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My Favourite Reads So Far In 2021 | Top Ten Tuesday

My Favourite Reads So Far In 2021 | Top Ten Tuesday

May 4, 2021 Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday 7 Comments

This week I’m sharing some of the recent reads that I have loved reading. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

A little while ago I shared my recent reads, so today I thought I would do something a little different and share my favourite reads so far this year. It’s been a pretty good reading start to 2021. I’m ahead on my reading goal and I hope I can knock some more out soon. I’ve had some ups and downs in my reads. Some I’ve loved, some I liked. So here are my favourites so far this year. Like always these are in no order. 

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo | The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries #1) by T.J. Klune | Heartstopper Vol 1-3 by Alice Oseman | The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

Never Seduce a Scoundrel (School For Heiresses #1) by Sabrina Jeffries | Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight | Chain of Iron (The Last Hours #2) by Cassandra Clare | A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone #1) by Scarlett St. Clair

My Darling Duke (Sinful Wallflowers #1) by Stacy Reid | Ever After Always (Bergman Brothers #3) by Chloe Liese

And there we go. Those are the books that I’ve already loved reading this year! Have you read any of these? Are you planning on reading any of them? What are some of the books that you have loved reading so far this year? Let’s Chat! 

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  • Lydia
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    May 4, 2021 at 9:00 PM

    My spouse is watching the Shadow & Bone series and really liking it. They’ve never even read the books (yet?).

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-my-ten-most-recent-reads/

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  • Jo
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    May 4, 2021 at 11:52 PM

    Six of Crows is one of my favourite books!
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/04/top-ten-tuesday-314/

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  • Astilbe
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    May 5, 2021 at 12:05 AM

    I loved Six of Crows.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.

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  • Rae @ Rae's Reading World
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    May 5, 2021 at 2:19 AM

    I love the Heartstopper series! And I haven’t heard of Ever After Always but I’ll definitely check it out on goodreads.

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  • Brooke Lorren
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    May 5, 2021 at 2:56 PM

    Chain of Iron! Loved it. I want to reread the Shadow & Bone series again before reading Rule of Wolves.

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  • Stefani
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    May 5, 2021 at 9:28 PM

    I recently Leigh Bardugo’s books in anticipation of the TV show. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/my-ten-most-recent-reads/

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  • Nick @ The Infinite Limits of Love
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    May 6, 2021 at 11:33 PM

    I’m reading Chain of Iron and man, I love the book!! I also loved Ever After Always and really enjoyed My Darling Duke.

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