{"id":1432,"date":"2026-09-16T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/letter-from-aestas\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:03:39","slug":"letter-from-aestas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/ar\/letter-from-aestas\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Aestas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dev95-3843693566\" class=\"dev95-- dev95-entity-placement\"><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl27862732.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\"><\/div><\/div><div>\n<p>After a decade of reading and reviewing books, I\u2019ve decided that it\u2019s time for me to take a step back from blogging. Running this book blog has been such a huge and wonderful part of my life. I\u2019ve written over <a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/reviews\/\">600 book reviews<\/a> and loved the experience of getting to share my love of reading with so many other readers from around the world. <\/p>\n<p>Blogging was quite an unexpected journey for me though as I never set out to \u201cstart\u201d a blog at all. Back in 2011, I simply began reading so much that I wanted a way to remember which books were my most favorites\u2026 and that\u2019s when I started writing reviews. At first, my reviews were written more for my own sake than anyone else\u2019s. They began as  a way for me to keep track of the books I enjoyed and remember what I loved most about each one. <\/p><div id=\"dev95-2039978429\" class=\"dev95- dev95-entity-placement\"><center>\r\n<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 50,\r\n    'width' : 320,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t<\/center><\/div>\n<p>You see, I was quite picky about the types of books I wanted to read and had a hard time finding anywhere specifically recommending what I was looking for. I was drawn to romantic books that made my heart race, but I also strongly preferred no stupidity powering the storyline or eye-roll-enducing drama, and of course I needed a happy ending as I\u2019ve always been quite allergic to cliffhangers. At that time, there weren\u2019t many romance book review sites out there in general and none that focused on the particular type of books I personally wanted to read so my reviews were a way for me to catalogue the books I\u2019d found that fit within the criteria I was looking for. At first, I really didn\u2019t expect anyone else to read my reviews, but as I began to realize that my reviews were actually helping other readers find books they loved as well, I decided to officially begin blogging and started this website to hold all my reviews. Writing reviews was also quite cathartic for me because, after reading a truly wonderful book, I was often overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings so writing my thoughts down in reviews helped give me closure from a story and highlight\/remember what I loved most about a book. I also found that I genuinely loved helping other readers find new books. So my blog began and I continued reading and reviewing books for it for almost a decade.<\/p>\n<p>However, the truth is that in the last while, I found myself falling in love with fewer and fewer books \u2014 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because I started to feel like I\u2019d basically read every plotline  within the types of stories I loved so many times over, or maybe if the other parts out my life just became too busy and I began having less time to read, but, regardless of the reason, I was falling in love with fewer and fewer books. And here\u2019s the thing \u2013 this blog has always been a passion project for me so if I genuinely wasn\u2019t falling in love with as many books, I didn\u2019t want to continue to review books just for the sake of reviewing them. That was never what this blog was about so I just felt myself naturally drifting away from reviewing and blogging. A few months ago, I decided to try taking a break from blogging and honestly I have really been enjoying the mental freedom that came from that decision. So, least for the immediate future, I\u2019m going to officially step away from my blog. I may begin reviewing books again one day \u2013 and that might be in a month, a year, or never\u2026 I can\u2019t say for sure, but that door will always remain open. <\/p>\n<p>My blogging goal was always to put a spotlight on the wonderful books I loved and to share them with other readers. So even though I\u2019m not reviewing new books at this time, I will leave this whole website up in the hope that it will continue to help new readers find new favorite books to fall in love with. I have <a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/reviews\/\">630 reviews<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/category\/best-books\/\">recommendations<\/a> of books I\u2019ve personally loved and would love for other readers to fall in love with too and I can see through my analytics that, even though I\u2019m not actively blogging, readers continue to come to my blog every day and read my older reviews so it makes me happy to know that my reviews are still connecting readers with awesome books.<\/p>\n<p>I also want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to the thousands of amazing readers who\u2019ve followed my blog over the years, and THANK YOU to the wonderfully talented authors who\u2019ve written the beautiful stories that we\u2019ve all fallen in love with. You\u2019ve all given me so much joy and I\u2019m so very grateful for all of it. <\/p>\n<p>I may return to blogging one day, and I may randomly post a surprise review\/recommendation every now and again, but for now I wanted to officially make a statement that explains why my blog hasn\u2019t been updated in a while and why it won\u2019t have new content for the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n<p>If I ever start reviewing again, I will announce it by email, so please <a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/subscribe\/\">subscribe to my email list<\/a> if you\u2019d like to get a notification should that day come. I will not be sending emails out via that list until then though. <\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if you\u2019re looking for my top recommendations, here\u2019s a list of my standout favorite books:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34NRv28\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bronze Horseman Trilogy by Paullina Simons<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestas.me\/TBHtrilogy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 this will always and forever by my #1 fav!