What makes an exceptional read for you? To me great books are entertaining - they’re fast-paced and hard to put down - they make me feel some emotion on a deep level - the main character will have some of the same thoughts that I have making me feel that someone else is like me. I have read a lot of great stories this year. These are the best of the best. A Caller’s Game by JD Barker is my top book so far this year. It is an insane story 🤯 that you should definitely read now. What are your favorite books for the first half of 2021? #topbooksof2021 #acallersgame #forgetmenot #win #thelightthroughtheleaves #thetragedyofdaneriley #hairpinbridge #fargone #oceanprey #anambushofwidows #webeginattheend #familylaw #theunwilling #finlaydonovaniskillingit#blacktopwasteland #peoplewemeetonvacation #twistedlies #darkdawn #theinvisiblelifeofaddielarue #bookstagram #loveandluck #darkdawn #thrillers #bookofthemonth #bestbooksof2021 #sodacityreads #jdbarker #ginphillips #harlancoben #alexandraoliva #atriabooks (at Irmo, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJrqEorWAC/?utm_medium=tumblr

Lots of reading variety for June. Several authors that are new to me. Some great new crime fiction from Wyer. Another great thriller from Girard. Finished the Grishaverse trilogy (not sure how l feel about that ending 🤔) A bunch of audiobooks. The surprise gem was The Tragedy of Dane Riley by Kat Spears. Be sure to add that to your summer TBR. What was your favorite book in June? Far Gone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stealth Attack ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Ruin and Rising 🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pretty Things ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Shoe Dog 🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hairpin Bridge ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Cut for a Cut ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 the family next door 🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 The Tragedy of Dane Riley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Keepers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Suspect 🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️ An Ambush of Widows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kill All Your Darlings ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #junewrapup #bradswrapup #ruinandrising #acutforacut #carolwyer #thetragedyofdaneriley #anambushofwidows #daniellegirard #stealthattack #hairpinbridge #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #shoedog #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #ya #nonfiction (at Irmo, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3gMUYrmtY/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Tragedy of Dane Riley by Kat Spears is going to be one of my top books of the year. "Dane is a senior at a high school he really doesn't want to attend. His father died right before Christmas and Dane misses him terribly. What makes it worse is that his Mom doesn't seem to care that his Dad is gone. She's even started dating his Dad's business partner. No one understands his grief. Not even the girl next door that he has a big crush on. Dane's not even sure he can find a reason to go on living much less graduate." This book is about grief - the incredible burden of trying to fill a hole in your life. It's about broken families trying to figure out a way to put things back together. It's about the impact a simple conversation with a teacher can have. It's about love and hope. And taking a leap. Maybe you're not a 17-year-old guy but Spears, through Dane, asks a lot of the same questions we all ask. I always thought that made me feel less alone knowing someone felt the same way. Add this book to your list this summer. Great read from Spears. #thetragedyofdaneriley #katspears #wednesdaybooks #stmartinspress #ya #youngadult #netgalley #fivestarreads #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #booksaboutgrief #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgSKm8rV5G/?utm_medium=tumblr

Finished a YA book for Netgalley yesterday - The Tragedy of Dane Riley. Going to be one of my favorites this year. Here are my YA bookcases. So many great stories. Do you have a favorite YA book or series? #thetragedyofdaneriley #katspears #ya #yabooks #sundayshelfie #shelfie #bradshelfie #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #yafantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/CQVz1q_Ljzz/?utm_medium=tumblr