Hello everyone! I’m back again with another Mid-Year Book Freakout! These are always one of my favorite posts to write! I’ve only read about half of what I normally do in a year so I’m hoping it’s not too difficult to fill this out. 

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BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ SO FAR IN 2019

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. Friends-to-lovers trope for the win!

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BEST SEQUEL YOU’VE READ SO FAR IN 2019

Chain of Iron (The Last Hours #2) by Cassandra Clare. Cassie heard me say I love angsty romance and decided to turn it up a notch (or ten). 

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NEW RELEASE YOU HAVEN’T READ YET BUT WANT TO

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren.

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MOST ANTICIPATED RELEASES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan and Little Thieves by Margaret Owen.

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BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT

Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft was one of my most anticipated releases for the year. The book promised a dark, gothic fantasy story and failed to deliver on those promises unfortunately.

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BIGGEST SURPRISE

Dustborn by Erin Bowman. This was on my radar and I was lucky enough to be approved for an ARC, but I honestly was not expecting to love it as much as I did!

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FAVORITE NEW AUTHOR

After reading Life’s Too Short (and The Happy Ever After Playlist last year) Abby Jimenez has definitely solidified herself as a new auto-buy author!

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FAVORITE NEW CRUSH

I haven’t read any books that have given me a new fictional crush*!

*yet

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FAVORITE NEW CHARACTERS

Again, I don’t think I’ve read any books with characters that I would consider my new favorite.

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BOOKS THAT MADE YOU CRY

Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez. Such a good, heartwarming story. 

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A BOOK THAT MADE YOU HAPPY

To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne. Such a heartwarming, romantic story about finding love 💕  

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MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS YOU’VE BOUGHT SO FAR THIS YEAR

I bought the Strange the Dreamer set from LitJoy and I am so stoked for them to arrive!

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WHAT BOOKS DO YOU NEED TO READ BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR?

Other my most anticipated releases above, the five books I need to read the most before the end of the year are:

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