Hello everyone,
Nearly three months on from the last time I did one of these posts, and the number of books on my Goodreads TBR has only increased. Lately I have just received too many great recommendations and seen some receive such a huge amount of glowing praise that it has been hard to resist!
Here are some of the more recent additions, and the reasons why I am so excited for when I – eventually – pick them up.
The Silence Of Bones by June Hur
Everything about this book from the promise of a captivating mystery to the historical Korean setting makes it a massively exciting prospect. Indeed, as soon as I read this amazing review from Abby, I knew this was a must-read!
The Keeper Of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
There have been mixed reviews of this one floating around, but some of my best bookish friends have absolutely loved it, so on that basis I do not need any further convincing.
I have heard that it is a highly emotional read, and there is something about the title which draws me to it. The cover is quite beautiful too!
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
I have seen this book everywhere recently and there are so many things that make me excited to read it. First of all there is, of course, the diversity and the trans representation, but we also have the settings and concepts which look very exotic.
Another book blogger compared it the film Coco, which I adore, so all the more reason to pick this one up!
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
As is the case for every author on this list, I have never read anything by Nina LaCour. However, I have only heard good things about Watch Over Me, which looks like just the kind of book I would enjoy.
In addition to that, there was no way I could not add this book to my TBR after reading this rather brilliant review from Margaret.
The Year Of The Witching by Alexis Henderson
I love reading about witches, so this book is an opportunity I can hardly refuse! The cover and the synopsis are both intriguing, and it was nominated in the Goodreads Choice Awards this year which has brought it closer to my attention.
It seems darker than most of my usual reads, but I like the sound of the fantasy aspect. Looking forward to reading it!
Let’s Chat
Have you read any of these books? If you have, what did you think? Let me know in the comments!
Two of these books are on (one of) my (many) wishlist(s) too. I’m going to start reading Cemetery Boys before the end of the year, but I’m still undecided on The Year of the Witching. I’m afraid it might be too heavy for me.
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I hope you enjoy Cemetery Boys! Yes, The Year of the Witching does sound a little dark, but also intriguing.
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I hadn’t heard of The Keeper of Lost Things, but the cover is really beautiful! The rest of the books are on my TBR as well.
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It is a lovely cover! And that’s great, I hope you enjoy all these books.
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Oh wow! Great post Stephen and these sound like some absolutely amazing books, I can’t wait to read your thoughts on them! Happy reading! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Ellie! Looking forward to reading them!
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Aww thanks so much for mentioning my review Stephen!! I still haven’t gotten over how good The Silence of Bones was and I hope you love it as much as I did ✨Ooh The Keeper of Lost Things sounds really interesting — I’d love to hear what your thoughts when you get to pick it up! Great post ❤️
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You’re very welcome, Abby! I loved your review so much and it just confirmed to me that I had to read Silence of Bones 💖
Thank you so much. I hope you have a lovely day!
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great post! excited to hear your thoughts on these
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Thank you!
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I’m excited to hear your thoughts on The Keeper of Lost Things. I absolutely loved that book! Great choices and happy reading!
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Thank you, Darina! I’m so glad you loved that one – that makes me think there is a good chance that I will too! 🙂
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I absolutely adored Cemetery Boys! I hope you like it!
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So glad to hear that! Thank you, Ashley.
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These all sound so fantastic! I don’t think you will be disappointed with the Year of the Witching. All of the rest of these are on my TBR!
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I’m so excited to read them all! I’m so glad you liked The Year of the Witching. Happy reading!
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i’ve been wanting to read all of these too! i got watch over me as an arc, so i definitely need to finish it before the end of 2020 😭 i hope you enjoy all of these, but especially the silence of bones and the year of the wtiching — i’m so excited for those!
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Thank you, May! Yes, all those books look so wonderful! I hope you get to read Watch Over Me before the end of the year 🥰
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I haven’t read any of these but I need to!
I really want to get to Cemetery Boys soon. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on all of these!
Happy reading 🙂
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I’m really hoping to read Cemetery Boys soon as well, possibly at the start of 2021! Thank you, Leisha! 🙂
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Oooohh I’m so excited with your list Stephen! Can’t wait to hear all about it once you’ve read them!
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Thank you, Celine!
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The Keeper of Lost Things – yes, that title. It has echoes of fairy stories and age-old mysteries. And, as you say, the cover is lovely. Very tempting.
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Yes, you can imagine how I was drawn to this book!
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Oooh you have some great books there Stephen! I have heard some amazing things about Silence of the Bones and The Year of the Witching. Can’t wait to read your thoughts ☺️
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Thank you, Becky! I’m really looking forward to reading all of them 🙂
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I’ve seen Cemetery Boys everywhere this year and it looks like such an atmospheric read.
A friend of mine swears by Nina LaCour’s books so I feel like I should read one just to see if she lives up to her reputation. Good luck with the tbr. Hope they’re all hits. 😁
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It sounds really good, can’t wait to finally pick it up! And I’m not so familiar with Nina LaCour’s books but I’m excited to read this one. Thank you, Lois. Happy reading!
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cemetery boys has been on hold for MONTHS NOW AHHHH
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I hope you get to read it soon, Erin!
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I just started Cemetery Boys! I’m not far into it at all but I love the characters already. I hope you enjoy it too!
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Yay! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Looking forward to your review!
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Cemetery Boys is excellent! Both the Mexican culture elements and the trans representation were spot on.
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I’m so excited to read it! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
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The year of witching sounds amazing! Great Post ✨
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Thank you, Elysia! 🙂
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I really want to read year of the witchling and cemetery boys!
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Hope you do soon!
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Someone recently recommended The Keeper of Lost Things to me—hope you end up enjoying it! 😀 The cover really is beautiful. I’m so glad that my review of Watch Over Me made you excited to read it, and I hope it lives up to your expectations. Happy reading!!
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Thank you so much, Margaret! Your review was amazing, it more than convinced me that I had to read Watch Over Me. Happy reading to you too! 🙂
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I love this list! I think you and I have similar tastes. You can find me next door at http://www.breezyafternoons.com – I published my library holds today. My Goodreads widget is on the home page too if you’d like to connect! Do you ever finish your TBR? I have some books that have been on for years and I can’t decide if I should read them or delete them if I haven’t read them by now.
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Thank you! No, I never come close to finishing my TBR, too many books get added to it so it’s always on the rise!
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Ah I hope you get to all of these ones!! I also have Cemetery Boys and The Silence of Bones on my tbr, they sound so good. Sending love your way xoxo
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