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Most Anticipated Books For The Second Half of 2021

Most Anticipated Books For The Second Half of 2021

June 29, 2021 Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday 10 Comments

This week I’m sharing my most anticipated books for the second half of 2021. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

How can we be going into July already? This year has gone fast. And with that, there are just so many books coming out in the second half of 2021. So today I thought I would share some of my most anticipated reads. There is a mix of young adult, fantasy, romance and more. Sometimes I don’t get to these books right away, but I hope that I can get to them soon. Like always these are in no order. 

Flash Fire (The Extraordinaries #2) by T.J. Klune | Bombshell (Hell’s Belles #1) by Sarah MacLean | Defy the Night (Defy the Night #1) by Brigid Kemmerer | If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich 

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune | Portrait of a Scotsman (A League of Extraordinary Women #3) by Evie Dunmore | Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels #7) by Lisa Kleypas | The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad 

Gilded by Marissa Meyer | With You Forever (Bergman Brothers #4) by Chloe Liese

And there we go, those are some of my most anticipated books for the second half of 2021. Have you read any of these books yet? Are you planning to? What are you looking forward to reading through the second half of the year? Let’s Chat!

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  • Annemieke
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    June 29, 2021 at 3:18 PM

    I have yet to read a book by TJ Klune but I really want to. I heard great things.

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  • Anne@HeadFullofBooks
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    June 29, 2021 at 3:19 PM

    I hope you have enough time so you can read all your choices! My recent and upcoming books

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  • Stefani
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    June 29, 2021 at 6:33 PM

    I’m yet to read a Lisa Kleypas book and this was a gentle reminder to do so. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/top-ten-books-worth-rereading/

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  • Ellie Warren
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    June 29, 2021 at 7:59 PM

    I’m interested in Gilded…but then I still haven’t finished the Cinder series.

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  • Lydia
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    June 29, 2021 at 9:22 PM

    I’m so curious about The Wild Ones.

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-of-the-second-half-of-2021/

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  • Astilbe
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    June 29, 2021 at 10:20 PM

    If This Gets Out sounds great.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.

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  • Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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    June 30, 2021 at 12:42 AM

    Hope you enjoy your reads!

    Here’s my post: http://readbakecreate.com/?p=441

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  • Carrie @ Reading Is My SuperPower
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    June 30, 2021 at 5:25 AM

    I’m looking forward to Gilded too! My TTT

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  • Jo
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    June 30, 2021 at 6:37 AM

    I hope you enjoy all of these!
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/06/29/top-ten-tuesday-322/

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  • ShootingStarsMag
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    July 6, 2021 at 11:20 PM

    Some beautiful covers! I really want to read If This Gets Out too.

    Lauren

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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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