The End of Year TBR
We all have a never ending TBR that we’re desperately striving towards finishing but never will. While it does hurt my heart to realize there are some books out there that I could very well love, yet will never get the chance to read before I’m rotting in the ground, I can always do my best. Not only do I have a never ending TBR, I also have quite a few series I’m in the middle of and some ARC’s coming in January that I would like to get a jump on. My end of year TBR consists of series I’d like to make progress in, series I’d like to finish, and ARC’s I want to go ahead and get done.
Series to Make Progress In:
This list is pretty simple. I would like to make progress in Dungeon Crawler Carl. I read the first book a few months ago and fell in love, then promptly never picked another up. I’d like to fix that. There appears to be 7 that have been published and I would like to finish all 7. I’ll be making these audiobooks a priority for the next two months so that I can do that. If you don’t know, this series is about Carl and his cat, Princess Donut. The world has suddenly ended and he finds himself in a video-game style fight to the death with multiple levels, ways of leveling up, an AI who likes his feet, and an entire alien race(s) watching his progress. It’s so much fun and I love it with my whole heart. The audiobooks are the way to go.
Next, I would like to make progress within the Orphan X series. This is your usual dad-fiction. Evan was a child assassin known as Orphan X, housed by the Orphan Program. We follow him as he does some small jobs and is hunted down by other Orphans still working for the very government that created the program – a program he thought was no longer in effect. Love it, super fun. There are 9 books that have been published, with the 10th expected sometime in 2025. I want to at least get up to book 5, meaning I only have to read 3 more.
Series to Finish:
I would like to finish the Licanius Trilogy. I read book one a few months ago (maybe 6 months ago?) and, as per usual, never picked up the following book. I only have two more and I feel like I could easily read one this month and finish it next month. This is time-travel fantasy and I really did enjoy the first book.
I’d also like to finish the greatcoats series by Sebastien de Castell. I have fallen in love with the man’s writing this year, which is honestly the worst thing that could happen to my reading because I stop reading the series I adore. I can’t explain it, don’t ask me too many questions. These are thick, yes, but they are also really quick reads. I started Saint’s Blood this week, so I’ll only have one more to read to complete the series.
Lastly, I would like to finish two duologues. I would like to read Draggon Your Bones, a coming of age fantasy that I adored the first book of. Then I would like to read No Safe Haven. I really enjoyed No Heart for a Thief and want to know how the story ends.
ARC’s
I have no idea what a good amount of these are about because I’ve forgotten them after requesting them on Netgalley. Just know I did think they sounded interesting at one point.
First is Sweet Fury by Sash Bischoff. This is a thriller coming out January 7th and started it Sunday night. Also coming out January 7th are two fantasies called Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee and the Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard.
I have two ARCs that are coming out January 14th. A fantasy called Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao and a thriller called Clever Little Thing by Helena Echlin.
To finish it off, I have two ARCs that are coming out January 28th. A romance called Book People by Jackie Ashenden and a horror called At The Bottom Of The Garden by Camilla Bruce.
That’s my end of year TBR. Fingers crossed I actually read them; I am notorious for making a TBR that I then do not read. Let me know what you’re reading for the rest of the year and let me know if you’ve read any of the books mentioned above! I would love know your input.