Angel Reads

26 Mar

My Favourite Romance Tropes That I Love To Read

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Today I thought I would have a little fun and share some of my favourite romance tropes that I love seeing in books. These aren’t all my favourites, because I could be here a while. But some of the ways that I love to read. And if a book has it in it, there is a higher chance that I will pick it up. Like always these are in no order.

Siblings Best Friend/Best Friends Sibling: This is a trope that I would read in almost anything. It’s one that I have loved for a really long time. I love the tension that it creates, the secrecy is fantastic and then how it all explodes. It just leaves for great friction between the characters.

Some of my favourites in include this trope are The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, Inked in Lies (The Fallen Men #5) by Giana Darling, On the Fence by Kasie West

Friends To Lovers: This is another one that I have loved to read for some time. It just makes me happy when I read this trope. I especially love it, when it’s the male who has been pining for a long time. It’s a nice flip on the trope and just makes everything better.

Some of my favourites books that include the friends to lovers trope is Him (Him #1) by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare and Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett.

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Second Chances: This has become a recent favourite of mine. I didn’t read slowly romance for a long time, and that my reading habits have changed I do. And this has become a trope that I adore. It creates some beautiful moments between the characters. They explore forgiving but also taking a big step. This can be a mix of a second chance with the same person or even a second chance at love.

Some books that I adore with this trope are Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling #4) by Nalini Singh, When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons #6) by Julia Quinn and Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers #1) by Sarina Bowen

Fake Dating/Marriage of Convenience: I love when this trope is used in Historial Romance the most. It just works so well here and I can’t stop reading them. They create great tension, a lot of awkward moments that lead to more and some beautiful moments between the characters.

The books that I love that include this trope are The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare, My Darling Duke (Sinful Wallflowers #1) by Stacy Reid and Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin

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And those are some of my favourite romance tropes that I love to read. Would you like to know more of mine? What are some of yours? Let’s Chat!

23 Mar

TV Series That I Love To Watch

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I thought I would do something a little different today and share some of the TV or Netflix shows that I love to watch. These are either recent ones I’ve watched, or shows that I have watched over a long period of time. I think I have a strange range of shows that I watch. From crime shows to science fiction and fantasy. I just like to watch a whole heap of different shows and here are some of my favourites.

Once Upon A Time (2011-2018) – Creators: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis. | I just recently starting re-watching this and I love it so much. I love the characters, the storyline and I love all the fairytales. I just love the way that it all intertwines.

Hawaii Five-O (2010-2020) – Creators: Peter M. Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman, Leonard Freeman. | This is one that is close to my heart. I love Hawaii so much and it’s my happy place, and that shows just gives me that. It’s one of those shows that I could watch again and again.

Criminal Minds (2005- 2020) – Creator: Jeff Davis. | I use to watch episodes here and there for this, but it wasn’t until last year that I watched it from start to finish. And gosh was it good. It’s dark and intriguing and just grabs you right away. I couldn’t stop watching even if at times it could a little too much.

NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-Current) – Creator: Shane Brennan. | This is another one like Hawaii Five-O, I just so much about it. From the characters to the stories and the relationships. It’s just a good show. I laugh, I cry and I always have a good time.

Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) – Creator: Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright. | This is one I use to watch all the time when I was younger and a few years ago I began to rewatch it again. I just love it. The world is fantastic, the characters are great and I can rewatch it all the time.

Lucifer (2016–current) – Creator: Tom Kapinos. | I mean who doesn’t love this show. It’s fantastic. It mixes some of my favourite genres while also being funny and just so good. It’s dark but also has these moments that are full of light.

Bridgerton (2020–current ) Creator: Chris Van Dusen. | I mean you should know that this would be on my list. I don’t think I need to say much about this. It was everything that I wanted to be and more. I’m so looking forward to the second two.

The Mentalist (2008–2015) Creator: Bruno Heller. | This is another one of those shows that I use to watch here and there when it was on TV, but I just started my first full watch of it. It’s so good! It’s funny and addicting. But it’s also dark and makes you really think as you watch.

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And those are some of the TV series that I really love to watch. Have you watched any of those shows? What do you think of them? What is some TV shows that you love to watch? Let’s Chat!

20 Mar

What Do You Do When You Change Your Mind On Books?

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Hi, everyone—it’s Ely again, here for my monthly post for March! Over the last few months, over on my own blog I’ve been looking back at the books I never reviewed, rereading them and sharing my thoughts. It’s been a fun process so far, but it got me thinking about changing opinions on books after you’ve written reviews. So today I thought I’d share my thoughts and some of the things I’ve done and seen others do.

Deleting The Review

Obviously, the most dramatic technique is to just delete your review. This is probably easiest on something like Goodreads and Storygraph where you probably won’t be breaking hyperlinks or whatnot. I personally don’t use this one very often—I’m more likely to clear my star rating on GR or re-rate it. That being said, I have deleted reviews of books and authors that I no longer felt comfortable supporting.

Disclaimers

An easier option is to just add a disclaimer at the start of a review. I think this one works particularly well if you’ve changed your star rating after reading, or if the review just isn’t relevant anymore. Again, if you’re choosing not to support that book or author anymore but don’t want to delete the review for whatever reason, this might be the way.

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Rewriting

This is probably the most time-consuming one on the list. I’ve done this one a few times when I’ve looked over old reviews and decided a sentence isn’t quite right or if I now see something I said in a completely different light. This can be anything from deleting a paragraph to changing the entire thing. It all depends on what you’re changing.

Leaving It

This is the most common one, I think. Sometimes you can completely change your mind about a book but completely forget about that review you wrote on it when you read it that first time. This honestly happens to me all the time and I’m only reminded if I go to look that book up or if someone likes or comments on it, whether that be on my blog or Goodreads. Most of the time I don’t have the time or energy to really look over the review and I end up just leaving it as is.

What about you—what do you do with the reviews you’ve changed your mind on? Let me know down below!