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Mein Lesemonat September 🙃

Mehr gehört als gelesen. Viele tolle Protas kennengelernt und in spannende, unterschiedliche Welten abgetaucht.

Ein schöner Monat mit vielen tollen Büchern ❤️

#lesemonat #septemper #bücher #lesen #hörbücher

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B O O K R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S
Like This, Read That !

Y’all know I am a sucker for reading books with similar tropes and feelings.

I know exactly what I like in my romance books and I typically don’t steer away from what I like. I have tried to branch out more this year but I always go back to what I love !

Are there any books here that you have a similar recommendation for ?

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Dziś w #okBoomer, czyli #StareAleJare, chciałabym Wam przypomnieć książkę, przy której mam trochę żalu do naszego rynku wydawniczego.

„Więcej niż my” Jay McLean, wydane u nas przez Wydawnictwo Kobiece.

Książka ukazała się w Polsce w 2018 roku i jest początkiem serii, której — niestety — chyba nie będzie nam dane poznać u nas w całości.

A szkoda. Ogromna.

Bo jak dla mnie to jedno z najlepszych Young/New Adult, jakie czytałam.

Historia Jake’a i Mikayli naprawdę zostaje w głowie.

Mikayla miała przeżyć idealny wieczór. Szkolny bal, piękna sukienka, wspomnienia na całe życie… i rzeczywiście tej nocy nie zapomni nigdy. Tyle że z powodów, których nikt nie chciałby doświadczyć.

W ciągu kilku godzin jej świat rozpada się na kawałki.

I właśnie wtedy pojawia się Jake.

Nowo poznany chłopak, który staje się dla niej wsparciem w momencie, kiedy wszystko inne przestaje mieć sens. On i jego rodzina dają Mikayli coś, czego desperacko potrzebuje — poczucie, że nie została zupełnie sama.

Ale „Więcej niż my” to nie tylko romans.

To historia o stracie, żałobie, próbie poskładania siebie od nowa i o tym, że czasem uczucie pojawia się dokładnie wtedy, kiedy człowiek jest przekonany, że nie ma już w sobie miejsca na nic więcej.

I właśnie za to tak bardzo ją pamiętam.

Jake i Mikayla mają w sobie coś, co sprawia, że od ich historii naprawdę trudno się oderwać. Jest emocjonalnie, momentami boleśnie, ale też pięknie i bardzo romantycznie.

Naprawdę żałuję, że ta seria nie dostała u nas pełnej szansy, bo zasługiwała na znacznie więcej.

Jeśli lubicie stare dobre Young/New Adult, historie pełne emocji i bohaterów, których chce się zapamiętać — dajcie tej książce szansę.

Kto czytał „Więcej niż my”? I czy Wy też tak mocno pokochaliście Jake’a i Mikaylę? 💜

#okBoomer #StareAleJare #WięcejNiżMy #JayMcLean #WydawnictwoKobiece #YoungAdult #NewAdult #Romans #KsiążkowaNostalgia #NieTylkoNowości #KsiążkowePolecajki #CzytamBoLubię #gypsygirlrecenzuje

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September is over, and I read some amazing books this month! 😍

I wanted to share my September reads with you all, along with a little review of each one in the slides.

Have you read any of these? Let me know which ones, or if any are going on your TBR! 🩷🩷

This one really surprised me! I realized it was published back in 2022 and somehow I had never heard of this author before but I’m sooo happy I discovered her through this book!

Love & Panic by @romancebyraina is a really emotional romance that deals with some intense topics, including OCD, anxiety, depression, grief, and alcohol abuse. I thought Raina handled these topics really well, and I especially loved how much care went into developing Natalie’s journey.

The story follows Natalie, who has become increasingly isolated after a series of personal tragedies and struggles with severe anxiety and OCD. Then there’s Dean, a former pediatric surgeon who is dealing with his own grief, addiction, and a lot of emotional baggage. Their paths cross unexpectedly, and what starts as an unlikely friendship slowly develops into something more.

I really loved the contrast between them and how they both had to confront their own fears and pasts before they could really let themselves have a chance at love. There’s also plenty of banter, some very sweet moments, and just the right amount of humor to balance all the heavier parts.

I highly recommend this one if you like:
- slow burn
- grumpy × sunshine
- friends to lovers
- mutual dislike to lovers
- emotional romances
- characters working through difficult pasts
- good amount of angst with an HEA

⚠️ TW: anxiety, OCD, depression, grief/family loss, alcohol abuse, strong language.

