new year, new reading thread

1/ Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh
2/ Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh
3/ Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh
4/ Archangel’s Blade by Nalini Singh

when you can’t get into new books, you dive into old faves

also new year, new NS reread sesh y/y

5/ Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
6/ Law Man by Kristen Ashley
7/ Wild Man by Kristen Ashley
8/ Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley

casually bingeing old faves while ignoring new books~ the Dream Man books were the first KAs i’ve read so they occupy a special place in my heart

9/ A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert

- out Feb 24 (or earlier!)
- my first new book of the year
- probs my fave book out of the series

damn, Hook can *get* it. total over all his declarations. also now i’m even more impatient for Gaeton/Beast/Belle book

10/ Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
11/ Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh

binge-reread both books today bc it’s THAT kind of day (read: exhausting so i need an escape)

12/ Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh

ughhhhhhh Judd Lauren i love him so much

13/ Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

I'm gonna reread this series before Love Hard comes out okokokok-

protect Isalind Rain at all costs!!!!

14/ Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

- a reread, obviously
- NS really went hard with that opening fight-sex in the woods scene 11/10

15/ Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

DON'T TOUCH ME I'M STILL CRYING

16/ Making Up by Lucy Parker
17/ The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker

Rereads before Headliners!

I have new appreciation for both books now, esp TAP

updating my reading thread again~

these additions are not in order (i really should've updated once i finished)

18/ Rock Chick Awakening by Kristen Ashley
19/ Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley

so I was talking to a friend (who incidentally was the one who introduced KA to me!) and she told she just finished rereading this series so ofc now I have to reread too

20/ Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
21/ Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh

I didn't skip #20 this time! shocker. idk what actually made me start #20 but I didn't regret it!! def loved Dev and Katya more this time around.

Max & Sophie, as always, are my loves.

22/ Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

Love, love, LOVE Ali Wong's Netflix specials, so ofc I had to read this too <3

I'm also planning to read more non-fiction this year but we'll see, ha.

23/ Watch with Me by Fiona Cole

Decided to check out the series while reading Voyeur, &got really intrigued by Liar (age gap!). #23 is a free prequel. Wish it gave me more; there's sth missing in the pairing. Probs will wait until the lib has a copy to read Liar.

24/ Headliners by Lucy Parker

dear diary, i finished a book today and spent 10 mins staring at the ceiling lamenting the fact that i will die single bc diary, why are all the men i want fictional????? i’m a bit emo tonight diary bc see i just got my period and there was THIS SCE

25/ Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

- a reread
- where can i find me a manz like Gabriel Bishop

26/ One Night With The Sexiest Man Alive by Ainslie Paton
- THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN BUT I’M CRYING?!!
- dirty talk
- A++ heroine
- somebody come love me PLS

27/ One Kiss from the King of Rock by Ainslie Paton

- ARC; out April 16!
- second chance rockstar romance
- angsty af and i love it
- super intense sexy scenes

i wanted to share a quote but there are so many good ones i highlighted i cANNOT CHOOSE—

28/ Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

- this book had me at “I’ll be your oyster”
- super fun, no drama, just a hero whose everything got gradually dismantled after he met the heroine AND I LOVE SEEING IT

29/ Wedding At The Riverview Inn by Molly O’Keefe

[cw: miscarriages, alcoholism]

- second chance
- used-to-be-married MCs
- boatloads of angst and tension

ps. this kinda feels like WF than normal romance but like, not quite WF too? hmm

30/ The Priest by Tiffany Reisz

I have so many feelings about this book—fear, mostly, at the thought of my OTP splitting For Good—but anyway so glad that Ms. Reisz decided to continue this series. Feels like a new beginning.

[cw: sexual abuse]

31/ Love Hard by Nalini Singh

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32/ It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by Kylie Scott

tropes: second chance. age gap; father’s bff/biz partner (YEP). surprise baby

not completely sold on the hero bc i don’t think there’s enough grovelling but heroine is hilarious i love her sm

33/ Free by Kristen Ashley
34/ The Beast by Katee Robert

both disappointments, sadly.

35/ After the Climb by Kristen Ashley

KA freebie. after the dud that is Free, I’m glad that this one works out for me.

MCs in their 50s, second chance romance—classic KA style. LOVE their kids and the family blending.

wow i haven't updated this thread for almost a month

i've been rereading a lot tho