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Books I Want More People To Read

Sep 28, 2021

This week I’m sharing the books that I want more people to read. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a Freebie and I thought I would share some of the books that I really want more people to read. From young adult to romance and a little bit in between I wanted to share the books that I think need a little bit more loving. There are also books on this list that I think are maybe more popular on one platform, but not on the other and I want more people everywhere to read them.

This was such a fun post to do. I love sharing my love for books and I especially love sharing the love of books that I want more people to read. So here we go, these are the books that I think more people should read. Like always these are in no order.

I also just want to make a note. These books may be popular, they may be books that you might see everywhere. But I also think that doesn’t mean more people should read them. Anyways, enough of this lets, go.

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon| Queen Takes Knights (Their Vampire Queen #1) by Joely Sue Burkhart. | Only When It’s Us (Bergman Brothers #1) by Chloe Liese– Review |Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie Dunmore – Review.

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo| This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield – Review. | Marked (Sailor’s Grave #1) by Drew Elyse – Review | And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga #1) by Kiersten White.

Trust by Kylie Scott | Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde.

And there we go. Those are the books that I think more people should read. Have you read any of these? What do you think of them? Are you planning on reading any of them? However, did you maybe not like any of these? What is on your list? So, let’s chat!

Some of My Recent Favourite Reads

Sep 23, 2021

Today I thought I would share some of my recent favourite reads. My reading has been very up and down over the last few months, but I have had reads some books that have really stood out to me, so I thought I would share them with you. While these are all romance books, there is a good mix of different romances and different levels of spice – which I really like. I’ve been trying to read new authors as well and some of them have made this list.

So let’s get into it. Like always these are in no order. All 4 books that I’m sharing are rated from 4-5 stars. It’s not often that I give out that rating, a 3 star is a pretty solid rating for me. So these books have definitely stood out. Anyway, here we go.

Pestilence (The Four Horsemen #1) by Laura Thalassa: Pestilence is one of the books that Ely picked for me to read this year, and I’m so glad that she did. This has been on my tbr for such a long time, and after Ely read and loved it. I knew that I need to get on it. It was seriously such a fantastic read. I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did. Also, I wasn’t expecting the romance to be a slow burn – and it just made it that much better. I use to love slow burn so much – and this made me release why. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series, which I plan on doing very soon.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston: No surprise that this has made my list. I didn’t know what to feel going in. I knew that it was going to be different from Red, White and Royal Blue, as well as it, dealt with things that aren’t really my thing. But I adored it. The romance was brilliant, the characters were fantastic and I just had a blast. You can check out Ely and my discussion now.

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon: I think this book is one of the nicest surprised that I have had all year. I hadn’t heard about this series or the author before I joined TikTok. And this book kept on popping up on my feed. So I just gave it a go. And I loved it so much. It made me smile, laugh and cry. It just blew me away. It’s a reverse harem, so please be aware of that before you hop on into it. But I think it’s one of my favourite ones that I have read so far.

Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert: You should not be surprised that this has made it onto the list of my favourite recent reads. I’ve read a few Katee Robert books in the past and really enjoyed this, and this just screams me. It’s sexy, smutty and just so addicting. I couldn’t put it down, and all I wanted to do was keep on reading. Hades and Persophone are fantastic together, they just made me smile and I didn’t want it to stop. You can also check out the 5 reasons why I did love it now.

And there we go. Those are some of my favourite recent reads. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are you planning on reading them? What has been a book that you have loved recently? Let’s Chat!

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston | Discussion with Ely

Aug 26, 2021

Welcome back to Ely and I’s buddy read discussions. Sorry that it’s been so long – lots of things have just come out. We are a little behind, but we are going to try and catch up. Hopefully soon.

Anyway, here we are. Today we are talking about One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. This is one both of us have been highly anticipating and I’m so glad that we both were finally able to get to it. You can check out our other buddy reads here on Angel Reads and Earl Grey Books.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Pages: 422
Publish date: June 1st 2021
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
ISBN: 9781250244499
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU – QBD

For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.

