Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: April 2024

The warm weather has found us. And I also had ZERO two star books this month which is absolutely fabulous.

Favorite books this month:

  • Emma Lion Volume 6
  • Christa Comes Out of Her Shell
  • My Lucky Charm
  • Highcliffe House
  • Fate Breaker
  • The Prisoner’s Throne
  • Wild Wild Wolf
  • A Promise of Peridot
  • Romancing the Grump
  • Romancing Mister Bridgerton
  • Daughter of the Forest
  • Into the Fire
  • Beautifully Broken Life

Least favorite books this month:

  • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Volume #6) by Beth Brower
  • [ALC/ARC] Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman
  • [ARC] A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive #1) by Sylvie Cathrall
  • My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart #2) by Courtney Walsh
  • Disciples of Chaos (Seven Faceless Saints #2) by M.K. Lobb
  • A Royal Arrangement (Royal Hearts #3) by Amanda Schimmoeller
  • Only and Forever (Bergman Brothers #7) by Chloe Liese
  • [ARC] Highcliffe House by Megan Walker
  • Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn
  • Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle #5) by Christopher Paolini
  • Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
  • Fate Breaker (Realm Breaker #3) by Victoria Aveyard
  • Simply the Best (Chicago Stars #10) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • [ARC] The Girl from the Forest by Hannah Linder
  • The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology #2) by Holly Black
  • Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle
  • The Sacrifice of One (Camilla Crim Series #1) by Emily Fortney
  • [ARC] The God and the Gumiho (Fate’s Threads #1) by Sophie Kim
  • Blitz (Treasure State Wildcats #2) by Devney Perry
  • The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy #2) by Mark Lawrence
  • Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1) by Lyla Sage
  • Wild Wild Wolf (Timber Creek #1) by B. Perkins and Aimee Vance
  • A Promise of Peridot (The Sacred Stones Trilogy #2) by Kate Golden
  • [ARC] For a Lifetime (Timeless #3) by Gabrielle Meyer
  • Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier
  • [ALC] The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
  • [ARC] Romancing the Grump (Appies) by Jenny Proctor
  • Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons #3) by Julia Quinn
  • Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1) by Mia P. Manansala
  • Enemies Don’t (Fall in Love #2) by Leah Dobrinska
  • Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters #1) by Juliet Marillier
  • [ARC] Into the Fire (Into the Churn #2) by Hayley Reese Chow
  • The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn
  • Beautifully Broken Life (Sutter Lake #2) by Catherine Cowles
  • [ARC] Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
  • The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver #1) by Vanessa Le

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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: June 2023

SUMMERTIME READING has been a blast and I LOVE how many great indie books I read this month!! Anything on my favorites list are considered must read recommendations.

Favorites this month:

  • American Gauntlet
  • The Pocket Pair
  • Spark of the Everflame
  • Queen of Shadows (Reread)
  • Same Time Next Summer
  • Love, Theoretically
  • Empire of Storms
  • The Seven Year Slip
  • Back to Class
  • The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
  • Foul Heart Hunstman
  • The Matrimonial Advertisement
  • Fear the Flames

Least favorites:

  • Crossroads of Twilight
  • Love Songs Suck by Beck Monson
  • [ARC] American Gauntlet by Allie Lewis
  • An Improbable Season (Unexpected Seasons #1) by Rosalyn Eves
  • [ARC] Love Unseen by Rachel Kelley Stones
  • Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
  • [ARC] The Pocket Pair (Graham Brothers #3) by Emma St. Clair
  • Starlight (Angels of Elysium #3) by Olivia Wildenstein
  • The Duchess Takes a Husband (The Gilded Age Heiresses #4) by Harper St. George
  • Spark of the Everflame (Kindred’s Curse #1) by Penn Cole
  • [ALC] Borrow My Heart by Kasie West
  • [Reread] Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Queen Charlotte by Julie Quinn and Shonda Rhimes
  • [ARC] A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters #1) by Roseanna M. White
  • I’m Not Charlotte Lucas by Kasey Stockton
  • Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
  • [ARC] Betting on the Best Friend’s Brother (Betting on Love #2) by Melanie Jacobson
  • The Tarnished (The Blameless #2) by E.S. Christison
  • [Reread] A Kingdom of Exiles (Outcast #1) by S.B. Nova
  • You First by Caitlin Moss
  • Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
  • [Reread] Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Things We Hide From the Light (Knockemout #2) by Lucy Score
  • Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time #10) by Robert Jordan
  • [ARC] Kiss the Girl (Meant to Be #3) by Zoraida Cordova
  • Heart of the Raven Prince (Entangled With Fae #2) by Tessonja Odette
  • Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind #1) by Kika Hatzopoulou
  • [ALC] The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
  • [Novella] A Duchess for the Duke (Clairvoir Castle Romance #0.5) by Sally Britton
  • Back to Class (The Thornback Society #3) by Aspen Hadley
  • [ALC] Dark Water Daughter (The Winter Sea #1) by H.M. Long
  • Honorably Engaged (Bradwell Brothers #3) by Kasey Stockton
  • The Lost God by Sheila Masterson
  • The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata
  • Ruling Destiny (Stolen Beauty #2) by Alyson Noel
  • The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh
  • The Rithmatist (Rithmatist #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune #2) by Chloe Gong
  • The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon #1) by Mimi Matthews
  • [ARC] A Cross-Country Wedding (Road Trip Romance #2) by Courtney Walsh
  • Silver Bounty (The Royal Rose Chronicles #2) by Victoria McCombs
  • Fear the Flames (Fear the Flames #1) by Olivia Rose Darling

