#book games

[crownedinlove]

Mid-year Book Freakout:

Hi again friends!! Thank you @andromedaskies for the tag!! I absolutely love reading but man I will say 2026 has been a pretty slow reading year. Let’s look at my Goodreads and see how we did! ✨💛

Best book you've read so far in 2026:

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch

Sara….SARA. I can’t even begin to tell you the emotions I had reading this book. The payoff was EVERYTHING! You will NOT regret reading her series. Loch and Chris? Oh my God I need a moment.

New release you haven't read yet but want to:

Father Material by Alexis Hall

I have followed this series since the beginning and loved every word. Oliver and Luc are just the sweetest pair..I just haven’t had the time in my day to get into this book! It’s sitting on my shelf crying for me. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to get into it!

Best sequel you've read so far in 2026:

If we count this as a sequel but I also have nothing else to add HA but Role Model Rachel Reid

OUGH we love our boys. 🥺✨

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year:

The Private Correspondence by Casey Mcquiston

Like please PLEASE. It’s already ordered. I can’t even begin to— yeah. UGHHHHH *screams*

Newest Fictional Crush:

…..does George Villers count since I’m literally JUST now watching Mary George or—okay no? Cool.

Prince Loch from Go Luck Yourself

Read the audio book…just trust me. 🥵👀

Book that Made You Cry:

We Burned so Bright by TJ Klune.

I’m telling you right now it was not NOT pretty. I was sick to my stomach, in a corner, staring at a wall. UGHHHHHH

Most beautiful book you've gotten so far this year:

My Limited Edition of Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

Book that made you happy:

To Catch A Firefly by Emmy Sanders

Childhood besties to lovers… 🥹✨

What books do you want to read by the end of the year?:

Dearly Departed by Chip Pons and finishing Captive Prince Series by C.S Pacat.

A funeral director falling in love with a florist????? Hades themes???? KIRK GRAVES NARRATES? Sign me UP. Also Captive Prince I promise I’m going to finish it I MEAN IT.

This was so cute!! Anyone please feel free to play! Tagging some ✨💛: @anyroomsrio @anincompletelist @dizzymisslizzie @lfg1986-2

[sparklywaistcoat]

The rules: grab the closest book to you, turn to page 56, post the 5th sentence.

Don't mention the title.

Copy the rules as part of your status.

"Readers expect to be able to search for and find any component of a work on the basis of a few key terms; any work that allows full-text searching will benefit from context-sensitive keyword indexing (see 16.7)."

[godzilla-reads]

7 Covers 7 Days

Day 1: Chivalry by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran

Rules: Every day I will post the cover of a book that I love and nominate someone new to start the challenge.

Tagged by: @littlebitdodgy and @a-ramblinrose

Tagging: @introvertia

[elizmanderson]

omg @victoriacbooks created a Remarkable Retirement RPG!!

[bookcub]

Mid-Year Book Freakout 2023

@readingbooksinisrael and @logarithmicpanda tagged me!!

1. Best book you’ve read so far this year.

this is very hard because ive read so so so many good books this year, but since this says best and not favorite so either kindred by octavia butler or spinning silver by naomi novik. expertly crafted, beautifully written, compelling characters. . . i highly recommend both of these books

(im also excluding rereads because then i would be here all day)

2. Best sequel you’ve read so far this year

ive only read a few sequels but they were fantastic. i will go with kingdom of copper and empire of gold by sa chakraborty. i binged this whole series in two weeks. some of the best worldbuilding, and one of the only political fantasies i have gotten invested in. im sad i didnt read it sooner but im delighted i have it in my life now!

3. New release you haven’t read yet

mmmm the witch and the vampire is a queer rapunzel and that could be sooooo fun, i love a queer fairy tale retelling. godkiller also looks very good.

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year

you would think it would be the new pat rothfuss book but bast is not my fave so im more pumped for the ashfire king by chelsea abdullah. another high fantasy that is very compelling and quite fun!!

5. Biggest disappointment

gotta be legends and lattes by travis baldree, which i heard fantastic things about but my expectations were all wrong. i found it quite boring unfortunately. i expected it to be funnier and for more character depth. i don't think the book is bad i just dont find it very special.

6. Biggest surprise

seven days in june by tia williams

7. Favorite new author (debut or new to you)

MARGARET OWEN!!! little thieves and painted devils were marvelous, and i am absolutely her target audience!! fairy tale retelling with a twist ft an aspec main character??? how could i hate this book?? anyways, shes on my automatic read list and i follow her now! i need to read her earlier duology soon!!

8. Newest fictional crush/newest favorite character

vanya from little thieves is my absolute favorite, i adore her, she has a fantasticly distinct voice and filled with such relatable emotions. i am obsessed with her

9. Book that made you cry

i cry a LOT in books. most recently, the magic fish by trung le nguyen and my reread of the lunar chronicles but i cried at a lot of these previously mentioned books.

10. Book that made you happy

the magic fish also made me so happy, i cried with happy tears but also as previously stated, little thieves 🥰🥰🥰

tagging: @druggeddraccus @flyingcrowbar @aliteraryprincess @corvidaedream (no pressure!!)

[apolline-writes]

hey writers, what 3 books make up your personality?

I’ll go first:

— The Secret History by Donna Tartt

— The Long Walk by Stephen King

— The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

[shimaira]

I'm wondering if I should add a game of sorts to MY LORD's rerelease 🤔 I already made a text adventure for it, could easily add it... But it would make the book a lot thicker depending on how I divide the options (there are like 50 paths so max 50 extra pages if 1 per page)

Thoughts? 👀