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July 2026 TBR

Published on July 2, 2026June 29, 2026 by Celeste6 Comments

My July 2026 TBR primarily consists of ARCs simply because I’ll be on the move a lot this month. (Also, I’m really behind on ARCs.) Luckily, I have some good ones to read and I’m excited about all of these. But first, I need to finish EMPIRE OF STORMS, which is a must. Then I’ll have two books left in the series, which I think is manageable before the next ACOTAR books come out.

Anyway, to those of us who’ll be enduring the heat dome for the next 5 days or so, stay safe, good luck, hunker down. I hear reading is a good, cool thing to do.

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June 2026 TBR

Published on June 2, 2026May 31, 2026 by Celeste14 Comments

After a slow start to my May 2026 TBR, I actually ended up okay. I didn’t read as many days last month, so that impacted some progress on my ARCs. But I read two of my priority reads and one of my hopeful reads and read 30% of my third priority read. For my June 2026 TBR I have a list of hopeful reads for Pride Month. This is a first for me.

I never read to a particular monthly theme. It makes me want to have a mental temper tantrum because I don’t like being held to a list. The only reason I started doing these monthly TBR posts is to keep ARCs in the forefront of my mind. In that regard, I think my TBR posts work. However, I have a massive backlog of physical books I want to get through, including LGBTQ+ books. So, I decided to use Pride Month as encouragement to tackle some backlist LGBTQ+ reads.

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May 2026 TBR

Published on May 2, 2026April 30, 2026 by Celeste16 Comments

I didn’t do nearly as well with my April 2026 TBR as I did on my March TBR. I finished three priority reads. For my May 2026 TBR I really want to make more of a dent in my ARCs. I’m behind on nearly all of them. As I mentioned in my last WWW Wednesday, I’m really more in the mood to read from the pile of books I purchased myself. So I want to finish my ARCs so I can feel more free to read from my physical book backlog. With that said, here’s my May 2026 TBR.

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Blackwell’s Birthday Purchase

Published on April 6, 2026April 5, 2026 by Celeste17 Comments

I haven’t done a book haul post in years because it takes me a while to create that type of post. I save that time for creating anticipated book releases posts (like this April 2026 book releases one), or I’ll post a snapshot on my bookstagram. However, I’d been waiting a while to make a Blackwell’s post. I saved up titles I’d been eying for a while (or found while browsing their website a few days ago) and made one big purchase for my birthday (last weekend).

I thought it’d be fun to show you all what I purchased, especially because I don’t see these titles promoted at all here in the U.S. In fact, I think there are a few that aren’t even available in the U.S. Books are also slightly cheaper in the U.K., too, even with the conversion rate. Anyway, here’s a list of the fiction and nonfiction titles I snagged in my Blackwell’s birthday purchase!

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April 2026 Book Releases

Published on April 4, 2026April 3, 2026 by Celeste11 Comments

For my list of anticipated April 2026 book releases, I have a list of 10 books to share (a couple less than in my March list). As usual, the focus is on speculative fiction. However, this April 2026 book releases list is a bit more diverse in terms of subgenres. I have some fantasy picks in here as well as some horror (unusual for me!) and some nonfiction. So check them out below!

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