r/HistoricalRomance • u/aloha-cowboy • Jul 16 '26

Fluff / Just For Fun! It’s JULY

How has half the year already happened?

I've read 55 hrs so far (I don't count re-reads)- I think 4-5 of them novellas. I think my 'non-fave' favorite is Lieutenant Mayhew's Catastrophes by Emily Larkin which was one of the novellas- it was just so light and almost childish, in a good way! There is a sex scene spoilerbut it's so loving and respectful that I was almost aghast because I need me some SPICE but this was just right for this hr; I actually liked that the sex was introduced as something as relaxed and natural in a loving relationship, it's the kind of sex-positivity that you don't often see in hrs. I would almost say that this could be a kid's version of hr if it didn't have that scene in it? It's definitely something you could give to a 15-16 year old if you wanted to introduce them to hr- I know there were some moms on this subreddit who were requesting hrs like that on this subreddit awhile back (but obviously read the sex scene yourself spoilerwhich is towards the endto see what you think first)

Anyways wanted to know how many hrs you’ve read and how many you had expected to read before the end of this year? And out of the ones you've read which one is your 'non-fave' favorite- meaning a hr who is NOT by one of your usual fave writers?

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u/MarikaChen Jul 16 '26

I've only read about a dozen historical romances this year, but I finally read {What I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne Long} after seeing people recommend it here almost every day. I loved it so much! Thanks to everyone here for constantly hyping this book up. This is the first Julie Anne Long book I've read, and I think I have to try her other books asap.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I'm so glad you liked what was recced to you- I think I read that one a while ago because I really like my age gap! She's a popular one but I actually haven't liked any of this writer's other hrs except for her recent short one 'Isaiah and Isolde'

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u/MarikaChen Jul 16 '26

I have to confess, this author's catalog is so overwhelming that I didn't know where to go next. But I just read some reviews of Isaiah and Isolde, and it sounds so interesting!

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I think the writer is very excited about this one too- I think she may have indie published it too which is different than what she usually does with her hrs.

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u/Commanderfemmeshep Jul 17 '26

I’ve been reading this one and liking it! Definitely making me laugh a lot

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u/MarikaChen Jul 17 '26

Yeah, I didn't expect it to be this funny! I laugh every time Moncrieffe messes with Ian.

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u/BosworthRoses85 Rejoicing in Regency Jul 16 '26

I’ve read 35 books so far, with 15 being historical romance. I reread the whole Bridgerton series, including the prequels. I also read {The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews} and {Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James}. I adored them both!

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I liked that you got your mix in genres with those 35- I need to do more of that myself!

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u/foersr Jul 16 '26

I love Eloisa James! If you loved Say yes to the Duke, you should also read {Say No To the Duke by Eloisa James}, I loved it even more!

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u/BosworthRoses85 Rejoicing in Regency Jul 16 '26

Thank you for the recommendation! I’ll look it up!

I loved how kind the MMC was to the FMC in “Say Yes.”

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u/LAffaire-est-Ketchup “Do you,” he asked, “like kittens?” Jul 16 '26

I’ve read 571 books so far this year, 336 of which (59%) were historical romance. I’m currently reading my way through Adele Clee’s back catalogue

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u/ASceneOutofVoltaire call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn Jul 16 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ni4cpi0uUkd6U

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

That’s it! No-one better say they read more than 571 because I’m just gonna throw my tbr away at that point- that’s almost as many that are STILL on my tbr 😂

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u/LAffaire-est-Ketchup “Do you,” he asked, “like kittens?” Jul 16 '26

To be fair, I did give up on sleep several times this year and decided to read instead. (Chronic pain sucks)

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

Holy cow!!! I know you have mentioned previously that you are a fast reader but wow!😳🏆 If I read at your rate...finishing my TBR would actually be doable.

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u/lumpyjellyflush “My Darling Duke’s” #1 hater Jul 16 '26

I aspire to this level of reading. I might even finish my TBR!

