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[libraryofnika]

⋆˙⊹ 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚛 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚒𝚌 𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚊 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 ⊹˙⋆

It's been a while since I've posted about book recommendations so I created one, specifically for June ✨️ Creating this queer graphic novel and maga list makes me want to reread them despite having a massive tbr this month already 😆

Anyway, I call this list "𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚏𝚞𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚜𝚝𝚢, 𝚏𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚎, 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎🤚🏽."

Not gonna lie. That was what I felt when reading these mangas and graphic novels ♥️

I don't see them that much here on booksta and thought, why not post about these gems ✨️ I would say these are some of my top tier list that I have yet to see here on booksta so I'm sharing these here ✨️

P.S. Had these checked, all are clean 👌

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January is coming fast, and so is my new small-town standalone.

Readers can get their hands on John and Quinn's love story

Why you will love this book…

Small Town

Western

Contemporary

Grumpy Sunshine

Blue Collar MCs (Farmer/Diner Owner)

Single Mom

Opposites Attract

Frenemies to Lovers

Found Family

From NYT bestselling author Melanie Moreland comes a feuding to lovers standalone romance!

John Elliott is a busy man. He runs his farm and his business, keeping to himself, with no time for anything else in his life.

Quinn Harper is a single mother, looking for a fresh start.

The small town she picked seemed perfect—until her first run-in with John.

They strike sparks of the wrong kind and insist that keeping their distance is for the best.

Yet, despite his growly nature and curt tone, he is sweet to her daughter.

And he finds himself looking for reasons to be in Quinn’s company.

Do things that make them both smile. Make him feel happy.

Sparks sizzle into a low, banked fire.

And then an inferno erupts.

Neither wanted it.

But now, they can’t live without it.

Author's note: Get ready to swoon over a rugged farmer with a hidden heart of gold, falling for a fearless single mom and her charming little girl.

[bluenightfyre]

I finished The Ruptured Sky! Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a thrilling read by indie author @jessicaamcminn : this book is the definition of grimdark! The characters come to life quickly, and her succinct writing style keeps the plot moving swiftly without sacrificing on emotional impact and character depth. I've said this already about the last book I reviewed (Forest Mage, Robin Hobb), but there are strong similarities with R.H. Kuang in this book: Kio's story, Kriah's backstory and the final fifth of the novel in general all deliver the same shocking impact of the various hard-hitting elements of Rin's story. All in all, it's a fantastic read and I can't wait to read the rest of the series! Many thanks to Jessica for the ARC! The Ruptured Sky is due for release on 4th April! . . . . . #books #fantasy #fantasyseries #grimdarkfantasy #bookreviewer #bookreviews #fivestarreviews #arcreviewer #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #indieauthor #therupturedsky https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpdoj3RrgI6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#newin #nieuwbinnen #recensieboek #arc #arcreviewer Leslie Sommers & Janice Sommers - The Amulet Series 1 - Brighde Reborn ............ Bridget’s Senior Year Checklist 1) Hook the new guy, Trip 2) Hang with newly discovered cousin, Cay, aka the most popular boy at OCHS 3) Discover you’re basically a weather goddess thrown into the ancient family feud 4) Find missing weather-controlling amulet 5) Pass SATs 6) Save the world Wasn’t senior year supposed to be a breeze? ............ #instabook #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookstagramnl #bookstagrammers #instaboek #boekstagram #boekenwurm #booktrovert #books #bookmail #dutchbookstagram #reading #boekenpost #lezenisleuk #ya #dutchbookstagrammers #fantasy #yafantasy #dutchbookstagrammer #yainsta https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaJTaALrzO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[wellreadwyvern]

🐉RATING:🔥🔥🔥🔥/5 Maame, by Jessica George, follows a young woman whose life has been put on hold while she cares for her family. Naive and insecure at age 25, Maddie moves out of her family home, determined to embrace new opportunities and actively live her life. The reader is first introduced to Maddie when she is living at home and caring for her ailing father. She cooks, cleans, goes to work, feeds her father, helps him to bed and starts the routine over again the next day. In an effort to escape her constant sadness, Maddie finds a flatshare, a new job, new friends, and her first romance. But when everything crashes down, she is forced to face her depression and examine her life. There were times when I wanted to take Maddie by the shoulders and shake some sense into her. And it was a stretch to believe that a 25 year old black woman living in London would be new to the idea of racist microagressions. But eventually (and somewhat predictably) Maddie starts to stand up for herself. The book’s best characters are her two true friends Nia and Shu, who show love and support when Maddie finds herself adrift. Maame’s biggest strength is how George both realistically and respectfully depicts depression and anxiety. And Maddie isn’t the only character suffering. George includes a supporting character at the beginning of the book who refuses to take time and seek treatment because it would make her appear professionally weak. This was a well-written story and enjoyable read, despite the heavy themes. At times it felt a little too familiar. I found myself comparing elements of Maame to Queenie, Such a Fun Age, and The Other Black Girl. Maame, in contrast to those earlier titles, lacks their sarcastic bite. With its casual first person narration and straightforward prose, Maame is sure to be a general crowdpleaser. ❓What was your favorite book this month? Thank you to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for providing this ARC. #maame #contemporaryfiction #newbooktuesday #pubday #netgalleyreads #arcreviewer #bookreview #bookrecommendations #readwithjenna #bookclubs #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CoGRqKorwRa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thelibrarysghost]

