June TBR

 Today is the start of June! There are so many great books currently on my TBR, but here are six books that I want to read this month.

The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch

I'll be starting off pride month with The Sky Blues. I'm sure that I'll love Sky.

Goodreads synopsis:

Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school's annual beach bum part by asking his crush, Ali, to prom- and he has thirty days to do it.

What better way to start living Lloyd and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal Rock Ledge, Michigan has ever seen?

Then, Sky's plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He's fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether- until his classmates give him a reason to fight back by turning his thirty-day proposal countdown into a school-wide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator.

But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won visibility. Or will his small-town blues stop him from being his true self?

Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura

Another queer book that I hope to read this month is Love and Other Natural Disasters. This book looks adorable! A lesbian fake dating trope seems so interesting.

Goodreads synopsis:

When Nozomi Nagai pictured the ideal summer romance, a fake one wasn't what she had in mind.

That was before she met the perfect girl. Willow is gorgeous, glamorous, and... heartbroken? And when she enlists Nozomi to pose as her new girlfriend to make her ex jealous, Nozomi is a willing volunteer.

Because Nozomi has a master plan of her own: one to show Willow she's better than a stand-in, and turn their fauxmance into something real. But as the lies pile up, it's not long before Nozomi's schemes take a turn toward disaster... and maybe a chance at love she didn't plan for.

A Cuban Girls Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Taylor 

When I read the synopsis for this book, I instantly thought of Love & Gelato. England is one place I've always wanted to travel to so I'm sure I'll love this book.

Goodreads synopsis:

For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela's role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything- including Lila herself- fell apart. 

Worried about Lila's mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: Spend three months with family in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila... until she meets Orion Maxwell.

A teashop clerk with troubles his own, Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk and appoints himself as her personal tour guide. From Winchester's drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside, it isn't long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion, but England itself. Soon a new feature is beginning to form in Lila's mind- one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind.

Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

A few weeks ago, I finished watching Shadow and Bone on Netflix. It was amazing and I've been obsessed ever since.

Goodreads synopsis:

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life- a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to comfort the secrets of the Grisha... and the secrets of her own heart.