Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag | 2021

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This is one of my favourite tags to do. It’s a great way to look back on my reading trends and orient for myself for the rest of the year. This year is a little late, but better late than never. I also didn’t do one for 2020, but that year is a wash anyway.

So far this year I’ve read 54 books, mostly Fantasy and Romance novels. I only DNF 1 book.

Stats (Jan-Jun)

Pages read: 23,495

ARCs read: 16

Genre Breakdown:
27 Fantasy
17 Romance
3 Science Fiction
5 Thrillers/Mystery
1 Horror
1 Fiction

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Best Books You’ve Read So Far This Year

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A Court of Silver Flames – Sarah J. Maas
Zodiac Academy: The Awakening – Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
False Witness – Karin Slaughter

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Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far This Year

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Jade War – Fonda Lee
Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates – Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

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Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2021

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Biggest Disappointments 

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Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Ownes
Flames of Chaos – Amelia Hutchins

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Biggest Surprise

I wasn’t expecting to love this series as much as I do. I am obsessed!

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Favourite New Authors

Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, authors of the Zodiac Academy series.

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Newest Fictional Crush

Azriel from The Court of Silver Flames bonus chapter. I’m cheating on this one #SorryNotSorry

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Newest Favorite Characters

Tory and Darcy Vega from the Zodiac Academy series.

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Books That Made You Cry

For obvious reasons…

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Books That Made You Happy

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I reread these after finishing A Court of Silver Flames because I couldn’t get enough. I still can’t get enough…

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Best Book To Film Adaptation

Passionflix movies can be super cringe, but Wicked wasn’t bad at all! Definitely worth watching if you’re a fan of the books. I can’t wait for the sequel!

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Favorite Post You’ve Done This Year

After We Collided | Movie Review

I technically wrote this in November 2020, but again I’m cheating #SorryNotSorry

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Most Beautiful Book You’ve Bought This Year

I technically bought this last year, but I received it this year. Gorgeous!

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What Books Do You Need to Read By the End of the Year?

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I said I would read one Robin Hobb book a month this year, but I failed miserably on that goal.
First Lord’s Fury has been sitting on my shelf for far too long.
I kept putting off The Aeronaut’s Windlass because Butcher hasn’t written the sequel, but I’m sick of waiting.

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