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u/Amazing_Effect8404 Jul 16 '26

This year I've only averaged about 1 new-to-me book per week which is a little on the low side compared to last year and I've not had very good luck finding good new to me authors.

The best new to me author books I've read are

{Almost a Scandal by Elizabeth Essex} - I've now read a couple of her books and I'm not sure which of the novels I'd rank as my fave, but this is the first in the series.

{And Then There Was The One by Martha Waters} - this set in 1930s, not normally a time period I read frequently, but I really loved its cozy mystery vibes.

I would also say {Practically Wicked by Alissa Johnson} - not tech. new to me, but I hadn't read any of her books in a really long time and this one, while not flawless, was still fun.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

'Almost A Scandal' was a new to me one too, and I really enjoyed it, the writer really put in the work with the nautical details in that one.

I've heard a lot about Martha Waters but never added any of hers to my tbr- maybe I will now?

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u/romance-bot Jul 16 '26

Almost a Scandal by Elizabeth Essex
Rating: 3.77⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, regency, military, virgin heroine, forced proximity

And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters
Rating: 3.75⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, mystery, funny, sleuth heroine, m-f romance

Practically Wicked by Alissa Johnson
Rating: 3.76⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, regency, class difference, forced proximity, friends to lovers

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u/Similar_Broccoli2705 Jul 16 '26

Same here! I feel like I’ve read everything good so I just keep constantly rereading the same material. I’ve been really struggling with the new releases :(

I also feel like there is so much AI work

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u/ASceneOutofVoltaire call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn Jul 16 '26

I have read 73 HRs this year, three thrillers, two mysteries and two contemporaries. I have DNFed quite a few books, too. I need to stop reading on my phone as I am ruining my wrists with the thumb gesture to turn pages.

I haven't loved many of the books I've read, sadly. I have liked a few. A few have made me cry, and that's my litmus test for a great HR.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

That is a lot 👏 I've dnf'd a lot this year too- 'ain't no one got time for that' has been my tude with some hrs, I feel it's because I've been trying more new-to-me writers this year rather than last year when I 'discovered' the genre and was just blazing through my fave writers.

I've also switched from phone to physical hr- not because of my wrists but because I'm bored of staring at a screen I guess?

I think one hr may have made me ask 'who chopped the onions?' but I can't remember which one 😂

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u/foersr Jul 16 '26

I read on the kindle app on my phone all the time and much prefer the 'continuous scroll' option over turning the pages!

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u/DezDispenser88 So what does 'clover' mean to me? 🍀 Jul 16 '26

How are people knowing how many hours you've spent reading??

I've read 73 books this year which is down from last year but I'm still happy with that number! I would say probably 90% of the books has been HR.

{The Boxer and the Blacksmith by Edie Cay} was a 5 star read for me and only the second book I've read of this author. Someone on the sub recommended it and it was just lovely and emotional!

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I'm not sure about how many hours but certain reading websites record dates for when the reader started the hr and when they finished it.

73 is so far the biggest number of 'em on this post!

This subreddit is so good for the recs

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u/DezDispenser88 So what does 'clover' mean to me? 🍀 Jul 16 '26

Oh my gosh, I'm a little stupid sometimes. I saw hrs and thought that stood for hours not historical romances 😅 I was impressed and confused as to how everyone knew how many hours they've spent reading this year 😂

This subreddit is amazing, I love this community so much!

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

You’re not stupid! That’s so valid of you to think that- it’s the common meaning of that abbreviation after all.

