We were tagged in this post by an awesome Twitter friend of ours – Foxy Blogs! There have been SO many amazing books out over the past few months but we have managed to narrow our suggestions down for you guys! Also, it’s winter for us (except Amy) at the moment so these are really our top winter reads!
Kristal’s Top Reads –
1. Becoming Calder & Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan. I’m counting these two as one because they are two parts of the same story. And such a great story!
2. Beauty and The Mustache by Penny Reid. A sweet and sassy romance that’s FULL of hot men…what more could you want?
3. Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson. A moving and unique YA story that I read in one sitting and could NOT put down.
4. More Than Forever by Jay McLean. This book was probably my best of the year. It had everything – humour, intense angst and a gorgeous romance. Book perfection.
5. Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews. This is the seventh book in the Kate Daniels series and one of my faves. This whole series has been a phenomenal.
Charmaine’s Top Reads –
1. Beauty and The Mustache by Penny Reid. Oh my goodness this book! This is definitely in my top 5 for the year so it has to top my list for my winter reads. Once again Penny Reid makes me feel all kinds of love for her writing. This book had my knees weak and my stomach in flutters. Serious book perfection. ❤
2. The Izzy Chronicles Series by Michelle Graves. OK, OK I know this is a series so technically I’m cheating here but I read these books one after another because I just could. not. stop! So really I feel like I can count them as one. This series is my favourite UF series find since Fever and waiting till the final installment comes out in November is using up all of my patience!
3. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige. A (very) different take on the land of Oz. This is YA mixed with a good sprinkle of dark and creepy detail. I was very quickly enamored with this book and it’s characters, I promise you’ll never be able to watch The Wizard of Oz in the same way again!
4. Sweet Addiction by J. Daniels. Oooohhhhh this book warmed me up this winter! Dylan owns a bakery AND she falls onto possibly the hottest most perfect guy in the history of romance books, from there, swoon-worthy times and hilarity ensue! So what is there not to like?! Expect smut with a sprinkle of sweet.
5. Black Lies by Alessandra Tores. Whoa! What else can I say. I’m not sure if I would’ve read this if it hadn’t been for the group read we ended up doing, but I ended up loving this! Seriously, when you read the blurb and it says; If you think you’ve heard this story before, trust me – you haven’t. It’s not kidding. You seriously haven’t read anything like this.
Amy’s Top Reads –
1. Ten Below Zero by Whitney Barbetti. This is definitely my top book of the summer, maybe even the year so far. It’s beautifully written and captivating. It was such an emotional read for me and unlike anything I’ve read so far.
2. Beauty and The Mustache by Penny Reid. I was actually introduced to this book by author Daisy Prescott. This was my first Penny Reid book and I’m now hooked on her writing! This book is smart, funny, heartwarming and definitely swoon worthy!
3. Scoring Wilder by RS Grey. This was one of those books that had a ton of hype surrounding it, so I was a little worried about reading it. Well, it was definitely worth the hype! Upon reading the first sentence, I knew I was going to love this book and I totally did! It was fun, sexy and just an overall great read.
4. Beauty in the Ashes by Micalea Smeltzer. Now this book! Wow! It was nothing like I expected at all. It was intense and dealt with some really tough issues. And the ending took me completely by surprise!
5. Beloved by Corrine Michales. This is the debut novel by Corinne Michaels and is one of those books that has you thinking how is this her first novel??? It was very well written, captivating and had the perfect blend of angst and romance. One warning, this book does end on cliffhanger and it’s a good one! I am anxiously waiting for the sequel to come out!
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