𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:forbidden love • age gap • secret relationship • best friend’s dad • single dad • slow burn • 17 year old heroine • 34 year old hero This book was SO DAMN boring! Never have I read a forbidden age gape romance so dull in my life. Where was all the angst from this trope??? I didn’t feel the chemistry, I didn’t feel the emotions from the writing AT ALL. Everything was just so cringy.  Before he discovered my age, he uncovered my heart. Bruised and abused, and victim to a loveless household, I shimmered with new life the moment he found me drowning my sorrows in a lake…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:reverse harem • friends-to-lovers • stalking • virgin heroine • found family • cliffhanger ending TW: violence • abduction • murder • bullying • death/grief • underage drinking • sexual assault  This book was one of the most emotional reverse harem I’ve read. The build up and development of the relationships is done at a pace that allows the reader to feel that stronger connection between them all. They work on getting to know each other and slowly develope feelings. We don’t see much romance happening, honestly but I think the next book we will see more of that. And I’m so ready to see this relationship start to brew and…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:enemies to lovers • virgin hero • sassy heroine • Jewish stereotyping/antisemitism • soapbox feminism • romance novel stereotyping • veganism • marijuana legality • gender equality • sex positivity This book was super cute, the enemies to lovers aspect was done well. But the political propaganda to readers was so not necessary. I’ve said that before and I will say it again, politics aren’t opinions held separate from life so it is hard to get into a book when you have a different opinion from the author. I would have enjoyed this much more if it wasn’t for all the political stances included in the story. And believe me,…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:sports romance: Football • brother’s best friend • accidental pregnancy • close knit family • small town • good grovel  This was a very nice read! I am not a fan of accidental pregnancy trope but it was done so well in this book that I enjoyed it. The banter, the taboo feelings, the dose of spicy, the family dynamics made this book a perfect balance of heart and heat. Bella has crafted a world I want to live in. I cannot wait for more. ╰⪼ This is the second series in the Kroydon Hills legacy world and this is book 2 in the Red Lips & White Lies Series.…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:marriage of convenience • second chances • childhood best friends • man in uniform: firefighter • grumpy hero • small town • forced proximity My biggest issue with this one was with the miscommunication trope. It felt so childish. And then when that was out in the open the romance moved pretty fast and even felt a little sappy at times, but their attraction to each other kept me engaged in the story and reading. Overall, a sweet story but not my favorite in the series.  ╰⪼ This is book 5 in the Magnolia Falls Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone.  Sometimes relationships come along that…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:ports romance • football • ballet • forced proximity • forbidden love  My problem with this book was the length. I seriously can’t remember a non-fantasy book crossing 500 pages, now it is hard to find romance novels that isn’t a freaking encyclopedia!  I will not generalize but MOST of them don’t sustain a romantic storyline with that many pages without repetitiveness, excess conflicts, and filler scenes. And that’s exactly the case of this book. It could’ve been really good if it was shorter.  However, I will give this 3.5 stars because the banter was really good. I was invested, even though I skimmed a few pages.  She’s the only…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:mystery, obsession, two timelines I just couldn’t get into. You know what’s the problem about Freida McFadden’s writing? Too.many.books! Ms McFadden has come out with her fourth release this year. Fourth!! The writing is certainly suffering. 1- The characters were supposed to be mature, all in their 30’s but they didn’t present that age at all! It felt like they were all in High school.  “Well,” he adds, excpet fpr your arms.” “My arms?” “They’re kind of flabby.” He wrinkles his nose. “But other than that, wow. Like I said, you’re the prfect woman.” “Wait. My arms are too flabby? Did he really just say that to me?” *eye roll* #1…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:• student × teacher • dark gothic academia romance • mystery • forbidden love • age gap • slow burn • horror/sci-fi vibes Who needs Xanax to sleep? Just read this and you will be ready to fall into deep sleep. The pacing is excruciatingly slow. 31% in and nothing had happened. I was waiting for it to get good but l can’t take it anymore. This is so damn boring. 650 pages feels like forever with this one. I am DNFing. Mortui vivos docent. The dead teach the living. After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:accidental pregnancy, cowboy hero, western, small town, workplace, close proximity, he falls first The connection between the main characters was very weak. The FMC was extremely closed off to everyone, including the readers, she just wasn’t that likable, but I liked Jax. The time jumps led to it being choppy and not as fluid. The whole mystery with Eddie was weird, I didn’t like that either. This series seems shallow to me with lack of emotional depth. I was expecting more as this is Devney Perry we are talking about.  My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man…

┊ Audiobook free on Kindle Unlimited ┊ 𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:ery dark content, murder, terminal cancer, knife violence, narcissistic, mystery, short chapters Such a difficult book to read. The subject matter was disturbing. The storyline was hard to follow. Too confusing. The characters were not likable and I guessed most of the twists, so nothing came as a huge surprise for me. There are lots of fabulous reviews for this book so I can confidently say it’s a ME case. Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection. It seems…