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My Best Friend Chooses My TBR 2024

My Best Friend Chooses My TBR 2024

January 7, 2024 Posted by angelreads Best Friend TBR 1 Comment

 

This should have gone up last year but it’s been a time. But it’s here. Each year Ely, my best friend and I pick a few books for each other off our TBR’s and it’s a grand old time.

It’s one of the things I look forward to each year. It is always one of the ways we can push each other in what books we read. I am not going to lie I nearly sobbed reading Ely’s post about this because she is my best friend. I honestly don’t know what I would do without her. She listens to me when I need to rant. When I need to get everything out. Even if I don’t want an answer. She is the type of person who will go on food adventures with me and lets me cook while I am at her house. We can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. And I love it. And we can both be little chronic illness and pain buddies together. Basically, she is the best person to be my best friend. 

Okay, I think I have talked enough, let’s get into it. I had a very open TBR and Ely could pick whatever she wanted. And this is what she chose. 

Written (The Librarian’s Coven #1) by Kathryn Moon

Ely: Well since you got me into Kathryn Moon in the first place, I think it’s only fair that I make you read this in return. I’m being a little selfish with this one because I really want someone to talk about this series with and there’s no one better than you. I think you’ll enjoy it since it’s pretty light on the fantasy but it’s got those reverse harem elements too.

Angel: I’m really excited about this. I have loved every Kathryn Moon book I’ve read so far, so this makes me excited. Like Ely said it has elements I really enjoy in a lot of my books, so it’s perfect. Plus it’s on KU. 

Behind the Net (Vancouver Storm #1) by Stephanie Archer

Ely: As always, I’m using you as my guinea pig for this one. I’ve seen it around a lot and it sounds good, but you know how fussy I am. I trust your opinion more than anyone else’s so I know that if you don’t like this, I definitely won’t.

Angel: I like being the guinea pig haah. But this one has been one I’ve had my eyes on for a while now. I love some ice hockey romances, and I’ve seen some pretty good reviews so far. I have already downloaded it so I think I will be reading this one very soon. 

The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom #1) by Danielle L. Jensen

Ely: You’re probably not that surprised to see this on the list. This is one of my favourite reads of the year and I know it’s something you’ve been interested in, so here’s your push to read it. I know I’ve already warned you there are lots of snakes in here, but if you manage to get past that I think you’ll love it as much as I did.

Angel: Not surprised at all! And it’s been on my tbr for some time. I also think I have the indie and trad copies of this one. So I will get onto reading it. Noo snakes. Ah, I will have to deal with it I guess. 

 

And there we go! I am so excited to read all of these books. They have been ones I’ve been looking forward to reading and this is a great push to read these. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Don’t forget to check out Ely’s post and see what I picked for her. Let’s chat! 

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  • Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse
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    January 8, 2024 at 8:09 AM

    This is such a fun idea! That Stephanie Archer book is on my list to try this year, too.

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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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