✶ 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall ✶

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Genres: Romance, Adult, LGBTQ+, Contemporary, Queer, Fiction

This book is Alexis Hall at his finest in my opinion. While I adore his historical romance books and more fantasy/fantastical tales there is just something so strong about his contemporary romances. The banter, the characters, the heart of it all.

In regards to the 🎧 audiobook narration- Will Watt brought such an extra wonderfulness to an already wonderful story. From the bright undertones of Sam to the uncertainty and hesitation of Jonathan he truly encapsulated so many feelings for these characters in his tones and inflictions. His accent really brings the whole thing together as well and makes the conversations and humor pop that much more.

This book is laced with the specific type of heart that only Alexis Hall seems to deliver for me. These characters had me laughing out loud one minute and wanting to cry the next. This book truly felt like making friends with the characters and rooting for them along the way to what you hope will be a HEA.

I honestly took my time over these last two days listening to it in increments because I just didn't want it to end. I would sell my soul for a second story of these two and I really hope Alexis and the publishers make that happen. (Please give Alexis all the money/permission so he can write more Sam and Jonathan!)

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𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 | Self-publishing August 17, 2023!

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Raimskie Read: Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (@jonnyinstas) Digital Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC), To be released on May 2, 2023 . Let me be honest with all of you because I almost put this book on my DNF list. . [FULL BOOK REVIEW on @raimskiereads and on my #BookTube with the same name.] . 🇨🇦🍁 🤗 📕📙📒📗📘 🤗 🍁🇨🇦 . #RaimskieReads #AndiSantiWereHere #JonnyGarzaVilla #AdvanceReadersCopy #ARC #AdvanceReadersCopyReview #ARCReview #AnderLopez #SantiagoGarcia #AnderSanti #Sander https://www.instagram.com/p/CqMG9u2vKgs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[again-andd-again]

2 stars. This is not comparable to The Bear and the Nightingale or Uprooted. I wanted to like it, but the writing style and story were just not for me.

[libraryofnika]

“𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕… 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘. 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒕.”

Honestly, I thought I was gonna love Whisky Business, to be honest. It did kind of end up falling short in some aspects.

Though this one was cute, I admit. The storyline reminds me of It Happened One Summer with the sunshine/ actress x grumpy trope and the rest of the premise here.

Half of the story was plotty, I enjoyed the events going on with the distillery, April's navigation and Mal's not-so-good relationship for like half of it.

The developments were good, and the characters were striking. I love that they were really present and have a presence in the story.

The romance, on the other hand, was pretty shaky for me? I mean, I can see and feel the tension and the chemistry, I just don't think the development part here was that good? Although there are smutty scenes that I find really good, I just felt that I wasn't really convinced by their romance.

With that being said, I also feel like I'm not really fond of Mal. He's really kind of a little bit too spiteful for me. I understand the trope of grumpy mmc, but there are times I feel like he's just being too much.

I also think that the 2nd half wasn't plotty anymore? It was more on the smutty, in my opinion, especially after the 1st smut scene. I was hoping it could remain plotty, but that didn't feel like that at all after their first love scene, which disappointed me.

Overall, I think this was okay. I'm still looking forward to the next instalment of this series. 3.25⭐️

This book is already out, so check it out. This might be your cup of tea and might be your next fave read ♡ and if you liked It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, you might like this one ♡

~Thank you, netgalley, Avon Books, and Harpercollins for the review copy opportunity~

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Never Ever You: A Novel by Sarah Echavarre 

US pub date - 9/17/24

I was 12 chapters in before I knew it. Off to read more now.

I was so excited when I started this; it was so promising.  

I had my issues with this early on - 

*you never really get to know Riley as a main character, to say nothing of her romantic partners and friends - this doesn’t delve deep into character and what character evolution there is, is lacking, imo - I found this too superficial to be a satisfying read

*jumping into a new relationship directly after the breakup of a marriage seems unhealthy and problematic to me and the storyline often reminded me of this thought

Unfortunately, the early excitement grew to discomfort the more I read this one. I wasn’t the right reader for this. 

