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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday: Spring Has Sprung on Mt. TBR, Part Two
1:59 PM
I love me a seasonal TBR list, even if I never actually read any of the titles I so ambitiously place on them. Since I was feeling uninspired for last week's freebie-ish prompt, I actually started this week's topic—Top Ten Books On My Spring 2025 TBR List—early. If you want to see Part One of my list, click here or just scroll down on my blog (since TTT posts seem to be the only thing I publish lately).
As always, this fun weekly meme is hosted by the lovely Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl.
Spring Has Sprung on Mt. TBR (Or, Top Ten Books On My Spring To-Read List)
- Part Two -
1. The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor—I've been listening to this World War II novel on audio, but it's been slow going and I finally had to turn it back in to the library since another patron had requested it. Luckily, I have an e-ARC of the book on my Kindle. I'm about 60% through the book and it's still plodding along. You'd think a story about the last survivors of a torpedoed ship struggling to stay alive would be more exciting and emotionally resonant, but it just...isn't. I'm determined to finish The Last
Lifeboat since I'm so close. It's just a *bit* of a slog...
2. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth—Since I can't do housework without an audiobook to listen to, I checked out a new one. I read three of this Australian author's domestic thrillers last year and loved them. The Mother-in-Law is about the suspicious death of a wealthy matriarch who had complicated relationships with her two children and their spouses. Although Diana Goodwin left behind a suicide note claiming she can't bear to live with the cancer inside her, the coroner finds no signs of the disease in her body, although he does find evidence of poison and suffocation. Diana was not the warmest of women, but who hated her enough to kill her?
3. You Belong Here by Megan Miranda (available July 29, 2025)—Miranda is one of my go-to mystery/thriller writers, so I'm always stoked when she publishes a new book. I started an e-ARC of this one, her newest, yesterday before setting it aside temporarily while I finish The Last Lifeboat. It has to do with a mother returning to her hometown to drop her daughter off for her freshman year of college. Twenty years ago, Beckett left the same school following a deadly fire allegedly set by her roommate, who then vanished, never to be seen again. Already uneasy about leaving her only child in a place she never intended to return to, Beckett finds her past overlapping with her present as she contemplates what really happened the night of the fire.
4. A Town With Half the Lights On by Page Getz (available April 22, 2025)—I like the look and sound of this heartwarming novel. It's about a family from Brooklyn who move to tiny Goodnight, Kansas, to check out the crumbling Victorian home they've inherited. Even while they search for a way to go back to New York, Sid Solvang decides on a whim to buy Goodnight's fledgling diner. As the hopeful transplants try to make a go of their new life, they find themselves wrapped up in the small-town spirit of a place that is suddenly starting to feel an awful lot like home.
5. Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister—After about a month of hanging out on a library waiting list, I've finally got my hands on the newest mystery/thriller from another one of my go-to authors. This one is about a woman who is eager to go back to her job as a literary agent after being on maternity leave. She's all set to drop her baby off at daycare and go to work, but when she wakes up, her husband is mysteriously missing from their bed. Then, she hears breaking news about a hostage situation brewing in London. She's shocked to learn that her mild-mannered husband is involved—as the gunman. What has driven him to this extreme and how can she stop him from taking things any further?
6. Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King—The generous folks at Candlewick Press just sent me the first two books in this delightful-sounding middle-grade mystery series. It stars Bonnie Montgomery, aka Montgomery BonBon, a 10-year-old who just happens to be a world-famous detective (or will be someday). When a death occurs at a local museum, the intrepid investigator takes the case!
7. An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette—I'm always on the lookout for fun cozy mysteries. This is the first installment in an older series about a woman who takes a job as a food critic for a Key West, Florida, magazine. Her new boss is the last person she wants to deal with. When the boss ends up dead, the food critic must find her killer before she ends up taking the blame for the foul deed.
