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
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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