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My April 2023 TBR


Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo

I can't believe that being the fantasy fan that I am, I haven't read this yet. I bought these back in December last year and I've been waiting to read them so I have a few days to binge. I've got them marked for the Easter Bank holiday!


A Fatal Crossing - Tom Hindle

I tried reading this last year and I think I just wasn't in a great place at the time - I made it about 40% of the way through. It'd one of the few books I've ever DNF'd, BUT I don't think that's anything to do with the book itself - so I'm going to give it another go. 


Fatherland - Robert Harris

For some reason, this book has always intrigued me and this month I WILL read it. The premise is of what could have happened in the UK had Germany won the second world war. Knowing what we now know, I'm keen to see how it plays out. 


My Killer Vacation - Tessa Bailey

A spontaneous find a few months ago, but I've enjoyed the other Tessa Bailey books so far. Looks like it's going to be a different from what I've read before but I'm hoping it's going to be steamy easy read. 


Belladonna - Adalyn Grace

I'm holding my hands up - this was a cover based read. I actually won my copy from a Twitter competition by the lovely Roxie (The Bookish Bluebird) and I've been eagerly awaiting a nice weekend of nothing to get stuck in. 


Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky

After reading Project Hail Mary, I went on a bit of a discovery of Sci-Fi books and this one really piqued my interest. I'd never heard of it before and it's the first instalment of a trilogy. 


The Leviathan - Rosie Andrews

Another spontaneous buy; this time from a trip to Waterstones with money burning a whole in my pocket. 

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