Wrapping Up posts

CJR The Brit: My best books of 2017!

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Well here it is, nearly the end of the reading year.

What a great reading year it has been.  So many fabulous books released and so many good books devoured by us bloggers/readers!

I published a post earlier on in the year about my favourite books from the 1st half of 2017 and you can read that here.

Below are my favourite books from the 2nd half of 2017 (not necessarily released then, I just read then!):

El Diablo by M Robinson

See my review here.

 

Eye Candy Anthology – various.  It’s not often an anthology would make my best list but the authors and the stories from my favourite series made this a total hit with me!

See my review here.

The Affiliate by KA Linde

See my review here.

 

Twist by Kylie Scott

See my review here  

 

Scandalous by LJ Shen

See my review here 

 

Warcross by Marie Lu

See my review here. 

 

El Santo by M Robinson

See my review here. 

 

Roar by Cora Carmack

See my review here.

 

 

Well this was my year!

Tell me about the best books of 2017 for you…

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#CJRTheBrit: October Wrap Up (and my news!)

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Wow October flew by!

It was my sons birthday month and we had 3 days of celebrations (what it’s like to be young!) and also was a very busy month in work so I didn’t get much reading in as I would have liked to.  Anyway, no negative nelly here so on we go to my books!

Craving Lily by Nicole Jacquelyn

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

 

Sick Fux by Tillie Cole

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

The Consort by KA Linde

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Loving Storm by Carian Cole

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Lawless by Janeen Ippolito

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Ruthless King by Meghan March

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Hooking Up by Helena Hunting

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

The Bodyguard by CD Reiss

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§and a half!

 

Roomies by Christina Lauren

See my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

 

Sommersgate House by Kristen Ashley – see my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo – see my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart – see my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Corrode by Ella Fields – see my review here πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 (Sorry for my change in format! I am trying something out!)

What I want to read & news!

My news – well I added a discussion post about whether anyone actually reads monthly wrap ups as I have noticed interest dwindling.  For November I will be trialing making more of my weekly posts and not doing a monthly wrap up.

November is here so it’s the start of my read my tbr quarter! Here are the books I want to read in November..wish me luck!

What books did you read in October?

Link up your posts in the comments so I can have a nose!

 

The Brits Monthly Wrap Up (September) Ready for this? It’s LARGE!

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Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β So here we are at the end of September!

School started back on the 5th for our household so spent some time getting back into that routine but we settled back in quickly!

Was a good readingΒ month for me. I was signed offΒ by my doctor with suspected herniated cervical discs (not my first rodeo!) so I managed to read a lot of books (21!), mainly arcsΒ as I have been blindly signing up for them!

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Fallen Heir by Erin Watt

My ReviewΒ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Devil by Ker Dukey

My ReviewΒ  πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Broken Shelves (Unquiet Mind #3) by Anne Malcom

My ReviewΒ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Road to Nowhere by M Robinson

My Review πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 


Gravity (Gravity #1) by AB Bloom

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Velocity (Gravity #2) AB Bloom

See my reviewΒ here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Infinity (Gravity #3) by AB Bloom

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

 

Most Of All You by Mia Sheridan

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Fired by Cora Brent

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Crazy B!tch by Jamie Begley
See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Undercover Princes by Connie Glynn

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

 

Seducing the Defendant by Chantal Fernando

See my review here.Β  πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Scandalous by LJ Shen

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Twist by Kylie Scott

See my review here. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Craving Trix by Nicole Jacquelyn

See my review here.Β πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§and a half!

 

Craving Lily by Nicole Jacquelyn

See my review here.Β πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

Unraveling Destiny (Fae Chronicles #5) by Amelia Hutchins

See my review here.Β  πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

 

I actually did aΒ series re-read of The Fae ChroniclesΒ (4 previousΒ books) in preparation for book 5 being released but I didn’t add these on.Β  You can see my post hereΒ with my reviews.

 

Wow that was a great reading month for me!

I have 4 arcs to read in October and it’s also a crazy timeΒ in work so I haven’t made a reading list as I am going to read what I can from my tbr if I have the time.

Hope the reading monthΒ has been good to you.

Link up your posts in the comments!

 

The Brits Monthly Wrap Up (August)

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Autumn is nearly here! My favourite time of year. Leaves changing colour and falling and a nice crisp temperature! Was a great reading month for me!

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Beneath the Truth by Meghan March πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Filthy by Michelle Horst πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Breaching the Contract by Chantal Fernando πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Court of Wings and Ruin πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Cyanide by Ella Fields πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Eye Candy Anthology – various πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Running into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

Strike by Cora Brent πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My review)

The Affiliate by KA Linde πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (My Review)

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I’m getting in a bit of a panic about my ever growing tbr, so for a quick win, I am only going to read books off my tbr that are under 300 pages as I know I can power through them. Yes I am odd! I did look about for a challenge for that but didn’t see one. If anyone knows of one then please let me know.

I have a choice of 9:

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I’m not sure I will get through all of them as I also have 8 arcs coming for September and October but I will give it a good go!

And I just wanted to add this in…..

Thank you!!!

How was your August?

Link up to your posts so I can have a nose!

The Brits Monthly Wrap Up: July

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The end of another month. Can you believe it! Before I know it I’ll be putting up my Christmas tree!

So July has been busy and I’ve had a reading slump (but that’s another story!)

So here we go…..

