**A Month of Romance and Suspense**

As I sit down to write this article, I am still reeling from the amazing books I read last month. From romance to suspense, these novels had me hooked from start to finish. Let's dive into each of my favorites.

**Danny Brown's "Home Before Dark"**

One of my standout reads was Elizabeth Acevedo's latest release, "Clap When You Land". This stunning novel is written in verse and tells the story of two girls, Camino and Yahiro, who share a father but have never met. They live on opposite sides of the world, one in New York and one in the Dominican Republic. Their lives intersect when their father dies on a flight from New York to the Dominican Republic, a real-life tragedy that Acevedo drew inspiration from. The book is a beautiful exploration of family, identity, and the complexities of human relationships.

As I read through the pages, I was struck by the vivid language and the way Acevedo brought each character to life. Her writing is evocative and powerful, conjuring images of the girls' childhoods, their parents, and the struggles they faced growing up. The book also tackles tough themes like racism, sexism, and the expectations placed on women, but it does so with sensitivity and nuance.

What really resonated with me was the way Acevedo wove together two seemingly disparate narratives to create a rich tapestry of story. It's a testament to her skill as a writer that I found myself fully invested in both Camino's and Yahiro's journeys, even when their paths diverged.

**The Carrot**

But before we dive back into "Clap When You Land", let me take a moment to talk about the book that started it all: Elizabeth Acevedo's "Home Before Dark". This book is another stunning release from Acevedo, and I was blown away by its unique blend of horror and mystery.

The story centers around Maggie, a young woman who returns to her family's old mansion, Bane Barry Hall, after the death of her father. The house has a reputation for being haunted, and Maggie is determined to uncover the truth behind the strange occurrences that took place there when she was just five years old. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she discovers a dark history surrounding her family's past and the true nature of the house.

What I loved most about "Home Before Dark" was its atmospheric setting. The author masterfully crafts a sense of foreboding and tension, drawing the reader into Maggie's world with ease. The writing is evocative, painting vivid pictures of the old mansion and its dark history. It's clear that Acevedo has a deep love for horror and mystery, and this book showcases her skill in crafting a compelling narrative.

**The Softest of Men**

Another standout read from last month was Danny Brown's "Home Before Dark". I know what you're thinking – wait, didn't we just talk about Elizabeth Acevedo? Yes, we did, but it seems that my books are all getting mixed up! Anyway, let me tell you about this book. It's not written by Acevedo, but rather another author, and it's a romance novel that I adored.

The story follows Danny Brown, a plus-sized bisexual English professor with shockingly pink hair, as she gets stuck in the elevator on her way home from work. She is rescued by a handsome stranger named Max, who happens to be a good friend of hers. As they spend more time together, their fake relationship turns into something real, and Danny finds herself falling for Max.

What I loved most about this book was its strong-willed heroine. Danny Brown is a force to be reckoned with – sassy, confident, and unapologetic. She's the perfect partner in crime, and her banter with Max had me laughing out loud. The author masterfully crafts a romance that feels authentic and heartfelt, without ever feeling forced or contrived.

**Riley Sager's "Home Before Dark"**

Finally, let's talk about Riley Sager's "Home Before Dark", which I surprisingly found myself loving despite its weird title (yes, it has nothing to do with Acevedo's book). This psychological thriller tells the story of Maggie, a young woman who returns to her family's old mansion after the death of her father. As she delves deeper into the mystery surrounding the house, she discovers that her dad wrote a book called "House of Horrors" – and it's full of dark secrets.

What I loved most about this book was its unique structure. The author weaves together Maggie's present-day narrative with her father's past writings, creating a sense of tension and suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat. The writing is evocative, painting vivid pictures of the old mansion and its dark history. It's clear that Sager has a deep love for horror and mystery, and this book showcases his skill in crafting a compelling narrative.

