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7 Of My Most Recent 5 Star Reads

7 Of My Most Recent 5 Star Reads

March 29, 2016 Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday 13 Comments

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. All bloggers are then welcomed to join. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is: 7 Of My Most Recent 5 Star Reads

Okay, so not all of these are 5 stars, but if they have come very close. 

5 Stars 1

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys: One of my favourite books of the year.  Beautiful, captivating, extraordinary. Salt to the Sea is a gorgeous novel that brings to light a catastrophe that seems to be forgotten. With stunning writing and intriguing characters Ruta Sepetys brings a novel that tells a story that everyone needs to read. | Review 

The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski: A beautiful way to end the series. The Winner’s Kiss is about love, betrayal, friendship and what would people do to do for their empire. The Winner’s Kiss takes you on a journey like no other, it captures your heart, but wreaks your emotions, and it will break you and put you together over and over again until the last page. | Review 

Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry:  A steamy romance, dark issues, sweet love and protagonists that pulls you right in. Walk the Edge by Katie MaGarry is a brilliant second novel in the Thunder Road series that is for lovers of YA Contemporary and anyone else who loves romance in dark times| Review 

5 Stars 2

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare: Clare’s best yet. Cassandra Clare brings the magic of the shadow world into a new light, in a gripping first novel of a series, Lady Midnight is dark, fun and full of ups and down, it is going to rip your heart apart.| Review 

The Darkest Corners by Kata Thomas: The Darkest Corners is mind-blowing, heartbreaking and shows us that family is not always family, not matter what you believe | Review coming soon. 

Winter by Marissa Meyer: What an amazing way to finish off the series. it was full of adventure, heartbreaking moments, beautiful moments that had me grinning ear to ear. Winter has all the characters that we all know and love and brings in some new ones; some we hate and some that we might just like. I adored Winter, it was just so beautiful.

5 Stars 3

The Things I Didn’t Say by Kylie Fornasier:  A gorgeous novel that breaks you down. It pulls at your heart and slowly rips it. With beautiful writing and a slowburning romance that starts off quick, but takes it’s time. | Full Review Soon

What are some of your recent 5 Star reads? Do we share any? Let’s Chat!

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  • Anne@Headfullofbooks
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    March 29, 2016 at 3:39 PM

    I want to read WINTER but I keep putting it off because it is so long. When will I ever have enough time to tackle it?

    http://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2016/03/ttt-5-star-books-read-in-2016-so-far.html

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  • Karen Blue
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    March 29, 2016 at 10:16 PM

    I NEED Salt to the Sea. I loved Winter as well and thought it was such a nice way to finish the series. I need to read The Winner’s Kiss, that whole series juts slipped by me. Great list!

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  • Christy @ Novel Ink
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    March 29, 2016 at 10:28 PM

    I can’t wait to read Walk the Edge! I loved Nowhere But Here and I can’t wait to read Razor’s story! The Darkest Corners is one that I plan to read in the next little bit, I’ve already heard such amazing things about it 😀

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  • Heather Fineisen
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    March 29, 2016 at 11:29 PM

    Salt to the Sea is on my TBR list. My daughter wants me to read the first Cassandra Clare Shadow Hunter Book. Good, intriguing list.

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  • Samantha
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    March 29, 2016 at 11:57 PM

    Oh man I have had Lady Midnight sitting on my kindle waiting for me! I also have book one in the winners trilogy but I haven’t started it either! These books all sound great!
    My Top Ten

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  • Leydy
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    March 30, 2016 at 3:21 AM

    Love this list!! Amazing picks!

    Liked your Facebook page & added you on Goodreads!

    Check out our TTT

    Leydy @ Once Upon A Twilight

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  • Alice
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    March 30, 2016 at 4:00 AM

    Lady Midnight and Winter are in my TBR list, I can’t wait to read them! Great list 🙂

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  • Nereyda @Nick & Nereyda's Infinite Booklist
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    March 30, 2016 at 4:05 AM

    I’m still so upset about Salt to the Sea, it was so sad and beautiful!

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  • Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookworm
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    March 30, 2016 at 8:25 AM

    So many awesome books on your list, these are ones I have either loved myself or am desperate to read. I recently read The Darkest Corners and really enjoyed that one. Have you read Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas?!? You should, it is just as mind-blowing and awesome. I am definitely going to be adding some of these to my already endless TBR, so thanks for the awesome recommendations!!! 🙂 Here’s my most recent five star reads, if you want to check them out 🙂

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  • Lenore
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    March 30, 2016 at 10:49 AM

    And now you have me epically intrigued by The Things I Didn’t Say…gonna have to watch for that one.

    My TTT.

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  • Lee @ Rally the Readers
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    March 30, 2016 at 11:30 AM

    Salt to the Sea was so, so good! I’ll be starting Lady Midnight very soon; I’ve missed reading about the Shadowhunters since TMI ended and am very much looking forward to this new series!

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  • Cynthia @ Bingeing On Books
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    March 30, 2016 at 2:40 PM

    Ahh, I loved Winter soooo much!! I am so sad that series is over. I have the ARC for Walk the Edge so I am super glad to hear you loved it so much. Great list!

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  • Dawnie
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    March 31, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    Such a wonderful list!
    I can’t wait to read Salt to the Sea and Winners Kiss, i hope to get to both of them in april and after reading how much you loved them and why, i can’t wait to get to them 🙂

    My TTT: http://booksbeautifylife.blogspot.de/2016/03/top-10-tuesday-favorite-5-stars.html

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