Believe it or not, I did actually plan for my March TBR to be small this time! I want to have a short TBR every now and then so I can both focus on my physical TBR and pick books up on a whim. However, that did not happen. Maybe one day I will keep to a short TBR, but today is not that day.
There are just too many new releases I’m excited for this month! Plus, there are a few books on my physical TBR that I’d like to get to. And if March is anything like February, then I have a feeling I’ll be reading a lot this month, too.
So without further ado, here are all the books I plan on reading this March!
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Honey Girl follows Grace, who goes on a girls trip to Vegas after getting her PhD in astronomy. She’s a hard worker and a high acheiver, yet she doesn’t feel very fulfilled after completing her degree. She’s also the last person to think she would get drunk and marry a woman she just met, until she does just that. And after struggling with her father’s expectations and feelings of burnout, Grace flees to New York with her wife, only to face what she’s been running from all along.
I really don’t go for contemporary romances often at all, but after reading the synopsis I was so excited for this one! I’ve been seeing so much love for this book in the past month as well, so I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s all about.
Last Call by Elon Green
Last Call tells the true story of The Last Call killer, a serial killer in New York City in the 80’s and 90’s whose victims were gay men. He had all of the traits resembling even the most notorious serial killers, but because of the sexual orientation of his victims and the high murder rates at the time, the crimes he committed were nearly forgotten. Last Call details both the decades-long search for the killer, and tells the story of the victims and the community that surrounded them.
I had previously heard about what I now believe was a different serial killer. Regardless, when I heard about this book I knew it would be an opportunity to learn about what I had previously learned. While it’s a short book, I have a feeling it will be a very frustrating, difficult read.
The Conductors by Nicole Glover
The Conductors follows Hetty Rhodes, a former conductor on the Underground Railroad with the help of her wits and magic. After the Civil War, she and her husband Benjy settle down in Pennsylvania where they solve murder mysteries. But when they find their friend slain in an alley and are off to find answers, only to find that those answers lie in the ugly truths they must face around them.
This book sounds like a mesh of historical fiction, fantasy, and mystery, and I love nothing more than a blend of genres in a book! This sounds like such an interesting premise and I can’t wait to see how the story unfolds.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun is a story that follows Klara, an Artificial Friend. She spends her days in the store watching those who browse, as well as observing those who pass on the streets outside. She hopes that someday, someone will choose her.
I feel like all it takes is the mention of AI in a book and I’m sold. But this sounds like it will be an emotional read as well, and likely so all the way through! This is my first Ishiguro novel as well – I think I finally need to read Never Let Me Go as well!
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Here Comes the Sun is a story set in Jamaica following Margot, who is sending her younger sister to school in order for her to avoid the same fate that Margot had. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees it as not only an opportunity for financial independence, but also to admit her love for another woman. With the struggles that women in their community continue to face, each of them must face their own past in order pave their own paths to freedom.
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Vicious follows Victor and Eli, two college roommates, whose research into the supernatural one day goes terribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor is out of prison, looking to catch up with his friend-turned-enemy. Meanwhile, Eli is set out to eradicate every person with a superpower, aside from him and his sidekick. With both Victor and Eli set on a course for revenge, who will come out on top?
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights is a Romeo and Juliet retelling that takes place in 1926 Shanghai. It follows Juliette Cai, a former flapper who resumes her role as heir of the Scarlet Gang. Their only rivals are the White Flowers, whose heir, Roma Montagov, was Juliette’s first love and betrayal. But as both gangs become unstable and the death toll climbs, Juliette and Roma must put their grudges aside and work together before the city they compete for crumbles before their eyes.
I’ve been hearing nothing but amazing things about this book. So I was really excited when this was picked as the Trans Tales Book Club pick for this month! It’s been a while since I’ve read a retelling as well, and I’d really like to change that!
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Only Human is the third and final book in the Themis Files trilogy. As a child, Rose Franklin discovered a giant metal hand that she would research as an adult, continuing to discover the rest of the body parts that formed Themis. Her and her team protected the Earth from global conflict and alien invasion. After ten years in another world, Rose returns to find the planet in shambles.
I finally have a copy of the final book in this trilogy, so it’s time to finish it once and for all! I realize I have this bad habit of only reading the first two books in a trilogy, to it’s time to find out how this story ends.
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion is a posthumously-published collection of stories and legends that far predate the events of The Hobbit.
After reading The Hobbit as well as The Lord of the Rings series, I’m going to have my final Tolkien read (for now) be The Silmarillion. I think this will be an interesting expansion to the world and a good one to read after a couple of weeks of what felt like a LOTR marathon! I know there’s even more books out there for me to visit, but I think this one will be my last – just for now.
Those are all of my planned reads for March! Let me know if you read any of these or plan to.
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