**The Verdict**

Last month was a month of romance, suspense, and surprises – courtesy of these amazing books! From "Clap When You Land" to "Home Before Dark", each one left me with a lasting impression. Whether you're a fan of horror, mystery, or romance, there's something on this list for everyone. So grab a cup of coffee, get cozy, and dive into one (or all) of these incredible books – I promise you won't be disappointed!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone today I'm here to share with you all of the books I read in June I miss a lot I've read I've read 19 books in June I look let's be real here I've said it time and time these past cold months I've been reading a lot because of quarantine and at home you know school's out school's been out for a while we've been at home for a while so I have a lot of time to read well you know I'm playing with my kid or he's swinging things like that I'm so lucky to do that I know not a lot of people are lucky they still have to go out to work every day they still have to find sitters and daycares for their child so they can work so I do not take that for granted whatsoever so yes I read 19 books do I usually know it I think through the combination honestly is with the quarantine at home also with Kindle I've been reading so many books on my Kindle my e-reader it's been insanity so just know this is not the norm I'm usually not reading a lot like this at all but I'm happy that it's happening so I'll also with the passcode mom's I'm going to share with you first the net Gally books I've read because I like to do a video every single month where I really talk about the neck I like books I've read recently I really go into them because they're not out yet and I just like doing its own separate review so the Ford neck on the arcs I read this month were party of two by Jasmine Hilary I gave this a 4 out of 5 I really enjoyed it then I had you add me an Olaf I likes a stereo again 4 out of 5 I really love this one his-and-hers by Alice Feeny I give us 3 out of 5 I was okay as a mystery seller and lastly had a failed flirting by Denise Williams I gave a 5 out of 5 I cannot wait to read this one but it comes out like again in December now moving on to the books I read that we're not on that galley as always with this I will start with my least favorite working up to my favorite also with these I'm gonna try not to talk a lot about them because there's a lot of books and I've done a lot of like mashup reviews and recent reviews all a lot of these books like probably like around 12 of them or so so that's a lot so I'll link them down below book is crave by Tracy Wolfe I gave this a 3 out of 5 if I'm honest with myself it's probably a 2 out of 5 this if you can't tell is clearly like a Twilight ripoff and it is it's like about a girl that moves to Alaska and she goes this boarding school she learns maybe something paranormal is going on here you can guess it and we have this brooding vampire guy and it's just very self-aware I think but also like the plots really not that great the characters aren't that great the romance I did enjoy but I think you have to go into this not expecting a lot I read it what's crystal from Chris Murray books we both had a good time reading it because it was funny like it wasn't that great but I had a good time reading it and it's long but it flew through even though like nothing happened I don't know it's a series I will continue on with it I'd say if you're a really big vampire fan check it out but just don't expect it to be amazing and that's just my personal opinion next up I have and there were none by Agatha Christie if you don't know Agatha Christie is a classic mystery writer I gave this a 3 out of 5 I enjoyed it it's very short I wanted to read knack at the Christie book it's basically about these eight people that go to this island and they learn that they're getting cut off one by one and they don't know why and it is interesting the ending I thought was really good like it showed that Agatha Christie really does know how to write mystery but I could see where this was a really big and prominent novel back in the day when it was released but now I'm like it was okay but I think for a classic mystery I did really enjoy it next up I have the marriage game by Sarah decide this is a debut novel all about a character named Laila who Lewis back home to San Francisco after a really brutal big breakup with her boyfriend Jonas and she starts to work in the office above her family's restaurant caught a touch a spice and it's about her and her she learns that her dad has set her up on this site called desi machen where Indian Prospero will send them like they're dating resume and she decides to go on these dates appease her dad and awesome maybe find love I did really enjoy this one for the Indian culture I always loved learning more about culture than they need to do more of it but it's definitely like I hate to love romance and I ate that up but overall it was okay it was a solid read which is why I gave it a three at five and I'd say if you're really into the hate to love romance trope much like myself I would check it out next up is the player next door by Kay Tucker I read this on eBook this is her newest release I believe it's self-published this is about a character named Scarlett who starts off in the novel she is like having a hot and heavy relationship with her boyfriend and her senior of high school and he breaks up with her suddenly and she is very heartbroken he moves on quickly things are not great and now like 10 years later she moves back home