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34QqF9p\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/book-review-the-sea-of-tranquility-by-katja-millay\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 one of the most powerful endings ever!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eFMI7A\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/the-life-intended-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em> \u2013 incredibly unique love story with all the feels!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XRlRPG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/winter-garden-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 this has possibly my favorite epilogue ever!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wSS1zg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Archer\u2019s Voice by Mia Sheridan<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/archers-voice-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 gorgeous, heart-warming romance!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wUfQH5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Slammed &amp; Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/slammed-slammed-book-1-by-colleen-hoover\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 one of my first reviews, and still a top fav!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aestas.me\/2RUDcDD\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Devney Perry books: reading list<\/a> <em>\u2013 heart-warming, gorgeous romance perfection every single time!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aestas.me\/KAbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kristen Ashley books: reading list<\/a> <em>\u2013 badass alpha romance \u2013 pure epic, great families, much variety!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aestas.me\/DHseries\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon: reading list<\/a> <em>\u2013 addictive paranormal romance, my fav PNR world!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2yqxbrs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">On The Island by Tracey Garvis Graves<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/book-review-on-the-island-by-tracey-garvis-graves\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 just a truly beautiful story!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wTt9HL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Starcrossed series by Leisa Rayven<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/bad-romeo-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 the best purely angsty romance I\u2019ve read!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bq9Rsp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/a-thousand-boy-kisses-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 ugly cry romance perfection!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RUpu3B\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crossfire series by Sylvia Day<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/bared-to-you-crossfire-1-by-sylvia-day\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 hot sexy romance but deeply emotional and addictive!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aestas.me\/AddictedSeries\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Addicted series by Krista &amp; Becca Ritchie<\/a> <em>\u2013 great romances and one of the best family dynamics ever!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34OLiTw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/sword-of-truth-series-by-terry-goodkind\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Series Overview<\/a>) <em>\u2013 fantasy, fantastic morals and world building!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34S8LDp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/night-huntress-series-by-jeaniene-frost\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Series Overview<\/a>) <em>\u2013 action-packed vampire romance fun!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VphxWl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mists of the Serengeti by Leylah Attar<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/mists-of-the-serengeti-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 an ugly cry favorite! <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wUfsbB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Becoming Calder &amp; Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/becoming-calder-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 another ugly cry favorite!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aestas.me\/BDB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward: reading order<\/a> <em>\u2013 badass\/epic paranormal vampire romance!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VC5js8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Girl He Used To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/the-girl-he-used-to-know-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 second half of the book hit me so hard!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cBAcUL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In The Stillness by Andrea Randall<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/book-review-in-the-stillness-andrea-randall\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 the feels\u2026 literally all the feels! <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XOjzAY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wallbanger by Alice Clayton<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/book-review-wallbanger-alice-clayton\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 most I\u2019ve ever laughed reading any book!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wXJICq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/the-nightingale-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Review<\/a>) <em>\u2013 stunning wartime story!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A full list of all my reviews can also always be found <a href=\"https:\/\/aestasbookblog.com\/reviews\/\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy reading! <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.1.0\/72x72\/2764.png?w=1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u2764\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>~Aestas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1432\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only\" data-element-id=\"1432\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewbox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev95.site\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a decade of reading and reviewing books, I\u2019ve decided that it\u2019s time for me to take a step back from blogging. 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