In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we discuss the highlights, disappointments and surprises from the first half of the year. What books did we love this year? Which ones were duds? Listen and let us know what books you were surprised by this year!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

Fangirl Vol. 3 the Manga by Rainbow Rowell and illustrated byGabi Nam. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review 

Curves for Days (Big Love from Galway #1) by Laura Moher. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review 

Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail (Bright Falls #2) by Ashley Herring Blake and narrated by Kristen DiMercurio

A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy #1) by Claire Legrand and narrated by Evelyn Rose

Additional Book Mentions:

The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen

The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah

Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas

Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood #21) by J.R. Ward

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Pageboy by Elliot Page

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries #7) by Martha Wells

The Ashfire King (The Sandsea Trilogy #2) by Celsea Abdullah

Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldress

Hands Down by Mariana Zapata

A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores

Witch King by Martha Wells

To Get To the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert

Exes and O’s (The Influencers #2) by Amy LEa

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1) by Rachel Gilling

Heartless (Chestnut Springs #2) by Elsie Silver

The Front Runner (The Gold Rush Ranch #3) by Elsie Silver

 Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Foxglove King (TH\he Nightshade Crown #1) by Hannah Whitten

Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan 

Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

Forget Me Not by Julie Soto

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review by Tehlor Key Mejia.

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center 

Fourth Wing (The Last Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros 

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater Pretend 

You’re Mine by Lucy Score 

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto 

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