Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week's topic is...
Top Ten Books on My Spring TBR
Of course, I couldn't stick to only 10 so here's
20 books on my Spring TBR (sorry not sorry)! There's so many books releasing this spring that sounds absolutely
fantastic. I hope this helps add a few new books onto your tbrs. If any of
the titles below interests you enough, support an author by pre-ordering
their book or adding it on goodreads, storygraph, or book hype. Enjoy!
Renegade Flight by Andrea Tang (March 23, 2021)
| Viola Park's life is over. She's gone from planning her
future as a pilot-in-training to resigning herself to life on the ground.
And it's all because she made one tiny, not-altogether-legal maneuver on the
prestigious GAN Academy's entrance exam. It's bad enough that she didn't get
into the Academy, but getting caught cheating? It's probably the worst thing
Vi could imagine. Set fifteen years after Prudence Wu took flight in
Rebelwing, a new generation of scrappy young pilots challenge corruption,
competition, and more dangerous mechs than ever, as they redefine what it
means to be a revolutionary.
Folklorn
by Angela Mi Young Hur (April 27, 2021) | A genre-defying, continents-spanning saga of Korean
myth, scientific discovery, and the abiding love that binds even the most
broken of families. Elsa Park is a particle physicist at the top of her
game, stationed at a neutrino observatory in the Antarctic, confident
she's put enough distance between her ambitions and the family ghosts
she's run from all her life. But it isn't long before her childhood
imaginary friend—an achingly familiar, spectral woman in the snow—comes to
claim her at last.
Years ago, Elsa's now-catatonic mother had warned her that the women of
their line were doomed to repeat the narrative lives of their ancestors
from Korean myth and legend. But beyond these ghosts, Elsa also faces a
more earthly fate: the mental illness and generational trauma that run in
her immigrant family, a sickness no less ravenous than the ancestral curse
hunting her. From Sparks Fellow, Tin House alumna, and Harvard graduate
Angela Mi Young Hur, Folklorn is a wondrous and necessary exploration of
the myths we inherit and those we fashion for ourselves.
The Force of Fire
by Sayantani DasGupta
(May 18, 2021) | Pinki hails from a long line of rakkhosh resistors,
demons who have spent years building interspecies relationships, working
together to achieve their goal of overthrowing the snakey oppressors and
taking back their rights. But she has more important things to worry
about, like maintaining her status as fiercest rakkhosh in her class and
looking after her little cousins. There is also the teeny tiny detail of
not yet being able to control her fire breathing and accidentally burning
up school property.
The Lights of Prague
by Nicole Jarvis
(May 18, 2021) | In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of otherworldly
creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only
hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters - a
secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each
night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the
worst kind of evil: pijavice, bloodthirsty and soulless vampiric
creatures. Despite this, Domek find solace in his moments spent in the
company of his friend, the clever and beautiful Lady Ora Fischerová-- a
widow with secrets of her own.
Dead Dead Girls
by Nekesa Afia
(June 1, 2021) | The start of an exciting new historical mystery series
set in 1920s Harlem featuring Louise Lloyd, a young black woman caught up
in a series of murders way too close to home...
Harlem, 1926. Young black girls like Louise Lloyd are ending up
dead.
When a girl turns up dead in front of the café, Louise is forced to
confront something she's been trying to ignore--several local black girls
have been murdered over the past few weeks. After an altercation with a
local police officer gets her arrested, Louise is given an ultimatum: She
can either help solve the case or let a judge make an example of her.
Bacchanal
by Veronica Henry
(May 25, 2021) | Evil lives in a traveling carnival roaming the
Depression-era South. But the carnival’s newest act, a peculiar young
woman with latent magical powers, may hold the key to defeating it. Her
time has come.
Abandoned by her family, alone on the wrong side of the color line with
little to call her own, Eliza Meeks is coming to terms with what she does
have. It’s a gift for communicating with animals. To some, she’s a magical
tender. To others, a she-devil. To a talent prospector, she’s a
crowd-drawing oddity. And the Bacchanal Carnival is Eliza’s ticket out of
the swamp trap of Baton Rouge.
Queeroes
by Steven Bereznai
(April 6, 2021) | What happens when a closeted jock, a scrawny, out and
proud nerd, and a pair of bratty cheerleaders develop superpowers in a
small-town high school? Can they stop a pair of super-powered classmates
hellbent on reshaping the student body in a darker image? Or will teen
angst, jealousy, and ill-timed romance doom them all? Fast, fun, and
sexy, Queeroes is where unlikely teen heroes must face their darkest
fears to become their truest selves.
Grace and Glory
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
(June 1, 2021) | Trinity Marrow has lost the battle and her beloved
Protector. Even with both demons and Wardens on her side, Trin may not win
the war against the Harbinger.
Bringing Lucifer back to the world to fight the Harbinger is probably a
really, really bad idea, but they’re out of options—and the world’s
ultimate fallen angel is the only being powerful enough to impact the
outcome.
