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It sounds so simple, this many pages read, and this many
books done, but it doesn’t take into account what happened while reading those
books. That book was read because I needed a good cry. That book was because I
was having a bad day. That book was when I just needed to be lost and away from
the world. That book was because I was in a great mood. That book surprised me
and made me feel hope. That book broke my heart and shattered me. That book had
my heart racing as I flipped page after page, not wanting it to end, but
needing to know how this all came together. That book made me laugh. That book
made me happy. That book, all those books, made me feel. Isn’t that why we
read? To feel, to escape, enhance, or give us, feelings.
There were many books out in this amazing year. So many
books re-released with the shutdown of Kindle worlds, giving those of us
outside the US a chance to read books we didn’t have access to before. A
copyright caused us to get so many new stories with tongue in cheek titles. I finally
caught up with Candace Blevin’s UF Only Human series. Pam Godwin gave us dark
cowboys and Stacy Gail gave us troubled, sweet cowboys. Annika Martin and Skye
Warren released Hostage, Cora Reilly had two new books out, Tara Sivec gave us
modern Disney princesses, Helena Hunting wrapped up her Pucked series, Elle
Kennedy started her Briar U series, Julie Ann Walker finished the BKI series. I
fully embraced audio books and spent the summer catching up on my Lorelei James
backlog of Blacktop Cowboys and Need You series. I did it just in time because
Tessa Bailey and Alexa Riley brought us free audio books weekly with, sing it
with me, Read Me Romance, Read, Read, Me Romance!
I got to attend Romancing the Capital again this year and
introduce Kimi to all the wonderfulness that it is. Seeing old author friends,
and making new ones, is always a joy, and fills the soul with happiness. I got
to meet Molly O’Keefe, Evangeline Anderson, and Mina Carter this year, after
enjoying their books forever! Connecting with like-minded readers and authours,
is always a joy, that I didn’t know I was missing, until I had experienced it.
Eve does an amazing job each year, keeping a wonderful balance of returning and
new authours, and I hope it continues for many years. I even remembered to take
pictures this year 😊
One thing that truly impacted my reading last year was the
ultra-amazing Lexi Blake! She re-released her Bliss and Siren series she wrote
under her pen name Sophie Oak, and I missed those books so much, that myself,
like so many others, cried happy tears when we could get them again. They had
some added content, updated content, but the heart of the stories, stayed the
same. When I got back into reading several years ago, Bliss was one of my first
finds, and while I love the McKay-Taggart world Lexi created, Bliss always felt
like my reading home, it is my happy place. And in the Siren series, well, Jack
Barnes makes me swoon with every scene he appears in! To see those who never
experienced them the first time around fall in love with them as much as the
rest of us, makes you love them even more. Completely looking forward to them
all being out again, and for the stories that have been waiting all this time,
to get their chance to be told
The end of the year always brings, what was your favourite
book of the year? I always pause when asked, because, I love so many books I
read every year. In the end, I chose the one that stayed with me, made me think
of it, long after I finished it. And this year, like last year, it was the book
that gutted me emotionally, and brought the ugly tears. In fact, the author
realized so many people were so affected by the book, a group was formed by the
author for people who had read the book to support each other. That book was
Sergio, and I tear up as I even type the name, by Natasha Knight. My review is
below, and I suggest you read the preceding two books, Salvatore and Dominic,
before you decide to read it. It isn’t a typical love story
This
book, this story, I knew it was going to have me sobbing, but I needed to know.
I needed to know how Sergio and Natalie fell in love. I needed to know what
they had to overcome. I needed to know how utterly perfect together they
became. I needed to know how the attraction between them flashed when they met,
how it burned so bright, how it grabbed them so tight, and how it grew, and how
strong it became, and how it was so much more
I
needed to know what Sergio thought, who he was, what made him tick. I needed to
know how Natalie reacted to him, his family, where she came from. I needed to
know what they fought about, what they agreed on, and where they compromised
I
needed to know more than just where they ended up. I needed to get to know them
from before
Their
story is so beautifully done, every tear drop is a testament to the love that
they shared, and the joy they shared together.
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