Lucas by @jaymcleanauthor was such an emotional read. It’s part of the Preston Brothers series, where each book tells the story of one of the Preston brothers, and this one follows Lucas, the oldest.

I went into this one expecting a friends-to-lovers romance, but I definitely wasn’t prepared for how much this story would make me feel.

Lucas and Laney have been best friends since they were kids, and I absolutely loved watching their relationship grow over the years. There’s s

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Special Edition books Part 1📚

I have so many amazing special edition books, and I wanted to highlight them! All of the artists do such amazing jobs, and I love having these as part of my collection!

#specialeditionbooks #bookbox #specialeditions #bookcollection #booklover

Owlcrate edition of Bride and Mate and also Deep End! I love the reversible dust jackets and hardcover art (options!). These are my favorite books by Ali Hazelwood so I’m so happy to have these special editions!

Eternal Embers Charming Like Us and the Whatever is Takes and Wherever you are duo. The Love Story Society edition of Burn Bright.

I absolutely love all of Krista and Becca Ritchie’s books and am so happy to have these special editions! Whatever it Takes and Wherever you Are have character notes inside the book📝 Burn Bright is one of my favorite books, so I love having a SE of it!

Books for a Cause Lucas, Logan, and Leo.

I love supporting a box for a great cause, and also getting SE books of one of my favorite series at the same time! And these covers are absolutely gorgeous. If you haven’t read this series, what are you doing?

Owlcrate edition of First Time Caller! So pretty💕

The Love Story Society editions of Good Spirits and Grim Tidings. Perfect holiday reads👻🎄

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september reading wrap!! so much good books this month and i felt very productive in reading #books #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookrecommendations #fypage

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me vs them (goodreads) in a game of favorites by author!

I did this a little different and i had fun doing it!

Do we have any of the same favorites?

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Sometimes you read books and they just change your life✨

#romancereadersofinstagram #romancebookstagrammer #peaklifemoments #sportsromancebooks #smalltownromancebooks

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❤️Merch Monday ❤️

QOTD: anyone else exhausted? Just me?? 😂

AOTD: I am traveling the next four weeks and I’m already exhausted just thinking about it😂. But I will be traveling in style with this bookish sweatshirt from @thebrightsidecandles (books pictured are Logan by @jaymcleanauthor and whispers of you by @catherinecowlesauthor - how pretty are the edges??)

Have you bought any bookish merch lately? You can use code BUBBS10 to save❤️

#bookstaexplore #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookphotos #readersofbookstagram

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Thanks to @ms.bookobsession for giving me this idea!!! I love these books and authors so much, it’s crazy to think how many amazing opportunities for the books I love I’ve had. I’m so grateful.
PLEASE DON’T ROB ME, like what would I look at every night before bed?? 😔 P.S. I miss you Jay McLean!!!!!!!

Books mentioned:
Giana Darling - Fallen Men Series (woman covers)
Jay McLean - Boy Toy Chronicles & Kick Push, Coast series
Nicole Fiorina - Hollow Heathens, Bone Island, and Stay With Me series special editions, Oliver Masters poetry book
What are some special books y’all have?? Let me know! ♥️ #gianadarling #nicolefiorina #jaymclean #specialeditionbooks #fypシ

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Quando una lettura finisce troppo presto 📚
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#darknessmatters di @jaymcleanauthor
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Se nel complesso la lettura mi è piaciuta e mi sono ritrovata a divorarla in pochissimo tempo, l’ho trovata troppo breve: per mia curiosità, avrei gradito sapere qualcosa in più, ma a livello proprio di trama il tutto si ferma in un punto ben preciso per un motivo che il libro comunque spiega.
Pazienza :/
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#bookstagramitalia #bookstagram #bookstagramita #romance #newadult #romancebooks #newadultromance #romanzo #book #booklover #bookreview

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Some books just live rent free in your head…some just make you FEEL something that can never be recreated. These did that for me. 🙌🏽

Thank you,
@jaymcleanauthor @helenahunting @teaganhunterwrites @rebeccajenshak @rebeccayarros @authoradrianalocke @melanie_harlow @authortlouise @monicamurphyauthor @devneyperry @kristenproby @authorlenahendrix @ellekennedyauthor @authorelsiesilver @catherinecowlesauthor @corinnemichaels

for your stories, I’ll forever be grateful! 🫶🏼

#romancereader #bookstacks #romancebookstagrammer #smalltownromancebooks #sportsromance

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