and she buys a house and she gets a job and then she learns that who was her neighbour but the guy that broke her heart ten years ago Shane and he wants to reconnect you know he was like I changed a lot since a teenager and she's very much not having it this is obviously a second chance of romance book and I liked it I didn't love it Scarlett was just so wishy-washy like I forgive you I don't I'm still mad about what happened 12 years ago but I'm just like which which is it but I mean I love Kate Tucker's writing I will read a lot of her books and I need to read a lot of her backless ones but again I like this one it was a solid one just not one of my favorites next up is the boyfriend project by Farrah Sean this is another debut novel if I'm not mistaken and this will keep on character named Sam aya who learns that she's being like two-timed catfished by a guy she's currently seeing and she shows up to this restaurant where he's on a date with another girl and another girl shows up that he's dating and pretty much all three of these women are like you're a horrible guy which yes he is and they decide hey let's be friends and like let's have this thing called the boyfriend project where we don't need any men we could focus on ourselves on what makes us happy of course the Maya does that a lot at work because she's in a tech field and she's very smart and she meets a new co-worker named Daniel and things happen from there I really like to samaya as a character she was a woman boss she knew who she was she was strong in her field and also talked about a lot about being a black woman in like the working field now hard it is to be there and obviously I don't know anything about that because I'm a white woman but I loved learning more about it and the struggles that they faced and you know I don't realize that but reading books that are about that really opens my eyes to it so I loved it for that and she was just such a strong and amazing character the relationship was super cute there was some lying going on with it but again a three out of five it was a solid romance book in my opinion next up is song below water by Bethany Seymour oh I believe I read this and all my overdrive app on my Kindle because I finally learned how to use overdrive for my library yeah this is a why a fantasy book that honestly reads a lot like contemporary please forgive me I forgot the characters names I am horrible but I have a character that is a black girl that is a siren and it's really frowned upon to be a siren like she has to keep her identity as a siren secret because people might kill her they just not it's frowned upon and a lot of black girls are sirens so it's about her learning how to deal with that and also trying to be honest with who she is and that she's a siren she's proud of being a siren we'd also follow her best friend like and there's and her sister pretty much and she is like a mermaid at this kind of I'm gonna say like Renaissance are kind of just a fair and she is learning maybe she's not quite human that there's something going on but you as a reader have to figure out and I did enjoy this one I gave it a three it was solid I thought I would say I would say my favorite part of it is the two characters like they were BFFs they were there for each other no matter what and I really loved a book that has such a strong friendship value also this talks a lot about the black lives matter movement which is very awesome to read about because that's very current right now in our life as it should be always and I loved reading about that how you know a lot of these siren woman or have to really fight for injustice and how it kind of parallels with the black lives matter movement and I did really enjoy it the cover is stunning and this is a debut novel and I really liked it overall so I gave it a 3 out of 5 next up is a Phoenix first must burn this is edited by Patricia Caldwell this is 16 stories of black girl magic resistance and hope I read is i buddy read this with Amy and Amy reads and we really enjoyed it I think overall my reading is the other three or four I can't quite figure out there were a lot of stories that I really loved in this one I loved Elizabeth Acevedo who surprised I loved for Tricia Cogswell's I pretty sure hers was the vampire one which looked I also loved Daniel Clayton's was a great one as well as Justina ireland's and Ibiza boys were great and there were a few in here that I did not really love but overall there was just a plot there are stories they were all kind of fantasy based there was one about vampires which hello I love there's one about these girls that would turn in like literal balls of fire that I loved so much there was one where it was like but girl had magic back in the slave 3 times and it was just a really amazing book a great why' anthology so I think over I'm gonna give it a 4 out of 5 because the majority of the stories I read I really loved in this is Anna K by Jenny Lee I believe I can I read this on overdrive through my library um this is a modern retelling of Anna Karenina if you asked my read that the answer is no I have not and I probably never will read it and this is very much a lot of people compare it to Gossip Girl which I would very much agree with because it's about these really wealthy people that live in New York and things like that we follow Anna K mmm-hmm and she is an Asian American and she her family is very rich and she like has these really two big dogs she those horses and then she meets this guy um count Vronsky I believe and he's kind of a player and they fall in love we also