Saturday, December 31, 2022

2022 Year in Review

Hello friends!! Happy New Year’s Eve / Happy New Year to you all! So this post is more like yearly warp up since I have not post a monthly wrap since February 2022.

Stats for 2020

  • 44,194 pages read
  • 180 books read
  • Shortest Book: 22 pages
  • Longest Book: 678 pages
  • Average book length in 2022: 248 pages
  • My average rating for 2022: 3.1 stars

Books read in March: 23
Books read in April: 27
Books read in May: 17
Books read in June: 20
Books read in July: 10
Books read in August: 9
Books read in September: 16
Books read in October: 13
Books read in November: 10
Books read in December: 6

Happy New Year and may your 2023 be filled with good health, happiness, love, joy and, of course, books.

xoxo,
Shon

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

BEST MM ROMANCE NOVELS OF 2022

MM Romance novels make up 99% of the books I reads.

I find the world of MM Romance is quite expansive. It has most (if not all) of the tropes you’d find in a MF romance novels and layered with tension and angst that can only be found in a same-sex relationship.

These stories engaging and compelling stories will have you invested in seeing these characters fight their demons and find their happily ever after together.

If you have yet to experience the amazingness that is MM romance novels, I would suggest you start now. I highly recommend every single book on this list.


  • Studious (IOU #2) by Leslie McAdam This was fun!  A cute take on the nerd/playboy trope. Things I like: virgin MC, playboy MC & office romance.
  • Hostile by Nicole Dykes Opposites attract. I loved this.
  • Never Trust a Guy With Fangs (Covens of Eaton Falls #1) by Mia Monroe This was a lot to take in. This was so out of my comfort zone. You name it and this book had it. I take that back the only thing missing where werewolves or shapeshifters.
  • Break Me Daddy (Mafia Daddies #1) by Skyler Snow I'm not big fun of DDlb books. But I really enjoyed this one.
  • About Last Knight (Knoxton Knights #1) by Michaela Cole I really enjoyed this book! I usually stay away from high school books, and I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it!
  • Necessary Evils Series by Onley James This series is now my latest obsession.
  • Nice Catching You (Bethesda Barracudas Hockey #1) by Ryan Taylor and Joshua Harwood I really enjoyed this one. It was very different from other sports romance that I had read.
  • Frat Wars: King of Thieves (Frat Wars #1) by Saxon James This was a really cute. It's very low-angst.
  • Bruised But Not Broken (Spark of Hope #1) by Nicole Dykes This was a super sweet, bi-awakening.
  • One Step From The Dark by S.L. Dieruf A Kindle Vella series that has completed about a closeted cop and a closeted mob boss.
  • Fight Me Daddy (Mafia Daddies #2) by Skyler Snow A fun and smutty read. I really enjoyed it.
  • Off the Field Duet Series by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams Love this story
  • P.S. I Loathe You by Isla Olsen Loved, loved, loved this one!
  • Dysfunctional by Isabel Lucero I might have read this 2 time this year. Two serial killers who fall for one another what more can you ask for.
  • The Dragon King's Assassin (The Dragons of Serai #1) by Amy Sumida I really enjoyed this story.
  • Chasing Shadows (Daemons of San DeLain #1) by M.A. Church A great start to a new series!
  • How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy by A.J. Sherwood I've thoroughly enjoyed everything I've read by AJ Sherwood, and this was no exception.
  • Cracks in the Ice (Mohegan U Hockey #1) by Ryan Taylor and Joshua Harwood This was a super sweet, bi-awakening.
  • Changing His Tune (The Road to Rocktoberfest 2022) by Blake Allwood This was just so cute.
  • Learning Curve (Franklin U #6) by N.R. Walker My favorite as of today, from this series. Mainly because this is the only book in the series that I did not DNF.
  • Kismet by Ashley James I've thoroughly enjoyed everything I've read by Ashley James, and this was no exception.
  • Football Royalty (Franklin U #8) by Eden Finley At this post I will read anything by Eden Finley.
  • Holiday Fling by Crystal Lacy A really super cute, sexy, and fun holiday read.

xoxo,
Shon