- I'm back to blogging
- I'm pretty proud of myself this year, reading-wise.
BEST BOOK YOU'VE READ THIS YEAR
It is a tie between If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka and Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I've had a hard time picking one so I just picked them both.
I've reread both books like three-four times. YES. I DID THAT. I love the characters, the world, the dynamic between the main characters and their relationships as well with the minor characters. Everything about these books just made me love them. I mean yeah, I got some moments where I'm "Hmmmm...." but the good ones outweigh the parts that made me sigh and shake my head by a long shot.
They're both so captivating that I can't wait for the second installment of The Harbinger series. I'm also interested in reading more of Emily Wibberley and Austin Seigemund-Broka's books.
BEST SEQUEL YOU'VE READ IN 2019
Another tie and this one is between Twisted Emotions by Cora Reilly and Hard Sell by Lauren Layne.
Lauren Layne is one of my favorite authors and Hard Sell was a perfect sequel to Hot Asset, the first book in the 21 Wall Street series (or trilogy, I don't know). I love frenemies dynamic The only sad thing here is that the book's too short for me.
Twisted Emotions is also another sequel I love and it's my favorite in The Camorra Chronicles series. I love how the author wrote and dealt with two very opposite characters both scarred by their pasts and getting through that trauma together.
NEW RELEASE YOU HAVEN'T READ YET, BUT WANT TO
I'm so eager to read these books
- The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn
- Savaged by Mia Sheridan
- Faking Ms. Right by Claire Kingsley
I've seen Meghan Quinn's books in my Goodreads timeline for a while now but I've yet to read one of her books. And I think Claire Kingsley's book is part of a series.
And here's a sequel I'm dying to get to.
I loved Shadow of the Fox, first installment of the series, and I'm excited to read Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa. I've had this book since its release but never got into reading it because there were so many other books I wanted to read and I had a TBR I wanted to accomplish.
MOST ANTICIPATED RELEASE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR
I've posted 10 books I want to read for the second-half of 2019 in my TOP TEN TUESDAY so I won't be posting the same books here.
Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker and The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson are two of my most anticipated reads. A second-chance romance and a YA fantasy that sounds really good to land on my TBR.
This is also the year I've been reading L.J. Shen's books. I've recently just read her Sinners of Saint series and the first book of her All Saints High series, a spin-off of Sinners of Saint. Broken Knight by L.J. Shen is the sequel to Pretty Reckless from All Saints High series and I don't know much about this book and I do hope to see Luna in this book a lot. A LOT. She's one of the kids of the Sinners of Saint characters (the spin-off series' main characters are their kids)
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT
I need to stop expecting things because Sempre by J.M. Darhower was a let down. There was so much hype over this book and I wanted to read a good mafia story but this was just... not it. Not to mention that a lot of characters seemed so bland to me.
Another was Romanov by Nadine Brandes. I was anticipating for this book but sadly, it was just another let down. This didn't live up to my excitement and mixing history and fantasy was a bad idea.
BIGGEST SURPRISE
Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly had me going soft. This was definitely not how I expected it to be because the series is dark and the male main character here is literally the most merciless and insane one out of his brothers here so reading him being all soft and patient was just... WOW.
FAVOURITE NEW AUTHOR
(DEBUT OR NEW TO YOU)
Karen M. McManus was all around my Goodreads timeline when she released One of Us is Lying but I never got around to reading the book until this year. It's such a good thriller/mystery book that had me on the edge and I can't wait for its sequel, One of Us is Next. Two Can Keep a Secret was the first book of hers I read and I loved it as well so I decided to read more.
NEWEST FICTIONAL CRUSH
Hmmm.. I didn't really have any nor did I have a crush like I did back then in my teen years butttttt Zayne from Storm and Fury is a close one. I have no idea what his personality is in The Dark Elements, the prequel series, but he was such a sweetheart and a gentleman in this book that had me swooning and sighing in "WHERE CAN I GET A ZAYNE" kind of way.
NEWEST FAVOURITE CHARACTER
Oh look, Storm and Fury is here again... AS IT SHOULD BE. The book's just a favorite that I had to. And the main heroine, Trinity Marrow is definitely a favorite. Sassy, stubborn, full of wits, a big heart and badass at that. Seriously, the girl is hella strong and powerful. And she's quite the comedian too. Another favorite this year is Georgie Castle from Fix Her Up. She's not afraid to be herself and be expressive over the things she's passionate about. Yes, it hurt her that no one takes her seriously especially her family, but that didn't dim away Georgie's light.
BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY
"Cry" is a bit of a stretch.
More like "books that put me in such an emotional state". That's how I would like to put it.
A Five-Minute Life by Emma Scott played with my emotions especially during the last few chapters. I should've expected this from the author but I did not and well, here we are. Marriage for One by Ella Maise was a book that tackled on marriage between two strangers and Rose's sickness, and this just pulled my heartstrings throughout the story. It has the right amount of angst and sweetness. All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover is another book that tackles about marriage, and it also tackles about the hardships of pregnancy. OKAY.. this had me tearing up but not to the point of crying. It was such an emotional ride that I had to take a breather at some point while reading.
BOOK THAT MADE YOU HAPPY
I don't know what this meant by "happy" but We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal was such a treat to 2019. I miss reading YA fantasy like this. Hotshot Doc and Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey were two of my favorite books by the author this year and I love how it made me feel. The romance was A+. R.S. Grey knows how to write enemies-to-lovers and hate-to-love that makes you feel the tension between the characters to the bones.
MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK YOU'VE BOUGHT SO FAR THIS YEAR
(OR RECEIVED)
I bought The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury in paperback format early this year because there was a sale. I've read this book in 2016 and I loved it and I'm so happy I finally have a physical copy. I read The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw last year and I'm also happy as ever that I finally have my own physical copy of the book this year. At first I saw the paperback last year but I didn't get to buy it that time and when I went to another bookstore, they had the hardback copy. THE HARDBACK WAS SO PRETTY. Like when you remove the jacket cover, the cover for the book has the moon and stars on it in silver and it's soooooo pretty. I am weak for pretty covers. And not to mention that this book is one of my favorites ever so I win.5
WHAT BOOKS DO YOU NEED TO READ BY THE END OF THE YEAR
So many.. so many.
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
- The Controversial Princess by Jodi Ellen Malpas
- Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Full Tilt by Emma Scott
- The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott
- The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler
FAVOURITE BOOK TO FILM ADAPTATION YOU SAW THIS YEAR
Do comic books to film count because I've watched literally all of Marvel's releases so far in the first half of the year (and yes, I've read their respective comics).
Anyway, I've watched After. I haven't read the book and I don't know if I will but I did enjoy the movie even though it's the typical romance and really not new. Still I liked it.. leave me alone.....
And that concludes my Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag 2019.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
WHAT IS YOUR FREAK OUT MOMENT THIS YEAR?
I definitely want to read Savaged soon. Love Mia Sheridan and that one sounds so, so good. I’m reading Say You Still Love Me right now and enjoying it so much. I’m a sucker for a dual timeline and second chance romance. :) I’ve fallen behind with Emma Scott’s books and need to fix that *soon.* I really want to read both The Butterfly Project and Full Tilt!
ReplyDeleteI want to read Say You Still Love Me so bad! A second-chance romance is one of my favorite tropes. I also want to read The Butterfly Project. I've read Forever Right now and the main character there is best friends with the main characters of TBP and I got curious about their story.
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