Actually meeting some of them and after getting to grips with Whatsapp talking to them as well. My highs were continuing to interact with a terrific group of people who in the main were supportive and positive about each other, and meeting more people.

What were your high and lows on line this year?

On the whole I think that it can be a really difficult balance to get right in the digital age, promoting your book. I was swayed by the hype for In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish, and I think that because my expectations were so high it couldn’t live up to the hype. There was a lot of hype around Sutphin Boulevard, but for me it was totally justified, the urban grittiness of the setting and the rather sweet love story of characters who felt real was rather special.

So books like Crash and Burn by Abigail Roux, which was massively hyped, I didn’t read as I didn’t enjoy the couple of books in the series that I read. T his is a hard one, I generally read what either what I want to, or what we want to review for the blog. Many books were hyped this year – did you find the hype to be reflective of the actual quality of the book? Which stood up to the hype and which didn’t? It’s not perfect but it was brave and beautiful. I’d like to give an honorable mention to Cam Girl by Leah Raeder, because months after reading it, I can still remember the emotion it stirred up. Clever informed writing by KJ who gets better with each book. Another book that didn’t dodge difficult subjects, and in Michael I found my protagonist of the year.Ī Seditious Affair- KJ Charles. Dealt with issues that are very much close to my heart, in a non patronising way. I totally loved this.įocus on me – Megan Ericsson.

I have changed this about 10 times !Ĭhampion of the Scarlet Wolf 2 – Ginn Hale. That’s actually a much harder question to answer that it looks, because you get caught up in the moment and the experience of reading, and that can change from book to book. So Karen, tell us what were the 5 (ish) books you loved the most in 2015? Today I am interviewing Karen, founding member of our Inglorious blog, splendid friend and amazing person throughout. I t is that time of year when we draw conclusions and reflect on the most significant reading we have done.

Sutphin Boulevard by Santino Hassell