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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: May 2023

My reading went out of control this month when I went on a Sanderson graphic novel/novella binge. I am DETERMINED to get caught up on all of his major works.

Pretty great reading month all around. Check it out and let me know if you spy any of your favorites!

Favorite Books this Month!

  • The Isles of the Gods
  • A Class of Her Own
  • If Only You
  • Crown of Midnight
  • How to Kiss Your Enemy
  • The Bridge Kingdom
  • Jade Shards
  • Hello Stranger
  • Heir of Fire
  • The Traitor Queen
  • Properly Kissed
  • The Inadequate Heir
  • Pier Pressure
  • From Lukov With Love
  • Appointment in Bath
  • Heir of Fire
  • The Endless War
  • When Kingdoms Fall
  • One Last Play
  • Celestial

Least Favorites…

  • To Hunt a Demon King
  • Friendshipped
  • A Sea of Blood and Sapphire
  • Winter’s Heart
  • The Last Word
  • [ALC] The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods #1) by Amie Kaufman
  • A Class of Her Own (The Thornback Society #1) by Aspen Hadley
  • [Novella] Defending Elysium (Skyward #0.5) by Brandon Sanderson
  • If Only You (Bergman Brothers #6) by Chloe Liese
  • The Secret Service of Tea and Treason (Dangerous Damsels #3) by India Holton
  • To Hunt a Demon King (King and Coven #1) by Madeleine Eliot
  • [Reread] Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas
  • The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
  • [ARC] How to Kiss Your Enemy (Hawthorne Brothers #3) by Jenny Proctor
  • Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde #1) by Heather Fawcett
  • [Reread] The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom #1) by Danielle L. Jensen
  • [ARC] Jade Shards (The Green Bone Saga #0.75) by Fonda Lee
  • Feather (Angels of Elysium #1) by Olivia Wildenstein
  • [ARC/ALC] Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
  • [Reread] Heir of Fire (Throne Of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga #5) by Pierce Brown
  • [ARC] King’s Bride (The Chronicles of Urn #1) by Beck Michaels
  • [Reread] The Traitor Queen (The Bridge Kingdom #2) by Danielle L. Jensen
  • [Novella] The Original by Brandon Sanderson
  • Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
  • Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns #2) by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
  • [Short Story] The Hope of Elantris (Elantris #1.5) by Brandon Sanderson
  • [Novella] Properly Kissed (Bradwell Brothers #0.5) by Kasey Stockton
  • Friendshipped (Getting Shipped #1) by Savannah Scott
  • [Short Story] The Eleventh Metal (The Mistborn Saga #0.5) by Brandon Sanderson
  • [Short Story] Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania (The Cosmere) by Brandon Sanderson
  • A Sea of Blood and Sapphire by Florence Gray
  • [ARC] A Lady’s Promise by Ranee S. Clark
  • The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
  • [Reread] The Inadequate Heir (The Bridge Kingdom #3) by Danielle L. Jensen
  • The Blameless (The Blameless #1) by E.S. Christison
  • [Novella] Mistborn: Secret History (Mistborn #3.5) by Brandon Sanderson
  • [ARC] The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley
  • [Graphic Novel] White Sand Vol. 1 by Brandon Sanderson
  • [Graphic Novel] White Sand Vol. 2 by Brandon Sanderson
  • [Graphic Novel] White Sand Vol. 3 by Brandon Sanderson
  • Winter’s Heart (The Wheel of Time #9) by Robert Jordan
  • Pier Pressure (Deadlights Cove #4) by Aimee Vance and B. Perkins
  • [Reread] From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
  • [Novella] Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson
  • [Novella] Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson
  • One Night Only by Catherine Walsh
  • Beautifully Broken Pieces (Sutter Lake #1) by Catherine Cowles
  • [ARC] Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories #4) by Mimi Matthews
  • Dust (Heirs of Neverland #1) by Kara Swanson
  • The Endless War (The Bridge Kingdom #4) by Danielle L. Jensen
  • [Reread] Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) by Pierce Brown
  • When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl
  • The Stolen Throne (Dominions #2) by Abigail Owen
  • Love on Camera (The Wonder Boys #1) by Dana LeCheminant
  • One Last Play (Sweet Peach #4) by Annah Conwell
  • Celestial (Angels of Elysium #2) by Olivia Wildenstein
  • The Last Word by Katy Birchall

