So, it won’t come as a surprise to you all that my preferred genre is Crime Thrillers. Before I started my blog that was only genre that I really read, however since becoming heavily involved within the book community my eyes have been opened to the wide variety of genres, and who knew you didn’t have to be a teenager to enjoy YA? I didn’t this time last year.
If you have been following the blog for a long time you may have noticed that Fantasy, Sci-Fi & YA books have been creeping into my reviews. So I wanted to make a post to show how much of my reading has been influenced by you guys!
Let’s get started…
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (4.5*)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (5*)
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns #1) by Kendare Blake (4.5*)
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1) by Jay Kristoff (5*)
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle #2) by Jay Kristoff (5*)
Every Heart A Doorway (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire (4*)
Down Among The Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2) by Seanan McGuire (4.5)
Beneath The Sugar Sky (Wayward Children #3) by Seanan McGuire (3*)
Graphic Novels & Manga
Saga Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (4*)
Heartstopper Vol .1 & Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman(4*)
Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata (3.5*)
The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill (4*)
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu (4*)
I’m so grateful to everyone who blogs, reviews and talks about books, I have had such an amazing 6/7 months of exploring new worlds and I can’t wait to carry on.
What books have you read because of the book community?
See you in the next one…
I have read so many books that I wouldn’t have otherwise if not for bloggers. I have added so many books and authors to my lists over the last couple of years it is mind boggling.
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Do you find that you have certain bloggers that you get the most recommendations from? I’m still trying to see who I this same tastes as.
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Yes, there are quite a few that have very similar taste and I trust their rating and comments. It took awhile to get there. I read several different genres, so there are lots of options for me.
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I am now reading Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “Daisy Jones and the Six” and OH MY! I just KNOW I’m going to have to go back and read Seven Husbands now…
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I would absolutely recommend the audiobook for the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo if you can, I became so absorbed that I cried like a baby at the end!
I’m not sure if Daisy Jones and the Six will be my cup of tea, are you reading it physically?
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Yes, I bought the hardcover when Book Depository had it on sale. But author Greer Macallister listened to the audio book and raved about it. I can understand why, because it is mostly people speaking. But… I’m not really into audiobooks to be truthful. I can’t really find time to listen to them. I’ve only listened to three, and that was only when I had surgery on my eyelids and couldn’t read.
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I definitely don’t think audio is for everyone, but I commute a lot and walk the dog so I enjoy being able to listen to books 🙂
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Yeah, I get that. But I have little to no commuting to do and no dogs to walk…
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I totally agree with you. I get soooo many good recs from other bloggers. Which is nice because the people in my life either don’t read or do read and can’t say anything more than, “OMG, I loved it!” And I’m not knocking that but WHY WAS IT SO AMAZING? LOL
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I completely agree with you! The majority of people around me don’t read at all. At least we can explain to others why we love them 🙂
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Whoa I never saw that cover for Three Dark Crowns before! It’s interesting. I love that you got to read these books thanks to the book community 😀
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I ordered it second hand off Amazon and this is the cover that arrived, it’s stunning isn’t it 🙂
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I LOVE this post!!
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Thank you 🙂
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I guess this is so true for most of us… we all influence each other to try out books outside our comfort zones and discover our love for them !!!!
I totally read the Nevernight chronicles due to the community too 😊😊😊
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It’s fab isn’t it! I don’t think I would have even considered trying all these new genres otherwise.
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I know right … it’s definitely the case with me too… just engaging with other bloggers makes us want to try out everything 😃😃
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