I'm impressed you didn't mention Mariana Zapata. :) I've read some of these, (a+ for me) some are already on my tbr, but now. now I've a few more to add. thank you?

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll definately try some of them. For me Mariana Zapata is the queen of slow burn!

Its the end of legacy of gods😭🩹 best series and characters ever Talking bout 'god of war' the book was amazing the epilogues were theeee bestt, but i somehow missed REU and TKU vibes which were a part of all the previous books 📚 ,,yet the book was amazing I'm still biased over 'God of wraith' and 'God of Malice' Loved 'god of pain' and 'god of ruin' too(there stories were soo amazing) 'God of war' and 'god of fury' were soo goodd❤ God of war was not similar to previous books but it was something unexpected and amazing ❤ I hope there will be a new series featuring there children too🩹❤️🤌

I've heard pretty disappointing things about Not in Love. I had the ARC but ran out of time and then I didn't want to once reviews were coming out. People don't seem to get that just because you add more sex than normal into a book... that doesn't make it Erotic Romance. Erotic Romance is actually deeply romantic usually because the plot is moved by the intimacy. There doesn't even need to be Tons of it. It's about what it does to the characters. And not many people get that. 🤷‍♀️

I did feel like the romance didn't get as much time to shine as I wanted for them. This honestly felt the heavier of the series. I just felt for them both so much. As someone who fears institutions SO badly... I understood not wanting to go there. Also, she almost ended herself the last time she was in there... I understood the fear. Even though the hospital WAS best at the end... and I'm glad she did go. It was her choice at the end. Forced institutionalization is one of my biggest fears. So that's my own personal bias. It was a great story. I enjoyed your thoughts!! I'll be ruminating on this one for a long time.

God of War was a thrill ride. I had no idea what was going on. But I was fascinating.

oh no. I haven't read any of Rina's work yet, and I'm slowly making my way through Ali's works. it's such a shit feeling when you've been looking forward to a favourite author's new release and it's not at all what you were expecting or wanted it to be.

I'm currently making my way through Abby Jimenez's first series before I attempt her second, and I loved the heck out of the first one, I'm not sure why it gets dragged. I mean sure there's a miscommunication trope, but like once you get something stuck in your head... it can be hard to let that go. I'm also trying to make my way though Ali Hazelwood's books before I read Bride even though there's zero connection between them. I enjoyed Wild Love but not as much as I had been hoping I would, but based on the little bit at the end I think I'm going to enjoy the second one quite a bit.

thank you for reminding me that I want to read more Mariana Zapata, I've read The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, and All Rhodes Lead Here both were five stars. and I also recommend The Lost and Found series, I'm not sure how you usually read interconnected standalone romances, but please read them in order because of uhm, reasons. okay?

Down bad heroes in dark romances are my absolute favorite! Definitely going to put broken whispers on my never ending tbr. Oh, and I loooved soul of a witch!! 🖤🖤🖤

I've not read any of those books, but I do have my eye on Rina Kent, and eventually want to start reading all of her works. Or, I want to try her first book and see how I feel about it and go from there. favourite books for May were definitely the first two in the Dragons of Ember Hollow series, and if I had been paying attention I probably wouldn't have started them until the third came out because it's driving me crazy that I have to wait till July for the third.

single parent is definitely a favourite, leaning more towards single dad but I've read some mom books that I enjoyed. I also love enemies to lovers and if why-choose is a trope than that's probably number one.

I got to get to that Elsie silver series are all of them cowboy romances

there's so many freaking books! and I want to read most of them. I need to learn how to read faster.

I enjoyed Archer's Voice very much a lot. I kind of want to re-read it. I haven't read the Ice Planet Barbarians but it's been on the tbr. This looks like it's going to be a very good reading month.

Have a great reading month!

for various reasons, I am not a traveller, but I enjoy little videos like this where I can get just a little glimpse of other places. so thank you for sharing. :)

I saw the title of the video, then I could see The Veiled Kingdom in the background, I was like 'oh no.' I mean, I haven't read the book, yet but all the other reviews I've watched people have been loving the book. I'm glad you did as well

holy geez, you did a bang up job. I've read one of the books from the perfectly imperfect series, but I've just bookmarked the whole thing to read. and I think I should try and start reading more mafia books in general, whenever I hear people talk about them they just sound damn entertaining.

I want to buy "the veiled kingdom" to give it to my girlfriend as a gift. Is this a book worth reading? and how to purchase this one?

so far I've not heard anyone say anything good about Lore of the Wilds, which is just so disappointing. I mean, just based on the cover alone it looks to be a good book, and the synopsis sounds entertaining and yet. I kind of feel bad for the author, though I'm sure there are people out there loving and praising the book.

