Not gonna lie, this book is top of the list because I’m fairly certain the author narrates the audiobook and he is an incredible narrator. His voice is just *chef’s kiss* So all of his books have been bumped up the TBR, haha. I do really find the synopsis of this fascinating, as well. An alternate London filled with strange happenings? I am intrigued! So now I just need to hunt down the audiobook and give it a listen. I’m looking forward to it.

Every time I come across this book on my TBR, I feel so guilty! I can’t believe I haven’t read this yet. I did finally give this author a try a couple of months ago with Fledgling, but that book was just okay for me. I’m hoping that I get on with this book better. I love that it mixes science fiction with discussions about tough topics. And I will say that the audiobook narrator was part of the reason I didn’t vibe with Fledgling too much, so perhaps I’ll stick with a physical read for this one.

I’ve been wanting to read the original Sherlock Holmes stories for ages! Seriously, I feel like this has been on my TBR for as long as my TBR has been in existence. I’ve always been intrigued by one of the most famous literary detectives and yet I keep putting off picking it up. I’m thinking I’m going to make reading the first volume of the collected stories a goal in 2023. Because it’s late enough in the year to start making 2023 goals, right? Oh no…

This book has probably been on my TBR almost as long as Sherlock Holmes 😂 This is a classic fantasy story that sounds like something I would love. It follows a young boy who is the bastard of the prince and ends up training to be an assassin. I mean, it’s much more complicated than that, of course, but even that simplified synopsis gets me excited to read it! I think I’m intimidated because I’ve heard that this will tear my heart out… gotta prepare myself for the pain, haha.

I’ve been slacking on my Stephen King reading lately. At one point, I had a goal of reading all of his back log. This was before I realized quite how prolific he is when it comes to writing 😳 There’s just no way, y’all. I have so many other books I want to read! I’ve now trimmed the Stephen King TBR down quite a bit and this is one that made the cut. I mostly want to read it because I saw the movie and want to see how the book differs from it. Also, it’s one of his shorter books, haha.