June Wrap Up

 I read  11 books across  3,036 pages  listened to 23.1  hours. I started the month with 58 unread owned books .DNF 1  owned books    Read 3 owned books  .  Ended the month with  54 Owned TBR . Started with 41 unfinished series. Finished  2 series   DNF 1  series, and added  1  unfinished series.  39unfinished series.   DNF  9 books total  

1. The Winter Witch by Katherine Arden (owned) (completed series)

2. Love Catch by Laura Langa (ebook) (review)

3. Love Between Innings by Laura Langa (ebook) (review) 

4. The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer 

5. Bad Boy Era by Amy Daws (audio) (completed series) 

6. (audio) 

7. Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (owned) 

8. (audio) 

9. What So Proudly We Hail by Marion De Re (review) (ebook) (series started) 

10. The Shippers by Katherine Center (owned)

What So Proudly We Hail by Marion De Re reveiw

 

Not going to lie as an NHL fan and reader of hockey romances and rom coms it took me a bit to get used to the name Baptiste Marchand as the hero. An no it wasn't the first name that gave me pause, it was the last name. But after learning more about the hero on and off the ice I grew the love the hero.  And I'm a sucker for the whole black cat golden retriever. I also loved Harper, especially her relationship with her grandmother. I loved watching him chip away at her walls. And the sharp banter between the two was on fire.  I loved discovering a slight mystery aspect to this one, I'm a sucker for rom com that gives me a mystery.  That to mention this one had a lot of my favorite troupes Golden Retriever vs Black cat. Sharp banter.  A Mystery but most importantly found family. I love it when a hockey rom com gives me found family it makes the story so much sweeter. 

I received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Love Between Innings by Laura Langa

 

Baseball rom coms haven’t been something I’ve picked up before. I love the sport not a huge fan of real life baseball players. But after reading the authors first baseball romance after meeting Tenny as a secondary character and loving him I knew I needed to read Love Between Innings.  

I loved the banter between Tenny and Alex as well as watching them both fall in love though I think Tenny falls harder. Alex being a woman doing a job in a male dominated field was refreshing to see.  

I loved watching Tenny’s layers get peeled back, because I knew there was more than meets the eye. His outward performance is hiding a heart of gold and painful past. However, Mags was my favorite character I just loved her and the bond her and Alex share. And of course the found family of baseball players. 

I loved how the enemies to lovers and fake dating bended together to give the reader a beautiful romance. Complete with plenty of rom com moments.

I received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

May Reading Wrap Up

. I started the month with 71 unread owned books  bought 6 one of which I’d already read  which made 77   . DNF 17 owned books    Read  2 owned books  .  Ended the month with 58  Owned TBR . Started with 40 unfinished series. Finished  series 1 DNF  series, and added    1 unfinished series. 41 unfinished series.   DNF  20  books total  

1. The Mountain We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson (review book) 

2. One & Only by Maurene Goo (owned) 

3. Perfectly Pretend by Grace Worthington (review book) 

4. Rival Season by Katie Bailey and Leah Brunner (review book) 

5. Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen (audio) 

6. The Girl in the tower by Katherine Arden (owned) 

7. Glove to Hate you by Marion De Re (ebook) (review) 

8. The Rulebreaker by Piper Rayne (audio)

Glove to Hate you by Marion De Re review

What I loved most about Glove to Hate You and all the London Regents FC is the found family aspect. They are more than a Football Club soccer to my fellow Americans. 

I loved the banter between Archie and Kat as well as their growth from neighbors who sort of hate each other to more.  There romance was a slow burn over hurdles but it was worth it. But my favorite part is the true to character ending we get for Kat it was perfect and believable. Because some times that’s the love story plays out. 

 I received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Rival Season by Katie Bailey and Leah Brunner reivew

 

What can I say I’m a sucker for a reformed bad boy turned cinnamon roll hero for her. Throw in he falls first with hockey and I’m hooked. I think Penn may be my favorite hero in the Hockey boys of loft 3B. Yes he’s got a past, but who doesn’t. Him Noah and Fisher aren’t just friends and teammates they are also brothers in their own little found family.  Another troupe I’m a sucker for. 

 

Now Hazel’s a bit of a spitfire and I love it. And as an oldest daughter myself I related so much to Hazel. Being oldest daughter shapes our whole lives the good and the bad. It’s something we have to come to terms with. Even though I was only writing a bachelor’s degree thesis and not a doctoral thesis I do remember how stressful that time was. 

 

I loved the banter between Hazel and Penn and quite frankly I thought she was the perfect one for him because she pushed back. And called him on his bull.  I loved watching Penn fall first. And enjoying watching found family get bigger.

 I received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Perfectly Pretend by Grace Wortington review

I don’t know how she does it but every time I read one of the Perfect Crush hockey romance but I love every single one. Even the ones with a troupe that’s not a favorite especially if it’s not a favorite something about Grace’s writing and characters that makes love the troupe. And Perfectly Pretend is no different I think it may be my favorite second romance. I’m also a sucker for he falls first. 

 

I loved the banter between Brendan and Scarlett. I also loved watching them both be idiots and I think Brendan may be my favorite hero of Graces. I mean what’s not to love about a Marine turned hockey coach. 

 

 Seeing characters from previous books in the series is always nice. It continues to add to the whole found family aspect of the series. And I hope we get more in the series. 

 

 I received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.