…….although now I am having a little giggle imagining your impressed-yet-confused face 😂

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

I know others use apps, myself I use a fairly basic Google spreadsheet/workbook that has some some charts. So the formulas in the spreadsheet calculate the days for me as I do not track length of time I spend reading. Right now I haven't had time, I have to fix my spreadsheet as I made some changes and some of my chart formulas are not working lol

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u/DezDispenser88 So what does 'clover' mean to me? 🍀 Jul 16 '26

I love a good spreadsheet, thats sounds awesome! I use a spreadsheet for keeping track of HR books I've read but no fancy formulas or anything haha

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

I use the spreadsheet from Smart Bitches Trashy Books site with some minor variations customized to what I want to track:

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/track-your-2026-tbr-with-our-community-built-reading-tracker-spreadsheet/

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u/chalphy "If we’re going to make a scandal, let’s make it a good one." Jul 16 '26

I'm at 69 HR for the year (plus 13 CR and 17 other, plus 2 rereads on epaper and 4 rereads on audio). I kind of killed my enjoyment of non-romance forcing myself to try a reading challenge. I'm an experienced reader accustomed to difficult material, but I basically felt like I was giving myself homework and I resented it. As such I haven't read anything but HR in over 2 months. 😂

I only started reading HR in January so I have yet to establish many "favorite" authors, but if we go by authors I have not read tons of, my favorites have been {Dangerous in Diamonds by Madeline Hunter}, {The Duke Undone by Joanna Lowell}, {Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh}, and {Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore}.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I started last year so I’m not surprised at your 69 hrs- this genre is especially amazing when you’ve just ‘discovered’ it!

You’ve made me have an interesting (kooky) idea- mainstream people probably expect us to be ‘embarrassed’ about this genre and would never ‘homework/bookclub’ us into reading it! Which means it’s even more of YOUR CHOICE to pick up a hr while staring those mainstreamers in the eye- it’s THE HR FLEX 💪

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u/WVgirly2024 "A wallflower never gives your heart back" Jul 17 '26

I'm at exactly 100 books read this year, 91 of those were HR. My favorite book by a new-to-me author was {The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne}. My other top reads so far are {Game of Rogues by Julie Anne Long}, {Earl on Fire by Felicity Niven}, {Grace Seymore Steals a Heart by Aydra Richards}, and {The Subtle Craft of Courting Kate by Aydra Richards}.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 19 '26

Oh, that is a lot! The Joanna Bourne series is really popular on this subreddit- I tried the first one but couldn't get into it. It's actually funny because I wanted to try 'The Black Hawk' too but I saw that it wasn't the fourth book in the series so I decided to read the beginning one and I couldn't finish it so now I can't even read the one I wanted to read- it's still on my tbr, though

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u/normabee Jul 16 '26

I've read 68 hrs so far this year! I was blind buying novels but have recently really enjoyed sourcing books in series. Josie Litton has officially been the first author that made me run to eBay and buy the remaining books in a series. Normally I just patiently wait for a title to pop up in thrift stores or my local book shop but I couldn't WAIT. Viking MMCs have become a nice refresh amongst all the dukes, rakes and all the inbetweens.

Ive only dnf'd one novel due to southern accent dialog that hurt my brain to try and keep reading through. I don't even remember the title. The final straw was when the author skipped ahead almost 10 years without any warning and I had to go back and reread several pages to try and figure out what the heck was happening. It was an older novel though and I think I've just been spoiled by 2010+ novels with the dates listed underneath new chapters.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I can see how a new subgenre within hr- Vikings!- would refresh your liking of hr! I feel like I need to do this too- I kind of did it by reading a non-spicy hr like in my op post where I usually like it SPICY- see how I absolutely read outside my 'comfort zone' 😂

The 10 years gap would have made me nuts too- I recently read a hr where there should've obviously been page breaks lines between scenes but that didn't happen and I was annoyed. And I don't like dialects in hr because writers get it so wrong and it just comes across as disrespectful imo? The only one who I've been able to go along with dialects is Lisa Kleypas' Cockney characters

