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Books I Was SO EXCITED to Get, but Still Haven’t Read

Books I Was SO EXCITED to Get, but Still Haven’t Read

May 17, 2022 Posted by angelreads Top Ten Tuesday 7 Comments

This week I’m sharing the books I was excited to get but still haven’t read. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

I’ve gotten a lot of books this year, and I have read a good chunk of them. But there are still so many that I haven’t read yet. So today I’m sharing the books that I was excited to get this year but still haven’t had the chance to read.

There are mostly romances on this list because that is pretty much all I’ve been reading for the past year. But I’m excited to pick these ones up. As always these are in no real order. Let’s go.

A Pack of Blood and Lies (The Boulder Wolves #1) by Olivia Wildenstein | A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic #1) by Elise Kova | Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas | Immortal Plunder (Pirates of Felicity #1) by Kelly St. Clare. 

The Longing of Lone Wolves (Fae Guardians #1) by Lana Pecherczyk |  Gild (The Plated Prisoner #1) by Raven Kennedy. | Bombshell (Hell’s Belles #1) by Sarah MacLean | Taken to Voraxia (Xiveri Mates #1). by Elizabeth Stephens.

Reel (Hollywood Renaissance #1) by Kennedy Ryan | Hooked (Never After, #1) by Emily McIntire.

And there we go. Those are the books I was excited to get this year but still, haven’t had the chance to read yet. Where should I start? Have you read any of these? Let’s Chat! 

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  • Rae @ HerSerialLife.com
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    May 17, 2022 at 5:40 PM

    A Deal with the Elf King is also on my TBR but it’s on KU, so I don’t own it. I’ve read and enjoyed Gild. But I remember it being on my shelf for a few months before I picked it up.

    Here is my TTT: https://herseriallife.com/top-13-books-i-was-excited-get-havent-read/

    Have a great week 🙂

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  • Lydia
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    May 17, 2022 at 10:09 PM

    I hope you enjoy all of these books when you read them! 🙂

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-so-excited-to-get-but-still-havent-read/

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  • Dini @ dinipandareads
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    May 18, 2022 at 12:36 AM

    Elizabeth Stephen’s Xiveri Mates series was my first alien sci-fi romance and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Bombshell is also on my TBR and I was very excited about it so I don’t know why I keep putting it off 😂 Hope you enjoy these whenever you get around to reading them!

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  • Aymee
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    May 18, 2022 at 1:53 AM

    I’ve heard some crazy things about Punk 57 – makes me want to both read it and not. 🙂

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  • Jo
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    May 19, 2022 at 4:43 AM

    I hope you enjoy all of these, whenever you get around to reading them.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/17/top-ten-tuesday-368/

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  • Stefani at Read with Stefani
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    May 20, 2022 at 4:58 AM

    Deal with the Elf King was such an interesting read. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/books-i-was-so-excited-to-get-but-still-havent-read/

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  • Poinsettia
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    May 22, 2022 at 10:46 AM

    I haven’t read any of these, but I hope you enjoy them when you have time!
    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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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. 

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