Created by and with thanks to That Artsy Reader! For this week’s prompt, I’m delving into a bit of gratuitous self-promotion! Throughout March, on my blog and Instagram, I’m running a March Madness for my followers to choose my April TBR. The results of the first round are in; the second round is running currently (results to be revealed this Friday, when round three of voting will begin!), and here are a few of the potential remaining options for my April TBR!
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1. Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
I’m really hoping this one wins the ‘Fantasy’ March Madness bracket–I’ve been looking forward to it for at least a year, and staying away from spoilers is getting increasingly difficult!
2. The Duke and I (Bridgerton #1) by Julia Quinn
Like just about everyone else, I was obsessed with this when it came out on Netflix, and binged it in days. This one’s up against tough company in the ‘Romance’ bracket, but we’ll see if it hangs in there!
3. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
This one’s in the ‘Classics’ bracket–a good way to push through some of the Austen I’ve had and wanted to read for a long time, now!
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
This one’s in this ‘Backlist’ bracket: books that have been on my TBR for more than two years. I’m pretty sure this series has been on my TBR for about seven years, so it’s long overdue…
And finally, the one book I know for sure I’ll be reading in April, as it’s released at the end of March:
5. Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
I’ve been doing a full Grishaverse reread since the middle of February in anticipation of this one–it’s all preordered, and I can’t wait to get stuck in!
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What’s on your spring TBR? (Feel free to click the March Madness links and vote for mine!)
FangirlFlax 
Great list! Rule of Wolves made my list this week, too. I’m so excited to read it and then binge the show!
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Me too! I’ve been rereading in anticipation—my brain looks like a Grishaverse map at the minute 😅
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I hope you like The Duke and I.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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Thank you!
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I’ve been binge-reading the Grishaverse too, but for the first time – still need to get to King of Scars though! Northanger Abbey’ a lot of fun.
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I hope you’re enjoying the Grishaverse binge! It’s immensely satisfying to be able to do, haha. Looking forward to Northanger Abbey!
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Chain of Iron has such a pretty cover.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-spring-2021-tbr/
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All of her books do!
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Oh, a march madness for your TBR! How fun! I don’t think I’d have enough followers to actually participate. haha. You’ve got some great books though!
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It’s been so much fun—feel free to check it out and vote! And let me know if you make one of your own so I can vote on yours ☺️
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Awesome! I just followed you on instagram so I can vote!! 🙂
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Ahh, thank you so much! 🙂
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you’re welcome!
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I want to read The Duke and I as well! I bought it right after finishing the show lol I still need to read King of Scars, but I did preorder Rule of Wolves so hopefully I’ll get to it soon. Happy reading 🙂
Here’s my TTT: https://www.mollysbooknook.com/books-i-want-to-read-asap/
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Haha I did the exact same thing! The show was too good not to. At least you’ll be able to read King of Scars and Rule of Wolves back to back with no wait!
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I’m so excited for my pre-order of Rule of Wolves to arrive.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/top-ten-tuesday-307/
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I really need to preorder it!
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There’s still time!
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I am setting a reminder as we speak!
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🙂
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I’m such a mood reader I don’t think I could cope with the pressure of letting other people choose my TBR!
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Haha, I’ve been crossing my fingers for certain books to win from the start!
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I listened to The Duke And I and loved it! I hope you do, too!
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I’m looking forward to it–and glad you enjoyed it!
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I love the look of the Cassandra Clare books- they always have awesome covers and I’ve been kinda wanting to try her books for a while…
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She does always get beautiful covers—every edition is stunning! I definitely recommend them (I also recommend starting with The Infernal Devices, which fair warning may rip your heart out and dance on it). Hope you enjoy them if you give them a go!
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Chain of Iron and Rule of Wolves are on my list too!
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I’m really looking forward to both!
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I just loved Chain of Iron. It had me up until 3 AM two days in a row reading! My friend at my old job LOVED Vampire Academy. I need to read it sometime. Maybe I should throw it into my TBR lottery–otherwise I’ll never remember to read it!
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That’s amazing—I can’t think of much higher praise than that! I’m so excited for it! Ha, that’s a good idea—anything that helps manage the tbr!
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I really loved Northanger Abbey. It’s a hilarious satire on romance novels with a bit of ‘coming of age’ mixed in which made it a great read. Catherine is sort of your lovable idiot gothic heroine. I hope you enjoy!
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I don’t think I’ve heard a single bad thing about it, and you just mad it sound even better! Super excited to read it 🙂
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I’m currently reading King of Scars and I can’t wait for Rule of Wolves but it’ll probably be a while before I get to it. And I hope you enjoy Vampire Academy! It’s been a while since I read it but I really enjoyed it 🙂
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I hope you enjoy Rule of Wolves when you get to it! I’m about to start rereading King of Scars ☺️ excited for Vampire Academy too!
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Vampire Academy is SO GOOD one of my favorite series of all time!! I also really love the Bloodlines series which is a spin off of VA by Richelle Mead 🙂 These series are fab for binge reading!!!
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I love that it’s got such a passionate fan base, everyone has the best things to say about it! Super excited to read it (and I do actually have the whole series, in case a binge is needed 😂)
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