Last week was round 6 of Contemporaryathon! Here’s what I ended up reading ♥

So in general, I had a pretty solid reading week last week. However I totally fell off the contemporary bandwagon about half way through 😅 I don’t know if it was because I wasn’t loving the contemporary books I was choosing but all I wanted to read was historical or fantasy… here’s what I did end up completing/DNF-ing!

1. Unbreakable (Cloverleigh Farms #4) by Melanie Harlow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Challenges: None 🙈

Okay so this one didn’t actually fit any challenges 😂 But it came out on the first day of Contemporaryathon (Monday the 10th) and I absolutely had to read it immediately. And I’m so glad I did because this is my new favorite of the series! It did have a plot device that I don’t loooove but it was minor enough (mentioned in the epilogue) that I can look past it.

2. A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes #4) by Brittany Cavallaro ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Challenges: Green on the cover, Illustrated Cover

I loved this series! In fact, I think this final book is my favorite of the series. I just love Charlotte and Jamie so much and was definitely holding back tears by the end. I listened to the entire series on audio and really enjoyed the narration! So if you’re looking for an audiobook/series to binge I highly recommend this one!

3. Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough – DNF

Challenges: Dark/Hard Hitting

I was lucky enough to receive an arc copy of this from William Morrow via Netgalley. However I only made it 33% through this one before calling it quits. This book literally reads like the script to an episode of The Real Housewives. It was so boring and unlikeable that I dreaded picking it up. Definitely not a book for me.

4. All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney – DNF

Challenges: New to Me Author, Diverse

I only made it about a third of the way through this before I decided not to continue. I’ve been brutal this year with dnf-ing… But this YA contemporary just wasn’t working for me. I had a hard time caring or relating to a relationship between 16 year old kids. And then commentary felt so heavy handed. Just wasn’t for me.

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If you participated in Contemporaryathon, how did your reading go? Hopefully it was better than mine!

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