June TBR

I'm a sucker for a good TBR list. Even though they breed false promises, I still like to have one for a little bit of an outline to what my month will look like and also I like to set goals, you know? And my goals for this month are: run more, attempt to watch the FIFA world cup, apply to more jobs (the job market is tough, yo), and read more. I know what you're thinking. "But Meredith, why even try to watch the world cup when we all know you'll just end up watching The Bachelorette?" Because I like variety dang it. And I know what else you're thinking. "But Meredith, we all know you don't read all the books on your list and end up reading something else anyways." To that I say you're probably right BUT like I said I love me a good list and TBR lists are at the top of my list of favorite lists. Here are the books I'm going to attempt reading at some point or other this month! Go soccer!

The Elite - by Keira Cass
One of my best friends has been talking about how cute, slightly frustrating, and awesome the series that this book belongs to is, and I've waited until the last installment of the series was published to finally give it a chance. Not only that, but the author is doing a signing next week at a bookstore near me. I'm always down for a good book signing, but I like to have read at least one book if not most of the books of a series that the author is doing the signing for. I'm currently reading the first book of this series, The Selection, and so far it's pretty good and I'm looking forward to finishing the series this month (which I've never done before! Finish a book trilogy in a month?! I'm actually quite excited to change my reading related procrastinating habits and this is the month I will accomplish it. I can feel it in me bones...)

Where'd you go, Bernadette? - by Maria Semple
I've seen this book in every store since it's release two years ago and I've heard even more rave reviews about it since then. Not only that, but it's soon to be a movie and seems like a great summery read for June. It looks like a quick read, which is good because I rented this book from the library and I'm notorious for not finishing my library books or keeping them for like a month before returning them unread, but that's all about to change! Hopefully.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before - by Jenny Han
Speaking of books with rave reviews, this one has only been out for a couple of months and I've heard nothing but good things.  I've read a couple of Jenny Han's novels and loved her writing style. It has a fluidity and relatability that I admire and can devour easily as a reader. This book is the first of a duology, which is a rare thing these days apparently making me even more exciting to delve into it. It has such a cute summary and I love me a good romantic comedy, and this book seems to fall into that category.

Paper Towns - by John Green
With The Fault in Our Stars movie adaptation *girlish screams* coming out at the end of this week, I am slowly realizing that I need more John Green novels in my life.  I've only read two of his more popular books, but have heard from a few sources that this one might take the cake. John Green is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors ever, which means I want to consume as many of his novels as I can get my hands on. I'm not all too sure what this particular book is about other than maps are involved, it's by John Green, and that it's stellar ratings on goodreads led me to go ahead and buy it even with the lack of information. But I'm fine with a lack of insight when I go into a book! Sometimes when I go into a book blind, it makes the reading experience that much more intriguing and special especially when that book is as popular and highly-lauded as this one. So to say I'm excited to delve into this novel is an understatement.

I'm so excited to start on my TBR list this month and would love to hear about what y'all plan on reading this month or for the summer! I would love to know what y'all plan on reading this month so go ahead and leave a comment about your reading goals! And happy reading!

(All links lead to the books' goodreads pages, respectively.)