mid year top 10 fav books part 1 ๐
these are in no particular order because it was so hard to pick my tops from this year so far ๐
โจ happy place by emily henry!! one of my favorite books ever, it was like it was written for me ๐ฅบ
โจ steel king by devney perry!! the clifton forge series is one of my new favorites ๐ฎโ๐จ the murder mystery aspect, the found family, the small town, the drama, i ate it up, there were no crumbs left, even ate the plate it was so good lol devney perry is definitely one of my favorite authors and iโm trying to get through as many of her books as i can this year ๐
โจ a love song for ricki wilde by tia williams!! i ran to the store on release day to get this and i was not disappointed! the romance, the magical realism, the history, the side characters!! this book made me laugh and cry, i canโt recommend enough ๐ฅบ plus the audiobook was so good! i listened while i read and at the end of the book, thereโs music which was the perfect touch ๐
โจ things we left behind by lucy score!! i annotated and tabbed the crap out of this books. the found family and the small town in this series is my favorite! ๐ฅบ this was such a perfect end to this series!! would move there if i could ๐คญ
โจ the emperor by runyx!! this series surprised me so much because iโm not normally a dark romance girlie, but i love this series so far!! dante and amara are my favorites and this book was just so ๐ฎโ๐จ๐คญ๐ฅบ
if you chose to read any of these books, please do check trigger warnings!! many of them do deal with heavier topics. please take care of yourselves ๐ซถ๐ผ๐ซถ๐ผ
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