But then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train.

Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August’s day when she needed it most. August’s subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there’s one big problem: Jane doesn’t just look like an old school punk rocker. She’s literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. Maybe it’s time to start believing in some things, after all.

Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.

One Last Stop:

Angel: Like I said this book is one of my most anticipated reads of 2021. I adored Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, which was actually one of our first buddy read discussions. And let me tell you it didn’t disappoint me at all. It’s different from Red, White and Royal Blue for sure. And it’s not something that I normally gravitate to in regards to science fiction and time travel. But I seriously loved it so much. How did you feel about it?

Ely: Honestly, I feel a little conflicted. I loved it, but I can’t decide whether I loved it more than RWRB or less. It was certainly different and it was incredible, but I still can’t decide!

A: I feel the same. RWRB is top tier for me. I love it so much. And like you said One Last Stop it’s incredible. There were just a few things that just stopped me from falling head over heels obsessed with it.

Firstly I think August was the perfect protagonist for this story. From the start, she captivated me and I didn’t want to leave her story. She was different and stood out, but also felt very familiar. What are your feelings about August?

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E: I also loved August. She’s such an interesting and layered character and I loved how we got to see her go from this quite closed-off person in the beginning to this completely different one by the end. That was really beautiful.

I absolutely adore her housemates as well, particularly Myla. They are all just such weird and wonderful characters and the relationships they all have with one another are so lovely and pure. What did you think of them?

A: August character arc was seriously spot on. Her growth throughout the novel was so damn good. She didn’t just change quickly, it was nice and slow and worked perfectly with the novel.

August’s housemates added another 10 layers to this novel. Seriously. They were absolutely brilliant. Found family is one of my favourite tropes and it was utilised perfectly here. I wanted to know more and more about them – and got that – without it taking away from August’s story. They made August feel loved – and that just hit.

The romance in One Last Stop was also a massive highlight for me. From the start, Jane is captivating and took me by surprise. And together they are just so good. What did you think of Jane?

E: Absolutely! I think it was almost the perfect description of a found family—one that just kind of sneaks up on you.

I adored Jane. And I think she’s one of the best love interests I’ve read about in a while. She’s so much fun, but she also, of course, has this mysterious depth to her. She and August just work together, there’s no other way to put it.

We’ve buddy read quite a few NA and adult romances at this point, some that we’re kind of ruined by the romance and/or sex scenes. How did you feel about this one?

A: Jane really took me by surprise. I didn’t I was going to like her as much as I did, but she just latched onto me and didn’t let go.

Damn it was good. I was surprised by it, let me tell you. Compared to RWRB this is another level and I was so here for it. It not only added another layer to the novel, but it was a fantastic way to explore Jane and August’s relationship more. What were your thoughts on it?

E: She really does suck you in. Maybe this is something to do with the way August sees her, but either way, Jane rocks.

Honestly, top tier. It also just made me super happy. Their entire relationship just feels really, well, real. I know RWRB sort of ignited this trend of contemporary royal romance books, so here’s hoping some more sapphic books get their turn in the sun.

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A: Oh I absolutely agree with you, this romance not only felt real but honest and it just made it for me. Oh, I am so for sapphic royal romances any day of the week.

Like I said before while this was one of my most anticipated books of the year, I was also very hesitant. The science-fiction/time travel elements of the book made me nervous. But it didn’t feel out of place at all. I understood everything that was happening, and I didn’t get too confused. What about you?

E: I think I got a little lost with some of the time travel stuff, but not in a way that took me out of the story. It was more like oh, I don’t know what that term means but okay. Otherwise, I thought it tied in really well as you said—nothing felt out of place.

A: Oh I didn’t understand everything, but it didn’t make me feel dumb so that is something.

I wasn’t a massive fan of the long chapters – but that is seriously the only thing that really bothered me. Overall, it was such a fantastic read and I couldn’t put it down.

I hope that you all enjoyed this discussion. Have you read One Last Stop yet? Are you planning on reading it? Let’s Chat!