With Shanah being super busy and taking a well deserved blog break, there is no Top 5 Tuesday for June so I thought I’d have a go at doing my own (not all the time, I struggled to come up with 5 weeks worth!!!)
I was toying with idea of a half year book-ish reflection and to set me up for the next half year – very loosely!
Last week we had books with yellow covers and this week I perused my tbr and came up with…..
Books from my TBR that I predict will be 5 stars.
The series of the HEA’s of the men featuring in Kilgore Police Department’s Charity Calender continues…..
See the first quarter of 2020 reviews in this series here.
Mr April – Hayes Romine
This is the one. This is the one I wanted, needed, dreamed off…..Hayes Romine!
The man makes me swoon so hard……
‘Only then did I allow myself to sneak a peek at the very first thing that caught my attention in years. ~ Hayes Romine
*falls unconscious*
It’s ok, I’m ok. Be still my beating heart!
I had to add, am I the only one who noticed that Ares brothers name was Lock Downy??! Very apt in this situation we are in, got to love 2020!
And another addition, with another character’s name (who we haven’t met yet)……Caro! I can just pretend it’s me!
Mr May – Louis Spurlock
Firstly let me say that Calloway broke my heart in first half of this book, chronic aneamia, a broken heart and weird outlook of herself…..
‘I wasn’t fat, but I wasn’t skinny. I wasn’t pretty, but I wasn’t ugly. I wasn’t anything. I just was.’
Louis knew he had blew it and knows what he lost in Callie and he wants his HEA.
All this with lots of drama mixed in of course!
And another few of mentions of the elusive me, I mean Caro!
Mr June – Booth Pena
‘As it was, I wasn’t a nurse, I just had a stellar ability to check out the male form’
Oh me too Dillan, me too!!!!
A near death experience made Booth evaluate his life choices and go for what he wanted (and made me swoon!)…..which means Dillan is screwed!
I love that Dillan is an unapologetic romance reader.
I loved Bobo the dog.
I love how these couples have known each other for years and fall into a happy pattern of bliss.
Drama, great families, sweetness, hotness upon hotness all rolled up into a great read!
I didn’t intend to start a new series….but I’m oh so glad that I did!
Kilgore Police Department’s Charity Calender starts……..
Mr January – Dax
Apart from the dragon series this is the first book I have read by this author. I don’t even know why I haven’t before. And now I am kicking myself because it was superb. Just what I wanted.
Poor old Rowen, never really fitting in and an unfortunate incident and she flees back to her family…..and the men of SWAT!
Back in her home town she re-meets Dax and what follows is just the most beautiful thing ever, he has her back (and head!) from the start and it was pure bliss.
‘Dax had been the star of my thoughts. My dreams. My fantasies.’
Mr February – Derek
Avery, poor old Avery has the weight of the world on her shoulders and she is doing it all alone since both her parents died. 19 and alone. Getting kicked down again and again. I wanted to be there and go all mother hen on her!
Its emotional, its drama filled, and it’s beautiful.
Mr March – Ford
‘Because life’s more interesting when Ashe Trammel is riled.’ ~ Ford
Frenemies. Mutual hatred. Nothing to do with lust. Yeah right!
I loved reading about Ashe and Ford, their names for each other, what they have dared each other to do over the years and also about the undercurrent of looking out for each other too.
This series is just so sweet and I’m really loving it. I really needed a change, a bit of escapism and this has provided that for me. Just what’s required!
I set my self a little challenge on my week off…..can I read a book a day?
I had the week off work and there was no school work to help my son with as it was school holidays. He was busy with his Zoom social life (!) so I had time that I didn’t know how really to fill once the cooking, washing and cleaning had been done, so I read!
I picked books from my tbr that I was in the mood for and also a sneaky new release. I can’t say all the books were big (well 1 was!) but I still did it!
Saturday
Ask Me If I Care by Lani Lynn Vale
(Read inside with coffee and biscuits to stay out the wind!)
Look out for my review soon!
Sunday
May Contain Wine by Lani Lynn Vale
(Read half inside and half in the garden in the sunny intervals)
Look out for my review soon!
Monday
Moti on the Water by Leylah Attar
(Read in the garden in the sun between rounds of swingball and laughter as it was so amusing!)
Look out for my review soon!
Tuesday
Dream Maker by Kristen Ashley
(A whopping 497 pages read inside as I couldnt move from the sofa when I started!)
See my review here.
Wednesday
King of Libertines by Pam Godwin
Prequel to Sea of Ruins
(only 79 pages but I think I more than made up for that yesterday!)
Thursday
Hooking Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds
(Read as a bit of pre bed reading!)
See my review here.
Friday
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
(Read in the shade in my garden on a very hot day!)
See my review here.
I can safely say I enjoyed every minute! Could I do it every week, no I don’t think so!
Have you ever set yourself a challenge like this?
So books I want in July.
You know, I really shouldn’t buy any and just put them on my wishlist until I’ve made a small dent in my tbr.
But I just cant help myself!!
So here they are!
The Rising series by Kristen Ashley
The Plan Commences
The Dawn of the End
The Rising
Ok this is 4 books and I said that I was only going to get 3 a month BUT the series is all out in July so thought it was ok to class this as 1? 🤣🤣
With Shanah being super busy and taking a well deserved blog break, there is no Top 5 Tuesday for June so I thought I’d have a go at doing my own (not all the time, I struggled to come up with 5 weeks worth!!!)
I was toying with idea of a half year book-ish reflection and to set me up for the next half year – very loosely!
Last week we had Summer Releases I am looking forward to and this week I thought I would give a shout out to Summer with…..
Books with Yellow Covers!
Yellow is the colour of the sun, sun is associated with summer……ba ba bing!
These all came from my read/tbr – are there any others?
Fairyloot – April 2020
Theme = Memories
‘Memories are precious things, aren’t they? They play a significant role in the featured book of the month and this theme revolves around memories, whether they’re good or bad, forgotten or unforgettable, hidden or exposed.’
Items inspired by Throne of Glass, The Beautiful, Harry Potter, Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
Included was:
🖤 Secret Book Vol. III by @noverantale
🖤 Terrasen Tote Bag by @fantasticalfeminism
🖤 Washi Tape by @tillanddill
🖤 Emoji Sticky Tabs by Fairyloot
🖤 Memory Vial Pin by @thatslovelydearshop
🖤 Saint Germain Pin Banner by @dustandpages
🖤 Tarot cards: Inspired by ToG by @Gabriella.bujdoso
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova
Set in a world inspired by Inquisition-era Spain, where magic is feared and rebels are trying to overthrow the crown. This tale of revenge, love and magic.
EXCLUSIVE COVER ✔
SPRAYED EDGES ✔
ARTWORK ON REVERSE OF DUST JACKET by @taratjah ✔
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ✔
The debut book in the Braxton Campus Mysteries, Academic Curveball, is available as a FREE Kindle download from 6/5 thru 6/9. This book won a Best Fiction award and was the #1 downloaded Kindle book in the highest possible category in February 2019 during the initial promotion. There are now 6 books available in the…
IT ARRIVED!!!! 🧹🦉
Hogwarts House Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!!!!
It’s magnificent, and so big, over 800 pages of Harry Potter goodness!
There was a pre order incentive of Harry Potter Notebook!
To me the cover looks a bit off centre but it could be to do with the band that holds the book together.
But I’ll be using that!
Do you collect the special House Editions?
What House do you collect?
(I’m actually a Ravenclaw but my son is a Gryffindor and I lost the draw of which to collect!!!)
