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June 2018 TBR

June 3, 2018

Welcome to my monthly TBR pile post. This month, I was going to try to have less ARCs to read. But, I evidently failed! Hahaha. I will try to get at least one backlist TBR book in there though! To see what I read and reviewed in May, be sure to check out my May monthly wrap up post! Happy reading!

Here it is! My beautiful June 2018 TBR (not in the order that I’ll be reading them):

Note: The “Currently Reading” candle is from the shop Canterbury Road Co., and you can use my rep code FLAVIA17 to get 17% off your cart at checkout!

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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers’ style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person. However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life, but is aware that she is not living up to society’s expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko’s contented stasis–but will it be for the better?

Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko’s thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind. Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amelie.

My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand,
Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless orphan Jane Eyre embarks on a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester. Despite their significant age gap (!) and his uneven temper (!!), they fall in love—and, Reader, she marries him. (!!!)

Or does she?

Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and one orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Brontë, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.

Blood Will Out by Jo Treggiari

Note: I’m part of the blog tour for this book and will be posting my review on June 18th.

Ari Sullivan is alive—for now.

She wakes at the bottom of a cistern, confused, injured and alone, with only the shadowy recollection of a low-pitched voice and a gloved hand. No one can hear her screams. And the person who put her there is coming back. The killer is planning a gruesome masterpiece, a fairytale tableau of innocence and blood, meticulously designed.

Until now, Ari was happy to spend her days pining for handsome, recent-arrival Stroud Bellows, fantasizing about their two-point-four-kids-future together. Safe in her small hometown of Dempsey Hollow. But now her community has turned very dangerous—and Ari may not be the only intended victim.

Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova

Three sisters. One spell. Countless dead.

Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider. Her sister’s newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula’s bruja healing powers can’t fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light to her life.

Then a bus crash turns Lula’s world upside down. Her classmates are all dead, including Maks. But Lula was born to heal, to fix. She can bring Maks back, even if it means seeking help from her sisters and defying Death herself. But magic that defies the laws of the deos is dangerous. Unpredictable. And when the dust settles, Maks isn’t the only one who’s been brought back…

Guilty Pleasure by Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan

In this jaw-dropping sequel to Blind Item, three young Hollywood professionals strive to keep the industry’s most salacious scandals under wraps during awards season.

Nicola faces her biggest challenge as a publicist when she is forced to represent her superstar ex-boyfriend, Seamus, when he returns from rehab. Her boss Gaynor is struggling to keep the PR agency afloat, and Seamus is one client who definitely won’t leave as long as Nicola is around. He’s willing to do anything to win her back―even start a fake relationship for some badly needed good publicity.

Meanwhile, tabloid journalist Billy’s integrity is tested when he’s asked to print the inside scoop on a troubled star. And as for their bestie Kara? Miss Reality Show may have a sex tape on the market.

With everyone’s career and relationships in jeopardy, the three friends must trust each other again―before all their dirty secrets spill.

Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar

Note: I forgot to add this book to the pile in the above photo, but it is also in my June TBR.

Jess Gordon is out for revenge. Last year the jocks from Knights College tried to shame her best friend. This year she and a hand-picked college girl gang are going to get even.

The lesson: don’t mess with Unity girls.

The target: Blondie, a typical Knights stud, arrogant, cold . . . and smart enough to keep up with Jess.

A neo-riot grrl with a penchant for fanning the flames meets a rugby-playing sexist pig – sworn enemies or two people who happen to find each other when they’re at their most vulnerable?

It’s all Girl meets Boy, Girl steals from Boy, seduces Boy, ties Boy to a chair and burns Boy’s stuff. Just your typical love story.

A searingly honest and achingly funny story about love and sex amid the hotbed of university colleges by the award-winning author of Raw Blue.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING MY TBR POST! I’M SO EXCITED TO READ ALL OF THESE! HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS? OR ARE THEY ON YOUR TBR? WHY? WHY NOT? LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!

43 thoughts on “June 2018 TBR”

    1. I am definitely honoured and surprised to have received a copy of My Plain Jane! And ohhhh maybe you can get it from the library 😉 I’ve been on a book buying ban since last January haha with the exception of Boxing Week at the end of 2017 😛

  13. Flavia!! I just realized I had the wrong URL for your blog (I think an old one?) in my feed reader and that’s why I haven’t seen your posts for a few weeks (probably more like a few months? ^^;). Anyway, now I have resolved that and can get back to enjoying your posts, lol. I read a review of Convenience Store Woman on another blog and immediately added it to my TBR. Curious to hear what you think of it!

    1. Ahhh I feel like your’e not the only one this has happened to! It’s really confusing with the plugin that I used to shift my followers and other things over from the old blog to the new blog…gah. I’m sorry! I’m glad that it’s resolved now 🙂 And ohhh I’m glad to hear that there have been some good reviews for Convenience Store Woman, because I haven’t heard anything good or bad about it yet lol. I hope to read and review it very soon 🙂 Thank you so much for reading!

    1. Yaaaay! I re-read the last quarter of Labyrinth Lost this past weekend and am 90 pages into Bruja Born and it’s all been very good! 😀 Hope you enjoy!

  16. I’m very excited for My Plain Jane – I loved the first book! Though I’m sad that Katherine Kellgren has passed – she narrated the first book and it was so, so good. Enjoy your June reading!

    1. I loved My Lady Jane too! Can’t wait to pick My Plain Jane up! And yeah I partially audiobooked the first book and it really WAS good. R.I.P. Katherine Kellgren 🙁

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