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Books Read and Rated by this Book Influencer (2025)
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items Publishers and PR companies send me a lot of books so here is what I’m reading!
Will add reviews and ratings as I finish! Will put “currently reading” if I’m… well, currently reading 😂
*flower photos are done by me from my insta*
Sections
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Dark Academia
Adult Romantasy
Adult Contemporary Romance
Mystery/Thriller
Dystopian
Sci-fi/Fantasy
Dark Academia
This was my first read from RuNyx and I really enjoyed it! The dark academia vibes were gothic, and the dark romance aspect of it I think had to do more with Caz’s actions and what they were both into. Salem was into dead things and figuring out the ...
Enigma: A Dark Academia Romance by RuNyx | eBook
Adult Romantasy
Personally this genre has a special place in my heart
Rating: 4.5⭐️
Okay going into this one, the Fernglove brothers gave me Tamlin and Rhysand vibes and that’s all I will say on that.
I really enjoyed the premise of this one. She has to hide away her hair color because it’s an obvious indicator that ...
House of Blight: A Novel by Maxym M. Martineau, Hardcover
Rating: 4⭐️
This was a really good first novel in the series, setting up what is to come!
Aurelia’s court has fallen under a sleeping curse— she wasn’t affected as she’s not really one of them and holds a much stronger power. She’s also the chosen ...
Kingdom of Briars and Roses: A Fae Romance
Rating: 4⭐️
I can’t believe we’ve already reached the end! I love Dacre and Verena’s story so much. These two are the ultimate definition of soulmates, and their universe proves it over and over again. Verena is one badass, and Dacre’s love and obses...
The Rivaled Crown (Veiled Kingdom #3)
Rating: 5⭐️
I really enjoyed this one! I thought it was a really cool world built where the power you have is determined by the color.
We start out in the normal human realm where Opal and her friends are just studying humans. Then a human who has a...
Shaedes of Power: A Dark Fae Fantasy Romance
Rating: 4⭐️
Before reading this one, be sure to read the warnings, the biggest one of which is that all the characters in this book are villains and morally black. Like they’re not good, and you definitely have to reframe your mind that none of these...
The Elf Witch: Six Saint Series Book 1
*currently reading *
A Light in the Flame a book by Jennifer L Armentrout
Adult Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3⭐️
I haven’t read many age gap romances, and I’m not sure if maybe the trope just isn’t for me, or if it was this age pairing— seeing as how she was seventeen when they just met and he was thirty four. Adding in that she doesn’t age up for t...
Older (Deluxe Edition) - Jennifer Hartmann - Barnes & Noble
Rating: 4⭐️
What if the life you’re living isn’t the one that was written in the stars for you? While this book did have a romantic sub plot, I would argue that the bigger romance was falling in love with your own life. Honestly, I’m kind of intrigue...
All the Signs by Jessie Rosen - Penguin Random House
Rating: 5⭐️
This book had me BAWLING during certain parts alright 😭 in this great, big beautiful book we got two loves stories. One— the current grumpy/sunshine relationships forming between the two competing writers; and the other, a tragic love st...
Great Big Beautiful Life (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Barnes & Noble
Rating: 4⭐️
I love a good F1 romance. She’s a documentarian, he’s a racer. The company she has with her boyfriend (who quickly becomes ex after revealing that he sucks) is doing a documentary on F1, and Lilah gets Arthur as her subject. Grumpy Arthur...
Slipstream by Madge Maril, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Rating: 4⭐️
One of the book’s tropes is in the title— it definitely was a slow burn. But the chemistry was always there. The beginning definitely did give Bridget Jones vibes and it was even acknowledged. Girl was just a British mess lol
The premise...
Slow Burn Summer: A Novel - Josie Silver - Barnes & Noble
Rating: 4⭐️
This was really cute! I thought him being the romance bookstore manager and her being the literary fiction store manager was a different twist! It was kind of grumpy sunshine, with him being the sunshine. She really was a softie but felt ...
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4⭐️
This was my first from this author and definitely out of my wheelhouse of my normal reads, but I enjoyed it! All of the characters were deeply flawed, and made some heavy mistakes. I liked that the author didn’t hold any punches. There we...
King of Ashes: A Novel by S. A. Cosby
Rating: 4⭐️
This book was WILD. It explores the question of, if your parents were killers, does that mean you are too? Is it genetic?
Our main character kind of toes the line by being a matchmaker for psychopaths. She knows what they’re like, having ...
Matchmaking for Psychopaths - Tasha Coryell - Barnes & Noble
Rating: 5⭐️
This was a cozy, laugh-out-loud funny mystery. Like Mira has some seriously bad luck stumbling across dead bodies, and the way she goes about solving them leads to some funny interactions, aided by some spunky supporting characters.
Thou...
March of Crimes (A Murder by Month Romcom Mystery)
Rating: 4⭐️
What a ride this was! I really enjoyed the premise— it’s a public hit list of New York’s worst people. It seems like just a regular listicle until people from the list start dying. They were made to look like suicides, but the FBI agent n...
The Ten Worst People in New York: A Novel - Barnes & Noble
Dystopian
Rating: 5⭐️
BRB crying 😭 Haymitch deserved better
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) - Barnes & Noble
Sci-fi/Fantasy
Rating: 4.5⭐️
I think this is quite possibly the most tongue-in-cheek book I’ve ever read, and I enjoyed every minute of it. It’s like if Gru and his minions tried to make Gru the Dark Lord and then accidentally succeeded. What I really loved about i...
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying - Barnes & Noble
Rating: 4⭐️
This one was a quick listen! I enjoyed while cooking dinner. It’s a really interesting premise— people are essentially immortal, as when their body dies their memory gets transferred to a new body. Because who are we without our memories?...
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®
YA Contemporary Romance
Rating: 5⭐️
Very of its age in the back and forths teenage relationships take— as well as the rollercoaster of emotion. I ate this book up like popcorn— I really enjoyed the first book and the show and this one was entertaining also.
Cole was sweete...
My Return to the Walter Boys|Paperback - Ali Novak - Barnes & Noble
YA Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4⭐️
So imagine you’re watching a livestream, and see something in the background of the video that the streamer doesn’t notice. Even when they look themselves, nothing is there— but everyone sees it. You’d be kind of terrified right?
That’s ...
Deadstream by Mar Romasco-Moore, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Rating: 4⭐️
Every school has a cool clique. But this is one that is the focal point for a murder.
Everyone is in love with Zack Thrasher, and that doesn’t exclude the members of his own clique. Everyone wants to be part of his crew, and those who bec...
The Thrashers: A Novel by Julie Soto, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®
Nonfiction
Rating: 5⭐️
Not many can get me to read nonfiction, but John Green can. I listened to this on audio through Libro FM but wish I had a physical copy while I was listening to highlight some great quotes and points.
But to paraphrase, one of my favori...
Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition): The History and ...