𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:western romance • cowboy hero • friends to lovers • fake dating • lessons-in-seduction  The prologue drew me in. I felt so much chemistry there. The sexual tension was delicious to read. Thought this was going to be a great read for me but I was wrong. The writing was silly for the rest of the book. It felt like the book was written by a teenager.  ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 2 in the Lucky River Ranch Series, an interconnected series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup—a cowboy Casanova who rocks a Stetson, looks smokin’ hot in his Wranglers,…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• suspense • horror elements• eerie atmosphere • locked room mystery • For the biggest part of this book, there was only one thought in my mind: “What a bizarre storytelling. I think I should be drunk or high to follow this”.  To be fair, I loved the ambiance, and the horror elements as well as a chilling undercurrent that permeated every page  but everything about this was so contrived. The plot twist was predictable and dumb, and with a political agenda. So anticlimactic! And why say they aren’t a cult when they clearly are one? So annoying. I rolled my eyes so many times in the last 20% that they…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• enemies to lovers • forced proximity • writers • multicultural • college • teacher and student • I’m starting to reevaluate my love for enemies to lovers trope. I don’t know if either I’ve changed as a reader or authors are not doing their best when writing this trope. I just know that every time I read an enemies to lovers now the characters come off SO immature, like they’re two children in kindergarten fighting for the same chair 🙄 in my head their banter sounds like this “The red chair is mine.” “No, it’s mine. I love red. Red is my favorite color.” “But I saw that chair first,…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• second chances • family dynamics • coming of age • mystery • ”Anybody Out There?” is my absolute favorite Walsh Family book. I loved Anna in that book, and hoped she would have her happy ending, but I didn’t like the new Anna as much as the old one. I got fed up with her whining.  This book was also unnecessary too long. Lots of inner monologue and way too many characters. The story felt extremely dragged out as a result. I used to love  Marian Keyes’ novels back in the day, so I guess it’s loyalty that keeps me coming back, even though I have really struggled with some of…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉: • rivals to lovers • small town • black cat vs golden retriever • neighbors • workplace • family dynamics • The banter between Jackson and Emily and their interactions were fun and enjoyable to witness. I loved the chemistry between them and their rivalry. I also appreciated the adding of the mental health aspects, and the author does this very well.  However, the pacing of this book was a little slow for me, and the fmc got on my nerves at times, they both felt immature in some scenes, to be honest. There is a bit of spicy in this book this time. But the author does give…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• enemies to lovers • brother’s best friend • forced proximity • second chances • death/grief • Not only the writing did not have me invested or evoke any emotions from me but I also could not stand Maddie. Her immaturity and rude behavior were really off-putting. This book had great potential to deliver a heartfelt story but the wasn’t doing anything for me. “I got so focused on always seeking out new experiences, I forgot how good a classic could be.” Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother’s dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to visit before…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• an autobiographical novel •  When you read a Sophie Kinsella’s book you expect to read a RomCom, right?! You expect happy endings and laugh out loud moments. What you certainly don’t expect is to be taking it through an emotional ride on a Splash Mountain at Disneyland. I was sobbing when I finish this book. Sophie Kinsella is the reason I’ve become a book lover. Specially of romcoms. Thank you Sophie for sharing your story. And thank you for being this amazing!  “Write the book you would like to read yourself. Visualize going into a bookshop and finding the perfect book. The book you would buy immediately. What does it look like?…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• suspense • enemies to lovers • grumpy vs sunshine • mystery • friends with benefits • found family • force proximity •   I don’t know, Catherine Cowles’ writing just feels formulaic to me. I can’t feel the emotion coming out through the pages. It’s hard to connect with the characters. The chemistry feels forced. The dialogues are overly cliched!  Also, the suspense and mystery here didn’t hold my attention. So uneventful!  But hey! don’t let my review sway you from giving it a go. I’m clearly the minority here.   “It’s a bad idea,” I rasped. “We’d be playing with fire.” Those ocean eyes sparked. “Then let’s watch it…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• love triangle • insta-love • mystery • action packed • soul-stirring emotion • magical realism • life lessons • Water Moon was my first jump into Japanese fiction, and to be honest was unlike anything I have read before. The romance was lackluster, being brutally honest, but the scenery and the world building was what really made this book stand out for me. All the magical elements present, such as the birds formed by a person’s regret, pearls that can hold one’s memories, puddles that can take you to other places and that time is apparently something that can be traded or brought was fascinating to read. Thank you @librofm…