I’m rating this at 2 because it really caught my interest early on. 

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the DRC 

[bluenightfyre]

Just received an ARC of the Ruptured Sky by Jessica A. McMinn, due for release 4th April on Amazon ❤️ I discovered this book on a Fantasy ARC group on Facebook: self published authors give away free ARC eBooks (Author Review Copies) of their upcoming release in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend joining a group like this if you love fantasy books: it's a great way to find new authors to read, it's totally free and it helps independent authors get a great start on their journey 🥰 . . . . . #books #bookstagram #bookreviewer #arcreviewer #fantasybooks #ebooks #honestreviews #amazonauthor #selfpublishedbooks #independantlypublished https://www.instagram.com/p/Cone7aergD4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Super duper late bc my phone broke but OH. MY. GOD. I very much enjoyed this ARC read; I finished it a lot faster than other reads (go me). One of the things I enjoyed was that the apocalypse didn't become something that was just *there* sometimes, and it actually stayed relevant!! The way Blakely writes the FMC anxiety is painfully realistic and relatable to me, and It's nice to see that the MMCs struggles w/ nicotine addiction and alcoholism was actually talked about in a graceful way (which I appreciate, always). The side characters were super lovable also!! Overall I'm very "normal" about this read. #romanticread #romantictragedy��#apocalypseromance #apocalypsebooks #arcread #arcreview #bookreview

[wellreadwyvern]

🐉RATING: 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5 🎉Happy book birthday to Hannah Whitten and The Foxglove King! The Foxglove King is full of mythology and court intrigue. Caught in the middle are the three main characters - Lore, Gabriel, and Bastian. Lore grew up working for her mothers as a poison runner and spy. Gabriel is a member of the Presque Mort, an elite cadre of monks protecting the kingdom. Bastian is the Sun Prince, a charming rogue set to inherit the throne. None of them can fully trust the others as they work together to uncover the King’s plans and stay alive. While not a fan of love triangles, I did like the three main characters and all their smoldering desire. I enjoyed how they were caught up in the power plays of church and state. They knew they were being used as pawns, but fought against their manipulation. All this maneuvering is set against a dark world with catacombs, necromancy, mysterious deaths, and a burried goddess leaking deadly “Mortem.” This is the first book in a new series, but the plot lines wrap-up enough at the end to give the reader some satisfaction. I am curious about how the relationships will play out in the next book. I expect there will be more secret maneuvering and a greater focus on the theme of destiny vs. free will. I also hope the world building expands. The threat of war is ever present in The Foxglove King, so perhaps we will learn more about the neighboring kingdom, its rulers and mythology. I’m definitely on board to continue reading this series, and eager to see how the story plays out. This eARC was provided by @orbitbooks_us and @netgalley for review. #thefoxgloveking #hannahwhitten #fantasybooks #fantasyseries #lovetriangle #bookreview #bookrecommendations #netgalleyreads #netgalleyreview #arcreview #bookdragon #readersofinstagram #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfDmc5hqDS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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✶ The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro ✶

• Goodreads • Author • Released 5/30/23

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Retellings, Gothic

This book is a perfect embodiment of the vibes of Sleepy Hollow (the Tim Burton film) and old-school creature flicks like The Wolfman!

We follow Emile, an orphaned 17-year-old marquis who is in hiding awaiting his 18th birthday in 6 months. The goal is to lie low so his wicked aunt can't use nefarious ways to steal his fortune before he is of age to claim it for himself. The plan is pretty fool-proof and he plants himself as a servant in the Montoni family household to wait the 6 months out.

What Emile doesn't realize, however, is that by putting himself with THIS specific family, he has also become an unwilling party in the dark, dangerous and disturbing series of events to come.

This book is so incredible and exactly my type of style. From the gothic scenery and setting, the eerie mystery and mildly disturbing events, to the delicious love "triangle" between Emile, Henri (red) and Brams (grey). I just couldn't put it down! I was eager for every new chapter to unravel more of the mystery of what was going on and to see if our dear Emile would be able to keep himself safe from what was lurking in the night. I found myself completely enamored with all of the main characters and had moments I was stressed out, worried, angry and even happy. It really was a rollercoaster lol.

🎧 The audiobook is extremely well done. The narrator has a wonderful voice that gives life to all the individual characters and really sells the chill throughout the book.

If you're a fan of Sleepy Hollow or stories/themes that have that classic Victorian era gothic gloom, then this is the book to read! It's YA so it does hold back in some areas, but I don't think that takes away from the enjoyment of it at all!

Please check the TW for your safety/comfort before reading ♥

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