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22 Aug

Young Adult Books I Still Love Recommending

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This week I’m sharing young adult books that I still love recommending. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

I thought I would wind it back today and share some of the young adult books I love and still recommend. If you didn’t know I’m a bookseller, I recommend books every single day. And I thought why not share some of the young adult books that I loved reading and still love, and would recommend today. And while this week is a genre freebie, I decided to play on it a little and share a readership rather than a genre.

So let’s get into it! These are the young adult books that I love and want everyone to read. As always these are in no order.

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead. | Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days. #1) by Susan Ee. | Daughter of Smoke & Bone. (Daughter of Smoke & Bone. #1) by Laini Taylor. | The Lightning Thief. (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan.

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry. | The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy. #1) by Marie Rutkoski. | Cinder. (The Lunar Chronicles. #1) by Marissa Meyer. | Every Breath (Every, #1) by Ellie Marney.

Trial by Fire (Worldwalker, #1) by Josephine Angelini. | And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga, #1) by Kiersten White.

And there we go. Those are some of the young adult titles that I loved when I first read them, still do. And still love recommending them now. Have you read any of these? What did you think of them? So, let’s chat!

17 Aug

BABE Sydney 2023 Book Haul

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Okay, this should have been up quite some time ago. But I first had to wait for my books to arrive home and then time just got away. But I am finally sharing the books that I got at BABE23.

I had an absolute blast at BABE. Yer it was overwhelming at times and I had so much that I wanted to do. But we got there in the end. I haven’t done a haul in a while and that is mainly to BABE. It was trying really hard not to buy too many books before the event and even after, I’ve tried to limit what I buy.

I pre-ordered quite a lot for BABE which I loved doing. There was a chance to pay for these months in advanced. It helped to know what I was bringing home. And it just made things easier on the day. I did buy a few more books at the event, but it wasn’t as much as RARE23. There were also some books that I took up that I already owned. So, let’s get right into it. Here is my BABE Sydney 2023 book haul.

Just a quick note, I might not have images of all the books I bought as some are signing exclusives. But I have tried to include photos or videos where I could.

Signing Exclusive Stars and Shadows by Holly Renee Omnibus – Cover | Where Good Girls Go To Die (Good Girls, #1) by Holly Renee.

Where Bad Girls Go to Fall (Good Girls, #2) by Holly Renee. | Where Bad Boys are Ruined (Good Girls. #3) by Holly Renee | The Sinner and the Scholar by Lana Pecherczyk. | Baby & the Late Night Howlers. (Sweet Omegaverse, #1) by Kathryn Moon.

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One. (Sweet Omegaverse, #2) by Kathryn Moon. | Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two (Sweet Omegaverse. #3) by Kathryn Moon. | Bad Alpha (Sweet Omegaverse, #6) by Kathryn Moon. | Faith & the Dead End Devils. (Sweet Omegaverse, #8) by Kathryn Moon.

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor (Tempting Monsters, #1) by Kathryn Moon. | The Company of Fiends (Tempting Monsters. #2) by Kathryn Moon | Games with the Orc (Monster Smash Agency. #1) by Kathryn Moon. | A Hunt So Wicked: Cursed Royals by Britt Andrews.

Demons In My Bed (Demons of Port Black, #1) by Britt Andrews. | The Magic of Discovery (Emerald Lakes. #1) by Britt Andrews. | The Magic of Betrayal (Emerald Lakes, #2) by Britt Andrews. | The Magic of Revenge (Emerald Lakes, #3) by Britt Andrews.

The Magic of Destiny (Emerald Lakes. #4) by Britt Andrews. | The Magic of Eternity (Emerald Lakes #5) by Britt Andrews. | Captivate (Knot Their Omega. #1) by E.J. Lawson. | Hypnotize (Knot Their Omega, #2) by E.J. Lawson.

Crooked Crows (Boys of Briar Hall, #1) by Elena Lawson. |Wicked Trials (Boys of Briar Hall, #2) by Elena Lawson. | Waiting to Score (Pierson U, #1) by Elouise Tynan. – I did pick up the illustrated special editions. | Shooting to Win (Pierson U, #2) by Elouise Tynan – I did pick up the illustrated special editions.

Defending the Player (Pierson U, #3) by Elouise Tynan. I did pick up the illustrated special editions. | Cruel Shadows (Kingdom of Monsters, #1) by Harper A. Brooks. | Necessary Evil (Kingdom of Monsters, #2) by Harper A. Brooks. | Death Wish (Reaper Reborn, #1) by Harper A. Brooks.

Death Trap (Reaper Reborn, #2) by Harper A. Brooks. | Death Match (Reaper Reborn, #3) by Harper A. Brooks. | Sin & Chocolate (Demigods of San Francisco, #1) by K.F. Breene. | Dukes of Ruin (Royals of Forsyth University, #4) by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue.

