Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
Autumn should really be about finishing off my reading challenges for the year, but alas there are all these new tempting things I want to read instead. I don’t think any of these work for my remaining ATY and Popsugar prompts, but here are the ten books I most want to read this autumn.
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven
After reading The Society for Soulless Girls, I was happy to see Laura had a new book out shortly, so I immediately pre-ordered this horror-romance retelling of Dorian Gray.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
About a group of astronauts orbiting Earth, I haven’t heard much about it but I like that we’re getting stories about space that are contemporary.
Saga Vol. 11 by Brian K. Vaughan + Fiona Staples
The annual reading of Saga comics. I know I could read the individual issues as they come out, but I much prefer watching for the trade and getting larger serving.
The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
New series in the Shades of Magic universe? Yes please! I probably need to read a recap though, I can’t really remember how things went down in the original trilogy now.
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
I’ve not been reading about particularly heavy topics of late, so we’ll see if I pick this one up when it drops through the door. I do try and have at least one horror read for Halloween though.
The Wake-Up Call by Beth O’Leary
I’ve just realized this is a Christmas book, with no snow or fairy lights on the cover?! What are they thinking? So I might wait a bit closer to Christmas to read it.
The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth
A detective agency run by three witches and a ghost in a cat costume with a tag line of “Be gay. Solve crimes. Take naps.” It just sounds fun!
Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam
Early 20th century spiritualist movement in Edinburgh is my kind of historical fiction.
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
Another book I’ve bought without hearing much about, except that it’s meant to be like Squid Game in a posh school.
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
The cover drew me in on this one, but I’m up for an alt-history of Korea “loaded with assassins and mad poets, RPGs and slasher films, K-pop bands and the perils of social media.”
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I haven’t heard of most of these, but I’m hoping to swing back around to Saga one day. Hope you enjoy all of these!
The Undetectables didn’t make my list but I would like to pick it up, possibly on the other side of the year.
Great list! Looks like I’ll be adding The Undectables and Same Bed Different Dreams to my TBR. Have a great week!
I have yet to read any of V.E. Schwab’s work. I really need to fix that. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
I’m curious about Orbital and The Reformatory, too.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Hmmm the newest Schwab book keeps sounding appealing, but I’m not sure if I’ll be in the mood for it shortly.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2023/09/19/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-fall-2023-tbr/
I am sooo excited for The Wake Up Call! I love Beth O’Leary’s books so much
The Reformatory looks creepy! I hope it is good!
I’m trying to focus all my reading right now on finishing reading challenges before the end of the year. So far, so good, but you’re right – there are so many other books that are tempting me right now. The struggle is real! I hope you enjoy all these.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Oh I didn’t realise Beth O’Leary has a new book on the horizon, I need to look out for that.
And thanks, just put a reserve in for it at the library!
I didn’t realize the new Beth O’Leary book is a holiday book. I think I just added it to my TBR when I saw she had a new one coming out. I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/autumn-2023-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/
Ooh Saga’s still going! And I love the look of Their Vicious Games as well.
Their Vicious Games sounds good.
My husband read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab and enjoyed it. I have a few of hers on my TBR but have yet to read anything by her yet.
I’m hoping to read The Wake-Up Call closer to Christmas, but I’m always excited about a new O’Leary book, so I might have to pick it up sooner. 😉 Someday I want to read a V.E. Schwab book.
I started it yesterday as I needed a new audiobook to listen to and it had just dropped onto my Audible. It’s set super local to me which was a big surprise!
I’m ridiculously excited about the new Schwab 😍 I just finished my first re-read of the Shades of Magic trilogy a couple of months ago so I’m *ready* to dive back into this world. I also need to catch up on Saga but part of me feels like I should wait until more volumes come out and then just binge them all at once, lol. Happy reading!
I feel like I need a recap at least, I can’t see myself re-reading the trilogy as I’m too impatient to start the next one.
I’m always terrible at keeping up with release dates and hardly ever preorder books but The Undetectables is like the one book I’ve preordered this year so I do hope I actually read it during Spooky Season 2023! 😀
Hah I feel you on the whole being drawn to other and newer things instead of focusing on completing the reading challenges. So much changes throughout the year anyway.
I hadn’t realised The Wake Up Call was a Christmas book either! They missed a trick there not making it a Christmas themed cover