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Some of My Recent Favourite Reads

Some of My Recent Favourite Reads

September 23, 2021 Posted by angelreads Discussions No Comments

Today I thought I would share some of my recent favourite reads.  My reading has been very up and down over the last few months, but I have had reads some books that have really stood out to me, so I thought I would share them with you. While these are all romance books, there is a good mix of different romances and different levels of spice – which I really like. I’ve been trying to read new authors as well and some of them have made this list. 

So let’s get into it. Like always these are in no order. All 4 books that I’m sharing are rated from 4-5 stars. It’s not often that I give out that rating, a 3 star is a pretty solid rating for me. So these books have definitely stood out. Anyway, here we go. 

Pestilence (The Four Horsemen #1) by Laura Thalassa: Pestilence is one of the books that Ely picked for me to read this year, and I’m so glad that she did. This has been on my tbr for such a long time, and after Ely read and loved it. I knew that I need to get on it. It was seriously such a fantastic read. I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did. Also, I  wasn’t expecting the romance to be a slow burn – and it just made it that much better. I use to love slow burn so much – and this made me release why. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series, which I plan on doing very soon. 

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston: No surprise that this has made my list. I didn’t know what to feel going in. I knew that it was going to be different from Red, White and Royal Blue, as well as it, dealt with things that aren’t really my thing. But I adored it. The romance was brilliant, the characters were fantastic and I just had a blast. You can check out Ely and my discussion now. 

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon: I think this book is one of the nicest surprised that I have had all year. I hadn’t heard about this series or the author before I joined TikTok. And this book kept on popping up on my feed. So I just gave it a go. And I loved it so much. It made me smile, laugh and cry. It just blew me away. It’s a reverse harem, so please be aware of that before you hop on into it. But I think it’s one of my favourite ones that I have read so far.

Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert: You should not be surprised that this has made it onto the list of my favourite recent reads. I’ve read a few Katee Robert books in the past and really enjoyed this, and this just screams me. It’s sexy, smutty and just so addicting. I couldn’t put it down, and all I wanted to do was keep on reading. Hades and Persophone are fantastic together, they just made me smile and I didn’t want it to stop. You can also check out the 5 reasons why I did love it now. 

And there we go. Those are some of my favourite recent reads. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are you planning on reading them? What has been a book that you have loved recently? 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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🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🎤Fake Dating/Engagement
🏒Childhood Friends to Lovers
🎤Forced Proximity
🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
🎤Angsty Slow Burn 

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Mental Health Struggles 
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Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
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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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