𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭ marriage of convenience ༊*·˚. sports romance ༊*·˚. wrestling ༊*·˚. touch her and die vibes ༊*·˚. foodie romance ༊*·˚. cinnamon roll alpha ༊*·˚. forced proximity ༊*·˚. small town ٭⊹•꧂  I wish we had more background about Rhys and the lost sister friendship. We are told but never shown they’ve become close and when she passes, she left him as the guardian of her three-year-old child. But here’s the thing, Rhys is a broody guy, the kind that likes his space and privacy, it was hard to see him as a loving and caring dad out of the blue. There was zero relationship developing with the kid. We never saw him…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:enemies to lovers • sport romance • soccer • forced proximity • found family  Idk why I read this when I’m well aware of the fact that Samantha Young’s writing just doesn’t impressed me anymore. Since her On Dublin Street Series, maybe even a bit before that, I am always so bored with her books, so this is entirely on me. This book was unnecessarily too long. All the explanations and background stories given about every single character from the previous series over family dinners felt a bit overload. If I’m being brutally honest, they felt like fillers. I was so bored.  The banter felt immature and juvenil. Too many…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:college sports romance • hockey • mfm • multicultural • dating app • lab partners  In favor for me to enjoy a book I have to relate to the characters. It was hard for me to connect with the female main character. Charlie was a drag! She had so many problems that even myself was having anxiety issues. She didn’t like her sorority, she was adopted, she had a secret bio brother and was hiding from her adopted parents, getting high, riding fast cars, getting judged, picking a grad school…and whining the whole time.  I was fine with her relationship status thou, but I was frustrated for not being mmf. If…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:college sport romance • hockey • ballet • fake relationship • forced proximity • found family  Collide was one of my favorite sports romances last year so to say I was excited to read this book is an understatement. But Spiral turned out to be a huge disappointment. Really not the same vibe. The author didn’t do a good job at writing their relationship progress. They jump from one point to another without any explanation which made the relationship feel pretty disconnected all the way through. The characters were also so flat! I can’t believe this was the same author that wrote Collide! 😕 “It’s never going to be just…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• single mom • radio show • forced proximity • grumpy hero • found family • First-Time Caller started off really strong but once Lucie joined the radio show I started to really have issues with the book and it just went downhill slowly. 1- So Lucie says and I’m quoting her here:  “No, that’s not what I mean. I don’t want to try. All I do is try. All day long, I’m trying and I’m so tired. Why can’t this be the one thing I don’t have to try at? Why can’t it be a thing that just . . . happens? I don’t want—I don’t want to think about what…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:enemies to lovers • forced proximity • romance w/ magical realism • small town romance • found family I think we were supposed to find the female main character funny but she was just plain rude. This woman was insufferable! Couldn’t even finish this.  From the beloved author of Right on Cue and Lease on Love comes a whimsical new rom-com about a workaholic forced to aim for a goal she never thought she’d love. Campbell Andrews despises exactly three things in incompetence, tardiness, and love stories. Making partner at her law firm at thirty-four, she has no time for anything or anyone else. And certainly no respect for those who choose love over work.…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:hostage situation • homicide • suspense • books about books  This started off strong but it got very slow pretty fast. I was listening to the audiobook, I kept zoning out very often and lost lots of details of the story but I couldn’t care less. I just wanted to be done with.  “At the heart of this mystery was a book that solved everything for her, the way they always do. A story that made sense of the chaos of life.” It is June 21, the longest day of the year, and the life of new mother Camilla is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:dark romcom • friends with benefits • touch her & die • one bed • close proximity • morally grey characters  Shockingly, I enjoyed this more than the first one in this trilogy. I know most readers will disagree but that’s just how I felt 🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyhow, I still felt like the story was missing a plot, and it seems like this author does love an insta-love kind of story. There is just no relationship buildup. Too much spice with very little relationship development. But then there’s Fionn… sigh. And I really really liked him! 🥰  ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 3 in the The Ruinous Love Trilogy. Each one…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:second chance • sports romance • baseball • found family • he falls first  This has a strong start, I was loving the angst, but once they started their friendship with benefits, the story lost a bit of steam for me. However, Brittainy Cherry did a fantastic job with the depression representation. I’ve never read a more accurate and relatable description, having struggled with it myself. Well done, Brittany! “You win some, you lose some, but no matter what, you keep playing the game.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 2 in the Problem Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. As a female coach, I’ve always lived…