If you were a theater kid (or tech kid) in school, this book is for you! I wasn’t a theater kid (unfortunately, looking back now, I wish I was!) but I am a fan of Broadway musicals and plays as an adult and this book is so much fun and I highly recommend it!
Title: My Fair Brady
Author: Brian D. Kennedy
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, Retelling
Early January for me means frantically trying to read any last minute “Christmas” themed books I didn’t get to in December. While this isn’t actually Christmas themed, the events in this book lead up to a Christmas Eve event and I’m glad I read this in winter. It’s a cute and quick rom-com and I loved it!
Title: Wreck the Halls
Author: Tessa Bailey
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday – Christmas
A Holly Jolly Ever After is a companion novel to A Merry Little Meet Cute – while it’s not necessary to read Merry Little first, I would highly recommend it as this book spoils what happens in that one, since it takes place afterwards, but following different characters!
Title: A Holly Jolly Ever After
Authors: Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
Series: A Christmas Notch #2
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday – Christmas
Goodreads Summary
The Fragile Threads of Power feels like coming home after a long time away. I only just read the Shades of Magic series for the first time this year thanks to Schwab’s hosted readalong, but it still feels like coming home to read this story set seven years after the end of A Conjuring of Light.
Title: The Fragile Threads of Power
Author: V.E. Schwab
Series: Threads of Power #1
Genres: Fantasy
Aces Wild is a book that’s been on my TBR since before it was released in 2022 and I just never got around to it – but I never forgot about it! I was in the mood for something different so decided to finally pick this one up and y’all have been sleeping on this one! It was so much fun!
Title: Aces Wild
Author: Amanda DeWitt
Series: Standalone
Genres: Contemporary, Queer, Mystery, Thriller
The Lesser Dead came recommended to me by a friend. I had never heard of it before but I’m always interested in reading something a friend loved so I gave this one a try – it’s perfect for the month of October, being about vampires, but it was also a fun read!
Title: The Lesser Dead
Authors: Christopher Buehlman
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Vampires, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Goodreads Summary
I previously read ‘The Bodyguard’ by Katherine Center and loved it, so I was eager to read her next novel ‘Hello Stranger’ – and what do you know, this was another winner!
Title: Hello Stranger
Author: Katherine Center
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Do you ever pick up a book and by the second chapter already feel a strong attachment? That’s how I felt about The First Bright Thing – I knew I was reading something special right from the beginning, and I was right. This is easily one of my favorites of 2023.
Title: The First Bright Thing
Author: J.R. Dawson
Series: Standalone
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
After reading and loving Seoulmates by Susan Lee, I knew she was going to be an auto-read author for me – and The Name Drop is just as cute! If you’re looking for a love letter to New York City and homage to Korean culture, check out either of Susan’s books.
Title: The Name Drop
Author: Susan Lee
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
I’ve seen this book floating around and it felt like a good read for the autumn season. While this is categorized as horror, it’s still YA so it’s not that scary!
Title: Together We Rot
Author: Skyla Arndt
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal
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