The Mid-Year Freakout Tag: 2025
My email: st.donoghue [at] gmail My Substack: https://stevedonoghue.substack.com/ My Instagram: / stevesbookstagram My little Patreon, should you be feeling generous: / snappp My encouragement to write for: https://openlettersreview.com My BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/stdonoghue-1... Write for me at Open Letters:https://openlettersreview.com/ The Mid-Year Freakout Tag 2025 The questions: 1. Best book you’ve read so far this year 2. Best sequel 3. Favorite reread 4. Genre you’ve been loving 5. New release you haven’t read yet but want to 6. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year 7. Biggest disappointment 8. Biggest surprise 9. Favourite new author (debut or new-to-you) 10. Newest fictional crush 11. Newest favourite character 12. Book that made you cry 13. Book that made you happy 14. Most beautiful book you’ve received or bought 15: Books you need to read before the end of the year 16. Favourite book community members

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