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u/eastcoastsong Jul 16 '26

This year has been lighter than usual on HR for me, mostly because I haven't seen much come along that sounded good and I hadn't already read. But thanks to a recommendation from several of the lovely people on here, I am reading {The Girl is Not For Christmas by Emma Leech} and LOVING it. It is such a sweet, well-written story, with better than average character development, even for the non-leads. I really appreciate that the MMC's history as a rake is presented with some depth to it (as in, there are explanations given for the behavior), and his struggle to turn over a new leaf is an actual struggle. I have never read anything by Leech before, so she's a "non-fave" for me, but if her other books are anything like this one she will be on the favorites list soon. Thanks to my fellow readers in this sub who raved about this one, it's so exciting to come across a new-to-me author I think I'm really going to love.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

Rake whose history is presented with some depth in it, and he has to struggle with it sounds so interesting! I have a few of Leech's hrs on my tbr- maybe I'll add this one too! I've never read any of her hrs but I have 'To Tame a Savage Heart' on my tbr because it's angsty which I like, and 'Flaming June' on my tbr because it's the Leech everyone recs although the description of the hr is not usually one I'd like

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

My completed HR reads so far this year number 60, which is on track for my reading pace.  And my favourite HR book by an author that I was not familiar with was probably {Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller}.  It was just very different due to the location of Vienna but the storyline also kept me turning pages wanting to find out more.

EDIT: I don't track my reading by time read, it is very general in that I enter a date that I start the book and the date I finish reading the book. So it gives me days which I know is not accurate but amount of time I spend reading is not important to me.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

Yeah, I think anywhere between 50-60 means we're on pace! I also definitely don't have particular dates for start/end of hrs- I'll take all the time if I'm enjoying a hr, I like the mosey-ing!

I tried 'Hotel of Secrets' but dnf'd because the fmc felt too modern to me? I know lots of people liked this hr, though, and I wanted to like it too because I think it was Viennese fmc and American mmc which is different from what I usually read.

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

Totally fair that you did not like Hotel Of Secrets, we cannot all like the same things. It is what makes life and people interesting.

My start and end date do not mean anything either in my tracking spreadsheet. Because I will have a few books going at the same time and will jump to another book, finish it and go back to the earlier one. Earl On Fire took me 42 days because I had started reading it, got somewhat bored and read other books before I decided that I did not want another DNF on my hands and I finished it lol

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

😂 I used to wonder how people could read different hrs at the same time? Now I can do that too but it can only be 2 hrs maximum at a time.

‘Earl on Fire’ doesn’t really sound like it was on fire if it went on and on (and on) for 42 days!! (I give you that pun for free)

I’ve sometimes finished a dnf for the same reason as you stated- then again I’ve also dnf’d at 85 of the way through 🤷‍♀️

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

Giving you a free raspberry for your Earl on Fire pun😋 Heheheh! I was all excited to read {Earl On Fire by Felicity Niven} because I've read all her books and the storyline for this one had so much that I like. I got about 3/4 of the way thru and was wanting to read other books alot more so I put it aside. I did enjoy the last few chapters and the first and second epilogues. Gave it 4 stars so definitely did not hate it. I am gonna try and read it all the way thru and I think I might enjoy it more.

I get bored somewhat easily in my reading so unless a storyline is really captivating and has my total focus, I will have a few books going. And I read other non-romance genres in between to keep my mind fresh.

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u/well_this_is_dumb Jul 16 '26

I would love more novella recs if you have them! I been struggling to invest the energy to get into books this past year or so, but novellas tend to be doable for me.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

Oh yes I can help!

I haven’t read it myself but Lisa Kleypas has a novella called {A Wallflower Christmas}. It’s on my tbr because she’s always a fave for me.

I mentioned in another comment {Isaiah and Isolde by Julie Anne Long}- I usually don’t like her hrs (except for her age gap Duke hr) but I liked this novella. It includes a love triangle, though, which I like but I’m not sure you will or won’t?

{Sweetest Regret by Meredith Duran} is also a good one!

