I am almost finished with book #62 of January‘s #Roll100 and then i will have read all three books this month. Well there was the one DNF but i still count it as a win. Here is February‘s #Roll100. Wish me luck because some of these look questionable.

5⭐️ I loved it! This book is banned because of its LGBTQ themes, but I think they were missing the bigger picture of the story. It‘s about being true to yourself and standing up for what you believe in. It‘s about facing persecution whether it‘s for gender, race or sexuality. It‘s about overcoming obstacles and learning that just because somebody has always been in your life doesn‘t mean they should be. #ReadBanedBooks

A little morning affirmation

3.5⭐️ This book made me so angry. I hated the male protagonist. I got who the psychotic little shit was from chapter four, yet a doctor could not figure it out. And that fact that he was so dismissive of wife, who was “so amazing” before everything went down, was despicable. And that ending… way to leave your reader on red. This was my #FriendsPick for January

2.7⭐️ I am so glad that people enjoyed this book, I just was not one of them. This was supposed to be a Thriller and I wan not only, not thrilled, I was bored. There was also just so much going on in the book with the multiple POVs and all the multiple time lines. This was my #HomeTownBookClub pick for January.

3⭐️ but I think I‘m being a little generous. It‘s not that the book was bad, but it wasn‘t good either. It was very difficult to connect to any of the characters, and it just felt so unrealistic, which I know is a weird word for fiction novel. But even the spicy scenes felt forced, uncomfortable, crude, and like they just didn‘t fit the storyline. Anyways, this is my #Roll100 number 57.

4.5⭐️ holy hell, what a ride. Let‘s start with please check your trigger warnings. I get that it‘s a dark romance, but some of the “villains” scenes can be a little much. This is a dark romance/thriller book and it kept me on the edge of my seat. The only reason it doesn‘t have a higher score was because a lot of the spice took over some of the plot. Mind you I loved all the spice. I just could‘ve used some more backstory. #BookSpin #BookSpinBingo

And with that, I have my first DNF of the year. I tried for four days to get past 10 pages and I just cant with this book. Am I being completely fair, probably not. I just felt like it was holding me back from being able to read anything else. I knew that I was probably gonna DNF a lot of the free books I got during the stuff your Kindle event, so I‘m not overly disappointed. This was my number 96 for my #Roll100.

So here are the books for my January #ReadBannedBooks and my #FriendsPick challenge. I‘m excited to get the chance to experience books that have been banned for various reasons. But I think my favorite thing about this challenge is reading what my friends pick for me. All of them are so very different and I get to experience new styles of writing. Sometimes it even gets me out of my comfort zone, which I think is good.

So here are my January #Roll100. I‘m pretty sure I already have a DNF coming, but I‘m only five pages in so we‘ll see how it goes.

Here‘s to a brand new year of #BookSpinBingo. I didn‘t get as many done last year as I wanted, but I had fun trying. Looking forward to what the new year brings.

So what‘s my worst book of the year… Honestly, it‘s kind of tied. Though, Eternally Hers really made me cringe, which is why it‘s the number one worst book of the year. But Grownup really sucked too. Obviously, I don‘t recommend any book that‘s on this list. Read at your own risk.

We listen and we don‘t judge! In my heart of hearts, I truly thought that Crescent City would‘ve been my #1. I LOVE that series. And Brom is one of my all-time favorite authors. So I sat and debated if I should push this book forward. But the simple fact is, it drew me in from the get-go and I finish the entire trilogy in three days. That might not sound like much, but I work 2 10 hour days at the same time. It won! It was MY best book this year.

So I decided to start the year off with a lot of spice… And yes, a lot of dark spice, but I‘m not mad at it. But it‘s not all spicy and I think I have a good mix to start this year off right. #BookSpinBingo #NewYearNewReads

Not the best picture, but I have been feeling very under the weather and just wanted to get this posted. I did receive my #JolabokaflodSwap24 and I‘m so thankful too @CSeydel for such a thoughtful gift. I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and here‘s to happy New Year‘s

Hello all… I am currently still looking for six banned book recommendations to complete this challenge setup for 2025. If you know any good banned books please post them below and I will choose the first six that I have not read.

My #JolabokaflodSwap24 package has been shipped out yesterday and should be arriving by Thursday. Always my favorite Christmas swap, thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting it again. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

OK, I got a little carried away in the stuff my Kindle events… Cause this isn‘t even a quarter of the books I grabbed this year, and that‘s after deleting so many making this list. So my goal is to clean up my Kindle. Truth is, I am expecting a lot of DNF‘s in this list. But we never know until we try… So here we go, not in order, my #Roll100 for 2025. And yes, I know early, just trying to be on time rather than late this year.

