Hello everyone and welcome to another round of our TBR Game, “Fighting Evil by Book Light!”

RULES

1. Five turns: two spins, each. First: card; Second: prompt
2. Played monthly.
3. If the wheel arrow lands exactly between two pieces, re-spin.
4. Cards updated.
5. Must accept result of each spin. No re-spins.
6. Unfinished books may be carried over to next month (optional)
*7. If participating in a readathon, can modify TBR game for that readathon.

August TBR Game Video

August TBR Candidates

Today’s Candidates

Here all our candidates for our August TBR Game! We did quite a bit of research to find some great ARCs via NetGalley. Many of the ARCs are “read now” titles. Thank you to ARCathon hosts Marti and Britt!

Add a Book
Spin for either a romance, cat book, manga/GN, fantasy, thriller/contemporary, or Nonfiction novel.

New Releases

1. Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty.
2. Violets Made of Thorns by Gina Chen.
3. The Family Remains by Lisa Jewel.
4. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
5. The Witchery by S. Isabelle.
6. The Clackity by Lora Senf.

Cat Books

1. Nine Lives by D.B. Borton.
2. One Cup at a Time by Matt Tarpley.
3. Death in the Margins by Victoria Gilbert.
4. Baker and Taylor and the Mystery of Library Cats by Candy Rodo.
5. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes.
6. A Streetcar Named Murder by T.G. Herren.

Fantasy

1. Ghostcloud by Michael Mann.
2. Realm of Lore and Lies by Claire Wright.
3. The Lost Witch by Paige Crutcher.
4. The Nine Origins by Kes Trester.
5. The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng.
6. Misfit’s Magic – The Last Halloween by Fred Gracely.

Manga / Graphic Novel or Picture Books

1. One Cup at a Time by Matt Tarpley.
2. War and Peace the Graphic Novel by Leo Tolstoy, Alexandr Poltorak (Adapted by), and Dmitry Chukhrai (Illustrations).
3. A Nico Colored Canvas by Nao Shikita.
4. Manga Classics: Anne of Green Gables by Stacy King (Adaptor), L.M. Montgomery, Kyma Chang, and Crystal S. Chan (Artist)
5. All the Families in My Town by Ophélie Célier, Thomas Piet, and Ariane Caldin (Illustrations).
6. Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels by Serena Blasco.

Reread

Either poetry, children’s, middle grade, fantasy, YA or Manga.

Romance

1. Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant.
2. The Unbalanced Equation by H.L. Macfarlane.
3. The Season of Dreams by Fiona Valpy.
4. A Heartbeat Away from You by Ann M. Miller.
5. The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown.
6. Orchid Blooming by Carol Van Den Hende.

Thriller/Contemporary

1. Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant.
2. Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley.
3. Maame by Jessica George.
4. The Parlour Game by Jennifer Renshaw and Micaela Alcaino.
5. Hidden in the Pines by Victoria Houston.
6. Cleopatra’s Vendetta by Avanti Centrae.

TBR Game Playlist

Playlist Link

Want to play at home?

Simplified Version:

In this version, the Random Name Picker below will choose your genre cards for you!
Enter the following:

For list of names, enter:
New Releases (Sailor Mercury)
Add a Book (Tuxedo Mask)
Fantasy (Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Pluto)
Thriller/Contemporary (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune)
Cat Books (Sailor Venus with Artemis and Sailor Moon with Luna)
Manga/Graphic Novel (Sailor Moon)
Romance (Sailor Mars Saturn)
Reread (Sailor ChibiMoon)

Do this five times to select your genre cards and from there, you can pick whatever book you would like to for your TBR! But remember, if “Add a Book” is selected, you will have to add a book! Or, you can delete this option since it can get out of hand pretty quickly! Alternatively, you can pick as many books as you’d like to.

If you would instead like to download the genre cards and select your cards in a different way, they are included below.

Genre Cards:

TBR Cards:

Detailed Version:

Before you play this version, download the Combined Genre + Book Cards below and add your own candidates to each card. For your first turn, select your genre card by pasting the following into the random name generator. This will provide you with your genre card.

for list of names, enter:
New Releases (Sailor Mercury)
Add a Book (Tuxedo Mask)
Fantasy (Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Pluto)
Thriller/Contemporary (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune)
Cat Books (Sailor Venus with Artemis and Sailor Moon with Luna)
Manga/Graphic Novel (Sailor Moon)
Romance (Sailor Mars Saturn)
Reread (Sailor ChibiMoon)

Once you have your genre selected, then roll the dice to select your candidate. Repeat this process five times, or as many times as you would like to in order to pick your TBR. Remember to add a book each time you choose Add a Book.

Combined Genre + Book Cards:

TBR Cards:

QOTD: Will you be playing along?
Let us know your TBR picks!