Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading Next
I always laugh at myself whenever I add yet another book to my never-ending TBR list. At this point, it’s less of a list and more of a personal monument to wishful thinking, but I can’t help it. The heart wants what it wants, and apparently, mine wants more books than any single human could ever read in a lifetime. I am so grateful to live in a time where I can download a book to my Kindle at any point in the day, no matter where I am (pending WiFi, of course). That’s real magic, my friend.
I will never stop adding books to my TBR. I’m not sure when I’ll get to all of them - if ever - but when my list of must-read authors keeps growing, and glowing reviews keep rolling in, I simply cannot stop myself. When I’m hunting for my next read, I sometimes scroll down my TBR on Libby like it’s the wheel on The Price Is Right, and whatever book I land on becomes the chosen one. It’s the small things in life that make this book nerd happy.
Here are a few reads I have waiting in the wings on my Libby app for the next time I’m ready to borrow something new.
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Genre: Psychological Thriller
This one has been recommended nonstop in my book groups. A husband calls his wife while she’s driving home. He hears her slam on the brakes, get out of the car, and then… she disappears. Years later, on a trip to Scotland, he sees a woman he swears is his missing wife. Alive. Well. And apparently living her best life without him.
The author’s hook is what pulled me in:
“Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.”
I mean... tell me you’re about to emotionally damage me without telling me you’re about to emotionally damage me. It’s also being compared to Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham, which I devoured, so I’m already prepared for unreliable narrators, ominous secrets, and the kind of twists that get my heart rate up more than the treadmill ever has.
The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Two women who have never met.
One flight.
One guy.
Two identical sets of messages were sent to their best friends.
And then… both women disappear.
Listen. Twist-upon-twist, layer-upon-layer is my love language. When thrillers get described like a stack of pancakes that just keeps going, I know I’m about to lose sleep because I’ll be up late telling myself “just one more chapter” until it’s suddenly 1 AM and Future-Tarah is wondering why she’s so tired. I’m hopeful this one becomes another book I won’t shut up about.
Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli
Genre: Thriller with a Horror Edge
This is the first book in a series and the premise hooked me immediately. Three women, all murdered by the same man, find each other in the afterlife and decide to haunt him to stop him from killing again.
The reviews are almost all 4 and 5 stars, and the thriller-horror combo tends to keep me turning pages long after I should be asleep. It gives me early-season “Haunting of Hill House” energy and I am so excited to dive in.
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Genre: Sci-fi Dystopian
Here’s where I break from my regularly scheduled programming of thrillers. This is book three in the Red Rising Saga, and I’m counting down the days until I can devour it. Book one pulled me in. Book two was absolutely epic. And book three promises even more chaos, rebellion, and cliff-hanger-level drama.
We’re following Darrow, a Red in a color-coded future caste system, who transforms into a Gold to infiltrate the higher ranks from the inside out. The stakes get higher with each book, and the reviews are glowing. Hundreds of thousands of glowing reviews. I’m ready.
The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
I am absolutely not a romance reader… except when it comes to Elin Hilderbrand. She is my one exception, and I will die on this hill. Her plots always give me something deeper to sink into, and her characters feel layered in ways that go beyond the relationship at hand.
This one is co-written with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, set at a boarding school, and geared toward young adults. I don’t care. I’m reading it anyway. When Elin writes something, I show up.
What books are on your TBR list right now? Have you read any of these?
And please, for the love of plot twists, no spoilers.