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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: November 2022

BIRTHDAY MONTH & HOLIDAY BOOKS. It was a good November.

FAVORITES

LEAST FAVORITES

  • Holiday Romance
  • Fake Santa Apology Tour
  • Spells for Lost Things
  • The Eradic
  • The Belle of Belgrave Square
  • Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD
  • Heart of the Sun Warrior
  • Bloodmarked
  • The Holiduel
  • The Lost Metal
  • The Two Bells of Christmas
  • Cabin Mate
  • Morrighan
  • My Knight Before Christmas
  • Built to Last
  • The Cloisters
  • A Billionaire Inventor for Christmas
  • Talk Santa to Me
  • House of Eclipses
  • [Novella] My Knight Before Christmas (Christmas in Connecticut #1) by Amanda P. Jones
  • Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
  • [ARC] Scrooge and the Girls Next Door (Creekville Kisses) by Melanie Jacobson
  • Dance of a Burning Sea (Moussai #2) by E.J. Mellow
  • [Novella] The Fake Santa Apology Tour by Julie Olivia
  • The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof
  • [ARC] Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song o the Last Kingdom #1) by Amelie Wen Zhao
  • [Novella] Mishaps & Mistletoe (When in West Virginia #1.5) by Lindsey Jesionowski
  • Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
  • Built to Last by Erin Hahn
  • Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
  • [ARC] The Eradic (The Eradic #1) by S. Goodey
  • A Newport Christmess (Christmas Escapes #4) by Jess Heileman
  • [Novella] Holly Jolly Christmas Derailed by Emily Bradford
  • Cursed (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • A Memory of Light (Until the Stars Are Dead #1) by Allyson S. Barkley
  • The Belle of Belgrave Square (Belles of London #2) by Mimi Matthrews
  • [Novella] Christmas Crasher by Ash Keller
  • [Non-Fiction] Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD by Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD
  • Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #2) by Sue Lynn Tan
  • [Non-Fiction] Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
  • [ARC] Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan #1) by Elle Cosimano
  • [ARC] Saint (The Narrows #0) by Adrienne Young
  • A Not-So Holiday Paradise (Christmas Escapes #5) by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
  • Bloodmarked (Legendborn #2) by Tracey Deonn
  • [Novella] The Holiduel (Falling for Franklin #0.5) by Hailey Gardiner
  • The Cloisters by Katy Hays
  • Prince of Song & Sea (Princes #1) by Linsey Miller
  • How the Grump Saved Christmas by Claire Kingsley
  • Later On We’ll Conspire (Christmas Escapes #6) by Kourtney Keisel
  • The Lost Metal (Mistborn Era 2 #7) by Brandon Sanderson
  • [ARC/Novella] The Two Bells of Christmas by Joanna Barker
  • [ARC] Cabin Mate (Under Kansas Skies #4) by Leah Brunner
  • Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales #1) by Olivia Atwater
  • A Billionaire Inventor for Christmas (Dexington Christmas Billionaires #1) by Dobi Daniels
  • [Novella] Christmas at Engine 17 by Ash Keller
  • [ARC] Morrighan (The Remnant Chronicles #0.5) by Mary E. Pearson
  • Talk Santa to Me by Linda Urban
  • [Novella] Holiday Hang-Ups by Elle Anne Brown
  • House of Eclipses (House of Eclipses #2) by Casey L. Bond
  • [Novella] The Naughty, the Nice, and the Nanny (Holiday Brothers #1) by Willa Nash
  • Christmas After All by Cece Louise
  • Keeper of the Lost Cities: Unlocked (KOTLC #8.5) by Shannon Messenger

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