Most Anticipated Books of 2020 – Second Quarter

This year I’ve decided to do my “Most Anticipated” lists a little differently. In the past, I’ve followed the Top Ten Tuesday format of seasonal TBRs (winter, spring, summer, fall), but I like the idea of cleaner, more symmetrical quarterly lists, dividing the year into four neat segments. I’ve seen other bloggers use this format and I really love it!

Believe it or not, we’re now in the second quarter of the year, and today I’ll be highlighting my five most anticipated books for the months of April, May and June. Keep in mind there are a LOT more than five books coming out each month that I’m anxious to read, but these are the top five.  Also, some publishers are pushing release dates due to the coronavirus situation, and to be honest, I have not double checked all these dates, so keep that in mind before you get too excited! Here we go (click on the titles to read my review/go to Goodreads):

APRIL 2020

Yes, I’ve already read three of these, but I had to include them because, hey, most anticipated!

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix has a long, unwieldy title, but the story is fantastic. Readers who love the dark side of fiction should read this immediately. Release date: April 7th.

The Book of Koli (Rampart Trilogy #1) by M.R. Carey is the start to a new series, and I absolutely loved this as well! Release date: April 14th.

Titan’s Day (The Carter Archives #2) by Dan Stout. This series is SO GOOD. If you love police procedurals with a twist of cool magic, you definitely need to start reading! Release date: April 7th.

The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan. This will be my third book by Morgan, and this is my current read. So far Morgan is not disappointing me, and I’m loving it! Release date: April 7th.

Shorefall (Founders #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett. I’ve already heard amazing things about this sequel to Foundryside, and it’s coming up soon on the pile! Release date: April 21st.

MAY 2020

Chaos Reigning (Consortium Rebellion #3) by Jessie Mihalik. I love this sc-fi romance series, and I can’t wait for this third book. I’m still waiting on approval for a review copy, so fingers crossed! Release date:  May 19th.

Unreconciled (Donovan #4) by W. Michael Gear. May is turning out to be the month of sequels, lol. I can’t believe we’re up to book #4 in this exciting science fiction series. Release date: May 12th.

Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle #2) by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman. I had a lot of fun with the first book, and I expect more of the same again. I don’t have a review copy of this (anyone out there get one?) but I have preordered the Goldsboro edition with sprayed edges, so once it arrives, I’ll probably drop everything to read it! Release date: May 5th.

Goldilocks by Laura Lam. I’ve heard good things about this book, which the author herself is comparing to The Handmaid’s Tale and The Martian. Release date: May 5th.

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. I’ve been holding onto a review copy of this book for months, and I’m not sure how much longer I can wait. I suspect you’ll see a review from me in April… Release date: May 19th.

JUNE 2020

Dragon Unleashed (Fallen Empire #2) by Grace Draven. And the sequels keep on coming! I really loved Phoenix Unbound last year, and this sequel sounds really good too. Release date: June 9th. 

Hella by David Gerrold. This sounds like a fun sci-fi adventure with dinosaurs! Can’t wait:-D Release date: June 16th.

Wonderland by Zoje Stage. This book just recently made it onto my radar, and now I’m dying to start it. It sounds like a horror story that falls more on the literary side. Release date: June 16th.

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I’ve already heard great things about this, and I couldn’t be more excited to dive into a book by one of my favorite authors! Release date: June 30.

Lone Jack Trail (Neah Bay #2) by Owen Laukkanen. I loved the first book in the series, Deception Cove, especially because there is an awesome dog companion! Release date: June 23rd.


And just for fun, I thought I’d look back on the first quarter of 2020 and see how well I did, reading my most anticipated books. Out of my 15 choices, I’ve read 10, so not too bad! Books marked with an “X” are the ones I’ve read (and special thanks to Caitlin for help me create this graphic!)


Are you planning to read any of these books this quarter?

Posted April 7, 2020 by Tammy in Lists, Top Ten Tuesday / 61 Comments

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61 responses to “Most Anticipated Books of 2020 – Second Quarter

  1. The Captain

    I loved the book of koli and I am looking forward to mexican gothic and shorefall. I just need to find more energy and motivation to read. Love yer posts as always!
    x The Captain

    • Tammy

      I know what you mean. I’ve been going through phases of reading like a madwoman, and then getting so distracted by STUFF that I can’t read at all:-/

    • Tammy

      I just got a surprise copy of Hella in the mail today, which definitely made me happy. It sounds sort of crazy!

  2. As is often the case there are so many great looking reads here. Hard to pick which I’d most like to try, but I’ll try anyway: Shorefall (after I read Foundryside), The Only Good Indians, and Mexican Gothic. Great job checking off books in the first quarter. You’re already off to a good start this quater, too.

  3. So many good books on the way! The ones I’m definitely planning to read are the Grady Hendrix and The Book of Koli (reading now). I’m most likely going to read Mexican Gothic, and hopefully a few others! Great list — enjoy!

    • Tammy

      Ha ha I totally get that. I keep stalking NetGalley and hoping the second book pops up soon:-)

  4. I heard so much about The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires adding that to my TBR. I just received both Mexican Gothic and The Only Good Indians can’t wait to read them. I also have The City We Became waiting on my Kindle (I am a huge NK Jemisin fan). This sounds like a great check in system as well, thank you so much for sharing!
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    • Tammy

      I loved it! My review is already posted. It’s very dark so probably not for everyone, but if you love horror, I highly recommend it:-)

  5. Jonny

    I’m really looking forward to Mexican Gothic and I’ve been meaning to start the Founders series for a while now. A bunch of bloggers whose opinions I respect have raved about Foundryside a lot.

  6. Hey, I think you did great with your first quarter, I’m getting ready to start the Hendrix book tonight since I just finished my current read a few minutes ago. And see, now you can see the reason behind my post today 🙂

  7. Absolutely LOVED The Book of Koli – I’m currently halfway through Shorefall and enjoying it and have just requested Mexican Gothic… So many, many thanks, Tammy:). Your lists are leading me astray – but in a good way:)).

    • Tammy

      I’m so glad to hear about Koli! I may start Shorefall next. Good luck with your Mexican Gothic request:-)

  8. I think it should come as absolutely no surprise at all that we share a lot of anticipated books. Probably because a quarter of my TBR is there thanks to you. xD I hope you’re happy. Aurora Burning is definitely high up on my list! The Goldsboro edition sounds gorgeous, though! I’ll have to look it up. I still really need to read the Donovan series. I absolutely LOVE their covers, and it sounds like a great series.
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  9. Will

    Quite the list! An amazing collection to be sure. I’m even more surprised you managed to read so many of your anticipated releases for the first quarter! I certainly didn’t. But… no Murderbot though, eh?

    • Tammy

      I completely forgot Network Effect on my list! Well, it might not have made the list, but I’m excited to read it:-)

  10. Wow you did a great job reading your anticipated books! I’ve been so terrible about reading lately. I really want that new Grady Hendrix peach butt book!

  11. Even with the pandemic, there are so many books! My April is pretty insane, but with a lot of May books being pushed back, maybe I can use next month for the overflow or even to get ahead. Nice job on tackling your must read books, last quarter I probably missed one or two per month lol.

    • Tammy

      I wasn’t even going to see how I did with the first quarter’s books, but now that I’ve done it, I’m going to obsess over crossing off the second quarter list by the end of June:-)

    • Tammy

      I’m pretty sure that isn’t the end of Carter and his friends. I feel like he’s just getting started!

    • Tammy

      I can’t wait, I’d love to read Goldilocks this month but it might have to wait until May.

  12. Sarah

    I’ve read Southern Book Club and Book of Koli now and loved them both. I’ve also read Wonderland because I didn’t want to wait.

    I am super excited for the only good Indians too! Hoping to get to it soon. I sort of through my ARC schedule out the window, and just started reading what I wanted to.

    • Tammy

      I hope I didn’t miss your reviews of Koli and the Grady Hendrix? I’ve been doing that too, I’m reading the ARCs I want to first which might be why I’m a little bit ahead with my pile:-)

  13. So many good books to look forward to. I’ve been so off track and ‘meh’ about everything, can’t concentrate or anything but I am pulling myself together finally so maybe I can catch up, particularly after I finish the SPFBO this month.
    Lynn 😀

    • Tammy

      It’s totally understandable, I have a hard time concentrating at times. I can’t stay off facebook for some reason, which is driving me nuts!

  14. Sarah

    I really looking forward Chaos Reigning (Consortium Rebellion #3) by Jessie Mihalik and I haven’t heard of Hella by David Gerrold before but it sounds interesting.

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