My top ten reads of 2021

Cordelia, James and Lucie must follow the trail of a knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie plans to raise the dead, Cordelia has sworn a dangerous oath to a mysterious power…and James fears that he himself may be the killer they seek.

Genre: low fantasy | historical | YA

Series: The Last Hours #2

My thoughts: This one really hurt my heart…

Ruben and Zach are members of the boy-band Saturday, and on a relentless tour of Europe, their already close friendship evolves into romance. But with cracks starting to show in the band, and management that wants to keep them in the closet, how can they stop the world coming between them?

Genre: contemporary | LGBTQ+ | YA

Series: (stand alone)

My thoughts: Consumed within a single night!

Darcy Phillips has a secret: she is behind infamous locker 89, providing an anonymous, relationship advice service at school. But when her identity is uncovered by Alexander Brougham, she strikes a deal: in exchange for him keeping her secret, Darcy will help him win his ex back. What could go wrong?

Genre: contemporary | LGBTQ+ | YA

Series: (stand alone)

My thoughts: Entertaining to the EXTREME!!

Reeling from recent revelations, Dom fails the latent competency test. If that wasn’t bad enough, someone from his past is stalking him and latents are being murdered. With his control slipping, his trick breaking free, and the shadows rising, Dom is coming undone. And for unstable latents, there’s only one way out…

Genre: paranormal | LGBTQ+

Series: Shadows of London #2

My thoughts: Gobbled this up and left hungry for more!!

Elantris was a place of glory, home to people transformed into demigods by the Shaod. But when its magic failed, Elantris rotted, and its people became powerless wrecks. In the new capital, a princess arrives ready to seal a political alliance with a wedding. But Raoden, her husband-to-be, is dead. Or is he?

Genre: epic fantasy

Series: Elantris #1

My thoughts: This is fantasy at its absolute best!!

Outmanoeuvred, framed for murder, and targeted by the Dominion Sect, Patrick has to face a past full of lies. When Jono’s worst fear comes to life, and he loses the one person he can’t live without, the only option left is to fight. But Patrick and Jono will learn the hard way that some sins never wash clean…

Genre: paranormal | LGBTQ+

Series: Soulbound #6

My thoughts: Glued to each page from start to finish.

The Boundary is whole again, but it may be too late. Banes now stalk Andarra. Political machinations come to a head. Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate as they try to undo Asha’s sacrifice. And Caeden must face the consequences of his centuries-old plan, devastated by how it must end…

Genre: epic fantasy

Series: The Licanius Trilogy #3

My thoughts: This book utterly destroyed me. I knew it would.

Rand al’Thor strives to bind the nations of the world to his will, to ready the forces of Light for the Last Battle. But there are other powers that seek to command the war against the Dark One. And as the realms fall into chaos, the Forsaken and the servants of the Dark plan their assault on the Dragon Reborn…

Genre: epic fantasy

Series: The Wheel of Time #6

My thoughts: I read most of The Wheel of Time this year, and while I didn’t rate or review the books individually, the series as a whole was definitely a top read! Lord of Chaos stands out to me as one of the best instalments.

After the Ritual of Night, everything has changed. The wizard Relos Var and the demon Xaltorath are progressing their plans to free and control the King of Demons. For Kihrin and his friends, stopping their enemies is looking unlikely…because they’re now trapped in the same prison as the King of Demons himself.

Genre: epic fantasy | LGBTQ+

Series: A Chorus of Dragons #4

My thoughts: This one broke a long reading drought!!

For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity. Even the Silver Order couldn’t stem the tide, and now only Gabriel de León remains. Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of the quest for humanity’s only hope: the Holy Grail.

Genre: dark fantasy

Series: Empire of the Vampire #1

My thoughts: I think this book broke my 5 star system…