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23 Jan

Books I Read in 2021 | Part 3

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I’ve done this series for a few years now and I thought there was no better way to share all the books I read in 2021. So here we go again. You can check out the first two firsts now. Here are my January to April reads, and my reads from May to August.

Today is the last post in the feature and I’m sharing the books I read from October to December. I had a lot of up and down months during the latter part of the year, but I am still pretty proud of all the books I read. anyway, let’s get right into it.

Lyric & the Heartbeats (Sweet Omegaverse #4) by Lana Kole – 3.5 Stars | Throttled (Dirty Air #1) by Lauren Asher– 3 Stars |Games We Play (One Night #1) by Dana Isaly – 4 Stars.| Havoc at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys #1) by C.M. Stunich – 3.5 Stars.

Chaos at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys #2) by C.M. Stunich. – 3 Stars.| Mayhem At Prescott High (The Havoc Boys #3) by C.M. Stunich. – 3 Stars. | Anarchy at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys #4) by C M Stunich – 3 Stars. | Victory at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys #5) by C M Stunich– 3 Stars.

Sacred Embrace (Lightbringer Trilogy #1) by A.J. Ryder – 3 Stars | Vows of a Mobster by Eva Winners – 2 Stars. | A Moment for Us (Willow Creek Valley #3) by Corinne Michaels – 3 Stars | Delinquent (Academy of Misfits #1) by Bea Paige – 3.5 Stars.

Reject (Academy of Misfits #2) by Bea Paige – 3 Stars.| Family (Academy of Misfits #3) by Bea Paige– 3.5 Stars| Beyond the Horizon by Bea Paige – 4 Stars| Steps (Finding Their Muse #1) by Bea Paige – 3 Stars.

Strokes (Finding Their Muse #2) by Bea Paige – 3 Stars | Strings (Finding Their Muse #3) by Bea Paige – 3 Stars. | Symphony (Finding Their Muse #4) by Bea Paige – 3 Stars. | Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters #1) by Jaymin Eve – 4 Stars.

Reclaimed (Shadow Beast Shifters #2) by Jaymin Eve – 4 Stars | Reborn (Shadow Beast Shifters #3) by Jaymin Eve – 3.5 Stars | Fallen King (The Fallen Men #5.5) by Giana Darling – 4 Stars | Raze (Scarred Souls #1) by Tillie Cole – 3 Stars.

Distrust (The Hallowed Crows MC #1) by G.N. Wright. – 3 Stars | From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 4 Stars. | A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 4.5 Stars. | Bad Alpha (Sweet Omegaverse #6) by Kathryn Moon – 4 Stars.

Bad Dream: A Dark Dream Prologue Novella by Giana Darling – 3 Stars | Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures #1) by K.J. Charles – 3 Stars | Holy Union (Lightbringer Trilogy #2) by A.J. Ryder – 3 Stars | The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas – 4 Stars.

7th Circle (Hades #1) by Tate James – 4 Stars. | Anarchy (Hades #2) by Tate James – 4 Stars | Club 22 (Hades #3) by Tate James – 4 Stars. | Timber (Hades #4) by Tate James – 4 Stars.

Seducing My Guardian (A Touch of Taboo #4) by Katee Robert – 3.5 Stars. |Fighting Instincts (Sweet Omegaverse #5) by Lana Kole – 3.5 Stars | Dangerous Temptation by Giana Darling – 3 Stars – Review. | Built to Fall by Julia Wolf – 2.5 Stars.

Drag Me Up (Gods of Hunger #1) by R.M. Virtues – 4 Stars. | The Enemy Trap by Maren Moore – 3 Stars | Muses & Melodies (Hush Note #3) by Rebecca Yarros – 4 Stars – Re-read. | King of Battle & Blood (Adrian X Isolde #1) by Scarlett St. Clair – 4 Stars.

Groupie (Rock-Hard Beautiful #1) by C.M. Stunich – 3 Stars | Roadie (Rock-Hard Beautiful #2) by C.M. Stunich – 3 Stars. | Moxie (Rock-Hard Beautiful #3) by C.M. Stunich – 3 Stars. | Lilac by B.B. Reid – 2.5 Stars.

VAULT: A Madison Kate Novella (Madison Kate #4.5) by Tate James – 3 Stars. | Riot House (Crooked Sinners #1) by Callie Hart – 3.5 Stars. | Tin (Faeries of Oz #1) by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell – 4 stars. | Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright #1) by Sophie Lark – 4 stars.

Crow (Faeries of Oz #2) by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell – 4 Stars. | Stolen Heir (Brutal Birthright #2) by Sophie Lark – 4 Stars. | Savage Lover (Brutal Birthright #3) by Sophie Lark – 4 Stars | Bloody Heart (Brutal Birthright #4) by Sophie Lark – 3.5 Stars.

Broken Vow (Brutal Birthright #5) by Sophie Lark – 4 Stars | Heavy Crown (Brutal Birthright #6) by Sophie Lark – 4 Stars. | Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon – 4.5 Stars – Reread. | Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two (Sweet Omegaverse #3) by Kathryn Moon – 4.5 Stars – Reread.

Liars (The Triad #2) by Dana Isaly – 3.5 Stars. | The Heir (Kingmakers #1) by Sophie Lark – 4 Stars | The Rebel (Kingmakers #2) by Sophie Lark – 4 Stars. | The Love Hypothesis (The Love Hypothesis #1) by Ali Hazelwood – 4 Stars.

Saints of the Syndicate (The Syndicate #1) by Natalie Nicole – 3 Stars. | Revenge of the Syndicate (The Syndicate #2) by Natalie Nicole – DNF. | War (The Four Horsemen #2) by Laura Thalassa – 4.5 Stars. | The Vixen’s Lead (Kit Davenport #1) by Tate James – 4 Stars.

