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13 Feb

Angel Reads Turns 10 + My Favourite Books Over the Years

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I don’t even know how time has gone. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since I created Angel Reads. It started as a place where I could write down my thoughts and feelings about the books I was reading. And then I started to make friends, and have amazing conversations with people about all the books.

I become part of fandoms for books, and then I turned my sharing of my thoughts to blogging more. And 10 years later I am still here. I can’t imagine my life without Angel Reads. It has shaped me into who I am today. That might sound cringy, but it’s true.

So to celebrate 10 years of Angel Reads, I wanted to share some of my favourite books from across the years. It’s a really great way to see how my reading has changed over the years. From young adult fantasy and paranormal to contemporary, and now to romances.

I really enjoyed looking back at some of my favourite reads. Most of the time I couldn’t pick one for the year, so I picked about 4 from each year. Enough of all this talk let’s get into it. As always these are in no real order.

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee | Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor | The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan | Hunting Lila (Lila #1) by Sarah Alderson.

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry | Full Measures (Flight & Glory #1) by Rebecca Yarros | The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski | Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare.

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer | My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick | Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry | Every Breath (Every #1) by Ellie Marney.

Trial by Fire (Worldwalker #1) by Josephine Angelini | Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys | Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare. | And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga #1) by Kiersten White.

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo | Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett. | A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab | Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde.

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel | Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead. | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Disruption (Disruption #1) by Jessica Shirvington.

Ruined (Ruined #1) by Amy Tintera. | The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros | Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston | Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways #5) by Lisa Kleypas.

The Kingmaker (All the King’s Men #1) by Kennedy Ryan | Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie Dunmore. | This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield | Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey (Check, Please! #1-2) by Ngozi Ukazu.

Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling #10) by Nalini Singh | The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) by Julia Quinn | The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune | The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.

The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare. | Always Only You (Bergman Brothers #2) by Chloe Liese | Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon |Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert.

The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare | Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

And there we go those are some of my favourite reads over the 10 years. I’m still shocked Angel Reads is still here after all this time. But I am not going anywhere.

10 Feb

So … This Didn’t Go Well | January 2022 Haul

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I’m going to start this post by saying that I didn’t buy all these books in January. They just happened to arrive then. I actually didn’t buy a whole lot so far this year, but I did receive quite a bit from last years purchases.

I got a range of books so far this year. From romances to comics and graphics novels and a little bit in between. Some of the books I’ve already read and I’m just getting my physical copies of. And there are others that are new to me. But I am really excited to start reading some of these.

Nevertheless, let’s get into it. I bought most of these books from, Work, Off The Books Pages and a few from Amazon this month. I also received some of these as arcs and gifts. And as always these are in no order.

After the Fall (The Fallen Men #4) by Giana Darling | Inked in Lies (The Fallen Men #5) by Giana Darling – Review | Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas – Review | A Pack of Blood and Lies (The Boulder Wolves #1) by Olivia Wildenstein.

A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic #1) by Elise Kova | A Dance with the Fae Prince (Married to Magic #2) by Elise Kova | Pretty Little Savage (Sick Boys #1) by Lucy Smoke | Twisted Love (Twisted #1) by Ana Huang.

Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas | Immortal Plunder (Pirates of Felicity #1) by Kelly St. Clare | Desperate Measures (Wicked Villains #1) by Katee Robert | Learn My Lesson (Wicked Villains #2) by Katee Robert.

A Crown of Blood and Bone (The Shadow Walkers Saga #1) by Sloane Murphy | The Longing of Lone Wolves (Fae Guardians #1) by Lana Pecherczyk | Club 22 (Hades #3) by Tate James | Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon.

The Rebel King (All the King’s Men #2) by Kennedy Ryan | The Legacy (Off-Campus #5) by Elle Kennedy | Reclaimed (Shadow Beast Shifters #2) by Jaymin Eve | Reborn (Shadow Beast Shifters #3) by Jaymin Eve.

Punderworld, Volume 1 (Punderworld #1) by Linda Šejić | Fine Print, Volume 1 by Stjepan Šejić | Coerced: A Dubcon Anthology | Beautiful Nightmare (Dark Dream Duet #2) by Giana Darling.

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition by Edith Hamilton. | Archangel’s Kiss (Guild Hunter #2) by Nalini Singh | Archangel’s Consort (Guild Hunter #3) by Nalini Singh | Archangel’s Storm (Guild Hunter #5) by Nalini Singh.

Archangel’s Legion (Guild Hunter #6) by Nalini Singh | Archangel’s Shadows (Guild Hunter #7) by Nalini Singh.

And there we go. Those are all the books I bought and received in January. As you can see it didn’t go too well. I mean I don’t regret any of it. And I can’t wait to dig into all the books. But it was a lot for the start of the year. Well, what books do you get this January? Have you read any of them? So, let’s chat!

08 Feb

Latest Romance Books Added To My Wish List | TTT

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This week I’m sharing the latest romance book I’ve added to my wishlist. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

Romances are mostly what I read these days. So I thought for the love freebie this week I would share the latest books that I have added to my wish list. My list today is a range of different romances. From different subgenres to when they come out. Some of the books haven’t been published yet and some I haven’t had the chance to pick up.

They do have one thing in common though, I can’t wait to read them. Let’s hope that I can get to them soon. As always these are in no order, these are the recently added romances to my wish list.

Omega’s Obsession (Heat Haven Omegaverse #2) by Sarah Blue | Sweet Mercy (Dirty Empire #1) by Nina West and K.A. Tucker | Wolf Bonds (Rocky Mountain Pack #1) by Lucia Ashta | Noc City (Noc City #1) by Penn Cassidy.

All Packed Up (Sweet Omegaverse #7) by Lana Kole | Faith & the Dead End Devils (Sweet Omegaverse #8) by Kathryn Moon | Twisted Love (Twisted #1) by Ana Huang | Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) by Katee Robert.

Love on the Brain (Love Hypothesis #2) by Ali Hazelwood | Honey Trap (The Guild #1) by Tate James

And there we go. Those are the latest romance books I’ve added to my tbr. What romance books are you looking forward to reading soon? Have you read any on my list? What did you post this week? Let’s Chat!