The Top Ten Tuesday and Top Five Wednesday topics this week didn't really catch my eye (or, I'm too tired from work to really put thought into them). Instead, I wanted to do a tag; however, I'm too lazy to go out in search of a tag to do. As a result, I created my own tag that goes along with the theme of this blog: baseball and books.

I tag: literally anyone! If you enjoy baseball and books (or if you just want to do a new tag), you are more than welcome to try this one out.

The Deets:
Title: The Queen of the Tearling
Author: Erika Johansen
Series?: Book 1 of the Queen of the Tearling trilogy
Genre: Fantasy
Big Issues: Politics
Rating: ★★★★☆

Goodreads Summary:
Magic, adventure, mystery, and romance combine in this epic debut in which a young princess must reclaim her dead mother’s throne, learn to be a ruler—and defeat the Red Queen, a powerful and malevolent sorceress determined to destroy her.

On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense magical power; and accompanying her is the Queen’s Guard, a cadre of brave knights led by the enigmatic and dedicated Lazarus. Kelsea will need them all to survive a cabal of enemies who will use every weapon—from crimson-caped assassins to the darkest blood magic—to prevent her from wearing the crown.

Despite her royal blood, Kelsea feels like nothing so much as an insecure girl, a child called upon to lead a people and a kingdom about which she knows almost nothing. But what she discovers in the capital will change everything, confronting her with horrors she never imagined. An act of singular daring will throw Kelsea’s kingdom into tumult, unleashing the vengeance of the tyrannical ruler of neighboring Mortmesne: the Red Queen, a sorceress possessed of the darkest magic. Now Kelsea will begin to discover whom among the servants, aristocracy, and her own guard she can trust.

But the quest to save her kingdom and meet her destiny has only just begun—a wondrous journey of self-discovery and a trial by fire that will make her a legend . . . if she can survive.

The Deets:
Title: The 100
Author: Kass Morgan
Series?: Book 1 of the 100 Trilogy
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction
Big Issues: Morality, Survival
Rating: ★★★☆☆

Goodreads Summary:
NO ONE HAS SET FOOT ON EARTH IN CENTURIES - UNTIL NOW.

Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents - considered expendable by society - are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life... or it could be a suicide mission.

Clark was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. Wells, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves - but will she ever forgive him? Reckless Bellamy fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only pair of siblings in the universe. And Glass managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth.


Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind's last hope.

This month, I wanted to keep my TBR simple. Coming off of this reading slump (heck, I don't know if I'm even out of it yet), I didn't want to have this huge list of things to try and get to. Hopefully, keeping my TBR short and sweet will allow me to feel freer about my reading choices. The goal this month isn't necessarily quantity - I just want to be able to enjoy reading again.