Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • My Favorite Backlist Romances that I Read in 2021

    My Favorite Backlist Romances that I Read in 2021

    I am back with another list of favorites for you today because I just can’t help myself but have several lists. We’ll get into how many books I read total in 2021, but I think it was right around 270 so this is sort of like a list of 10 per 100 books read. Or…

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  • December Wrap Up

    December Wrap Up

    We could also call this month the “Help, I fell down the Wheel of Time rabbit hole and I can’t get out,” which is a very abrupt departure from my Kate Canterbary rabbit hole. It is also true though. The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime absolutely captured my attention and held it to the…

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  • #Top10of2k21: Most Anticipated Books of 2022

    #Top10of2k21: Most Anticipated Books of 2022

    I love making a most anticipated post so much! There’s a reason I do them quarterly because it just brings me so much joy.

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  • #Top10of2k21: Best of the Best, aka My Favorite 2021 Romances

    #Top10of2k21: Best of the Best, aka My Favorite 2021 Romances

    The past couple of years I have split my favorites list into so many and this time I am challenging myself by just doing three. So this top ten list is my top ten of the 2021 releases I read this year (of the romance genre) and you’ll see the other two soon (favorite non-2021…

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  • Catching Up on ARC Reviews: A Thorn in the Saddle, The Brightest Star in Paris, and Songs in Ursa Major

    I definitely did not mean to hoard my reviews for these three books but I did so here’s a surprise three ARC reviews for books you can pick up already! Yay! A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon is a great contemporary romance out from Avon and I would also recommend the audiobook. The…

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  • #Top10of2k21: One True Pairings

    #Top10of2k21: One True Pairings

    Y’all, I am so excited to share with you my list of favorite couples this year. Kim’s challenge really gives us the opportunity to spotlight some of the things I otherwise wouldn’t really talk about, but I read some incredible romances this year where the relationship really shined. So let’s talk about my list!

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  • #Top10of2k21: Favorite Covers of 2021

    There are some beautiful covers in romance and I’m really excited to talk about some of them today. I am not, however, limiting myself to books I’ve read so this is purely a judge a book by its cover situation for Day 4 of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 challenge.

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  • #Top10of2k21: Captivating Characters

    Today is day three of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 challenge and that means it is time to talk about my top ten favorite characters, which Kim cleverly refers to as captivating characters. This list is different from my favorites of the year, but let me tell you, there is a LOT of overlap.

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  • #Top10of2k21: Favorite New/New to Me Authors

    Today is day two of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 challenge and today we’re talking about new (to you) authors. I’ve read from 58 new to me authors this year, which is actually much less than normal, but I’ve definitely found some gems and some authors I’m really excited to read more from in the future. So let’s…

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  • #Top10of2k21 The Ten Books I Wish I’d Gotten to in 2021

    #Top10of2k21 The Ten Books I Wish I’d Gotten to in 2021

    Honestly, there are many more than ten books I wish I’d gotten to in 2021 and this list is not only going to serve as a fulfillment of Kim’s #Top10of2k21 Day One prompt, but also as a look back at my Most Anticipated lists of the year and whether or not I was able to…

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