So I know it’s March, but after having a few issues with the blog, I can finally get back into it. Over the past few years, I’ve liked sharing all the books I’ve read the previous year. And while it takes me ages, I love sharing them with you. And today is part two of this adventure.

One of the reasons I love doing these books is that it lets me look back at all the books I read over the year. I get to see what books I love, the books I may re-read. It even lets me work out the series I need to finish. I also get to see what types of books I read the year. And while I mostly did read romance in 2023, I like seeing the subgenres that really caught my eye.

This series will be done similarly to last year, with three posts. Each post will follow different months and will be as follows, January-April, May-August, September-December.

In 2023, I read 222 books. And while not my biggest year I’m happy with what I read. So, let’s get right into it. Here are all the books I read from May to August. As always these are in no real order.

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros – 5 Stars. | Bloody Lucky: A Thornbriar Academy Story by Cali Mann. – 1 Stars. | Lavender Moon by Sarah Blue. – 3 Stars. | Knot All that Glitters by Devyn Sinclair – 3.5 Stars.

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros – 5 Stars. | Bloody Lucky: A Thornbriar Academy Story by Cali Mann. – 1 Stars. | Lavender Moon by Sarah Blue. – 3 Stars. | Knot All that Glitters by Devyn Sinclair – 3.5 Stars.

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail (Bright Falls. #2) by Ashley Herring Blake – 4 Stars. | Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner – 3 Stars. | Take My Daddy, I’ll Take Yours by Jenika Snow – 2.5 Stars. | Not Your Pucking Girl. (Kings of Denver #1) by Sheridan Anne. – 3.5 Stars.

Dance Butterfly Dance (Masked Duet, #1) by Reese Rivers – 4 Stars. | Burn Butterfly Burn (Masked Duet, #2) by Reese Rivers – 3 Stars. | Under Locke by Mariana Zapata – 4 Stars Reread. | Puck Me Secretly (Vancouver Wolves Hockey, #1) by Odette Stone – 3.5 Stars.

Obsession (The Mate Games, #1) by K. Loraine and Meg Anne – 4 Stars. | Rejection (The Mate Games, #2) by K. Loraine and Meg Anne – 3.5 Stars. | Possession. (The Mate Games. #3) by K. Loraine and Meg Anne. – 4 Stars. | The Temporary Wife (The Windsors, #2) by Catharina Maura. – 3.5 Stars.

Meet Me Halfway (Meet Me Halfway, #1) by Lilian T. James – 3.5 Stars. | The Scepter (The Mortal Fates, #0.1) by J. Bree. – 4 Stars. | The Sword (The Mortal Fates, #0.2) by J. Bree – 4 Stars. | The Crown of Oaths and Curses (The Mortal Fates, #1) by J. Bree – 4.5 Stars.

Mile High (Windy City, #1) by Liz Tomforde – 4 Stars. | Temptation (The Mate Games, #4) by K. Loraine and Meg Anne. – 3.5 Stars. | A Soul to Keep (Duskwalker Brides, #1) by Opal Reyne – 4 Stars. Reread | Queen Takes Knights (Their Vampire Queen, #1) by Joely Sue Burkhart. – 3.5 Stars. Reread.

Queen Takes King (Their Vampire Queen, #2) by Joely Sue Burkhart – 3.5 Stars. Reread | Boys of Brayshaw High. (Brayshaw, #1) by Meagan Brandy – 4 Stars. | Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood. #1) by J.R. Ward – 3 Stars. Reread | Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) by J.R. Ward – 3.5 Stars. Reread.

Trouble at Brayshaw High (Brayshaw, #2) by Meagan Brandy. – 4 Stars. | Reign of Brayshaw (Brayshaw, #3) by Meagan Brandy – 4 Stars. | Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood. #3) by J.R. Ward – 4 Stars. Reread. | Thief (Sweet Little Sinners #1). by Cassie Mint – 3.5 Stars.

Hacker (Sweet Little Sinners #2) by Cassie Mint – 3.5 Stars. | Honey Trap (Sweet Little Sinners. #3) by Cassie Mint – 3.5 Stars. | Blade (Sweet Little Sinners #4) by Cassie Mint – 3.5 Stars. | Reckless (Chestnut Springs. #4) by Elsie Silver – 4.5 Stars.

Reckless (Chestnut Springs. #4) by Elsie Silver – 4 Stars. | The Dare (Losers, #0.5) by Harley Laroux. – 3 Stars.| Sin by Seven Rue – 2 Stars. | Fate of a Royal (Lords of Rathe. #1) by Meagan Brandy and Amo Jones. – 4 Stars Review.

The Anti-Hero (The Goode Brothers) by Sara Cate – 4 Stars Review. | Wicked Heir (Chernov Bratva, #1) by Mila Kane. – 2 Stars. | Silver Or Lead. (Mafia For Hire #1) by Darcy Halifax – 4 Stars. | Be My Brayshaw (Brayshaw High #4) by Meagan Brandy. – 4 Stars.

Wrecked (Dirty Air, #3) by Lauren Asher – 4 Stars. | Break Me (Brayshaw High #5) by Meagan Brandy – 3.5 Stars. | Sabotage by Shantel Tessier – 3.5 Stars. | Redeemed (Dirty Air. #4) by Lauren Asher – 4 Stars.

Unforgettable (Cloverleigh Farms. #5) by Melanie Harlow – 3 Stars. | Ignite (Cloverleigh Farms, #6) by Melanie Harlow – 4 Stars. | The Ritual by Shantel Tessier – 4 Stars. | Waiting to Score (Pierson U, #1) by Elouise Tynan – 4 Stars.

Babymoon or Bust by Ava Hunter. – 4 Stars Review | The Unwanted Marriage (The Windsors, #3) by Catharina Maura. – 4 Stars Review. | Taste (Cloverleigh Farms, #7) by Melanie Harlow – 3.5 Stars. | Tease (Cloverleigh Farms, #8) by Melanie Harlow – 4 Stars.

Tempt (Cloverleigh Farms, #9) by Melanie Harlow – 4 Stars. | Ruthless Heir (Ruthless Dynasty #1) by Sasha Leone. – 2.5 Stars. | Grump Gone Wild (Grumps Unleashed #1) by Cassie Mint – 3 Stars. | Wretched Love (Sons of Templar MC: New Mexico #1) by Anne Malcom – 3.5 Stars.

Wilting Violets (Sons of Templar MC – New Mexico, #2) by Anne Malcom – 4 Stars. | Hard as It Gets (Hard Ink, #1) by Laura Kaye. – 3.5 Stars Reread. | Pucking Wild (Jacksonville Rays, #2) by Emily Rath. – 4 Stars. | Luna (The Luna, #1) by Letty Frame. – 3 Stars.

Mated (The Luna, #2) by Letty Frame – 3.5 Stars. | Captured by the Orc General (Monstrous Mates #2) by Charlotte Swan – 4 Stars.

And there we go, those are all the books I read from May to August in 2023. As you can see there were so many ups and downs. But I found books I loved in these months.

What books did you read last year? What were some of your favourites? Have you read any of the books that I read? So, let’s chat!