Sunshine and Bullets (The Bullets, #1) by Coralee June. | Malice (Malice Mafia, #1) by Coralee June. | Tales You Win (Grim & Beast Duet, #1) by Bea Paige. | Heads You Lose (Grim & Beast Duet, #2) by Bea Paige.

Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters, #1) by Jaymin Eve – Mystic BABE Exclusive. | 7th Circle (Hades, #1) by Tate James. – Mystic BABE Exclusive. | Nicolette (Ladies of the MC. #1) by Elizabeth Knight. | A Soul to Touch (Duskwalker Brides, #3) by Opal Reyne.

Salvation: Wolves of Woodland Falls. (Small Town Packs) by Cassie Laelyn. | Reclaim: Cedar Valley Bears (Small Town Packs) by Cassie Laelyn. | Awaken: Wolves of Timber Falls. (Small Town Packs) by Cassie Laelyn. | Unforsaken (The Fallen Guardians, #1) by Cassie Laelyn.

Tryst in the Dark (Omega Lottery, #1) by Grace McGinty. | Ivory (Ruthless Claws #1) by Maggie Alabaster. | Vow of Lies (Prophecy of the Mage Queen, #1) by A. Lonergan. | Locked Up Liars (Saint View Prison, #1) by Elle Thorpe.

Solitary Sinners (Saint View Prison, #2) by Elle Thorpe. | Fatal Felons (Saint View Prison, #3) by Elle Thorpe. | Time-Lapse (Broken Boys #1) by J.B. Heller. | Losing Focus (Broken Boys #2) by J.B. Heller.

Broken Boys Despise Deceit (Broken Boys #3) by J.B. Heller. | Broken Boys Crave Chaos (Broken Boys #4) by J.B. Heller. | Shifted Magic (Fated to the Wolf #1) by Heather Renee. | Vampire Heir (Scorned by Blood #1) by Heather Renee.

Wolf Kissed (Luna Marked #1) by Heather Renee. | Dark Fae Cursed. (Broken Court #1) by Heather Renee. | Pitch (Saving Abbie. #1) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. | Pound (Saving Abbie #2) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley.

Session. (Saving Abbie #3) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. | Muse (Saving Abbie #4.) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. | Rhythm. (Saving Abbie #5.) by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley. | Encore (Saving Abbie #6). by Maggie Alabaster and Jo Bradley.

Ruthless Saint (DeSantis Mafia, #1) by S. Massery. | Thief (Sterling Falls, #1) by S. Massery. | Fighter (Sterling Falls, #2) by S. Massery. | Rebel (Sterling Falls, #3) by S. Massery.

Queen (Sterling Falls, #4) by S. Massery. | Shards of Venus. (Celestial Shifters. #1) by Tjalara Draper. | Flames of Mars (Celestial Shifters. #2) by Tjalara Draper. | Nika by Tjalara Draper.

And there we go, those are the boosk I got at BABE23. I think that is all of them. I may have missed a couple, I am doing this months after BABE. But I do think that is everything. As I said I had such a blast. And I’m already getting into some of these.

Have you been to a book event recently? How many books did you buy? Have you read any of these books or met any of these authors? So, let’s chat!

15 Aug

Recent Books I’ve Added To My TBR

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I haven’t done one of these in a while and I’ve added so many books to my tbr recently, so I thought I would share some of these with you. If you didn’t know already I use my Goodreads ‘to-be-read’ to mark what books I’m interested in. I don’t always have the physical or e-copies of these books, but they have caught my eye or are coming out soon.

Because of this, my tbr is quite long, and that’s okay. I’m reading a lot of different romances at the moment. From dark to fantasy and contemporary and everything in between. This means the books that I add to my tbr are a little bit of everything.

So let’s get into it. Here are some of the recent books that I have added to my Goodreads tbr. And as always these are in no read order.

Hard Limits (Queen of Hearts #1) by Suki Williams. | Free Me (WITSEC, #4) by Ashley N. Rostek. | Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young. | Looking to Score by Carrie Gray and Coralee June.

Bride by Ali Hazelwood | Not So Kind Regards (Warts & Claws Inc. #1) by Clio Evans. | Possession (Kink Camp #2) by Adriana Anders. | Heliacle Rising (The Wytchling Chronicles. #1) by C.C. Davie.

Roommates: A Dark Sapphic Romance. by A.L. Ryan and Cassie Hargrove. | Bitter Notes (Second Sets, #1) by Aly Beck | Touched By Sin (Sins of The Fallen. #1) by Harleigh Beck. | Tempting Little Thief (Girls of Greyson, #1) by Meagan Brandy.

And there go, those are some of the recent books I’ve added to my Goodreads tbr. From new to me authors to authors I’ve been enjoying reading. Have you read any of these books? So what did you think of them? Nevertheless, what are some of the recent books you have added to your tbr? So, let’s chat!