Red-Haired Ash Reads

I can’t believe the year is already halfway over! Its been a very long and stressful year but reading has helped me cope with all the changes. Its almost the end of June and as of the time of writing this I have read 255 books! Since I have read so much though quite a few of these questions have multiple answers. I have linked my reviews for them if you want to see my thoughts on them.

Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2020

• The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata 
• Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
• Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
• Nighthawk by Beverly Jenkins 
• Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
• The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
• When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
• Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far in 2020

• Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep

New Release You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want To?

• Wicked Bite by Jeaniene Frost
• The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half of the Year?

• Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
• Inferno by Donna Grant
• The Jackal by J.R. Ward
• Hands Down by Mariana Zapata

Biggest Disappointment?

• The Sinner by J.R. Ward – I did like it but I was really disappointed at the final showdown with the Omega. 

Biggest Surprise?

• Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing – I picked this up on a whim and wasn’t expecting to like it very much but it ended up being a 5 star read!

Favorite New Author (Debut or New-To-You)?

• Beverly Jenkins 
• Lisa Kleypas

Newest Fictional Crush?

• Tane from Tane by Anna Hackett
• Derek Craven from Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
• Christopher Jameson from Beast by Pepper Pace

Newest Favorite Character?

• Loreli Winters from A Chance at Love by Beverly Jenkins
• Regan Carmichael from Tempest by Beverly Jenkins
• Natalie Blackwell from Mission: Her Shield by Anna Hackett

Book that Made You Cry?

• The Shadows by J.R. Ward

Book That Made You Happy?

• Tempest by Beverly Jenkins
• Fangs by Sarah Andersen
• Stranger Planet by Nathan W. Pyle
• Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

Most Beautiful Book You’ve Bought or Received this Year? 

• Dreaming of You by Lisa Klepas
• Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter
• Smoke Bitten By Patricia Briggs

Books You Need to Read By The End of the Year?

• Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
• Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper 
• Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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