Reviews
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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:enemies to lovers, werewolves, fae, vampires, witches, demons, angels, forced proximity, sassy heroine, take-charge heroine, magic, slow burn, alpha male, war. I hate that the Part 1 of the graphic audiobook felt like a chore to me. I did love Part 2, but it was not pleasant to get to that point. No book should take this long to start being enjoyable. And I gotta say, while I really enjoy Hunt and Bryce together in part 2. My annoyance with it is that SJM held all the sexual tension for Part 2, you donโt really feel the chemistry between them, there is just no sparks to catch our interest in…
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So This is War by Meghan Quinn
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:sports romance: hockey, coachโs daughter, boss & employee, age gap, secret relationship, funny. Everything about this book is about sex. Every interaction these two have is about sex. There is some funny moments I will have to give you that but that wasnโt enough to add some depth into the story. At least not for me. “You own me, Wylie.โ He kisses the tip of my nose. โYou fucking own me.“ Did I think I was going to fall for my coach’s daughter? The answer would be no. I’m still unclear on how I got into this predicament in the first place. A year ago, I was a man with…
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A Novel Love Story by Ashley Postonย ย
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:books about books, magic, slow burn, grumpy & sunshine. This book was a totally snooze fest. I loved her The Seven Year Slip but I struggled to finish this. So boring! “Love was tricking yourself into doing something you didn’t want to do, because you loved the person who did.Love was a bunch of small things that added up to bigger things.Love was feeling valued. And accepted.Just the way you were.It was never feeling too much, or not enough, even though often you were both, because Love loved you anyway. Not in spite of it, but because of it.“ A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fictionโฆ…
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The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:college sport romance, enemies to lovers, frenemies with benefits, fake dating, next door neighbors. I love some good banter and Elle Kennedy did not disappoint with this one. I loved the banter between Shane and Diana. I really felt the connection between these two. Seeing their relationship change over the course of the book was so fun, and really really cute. My only criticism is that the book was a bit too long. Some of the scenes felt like were written only to add pages to the book. I also found the dad drama close to the end SO unnecessary. Overall, a fun and cute read. Their back and forth…
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Honey Cut by Sierra Simoneย
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:dark romance, age gap, arranged marriage, love triangle, bdsm, mystery, cheating, polyamorous, cliffhanger. I tend to skim sex scenes when they go on for several pages and there is just a lot in the bookโ but Sierra Simone does it masterfully. There is no one else who writes a sex scene like her. You just canโt get enough!! ๐ฅ๐ฎโ๐จ I am only giving it 4 because this one flowed a little slower for me than the previous book. But damn! I cannot wait for the sequel. That ending was shocking!! “Think before you sign your safety away because your safeword will be the only armor I leave you with.“ I…
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God of War by Rina Kent
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:mafia, marriage of convenience, amnesia, virgin heroine, touch her & die, enemies to lovers. I am conflicted about this book. It definitely has some great parts. There is definitely tension and chemistry between the main characters. And the banter was delicious. I really enjoyed reading some parts but it wasnโt perfect. I did have a few issues with it. 1- Ava was one of my biggest problem here. She does very stupid things and childish to provoke Eli, and that made her came off like a brat. Very immature and childish. She lacked substance and character development. 3- Some parts of the book felt very middle school. Like the part…
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The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:enemies to lovers, grumpy X sunshine. The Rom-Commers started out strong but it goes downhill as you read. In the end I couldnโt connect with either main characters. Both of them were pretty disappointing. Also, there is absolutely NO chemistry between these two. I wanted to love it so much more but sadly I found myself dragging through it. I donโt mean to challenge somebody elseโs opinion; however, The Rom-Commers was not to my liking. “Whatever story you tell yourself about your life, that’s the one that’ll be true.“ Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. Sheโs spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comediesโgood ones! That…
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Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:marriage of convenience; enemies to lovers; mythology retelling; polyamorous; mmff relationship. What a glorious hot mess these four make when their emotions get tangled up!! Whew!๐ฎโ๐จ This series is always full of delectable spice, mythological references, and all the olympus world drama. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and the evolution of the characters. I only found Pandora and Aphroditeโs relationship underdeveloped. But I loved Theseus, Aphrodite and Adonis! “It never lasts, but there’s sweetness even in loss.“ He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy. Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she’s…
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Crossroads by Devney Perry
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:second chances, cowboy romance, small town, childhood friends, workplace, forced proximity, itโs always been you, right person wrong time, dual timeline. I didn’t really understand their relationship. Why did they hate each other so much in the present? They met once a year for a week every year since they were kids, they ended up sleeping together when they were older, but once she left the ranch, they never kept in touch for the rest of the year until she was back in town. They never dated, they were only hookups. I just could not understand why they hated each other so much if they never once discussed their relationship…
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Collide by Bal Khabra
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: college sports romance, forced proximity, he falls firs, black cat girl & golden retrivier boy, full of swooniness; great dialogue & banter, slow burn. The way I ate this upโฆI had to force myself to put the book down when I needed it, and thatโs when you know itโs that good… Aiden is top tier book boyfriend material. He is sweet, caring, selfless and has the patience of a saint! Sorry Summer, but you could be really annoying sometimes ๐คญ but the way Aiden handled her had me swooning! The warm and cozy feelings that I got while reading this was unmatched! Cannot wait til more from this series…