We just started July! This year has seriously flown by and I am not sure how to feel about it. So far this year I have read 33 books which compared to last year is crazy because I read a total of 35 books last year I believe so I have basically already surpassed last year in just 6 months!
I am excited to start this last half of the year because my birthday is only a week away! What a way to start these next 6 months, right?
Today I will be going over all the books from the first six months of this year. This Book Tag originated, I believe, by Chami. I don’t think I participated in this tag last year so I am excited to actually be apart of this tag finally this year! Lets Dive in!
The Best Book You Have Read So Far In 2022
“It Ends With Us” By Colleen Hoover
This book was written very well in my opinion. This stole my heart and broke it in half all at the same time. I was so in love with this book that I now have a tattoo for this book so I will forever remember how this book made me feel. I highly recommend this one!
The Best Sequel You Have Read In 2022
“Heartstopper” Volumes 3&4 By Alice Oseman
These two books in the Heartstopper series were my favorite! They talked so much about mental health and feeling comfortable in the LGBTQ+ Community and just left me feeling all the emotions! This is a graphic novel series that everyone needs to read.
A New Release You Haven’t Read Yet But Want To Soon
“The Messy Lives of Book People” By Phaedra Patrick
This came out back at the end of May and it was in my most anticipated releases for June but I have yet to get a copy of it on my shelf. This is one that I know I will really enjoy and I can not wait till I can actually read the book.
Honestly I haven’t seen this book talked about anywhere which really surprises me!
Most Anticipated Release For The Second Half Of The Year
“It Starts With Us” By Colleen Hoover
This is the second book of “It Ends With Us” (My Favorite book of the year so far) so I am extremely excited for this book to come out in October! I haven’t pre ordered it yet but I know I will be getting my hands on this book as soon as it comes out!
So far Colleen Hoover can do no wrong in my eyes! I have only read two books so far by her but I have so many of her others high on my TBR that I need to get to.
Biggest Disappointment
“Darling Girl” By Liz Michalski
I had such high hopes for this book because I am a huge Disney fan and I love Peter Pan stories however, this one fell super flat for me. I Knew it would be a dark twist on the classic Peter Pan Tale but I read half the book and nothing had happened. I was so bored that I DNF’d this book half way through. I just didn’t look forward to ever reading it so it wasn’t worth my time in the end.
Biggest Surprise
“A Flicker In The Dark” By Stacy Willingham
I know I really like thrillers but I hadn’t heard too much about this book going into it. Once I started reading this book I couldn’t put it down. This was easily a five star read for me!
Favorite New Author (Debut To You)
Alice Oseman For sure! She wrote the “Heartstopper” Graphic Novels and “Loveless” Both were easily five star reads and I really can’t wait to get my hands on the rest of her books!
Newest Fictional Crush
Easily my newest fictional crush comes from Emily Henry’s new book “Book Lovers”. Charlie I feel is the perfect broody man. He is a booklovers dream boyfriend and by far my favorite book boyfriend I have ever read about!
Newest Favorite Character
Starr From “The Hate U Give” is such a strong character and she really made an impact on my life. Her and Her story will stick with me for a life time and I think everyone needs to read this book to learn about her story and her character. I think the whole cast was wonderful as well.
A Book That Made You Cry
“Ace” By Angela Chen
This might be cheating but I haven’t actually finished this book yet but this book means a lot to me and I may only be 30 pages in but I have already cried a few times based on it’s topic. I am really enjoying this book and I am taking my time to mark and fully understand everything this book talks about. I know I will reread this book several times!
A Book That Made You Happy
“Loveless” By Alice Oseman
Once again this book was easily five stars. don’t get me wrong, there were parts of this book that made me want to chuck it against a wall based on characters misunderstanding each other however, This book in whole made my heart sing! I love the Ace representation in this book and I love how Georgia was able to find herself and start to fully understand who she is. This is an amazing book!
The Most Beautiful Book You Have Bought Or Received This Year
I am seriously Obsessed with this cover! The cover is actually the main reason I ordered this book, I had no clue what this book was about and honestly still don’t. This book is 800 pages long which is super intimidating so I haven’t even tried to start reading it yet.
What Books Do You Need To Read By The End Of The Year
Best Book To Movie Adaptation You Have Seen So Far This Year
“Heartstoper” Is not a movie but it is a TV show on Netflix. Me and Noah fell in love with the graphic novels and then quickly fell in love with the TV series. They casted this show so perfectly! I had high hopes and they exceeded those expectations a million times. I am so excited for the fifth book to come out I think next year. Netflix also renewed the show for two more seasons! Nick and Charlie will live on!
The first half of this year has been really amazing and I can’t even imagine how the last half will go! This last half starts with my Birthday on July 9th so I do think that is a great way to start it off! Here’s to the next 6 months!
QOTD: How did the first 6 months of the year go for you?
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