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25 Books I Think You Should Read

25 Books I Think You Should Read

November 18, 2021 Posted by angelreads Discussions, Recommendations 1 Comment

It’s my birthday! Whoop. I turn 25 today, so I thought I would share the 25 books/series that I think you should all read. While not every book might be for you I hope that you find something here that you will enjoy. 

I’ve been reading consistently since I was 12 years ago. I always read before then, but now there isn’t a moment where I’m not reading something. I’ve read so many books in the past 14 years. Add to that I’ve been blogging for nearly 10 years.  I’ve read a lot of different kinds of books. So I thought what other way to celebrate my birthday than getting to talk about books that I love and what others to read. 

Nevertheless, as always these are in no particular order. From romance to young adult, fantasy and graphic novels here are the 25 books that I think you should read. Anyway, let’s go! 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan | Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor | Heartstopper by Alice Oseman | Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.

Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu| Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry | The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski | The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer.

Ruined (Ruined #1) by Amy Tintera | The Conqueror’s Saga by Kiersten White | Every Breath (Every #1) by Ellie Marney | Trial by Fire (Worldwalker #1) by Josephine Angelini. 

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo | Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare | Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys  | Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers #1) by Sarina Bowen.

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo | The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare. 

Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh | The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune | The Fallen Men by Giana Darling | This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield. 

Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert

And there we go. Those are 25 books that I think you should read. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are you planning on reading any of them? What books would be on your list? So let’s Chat! 

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  • Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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    November 20, 2021 at 3:53 AM

    First of all, happy birthday! Second I love your list! I’ve read the PJO books and loved them all. I have Check, Please! on my TBR.

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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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Suicide Intention 
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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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