What makes a 5 star read for me?
- The writing needs to be
excellent. Great plot, perfect pacing, wonderful character development,
well researched world building..
- I have to love both the hero and the heroine.
- When I'm reading, my breath needs to catch. It needs to make me oooh and aaah, gasp, put the book down to take a deep breath, then pick it back up again to keep going.
- This one is rather subjective, but the book needs to hit me at the right time and mood too. Sometimes a book can be 5 stars without all of the above just because I was in the mood for it. Right time, right place, right book.
- I have to "can't stop talking about it" and raving my friend Bambi's ear off about it.
- I have to "can't stop thinking about it". The book needs to stay with me, keep my brain going, haunt me, and cause a book hangover like no other. Maybe even make it impossible for me to read another book for a few days.
- It can be so moving, it makes me cry. Yes, please, ruin my make up!
- I have to love both the hero and the heroine.
- When I'm reading, my breath needs to catch. It needs to make me oooh and aaah, gasp, put the book down to take a deep breath, then pick it back up again to keep going.
- This one is rather subjective, but the book needs to hit me at the right time and mood too. Sometimes a book can be 5 stars without all of the above just because I was in the mood for it. Right time, right place, right book.
- I have to "can't stop talking about it" and raving my friend Bambi's ear off about it.
- I have to "can't stop thinking about it". The book needs to stay with me, keep my brain going, haunt me, and cause a book hangover like no other. Maybe even make it impossible for me to read another book for a few days.
- It can be so moving, it makes me cry. Yes, please, ruin my make up!
So what was exceptional for my 2015? Not in any particular order ....
By The Sword and The King's Man by Alison Stuart
My full review of By The Sword
My full review of The King's Man
Going Back For Romeo by L L Muir
My full review of Going Back For Romeo
The Edge of Courage and Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine
My full review of The Edge of Courage
Behind The Scandal by M A Stacie
My full review of Behind The Scandal
Love at Stake by Victoria Davies
Waking the Dragon by Juliette Cross
My full review of Waking the Dragon
Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh
My full review of Rock Redemption
As a bonus, this is the book where I had the most fun reading and the most fun reviewing this year. Loved it and giggled my way through the whole thing. I was on a reading and reviewing high for a while after thing one.
Taken by the Sheikh by Mel Tescho, Christina Phillips and Cathleen Ross (4 stars)
My full review of Taken by the Sheikh
There you have it. These are the books which got my stingy, stingy, 5 stars. Don't get me wrong, the 4 star books were great too but they didn't quite pack the punch of my 5 star reads.
What about you? What were your 5 star reads for 2015?
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