A few years ago I saw Cristina @ Girl in the Pages post about her 5 star reading drought (which was originally inspired by Lauren @ Bookmark Lit’s post here), and I thought it was such a great post, so I did one of my own! It was really interesting to see what me 5 star reads looked like for last year, so I’ve been doing it ever since! Past 5 star books posts 5 star books of 2018 5 […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I’m back to combining my Novel Heartbeat Awards with Top Ten Tuesday! Top ten books of 2025 *doesn’t include re-reads Top 5 science fiction Top dystopian Top 5 high fantasy/Romantasy Top urban fantasy Top horror Top 3 out of my comfort zone Top 3 mystery/thriller Top 5 standalones Top 5 audiobooks Here’s my picks for the books with the best narration that I listened to this year! […]
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Haul Bought Red Rising by Pierce Brown (anniversary edition) Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher Wild Magic by Jude Fisher Magician Apprentice by Raymond Feist Light Bringer by Pierce Brown (Sub Press edition) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (deluxe UK edition) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (Waterstones) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (Goldsboro) Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff (Illumicrate) Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff (US edition) Empire of the Damned by […]
YALLfest haul Signed books Books I brought These are the books I already owned and brought with me to the festival to get signed! If I Stay by Gayle Forman The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (LitJoy) The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & C.L. Herman The Last Dragon of Mars by Scott Reintgen Red City by Marie Lu A Treachery of Swans by A.B. […]
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Jan-March haul Bought Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (Waterstones special edition) The Half King by Melissa Landers (deluxe edition) Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Target edition) The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall (deluxe edition) The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (LitJoy special edition) Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli (Owlcrate special edition) The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, paperback He Waits for You Beyond the Dark by Kristen Simmons, ARC He Waits […]