My August TBR Additions
A new month, new books to discover! As those of you who participate in Stacking the Shelves on Saturdays or Sunday Salon or Sunday Post on Sundays know, these blogs offer a wealth of new books to explore. Every. Week. So, I'm trying to limit myself to only ONE book from any blog (not always possible). Here's some of what caught my eye this month. In order to keep these lists manageable, I think I'm going to have to split them and do 2 a month! Or stop Top 10 Tuesday. But that's not happening, so maybe a different schedule.
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Calling For a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
Genre: General Fiction
Published July 2022, 272 pages
Discovered: Marlene at Reading Reality blog
Synopsis: An #ownvoices debut, it's the story of a young Native American man struggling to find strength in his familial identity told through the multi-generational perspectives of members of his family.
The Sleepless by Victor Manibo
Genre: SciFi
Published August 2022, 332 pages
Discovered: Marlene at Reading Reality blog
Synopsis: in the near future, a pandemic has left 25% of the population unable to sleep - what would the results be if that many people didn't sleep? A suicide (or murder) investigation, a queer journalist trying to figure it out, and so many societal themes.
The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publish September 2022, 416 pages
Discovered: Wendy at Bashful Bookworm blog
Synopsis: poignant story of women who help Jewish children escape the Nazi invasion of France through the mountains in winter
Deal with the Devil #1 by Kit Rocha
Genre: Sci-Fi
Published July 2020; 337 pages
Discovered: Kimberly at Caffeinated Reader blog
Synopsis: in a near future sci-fi, a team of mercenary librarians meet a group of disaffected super soldiers to team up and save America in a post apocalyptic world: Orphan Black meets post-apocalyptic Avengers
Rich Blood #1 by Robert Bailey
Genre: Legal Drama
Publish Sept 1, 2022; 380 pages
Discovered: #Netgalley promo; Amazon First Read
Synopsis: ambulance chaser lawyer hits a rough patch with divorce and rehab who returns home to defend his sister who is accused of murdering her husband, even though he has no experience as a criminal defense attorney
Or Else by Joe Hart
Genre: Thriller
Published April 2022; 253 pages
Discovered: Greg at Book Haven blog
Synopsis: novelist returns to home town to help his father, starts an affair which ends in murder and a disappearance, and he's the main suspect
Cecily by Annie Garthwaite
Genre: Historical Fiction
Published July 2021, 384 pages
Discovered: Pyrenees to Pennies blog
Synopsis: finally a strong woman in an era other than WWII. Mother, wife, politician, traitor, survivor, fighter - an intelligent and ambitious woman who wants the best for her children (all 12 of the them!)
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Published 2021, 278 pages
Discovered: Buddy Read with a girlfriend
Synopsis: a widower dad who is an astrophysicist tries to help his 9 year old son deal with potential mental health issues by sharing/learning about the natural world
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Published August 2022, 384 pages
Discovered: Likewise list (app)
Synopsis: heartwarming, smart story about an adopted child seeking her birth mother, motherhood, daughterhood, and love finding a way
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publish Date Aug 2022; 352 pages
Discovered: Likewise app book list
Synopsis: locked-room mystery of a dysfunctional family getting together to celebrate Nana's 90th birthday, tides come in stranding everyone on the island, murder is afoot!
Read 11/8/22 - Review here
The Rule of Three by E.G. Scott
Genre: Thriller
Published Aug, 2022; 336 pages
Discovered: CrimeReads list
Synopsis: in an exclusive neighborhood 3 women meet regularly for bookclub and their husbands for poker; secrets, blackmail, husbands end up dead or in the hospital
Anchored #1 by Bridget E. Baker
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Published Apr 2021; 414 pages
Discovered: Free Amazon via Booksends
Synopsis: whenever Alora falls asleep she wakes in another world; when she sees someone from the dream world she realizes her worlds are on a collision course; which one will she save?
When You Had Power #1 by Susan Kaye Quinn
Genre: Fantasy
Published Nov 2020; 218 pages
Discovered: Free Amazon via EReader News
Synopsis: first in a quartet of novels about climate-caused plagues and the engineer who tries to save the world from itself
No Mercy #2 by Joanna Schaffhausen
Genre: Thriller
Published Jan 2019; 400 pages
Discovered: Janette at WitchyReading blog
Lola is Missing #1 by Alison James
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Published 2018; 316 pages
Discovered: Free Amazon list
Synopsis: a 6 year old goes missing and it becomes a national story; as the detective struggles through all the family secrets to find the child, a seemingly unrelated woman is murdered, then another child goes missing - an enthralling crime thriller
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Genre: Magical Realism
Publish Date Aug 30, 2022; 304 pages
Discovered: Jen at Introverted Reader blog
Synopsis: a woman goes to Charleston to claim an apartment after the death of her mom and meets her quirky, secretive neighbors including three ghosts - each with their own longings and whose endings aren't written yet
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
Genre: Sci Fi / Dystopian
Publish 2023 sometime
Discovered: Tessa at Tessa Talks Books blog
Synopsis: private island utopia where people have implanted monitors regulating their lifespan. The ferryman has the job of helping them 'retire' but when he has to help his dad, he begins to question all he's known.
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Genre: Historical Fiction; Women's Fiction
Publish March 2023; 320 pages
Discovered: Tessa at Tessa Talks Books blog
Synopsis: received an ARC; told in three timelines, witchcraft and the natural world collide
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Genre: Historical Fiction
Published 7/2000; 894 pages
Discovered: Tanya at Girls Plus Books blog
Synopsis: epic Russian war/love story ala Dr. Zhivago
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Genre: General Fiction
Published 1/2013; 295 pages
Discovered: Michael at Book Lovers Sanctuary (top 10 Tuesday)
Synopsis: staid professor who has never had a second date decides there must be a "right" person for him so with list in hand, he starts the hunt - and meets Rosie, who is none of those things - and she's looking for her father. A moving and funny look at going after love against all the odds.
Into the Dread Void by Abe Moss
Genre: Horror
Published May 2021; 262 pages
Discovered: Free Amazon via Ebook Daily
Synopsis: a young girl and her new foster family go the the lake for the weekend. A storm releases a supernatural killer that forces her to use her own hidden abilities to save them all.
Blood Lies #5 by Andrew Cunningham
Genre: Mystery
Published Jan 2020; 252 pages
Discovered: Free Amazon via EReader News
Synopsis: a best selling author is murdered and a man thinks there's a connection to his dad's murder 3 years earlier - but finding out could be deadly
One by One by Ruth Ware
Genre: Mystery
Published Sept 2020; 372 pages
Discovered: Mark at Carstairs Considers blog
Synopsis: another locked room mystery with 8 co-workers on a motivational retreat in a mountain chalet and when an avalanche strands them, murder! How many will be alive on Monday?
A Psalm for the Wild Built #1 by Becky Chambers
Genre: Fantasy
Published July 2021; 160 pages
Discovered: a favorite author of Greg @ Greg's Book Haven blog
Synopsis: a tea monk has his life upended when a robot appears and is there to ask "what do people need". The series explores the question, when you have what you want, does having more matter?
The Girl From Silent Lake #1 by Leslie Wolfe
Genre: Mystery
Published 2021, 356 pages
Discovered: Anne at Books of my Heart blog
Synopsis: mother & daughter disappear and detective Kay Sharp hurries to find them while they're alive; a fast paced read ala Robert Dugoni (a fave author)
That's 25 books added to my TBR so far this month, which is more than enough since I only read about half that many. At that rate, I'll never get through the list. Wait, is that the goal? To actually complete the TBR list???? No, I didn't think so! lol How much did your list grow in August?
