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Hello everyone! Today I’m trying to talk about my monthly TBR. And when I say trying, I mean trying to stick to what I chose because I’m a bloody mood reader. TBRs have never been my strong forte. However, my TBR (be it physical books or ebooks) is literally overflowing. It’s time to try to read as much as possible of my TBR. I should avoid reading books that I’ve just bought.

If you click on the covers you will be redirected to the respective Goodreads page.

Books I want to read

✧˖°.📖 – #1 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Vol. 1 by Kokonasu Rumba – Manga – 128 pages (german edition)

Synopsis:

Read the gag-filled adventures of four goofy residents living among the Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters.

✧˖°.📖 – #2 – When the King Falls (Vampire Royals #1) by Marie Niehoff – New Adult Fantasy Romance – 411 pages – Paperback (german book)

This book has been written by a german author so there is no translation available yet. Which is why I won’t be posting the synopsis down here. But for those of you who are interested in this book and who also understand german: you can access the GR page. Click on the cover.

✧˖°.📖 – #3 – The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson – Paranormal Romance Fantasy – 400 pages – Paperback

Synopsis:

Mackenzie hasn’t had a successful date in months. She’s only a year out of residency, and her grandmother’s obsession with finding the perfect mate threatens to drive her barking mad, so it should be a small thing when she lies about meeting someone . . . until she blurts out the name of the last man she would ever date: Noah ‘The Big Bad Wolf of Denver General’ Taylor.

Noah, interventional cardiologist and all-round grump, has spent his entire life hiding what he is – an unmated alpha. But when an anonymous tip brings everything to light, he’s left with two choices: come clean to the board and risk his career or find himself a mate. So, when the chatty, overly friendly ER doctor asks him to be her fake boyfriend the same day he’s called to meet the board, it must be kismet, right?

Mackenzie gets her grandmother off her back, and Noah gets the chance to prove he can continue to work without a real mate – it’s a mutually beneficial business transaction. But when the fake-mate act turns to a very real friends-with-benefits arrangement, lines start to blur, and they quickly realise love is a whole different kind of animal.

✧˖°.📖 – #4 – The Serpent & the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia #1) by Carissa Broadbent – Paranormal Fantasy Romance – 504 pages – e-book (Kindle Unlimited)

Synopsis:

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Books I’m currently reading

✧˖°.📖 – #5 – Scarlet (Scarlet Revolution #1) by Genevieve Cogman – Historical Fantasy – 306 pages – Paperback | Reading progress: 201/306 pages (66%)

Synopsis:

A thrilling reinvention of the tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel with the addition of magic and even more mayhem.

In Revolutionary France, the aristocrats are vampires – and they face the guillotine. However, the Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, is determined to rescue them. These predators are being offered sanctuary by their aristocratic British kin, but at great cost to London’s ordinary people. Then an English maid discovers the only power that could stop them. Assuming she survives.

Scarlet is the first book in the trilogy, set during the turbulent French Revolution.

Books I’ve already read this month

✧˖°.📖 – #6 – City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments #4) by Cassandra Clare – Young Adult Urban Fantasy – 425 pages – Paperback – Review

Synopsis:

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her—his mother just found out that he’s a vampire, and now he’s homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

✧˖°.📖 – #7 – La Vie d’Anne Frank by Janny van der Molen – Middle Grade Historical Fiction – 240 pages – Paperback (french version, English Translation: Outside it’s war)

This was such an emotional read for me. I read Anne Frank’s Diary at 12, and I was horrified at what we humans are able to do to each other. I still feel the same after reading this novelized version by van der Molen. I also feel the same by reading what’s actually happening in the world these days. I can’t even imagine what the victims of any war had/have to endure.

What are you planning on reading this month? Do we have any in common? Please let me know in the comments below! 🙂