New year, new TBR list, right? Well… not really. Bigger TBR list, yes, but I’m not abandoning those that I added in last year. They are still calling to me like crazy. So while I’ve been reading some of these fantastic looking shiny new ones (and will still be reading them as I find the ones that “grab me”), I’ve also been backtracking and pulling out a few that have been waiting patiently. I’m gonna make a dent in it, if it’s the last thing I do! 😉
What I am reading today
My Reading Progress 2014
This is my list of the books I’ve read (am reading) this year, to help me keep track.
(P.S. I’ll leave quick summary/feeling notes next to the ones I haven’t reviewed yet. I do intend on reviewing the majority of ‘em. In fact, reviews for ALL of them would be great!)
Marked by J.M. Sevilla – 4 stars Raw by Belle Aurora – 4 stars (reviewed) – dark contemporary romance Brutally Beautiful by Christine Zolendz – 4 stars Let It Be Me by Toni Aleo – 3.5 to 4 stars Break In Two by MJ Summers <— got to 63% and put it down for now. I’m not connecting to the love story unfortunately, even though there has been angst. Something about the dialogue and story flow and frequent sex scenes had me skimming a lot. Normally I would have put ti down at about 40% but I had to know what the jaw-dropping twist was (that i was told about) at 61%. Okay I got to it. Potentially interesting and will surely get even more angsty but for now, I’m taking a break. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma – 5 stars Fighting for Irish by Gina Maxwell <— put it down at 68%. Good writing, but I found myself starting and stopping it too frequently. I was lacking a certain connection to it overall, so I put it down and will pick it back up later. Remembering Us by Stacey Lynn <— reviewed – 4 to 4.5 stars Used by Lynetta Halat <— reviewed – 3.5 stars Come to Me Quietly by A.L. Jackson <— reviewed – 4 stars Mine to Lose by T.K. Rapp <— reviewed – 4 stars Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan <— reviewed – 5 stars!!Leo by Mia Sheridan
My current TBR (to be read) list… in pictures!
Want a peek into my iPad Kindle app? These are the latest books that are tickling my fancy!!
From angsty and/or deep “new adult” reads, sob-inducers (forget tear-jerkers! ;)) to a couple of highly recommended (I can just tell these are gonna be for me) paranormal ADULT reads. Oh yes… I just know I’m gonna fall hard. Plus some rock star reads, bad-ass bikers, dystopian and a few “Stockholm Syndromes” to boot, I think I’m covering all of my reading moods with these.
Currently Reading… Damaged and the Beast by Bijou Hunter
Damaged and the Beast is already rocking my reading night! Thanks for the suggestion Joanna!!!
I’m still just in the first quarter but everything about it is making me read with a silly grin on my face. Just ask my husband. I’m looking pretty goofy right now. I picked it up ’cause I heard it has that Beautiful Disaster feel (which we all know is alright by me)! 😉
Joanna: Someone recommended Damaged and the Beast, so I grabbed it yesterday. I don’t know what it was about this book, but I read it in one afternoon and enjoyed it SO MUCH. I can’t pin down why, but honestly, I felt like I felt when I read Beautiful Disaster. I haven’t tried to analyze this or consider the writing, I just enjoyed every minute of it. Wanted to share!!!!
Happy 4th of July + What I’m Currently Reading…
Happy 4th of July my friends and happy belated Canada Day to my fellow Canadians! I met a ton of Canadians at Book Bash, and had my own family down from Canada “book bashing” 😉 with us. What FUN!
Okay so right now I’m still in “relax” mode and reading (it’s pouring rain outside – no fireworks for us), and I’m a bit sick. One thing about large crowds is we share everything. Enthusiasm, pictures, and germs! Nothing better than reading when I feel this way, ’cause everyone (*ahem* the husband) leaves me alone. 😉