Tag: MonthlyWrapUp

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi — see Micky and Hollis’s reviews here
Nocturne by Alyssa Wees — see Micky’s review here
Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth — see Micky’s review here
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner — see Micky’s review here
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier — see Micky’s review here (!)
Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel — see Hollis’ review here
End of Story by Kylie Scott — see Micky’s review here
Only You by Samantha Young — see Micky’s review here
You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud — see Micky’s review here
Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews — see Micky and Hollis’ review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Are You Happy Now by Hanna Jameson — see Micky’s review here
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier — see Hollis’ review here (!)
Cybele’s Secret by Juliet Marillier — see Micky’s review here (!)
Once Ever Never by Lesley Livingston — see Hollis’ review here
Every Never After by Lesley Livingston — see Hollis’ review here
Now and For Never Lesley Livingston — see Hollis’ review here

☆ ☆ star reads

Murder at Haven’s Rock by Kelley Armstrong — see Hollis’ review here
Cybele’s Secret by Juliet Marillier — see Hollis’ review here (!)

☆ star reads

Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood — see Hollis’ review here

u n r a t e d

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett — see Micky’s non-review here

DNF

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total reads by Micky : twelve
favourite read of the month : Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score
least favourite read of the month : Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
most read genre : romance

total reviews by Hollis : ten
favourite read of the month : Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews
least favourite read of the month : Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood
most read genre : fantasy

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

A Shadow In The Ember by Jennifer L Armentrout — see Micky’s review here
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix. E. Harrow — see Hollis’ review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire — see Hollis’ review here
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson — see Hollis’ review here
Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe — see Hollis’ review here
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn — see Hollis’ review here
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert — see Hollis’ review here
Glitterland by Alexis Hall — see Hollis’ review here
A Familiar Stranger by AR Torre — see Micky’s review here
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo — see Hollis’ review here
Alone With You In The Ether by Olivie Blake — see Micky’s review here
What the Dead Know by Nghi Vo — see Hollis’ review here
A Taste Of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland — see Micky’s review here
Saint by Adrienne Young — see Micky’s review here
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Fairy Tale by Stephen King — see Micky’s review here
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner — see Micky’s review here
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery — see Hollis’ review here
Undercover by Tamsyn Muir — see Hollis’ review here
Out of the Mirror, Darkness by Garth Nix — see Hollis’ review here

☆ ☆ star reads

Begin Again by Emma Lord — see Hollis’ review here
Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun by Elle Cosimano — see Hollis’ review here
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner — see Micky’s review here
The Candles Are Burning by Veronica G. Henry — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

The Garden by Tomi Champion-Adeyemi — see Hollis’ review here
Persephone by Lev Grossman — see Hollis’ review here

u n r a t e d

DNF

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total reads by Micky : nine for the blog
favourite read of the month : A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L Armentrout
least favourite read of the month : Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
most read genre : fantasy

total reviews by Hollis : seventeen (but it’s kind of a cheat due to that series review..)
favourite read of the month : The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix. E. Harrow
least favourite read of the month : Persephone by Lev Grossman
most read genre : fantasy

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Stoneblind by Natalie Haynes — see Micky’s review here
Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey — see Hollis’ review here
Nobody But Us by Laure Van Rensburg — see Micky’s review here
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade — see Micky’s review here (!)
A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross — see Micky’s review here
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard — see Micky’s review here
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake — see Hollis’ review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Kushiel’s Chosen by Jacqueline Carey — see Hollis’ review here
Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey — see Hollis’ review here
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade — see Hollis’ review here (!)
The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim — see Micky’s review here
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning — see Hollis’ review here
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol F0llmuth — see Micky’s review here
Cursed by Marissa Meyer — see Micky’s review here
Forestfall by Lyndall Clipstone — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake — see Micky’s review here
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison — see Hollis’ review here
In The Weeds by B.K. Borison — see Hollis’ review here
Mixed Signals by B.K. Borison — see Hollis’ review here

DNF

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additional reads not reviewed for blog : some covert KU-ing
total reads by Micky : ten
favourite read of the month : A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross
least favourite read of the month : The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
most read genre : contemporary

total reviews by Hollis : ten
favourite read of the month : Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
least favourite read of the month : Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese
most read genre : contemporary fantasy split, I think.