8. The Midnight Estate by Kelly Rimmer (available July 22, 2025)—I've got an e-ARC of this forthcoming Gothic family secrets novel. It's about a woman who returns to her Australian hometown to restore her ancestral estate. As she works, she discovers dark secrets long buried by the family she thought she knew.
9. Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin—I made some fairly ambitious resolutions for 2025 which lasted for about, oh, 24 whole hours, if that. I've still got goals I want to work on and fulfill, but I'm in desperate need of motivation. I'm hoping this book will help.
10. Off the Map by Meika Hashimoto—Survival stories are my jam and this one sounds exciting. It's about two friends who are feeling distanced from each other, which makes going on the canoe trip their families planned together a little awkward. When the two get lost, they find themselves all alone in the Alaskan wilderness with no idea how to find their way back to civilization. Can they mend their differences and work together to save themselves?
There you go, ten more books I want to read this Spring. Have you read any of them? What did you think? What's on your Spring TBR list? I'd truly love to know. Leave me a comment on this post and I will gladly return the favor on your blog.
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Oh, I like the sound of A Town With Half the Lights Off!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry The Last LifeBoat has turned out to be such a slog. Maybe I don't want to read that one after all. Off the Map looks awesome! I love survival stories, too. :D Happy reading all of these ,Susan.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy all of these when you get a chance to read them! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteOoh, The Mother-in-Law sounds good!
ReplyDeleteHere is my post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-spring-2025-to-read-list/
The Midnight Estate looks excellent. I love a good Gothic fiction. Thanks for dropping by to see me this TTT!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've seen books by Sally on other's lists too which makes me think it's a fan favorite author. Reminds me yet again there are so many authors I could read more about - especially if the cover art draws me in! :)
ReplyDeleteMurder at the Museum is one that I have a hold at the library! I'm going to listen to the audio. I hope you enjoy all of these when you get to them.
ReplyDeleteThese all sound so good. I want them all.
ReplyDeleteLast Lifeboat is unrelentingly emotional! Exhausting! ~Carol @ ReadingLadies
ReplyDeleteOOh nice! These are all new to me ones! I hope you enjoy your plethora of books this Spring! Lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my TTT!
Ah, sorry to hear about The Last Lifeboat, I know the feeling of being let down by the premise of a book. These are all new to me. I hope you enjoy the rest of the books! Happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who rarely gets to the books on these lists! 😂
ReplyDeleteMurder at the Museum looks super cute, and An Appetite for Murder sounds like the sort of cozy I'll really enjoy :) Thanks for the head's up on both!
ReplyDeleteI've heard of Famous Last Words! The Mother-in-Law sounds interesting too. I always put thrillers on my list, but rarely get around to them lol!
ReplyDeleteThe Gretchen Rubin books always get me on the right track. I'm looking forward to her latest book out this year.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun selection to me -- hope you enjoy!
ReplyDelete"The Last Lifeboat" and "Famous Last Words" are on my TBR too. They just were not on my Top Ten list.
ReplyDeleteI have seen your first title on several lists, I hope you enjoy it
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed The Mother-in-Law! And new Kelly Rimmer is exciting.
ReplyDeleteAhhh that's a great list of books! I hope you enjoy them all :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list! The Midnight Estate really sounds good, I had to add that one to my TBR. I'm so happy to see Alice Hepworth on your list too - I love her writing.
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Susan. I have over half of these books on my TBR shelf, but they didn't make my list this week. I hope you enjoy all of these books when you get to them.
ReplyDeleteI've read The Mother-in-Law -- Sally Hepworth's books are always such great, twisty reads! I've had The Last Lifeboat on my TBR for a while now, and I really should get to it!
ReplyDeleteI’ve heard great things about Kelly Rimmer, Megan Miranda, Sally Hepworth, and Gillian McAllister, but I haven’t read them yet. I hope you enjoy these books, Susan!
ReplyDeleteThe Mother-in-Law and Famous Last Words sound very good. Many of your books do and I'm adding them to my Storygraph TBR!
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