Hello everyone and welcome to my August 2019 TBR post! What are you most excited to read this month? I’m carrying over one book from my July TBR because I didn’t get to it in July. How are you doing with your TBR so far this year?
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Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she’ll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There’s just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.
Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia’s task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise.
And nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three magic gowns for the emperor’s reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined.
Hello Girls by Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry
Best friends are forged by fire. For Winona Olsen and Lucille Pryce, that fire happened the night they met outside the police station—both deciding whether to turn their families in.
Winona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them.
Lucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and generations of barely getting by.
One harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible to take them from Michigan to Las Vegas can’t hurt.
Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams
What if you almost missed the love of your life?
Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma’s after too much wine.
Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his Dad died.
One morning, Nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper:
To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors… Drink sometime?
So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word.
Great TBR! I haven’t read any of these yet, but especially Spin The Dawn is high on my wishlist! Have a wonderful August. xx
Thank you! And I hope that we both enjoy that one 🙂 Thank so much! You too! xx
Oh my gosh, Our Stop sounds absolutely adorable!! I have to check it out now!!
Doesn’t it?! And I hope that we’ll both love it when we read it 😀
My TBR is so huge right now but it just sounds like the perfect summer read. Maybe I will find time to squeeze it in.
Enjoy your reading!
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Thanks so much, Evelyn! You too! 😀
Our Stop looks cute! I’ve seen this on a few other lists too, so it’s one I want to read as well.
I agree! Fingers crossed that we both enjoy it as much as we expect to 😀
Nice choices! Spin the Dawn is on my August TBR as well, I’m really looking forward to it!
Awesome! Here’s hoping we both love it