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Sign up HERE Bout of Books starts Monday, and as always, I am SUPER excited!!! I love this readathon so much and the timing is perfect because I can get a starting boost on my 2022 challenge! I wanted to get to 100 books in 2021 and just didn’t make it. I fell WAY short with only 50 books. Hopefully I can do better this year! GOALS Finish one audiobook ✓ Finish 3-4 books OR 1,200 pages total ✓ Read […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl As always, I’m combining my Novel Heartbeat Awards with Top Ten Tuesday! Top ten books of 2021 *doesn’t include re-reads Top 3 science fiction Top 3 high fantasy Top 5 urban fantasy Top 3 contemp/mystery/thriller Top 5 audiobooks I did count re-reads in this category! Top 5 covers *of books I read in 2021, not 2021 releases What were your top books of 2021?
Okay so I wasn’t a huge fan of Snow Like Ashes, and I tried to read These Rebel Waves and couldn’t get into it. But when I saw that Kristen (who I adore) was co-writing the book, of course I had to pick it up! I didn’t love it like I’d hoped to, but I did enjoy it while I was reading it even though it didn’t necessarily stick with me. I am a HUGE fan of stories with gods […]
I enjoyed this one while I was reading, but even a week after finishing I had already forgotten most of the details. I liked the viking aspect, the gods, and the setting; and the pacing was quick, which made for an easy read. I also found the prose to be enjoyable and engaging. But sadly the characters didn’t do much for me. I didn’t connect to any of them, and the romance moved a bit too quickly for me. I’m […]
This was one of my most anticipated 2020 releases! I was really hoping for this to be a 5 star book for me. While it didn’t quite make it as high as my expectations, I enjoyed it a lot! The concept is really cool – I loved the gilded ones, alaki, and the deathshrieks. The narrator (Shayna Small) is FANTASTIC! Honestly, she brought this book to life and I know that I wouldn’t have enjoyed it half as much as […]