Books/series {I think} everyone should read!

You know, I don’t have many friends at all in real life who enjoy reading so I was pleasantly surprised recently when a friend came over and started discussing her favourite books and series (I’ve known her for 13 years and I had no idea she enjoyed reading – how bad is that!) so after endless hours we had discussed all the genres, our fave characters, the best romances and the tropes we despise most, it was so refreshing to actually sit down with someone and chat about something I love and that I’m passionate about. Also, no one besides my hubby knows I blog, I mean they are completely clueless! They know I love to read but that’s about it, but I’m starting to think if I am more open about it I might just have a few extra people to talk bookish things with.

Anyway, at the end of our day we exchanged a few of our favourite books/series so i thought I’d also share my list with my online friends. If you have any recommendations, I’d LOVE to hear them, bearing in mind it must have romance, I’m a sucker for a HEA.

I might try and do these posts regularly, I love pushing my fave reads.

So here goes,

My all-time fave series is the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning, I’d shout my praise from a rooftop if it got more people reading her books, the great thing now is the series is complete – the spin-off is in the works but the first five books are done and are fabulous! let me know if you’ve read this series and what you thought.

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay is absolutely amazing! Check out the posts over at Belle of the Literati where she details all things remarkable about this brilliant book, my thoughts mirror hers perfectly. I have read the paperback and listened to it on audio and thoroughly enjoyed it both times. This is a must read if you are a fan of YA Contemporaries. {my review}

The Starcrossed series by Josephine Angelini, this is another series that continues to stay in my thoughts long after I have finished it. The first few books broke my heart but the world Angelini created and her passionate characters made for a riveting read each time and the mythology and the gods were written beautifully. {Goddess review}

My favourite not yet complete series is Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas, I am impatiently awaiting the release of Heir of Fire, this series has extraordinary characters, amazing plot development and brilliant world-building and I can’t help but wish for a HEA for Calaena (hopefully with Chaol). {Crown of Midnight review}

The Covenant series by Jennifer L. Armentrout (I couldn’t have a list without JLA on it) are books that I would count down the months, weeks, days until the release! It had the perfect mix of amazing characters, kick-butt action, a beautiful forbidden love story, mythological intrigue and filled with betrayals and secrets that always kept me entertained and yearning for more, I'm so sad it's over but SUPER excited for Seth's spin-off series - Titan. {Apollyon review}

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi is another series that I loved, sci-fi is usually hit or miss for me but this series is written to perfection; I still can’t gather my thoughts of the last book in a coherent enough fashion to write my review because it just wouldn’t do the book/series justice, these books are must reads. {Through the Evernight review]

Easy by Tamarra Webber is such an intense love story, it is one of the first NA books I read and I can’t wait to read the book from Landon’s POV when Breakable is released this month, another emotionally poignant must read. {my review}

 

{Special mentions}: Shadow Falls by C.C Hunter, Blood of Eden by Julie Kagawa, The Rephaim by Paula Weston, Wait for You by J.Lynn, Denazen by Jus Accardo, Woodlands by Jen Frederick and Lux by JLA.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, is there a book or series that has stayed with you long after you have finished? My list could have been endless but these are the books/series I truly adore.