This month‘s books and current reads! Had a difficult month in terms of quantity, but pretty good quality!
#booksof2023

A quick 7-day Libby loan so I figured I would do a re-read of this one to get out of a funk. It worked! Might as well read all the rest now.
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#romance #booksof2023

Jumps right in where book 1 left off.
Meren spends the entire book searching for the cure to what is plaguing her sister, the true Queen of Aryd, and how to defeat King Eidolon, who seems desperate to take those she loves away from her, is hunting them at every turn. The only person keeping her sane refuses to be with her even though she can feel the pull to be with him stronger than she can feel the magic flowing in her veins.
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Ex boyfriend‘s dad romance. Fisher sees Noah yelling in excitement for her client at the Rodeo. Noah sees Fisher looking. Their night together is one to remember and remember Noah will, because when she check‘s Fisher‘s ID, she finds out he‘s her ex boyfriend‘s dad.
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#romance #booksof2023

Quinn returns to her hometown to save the local doctor‘s practice from his bigotry, and hopefully buy it from him. She‘s in for a shock when he tells her the only way she can buy it is if she has a husband.
High school nemesis, Ford, steps in to take the place in return for a date to his ex‘s wedding—little does Quinn know, Ford‘s been pining after her for the last 15 years and the marriage isn‘t so fake for him.
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“You have to keep fighting until it‘s over. That‘s your fate. And I will burn down the world if I have to, just to keep you safe while you do it.”

I was selected for an ARC of the Everflame series! Glow of the Everflame was my FAVOURITE read this year. I am STILL not over how much it destroyed me.
#arc #arcreader #heatoftheeverflame #penncole

Monthly wrap up! 7 books is pretty average for me.
Glow of the Everflame destroyed me. Highly recommend!
#augustreads #booksof2023

🚨Unfinished Series🚨
Book 3 in this series and it was what I was waiting for. Rhyan embodies the sexiest trope ever: asking for consent. There‘s traces of touch her and you die, he falls first, bodyguard/princess.
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

Friends, I read this in 24 hours and worked a full day.
It was heartbreaking and heartwarming. It was a push and pull and so much waiting. It was romance and love having to wait. I loved it.
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#romance #booksof2023

A re-read of one of the only novellas I‘ve ever read. Just a feel-good in-between book.
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

The slow burn on this one is killing me!

A lot of terms to learn, and the extent of hate for the villains are up there.
Onto the next! #fantasyromance #booksof2023
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This was recommended to me to get over the Everflame hangover. It did it‘s job!
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In a world where you gain your magic once you‘re an adult, Lady Lyriana has to prove she should still stay in the realm, even though not an ounce of magic fills her veins.
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#fabtasyromance #booksof2023

I had a hard time getting into book 1. But this one? I ADORED this book. I have never highlighted a book so much. I was in love and giddy. Luther is a dream and Diem is a firecracker. I am begging for book 3 to get here sooner.
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

The couple gets separated almost immediately and so I bailed on the last book 🤷🏻‍♀️

This was a ride. It is VERY slow to start, and in fact I probably wouldn‘t have finished it if it had not come STRONGLY recommended. By 80% I was finally hooked!
In a world where the children of gods rule over everything and mortals are mere servants, Diem Ballator can feel the magic of dissent rise within her.
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

No 5 star reads this month 😢. It was a slower month for me. Onto August! #monthlywrapup

Gave my daughter a bookshelf wall! 😍

A prisoner of the Queen of Air and Darkness, Estrella learns about her increasing power in her quest to keep her Mate safe and take back the world from the evil Queen.
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

A girl with the power to take over the kingdom has been broken out of the dungeons of the suspiciously nice prince by the Prince of the Aurora. Together they fight to find her power inside her and take back her kingdom, but can they find it before the King of the Aurora finds her?
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#booksof2023 #fantasyromance #unfinishedseries

V sus of the love interest the entire time. No one is that nice 🤨
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

I reached my Goodreads reading goal for the year! 35 books down, so many more to go!! #happyreading

Not the actual book—it‘s not in the Litsy library!
This book was lots of spice and an interesting premise. Think The Bachelorette mixed with The Hunger Games. Reality show to win the wolf‘s heart, but the games are to the death.
#booksof2023 #fantasyromance
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A slower month for me. I‘m still in that Fourth Wing slump! #monthlywrapup #booksof2023

