It’s time for summer reading!
June is going to be… interesting. Historically, it’s one my slowest reading months of the year. But this year I accidentally acquired eighteen ARCs… big oops.
It’s also Pride Month so I’m trying to read as many queer books as I can possibly fit onto this tbr (it’s a lot) as well as #QueerLitReadathon and Whatever You Want-athon.
But I’m not making separate TBRs for either readathon – I simply added some of the challenges to my TBR jar and pulled some alongside some of standard prompts.
All that to say, this TBR is LONG. So I kept this brief and simply linked the Goodreads page and mentioned what prompts and that it fills. Follow the link for a full synopsis!
As always this is broken into sections: TBR Challenges, ARCs, Buddy Reads/Book Clubs/etc.
TBR Challenges
I accidentally chose 10 prompts this month because I don’t know how to count…. And this included prompts I created, Queer Lit Readathon, and Whateverathon prompts.
I also listed any additional relation prompts it works for!
Challenge 1: Disability/Mental Health Rep – The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
Queer Lit: Under-Represented Identity, Not Set on My Continent
Whateverathon: Disability/MH Rep
Buzzwordathon
ARC
Challenge 2: Set in the Present – Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
Whateverathon: Hauled in Last Year
Buzzwordathon
ARC (late)
Challenge 3: Brings You Joy – This Poison Heart by Kalynn Baron
Queer Lit: Brings You Joy, 40% BIPOC, Intersectional
Whateverathon: Team Color (Green)
ARC
Challenge 4: Romance – Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Whateverathon: TBR Game Prompt
ARC
Challenge 5: Set in the Past – Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Whateverathon: 5 Star Prediction
ARC
Challenge 6: POC Representation – The Jasmine Throne (Burning Kingdoms #1) by Tasha Suri
Whateverathon: POC Rep
ARC
Challenge 7: Own Voices – The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Queer Lit: Religion
Whateverathon: Debut
ARC
Challenge 8: M/M – Wolfsong (Green Creek #1) by TJ Klune
Queer Lit: Rec’d, ??? (Pick Your Own Prompt)
Whateverathon: Indie/Self-pub
Challenge 9: Summer Vibes – Hang the Moon (Written in the Stars #2) by Alexandria Bellefleur
Queer Lit: Summer Vibes
Whateverathon: Pride Flag
ARC (late)
Challenge 10: F/F – Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Queer Lit: Hard-hitting
Whateverathon: Out of Comfort Zone
ARCS
Despite getting 8 ARCs onto my tbr already.. I have 9 more to talk about 🙈
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 1
Whateverathon: Last Letter -> First Letter (Hang the Moon)
For the Wolf (Wilderwood #1) by Hannah Whitten
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 1
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels #1) by India Holton
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 15
Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic #1) by Liselle Sambury
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 15
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 15
The Devil and the Heiress (The Gilded Age Heiresses #2) by Harper St. George
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 29
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 1
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 1
Darling by K. Ancrum
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 22
Book Clubs, Buddy Reads, Etc
And here’s where I throw everything I else I need/want to read! Luckily it’s a super slow month for book clubs since I’ve read most of the picks or am not interested in doing so.
The Literally Dead Book Club: The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal
Grace and Glory (The Harbinger #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Goodreads Page
Release Date: June 1
One of my most anticipate releases of the entire year!!
If you’ve been counting that adds up to a whopping…. 21 books. Which is just not going to happen 😅 But y’all I’m going to TRY. Pray for me!
What are you reading this month? Is your TBR realistic? What are most excited to start??
Paperbacks and Planners 
Hope you enjoy these 💜
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I hope you have a great reading month! For the Wolf and The Nature of Witches sound so good!
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so many good picks here! i’m really excited for the maidens
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Darling sounds interesting and the cover is so gorgeous! Good luck with everything!
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Ah so many good books! I absolutely loved Plain Bad Heroines and I’m about to pick up Malibu Rising!
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I can’t wait to heart what you think about Malibu Rising!! I’ve heard something mixed things 😅❤️
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