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Recent Kindle Unlimited Reads

May 27, 2020

A couple of weeks ago I shared the 10 books I had out on Kindle Unlimited. Today I thought I would share some of the books that I’ve recently read from Kindle Unlimited.

As I said in that post, I love using KU for reading books that I’m not sure about. It’s a great source for romances books and starting series. And in reality, sometimes the books are pretty bad but sometimes I find books that I adore. And there are other times that they fill in the spot with what I want to read. Nevertheless here we go, these are some of my recent Kindle Unlimited reads.

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata: I spoke about this one in my first KU post. And since then I’ve picked this one up and let me tell you. I loved it. It’s a very slow burn romance and that isn’t something that I read too often. I enjoyed the characters and the plot quite a lot. This is the second Mariana Zapata book that I’ve read now and I think I might pick up some more.

The Fallen Men Series by Giana Darling: I’ve spoken about this series a few times in the last month or so. And I enjoyed it. It’s a little forbidden, but it’s a fantastic MC romance that I enjoyed. I’m looking If you are looking for more MC romances check out my recommendations now.

King series by T.M. Frazier: I read this series because I had heard a couple of booktubers I enjoy, talking about it. But it wasn’t for me and I stopped reading. I got to the ned of Preppy’s books. That was like the end of the main groups’ stories. And it was the end for me. I just wanted to know what was going to happen. That is the only reason I contained.

Becker Brothers by Kandi Steiner: This is one that I also ended up loving. I enjoyed reading about the brothers and who they were going to fall in love with. It’s filled with second chances, single parents and such great banter. I just enjoyed reading this series. And I would love to pick some more up from Kandi Steiner.

Darling (Darling Devils #1) by Gabrielle G: I struggled reading this one. I ended up DNFing it. Nothing made sense. The characters are bland. I couldn’t make any connection with anyone. This one just wasn’t for me. The story didn’t make sense either and I couldn’t keep up with what was happening.

Undaunted (The Kings of Retribution MC #1) by Crystal Daniels and Sandy Alvarez: I’ve just started reading this series and so far I’m enjoying it. It’s not fantastic. But it’s a pretty decent MC series and I like that. I’ve read the first four books so far and I’m enjoying the family elements of it a lot.

And that is it for this post! Do you use Kindle Unlimited? What do you normally read on there? Have you read anything on this list? So, Let’s chat!

Why I Love Reading #LoveOzYA

May 26, 2020

This week I’m sharing the reasons why I adored #LoveOzYA. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

This was supposed to be last weeks post, sadly I ended up with a bad migraine and couldn’t get it done. However, I still wanted to share my love and write this post. If you don’t know what #LoveOzYA is – It’s a movement that happened to support and promote Australian Young Adult literature. You can check out more about it in the #LoveOzYA website.

Supporting, promoting and reading #LoveOzYA is something that I have always loved doing. So today I thought I would share some of the reasons by I love reading Aussie YA. Like always these are in no order.

Feels Like Home: Reading #LoveOzYA feels so natural. Sometimes I find when I’m reading books set in other countries, I still feel a distance and sometimes I don’t understand everything. But when I read Australian YA everything feels natural, I understand everything so much better. I know places, I understand the school system, the government and everything in between. I can naturally just fall into the novel.

Unique Voices: One thing that I think that #LoveOzYA does so well is having unique voices. No one else in the world sounds like us. We all have different experiences, but there is something unique about not only characters voices but authors as well. Most of the time I can tell if a book is written by an Australian author even before knowing.

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The Community: The #LoveOzYA community is fantastic. I love that it’s this big community with so many different types of people. From readers and bloggers to publishers, librarians and booksellers. It’s this amazing community that just wants to support each other and show everyone else in the world how amazing Australian authors are.

Unique Stories: I know I’ve already spoken about unique voices but there are always unique stories that I don’t think you would find anywhere else. I think unique voices and stories go hand in hand. But I think there are so many stories that Australians can tell that no one else in the world can. And that just makes me so happy.

