TTT: My Overdue/Upcoming ARC's

It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday: Brought to you by That Artsy Reader Girl. If you're participating this week let me know in the comments, I would love to hear what you picked for this weeks TTT, especially since it is a freebie!

                           My Overdue/Upcoming ARCs

This week's TTT is a freebie, woo! So I decided to post the ARCs I have received and have yet to read/review. This is sort of an effort to keep myself accountable, and encourage myself to bump these beauties up my TBR. I may have somewhat over-committed myself with ARCs, as I haven't been reading as much as I would like recently. I will get to them all eventually though, and I'll post my reviews as I read them. [For the non-bloggers out there, ARC = Advanced Review Copy - a free book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review] 

So here they are (covers link to Goodreads):

Shadow in the Empire of Light by Jane Routley:
Release day: 4th August 2020

I am currently reading this one and it's really different. The MC is a 'mundane' in a family of noble mages. The matriarchal society is really interesting and different, and so far (I'm only 6 chapters in) it deals with sexism, race, homophobia, and just a whole bunch of family drama. Also a telepathic cat! 😍 I'll hopefully have my review posted prior to release day. Please come and kick me if I don't!





The Hollow Gods by A. J. Vrana
Release day: 28th July (oops! that's today)

I received a copy of this because I'm participating in the Book Blitz for it, which I will (probably) be posting on Thursday. I'm super excited for this one as it's a mix of fantasy and horror, which I don't often read. This one is next on my reading list, so hopefully you won't have to wait too long for my review.



Night Scourge by Pippa DaCosta
Release day: 24th July (This one caught me by surprise, so I'll get to it when I can.)

I received this ARC from the author (thanks Pippa!), and it is the second book in the Daybreaker series. I'm super keen to continue this series, because I was a little confused by the world-building but I loved the characters! (Also how pretty is that cover?!)
Check out my review for book 1, Twilight Seeker here.





Feathertide by Beth Cartwright
Release day: 30th July (not gonna make that one sorry)

I requested a copy of this one because I liked the description, and it has mermaids so what's not to like, am I right? I'm a bit disappointed in myself that I haven't got to this one yet, but a whole bunch of stuff came at once so it'll have to wait a little while longer.





Nightborn by Jessica Thorne
Release day: 26th May.

I'm gonna go ahead and blame Covid for me not reading this one yet. Yep, it is definitely the pandemic's fault. This is more of a dark fantasy, and I really liked book 1 Mageborn (read my review here), especially the slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance. If you like fairytale retellings you should definitely check this series out!






Lucky last is A Drop of Magic by L. R. Braden
Release day: 2019. No I'm not that bad, I didn't actually get a copy of this until earlier this year. Still, I am pretty well overdue for reading this one, and I promise to try and at least start reading it this year. 😄 Sorry! I really do want to read it cause it sounds really cool. An urban fantasy with magic, fae and shapeshifters - right up my alley!


So how do you manage your ARCs, or just your reading in general? You're probably smarter than me and you don't end up requesting a whole bunch of books all at once that you don't have time to read. 😂 I know I shouldn't but I just can't help myself! I really will try to read these babies and get my reviews up at least on some sort of a regular schedule over the next couple of months, but I have issues ok! (If these end up being late, I'll just blame the virus again.)

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