June TBR

Hey guys! I hope you all are doing well. It’s about a month since I’ve ended up blogging. This post was supposed to go up last week but work ended up being busier than I thought. I unfortunately have been in a reading slump. I very slowly read one book in May but didn’t end up finishing it until June 1st. I think I’ve been released from the slump because I’ve been constantly wanting to pick up my current read. I’m hoping it gets me back into blogging because I miss you guys. I do feel I’ll start and then things will come up at work. I’m trying though. Anyway, let’s dive in to see what books I plan to read this month.

The Summer Swap By Sarah Morgan

Genre: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, Womens Fiction, Adult, Drama, Adult Fiction
Pages: 336 pages
Publication Date: May 7th 2024
Publisher: Canary Street Press

Plot: Cecilia Lapthorne always vowed she’d never go back to Dune Cottage. So no one is more surprised than Cecilia to find herself escaping her own seventieth birthday party to return to the remote but beautiful cottage on Cape Cod—a place filled with memories. Some are good—especially memories of the early days with her husband, volatile artist Cameron, before his fame eclipsed their marriage. But then there are the memories she has revealed to no one. Especially not her daughter, Kristen, who hero-worshipped her father.

For aspiring artist Lily, Dune Cottage has been a refuge, albeit an illicit one. After dropping out of medical school, she’s cleaning houses on the Cape to get by, guilt-ridden for disappointing her parents. Unoccupied for years, the cottage seemed the perfect place to hide away and lick her wounds—until Cecilia unexpectedly arrives. Despite an awkward beginning, Lily accepts Cecilia’s invitation to stay on as her guest, and a flicker of kinship ignites.

Then Cecilia’s grandson, Todd—and Lily’s unrequited crush—shows up, sending a shock wave through their unlikely friendship. Will it inspire Lily to find the courage to live the life she wants? Can Cecilia finally let go of the past to find a new future? Because as surely as the tide erases past footprints, this summer is offering both Cecilia and Lily the chance to swap old dreams for new.

The Housemaid Is Watching By Freida McFadden

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Adult, Contemporary
Pages: 400 pages
Publication Date: June 11th 2024
Publisher: Sourcebooks

Plot: “You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter’s hand and smile back: but the second Mrs Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I’ll do anything to keep it that way…

I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.

Even though I’m wary of our new neighbor Mrs Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills…

The Lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on our street. I’m sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors .

Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?

I thought I’d left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?

Middle of the Night By Riley Sager

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Horror, Fiction, Adult, Contemporary, Suspense, Crime, Adult Fiction
Pages: 384 pages
Publication Date: June 18th 2024
Publisher: Dutton

Plot: The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul de sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again.

Thirty years later, Ethan has reluctantly returned to his childhood home. Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul de sac at odd hours, and signs of Billy’s presence keep appearing in Ethan’s backyard. Is someone playing a cruel prank? Or has Billy, long thought to be dead, somehow returned to Hemlock Circle?

The mysterious occurrences prompt Ethan to investigate what really happened that night, a quest that reunites him with former friends and neighbors and leads him into the woods that surround Hemlock Circle. Woods where Billy claimed monsters roamed and where a mysterious institute does clandestine research on a crumbling estate.

The closer Ethan gets to the truth, the more he realizes that no place—be it quiet forest or suburban street—is completely safe. And that the past has a way of haunting the present.

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There you have my TBR for the month. I’ve been keeping it light recently. This month I decided to keep it light because I’ve been in such a slump recently. I don’t want to push it get into another slump. I might pick up some earcs I have. I was trying to get ahead and read them but that got delayed. I’m hoping use to month to possibly catch up. We’ll see how it goes.

What books are you planning to read in June?

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