𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  forced proximity ༊*·˚.  men in uniform ༊*·˚. summer reads ٭⊹•꧂ This book started off slow and was hard to get into at first, but then it picked up. The characters and witty banter were fun and I was enjoying it, but then comes the part of the book involving Cole and his lies and everything was ruined for me. It felt unrealistic and so unnecessary to the story. I just wanted to get to the HEA. It’s a thin line between love and love-hating. Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  childhood friends ༊*·˚.  girl next door ༊*·˚. it’s always been you ༊*·˚. sports romance ༊*·˚. hockey ༊*·˚. first love ༊*·˚. flashbacks ༊*·˚. second chance ٭⊹•꧂ I’ve been waiting for Rio’s story since I read Mile High— which means a really long time. Rio has always been my favorite character from this series, how could he not be?! Such a lovable goofball, who was always looking for the right girl, had the perfect song choice, the perfect advice when needed and now we all know why!🥹it was so worth the waiting. The only reason this was all the stars for me is because I think the story dragged a little towards the…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭ marriage of convenience ༊*·˚.  second chance ༊*·˚. cinnamon roll hero ༊*·˚. disabilities & scars ٭⊹•꧂ I really loved Ex Talk and looooved and was hoping to love this didn’t work for me. Too many unrealistic elements. There is just no chemistry at all between the main characters. This book is only 384 pages but it felt like 8 hundred!! Extremely boring.  “I took this art class freshman year of college where we had to imitate the style of different artists. When we got to Van Gogh, the teacher went on about how sunflowers weren’t very common to paint at the time. They were rough and coarse, and other artists preferred…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  friends to lovers ༊*·˚.  sports romance ༊*·˚. football ༊*·˚. fake marriage ༊*·˚. rich hero  ٭⊹•꧂ They say they are best friends since high school but they didn’t seem that close to me, to be honest. We are told they have inside jokes but it’s never shown. They didn’t seem to know much about each other’s life. They felt more like strangers than besties.  I loved In a Jam, and I also love a friends to lovers trope but it was hard to connect with the story and the characters. I was incredibly boring.  “She’s my favorite thing in the world.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 2 in the Friendship, Rhode Island Series.…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  western romance ༊*·˚.  small town ༊*·˚. second chance ༊*·˚. friends to lovers ༊*·˚. single mom ༊*·˚. found family ٭⊹•꧂ This was incredibly boring. I kept zoning out, bored, and waiting for something to actually happen. Camille was insufferable but Dusty was the highlight of this book. Flirty, easygoing, and so patient! The way he loved Cam was just beautiful. I wish my biggest life problem was to have a man like Dusty loving me.  “The bravest thing you can do when you love someone is work hard to keep them—to hold on to them with everything you’ve got—and even when you loosen your grip, you don’t let go.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  billionaire ༊*·˚.  forced proximity ༊*·˚. mafia ༊*·˚. desabilities & scars ༊*·˚. best man ༊*·˚. best friend’s fiancée༊*·˚. marriage of convenience  ٭⊹•꧂ No chemistry, no banter, no passion, no development, no real emotional beats. “Because they were getting married. Because I saw her first. Because she was his when she should be mine.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 5 in the Kings of Sin Series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. He had everything he could’ve wanted…except her.  Dangerous. Powerful. Reclusive. Vuk Markovic is notorious for shunning human interactions. The scarred billionaire rarely talks,…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  secrets and lies ༊*·˚.  mystery ༊*·˚. One of Us is Lying vibes ༊*·˚. 13 Reasons Why vibes ༊*·˚. paranormal activity ٭⊹•꧂ ⚠️ 🅆🄰🅁🄽🄸🄽🄶 ⚠️bullying (including cyberbullying) ∗ suicide ∗ alcohol and drug use and consumption ∗ physical assault ∗ stalking ∗ loss of a loved one ∗ ∗ hospitalization ∗ graphic depictions of bodily injuries As an avid romance reader, I read all Julie Soto’s books but I think she outdid herself with this thriller. Surprisingly, I loved it more than her romance novels. There was never once a boring moment for me while reading this, I was truly hooked the entire time. The paranormal elements added an extra layer that seemed to make the story even more interesting rather than being a distraction. I…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  ex’s brother༊*·˚.  billionaire ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. private chef ༊*·˚. forced proximity ༊*·˚. he falls first ༊*·˚. only for the summer ٭⊹•꧂ This started off strong. I was interested in the story but the minute they kissed the story started to go downhill slowly. Everything got SO cheesy. Also, five chapters to describe only one sex scene felt unnecessary to me. I skipped whole the scene. “No matter how much I want to, I can’t fight for someone who doesn’t want to be fought for.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 1 in the Pembroke Hills Series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  pro athlete hero ༊*·˚.  boss’s son ༊*·˚. cocky hero ༊*·˚. he falls first ༊*·˚. forced proximity ༊*·˚. instalove vibes ༊*·˚. billionaire romance ٭⊹•꧂ The story started off strong and cute but I lost interest as I read. Nothing in the book stood out for me. The insta-love vibes didn’t help much either. Also the male main character kind of gave me the ick. The cover and title are super cute but it was just an okay read for at most.  “Sometimes you get lucky and something perfect falls into your lap.” After getting ditched at the altar, every “I do” makes me want to scream. Which is a problem, considering I’m…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:꧁•⊹٭  friends to lovers ༊*·˚.  black characters ༊*·˚. lgbt ༊*·˚. mental health representation ༊*·˚. toxic parent  ༊*·˚. complicated family stuff ٭⊹•꧂ This was a very cute read. I was rooting for these two the whole way through. This is a young adult, but I think people of all ages will appreciate this book as it goes deeper than expected. My only criticism is that the end felt rushed. The main conflict got solved pretty quickly. I needed more closure, especially with her mom. I also wanted a bit more time with Audre and Bash together with maybe an epilogue…? The audiobook for this was phenomenal with duet narrations and sound effects for things…