Setting up my challenges for next year, and I‘ve decided to do 12 months of banned books instead of 12 months of classics for 2025. Send me your suggestions and I will choose the first 12 that I have not read. #ReadBannedBooks

4.9⭐️ I‘m a little tired so I‘m just gonna say this… I loved this trilogy so much. The action, suspense, romance, and spice were chefs kiss. I have never read Rina Kent before, but I will definitelybe reading more.

4.9⭐️ you know how I said yesterday that I may not read another book until I‘m done with this trilogy… Well there is no maybe. I can‘t put this trilogy down. It has so many twists and turns that I don‘t know what‘s happening, and the cliffhanger are killer. Is it spicy, absolutely… but the storyline far outweighs the spice. It is just so good.

4.9⭐️ should I be asleep because I have a long day at work tomorrow, yes! So why am I still awake… Because of this damn book. It had me in such a chokehold by the second half that I could not put it down. Do I have other books that I need to read, yes… Yes, I do. Will I be reading them, absolutely not. I will be going straight to book 2 and possibly finishing the trilogy before I start anything else.

Look, I‘m not saying it wasn‘t good, I‘m just saying it wasn‘t good for me. I was so bored I started skipping through chapters. Then I thought “if I‘m skipping most of the book, why am I even reading it“. DNF

4⭐️ this is not gonna be a book for everybody, and to be honest, I almost DNF it. It‘s got a lot of issues, including domestic violence, bullying, infidelity, and murder. But I‘m glad I stuck with it, because it was really good.

Edit: didn‘t realize until I was marking it off my bingo card that this was my #bookspin for November‘s #BooksSpinBingo … Go me!

My third and final day of my short story marathon, andI‘m officially 15 books ahead of schedule and 16 books to make my reading goal for the year. This weekend has been a lot of fun and I found a lot of great stories in doing this. COMPLETELY RECOMMEND doing a short story marathon. You never know what you might find.

Day two of my short story marathon, and I‘ve officially caught up. I am now seven books ahead of schedule in my reading goal. After tomorrow, I should have a nice cushion to get me through the month of December.

1.6⭐️ it had a good potential, but it felt really really flat for me. It didn‘t make sense, it was sweet one minute, then completely crude the next. And let‘s talk about the insane Insta love, or the “we just had sex for the first time but I can tell you‘re already pregnant”. Cringe! If it wasn‘t so short, I would‘ve DNF it.

4.7⭐️ I loved this book. Mafia romance/boxer romance that was super spicy. It was an amazing combination. Definitely recommend but as always check your trigger warnings.

I‘m taking this holiday weekend to read as many short stories as I can, while continuing to read my TBR for November, so I can to catch up on my reading goal. Today is day one and I‘ve read nine. The best thing about this is being introduced to new authors. The Gift was really good and I‘m looking forward to reading more by this author.

2.8⭐️ I finished it, so there‘s that. Look, I like dark Romance, love it really, but this was not really my cup of tea. While the author tried to make the MMC redeemable, there were just certain things that I could not get over. With that being said, I will not be continuing the series.

OK, let‘s see how I do this month with my #BookSpinBingo. A lot of these books are the same ones from last month since I had only read five of my TBR in October. I am reading multiple other books this month in order to try to reach my reading goal, though they‘re super short.

I am currently nine books behind in my reading goal for this year. Which means I need to be 35 books before the end of December to reach my goal of 150. I am looking for some great short book recommendations to help me reach my goal. Send me those suggestions please.

Got home late from a long day at work and just remembered its #HHS24 opening day 😆 Thank you @AmyG for putting together this amazing swap for me… I love it. Thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting.

Hey everyone… So sorry about posting late, things have been a little crazy. I have received my #HHS24 box and looking forward to the 31st. I sent my box out on Monday and it should be riding today or tomorrow to @KT1432

Did you know BROM released a new book last month? HE DID! 😆 To say I was excited is an understatement. So, of course, I was a Barnes & Nobles the day it released. The good thing, I got my hand on the last copy. The bad thing, even though I went with Supervision, I bought way more than I should‘ve. Several that are on this list… Lol. anyways, got a good mix of horror, dark fantasy, and a few extras in between. Happy October! 👻🎃 #BookSpinBingo

Some thing I have learned about myself recently is that I do not like taboo romances. That definitely goes for the friends dad trope, which is why her best friend‘s dad is my least favorite book for July. As for my August pick for worst book, it was just bad… I have nothing more to say about it.

