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Angel Reads Turns 10 + My Favourite Books Over the Years

Angel Reads Turns 10 + My Favourite Books Over the Years

February 13, 2022 Posted by angelreads Discussions No Comments

I don’t even know how time has gone. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since I created Angel Reads. It started as a place where I could write down my thoughts and feelings about the books I was reading. And then I started to make friends, and have amazing conversations with people about all the books. 

I become part of fandoms for books, and then I turned my sharing of my thoughts to blogging more. And 10 years later I am still here. I can’t imagine my life without Angel Reads. It has shaped me into who I am today. That might sound cringy, but it’s true. 

So to celebrate 10 years of Angel Reads, I wanted to share some of my favourite books from across the years. It’s a really great way to see how my reading has changed over the years. From young adult fantasy and paranormal to contemporary, and now to romances.

I really enjoyed looking back at some of my favourite reads. Most of the time I couldn’t pick one for the year, so I picked about 4 from each year. Enough of all this talk let’s get into it. As always these are in no real order. 

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee | Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor | The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan | Hunting Lila (Lila #1) by Sarah Alderson.

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry | Full Measures (Flight & Glory #1) by Rebecca Yarros | The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski | Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare.

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer | My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick  | Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry | Every Breath (Every #1) by Ellie Marney.

Trial by Fire (Worldwalker #1) by Josephine Angelini | Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys | Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare. | And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga #1) by Kiersten White.

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo | Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett. | A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab | Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde.

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel | Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead. | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Disruption (Disruption #1) by Jessica Shirvington.

Ruined (Ruined #1) by Amy Tintera. | The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros | Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston | Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways #5) by Lisa Kleypas.

The Kingmaker (All the King’s Men #1) by Kennedy Ryan | Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie Dunmore. | This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield | Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey (Check, Please! #1-2) by Ngozi Ukazu.

Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling #10) by Nalini Singh | The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) by Julia Quinn | The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune | The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.

The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare. | Always Only You (Bergman Brothers #2) by Chloe Liese | Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon |Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert.

The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare | Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

And there we go those are some of my favourite reads over the 10 years. I’m still shocked Angel Reads is still here after all this time. But I am not going anywhere. 

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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 

Content Warnings
Mental Health Struggles 
Suicide Intention 
Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
Violence on Ice

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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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