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All the Books I Read in 2023 | Part 2

Mar 17, 2024

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.

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!

Completed Series I Want To Finish in 2024

Mar 14, 2024

I try to do one of these posts every year. Sometimes I am successful in reading the complete series of this list. And sometimes I am not. Last year wasn’t great. So this year I really want to try and catch up with some of the completed series I have started.

I start quite a few series, I get a good chunk of the way through them, and then I don’t finish reading them. Or I read what is out and never go back to finish it off. And one of my goals this year is to finish as many completed series as possible.

So today I am sharing with you some of these completed series that I want to try and finish this year. From contemporary to fantasy and more, here they are. So like always these are in no order.

Vancouver Wolves Hockey Series by Odette Stone – Read 1/4. | Valenshek Legacy Series by Tate James – Read 2/3. | WITSEC Series by Ashley N. Rostek – Read 2/4. | Pierson U Series by Elouise Tynan – 1/3.

Season of the Wolf Series by Lana Pecherczyk – Read 2/3. | The Halloween Boys Series by Kat Blackthorne – Read 1/4. | Fate Hollow Academy Series by Lyra Winters – Read 3/4. | Reaper Reborn Series by Harper A. Brooks – Read 1/6.

Blood Vow Series by Helen Scott – Read 1/3. | Bright Falls Series by Ashley Herring Blake – Read 2/3. | Montana Mountain Men Series by Gemma Weir – Read 3/7. | Marry the Scot Series by Jolie Vines – Read 4/5.

And there we go, while those aren’t all the completed series I have left to read. But some of the ones that I would like to try and finish up this year. Have you read any of these series? What did you think of them? What series are you planning on finishing this year? So, let’s chat!

My Year in Books 2023 | Part 1

Jan 14, 2024

It’s that time again. Over the past few years, I’ve liked to share all the books I’ve read in the previous year. And while it takes me ages, I love sharing them with you. So today it’s time to share all the books I read in 2023.

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. And 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 3 different 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 January-April in 2023. As always these are in no real order.

Face Offs & Cheap Shots (CU Hockey #2) by Eden Finley and Saxon James. – 3.5 Stars | Goal Lines & First Times (CU Hockey #3 ). by Eden Finley and Saxon James – 4 Stars. | Line Mates & Study Dates. (CU Hockey #4) by Eden Finley and Saxon James. – 4 Stars | Puck Drills & Quick Thrills (CU Hockey #5) by Eden Finley and Saxon James. – 4 Stars.

Revealing the Dragons (Stonefire Dragons #2.5) by Jessie Donovan – 3 Stars. | Rebel & Her Knights (Pack Bonds #1) by Rosemary A. Johns. – 3 Stars | Ember & Her Marshals (Pack Bonds #2) by Rosemary A. Johns – 2.5 Stars. | Faked (Ward Sisters #2) by Karla Sorensen – 4 Stars.

Broken Bonds (The Bonds That Tie #1) by J. Bree – 4 Stars. |Savage Bonds (The Bonds That Tie #2) by J. Bree – 4 Stars. | Blood Bonds. (The Bonds That Tie #3). by J. Bree – 4 Stars. | Forced Bonds (The Bonds That Tie #4) by J. Bree. – 4 Stars.

Tragic Bonds (The Bonds That Tie #5) by J. Bree – 4 Stars. | Floored (Ward Sisters #3) by Karla Sorensen. – 4 Stars | Forbidden (Ward Sisters #4) by Karla Sorensen – 3.5 Stars | Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata – 4 Stars Reread.

Steal Me (Haunted Roads #1 ) by India R. Adams– 2 Stars. | Cal (Secrets and Lies #1) by B.J. Alpha.– 2 Stars | Con (Secrets and Lies #2) by B.J. Alpha – 2 Stars | Finn (Secrets and Lies #3) by B.J. Alpha– 2 Stars.

Bren (Secrets and Lies #4) – B.J. Alpha – 2 Stars. | Oscar (Secrets and Lies #5 ) B.J. Alpha – 2 Stars. | Where Good Girls Go To Die (Good Girls #1 ) by Holly Renee. – 4 Stars | Where Bad Girls Go to Fall (Good Girls #2) by Holly Renee. – 4 Stars.

Harmony (The Club Girl Diaries #1 ) by Addison Jane – 3.5 Stars | Chelsea (The Club Girl Diaries #2) by Addison Jane. – 4 Stars | Hadley (The Club Girl Diaries #3) by Addison Jane – 4 Stars. | Coach (Treasure State Wildcats, #1) by Devney Perry.

The Kraken’s Sacrifice (A Deal With a Demon #2) by Katee Robert – 4 Stars. | Sticks and Stone by Grace McGinty. – 4 Stars. | Luxuria (Shades of Sin #1) by Colette Rhodes. | Under Locke by Mariana Zapata – 4.5 Stars Reread.

