March Wrap Up 2019

Stone Rain by Linwood Barclay The Black Book by Ian Rankin The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba Code Name by Larry Loftis Black and Blue by Ian Rankin Drag King Dreams by Leslie Feinberg Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba by Leslie Feinberg Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg On the Come Up by Angie Thomas One for the Money by Janet Evanovich Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott LGBTIQ Youth Activism by Bizuayehu Castaniere Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler A Seat at the Table by Simon Bartolo The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly Everlasting by Elizabeth Chandler Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville Dark Road by Ian Rankin When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner The Saffron Gate by Linda Holeman The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin The Flood by Ian Rankin Firefight by Chris Ryan The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman Private London by James Patterson Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin Naked Without A Hat by Jeanne Willis Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel The Comforts of Home by Susan Hill Trickery by Roald Dahl Friend Request by Laura Marshall House of the Hanged by Mark Mills Any Human Face by Charles Lambert Shadow Prowler by Alexey Pehov Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Take Me In by Sabine Durrant Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood Maple Creek by Elizabeth Penn

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February Wrap Up 2019

I Hate Myselfie by Shane Dawson The Complaints by Ian Rankin

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Top Ten Tuesday

Hosted by thatartsyreadergirl.

February 19: Books I LOVED with Fewer than 2,000 Ratings on Goodreads

Once A Wife (A Mother's Heart #2) — Once A Wife
(A Mother’s Heart #2)
by Patricia Keelyn

Queen Of My Heart (Life Won't Wait Book 1) — Queen Of My Heart
(Life Won’t Wait #1)
by Nikki Lynn Barrett

Two Hearts Unspoken (Two Hearts Wounded Warrior, #2) — Two Hearts Unspoken
(Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance #2)
by Tamara Ferguson

Chasing Marisol (Blueprint to Love #3) — Chasing Marisol
(Blueprint to Love #3)
by Lauren Giordano

Cold Justice (DC Ebony Willis, #4) — Cold Justice
(Willis/Carter #4)
by Lee Weeks

One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Helmand - An Inspiring True Story — One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Helmand – An Inspiring True Story
by Pen Farthing

Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard
by Alex Bertie

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Top Five Wednesday

Hosted by Sam @ Thoughts on Tomes and Lainey @ gingerreadslainey.

February 13: Independent Ladies
–Favorite leading ladies who aren’t distracted from getting shit done by their love interest (they can still have a romance subplot – this is going to be subjective based on what you think would be ~too much~).

Faith by Lesley Pearse

Georgia by Lesley Pearse

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Becoming by Michelle Obama

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

Top Ten Tuesday

Hosted by thatartsyreadergirl.

February 12: Favorite Couples In Books

Sharing Secrets by Matthew J. Metzger

Sharing Secrets

Adam + Charlie

Bump by Matthew J. Metzger

Bump

David + Ryan

Erik the Pink by Matthew J. Metzger

Erik the Pink

Erik + Andreas

Defying Convention by Cecil Wilde

Defying Convention

Danny + AJ

A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde

A Boy Called Cin

Cin + Tom

Coffee Boy by Austin Chant

Coffee Boy

Kieran + Seth

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Lale +Gita

First Position by Melissa Brayden

First Position

Anastasia + Natalie

Hearts Like Hers (Seven Shores #2) by Melissa Brayden

Hearts Like Hers (Seven Shores, #2)

Autumn + Kate

Out on Good Behavior (Radleigh University #3) by Dahlia Adler

Out on Good Behavior (Radleigh University, #3)

Frankie + Samara

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Top Ten Tuesday

Hosted by thatartsyreadergirl

February 5: Upcoming Releases I’m On the Fence About (these are the books you need help deciding if they’re worth adding to your TBR or not.)

There's Something About Sweetie — There’s Something About Sweetie
by Sandhya Menon

Last Girl Lied To
by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens
by Tanya Boteju

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January Wrap Up 2019

Bad Move by Linwood Barclay Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin Exit Music by Ian Rankin Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? by Max Brallier Peter Darling by Austin Chant Number the Stars by Lois Lowry One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell Eloise by Judy Finnigan No Time to Die & The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler Copycat by Alex Lake My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain The Silent Ones by Ali Knight Erik the Pink by Matthew J. Metzger The Secret History by Donna Tartt An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Under Ground by S.L. Grey GuRu by RuPaul Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli More Than Friends by Monica Murphy A Boy Like Me by Jennie Wood Sex in C Major by Matthew J. Metzger The War Outside by Monica Hesse Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde Transition by Chaz Bono Quackery by Lydia Kang Bad Guys by Linwood Barclay The Charm School. Nelson DeMille by Nelson DeMille The Bat by Jo NesbÃ¸ The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu Lone Wolf by Linwood Barclay Becoming by Michelle Obama The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Beyond All Evil by June Thomson The Gift by Cecelia Ahern Nothing But the Truth by Dick Lehr

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