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses
by Kristen O'Neal
(April 27, 2021) | Priya worked hard to pursue her premed dreams at
Stanford, but a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease during her sophomore
year sends her back to her loving but overbearing family in New
Jersey—and leaves her wondering if she’ll ever be able to return to the
way things were. Thankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the
rest of the members of “oof ouch my bones,” a virtual support group that
meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic
illnesses.
Southern Sun, Northern Star
by Joanna Hathaway
(April 20, 2021) | Reeling from the tragedy that beset her family,
Princess Aurelia has joined the resistance in Havenspur, spying on the
Northern leaders who were once her allies and determined to stop her
uncle's machinations for war. Meanwhile, her beloved pilot Athan leads
his squadron into battle as the Safire wage a losing war abroad and
combat growing unrest back home.
The breathtaking finale to a legendary series. Part war drama, part
romance, Southern Sun, Northern Star is the epic conclusion to the Glass
Alliance series.
Hana Khan Carries On
by Umza Jalaluddin
(April 6, 2021) | Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the
only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighbourhood.
Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell
stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at
the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. In the
meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she
forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners. But soon she’ll
need all the support she can get: a new competing restaurant, a more
upscale halal place, is about to open in the Golden Crescent,
threatening Three Sisters.
Arsenic and Adobo
by Mia P. Manansala
(April 4, 2021) | The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of
sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be
killer....
When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible
breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com
tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant,
and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her
with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who
happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a
confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron
romp to an Agatha Christie case.
Blackout, edited by Dhonielle Clayton
(June 22, 2021) | Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and
award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black
teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and
heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is
thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie
Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six
couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering
starry night in the city.
Black Water Sister
by Zen Cho
(May 11, 2021) | A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can
unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary
fantasy.
Jessamyn Teoh is closeted, broke and moving back to Malaysia, a country
she left when she was a toddler. So when Jess starts hearing voices, she
chalks it up to stress. But there's only one voice in her head, and it
claims to be the ghost of her estranged grandmother, Ah Ma. In life Ah Ma
was a spirit medium, the avatar of a mysterious deity called the Black
Water Sister. Now she's determined to settle a score against a gang boss
who has offended the god--and she's decided Jess is going to help her do
it.
The One's We're Meant to Find
by Joan He
(May 4, 2021) | One of the most twisty, surprising, engaging page-turner
YAs you’ll read this year—We Were Liars meets Black Mirror, with a dash of
Studio Ghibli.
Cee awoke on an abandoned island three years ago. With no idea of how she
was marooned, she only has a rickety house, an old android, and a single
memory: she has a sister, and Cee needs to find her.
The Jasmine Throne
by Tasha Suri
(June 10, 2021) | Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's
The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the
history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant
in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey
to save their empire from the princess's traitor brother.
A War of Swallowed Stars
by Sangu Mandanna
(June 1, 2021) | War is destroying the galaxy. Esmae has vanished without
a trace. A terrifying, ravenous beast is devouring the stars one by one.
Titania is offered a gift that may well be a curse. Alexi, the exiled
prince, is asked to pay a heavy price for his mistakes. And far, far away,
on a dark, mysterious planet, a sleeping god stirs awake.
Blade of Secrets
by Trisha Levenseller
(May 4, 2021) | A teenage blacksmith with social anxiety accepts a
commission from the wrong person and is forced to go on the run to protect
the world from the most powerful magical sword she's ever made.
Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked
away in her forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using
her magical gift to craft unique weapons imbued with power.
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
by Adiba Jaigirdar
(May 25, 2021) | Everyone likes Humaira "Hani" Khan—she’s easy going and
one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her
friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can’t be bi
if she’s only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she’s in a
relationship…with a girl her friends absolutely hate—Ishita "Ishu" Dey.
Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. She’s an academic overachiever who
hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college.
But Ishita agrees to help Hani, if Hani will help her become more popular
so that she stands a chance of being elected head girl.
Despite their mutually beneficial pact, they start developing real
feelings for each other. But relationships are complicated, and some
people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily
ever after.
Witches Steeped in Gold
by Ciannon Smart
(April 20, 2021) | Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day
brings her closer to freedom - and vengeance.
Jazmyne is the Queen’s daughter, but unlike her sister before her, she has
no intention of dying to strengthen her mother’s power.
Sworn enemies, these two witches enter a precarious alliance to take down
a mutual threat. But power is intoxicating, revenge is a bloody pursuit,
and nothing is certain - except the lengths they will go to win this
game.
This Jamaican-inspired fantasy debut about two enemy witches who must
enter into a deadly alliance to take down a common enemy has the twisted
cat-and-mouse of Killing Eve with the richly imagined fantasy world of
Furyborn and Ember in the Ashes.
♥ Are y'all excited for any of these titles?
What's on your TBRs this spring (or autumn)?
Let me know and share your links in the comments below! ♥
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