The Dragon’s Wing (Kit Davenport #2) by Tate James – 3 Stars. | The Tiger’s Ambush (Kit Davenport #3) by Tate James – 4 Stars. | Famine (The Four Horsemen #3) by Laura Thalassa – 4 Stars. | The Sweetest Oblivion (Made #1) by Danielle Lori – NA.

The Viper’s Nest (Kit Davenport #4) by Tate James – 4 Stars | The Crow’s Murder (Kit Davenport #5) by Tate James.– 3.5 Stars | The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny (Holiday Brothers #1) by Willa Nash – 4 Stars. | Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother’s Best Friend (Holiday Brothers #2) by Willa Nash. – 4 Stars.

A Partridge and a Pregnancy (Holiday Brothers #3) by Willa Nash. – 3 Stars | Talk Dirty, Cowboy (Dirty Cowboy #1) by Elle Thorpe – 3 Stars | The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese. – 4.5 Stars. | Ride Dirty, Cowboy (Dirty Cowboy #2) by Elle Thorpe – 3 Stars.

Lost Wolf (Savage #1) by Mila Young – 3 Stars. | Broken Wolf (Savage #2) by Mila Young– 3.5 Stars | Sexy Dirty Cowboy (Dirty Cowboy #3) by Elle Thorpe – 3 Stars | .Knot My Type (All Access #1) by Evie Mitchell – 3.5 Stars

And there we go. Those are all the books that I read in 2021. Phew. While this series takes ages to write up. I love doing it. I hope that you enjoyed checking out all the books that I read last year. What did you read in 2021? Nevertheless, what were some of your favourite reads? So, let’s chat!

20 Jan

My Disappointing Reads Of 2021

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Today I thought I would share my disappointing reads of 2021. I don’t hate a lot of books, but there are some of the books that I thought I would enjoy and then didn’t. This could have been for all different reasons. From I didn’t like the writing style, the story didn’t capture me. Or I wasn’t able to connect with the characters. I also recently shared some of my favourite reads for 2021.

The books on this list aren’t necessarily bad books. But they weren’t for me. Most of the books on this list are romance, simply because that is nearly all I read last year. Some of these books are from authors that I’ve enjoyed before, some are from new-t0-me authors. So enough of this, let’s get right into it. These are my disappointing reads of 2021.

Custom Built (Fast & Fury #1) by Chantal Fernando: I was really upset when I didn’t end up liking this book. I’ve really enjoyed all the other Chantal Fernando books that I’ve read over the past few years. And on paper, this seems like my type of book. But it just didn’t. I wasn’t able to really connect with either of the protagonists and while I did enjoy the romance. I felt that there were 10 billion things going on and I could not keep up with it all.

Four by Sara Cate and Rachel Leigh: This one came up on my TikTok one day, and I grabbed it right away. But sadly this one wasn’t for me. I didn’t love the writing style, the romance was just okay. I managed to read it in a few hours, but it wasn’t what I was hoping it would be. The darker themes of this book were great. I think it’s one of the things that kept me reading. Overall, it was just okay.

Blind Landing (Flipped #1) by Carrie Aarons: I wanted a new type of sports romance to read and I’ve enjoyed books set during the Olympics before. But this one just was not it. The romance wasn’t there for me. It felt forced and I didn’t feel the connection. The pacing of the book also felt off to me. I really wanted to enjoy this one.

Vows of a Mobster by Eva Winners: This one started off strong and then about 40% in it just flipped. So many things were added to this book and the plot that I couldn’t get keep up. I seriously didn’t know what was going on at times. There were so many plot holes that it made it hard to enjoy when I was reading. Also, some very strange things happened towards the end, that really turned me off.

A Moment for Us (Willow Creek Valley #3) by Corinne Michaels: There is also a lot going on in this book. I felt that at times it was just a little too much. From the long time crush, the surprise pregnancy to his past. And then everything that happens to them both. I just didn’t feel that it was complete. The romance was just okay, it wasn’t fantastic, but I didn’t hate it. But I also felt like they didn’t fit with one another.

Medicine Man (Heartstone) by Saffron A. Kent: I went into this book, knowing that I might not enjoy it, but I kept an open mind. I quite enjoy age gap romances and that part of this book didn’t faze me at all. I just finished the book feeling cold. The romance didn’t spark anything for me. The characters feel flat and the story was blah.

And there we go. Those are some of my disappointing reads of 2021. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? What were some of your disappointing reads of 2021? Let’s Chat!

18 Jan

2021 Releases I Was Excited to Read But Didn’t Get To

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This week I’m sharing the 2021 releases that I was excited to read but didn’t get to. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

I read a lot of books last year, but I still wasn’t able to get through everything that I wanted to read. So today, I’m sharing the books that were released last year that I didn’t pick up but wanted to. They are mostly romances, but young adult books that make an appearance. Anyway let’s go, as always these are in no order.

Bombshell (Hell’s Belles #1) by Sarah MacLean. | The Ex Hex (Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling | Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy #1) by Harley Laroux | Yes & I Love You (Say Everything #1) by Roni Loren.

Wild Rain (Women Who Dare #2) by Beverly Jenkins | Reel (Hollywood Renaissance #1) by Kennedy Ryan |Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo | The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun.

Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan | Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.

And there we go. Those are the 2021 releases that I was excited about but wasn’t able to get to. I am really hoping that I can get to some of them this year. I actually do own most of them so that is a good start. What did you want to read last year but didn’t? Have you read anything on my list? Let’s Chat!