Blizzard (The Club Girl Diaries, #4) by Addison Jane – 3.5 Stars. | Family (The Club Girl Diaries, #5) by Addison Jane – 3 Stars. | Wrench (The Club Girl Diaries Book 6) by Addison Jane – 3.5 Stars. | Skylar (The Club Girl Diaries Book 7) by Addison Jane – 3 Stars.

Shake (The Club Girl Diaries Book 8) by Addison Jane – 3.5 Stars | Meyah (The Club Girl Diaries Book 9) by Addison Jane – 4 Stars. | Kennedy (The Phoenix Club Girl Diaries #1) by Addison Jane – 3.5 Stars. | Laken (The Phoenix Club Girl Diaries #2) by Addison Jane 3.5 Stars.

Avery (The Phoenix Club Girl Diaries, #3) by Addison Jane – 3.5 Stars. | The Wrong Bride (The Windsors, #1). by Catharina Maura – 4 Stars. | Trick Me Twice (Alstone High #1) by Becca Steele – 3 Stars. | Cross the Line (Alstone High #1.5). by Becca Steele – 3 Stars.

Irrevocable (The Exiled Eight MC #1) by Addison Jane – 4 Stars. | Illusive (The Exiled Eight MC #2) by Addison Jane – 4 Stars. | Ghost (The Halloween Boys Series #1) by Kat Blackthorne – 4 Stars. | Havoc at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #1) by C.M. Stunich. – 3.5 Stars.

Chaos at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #2) by C.M. Stunich – 3.5 Stars | Mayhem At Prescott High (The Havoc Boys, #3) by C.M. Stunich – 3.5 Stars. | Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaires, #3) by Lauren Asher – 4.5 Stars. | Lunatic (Necessary Evils, #6) by Onley James – 4 Stars.

Pitch (Saving Abbie #1) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. – 3.5 Stars | Pound (Saving Abbie #2) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. – 4 Stars. | Session (Saving Abbie #3) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley – 4 Stars. | Muse (Saving Abbie #4) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. – 3.5 Stars.

Death Wish (Reaper Reborn, #1) by Harper A. Brooks – 4 Stars. | Property of the Mountain Man (Montana Mountain Men #1) by Gemma Weir. – 4 Stars. | Owned by the Mountain Man (Montana Mountain Men #2) by Gemma Weir. – 3.5 Stars. | Kept by the Mountain Man (Montana Mountain Men #3) by Gemma Weir. – 4 Stars.

Bound (Monsters & Artifacts, #2) by Trish Heinrich – 4 Stars. | Vampire’s Nest (Blood Vow, #1) by Helen Scott – 3.5 Stars. | Salvation: Wolves of Woodland Falls (Small Town Packs) by Cassie Laelyn – 4 Stars. | One Pucked Up Pack by Sarah Blue – 3.5 Stars.

Maniac (Necessary Evils, #7) by Onley James – 4 Stars. | Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1) by Elsie Silver – 3.5 Stars. | Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2) by Elsie Silver – 4 Stars Reread. | Powerless (Chestnut Springs, #3) by Elsie Silver – 4 Stars.

Wolf Kissed (Luna Marked #1) by Heather Renee – 3.5 Stars | Wolf Taken (Luna Marked #2) by Heather Renee – 3.5 Stars. | Wolf Mated (Luna Marked #3) by Heather Renee – 3.5 Stars. | That One Night (Jacksonville Rays #0.5) by Emily Rath – 3 Stars.

Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays #1) by Emily Rath – 4 Stars. | Lords of Pain (The Royals of Forsyth University, #1) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue– 3 Stars. | Lords of Wrath (The Royals of Forsyth University, #2) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue – 3.5 Stars | Lords of Mercy (The Royals of Forsyth University, #3) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue – 3.5 Stars.

Lies like Rubies, Part One by Poppy Jacobson – 2.5 Stars Review. | Gilded Dreams by Thora Woods and Shannon French – 3.5 Stars Review. | Give Me More. (Salacious Players Club, #3) by Sara Cate – 4 Stars. | Knot Your Damn Omega by Devyn Sinclair – 4 Stars.

7th Circle (Hades, #1) by Tate James – 4 Stars. | Anarchy (Hades. #2) by Tate James. – 4 Stars | Club 22 (Hades, #3) by Tate James – 4 Stars. | Timber (Hades, #4) by Tate James. – 4 Stars.

Dukes of Ruin (Royals of Forsyth University, #4) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue – 4 Stars. | Dukes of Madness (Royals of Forsyth University, #5) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue – 4 Stars. | Dukes of Peril (Royals of Forsyth University, #6) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue – 4 Stars. | Highest Bidder (Salacious Players Club, #5) by Sara Cate – 3.5 Stars.

Pucking Ever After: Volume 1 by Emily Rath – 3 Stars. | Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros – 5 Stars.

And there we go, those are all the books I read from January to April in 2023. I read quite a bit at the start of the year. There were some that I loved and some that weren’t really for me. But overall I had a really good start.

What books did you read in 2023? Have you read any of the books on this list? What were some of your favourites from 2023? So, let’s chat!