halfway through the year, what books have i loved and hated? | Mid-Year Freak Out Tag '24

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Books Mentioned

Honeybloods - I.S. Belle
Honeybites - I.S. Belle
Saving Noah - Lucinda Berry
Honey - Isabel Banta
Infaust - T.D. Cloud
The Saint of Heartbreak - Morgan Dante
Unholy With Eyes Like Wolves - Morgan Dante
Faebound - Saara El-Arifi
The Lifeline - Tom Ellen
The Crack at the Heart of Everything - Fiona Fenn
I AM AI - Ai Jiang
Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll
That's Not My Name - Megan Lally
Only A Monster - Vanessa Len
Never A Hero - Vanessa Len
The Shadows Between Us - Tricia Levenseller
The Arrival of Someday - Jen Malone
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Shubeik Lubeik - Deena Mohamed (also being published as Your Wish Is My Command)
The Last Devil to Die - Richard Osman
The Sins On Their Bones - Laura R. Samotin
The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields
Nightwatching - Tracy Sierra
False Confidence - Sophie Snow
Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas
Diavola - Jennifer Thorne
Broken Dolls - Mique Watson
Them - Mique Watson
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth - Andrew Joseph White
Saga, Vol. 11 - Brian K. Vaughan

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro
01:37 How has your reading been going?
03:09 Best book(s) you've read so far in 2023
17:07 Best sequel you've read so far in 2023
17:57 Favourite Re-Read
19:29 Genre you've been loving / reading the most
20:02 New release you haven't read yet, but want to
20:54 Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
24:15 Biggest disappointment
27:33 Biggest surprise
30:26 Favourite new author (debut or new to you)
31:53 Newest favourite character
33:36 Book that made you cry
36:05 Book that made you happy
36:30 Book that made you angry
39:17 Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year
40:02 What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
42:04 Favourite video that you've made so far this year
43:37 Favourite book community members