WWW Wednesday – 7/13

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam on Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

What are you currently reading?

  • Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins – Started this one again after dnf’ing not sure how far I will get this time – 24% into it. Right now we are following 2 young woman who hire a captain for a boat and his girlfriend as they look for an island that supposedly has treasure.
  • Look What You Made Me Do by Elaine Murphy – 50% into this one and listening to audio and physically reading it, curious to see where it goes. It follows a woman who covers up for her serial killer sister but turns out there is another killer in their small town who is now after them.
  • Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake – I am 70% into it, so far it’s cute. Small town romance between a local sheriff deputy and an actress.


What did you recently finish reading?

  • The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston – 5 Stars
  • Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan – 5 Stars
  • For You & No One Else by Roni Loren – 5 Stars
  • The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn – 2 Stars
  • She’s Up To No Good by Sara Goodman Confino – still deciding on star rating but somewhere around a 3.5

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • The Collective by Alison Gaylin– Have the audio checked out from the library and would like to get to it.
  • One of Us Is Lying by Karin M. McManus – For Summerween which starts on the 15th
  • The Last To Vanish by Megan Miranda – For Summerween which starts on the 15th
  • Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – For Summerween which starts on the 15th

What are you currently reading? Let me know in the comments below!

Top 5 Tuesday: July 12th 2022

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah @the Bionic Bookworm and is now being hosted by Meeghan @Meeghan Reads. This week’s topic is Top 5 books set at school.

I could have chosen way more than 5 books for this prompt! I went through a huge new adult and sports romance phase a few years ago and I had to narrow it down to these but I had so many more I wanted to put on here!

  • Bender by Stacy Borel – College sports romance and this is the first in the series – 4 Stars
  • Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire – Set in college and follows an ultimate fighter who wants the good girl as she tries to stay away from him – 4 Stars
  • Rule by Jay Crownover – Set in college and one of my favorite new adult series, enemies to lovers and best friends brother – 4 Stars
  • Easy by Tammara Webber – Set in college and very emotional, cried numerous times – 5 Stars
  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell – Set in college and is about a girl who writes fan fiction and her twin wants to put distance between the two of them – 5 Stars

Where are some of your favorite books set in a school?

Reading Round Up: June 21st – 30th Part 1

Hi Friends! Here is part 1 of my last reading round up for June!

The Change by Kirsten Miller – 4 Stars This book mixes many genres so it was hard to classify it. It is part mystery, part fantasy and part revenge story that follows three woman who after going through a change in their lives meet and decide to do something about a body they found on the beach. This was a fun story to read and highly recommend it if you are looking for something outside of the box.

Seven Days In June by Tia Williams – 2 Stars There is something done sometimes in books that will make me immediately dnf a book and this one had it towards the end. I did finish the book and was enjoying it up until that part but overall tis was a no for me. The book follows an author who reunites with a past boyfriend and we alternate between the seven days they spent together in the past and their current meet up. Thank you Grand Central Pub for my gifted copy for review.

Beach House Summer by Sarah Morgan – 4 Stars This was my first Sarah Morgan book and it won’t be my last! This was the perfect vacation read even though I read it at home and it blends romance with contemporary fiction so well! After the death of her celebrity husband Joanna is forced to return to her small coastal California town which she hasn’t been back to in over a decade. I loved the setting, the relationships and the romance in this one! Another great vacation read!

The Woman In The Library by Sulari Gentill – 4 Stars This is a story about a book within a book within a book about a woman writing a book! At first is was confusing but it slowly started to make sense. I really enjoyed the mystery we are following about a woman who was murdered in a public library and the 4 people who bonded over the experience. Thank you LibroFM for my gifted copy for review!

Stacking The Shelves – July 9th 2022

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include any books you acquire throughout the week no matter how you receive them or what format they come in! Gifts, library, netgalley or whatever!

I missed the first weekend in July so I am just going to start this one with everything I got starting July 1st!

