MixedA lesson in Vengeance, I did. I wanted to love that one so much more than I did, too.
BooksandLala 163K subscribers · Aug 20, 2025 Reacting to 10 Years of TBRs || do I read my most anticipated books??
Not a fanAll well by Mona Aad. I wish that was incredible.
Loved itBad boy. Unexpected everything. The haters don't you cry. When we climbed, I read all of these. love.
Bad Cream, of course.
Beautiful Broken Girls. I don't think I liked that one. Or did I? Why can't I remember?
Beneath the sugar sky, of course. I read that and loved it. Shauna Magcguire is an icon.
Maybe this time. Tell me how you really feel. Birthday. I Wish You All the Best. These were all wins.
Come find me. Underrated. Megan Miranda for sure.
Daphne, loved it.
Deep and Darkest Red. I didn't like that from AM McLemore.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess, so good.
Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough. Wildly anticipated. One of the worst books I've ever read.
That sequel though, Don't Fear the Reaper. So good.
Bad boy. Unexpected everything. The haters don't you cry. When we climbed, I read all of these. love.
Education and Malice. Wish I left that one.
A Perfect Murders. One of my favorite underrated Peter Swanson's.
Elanor Park. I did reread that unfortunately like just in the last year.
Every time I go on vacation, someone dies. So good.
Every Value Break. Read it for the Literally Dead Book Club. None of us, not many of us really liked it.
Firekeeper's Daughter, definitely a beloved one from that year.
For your own good by Samantha Downing was incredible.
NeutralFunny story was fine.
Girls Burn Brighter one of the best.
Happy Place. My favorite Emily Henry as or an adult novel.
Home Before Dark, a favorite.
Home is burning. Yes. but I feel like it would hold up.
The house across the lake. Oh little did I know I would find my favorite Riley Sager in 2022.
How you go in the dark, so good.
How to become the dark lord and die trying... And it was. Five stars.
How to Bury Your Husband. I was going through something. Oh my god. Just kidding. Bless your heart. I DNFED, but I could still consider it.
How to Kill Your Best Friend. Good.
Maybe this time. Tell me how you really feel. Birthday. I Wish You All the Best. These were all wins.
Immortal Longings, fantastic.
In a garden, Burning Gold, didn't like that.
Into the water. Yes. That was a terrible book.
Just Like Home. Didn't love that one.
Lock Every Door. One of my favorite Riley Sagers.
Laura of the Wilds. Let's pretend that never happened. Yikes.
Hopeless. I wanted to read Losing Hope. I did. I didn't like it, but I did it.
Love hurts. I DNFed that. I'm counting that as red, though.
Maybe this time. Tell me how you really feel. Birthday. I Wish You All the Best. These were all wins.
Mr. Impossible. Kind of wish I had never.
My heart is a chainsaw. I was anticipating and it was incredible. One of my favorite books of all time.
Nettle and Bone was fine.
Nine Lives I DNFED.
9inth House by Lee Bardugo. Oh, I wish I love that.
One Last Stop. I did. Wish I loved it.
PS. I like you. So good.
Paul Bears Club though definitely fantastic read and you're all haters.
I read that partner plot. The partner plot. partner plot. I can't remember if I finished that or not. I did and I gave it three stars.
Reality Boy, I DNFed.
Snow Like Ashes, I DNFED, but so I did start it.
Sometime in summer. I liked that. If you're looking for like younger YA, that one's quite good.
Sorrow Land and The Nature of Witches here, things that I know now were five stars. Like amazing books
Survive the Night. Not good.
Teeth in the Mist. That's another ARC that I got sent very kindly and I unfortunately gave up on.
Maybe this time. Tell me how you really feel. Birthday. I Wish You All the Best. These were all wins.
Angeline Lake. Loved it.
The Chosen and the Beautiful, I think I was hyped about before I actually knew what it was. I was just like, 'Oh, neo. I have to read everything.' I don't really like The Great Gatsby vibe.
The Darkest Minds, I DNFED, but I'm going to count that as red.
The Echo Wife, fantastic book.
Bad boy. Unexpected everything. The haters don't you cry. When we climbed, I read all of these. love.
I read The Air and then I didn't continue with The Crown because The Air was so terrible.
The Honey Witch, a bit of a letown.
The Inevitable Victorian Thing. I did not like that one, but I read it.
The June Boys, wow, that was a flop from Court Stevens.
The Last Guest by Megan Miranda. I've read like most of Megan Miranda. This one I either DNFed or I didn't love.
The maidens I think is better than people say.
The names. They gave us such a good book.
Sorrow Land and The Nature of Witches here, things that I know now were five stars. Like amazing books
The ones we're meant to find. Yeah, I gave it like two stars.
The Paris Apartment, not very good.
The Poet X. I would though. Solid.
The Turn of the Key before it even had a cover. I was so anticipating it. And it is one of my favorite Ruth Weares.
The Weight of Blood. Didn't love that.
The Final Six. Yes. I quite liked it.
The Other Misses. I read that. I liked it.
Bad boy. Unexpected everything. The haters don't you cry. When we climbed, I read all of these. love.
Title Creatures let me down a little bit
Unberry Carol that sat on my TBR shelf for years. When I finally read it I was like oh my god that was so much better than I even thought.
We are okay by Nina Lour. This was a year of like iconic YA, especially queer YA.
When Dibble Met Richishy, I think I think back on 2017. I think I probably said like this is one of the best.
Bad boy. Unexpected everything. The haters don't you cry. When we climbed, I read all of these. love.
Wilder Girls. Incredible book.
The Women Could Fly, I did like that one though
The Writing Retreat. Fantastic.
Yellowace. A good time.
You must not miss by Katrina Leno. Love that book.