This is our first year participating in the Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag! It’s a little late this year, but with a ongoing pandemic and other commitments, we’ve been a little behind on our posts. We still wanted to let you see what we’ve been up to for the first half of the year though!
| Danielle | Rachael | Skyler | |
| Best book you’ve read so far in 2020 | Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee | Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross | The Deep by Rivers Solomon |
| Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2020 | The Plea by Steve Cavanagh | Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake | N/A |
| New release you haven’t read yet but want to | The Shadows by Alex North | The Damned by Renée Ahdieh | Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia |
| Most anticipated release for the second half of the year | How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black | Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons | Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline |
| Biggest disappointment | The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller | Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes | Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Novel |
| Biggest surprise | Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Shielded by KayLynn Flanders | The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelide |
| Favorite new author (debut or new to you) | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Rebecca Ross | Abigail Hing Wen |
| Newest fictional crush | Tavin san Markahn from The Merciful Crow | Damon from Sisters of Sword and Song | Augustus Everett of Beach Read |
| Newest favorite character | Sirscha Ashwyn from Forest of Souls | Pippa Fitz-Amobi from The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder | Stevie Bell of Truly Devious Series |
| Book that made you cry | N/A | The Midnight Star by Marie Lu | The Deep by Rivers Solomon |
| Book that made you happy | Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee | The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill | Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert |
| Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received) | Owlcrate’s edition of All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace | FairyLoot’s edition of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust | N/A |
| What books do you need to read by the end of the year? | 1. Goddess in the Machine 2. Fable 3. Queen of Volts 4. Ruthless Gods 5. Blood & Honey | 1. Bone Crier’s Moon 2. Winterwood 3. Crooked Kingdom 4. The Winner’s Curse 5. The Toll | 1. Imitations 2. The City We Became 3. Mexican Gothic 4. You Had Me at Hola 5. Ready Player Two |
Did you participate in the Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag? If so, share one book from your list in the comment. Be sure to link your blog post or video in the comments, so we can see yours as well!
Always,
Bookish Lovers
(Danielle, Rachael, and Skyler)
Always, Bookish Lovers 