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan — see Micky’s review here
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas — see Micky’s review here
Brothersong by TJ Klune — see Micky’s review here
You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi — see Micky’s review here
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan — see Micky’s review here
The Hidden Base by A.E. Warren — see Micky’s review here
Gleanings by Neal Shusterman — see Micky’s review here
Celestial by M.D. Lachlan — see Micky’s review here
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes — see Micky’s review here
These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan — see Micky’s review here
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske — see Micky’s review here
The Other Belle by Whitney G –see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales — see Hollis’ review here
Raven Unveiled by Grace Draven — see Hollis’ review here
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake — see Hollis’ review here
Five Survive by Holly Jackson — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

DNF

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams — no review from Micky

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total reads by Micky : fifteen
favourite read of the month : Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
least favourite read of the month : With Fire In Their Blood by Kat Delacorte (GR review here)
most read genre : SFF

total reviews by Hollis : four (let’s not talk about it)
favourite read of the month : I took up the whole two star category so hahah no.
least favourite read of the month : elle oh elle.
most read genre : contemporary I guess.

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle — see Hollis’ review here
Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young — see Micky’s review here
Heartsong by TJ Klune — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik — see Micky’s review here (!)
A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young — see Micky’s review here
A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson — see Micky’s review here
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Empress of Time by Kylie Lee Baker — see Hollis’ review here
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir — see Hollis’ review here
Beautiful Graves by LJ Shen — see Micky’s review here
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik — see Hollis’ review here (!)
Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden — see Hollis’ review here
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson — see Hollis’ review here
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais — see Hollis’ review here
Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

Poster Girl by Veronica Roth — see Hollis’ review here
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne — see Hollis’ review here

DNF

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total reads by Micky : six plus reads not for the blog
favourite read of the month : Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
least favourite read of the month : Beautiful Graves by LJ Shen
most read genre : fantasy

total reviews by Hollis : ten
favourite read of the month : Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle
least favourite read of the month : Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
most read genre : fantasy

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

When Gracie Met The Grump by Mariana Zapata — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater — see Micky’s review here
Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane — see Hollis’ review here
Sorry I Missed You by Lorraine Brown — see Micky’s review here
How To Live Without You by Sarah Everett — see Micky’s review here
A Darkness At The Door by Intisar Khanani — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews — see Hollis and Micky’s reviews here
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez — see Micky’s review here
Naked In Death by J.D. Robb — see Micky’s review here
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid — see Micky’s review here
Be The Serpent by Seanan McGuire — see Hollis’ review here
Mindwalker by Kate Dylan — see Micky’s review here
The King Is Dead by Benjamin Dean — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings — see Hollis’ review here
I’m The Girl by Courtney Summers — see Hollis’ review here
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert — see Hollis’ review here
The Book Hater’s Book Club by Gretchen Anthony — see Hollis’ review here
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

Fold in the Cheese : An Unofficial Guide to Splendiferous Entertaining for Fans of Schitt’s Creek by Parker Long — see Hollis’ review here

DNF

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additional reads not reviewed for blog : lots of audio on road trips
total reads by Micky : sixteen
favourite read of the month : When Gracie Met The Grump by Mariana Zapata
least favourite read of the month : Mr Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
most read genre : contemporary

total reviews by Hollis : nine
favourite read of the month : Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane
least favourite read of the month : Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert
most read genre : contemporary

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood — see Micky’s review here
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Do-Over by TL Swan — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones — see Hollis’ review here
Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara — see Hollis’ review here
When Stars Come Out by Scarlett St Clair — see Micky’s review here
The Falling by Anna Todd — see Micky’s review here
A Prayer For The Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers — see Hollis’ review here
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano — see Hollis’ review here
Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano — see Hollis’ review here
Kingscastle by Sophia Holloway — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer — see Hollis’ review here
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland — see Hollis’ review here
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang — see Hollis’ review here

DNF

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total reads by Micky : Micky is on a bit of a hiatus this month so let’s write her off for now 😉
favourite read of the month : —
least favourite read of the month : —
most read genre : —

total reviews by Hollis : eight
favourite read of the month : Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara
least favourite read of the month : Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer
most read genre : half contemporary half fantasy/magical realism

