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…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:enemies to lovers • runaway bride • grumpy vs sunshine • small town • book to cry over  Goooooood Lord, I didn’t think that this book was going to rip my heart out and make me sob like it did! Looking at the cover, I was expecting a cutesy breezy book. But to be fair, the authors did warn you that this book was different from anything else they’ve written. The only reason it didn’t earn all the stars from me was because I kind of felt that their relationship was rushed-ish. Maybe it’s me. But I still love this regardless! You better have tissue ready for this one. I…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:single dad • boss’ daughter • small town • the nanny  It was okay … just okay though. I didn’t buy the total recluse angle. Frannie’s 27! I think Mack didn’t treat Frannie’s right. Like the day that the guy stood her up because his daughter fell off the stair and didn’t have the courtesy to text Frannie to say he couldn’t meet her??? He just didn’t show.  I’m also not a fan of books where the sex scenes are thrown in at every opportunity they have just to make the book spicy. In order for me to develop the “feels” for the characters I need more relationship development and…

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:grumpy x sunshine • forced proximity • small town • roommates • two love stories intertwined through one book  I loved this book more than words can say. The writing was beautiful, capturing the full spectrum of emotions. I cherished every word. One hundred highlights. One hundred moments in this story that is now imprinted on me. Bravo Ms. Cherry! “Life was hard and getting old was harder. There was no getting around that fact.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 3 in the Problem Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. Willow Kingsley is everything I don’t need in my life. She’s sunshine and chaos dressed in a…