Physical Books

  • She’s Up To No Good by Sara Goodman Confino – Sent from author and GetRedPR for blog tour
  • This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede – Bought for myself
  • The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston – Bought for my self – 5 Stars
  • For You and No One Else by Roni Loren – Bought for my self – 5 Stars
  • The It Girl by Ruth Ware – Book of the Month
  • The Bodyguard by Katherine Center – Book of the Month – 5 Stars
  • I Told You This Would Happen by Elaine Murphy – Publisher – Thank you Grand Central!
  • Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson – Unplugged Book Box

Audio Books

  • Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan – Influencer copy from LibroFM – 5 Stars
  • The Last To Vanish by Megan Miranda – Influencer copy from LibroFM
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen – Influencer copy from LibroFM
  • The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay – Library

No E-books or e-galleys this week.

Summerween 2022

Hi friends! I wanted to let everyone know about one of my favorite read-a-thons; Summerween! This is a read-a-thon hosted by Gabby from Gabby Reads and Olivia from Oliviareadsalatte over on youtube. It’s a time to read spooky and thrilling books during the summer months. It takes place July 15th-21st and there are five prompts.

  • Read a book in the dark
  • Read a book with Halloween colors on the cover
  • Read a book with haunt in the title
  • Read a slasher
  • Bake or make a treat with your spooky read

I try not to over extend myself for read-a-thons because it is very easy to do so but I have 3 books I would like to get to this week.

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – I am using this one for Halloween colors on the cover, to me this is black, orange purple or green. This is a paranormal horror set in Mexico City and deals with vampires.

One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus – this is for the slasher prompt. I am not a huge fan of slashers but I have had this one on my shelf for a couple of years so I thought this was a good time to get to it plus its YA so might be a little easier to get through

The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates – This one is for Haunt in the title, I bought it awhile ago and started it but never finished. Hopefully I can finish it this week!

Depending on how my reading is going and what my mood is I have a few other hopefuls I would like to get to during this read-a-thon as well.

The Last To Vanish by Megan Miranda – Out 7/26 but I recieved a #gifted influencer copy from LibroFM and I would like to get to it before pub date. This is a thriller about missing woman in a small town.

What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher – Pre-ordered but just not sure when my copy will come in.

The Southern Bookclub’s Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix – Would really love to get to this backlist during this week and if not then at least in July. Pretty sure this is a slasher and has green on the cover.

WWW Wednesday – 7/6

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam on Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

What are you currently reading?

  • The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston – started this on a whim and I am loving it!
  • The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn – Just started this and am buddy reading it with an IG friend.
  • Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison – Romance about a Christmas Tree Farm owner with fake dating.


What did you recently finish reading?

  • The Beach Trip by Ali Brady – 5 Stars
  • Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley – 4 Stars
  • Funny Feelings by Tarah Dewitt – 5 Stars
  • The Bookshop On The Corner by Jenny Colgan – 2 Stars
  • Float Plan by Trish Doller – 5 Stars – Reread
  • The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager – 4 Stars

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • The Collective by Alison Gaylin– Have the audio checked out from the library and would like to get to it.
  • Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake – July ARC I need to read
  • For You & No One Else – New romance release I really want to get too.

What are you currently reading? Let me know in the comments below!

Top 5 Tuesday: July 5th 2022

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah @the Bionic Bookworm and is now being hosted by Meeghan @Meeghan Reads. This week’s topic is Top 5 anticipated reads for Jul-Sep 2022

  • What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher – Out 7/12 – Horror about a house that has been run over with fungus growths.
  • The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno Garcia – Out 7/19 – Historical Fiction mixed with science fiction.
  • Storm Echo by Nalini Singh – Out 8/9 – #6 in The Psy Changeling Trinity series which is a continuation of one of my favorite fantasy series! This one is match between a Psy and a changeling which are my favorites!
  • Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood – 8/23 – New romance from the author of The Love Hypothesis.
  • Angelika Frankenstien Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne – Out 9/6 – Historical Romance with a new take on the Frankenstien story.