Secondborn (Secondborn Series Book 1)“>Secondborn by Amy A Bartol πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Half-Blood (Covenant)“>Half-Blood by Jennifer L Armentrout πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

<a href=”http://”>Bad Bad Bad by K Webster πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

El Diablo“>El Diablo by M Robinson πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles Book 2)“>The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Easton“>Easton by K Webster πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

August…I have a love/hate relationship with August. Kids are off school for the whole of August. For the first week or so, I love it. Not getting woken up by an alarm, holidays and not having to be anywhere at a certain time.

Then the flip side….no matter what we do, where we go, I know my son will say those dreaded words at least twice a day: ‘I’m bored’. Then I get no reading done. Sigh.

So this is what I want to read in August……but not sure if i will get to read half of them but its good to have goals!

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What are you planning to read in August?

What did you read in July?

Link up your posts!

#CJRTheBritΒ  My summer reads: UPDATE

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At the beginning of July, I posted 9 books that I wanted to read over the summer. Well I am there! (I haven’t read Hideaway yet but I would sell my firstborn for an arc!)

Here is the original post: https://cjrthebrit.com/2017/07/02/cjrthebrit-my-10-summer-reads/

In no particular order, here is what I thought!

Broken Puppet by Amo Jones πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2034066093

Transcendence by Shay Savage πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://cjrthebrit.com/2017/07/01/cjrreview-transcendence-by-shay-savage/

El Diablo by M Robinson πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1828832627

The Queen and the Cure πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://cjrthebrit.com/2017/07/16/book-reviewthe-queen-the-cure-by-amy-harmon/

Half blood by Jennifer L Armentrout πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://cjrthebrit.com/2017/07/07/book-review-discussion-half-blood-by-jennifer-l-armentrout/

The Goal by Elle Kennedy πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2000661334

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ https://cjrthebrit.com/2017/07/28/book-review-the-wrath-and-the-dawn-by-renee-ahdieh/

I must admit that I didn’t read My Best Friends Ex. I know, I know! Taboo is one of my faves as I love being shocked but once I read the blurb again I realised I wasn’t as interested as I first thought. But it’s still on my tbr!

I also chose my next reads:

Anyone chose a summer read list? Show me yours!

The Brits June Wrap Up and what’s in store for July!

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ZomboMeme 26062017191903.jpgWow, the year is flying by, before we know it, it will be Christmas! (Please don’t throw anything at me!!!)

June was a great reading month as well as a heatwave for us, my son had camp and my job was hectic!

 

Read by The Brit in June:

Dark, depraved, stalkery, cringey goodness! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

The bad boy and the good girl whose roles reverse! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Virtual assistant and star hockey player meet in real life! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Β The infamous bad boy gets taken down a peg or two! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

2nd book in the Devils Wolves Series. Two tortured souls trying to make it through life.Β  πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Can’t say too much as a beta read but if you loved The Silver Swan you NEED to read this!

I read this for a friend. Basically the author had been pushed aside as this book features cheating. You know what? *gets on soapbox* This book was a 5 star read. The story = amazing. The writing = superb. *gets off soapbox**!! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

July is the end of the school year and we are going on holiday for 2 weeks so hopefully I can get some reading in!Β  I am determined to read some books off my TBR…so here we go!

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses)

Transcendence

El Diablo [The Devil]: The Good Ol’ Boys Spin Off”

Half-Blood: A Covenant Novel

The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles Book 2)

So that’s my plans for July, what did you read in May?

What are your reading plans for July?

#bookwatch Wrapping up May and what’s in store for June

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My May has been taken over by Game Of Thrones.Β  I haven’t watched any of it before but at the end of April, I decided I wanted to catch up to where everyone else is and I am now halfway through season 5, to the detriment of my reading *insert sob*.

I did read 7 arcs and 1 book off my TBR though so not too shabby!

May read

Until Sage by Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/5 – love this series and was great to see Sage finally get his boom!

The List by Chantal Fernando 4/5 – a shy introverted girl with a ‘list’ of things to experience.

Shacking Up by Helena Hunting 5/5 – this author can do no wrong in my eyes. It all starts with a cough in the face!

When It’s Real by Erin Watt 5/5Β – a sweet, fantastic NA read.

Tank by Laramie Briscoe 4/5 – a beautiful, emotional love story.

Ruckus by LJ Shen 5/5 – #feelingsoverload

Angels Halo: Atonement by Terri Anne Browning 3.5/5 – Love this seriesΒ  but I wasn’tΒ in love with this book.Β  I still want more from the Angel’s Halo MC though!

 

So that’s May wrapped up – – – – – on to June!

 

June will be a slow reading month for me as I have some work commitments that I won’t bore you with!

June reds

ARCs (I have signedΒ  up for, will hopefully get!)

Notice by K Webster – releasing June 15th

Stay (Wags 2) by Elle Kennedy & Sarina Bowen – releasing June 20th

Tied by Carian Cole – Β releasing June 26th

I am a die hard fan of these authors and anything they write, I will read!

I am chomping at the bit to read 2 from my TBR as well:

Predator by MA Horst – I was recently asked to join this authors review team and I want to read some of her past work to get a feel for her writing.Β  I have read 2 of her books already but a different genre to Predator.

Court of Mist & Fury by Sarah J Maas – I read book 1 after A LOT of people recommended them to me and I fell in love!Β  Then I immediately ran off to Amazon to buy books 2 and 3…and I am ready to devour them!

I’ll add my reviews when I’m done.

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So how did May go for you?Β  What books did you read?Β  Add your links to comments so I can have a nose!