It's that time again! One again Sophie at Beware of the Reader is kicking off December with daily prompts for all of the years' best reads. And this time she's joined by Bookstagrammers @sophiesreadingcorner, @pavlinamich, @eliz_white, and @utcabookblog. This is my third year participating and I'm excited to take part again.
DAY 11: BEST SERIES
Best series goes to The Arrowood Brothers series by Corinne Michaels. Yeah, the second book had me wanting to knock the main character's heads together (I mean, seriously, these two could not get their act together - they desperately needed me to knock some sense into them), but overall the series was filled with likable characters, super emotional twists (that I live for), swoony heroes, strong female leads, some humor, and HEA's all around.
DAY 12: BEST ANTI HERO
This one was a no-brainer. Because when it comes to anti-heroes there were none that personified the "anti" part of that title more fully than the guys in T.M. Frazier's King series. King, Bear and Preppy all operate on the wrong side of the law. They are no strangers to violence and have their own moral code and brand of justice. In any other story they would be the "bad guys", but I loved delving into their world and seeing what made them tick.
DAY 13: BEST DIVERSE CAST
Representing not only a POC (Mexican) main character and LGBT characters (both main characters are gay), The Music of What Happens also delivered a bittersweet story with plenty of humor and heart.
DAY 14: BEST SECONDARY CHARACTER(S)
The Girl in the Love Song was angsty AF but it also came with a heaping helping of secondary characters that I seriously loved. Main character Miller's friendship with Ronan and Holden was a total highlight for me and provided a "found family" aspect that was perfection.
HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS?
ARE YOU TAKING PART IN #BESTREADSOF2020?
These end of year best-of's are fun. :)
ReplyDeleteI live for end-of-year lists. :)
DeleteMy sister raves about Emma Scott, I really must try one of her books!
ReplyDeleteI love her books but prepare for all the angst. LOL
DeleteI love seeing your end of year features here. I so NEED to read Corinne Michaels, and I agree about anti heroe's from T.M. Frazier, great work there.
ReplyDeleteThanks Renee! You definitely need to give Corinne Michaels a try!
DeleteI haven't read any of these! You have convinced me that I need to read Corinne Michaels and I think I have seen a lot of good things about King.
ReplyDeleteCorinne Michaels has really become a new favorite this year.
DeleteKing, Bear, and Preppy definitely fit the anti-hero spot well. Those three...
ReplyDeleteRight? I read their books and sit there thinking "How am I okay with this stuff?" LOL
DeleteI have a book by Corrine Michaels I still need to read!
ReplyDeleteShe's really become a new favorite of mine!
DeleteI haven't read any of these books yet but we're taking part on Instagram where we can ♥. I have Come Back for Me on my tbr, here's hoping I love that book as much as you!
ReplyDeleteJen @ Star-Crossed Book Blog
I'll be excited too see what you think of Come Back For Me if/when you get to it!
DeleteI loved The Music of What Happens!
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
That was such a good story. I was glad I saw Sam's review which prompted me to read it.
DeleteWhat you are saying is that I need to get back to Corinne's series pronto? LOL And I agree with you on Ronan and Holden!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's pretty much what I'm saying! LOL
DeleteYou are really selling me on that Arrowood Brothers series. I mean, you are calling it your best of 2020. It must be good!
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely the best series I read in 2020! :)
DeleteThe Arrowood Brothers sounds really good. Those sexy covers don't hurt either, lol.
ReplyDeleteThe covers are all total eye candy! :)
DeleteI love a good bad guy! Anti-heroes are yummy. I still haven't read King (or any other in that series) but it's still on my list! ;)
ReplyDeleteI never used to understand the draw of a good anti-hero but I'm all for it now. :)
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