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 
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