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My Last 5 Reads #2

My Last 5 Reads #2

August 20, 2020 Posted by angelreads Last 5 Reads No Comments

A few weeks ago I shared some of my last reads. I had heaps of fun with that post that I thought I would do it again today. At the moment, I’m not reading a lot. I just don’t know what I feel like reading at the moment. And that is deciding what to pick up, hard. And I just end up staring at my shelves and never make up my mind. 

So my last 5 reads have been a mix match of books – but I’ve ended up liking them all. I also re-read two books. I find that when I’m in a slump, re-reading is a great way to get out of it. Like always these are in no order.

Through the Storm (Le Veq Family #1) by Beverly Jenkins: I finally picked up another Beverly Jenkins and gosh I loved it so much. This was full of hate to love and it made me smile a whole lot. It did take me a little while to get into the novel but after maybe 40 pages. I couldn’t stop reading. I love the LeVeq family so much and it was fantastic hearing about Sable and Raimond romance. They just melted me. I love that the reader gets to see them slowly fall for one another. 
 
Lick (Stage Dive #1) by Kylie Scott: Like I said I felt like doing some re-reads recently and this is the one I picked up. It’s a fun book to read. It’s not a series that I always recommend to others. But if you like your rocker romances then this will be for you. This book just makes me smile a lot. The romance is also so good. This is one of those series that just make everything fun. 
 
Winds of the Storm (Le Veq Family #2) by Beverly Jenkins: After finishing Through the Storm I picked this one up. I think this may be my least favourite in the series so far – but I still love it. Archer Le Veq was seriously a fantastic male protagonist and he just made me laugh so much. One of my favourite things about this one is the banter between the brothers. I have one last book in the LeVeq family series to read and I can’t wait! 
 
Play (Stage Dive #2) by Kylie Scott: This is my favourite book from the series, so I had to pick it up after finishing Lick. This book is all over the place but it’s fantastic. I love the romance of this one so much. Mal and Anne are adorable together and they just melt me. It was a great book to re-read.
 
Prince Charming (Royals #1) by Rachel Hawkins: This one is my latest read and when I picked it up I was looking for a fun and romantic YA read. And that is what I got. I do wish that it was a little longer though. I felt that the romance could have been expanded one a little bit, but I smiled the whole time reading it. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series though. 
 
And those are my last 5 reads! What have you read recently? Have you read any of these books? Let’s Chat! 

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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. 

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🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
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🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
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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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