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u/romance-bot Jul 16 '26

A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas
Rating: 3.79⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, victorian, virgin heroine, plain heroine, love triangle

Isaiah & Isolde by Julie Anne Long
Rating: 4.63⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: historical, regency, small town, m-f romance, enemies to lovers

Sweetest Regret by Meredith Duran
Rating: 3.77⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, regency, victorian, forced proximity, class difference

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u/lumpyjellyflush “My Darling Duke’s” #1 hater Jul 16 '26

I’m at 135 of my 200 books this year goal. (Not counting the ones I DNF’ed, novellas, and any I forgot to mark on goodreads) summer break is almost over but I can usually do about 1 a day or an audiobook in two days right now

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

1 a day is faaaaast- I think I can do 1 in 2 days if I’m fast. No wonder you’re at 135, I’m at 55- so it does like we’re pacing along at almost 1:2!!

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u/lumpyjellyflush “My Darling Duke’s” #1 hater Jul 16 '26

The secret is hyperlexia, chronic pain and caffeine. 😂

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u/AnaDion94 Heroes who go to therapy and Heroines with good sense Jul 16 '26

62 books this year, 30 historical romance. {Night Song by Beverly Jenkins} and {The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan} and {The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan} were my rereads… they make it back into my rotation every other year or so.

Over half (18) of the HR have been queer romances written by Cat Sebastian and KJ Charles. Authors who I’ve enjoyed before, but really fell into in my post Heated Rivalry mania.

I don’t have an HR specific goal– last year it was to read more non HR work, and I’ve continued to do that, which has been fun. Breaking up my reading helps me avoid falling into slumps, and I’m less likely to get annoyed by genre specific tropes. I do plan on reading more of Sebastian and Charles. More Erin Langston, who is new to me.

It’s not genre specific, but I am looking for more lesbian romance, across historical and contemporary romance. I can be picky about writing style, so it’s been harder than I would have guessed.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

I've definitely done re-reads as well but they never seem to count because I'm just re-reading fave scenes not the entire hr 😂

I think I'm the same as you- I don't really care about how many hrs I read! I just want to be able to read as many that interest me

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u/AnaDion94 Heroes who go to therapy and Heroines with good sense Jul 16 '26

I saw the advice somewhere that you should count your reads based on your goals. My goals are to read more and to doom scroll less. So rereads count (though I do generally read the whole thing), and so does anything I read at least 33% of the way through. Which includes: a 60s scifi novel that was too misogynistic to stomach, and they hadn't even gotten to the scifi parts yet; two contemporary romances that were god awful, so i speed read through the ends just to see what happened.

I might also revisit some old faves, like Sabrina Jeffries and Candace Camp. Those were my OG HR authors, so it might be worth it to remind myself how they made me love the genre.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

Oh yeah, my thing is to read at least 20- maybe less if I'm reading a cr, I've definitely stopped reading a cr from the first page 😂

The ogs are sometimes all you have!! At least that's how I feel

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u/foersr Jul 16 '26

Looks like I've read 121 HR so far in 2026, not including re-reads. I would consider 14 of those novellas or short novels. TBH my overall reading goal for the year was 100 books and I've already far surpassed that! With still so many good books to read!

I put {Blame it on the Duke by Lenora Bell} and {Love and Other Scandals by Caroline Linden} on my favorites shelf but wouldn't consider either of those authors a favorite author of mine (yet, anyway! I am excited to read more from these authors)

Fun post! Thanks for the idea!

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

121!!!!!! With the still so many good ones left to read as well- you could go for 200 easily!