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I am currently reading Babel by R.F. Kuang this May. Thanks for introducing Neva Altaj.

oooh, thank you for the recs. the only age gap ones I can think of are Ignite, another Melanie Harlow single dad nanny romance. also part of the Cloverleigh Farms series. then there's Mercy and Highest Bidder by Sara Cate. and also Mistakes Were Made

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absolutely adored this video. I like your passion for the characters.

I love the music! 🎵 Generally, I love it when BookTubers add music because it sort of expresses another side with them (whether the music is my type or not).

I too absolutely adored the heck out of Funny Story. I still haven't read People We Meet On Vacation, so I'm not sure where it would go in my ranking, but maybe 3rd? I think Happy Place would be last even though I loved it as well. Unless I have 3 of her books for first place and the others for second place? :p

I also loved and gave Funny Story 5 stars, and I re-read Pucking Around and gave it 6 stars again, because I adore the fu.. excuse me, puck out of that book.

ugh. there isn't enough time to read all the books, but gosh darn it, I sure am going to try. I'm most looking forward to the Honey Witch, one person I follow absolutely loved it, and another person didn't like it very much at all. I hope I lean more towards the like it side of things.

Some day i need to reread Painted Scars, because i always rag on it since I love Broken Whispers so much. So i should give it a second chance. Dante is a boss. 😉 Very excited for you to participate!!

The Rivalry is criminally under loved!

I am here now! Ready to watch.

this looks a pretty darn good tbr

I'm in the middle of reading a few books right now, but this made me want to put them down to read some spice. maybe I'll have some time this weekend.

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I've read Wild Love, and I really enjoyed it and I also liked the different take on the single dad trope. but I don't think I enjoyed it as much as everyone else and I feel oddly guilty about that. I do think that I might like the next book more though. I hope, anyway.

I very much enjoyed this. I've not been to London, but I was watching another booktuber do a similar video and they went to a bookstore that used to be a boat. I know that it was in England, but I cannot remember if it was in London. I think that you should go there, if it is. ps. I look forward to your thoughts on The Fake Mate. I quite enjoyed it.

this video is perfect for me, bc a month or 2 ago i started reading king of scars (i got half way and then decided to dnf) not bc the book is bad just bc im just not as interested and invested in the world/characters and story like i still wanna know what happens in the end and also so that i can say ive read em/ read the whole series (bc ive read shadow and bones trilogy and six of crows duology but it was yearsss agooo i should ve red king of scars back then but idk kept pushin it off so now was too late unfornately)

Plenty in your library to keep you busy and out of mischief there. Best wishes with what you choose to read, I hope you get some great stories. I'm currently reading the Count of Monte Cristo. I might be some time.

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oh, absolutely you should read Losers I and II. they're my emotional support comfort books. and I really need to continue with Tessa Dare's Girl Meets Duke series,. I've read and very much enjoyed the first two.

this was such an interesting ideal analyzing an authors body of work

Also I appreciate the diversity

This tier ranking is going to be so different from the end of the year

its nice to see someone read books with diversity its very rare especially for whitebooktube

Kennedy Ryan can do no wrong

ive this splintered silence in my physical tbr i bought it a few years ago, still havent read it either. i already unhauled all of my shadowhunter books already managed to sell some, im also plannin to unhaul my grishaverse books so all the shadow and bone and six of crows series and king of scars duology whichim currently half way thru but im just not interested and as invested anymore in thw world even if lowkey i still wanna know what they end but both books are so big and i have so many other book and series i wanna start. plus ive had em for years i kept been meanin to read em but kept pushin it off, i read the other books in the grishaverse years ago i shouldve read king of scars back then too but oh well. ive also read some standalones these last few months. end of last year and i enjoyed em/liked em a lot but dont see myself re readin em and dont feel the need to own em so im also selling em. thats where im at rn even if i enjoy the book and i dont see a reason to keep it ill sell it, i also wanna try usin my local library more too for some series and sequels. i read alex aproximately years ago and enjoyed it. ive some contemporary Ya books on my physical tbr that i ahvent read that i bought some years ago but honestly idk i might unhaul em..i just dont like contemporary romance books mehh dont feel like read em idk maybe ill be in the mood sometime,but i could just read em from library then. ive the arc of american royals but never read it ive for trade/sell/donate pile

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Yaaay for Ruthless Vows! I loved the conclusion of the duology! I also picked up a Fate Inked in Blood, the cover is Gorgeous!!! I also have Bride as well!