Knowing Places: One of the issues that I have with reading books not set in Australia is not knowing where things are. I have the good gist of where countries are in the world, but when it comes to states, towns and things along those lines. I have no idea. But in regards to Australia, especially books set in Victoria. I know where things are. I know the places that they are talking about. I’ve been to a lot of them. It makes it so much easier to visualise.

Slang: I love hearing Australia slang in books, and not just the typical things that you hear in shows. But just the natural way that we talk. I love seeing words that no one else uses but I know exactly what it means. It just makes for such a fun reading experience. Because it’s so natural when we talk, that it becomes so natural when reading.

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Range of genres: This may sound stupid here, but I wanted to talk about it. Sometimes, I feel that people think that #LoveOzYA is just contemporary. And it’s not. And while contemporary Aussie YA is what you do find most of the time. There are so many amazing fantasy and dystopian novels from Aussie authors. And I just love that.

Amazing Quality: It’s not often that I love up a #LoveOzYA book and not like it. It happens of course. But it’s not often. I just find that I love everything that I read and that just makes me so happy.

And that is it for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday! Have you read any #LoveOzYA? What has been your favourite? Would you like to see a list of the Aussie YA that I think everyone should read? Let’s Chat!

Highest Rated Books I’ve Read

May 25, 2020

Recently I’ve shared some of my lowest books that I’ve read, but today I thought I would change it up and share some of my highest rated reads.

All the books that I’m going to talk about today have 5-star ratings from me. These days I rarely give out 5 stars. Thinks year I’ve only given out 3 or 4 I think – while reading over 120 books. But I used to give them out a lot more. I think I’m just more selective these days. However, I would still classify all the books here as 5 star reads for me. Enough chit chat lets get into it.

Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) by Laini Taylor: I don’t it’s a surprise that this one is on my list. I love reading Laini Taylor and I love Strange the Dreamer so much. I love the world, the characters, the writing. Laini Taylor just knows how to grab me from the start.

Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett: I think you guys already know how much I love Jenn Bennett and this one is just fantastic. With intriguing characters, a plot that had you on the edge of your seat and writing that keeps you right in the story.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: I still talk about this book till this day. It’s one that I always highly recommend and I think I always will. The Hate U Give is a brilliant and powerful story. It’s heartbreaking, poignant and so so true. It’s a book that everyone should read, and understand.

Frankie by Shivaun Plozza: I love this book so much. It’s a story of heartbreak, belonging, finding yourself and what it is to be a family. It captures Melbourne as Melbourne from the language to the setting. It’s one of those books that catches you by surprise.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers #1) by Brigid Kemmerer: I was captivated by the characters, world, and the plot from the very first chapter. There is fantastic worldbuilding, court intrigue and everything else that you want. I still haven’t managed to pick up book 2 yet – but I will.

Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) by Elly Blake: I really loved this book when I first read it, and I think I still would now. It’s a fantastic fantasy that has a lot of elements that I really enjoy. I love the romance, the characters and the world. I also really enjoyed book two.

The Conqueror’s Saga by Kiersten White: This is possibly one of my highest-rated series. The first book was a 4.5 while the other two were both 5 stars. I love this series so much. It has everything that I look for in a book and more. If you love historical fiction with a twist and fierce and an “unlikeable” protagonist. Then this is for you.

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel: I read this one as an audiobook and let me tell you, it’s the way to go! It’s such a fantastic book and that really is highlighted when you listen to it on audio. It just leans it’s self to it. If you enjoy Scifi but don’t love everything in space – then this might be the one for you.

When Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-Fattah: I have a serious love for this one and I wish I talked about it more. It’s written in such a fantastic way that from the start I was sold. I think it should be on every high school list.

And that is it for this post. Those are some of my highest rated books that I’ve read over the last couple of years. What are some of yours? Do we share any that is the same? Let’s Chat!