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My Last 5 Reads | July 2021

My Last 5 Reads | July 2021

July 18, 2021 Posted by angelreads Discussions 1 Comment

At the start of the week, I share the next few books that I am hoping that I can get to. So today I thought I would share some of my latest reads. I really enjoy doing these posts, because it gives me an idea of what I have read lately. 

I’ve been reading a lot of series lately instead of sharing each book I read in the series. I have grouped the series as one.  I’ve been reading a lot of romance this year – which is how last year went as well. I am loving it, especially as I’m also trying new sub-genres in romance as well. Enough of all this, these are my latest reads. 

Four by Sara Cate and Rachel Leigh: After reading the Madison Kate series and Den of Vipers, I wanted to try some darker romances. Sadly this one wasn’t for me. I didn’t love the writing style, the romance was just okay. I managed to read it in a few hours, so I did enjoy reading it. But it wasn’t what I was hoping. 

With You Forever (Bergman Brothers #4) by Chloe Liese: I picked this one up as soon as I received my e-arc of it. I just adore this series so much and the synopsis of this one just hit me. I loved it so much, so happy with it. And I can’t wait to share more of my thoughts on it. 

Ice Planet Barbarians #5 – #7 by Ruby Dixon: I read the first 4 books of this series last year and now with everyone reading it from Tiktok I knew I wanted to read a few more. So I’m now up to book 8. I just have so much fun reading this series. It’s not all that great – but it is just so much fun. And I really enjoyed book 7 – quite a bit. 

Emerald Lakes #1-#3 by Britt Andrews: I picked this series up on a whim. I had seen in floating around Tiktok quite a bit and I really want to start reading more fantasy/paranormal romance. I’m still not sure how I feel about this series. There were a few unexpected things, that I wasn’t prepared for. But I’m still reading the rest of the series – because I’m really interested to see where things go. 

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston: I have had this since we reopened back at work and it also might be Ely and mine’s June buddy read – yes we are a little behind. But I have finally started it. I haven’t finished it yet but I am really enjoying it so far and cannot wait to finish reading it. 

And there we go, those are some of my latest reads and what I am currently reading. What have you read recently? What are you currently reading? Let’s Chat! 

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    July 24, 2021 at 3:50 PM

    I cannot WAIT for the new Chloe Liese book! Glad to hear you loved it

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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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