follow of other characters like Anna's brother and his brother's girlfriend and his brother's girlfriend sister okay it's good to say at first but the more you read it the more you get invested in it and it was very addicting I will say that at the end there is a second book that's coming out I forget what it's called I will definitely plan to read it because I enjoyed it like this was a fast pace I was invested in it throughout it all honestly so I liked it so I gave it a 4 out of 5 next up is the upside of falling by Alex light this is a wide contemporary book I read on eBook and this is a a lot of these books I've read so long ago that I've really forgotten a lot about them it's about two characters they fake date pretty much and they fall in love and it's just the epitome of really cute adorable wide embrace I loved it really reminded me a lot of to all the boys I've loved before where it's got that sugary sweet romance that I just literally eat up constantly so I love this one I think you and 4 out of 5 another 4 out of 5 the escape room by Megan I thought I borrowed this from my library I did read it read it physically but I've since had to return it it's a mystery flora that was really prominent last year and I finally read it this year it's about these four kind of business tycoon people that get stuck in an elevator and it's an escape room and we kind of follow them as they're trying to get out and also the secrets that they've had about like their business and its really really reminded me a lot of the wolf on Wall Street which I loathe that movie just because the sheer fact of how horrible the people weren't how money just drives you straight up evil that shows it this book shows it because all these people just wanted money money money and nothing like the more they got the more they wanted the more horrible they were they more they would backstab and do really wrong things and it was interesting to read about that and how they came to be that way and just how conniving and horrible they are and how money is truly the root of all evil I really do believe that there's a lot of evil things this world money is definitely one of them but this is the type of thriller book like if you want to read a book where you like hate all the characters you're just like I don't like carrot happens do you go for this one because you're gonna feel that way in this book but it was addicting I would honestly like a second book in this series because the way she left it off it could happen and I would like it so I give it a four out of five also is Megan Gordon's new book the night swim this one comes out in August and I also give this a four out of five this one is about like a podcast element into it we follow a character named Rachel I believe and she has this podcast called guilty or not guilty and this season our podcast she's actually following a real-life trail that is happening in this really small town where this girl has said that this guy committed rape on her and the town's Golden Boy and the town is split of what to believe and so rachel is following the trial like week by week case suddenly you call it hearing whatever and putting on our podcast also we have this other story than going on of a death that happened 20 years ago in the same small town of this girl's sister that said that she drowned but her sister knows that she did not drown that she was murdered so she kind of draws Rachel into this and tries to start telling her like I want this solved my sister was not drowned she was murdered so it's all about that it obviously if you can't tell deals a lot with the rape so if that is a sensitive subject which understandably so do not read this but it's very harrowing that is for sure but the podcast element with thriller books I love and will always recommend this one I thought was really good I did like this one much more than the escape room but the ending the ending was amazing imperfection honestly I loved it and to my three favorite books of the month take a hit Danny Brown bye take a hit Danny Brown bye tell you whoever it's the second book in the brown sisters I don't know exactly what it is the first book was get a life Chloe Brown this one flower sister Danny Brown who is a plus-sized bisexual English professor but shockingly pink hair and she is the best and basically what happens is she gets stuck in the elevator and the guy that she's friends with severe saves her the security guard and they pretty much fake date and I can go more into it but this video oh um they faked day in order to help him with this charity and of course real feelings happen and oh my goodness we all need a carrot we laugh is like the perfect man he is the softest of soft he reads he reads romance books and he loves that and he loves romance and Danny was such a strong sassy strong woman I said strong twice but she is strong strong so why not but I loved it 4 out of 5 might bump it up to 5 I adored this a ton if you if you want some really good romance books pick any tie every book this is like my third one by her and I'm obsessed with her books - 5 stars of the month I can't pick so I'm just gonna put both of them um home before dark by Riley Sager that's right I gave Riley Sager book a 5 out of 5 I was obsessed with this this book it's about this character what is your name her name's Maggie she lived in this really old house called bane Barry Hall when she was young like when she was 5 and her mom and dad lived there and it was like everyone said was haunted and then one night they just run away like in the dead of night from this house