I saw a few people on social media posting about getting numbers to discuss their top listens from Spotify, which gave me an idea to pair my top listens with books! Small disclaimer: my top listens vary wildly because I fell in and out of love this year so ... take that as you wish. I hope you enjoy the songs and the books!

Click on the song to be taken to Spotify to listen to it! Not an affiliate link (lol I wish!! Spotify sponsor me!!!) Also, the number next to the song is where it falls on my playlist - the higher the number, the more times I listened to it!

21. Kindly Unspoken by Kate Voegele

"But I won't let melancholy

Play me for a fool

Oh, no I'm on my way somewhere new"

THE PRINCESS SAVES HERSELF IN THIS ONE

Author: Amanda Lovelace
Series: Women Are Some Kind of Magic #1
Source: Purchased from Indigo
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Date: April 23, 2016
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
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Summary:
"Ah, life- the thing that happens to us while we're off somewhere else blowing on dandelions & wishing ourselves into the pages of our favorite fairy tales."


A poetry collection divided into four different parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen, & you. the princess, the damsel, & the queen piece together the life of the author in three stages, while you serves as a note to the reader & all of humankind. Explores life & all of its love, loss, grief, healing, empowerment, & inspirations.

08. Black Magic by Little Mix

"Take a sip of my secret potion

I'll make you fall in love

For a spell that can't be broken

One drop should be enough"

FALLING KINGDOMS

Author: Morgan Rhodes
Series: Falling Kingdoms #1
Source: Giveaway win from Indigo Teen
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: December 11, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
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Summary:
In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface.

As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen love.

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

It's the eve of war.... Choose your side.

Princess: Raised in pampered luxury, Cleo must now embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of magic long thought extinct.

Rebel: Jonas, enraged at injustice, lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished. To his shock, he finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Sorceress: Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.


Heir: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, firstborn son Magnus begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword....

32. Arabella by Arctic Monkeys

"My days end best when this sunset gets itself

Behind that little lady sitting on the passenger side"

CROSSTALK

Author: Connie Willis
Series: N/A
Source: Audible
Publisher: Del Rey
Publication Date: September 20, 2016
Rating: 3/5 stars
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Summary:
Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk, a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired.

In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. And Briddey Flannigan is delighted when her boyfriend, Trent, suggests undergoing the operation prior to a marriage proposal - to enjoy better emotional connection and a perfect relationship with complete communication and understanding. But things don't quite work out as planned, and Briddey finds herself connected to someone else entirely - in a way far beyond what she signed up for.


It is almost more than she can handle - especially when the stress of managing her all-too-eager-to-communicate-at-all-times family is already burdening her brain. But that's only the beginning. As things go from bad to worse, she begins to see the dark side of too much information, and to realize that love - and communication - are far more complicated than she ever imagined.