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Buddy Read Picks With Ely | Part 3

Buddy Read Picks With Ely | Part 3

June 24, 2021 Posted by angelreads Buddy Read, Discussions No Comments

If you didn’t know already Ely and I are buddy reading a book a month this year and then talking about them on each other’s blog. And while we are a little behind it’s time to share what we are planning to read for the next few months. You can check out part one and two now. 

Angel: We have some pretty great reads already this year, how are you feeling about the next couple of months? 

Ely: I think we’ve picked a great bunch of books for this whole year, and these three months are especially exciting, I think!

A: So let’s get into this, these are our buddy read for July, August and September! 

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

A: Our July read is an interesting one and I’m still not sure how I’m going to feel about this book. Right away it caught my eye. While not my usual read, I’m excited.  We both have arcs of this one – which makes me really excited because I can’t wait to dig in. 

E: I actually read an excerpt of this one and was instantly like ‘yes, Angel and I need this. It’s not my usual type of book either, but it does have some chronic illness rep. The part that I read was just brilliant—it had me in stitches and I was desperate to know what was going to happen next.

A: That makes me even more excited to pick it up now. Like we said in our previous discussion on Get a Life, Chloe Brown we love disability rep in our books, especially chronic illness. I’ve also never read anything from Tia Williams and that makes me even more excited. Is the disability rep something you are most looking forward to as well?

E: Absolutely! But I’m always interested in dipping my toes a little more into contemporary romance. Which we’ve both talked about being hesitant and unsure about many, many times!

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

A: This has been on my tbr since I heard about it quite a few months ago. And it screamed at me. It just sounds fantastic and brilliant and I just want it now. 

E: I’m pretty sure we found this on the same day and had a little freak out about how amazing it sounded. It honestly sounds like a fun romp, and we totally deserve that!

A: It doesn’t just sound like a fantastic book, but the world sounds fascinating, the characters sounds so good and it’s diverse – it’s everything that I want and need. I’m also a sucker for YA fantasy. What about you?

E: I honestly haven’t read a pirate book in a really long time but I am so ready for this one!

A: I think that is what makes me most excited about it as well. I rarely read pirate books and this just sounds too good.

Bombshell by Sarah MacLean

A: Well I think you all expected to see another historical romance here on this list. And what better than Sarah MacLean’s new one. This one just sounds bloody fantastic. I’m seriously hanging for it right now. 

E: Sarah MacLean is such a great writer to have on here as well. We’ve both enjoyed her books in the past as well so I think this will be a perfect read. It sounds so fabulous. What are you most excited about it? Other than it being a MacLean, of course!

A: It just sounds brilliant. I love historical romances when the female can bend rules and take the world by storm and that seems like that what’s going to happen here. Add to that it’s best friends sisters/brothers best friends romance and damn I’m in. What are you most excited about?

E: I just love a badass female too. I especially love the fact that the series is called Hell’s Belles—that makes it sound like some downright badassery is about to go on. I’m 100% here for it.

A: I think this is one of my most anticipated reads this year and I’m getting more and more hyped while writing this. 

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And there we go those are our buddy reads for the next few months. I’m so excited to see what both of us think of these in the end. Do you buddy read? 

Have you read any of these yet? What did you think of them? Are you planning to read them? 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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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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