and her dad makes a book called house of horrors all about they're like two weeks in this house and how haunted and creepy an area was and Maggie's never believed it she's like there is nothing paranormal and now 25 years later her dad dies and he leaves her bein buried Hall she decides I'm gonna go back there and figure out what has happened like something has happened paranoia or not I'm gonna figure it out so it's all about that also in this book we have parts of her dad's novel a house of horror in it so it kind of coincides chapters one chapter Maggie's one chapter of house of horrors and I loved it a ton it's definitely a lot of her like is this horse his mystery I would say both with some paranormal aspects I loved it definitely a perfect book to read for Halloween like for Shore five out of five I was surprised by how much I loved it but I'm obsessed with it and then my favorite book of the month one of my favorites clap when you land by Elizabeth Acevedo this is her newest release it's written in verse and it is stunning we follow two girls one named Camino one named Yahiro one lives in the Dominican Republic one lives in New York sorry about my lighting the Sun is not working out for me and they share dad and they don't know that they share a dad much less that they don't even know that each other exists and then their dad dies on a flight from New York to Dominican Republic which this book is actually based on the flight because a flight like that did happen and a lot of people did die from New York Dominican Republic and so these two girls learned about their dad and who he really is and how he was living how he was leaning like a double life and they learned of each other's existence and it's all about family and race and a lot of other things and it was such a beautiful book like I said it's written in verse and it is stuck with me like I start a band we're ever going to call it so many things in this book I will share one of you that I really enjoyed mommy wanted me to be a lady sit up straight cross my ankles let men protect me papi wanted me to be a leader to think quick and strike hard to speak rarely but when I did to always be heard me laying chest taught me to be a queen as both deadly and graceful poised and ruthless quiet and cunning a queen officer hand to be kissed and can form it into a fist while smiling the whole damn time but what happens when those principles only apply in a game and in the rear I am not treated as a lady or a queen as a defender or an opponent but as a girl so many want to strike off the board that's just one of them like that but I keep thinking about that constantly so how do you recommend any of Elisabeth Acevedo books her books never let me down there yeah but those are all the 16 books I read are you tired of hearing me talk yet because I know I am but I would love to hear if you've read any of these if I inspired you to read any of these and let me know what you read this month thank you guys so much for watching and I will see you next video byehello everyone today I'm here to share with you all of the books I read in June I miss a lot I've read I've read 19 books in June I look let's be real here I've said it time and time these past cold months I've been reading a lot because of quarantine and at home you know school's out school's been out for a while we've been at home for a while so I have a lot of time to read well you know I'm playing with my kid or he's swinging things like that I'm so lucky to do that I know not a lot of people are lucky they still have to go out to work every day they still have to find sitters and daycares for their child so they can work so I do not take that for granted whatsoever so yes I read 19 books do I usually know it I think through the combination honestly is with the quarantine at home also with Kindle I've been reading so many books on my Kindle my e-reader it's been insanity so just know this is not the norm I'm usually not reading a lot like this at all but I'm happy that it's happening so I'll also with the passcode mom's I'm going to share with you first the net Gally books I've read because I like to do a video every single month where I really talk about the neck I like books I've read recently I really go into them because they're not out yet and I just like doing its own separate review so the Ford neck on the arcs I read this month were party of two by Jasmine Hilary I gave this a 4 out of 5 I really enjoyed it then I had you add me an Olaf I likes a stereo again 4 out of 5 I really love this one his-and-hers by Alice Feeny I give us 3 out of 5 I was okay as a mystery seller and lastly had a failed flirting by Denise Williams I gave a 5 out of 5 I cannot wait to read this one but it comes out like again in December now moving on to the books I read that we're not on that galley as always with this I will start with my least favorite working up to my favorite also with these I'm gonna try not to talk a lot about them because there's a lot of books and I've done a lot of like mashup reviews and recent reviews all a lot of these books like probably like around 12 of them or so so that's a lot so I'll link them down below book is crave by Tracy Wolfe I gave this a 3 out of 5 if I'm honest with myself it's probably a 2 out of 5 this if you can't tell is clearly like a Twilight ripoff and it is it's like about a girl that moves to Alaska and she goes this boarding school she learns maybe something paranormal is going on here you can guess it and we have this brooding vampire guy and it's just very self-aware I think but also like the plots