Top 5 Reads of August
I have read so many reads month and am so happy my reading streak is continuing to flourish. I read so many amazing reads this month, but these five were books I could NOT shut up about. The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen OMG THIS DUOLOGY WAS AMAZING! I was so obsessed with the story and the minute the first book was over, I needed to read the next book immediately. BOY I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED! Omg from the very beginning this book was so good and it just kept going and going and going and GOING and it was all so damn good! There was action, there was…
Asylum Bound
Ashford Asylum isn’t a place just for any patient. When Thalia is forced into the place by her wicked brother in a desperate attempt to steal her inheritance, she realizes that she just might belong here, just not in any way that she could have possibly imagined. My Thoughts So this book really started off with a bang and I wanted so much from this book. Yes, it was good, but it kind of fell flat because there was so much inneduos and not enough evidence to explain what was actually going down… I was just thrown off by the lack of details. The story line almost felt like plot…
Angel Unseen
Tomi has been lovestruck. It is a curse that his family has suffered for as long as he can remember. It either goes very well, or really bad and when he sees Angel, all he knows is that he is hooked. My Thoughts So this book takes place in the same world of my loves. However, though there may be elements and cameos of Hannaford Prep sprinkled all around in this read, there was still a major learning curve. It almost threw me off the read for a minute, but once I met Angel and got her story, GIRL, I was hooked line and sinker. This dark romance is crazy,…
The Butcher of the Bay
The Butcher of Mounts Bay kills for money and he is the best at what he does. He also doesn’t give a damn until he takes a job that makes him catch feelings he never thought he would have. My Thoughts OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THE BUTCHER OF THE BAY ONCE OWNED MY HEART BUT HE NOW HAS MY SOUL! This prequel is absolutely and completely necessary for any fan of the Hannaford Prep series to sink their teeth into. This book was so good! The story is told in the eyes of the Butcher beginning in the time before Lips even applied to Hannaford Prep and it was…
Queen Crow
Avery Beaumont thought she was free and able to fly on her own, but the world of Mount Bay has new players ready to pounce and Avery might end up back in her cage…. My Thoughts So I was very apprehensive to read this book. Not because of the author (BECAUSE SHE IS AMAZING), or because of the book world, but I didn’t really know how I would take Avery acting as the main character instead of my girl, Lips. Now I am freaking obsessed about Lips and that has nothing to do with Avery because I like her, but she isn’t Lips AT all. She is cunning and biting…
Haunting Adeline
Adeline has just moved into her grandmother’s house. She plans to restore the house to its proper glory, but she finds haunts and family mysteries along the way and a shadow that may be stalking her… and she might be into it…. My Thoughts Soooo I had never heard of this read…. I had never seen the cover, I had never thought about reading any type of stalker romance, but my friend sent me a TikTok and that ALLLL CHANGED! HOLY CRAP ON A STICK WAS THIS AMAZING AND EVERYTHING THE BOOKTOK GAVE! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG this book has left me in such a mean funk and the…
The Kingless Crown
A crown woven together by lies. A kingdom with the power to unravel them. Four Reaches. Four brides. All four have disappeared, painting the world with their rebellion. My Thoughts I am so grateful to Book of Matches Media and the author for this gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. I haven’t read a high fantasy book in a good long while and this was a great book to get me back into that world and away from the dark romance rabbit hole…. Now this read is HIGH fantasy in all the ways it can be. It has dialogue with elements of old English. There are so many…
A Dance with a Fae Prince
Katria swore she’d never fall in love. She’s seen what “love” means through the cruelty of her family. So when she’s married off to the mysterious Lord Fenwood for a handsome price, all Katria wants is a better life than the one she’s leaving. But her new husband makes not falling in love difficult. My Thoughts I am so grateful to have received this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to Book of Matchs Media and the author for the opportunity! This standalone fantasy was a great ride and though there were some parts where it kind of dragged, I really enjoyed the ride. This…
The Bridge Kingdom
. Lara has spent most of her life in the Red Desert. She has been trained for one mission, to take down King Aren and take the Bridge Kingdom in order to save her people. But, what if all she trained for has been a lie? OMG THIS READ WAS SO KILLER IN ALL THE BEST WAYS, SHAPES, AND FORMS. I loved this read from beginning to end and I am gagging on the read’s badass eleganza!!! This book started on such a crazy and dramatic note from the very beginning and just like that, I was glued to the pages. I devoured this book from beginning to the last…
Velvet Was the Night
In 1970, Mexico City was struggling to find peace within its political climate, but all Maite wanted to do is read her romance stories and dream about a better time. But, when her neighbor asks her to watch her cat, Maite is dragged into a world of communism, gangs, and corrupt politics she never wanted to enter. My Thoughts I received this read as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to NetGalley and the author for this opportunity. I’m such a huge fan of this author and I was so excited to get this read. Although there were some elements of the story…