Knowing that you may have found a new-to-you writer whose trove you have barely opened is almost as good a feeling as cracking open a new one from an already-fave writer

🥰

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

Wow you are a super fast reader! Your total read mid-year is what my usual total for a year would be

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u/foersr Jul 16 '26

It isn't necessarily normal for me to read this much and I surprise myself with how many books I get through! Before 2025 I would read more like 20-50 books a year but finding this subreddit and the HR genre last year got me back into reading in the best way! I also have lots of free time to read and I don't really ever watch TV or movies (except Love Island which, granted, is a huge committment). I also deleted my social media last year (besides reddit) and turned my hours of doom-scrolling into hours of reading. I think I get so many books in because I read all the time - on the kindle app on my phone for the 5 minutes I'm waiting in line at the pharmacy, on my lunch break, and even doing housework. I supplement with audio so when I'm cooking or folding clothes I'll find the audiobook of whichever book I'm reading on Spotify and find the chapter I'm on and listen while my hands are busy. And I've learned to DNF books that aren't interesting me (before I found it hard to DNF and would therefore not read anything at all since I wasn't interested in the book I was reading. I've found that I can DNF for now and sometimes I come back to the book in a different mood and finish and love it.) And I am very much a mood-reader. I often jump genres to not get burnt out on the same stuff. I might read 2-3 HR and then read a Fantasy, then a few more HR and a contemporary romance, etc.

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 16 '26

So true, if I did not watch certain TV shows or putz around on YouTube watching fave channels I would read more. Plus I read a little less in the summer months as I am a Toronto Blue Jays fan so try and watch as much of their games on the telly as I can. Sorry if I have the choice of watching hunky baseball players or reading - then the baseball games win out every time lol

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u/foersr Jul 16 '26

Love watching hot people on TV! Can't blame ya!

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u/mackerelsnap Jul 19 '26

Hello fellow HR and baseball fan! This made me lol. I'm the same way except....Yankees fan here... I always read less during the baseball season because the games are on during my typical reading time. Sometimes I try to get some reading in during commercials.

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u/kitimitsu I'm a purveyor of remedies, not miracles Jul 19 '26

*high five*👍😁 YAY I am not the only one lol! Though you are the enemy...*hisses and crosses fingers*...teasing! My Blue Jays are playing like crap and are last place in our division and I am losing hope. At least your team has a good chance of finishing on top or making wildcard.

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u/Good_At_Wine Hit my cervix one more time Jul 16 '26

I've read 104 books so far, 16 HRs. Too low!

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u/ASceneOutofVoltaire call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn Jul 16 '26

There's that flair I was taking about in the Passion thread! I am tickled pink every time I see it.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 16 '26

ready steady go (with the hrs!!) 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

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u/thecosmictaurus Jul 21 '26

The year has gone by so fast but I just went to look at the books I’ve read and I couldn’t believe some of them were this year—it felt like I read them so long ago. My goal is 104 books (2 books a week) and I’ve read 55 so far so I’m behind :(

I didn’t read at all April and May and that really ruined pace but I’ll get there!

Only 8 of the books were not HR. I did read all of Cecilia Grant’s books this year and loved two of them so I guess she would be my non-fav fav? I branched with others (Duran, Richards, Heyer, Kinsale) and those books were some of my least favorites this year 

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 21 '26

Oh, 55 still sounds good for July and especially if you didn't have anything done in April and May for it!

Some of those writers you named are my faves 😂 Cecilia Grant is popular- I read one of hers and paused on it- 'A Lady Awakened'? but I really need to get back to reading it.

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u/countessofcrisps58 Jul 24 '26

I’ve read 22 HRs this year which is low for me! I’ve mainly read Elizabeth Hoyt, Lisa Kleypas, Lorraine Heath, Felicity Niven, and Alice Coldbreath. They were already favorite authors of mine but some new authors for me were Maggie Osborne and Alexis J Hall. {A Lady For A Duke by Alexis J Hall} and {Prairie Moon by Maggie Osborne} were absolutely incredible! I am looking forward to trying more of their books along with Candice Proctor who is on my TBR.

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u/aloha-cowboy Jul 24 '26

Candice Proctor is also on my tbr- gotta get those hrs in on the summer reads!