It’s that time of the year again! We’re reflecting back on the books we’ve read this year, and we’ve both discovered some awesome reads!
We’re so excited to share our faves with you!
As always, we have an entire list of our Faves for 2022, but these are the ones that truly rocked our world. We hope it inspires your TBR!
A Light in the Flame (Flesh and Fire, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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5 awe-filled stars
Wow. After multiple nights of reading into the wee hours of the morning, I finished this marathon of a read three days ago and I’m still gobsmacked by it all. Dramatic, emotional, fun, sexy, romantic, playful, action-packed and intriguing, it’s an intense read in a fabulously developed fantasy world, and I loved it!
Always Mine (Honey Mountain, #1) by Laura Pavlov
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5 stars!
OMG, what a fantastic read! A beautiful friends-to-lovers romance that is fun, sexy and gorgeously swoony, I was completely swept up in this beautiful small-town romance, and I absolutely loved it!
Between Hello and Goodbye
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5 unforgettable stars!
Emma Scott has done it again. She writes with her whole heart and puts so much of herself into each and every one of her novels. Her books are beautifully written and containing all the feels. Her characters are real and I love that she throws us into their lives and makes us live all the pain, growth, love, and healing right along with the characters.
Court of Blood and Bindings (The Fae Isles, #1) by Lisette Marshall
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5 stars!
Wow, what a read! Lisette Marshall has delivered a powerful start to the Fae Isles series, a wonderfully intense fantasy story with magic, intrigue, politics, all sorts of supernatural beings, and an absolutely kickass lead couple (brave and feisty heroine, a broody, almost-anti-hero with secrets), enemies-to-lovers, fake-romance, and so much chemistry and sexual tension, I almost couldn’t stand it. This book has so much, and I loved it all!
Drive (Bittersweet Symphony, #1) by Kate Stewart
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6 epic stars
OMG, this book. I don’t even know where to begin. I finished this book yesterday and I am still a jumble of emotions and I can’t stop thinking about it! Kate Stewart completely owned me with this book. Her writing is flawless, her characters are unforgettable, and her story is captivating and masterfully told. It’s such an incredible read, and I absolutely loved it!
Feather & Flame (The Birdsong Trilogy, #2) by Nina Lane
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5 stars!
Oh my God, what the hell did I just read? My heart is racing, my head is spinning, and I’m caught up in SO many feels. Nina Lane has taken me on a swoony, passionate, angsty and intense rollercoaster that is full of surprises, and it’s such a phenomenal read!
Memories of a Life: Colton & Josie: Part Two (Life Series, Book Four) by Jewel E. Ann
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5 stars!
OMG, what did I just read?! Memories of a Life is nothing I expected yet everything I needed! The twists, the emotion, the love, it all took hold of my heart and didn’t let go.
This is not a simple story. It’s not a regular second chance romance. Sure, we get the amazing second chance, but there is so much more. There other characters that are integral to the story, heartbreaking situations and decisions that change everything, suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and twist you don’t see coming, and in the end, love does win and it is fantastic.
Northern Stars (Compass, #4) by Brittainy Cherry
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5 “my dream was you” stars!
Omg, I adored this book and loved Aiden and Hailee. Their second chance romance is beautifully emotive and wonderfully executed. Everything about these two felt real. They each have their own flaws and are opposites in ways but they fit together perfectly.
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
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5 amazing stars
Just damn. What a book, and what an audiobook! Reading this book was an incredible experience, I was immediately sucked in and was completely captivated from start to finish. I loved every moment, listening to 10+ hours in two sittings (and two very late nights), and when I finished, I started listening to it all over again. It’s an age-gap, opposites-attract romance that is funny, sweet, dramatic, and beautifully romantic. I loved this book so much, it’s an instant fave.
Pieces of a Life: Colton & Josie: Part One (Life Series, Book Four) by Jewel E. Ann
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5 “We can’t end” stars!
Jewel E. Ann does not disappoint. Her books bring on all the feels and keep the readers invested long after the last page is turned. She weaves unique characters with original storylines and packs them full of heartbreak and healing, love and laughter, and even some mystery and suspense at times. Pieces of a Life gives us all that and more, and I couldn’t put it down.
Princess and the Player (Strangers In Love, #2) by Ilsa Madden-Mills
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5 stars!
OMG, I adored Tuck and Francesca. This book sucked me in from the moment these two met. I knew there was a connection that would rock their world. It’s a unique take on the one-night stand trope and everything changes when they meet again.
Reverse (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet, #2) by Kate Stewart
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6 epic stars
Holy wow. I don’t even know what to say. Nothing I do say will give justice to this incredible book or my tangible reaction to it. It’s a heartstopping romance with a delicious blend of love, passion, heartache and angst, of music, healing and forgiveness, of following your dreams, and finding where you belong. It’s all of those things and more, and I am without words to fully convey all of the feelings that I went through while reading this book or how much I adore it.
Ten Trends to Seduce Your Best Friend by Penny Reid
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5 stars!
Penny Reid has done it again! Ten Trend to Seducing Your Best Friend is my new favorite read and I can’t recommend it enough!! Winnifred Gobaldi and Byron Visser are not best friends… but they become so much more and I was along for their fantastic, romantic, and unputdownable ride!
The Best Men by Sarina Bowen & Lauren Blakely
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5 fantastic stars!
Oh my God, I love, love, love this book! It’s everything! These characters are everything, their story is everything, and I adored every single freaking moment of this story. It’s funny, smart, sexy and romantic, and with audio by Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton, it’s sensational to listen to. It’s such an entertaining read, and my first fave for 2022.
The Holly Dates by Brittainy Cherry
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5 stars!
This book shows a lighter side to Brittany Cherry’s writing and but it still gives us so much heart with some heartache mixed in. It’s not as angsty as her other novels but it still kept me captivated and invested from the first page to the last. It’s clever and witty, and so much fun!
The War of Two Queens (Blood & Ash, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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5 huge stars!
Holy wow. What a freaking incredible read! Jennifer L. Armentrout takes us back to her Blood and Ash world, and once again, completely consumed me. I laughed, I cried, I was surprised, nervous and excited, and God, did I swoon! I cannot get enough of this series, and devoured every single moment of this book, and can already tell it will be a fave for 2022.
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
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5+ stars!
What an amazing read! A fun, sweet, laugh-out-loud yet emotional story with fantastic characters, SO much heart, and a beautiful and passionate small town, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn romance. I listened to this audiobook until I finished it at 3am this morning, unable to put it down, and I loved every moment of it!
What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann
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5 “Just because” stars!
This story is an original, witty romance that is unputdownable! It is more than just a rom com, and while it is very much a fun read, the feels are very real and add so much depth and heart to the story.
Find our full list of faves for 2022 here