My July‘s book of the month was Hex, and technically should‘ve been the winner between July and August. It was the better book, I will give it that. But Toxic, my August win, hit a little too close to home for me. I work as a therapist, part-time at a prison, and I have seen nurses walk off the yard for what this book talks about. I don‘t condone anything that took place in this book, but it was awful in such a good way.

I haven‘t posted in a bit because I have been working nonstop. But I missed you guys, and I‘m looking forward to being more present this month. Starting with my next read. Needed a bit of a palate cleanser from all the dark romances, though I have a lot on this month‘s list to. I picked this up last year in Texas, I think it‘s about time I read it. Yes, I know, not all the bands depicted in this post were part of LookOut, but they‘re my favorite.

Because I spent most of July doing rereads, my list is exactly the same as last month. The only exception is I changed out my two fable book club books as they were the only new ones read last month.

This month i kinda isolated and disconnected a little, and found comfort is some rereads. This is what my month looked liked.

This month the The RoaringWolf Fright Night Bookclub is reading The Boatman‘s Daughter on Fable. If horror is your thing, please join us. https://fable.co/club/roaringwolf-fright-night-with-roary47-202125311454?referra...

4.2⭐️ I wanted to resist because I was told that it was absolutely terrifying. Was it though… yes, but not because of the ghost/witch. It because of how awful the town people are and the reality that so many people who have same behavior outside of the story. The pace was slow and it has a-lot of complex characters, though it did not take away from the book. Overall, not what expected but definitely worth the read.

4.7⭐️ it‘s Joe Abercrombie… Of course I love it. Here we have an underdog thrown into this vishous and brutal world, full of vikings and pirates. And as always, it is excellently written. My only issue is that they were so many holes in the story, that it felt incomplete. I know this is a trilogy, but I felt like it needed just a little bit more. And the ending, in my opinion, was very anti-climatic.

Talk about the good… Now it‘s bring on the bad and boy was it bad this month. I ended up choosing 2, and it could‘ve been more, based off the grooming behaviors these 40 year old man had with 18 year old girls. Maybe it‘s because I‘m not into age gaps like this, or because I‘m a social worker, but this is gross. No judgment if it‘s your thing, just not for me. However, still going strong for the worst book of the year is The Grownup.

I think it‘s always a tough choice for me to pick the book of the month, especially when I have multiple five star reads. However, this month it goes to a dark romance sequel. It got to the point , while reading this, that I felt like I needed emotional support. The writer wasn‘t afraid to let it be what it was, without some safe fluff in between. Though, House of Flame and Shadows takes the win for the first half of the year.

Woot Woot… let‘s go July! So July is my birth month and I‘m super excited about this month reads. One, because me and @Roary47 are starting our Fable book clubs with two very highly recommended books. I‘m also continuing some of my favorite reread‘s, finishing off a trilogy and a duology, as well as new books that I am really looking forward to. HAPPY READING 📖 #BookSpinBingo

4.8 ⭐️ I enjoyed it… But I expected more. Though it did throw me off because my chapter 5 I really thought I had it and I did not.

July is just around the corner and we our excited about our two fable book clubs, both starting July 1. If you‘re interested in horror or fantasy, @Roary47 & I would love for you to join us. For horror, follow this link https://fable.co/club/roaringwolf-fright-night-with-roary47-202125311454 for those thrills and chills. For fantasy choose this link https://fable.co/club/the-wyvern-scrolls-with-crystal-pilcher-178259080199. Happy Reading 😊📚😊

“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory” J. R. R. Tolkien.

@Roary47 and myself figured if you‘re going to do one Fable Bookclub, you might as well do two. Welcome to The Wyvern Scrolls, were we are taking on some epic fantasy series. We will be starting with the Shattered Sea trilogy. July 1 we will begin the first book, Half a King. Join us through the link https://fable.co/club/the-wyvern-scrolls-with-crystal-pilcher-178259080199

I won‘t lie… I‘ve been burned out on some of the epic reads I‘ve been working through. I love them, and I‘m not gonna stop, but I needed something very mind numbing this weekend. And thanks to the stuff your kindle event, I found some really short smutty reads, and kind of just went with it. Now most of these I rated a 2 and nothing got higher than a 3… But I think it was what I needed to get out of my head, so there you go.