really not that great the characters aren't that great the romance I did enjoy but I think you have to go into this not expecting a lot I read it what's crystal from Chris Murray books we both had a good time reading it because it was funny like it wasn't that great but I had a good time reading it and it's long but it flew through even though like nothing happened I don't know it's a series I will continue on with it I'd say if you're a really big vampire fan check it out but just don't expect it to be amazing and that's just my personal opinion next up I have and there were none by Agatha Christie if you don't know Agatha Christie is a classic mystery writer I gave this a 3 out of 5 I enjoyed it it's very short I wanted to read knack at the Christie book it's basically about these eight people that go to this island and they learn that they're getting cut off one by one and they don't know why and it is interesting the ending I thought was really good like it showed that Agatha Christie really does know how to write mystery but I could see where this was a really big and prominent novel back in the day when it was released but now I'm like it was okay but I think for a classic mystery I did really enjoy it next up I have the marriage game by Sarah decide this is a debut novel all about a character named Laila who Lewis back home to San Francisco after a really brutal big breakup with her boyfriend Jonas and she starts to work in the office above her family's restaurant caught a touch a spice and it's about her and her she learns that her dad has set her up on this site called desi machen where Indian Prospero will send them like they're dating resume and she decides to go on these dates appease her dad and awesome maybe find love I did really enjoy this one for the Indian culture I always loved learning more about culture than they need to do more of it but it's definitely like I hate to love romance and I ate that up but overall it was okay it was a solid read which is why I gave it a three at five and I'd say if you're really into the hate to love romance trope much like myself I would check it out next up is the player next door by Kay Tucker I read this on eBook this is her newest release I believe it's self-published this is about a character named Scarlett who starts off in the novel she is like having a hot and heavy relationship with her boyfriend and her senior of high school and he breaks up with her suddenly and she is very heartbroken he moves on quickly things are not great and now like 10 years later she moves back home and she buys a house and she gets a job and then she learns that who was her neighbour but the guy that broke her heart ten years ago Shane and he wants to reconnect you know he was like I changed a lot since a teenager and she's very much not having it this is obviously a second chance of romance book and I liked it I didn't love it Scarlett was just so wishy-washy like I forgive you I don't I'm still mad about what happened 12 years ago but I'm just like which which is it but I mean I love Kate Tucker's writing I will read a lot of her books and I need to read a lot of her backless ones but again I like this one it was a solid one just not one of my favorites next up is the boyfriend project by Farrah Sean this is another debut novel if I'm not mistaken and this will keep on character named Sam aya who learns that she's being like two-timed catfished by a guy she's currently seeing and she shows up to this restaurant where he's on a date with another girl and another girl shows up that he's dating and pretty much all three of these women are like you're a horrible guy which yes he is and they decide hey let's be friends and like let's have this thing called the boyfriend project where we don't need any men we could focus on ourselves on what makes us happy of course the Maya does that a lot at work because she's in a tech field and she's very smart and she meets a new co-worker named Daniel and things happen from there I really like to samaya as a character she was a woman boss she knew who she was she was strong in her field and also talked about a lot about being a black woman in like the working field now hard it is to be there and obviously I don't know anything about that because I'm a white woman but I loved learning more about it and the struggles that they faced and you know I don't realize that but reading books that are about that really opens my eyes to it so I loved it for that and she was just such a strong and amazing character the relationship was super cute there was some lying going on with it but again a three out of five it was a solid romance book in my opinion next up is song below water by Bethany Seymour oh I believe I read this and all my overdrive app on my Kindle because I finally learned how to use overdrive for my library yeah this is a why a fantasy book that honestly reads a lot like contemporary please forgive me I forgot the characters names I am horrible but I have a character that is a black girl that is a siren and it's really frowned upon to be a siren like she has to keep her identity as a siren secret because people might kill her they just not it's frowned upon and a lot of black girls are sirens so it's about her learning how to deal with that and also trying to be honest with who she is and that she's a siren she's proud of being a siren we'd also follow her best friend like and there's and her sister pretty much and she is like a mermaid at this kind of I'm gonna say like Renaissance are kind of just a fair and she is learning maybe she's not quite human