Where are some books you are looking forward to in the next three months?

June Book Haul

Hello Friends! I am here with my June book haul! I acquired 10 books this month and 6 of those I bought for myself! Not a bad month all in all but I already know July is going to be bad!

What books did you get this month that you are excited about?

Book Boxes

  • Breathless by Amy McCulloch – BOTM
  • Tings We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier – BOTM

Bought For Myself

  • For The Throne by Hannah Whitten
  • The Beach Trap by Ali Brady – 5 Stars
  • The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray – 1 Star
  • Beach House Summer by Sarah Morgan – 4 Stars
  • The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager

Thrifted Books

  • Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

Gift From Friends

  • Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan – gift from Ashlee
  • The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn – gift from Vane

June Reading Stats

June was a good reading month but I read so much to escape the anxiety that was taking control of me and getting lost in a book helps with that! So for June I read 27 books! I don’t think I have read more than 20 in a month but here I am with 27! I did have a couple of dnf’s and some low ratings but the majority of my reads were good! My favorites of the month were All Rhodes Lead Here and After The Bite!

What was your favorite book this month?

Books I read in June

  • Physical Books – 11 Books
  • E-Books – 12 Books
  • Audio – 4 Books
  • ARC’s – 8 Books
  • Library – 2 Books
  • Backlist – 3 Books
  • DNF’s – 2 Books
  • Re-Reads – 4 Books
  • Pages Read – 9, 448

Genres

  • Contemporary Romance – 15 Books
  • Mystery/Thriller – 4 Book
  • Fantasy – 1 Book
  • Paranormal Romance – 4 Books
  • Contemporary Fiction – 2 Books
  • Suspense – 1 Book

( I am only putting each book in what I think is the most prominent category )

Year Book Was Published

  • 2015 – 2019 – 4 Books
  • 2020 – 1 Book
  • 2021 – 3 Books
  • 2022 – 19 Books

Star Ratings

  • 1 Star – 1 Book
  • 2 Stars – 2 Books
  • 3 Stars – 6 Books
  • 4 Stars – 12 Books
  • 5 Stars – 6 Books

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ReCap on my May Challenges

  • For Kayla’s Buzzword – This month’s theme was the word “all” and i read All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
  • Goodreads Goal – 126/100 = 126%
  • Backlist Books – 21/25 = 84%

Until Next Time, Happy Reading!

July (Maybe) TBR

Hello Friends! I hope everyone had a great reading month in June! I am hoping to get to backlist books from my shelves and some ARC’s in July since it’s more of a relaxed reading month for me! What are you hoping to read this month?

For my back list books (which is any book I bought prior to January 1st 2022)

  • The Lion’s Den by Katherine St. John – Going to take this one on vacation with me.
  • Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno Garcia – Going to try and read this for Summerween!
  • The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix – Buzzword
  • The Bookshop On The Corner by Jenny Colgan – Buzzword

ARC’s For July that I need to read.

  • Bayou Sweetheart by Lexi Blake – Comes out 7/26
  • Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins – Backlist 2022 ARC I want to get too.
  • The Collective by Alison Gaylin – A backlist 2021 ARC that I never got to.

For Kayla’s Buzzword – This month’s buzzword is a bookish word.

  • The Bookshop On The Corner by Jenny Colgan – This would also get one off of my backlist.
  • Book Of Night by Holly Black – Got this from BOTM and want to give it a try.
  • The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix – Might take this one on vacation with me!

New Releases I am hoping to read as soon as they come out!

  • Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier – 7/19
  • The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – 7/19
  • Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid – 7/21
  • What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher – 7/12

Readathons

I am going to participate in Summerween which runs from July 15th-21st. I will be putting up a separate post with all the details about this readathon in a few days!

Again these are all books that I would like to read soon but I know I probably won’t get to most of these. What are you reading this month? Are you participating in any fun reading challenges?