For some reason only the first and last book of this series are in Litsy. Lol.
Fast easy read, especially since the world building is out of the way.
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When Avery dies but is resurrected by a celestial phenomenon, she forgets everything she knows. Now, on the run from a group of hooded men after her new power, can she trust the man who calls himself her mate?
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#paranormalromance #fantasyromance #booksof2023

This title wasn‘t in Litsy.
Ever surprised that this “easy romance reads” series is above par. Definitely still an easy read, with soft world building.
Avery was affected by a once in two millennium comet that is taking her magic and her life force. Can the man who believes he is her mate find the answer to save her before her life is taken from her?
#paranormalromance #booksof2023
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I was genuinely surprised this “easy romance” read was actually good!
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#fantasyromance #paranormalromance #booksof2023

This book wasn‘t in Litsy either! Chose one by the same author.

Much more realistic baby time in this one considering he was busy being kidnapped. But who has this much sex when their baby is missing?
📸 Ft. Malfoy (the cat)
#mafiaromance #romance #booksof2023

Look at my new bookshelves! 🤩
So much room for more books!

Book title wasn‘t in Litsy database, so I chose one by the same author.

Pretty standard Mafia romance. I found it a bit improbable with the lack of time the MC‘s spent with this baby in their care. Solid writing and I will read the next book.
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#romance #mafiaromance #booksof2023

I LOVED this. The first amazing book after the #FourthWingHangover. It was beautiful and lovely and full of betrayal. For, you can‘t trust anyone in the Centennial.
#fantasy #booksof2023
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May was a good month! I did get into a bit of a slump after Fourth Wing, though! Onto June! Happy reading, Littens!

This was a re-read (re-listen?) of my favourite SJM book. I sobbed during the last battle (like I did the last time I read it, and the time before that…). It is beauty and love and adventure and heartbreak.
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#booksof2023 #fantastyromance

A book friend to support my read 🐈‍⬛📖

Book 2. FMC has light magic in a world of dark magic wolf witches. When the students go out on a mission they find a traitor in their midsts whose sole goal is to bring the light witch to the enemy—but only after she rejects his advances.
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Quick easy fantasy romance about a werewolf that is kicked out of her pack because she can‘t shift and no one chose her as a mate. With her abandonment she finds a group of other werewolves who have been kicked out of their packs (Wolf Witches) who have gained dark magic. They are the last line of defence is the war against the werebears.
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I‘ve been stuck after reading Fourth Wing but forced myself through the worst of it until I started to enjoy this one. This is book 2, and ends on a cliffhanger. Book 3 is out, but I hear it ALSO ends on a cliffhanger!
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#fantasyromance #booksof2023

You guys, this was a WILD RIDE. Literally (can you say dragon riders???).
I was surprised at literally every turn. I cannot tell you how long it has been since I didn‘t predict most of a novel. I knew nothing. NOTHING, you guys. I was SOBBING at work listening to the audio.
(Pro tip for those who retain better when reading instead of listening: read and listen at the same time. It was a whole sensory experience).

I loved this!
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I‘m obsessed with this author. Hooks your from the first chapter and then ends in a cliffhanger.
Contains: Fae, strong but demure female lead and a resistance
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Finished duology! Sobbing near the end. Vampires and humans and battles.
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April Reads. This month I read 8 books and partway through 9!
21 books finished so far this year! 🥰

This book isn‘t in the Litsy list! I suggested it, but not here yet.
A quick fantasy romance read. The final in the series, but it does continue with a different MC in a further book out in June.
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A woman blessed by the stars is stolen away to the Fae Kingdom to restore the power to the prince. But the light Kingdom is not as great as it seems and the dark Prince has his eye (and hands) on her.
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Warning: unfinished duology
This hooked me from the start. I was prologue in and then realized it was not yet finished. Also ends on a cliffhanger.
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Don‘t worry, I‘m back on the Hockey romance train. They‘re so quick and easy to read after an in depth fantasy world!
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There was laughter and tears and outrage. But the series is finished! I had a hard time with this last book; I didn‘t want the series to end!
#fantasyromance #darkfantasy
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This was cute and an interesting idea for the start of the relationship.
#hockeyromance
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Short but sweet! #hockeyromance

There is absolutely no reason why I‘m procrasti-reading hockey romance books but I‘m here for the suggestions. Haven‘t read an entire book in a day in years, and here I am, finishing one at 5am.
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