that there's something going on but you as a reader have to figure out and I did enjoy this one I gave it a three it was solid I thought I would say I would say my favorite part of it is the two characters like they were BFFs they were there for each other no matter what and I really loved a book that has such a strong friendship value also this talks a lot about the black lives matter movement which is very awesome to read about because that's very current right now in our life as it should be always and I loved reading about that how you know a lot of these siren woman or have to really fight for injustice and how it kind of parallels with the black lives matter movement and I did really enjoy it the cover is stunning and this is a debut novel and I really liked it overall so I gave it a 3 out of 5 next up is a Phoenix first must burn this is edited by Patricia Caldwell this is 16 stories of black girl magic resistance and hope I read is i buddy read this with Amy and Amy reads and we really enjoyed it I think overall my reading is the other three or four I can't quite figure out there were a lot of stories that I really loved in this one I loved Elizabeth Acevedo who surprised I loved for Tricia Cogswell's I pretty sure hers was the vampire one which looked I also loved Daniel Clayton's was a great one as well as Justina ireland's and Ibiza boys were great and there were a few in here that I did not really love but overall there was just a plot there are stories they were all kind of fantasy based there was one about vampires which hello I love there's one about these girls that would turn in like literal balls of fire that I loved so much there was one where it was like but girl had magic back in the slave 3 times and it was just a really amazing book a great why' anthology so I think over I'm gonna give it a 4 out of 5 because the majority of the stories I read I really loved in this is Anna K by Jenny Lee I believe I can I read this on overdrive through my library um this is a modern retelling of Anna Karenina if you asked my read that the answer is no I have not and I probably never will read it and this is very much a lot of people compare it to Gossip Girl which I would very much agree with because it's about these really wealthy people that live in New York and things like that we follow Anna K mmm-hmm and she is an Asian American and she her family is very rich and she like has these really two big dogs she those horses and then she meets this guy um count Vronsky I believe and he's kind of a player and they fall in love we also follow of other characters like Anna's brother and his brother's girlfriend and his brother's girlfriend sister okay it's good to say at first but the more you read it the more you get invested in it and it was very addicting I will say that at the end there is a second book that's coming out I forget what it's called I will definitely plan to read it because I enjoyed it like this was a fast pace I was invested in it throughout it all honestly so I liked it so I gave it a 4 out of 5 next up is the upside of falling by Alex light this is a wide contemporary book I read on eBook and this is a a lot of these books I've read so long ago that I've really forgotten a lot about them it's about two characters they fake date pretty much and they fall in love and it's just the epitome of really cute adorable wide embrace I loved it really reminded me a lot of to all the boys I've loved before where it's got that sugary sweet romance that I just literally eat up constantly so I love this one I think you and 4 out of 5 another 4 out of 5 the escape room by Megan I thought I borrowed this from my library I did read it read it physically but I've since had to return it it's a mystery flora that was really prominent last year and I finally read it this year it's about these four kind of business tycoon people that get stuck in an elevator and it's an escape room and we kind of follow them as they're trying to get out and also the secrets that they've had about like their business and its really really reminded me a lot of the wolf on Wall Street which I loathe that movie just because the sheer fact of how horrible the people weren't how money just drives you straight up evil that shows it this book shows it because all these people just wanted money money money and nothing like the more they got the more they wanted the more horrible they were they more they would backstab and do really wrong things and it was interesting to read about that and how they came to be that way and just how conniving and horrible they are and how money is truly the root of all evil I really do believe that there's a lot of evil things this world money is definitely one of them but this is the type of thriller book like if you want to read a book where you like hate all the characters you're just like I don't like carrot happens do you go for this one because you're gonna feel that way in this book but it was addicting I would honestly like a second book in this series because the way she left it off it could happen and I would like it so I give it a four out of five also is Megan Gordon's new book the night swim this one comes out in August and I also give this a four out of five this one is about like a podcast element into it we follow a character named Rachel I believe and she has this podcast called guilty or not guilty and this season our podcast she's actually following a real-life trail that is happening in this really small town where this girl has said that this guy committed rape on her and the town's Golden Boy and the town