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Welcome to Tell Me Something Tuesday! For today's "something," we're talking about books I'm desperate to read right now. Do you have a book sitting on your shelf that you really want to read, but you just haven't read it for some reason? I do. My reason is work. I'm impatiently waiting for winter so my work hours get cut down, and I have more time to read. Until then, these books will be sitting on my shelf, taunting me.
Books I'm Desperate To Read Right Now
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE BY CASEY MCQUISTON
Adult Romance
First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince.
As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?
Why I'm excited to read it: I don't normally read romance, but this book has been all over the internet for years. Even the non-bookish people are raving about it. I was recently watching a gamer on YouTube who randomly mentioned that this is her all-time-favorite book. It's supposed to be hilarious. I'm ready to laugh.
THE TOLL BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN
Young Adult Science Fiction
It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver.
In this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead.
Why I’m excited to read it: This series is so good! If you like dystopias, you need to read it. It’s fast-paced, thought-provoking, and completely unpredictable. The Toll is the final book in the series. I can’t wait to find out how it ends.
PET BY AKWAEKE EMEZI
Middlegrade Fantasy
There are no more monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. With doting parents and a best friend named Redemption, Jam has grown up with this lesson all her life. But when she meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question—How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?
Why I’m excited to read it: I may have done a happy dance when I came across a cheap used copy of this novel. I feel like I’ve seen it on the longlist of every award ever. It’s a children’s book, but it deals with dark topics, like what happens when serious problems are ignored. I’m excited to see what the hype is about.
MEXICAN GOTHIC BY SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA
Adult Horror
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
Why I’m excited to read it: It’s been compared to Rebecca and Jane Eyre. If it lives up to those comparison titles, I’ll be a very happy bookworm. It won the horror category of the Goodreads Choice Awards in 2020. It even beat a Stephen King book! I never thought that would happen. Horror readers prefer this book to Stephen King? I need to read it.
Is there a book you're desperate to read? Why haven't you read it yet? (I promise I won't shame you for your reasons.)
My daughter is a HUGE fan of the Scythe books. When she talks about the concept of the book, she gets this faraway look in her eyes. She even convinced her book club to star the series (it was a success). Hope you get to all these books soon.
ReplyDeleteI've only read Red, White and Royal Blue - and loved it. The others look like great reads as well tho. Happy reading - no matter what you choose!
ReplyDeleteI haven't yet read Rebecca, but I can see some Jane Eyre influences in Mexican Gothic. However, it strongly reminded me of the Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. I really enjoyed Mexican Gothic, btw. I was so hooked.
ReplyDeleteI have read the Toll and Red, White, and Royal Blue and loved them both. I have also heard amazing things about Pet. So, you are well on your way to fantastic reading week!
ReplyDeleteMexican Gothic and Red, White & Royal Blue were fantastic reads! I still have to read The Toll, too!
ReplyDeleteI still have to read Toll too! I liked Mexican Gothic but it wasn't the scary book I was expecting.
ReplyDeleteI'm eager to read the two books on my nightstand---Virgil Wander and Once There Were Wolves---but other books keep cutting in line.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your reads. I've head lots about Red, White, & Royal Blue and the Neal Shusterman book.
I really need to read Mexican Gothic, too. I love Jane Eyre. Rebecca is another one that has been on my TBR for way too long.
ReplyDeleteSo I have literal hundreds of books that fall into this category, and the reason is review books. Whoops? It is bad. Also, read The Toll, because it is awesome. Mexican Gothic was good, but not as good as I'd hoped tbh? But it's fairly quick too. I will be interested in your thoughts on both of those!
ReplyDeleteI loved The Toll! And Pet was pretty amazing too (plus, a little strange). :-)
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction