We’re headed into the second half of the year, it’s hard to believe! My July TBR is a little more in control than last month, but I still have quite a few review books to read, plus I’d like to catch up with the June books I didn’t get to. So basically, it’s another busy reading month, lol. Here are the books I hope to read and review in July:
Starting off with I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. This is one of six books I’ll be reading this month for Summer of Horror, and I can’t wait to start it!
Ninth Life by Stark Holborn is the third (and final, I believe) book in the oh-so-good Factus Sequence. I’ve had so much fun reading these books, and I’ve heard good things about this one.
Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning. This sounds like a fun, gory horror story with a camp setting. Josh is a favorite author, and I should be reading this very soon.
The Drowning House by Cherie Priest. I haven’t read Cherie Priest in quite a while, so I’m curious to check out her upcoming release.
Wilderness Reform by Matt Query and Harrison Query is another “camp horror” story (that seems to be one of the trends this year!). I’ve heard good things about this writing team, so this will be fun.
A Misfortune of Lake Monsters by Nicole M. Wolverton. This is a YA horror story about a teen whose has a job impersonating a lake monster, in order to fool tourists and keep their town on the map. I think this sounds great!
These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low. The reviews on Goodreads are all over the place for this Peter Pan retelling, sadly. I haven’t started it yet, but I’m starting to worry.
Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates. I love Coates’ books, and this is a reprint of one of her older books. I’m curious to see what I think, plus I love the story idea:-)
The Sky On Fire by Jenn Lyons. I haven’t read this author yet, but I think this sounds fantastic!
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. I’ve been looking forward to this cozy fantasy romance for a while, and it will be a nice change of pace from a lot of the horror I’m reading this summer.
Grand Theft AI by James Cox. This futuristic tale takes place in San Francisco and sounds fantastic! I’m definitely in the mood for a good sci-fi thriller.
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston. I think I may have read a Paula Brackston book years ago, and this story appealed to me which is why I accepted it for review. It involves an ancient chained library, and I really do need to know more!
Smothermoss by Alisa Alering. I’m very curious about this book, which appears to be a coming of age story set in 1980s Appalachia, and two girls who get involved in the murder of a couple of hikers. This could be a sleeper!
Hey, we share nothing in July! High fi—… but mainly because I only have one ARC and you didn’t pick it. But yeah, only 13 books this month, completely doable, yup. Suuuuure Best of luck!!
LOL. Hey, I can read at least 10 out of the 13, that’s not too bad…
Happy July! 😀 Looks like you have an amazing bunch of books on your plate for this month. I hope you’ll enjoy all of them. Happy reading!
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Thanks Stephanie!
I’ve just read an ARC of The Drowning House, and I did like it, though a couple of things gave me pause. I’m going to read Josh’s book too, of course. Good luck with keeping in track with all those books!
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Thanks Roberta! Now I need to read The Drowning House so we can compare notes:-)
I didn’t realize Cherie Priest has a new book coming out! Can’t wait to hear more about it. The Spell Shop has such a great cover that I want it, regardless of what it’s actually about. Good luck getting through all your July books!
Thanks Lisa! We shall see how it goes…
I think my July TBR is a little better under control compared to the last few months as well. Hoping that means I’ll get some of my backlist books added in! Can’t wait to see what you think of these, a few are authors I’ve wanted to try.
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I was hoping to read at least one backlist book this month, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to.
Cool horror books. I can not just pick one. They all sound neat.
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There are so many good ones out there right now, I know what you mean:-)
How many interesting books!! I am pretty excited for The Sky on Fire, and I may start it later today or tomorrow I have read the first book in the other series by this author and loved it! (And sure, the most logical thing would have been to continue that series and not starting a new one but… Who cares about logic?? ).
And I really hope you would enjoy The Spellshop!
I can’t wait to start The Spellshop, I have heard mostly good things:-)
I’ll look forward to your thoughts especially on the non-horror books.
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I have high hopes for a bunch of these, I’ll let you know:-)
Lot of great looking books! Plus, Ghost Camera was very good. Enjoy!
Oh cool, I can’t wait to start it:-)
Damn you are going all out here Tammy!
Ha ha we’ll see how many I actually get to read:-)
Phew, another busy month for you! I have none of these on my list haha. Is it just me, or do stories set in Appalachia (specifically gothic or mystery-type stories) seem to be cropping up more often lately?
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Yes! I have also noticed that Appalachia is a popular setting these days. I may do a list of books set there if I have time:-)
I’ve been curious about Grant Theft AI but the title and cover had me wondering if it’s based on a video game.
I’m not sure, but it does have that video game vibe:-)
This looks like a great mix of books to keep you entertained throughout July. Hope you enjoy them all 😀
Thank you! There’s definitely a lot to choose from:-)
Oh wow I’ve wanted to read The Witch’s Daughter for years but had no idea the author had a new series starting now too. That’s definitely going straight on my TBR, especially given how intrigued I am by the chained library premise. I hope These Deathless Shores works for you, given the mixed response. And the one I’m most excited for here is The Sky On Fire. I hope you enjoy all of these books though and good luck catching up on the rest of your June ones.
My most anticipated that isn’t mentioned here is Bright Sword. Which I actually only learnt about this weekend. I think my reading for July is mostly going to be library reads though as I just got a big stack out and have several others on hold
I hope you have a really good reading month, I’ll look forward to your reviews:-)
Thank you, same to you.
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I’ve heard great things about the new Stephen Graham Jones book. Looking forward to The Drowning House too!
I have too, I can’t wait to start it:-)
I’ve just started I Was a Teenage Slasher, I’m so excited for it. I’m also really curious about The Sky on Fire, and Smothermoss has such a cool cover! Grant Theft AI also sounds really fun. All of these books sound awesome. I hope you have a great July!
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Thanks Jordan!
There’s so much to read this month, not to mention the horror releases this summer. I’m spoiled for choice!