is split of what to believe and so rachel is following the trial like week by week case suddenly you call it hearing whatever and putting on our podcast also we have this other story than going on of a death that happened 20 years ago in the same small town of this girl's sister that said that she drowned but her sister knows that she did not drown that she was murdered so she kind of draws Rachel into this and tries to start telling her like I want this solved my sister was not drowned she was murdered so it's all about that it obviously if you can't tell deals a lot with the rape so if that is a sensitive subject which understandably so do not read this but it's very harrowing that is for sure but the podcast element with thriller books I love and will always recommend this one I thought was really good I did like this one much more than the escape room but the ending the ending was amazing imperfection honestly I loved it and to my three favorite books of the month take a hit Danny Brown bye take a hit Danny Brown bye tell you whoever it's the second book in the brown sisters I don't know exactly what it is the first book was get a life Chloe Brown this one flower sister Danny Brown who is a plus-sized bisexual English professor but shockingly pink hair and she is the best and basically what happens is she gets stuck in the elevator and the guy that she's friends with severe saves her the security guard and they pretty much fake date and I can go more into it but this video oh um they faked day in order to help him with this charity and of course real feelings happen and oh my goodness we all need a carrot we laugh is like the perfect man he is the softest of soft he reads he reads romance books and he loves that and he loves romance and Danny was such a strong sassy strong woman I said strong twice but she is strong strong so why not but I loved it 4 out of 5 might bump it up to 5 I adored this a ton if you if you want some really good romance books pick any tie every book this is like my third one by her and I'm obsessed with her books - 5 stars of the month I can't pick so I'm just gonna put both of them um home before dark by Riley Sager that's right I gave Riley Sager book a 5 out of 5 I was obsessed with this this book it's about this character what is your name her name's Maggie she lived in this really old house called bane Barry Hall when she was young like when she was 5 and her mom and dad lived there and it was like everyone said was haunted and then one night they just run away like in the dead of night from this house and her dad makes a book called house of horrors all about they're like two weeks in this house and how haunted and creepy an area was and Maggie's never believed it she's like there is nothing paranormal and now 25 years later her dad dies and he leaves her bein buried Hall she decides I'm gonna go back there and figure out what has happened like something has happened paranoia or not I'm gonna figure it out so it's all about that also in this book we have parts of her dad's novel a house of horror in it so it kind of coincides chapters one chapter Maggie's one chapter of house of horrors and I loved it a ton it's definitely a lot of her like is this horse his mystery I would say both with some paranormal aspects I loved it definitely a perfect book to read for Halloween like for Shore five out of five I was surprised by how much I loved it but I'm obsessed with it and then my favorite book of the month one of my favorites clap when you land by Elizabeth Acevedo this is her newest release it's written in verse and it is stunning we follow two girls one named Camino one named Yahiro one lives in the Dominican Republic one lives in New York sorry about my lighting the Sun is not working out for me and they share dad and they don't know that they share a dad much less that they don't even know that each other exists and then their dad dies on a flight from New York to Dominican Republic which this book is actually based on the flight because a flight like that did happen and a lot of people did die from New York Dominican Republic and so these two girls learned about their dad and who he really is and how he was living how he was leaning like a double life and they learned of each other's existence and it's all about family and race and a lot of other things and it was such a beautiful book like I said it's written in verse and it is stuck with me like I start a band we're ever going to call it so many things in this book I will share one of you that I really enjoyed mommy wanted me to be a lady sit up straight cross my ankles let men protect me papi wanted me to be a leader to think quick and strike hard to speak rarely but when I did to always be heard me laying chest taught me to be a queen as both deadly and graceful poised and ruthless quiet and cunning a queen officer hand to be kissed and can form it into a fist while smiling the whole damn time but what happens when those principles only apply in a game and in the rear I am not treated as a lady or a queen as a defender or an opponent but as a girl so many want to strike off the board that's just one of them like that but I keep thinking about that constantly so how do you recommend any of Elisabeth Acevedo books her books never let me down there yeah but those are all the 16 books I read are you tired of hearing me talk yet because I know I am but I would love to hear if you've read any of these if I inspired you to read any of these and let me know what you read this month thank you guys so much for watching and I will see you next video bye\n"