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I Read 171+ Books in 2017 | Part 1

I Read 171+ Books in 2017 | Part 1

December 28, 2017 Posted by angelreads Discussions 1 Comment

2017 has been a really big reading year for me. I really outdid myself and have read as of today 171 books! I can’t even believe that I actually read that many – and there is still a couple of days to go in the year. 

My reading was very different this year, while I still read plenty of YA. I did read a whole heap of romance and I seriously loved it. It was so fun reading different things in 2017. And I plan to do that in 2018 as well. So today I thought I would share all the books that I read. I did do a lot of re-reads this year and I really enjoyed falling back into the world and characters that I love.

I have split this post up because as you can see, I have read a lot of books! I hope that you enjoy. 

2017 Read Books 1

Long Way Home by Katie McGarry – Review.| Freeks by Amanda Hocking.| Who’s Afraid Too? by Maria Lewis | No Virgin by Anna Cassidy | The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler.| Frostblood by Elly Blake.

2017 Read Books 2

The Boy Next Door by Katie Van Ark. | A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstorm | The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles. | The Eleventh Hour by Skye Melki-Wegner | Midnight Rescue, Midnight Alias, Midnight Games and Midnight Pursuits by Elle Kennedy. | This Beats Perfect by Rebecca Denton – Review | Cheater by Rachel Van Dyken. 

2017 Read Books 3

Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. | Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy | The Score by Elle Kennedy. | Off The Ice by Julie Cross | The Goal by Elle Kennedy. | The Deal by Elle Kennedy | The Mistake by Elle Kennedy | We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brain Conaghan.| Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor – Review | A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart. 

 

Crash into You, Take Me On, Chasing Impossible, Dare You To by Katie McGarry. | Undeclared by Julianna Keyes | The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – Review. | Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry | Things I Should Have Known by Claire LaZebnik. | Undecided by Julianna Keyes | Good Boy by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. 

2017 Read Books 5

Defending Taylor, Jesse’s Girl, Breath Annie Breath, Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally. | The Impossible Story of Olive in Love by Tonya Alexandra.| Stealing Parker, Things I Can’t Forget and Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally. | Walk the Edge and Nowhere but Here by Katie McGarry.

And that is it for this part – more to come in the next couple of days. Don’t want to overload you with books. How many books have you read in 2017? Have you read any of these? What did you think? Are you planning on reading them? Let’s Chat!

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    December 29, 2017 at 3:06 AM

    I’m excited to read all the Miranda Kenneally books. You will love the last book. I read and reviewed Coming Up for Air this year.

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I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I have a love-hate relationship with this series. But I ended up really enjoying this one. It’s best friends to fake dating to-lovers. It’s always been you, bad-boy/good-girl, and I loved that. While Save Your Breath has quite a few tropes, it really leads itself to it, and it works. 

Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot; it’s not my favourite of the series, but I had a great time reading it. I liked Aleks and Mia a lot as characeters and while I think the mental health aspect could have been explored a whole lot more, I can see why it wasn’t. The romance was slow and spicy, the angst was great, and the payoff for these two was what they needed. 

Tropes
🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🎤Fake Dating/Engagement
🏒Childhood Friends to Lovers
🎤Forced Proximity
🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
🎤Angsty Slow Burn 

Content Warnings
Mental Health Struggles 
Suicide Intention 
Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
Violence on Ice

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Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I onl Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I only ended up reading 3 books in. 3 pretty fun books but one of my slowest readings months in a while. 

And I’m going to be honest here it’s because I’ve been constantly reading Heated Rivalry fanfics. 🤷‍♀️ I’m having the best time though. 

How was your reading in February? Any 5  star reads? 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

What did you read in January? Any 5-star reads? Let’s chat! 

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Can you believe that it’s already February? I know Can you believe that it’s already February? I know I can’t. But that means it’s a new month with more releases coming out! And that makes me excited. Some fantastic titles releasing this month and I cannot wait to read them. 📚

A couple of these are on my TBR already and some have just caught my eye and that makes me super excited to pick them up. 🖤

What are you looking forward to reading this month? Let’s chat! ✨

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