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara — see Hollis’ review here
The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara — see Hollis’ review here
Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara — see Hollis’ review here
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Charlie Adhara — see Hollis’ review here
Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara — see Hollis’ review here
Every Breath by Ellie Marney — see Hollis’ review here
Every Word by Ellie Marney — see Hollis’ review here
Every Move by Ellie Marney — see Hollis’ review here
Upgrade by Blake Crouch — see Micky’s review here
The Raven King by Nora Sakavic — see Micky’s review here
The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic — see Micky’s review here
Princess by Claire Kent — see Micky’s review here
Be With Me by Samantha Young — see Micky’s review here
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert — see Micky’s review here
The Fabrication of Eden Pruitt by K.E. Ganshert — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

No Limits by Ellie Marney — see Hollis’ review here
The Setup by Lizzy Dent — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

DNF

The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan – no review from Micky

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total reads by Micky : eight for the blog plus a load of mood reading
favourite read of the month : Upgrade by Blake Crouch
least favourite read of the month : The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews (not on the blog)
most read genre : contemporary mix of sub genres

total reviews by Hollis : nine
favourite read of the month : my entire Adhara series reread
least favourite read of the month : No Limits by Ellie Marney
most read genre : paranormal romance

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus — see Micky’s review here
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian — see Hollis’ review here
Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes — see Hollis’ review here
Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro — see Micky’s review here
The Seawomen by Chloe Timms — see Micky’s review here
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid — see Micky’s review here
Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

The Silver Chain by Jion Sheibani — see Micky’s review here
Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert — see Hollis’ review here
Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane — see Micky’s review here
For The Throne by Hannah Whitten — see Micky’s review here (!)
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning — see Hollis’ review here
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede — see Micky’s review here (!)

☆ ☆ star reads

For The Throne by Hannah Whitten — see Hollis’ review here (!)
Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness — see Hollis’ review here
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler — see Hollis’ review here
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede — see Hollis’ review here (!)

☆ star reads

Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia — see Hollis’ review here

u n r a t e d

DNF

Marx Girl by T.L. Swan — no review to see from Micky!

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total reads by Micky : ten for the blog plus a few others not reviewed here
favourite read of the month : Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
least favourite read of the month : Marx Girl by TL Swan
most read genre : fantasy

total reviews by Hollis : nine
favourite read of the month : Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes
least favourite read of the month : Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia
most read genre : fantasy

To close out each month, we’ll be posting a break down of everything we reviewed, beginning with the reads we loved.. and ending with the reads we didn’t. Not only does this compile all our reviews in one handy summary for you to peruse, or catch up on, it also gives us an interesting birds eye view of the month and our reads. And maybe, even, our moods.

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☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Book Lovers by Emily Henry — see Micky and Hollis’ reviews here

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston — see Hollis’ review here (!)
Book of Night by Holly Black — see Micky’s review here (!)
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs — see Micky’s review here
A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall — see Micky’s review here
Until The Last Of Me by Sylvain Neuvel — see Micky’s review here
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin — see Micky’s review here
The Trial of Lotta Rae by Siobhan MacGowan — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ ☆ star reads

Book of Night by Holly Black — see Hollis’ review here (!)
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray — see Hollis’ review here
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong — see Hollis’ review here
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston — see Micky’s review here (!)
My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann — see Micky’s review here
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning — see Hollis’ review here
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness — see Hollis’ review here
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness — see Hollis’ review here
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth — see Hollis’ review here
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren — see Micky’s review here
What Time is Love? by Holly Williams — see Micky’s review here

☆ ☆ star reads

The Thief by Megan Whelan Tuner — see Micky’s review here
Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon — see Hollis’ review here
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness — see Hollis’ review here
With and Without You by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka — see Hollis’ review here

☆ star reads

u n r a t e d

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi — see Hollis’ review here
Inheritance : A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo — see Hollis’ review here

DNF

A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St Clair — see Micky’s brief GR thoughts here

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total reads by Micky : twelve (double really, just not reviewed for the blog)
favourite read of the month : Book Lovers by Emily Henry
least favourite read of the month : A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St Clair
most read genre : contemporary

total reviews by Hollis : fourteen
favourite read of the month : Book Lovers by Emily Henry
least favourite read of the month : Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
most read genre : contemporary