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Should I Read These Books?

Should I Read These Books?

October 12, 2020 Posted by angelreads Discussions 1 Comment

Today I need your help. There are some books that I can’t decide if I should read. They have either been on my TBR for a while or I can’t figure out if I should buy a copy. So I thought I should bring it out to you. 

These books are on this list because I can’t work out if I still want to read them. Or they have been on either my physical or Goodreads tbr for some time now and I can’t figure out if I should read the book. There’s a mix of YA and Romance on this list as well as a mix of subgenres. But I could use your help in deciding if I should them. Anyway, let’s get into it. 

In Honor by Jessi Kirby: This has been on my Goodreads TBR for a long time now. And I don’t want to remove it. It sounds exactly like a book that I will love. It has the tropes that I adore and I want to give it a chance. As well as some decent reviews. If you have read this, do you think it’s something I will enjoy? 

Tone Deaf by Olivia Rivers: This is another one that I don’t own yet, but has been on my tbr for a while. It has disability representation and that sounds fantastic. This is one of the books that are most likely going to stay on my list. 

Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) by Pierce Brown: This is a strange one, I’ve tried to read it once before and got about 50% and then I had to put it down for other reasons and then never picked it back up. I was enjoying it, but it also confused me. I’m not really sure where I sit on this one. 

Wilder Girls by Rory Power: This is one I’ve been questioning since it came out. It’s not my usual thing but I have also heard some amazing things about it. I think it would be a great read for this time of year but would love to hear what you think. 

This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity #1) by Victoria Schwab: I’ve read books from Schwab before and enjoyed them quite a bit. But this series is a little different and I’m still not certain how I feel about it. I have both books in the series though. 

Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell: This is again another one that has been on my tbr for some time now. Fantasy is a strange one for me. I go through phases where it’s all I read and then I don’t read it for months. What did you think of this series? 

Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff: I’m not a massive science fiction reader. I don’t read it that often, but this one caught my eye right away. It sounds like something that I would enjoy – I have a copy. I’m just nervous to pick it up. 

Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Bastard #1) by Christina Lauren: I have had this one for years! And I mean years. I picked it up when I first started reading romances but never read it. I’m waiting to read some Christina Lauren and I think this is a great one to start with. What do you think? 

Whisper to Me by Nick Lake: This is another one that I don’t know if I should read. It sounded interesting when I got it, and I’m still intrigued. But I haven’t been reading a lot of contemporary YA recently so I’m unsure. 

Grace and Fury (Grace and Fury #1) by Tracy Banghart: This is another one that I bought because I heard some good things about it. But haven’t thought much about it since. It still sounds interesting but not sure if I should pick it up.  

And that is it for today’s post! Have you read any of these books? Should I keep them on my TBR and read them soon? Let me know. 

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  • Nick @ The Infinite Limits of Love
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    October 13, 2020 at 12:39 AM

    I was all ready to help you, but I’ve only read two books from this list: In Honor and Beautiful Bastard. Both are fantastic and I highly recommend!

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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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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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