Only a couple of months late, but at least I made it before the end of the year! If you follow me on Instagram, I did have this post up closer to the end of September, but also realized when I posted that the top book was actually finished in early October … oooops!
King of Pride by Ana Huang. I absolutely loved King of Wrath, and the second book was just as good — the hard part now is the wait until the release of each book!
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer. The audiobook for this book absolutely blew me away — as the characters were crossing the river, there was the sound of rushing water in the background, and lots of soft music throughout the story that really added an extra layer to the story! I’ve now listened to two more books and sadly the others are not as epic as the first one, but I really do love how the series blends so many fairytales together – it’s so whimsical and fun, and it’s been a long time since I’ve fallen in love with a middle grade book!
Off to the Races and A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver. Are we surprised to see Elsie on this stack? No, we are not. I was hoping to finish the series this year, but it looks like it’ll be a 2024 priority instead, but I’m also saddened by the fact that there will soon come a day when I have no more Elsie books waiting for me on the shelf.
The Cat and Mouse Duology by H.D. Carlton. My first foray into dark romance and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the series! I had planned to just finish the first one when I was working on clearing my currently reading shelf before my summer vacation, but ended up adding the novella and the second installment to my to-read list before holidays — and I devoured the books so quickly!
Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann. This book has such a stunning cover, but the story is quite dark, but also strangely hopeful? It was my second dark romance and, like the Cat and Mouse duology, I think a dark romance is as much about healing as it is about the trauma. Will definitely be reading more by this author!
The Right Move by Liz Tomforde. As soon as I finished Mile High, I’d ordered The Right Move and it was even better than the first one – and then the tormented wait for Caught Up began. I absolutely adore this series!
And now, off to start working on my Q4 stack!
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