong.
She has no solace, no escape, so she reaches for stories as a way to leave her strange world- if only for a little while. Her favourite stories are of heroic mortals, and angry Gods, one of whom will eventually come to her rescue.
Soon, she loses track of where the stories end, and she begins.
This sounds like a very poetic, gripping, beautiful story, that I don't believe I've ever heard anyone else attempt. I'm very much looking forward to picking this up, especially as it's pretty short.
9. I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes
£2 in WH Smiths bargain bin. Of course I picked it up.
For those reading, if you think I should pick this up first, comment down below. This is your signal.
Bit of a hefty read, but I've never really been scared of a large page count. And based on all the reviews inside the book, it's absolutely worth it.
10. Cloud Atlas, by David Nicholls
I have no idea where this book will lead, but I was excited to read it three years ago when I first laid eyes on it, and I'm even more excited now.
Okay! That is my August TBR (and likely September TBR to be honest, because who knows how long this lot is going to take me)?
Anyway, as always, feel free to comment down below what your reading plans are for the month, or even which book you think I should read first!
I hope you have a wonderful evening, and I'll see you all soon! (Hopefully with the My Friends review I've been promising.)
Byeeeeee!
-Abi xxxxx
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