Reckless by Lauren Roberts

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ From Nowhere by Jewel E. Ann࿐ • ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 🇨 🇴 🇳 🇹 🇪 🇳 🇹 ꧁•⊹٭ single dad ༊*·˚. secret relationship ༊*·˚. pilot vs mechanic ༊*·˚. cinnamon roll hero ٭⊹•꧂ ＲＥＶＩＥＷ： I’m a sucker for a single dad romance, and this one was really enjoyable. The characters were funny and witty, I liked their banter. Lola l, Ozzy’s daughter, was funny and very realistic in her 10yo age and attitude. I loved the relationship between her and her dad. However, there are some things I didn’t like. 1- A few times I felt like Jewel E Ann was trying too hard with the humor. 2- Ozzy needed more of a backbone with his ex in-laws. I loved how he was willing to do anything for his daughter, and just supported her and didn’t push her to heal faster from her trauma, but he was allowing his past and guilt to rule his life too much. I sometimes wanted to shake him and tell him to grow some pants!! 3- The romance. Although the banter was fun and there was chemistry between the main characters; I wanted a bit more emotional depth. We could definitely feel their connection on a physical level, but I felt that that energy wasn’t fully matched emotionally. 4- The drama towards the end. Why when is there trauma in romance books, authors feel the need to make similar things happening AGAIN to the characters? Ugh 😖 But the biggest issue here is not even that but how Ozzy handled everything. Unacceptable! 5- The female narrator’s voice was annoying. Luckily, it didn’t ruined the experience with the book, but certainly didn’t enhance it either. Overall, it was an enjoyable read for me. 3.5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 2 in the Wildfire 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. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ Wildfire Reading Order ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 1. From Air 2. From Nowhere ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ Free Audiobook on Kindle Unlimited ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 - 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤

★ BOOK REVIEW & BOOK RECOMMENDATION ★ Merit by Devney Perry ༊*·˚ ˖*°࿐ 🇨 🇴 🇳 🇹 🇪 🇳 🇹 ꧁•⊹٭ childhood friends to enemies to lovers ༊*·˚. fake dating ༊*·˚. small town ༊*·˚. college sports romance ༊*·˚. football ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. volleyball ༊*·˚. virgin heroine ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. he’s a player ༊*·˚. grief/ death ٭⊹•꧂ ＲＥＶＩＥＷ： Devney Perry saved the best for last! Hands down, my favorite in the series. It had it all! Angst, wit, steam, and lots of heart. Their banter was delightful, their chemistry was sizzling hot, and the slow burn was absolutely worth it. The audiobook was top notch on top of it all. 5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 - 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤 ╰⪼ The atrwork is mine, but the photos are not ˖*°࿐ •

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry ༊*·˚ ˖*°࿐ • ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 🇨 🇴 🇳 🇹 🇪 🇳 🇹 ꧁•⊹٭ rivals to lovers ༊*·˚. books about books ༊*·˚. mystery ༊*·˚. historical fiction ༊*·˚. two timelines ༊*·˚. Evelyn Hugo vibes ٭⊹•꧂ 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 : This was a book I was ridiculously excited to read, and I am truly heartbroken that I had to call time of death at 60% through of the audiobook. I kept zoning out, nothing in this story could hold my attention the more I tried. I just couldn’t do it anymore. I prefer reading something with a bit more romance or thrill to make it harder to put down. This really had neither. Everything was just SO bland. 2.5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ Almost here!! Expected Pub Date - 04/22/25 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 - 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Not going to lie, this book felt like I was in a therapy session. So deeply emotional and portrays trauma in such a real way that was sometimes exhausting. Don’t get me wrong, this book is beautifully written, but definitely not a RomCom. If you are in it for the romance, forget it! This isn’t it. The insta-love did bother me a little in the beginning, but I understood that was necessary for the premise of the long distance relationship though. Also, the fact that they were barely together and when they finally managed to be together, they still had to deal with a lot of what’s happening in Sam’s family life; unbalanced the story a little bit. It was sometimes exhausting to read as it features heavy life topics. There are a lot traumatic events both main characters were going or went through and also discussion around animal abuse. I just needed a little break at times. You know, just enjoy seeing these two inside their love bubble without any outside interference. However, I’m still very happy to have finally read this book. I loved Xavier to pieces. He gave his all to make things work between him and Sam. He was an amazingly supportive partner through each of Samantha’s crises while working through his own trauma and also exhaustion. What an incredible man he is! The epic book boyfriend material. “If you had the power to erase every memory you have of me so you didn’t know what you were missing, would you do it?” she asked. “No, I wouldn’t do it,” I said without even thinking about it. “Why?” “Because life wouldn’t be worth living if I didn’t remember you.” She looked like she didn’t believe me. “But it’s so hard though,” she said. “Would you erase the memories of your grandma so you wouldn’t feel the way you feel right now?” “No.” “Some things are worth remembering, Samantha. No matter how much they hurt.” That! That right there won all my heart for this story… 🥹 Continue 👇🏻

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ Painted Scars by Neva Altaj ༊*·˚ ˖*°࿐ • ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 🇹 🇷 🇴 🇵 🇪 🇸 ꧁•⊹٭ mafia romance༊*·˚. arranged marriage ༊*·˚. enemies to lovers ༊*·˚. age gap ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. opposites attract ༊*·˚. he hates everyone but her ༊*·˚. touch her and die ༊*·˚. OTT possessive/jealous hero ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. sassy heroine ٭⊹•꧂ ⚠️ 🅆🄰🅁🄽🄸🄽🄶 ⚠️ ∗ domestic violence ∗ mentions of abuse ∗ graphic descriptions of violence and torture (none occur between the hero/heroine) ∗ ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ Your mental health matters. If any of these topics are sensitive to you, please proceed with caution or skip this one ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 : Nothing makes a story better than a hot possessive hero 😮‍💨 Roman’s protective was just on point, not overbearing or controlling. Just hot! I also loved the fact that Nina wasn’t a doormat or some pitiful virgin who needed constantly rescuing. Their chemistry is unmatched. I ate this book up and left no crumbs 🤭 Delicious! 5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 1 in the Perfectly Imperfect 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. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ Perfectly Imperfect Reading Order ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 1. Painted Scars 2. Broken Whispers 3. Hidden Truths 4. Ruined Secrets 5. Stolen Touches 6. Fractured Souls 7. Burned Dreams 8. Silent Lies 9. Darkest Sins 10. Sweet Prison 11. Precious Hazard “𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓶𝓮,” 𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓼, “𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓘’𝓵𝓵 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓻.” ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 - 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent 🇹 🇷 🇴 🇵 🇪 🇸 ꧁•⊹٭ enemies to lovers ༊*·˚. forced proximity ༊*·˚. badass heroine ༊*·˚. vampires ༊*·˚. magic ༊*·˚. demons ༊*·˚. angst ༊*·˚. age gap ༊*·˚. royal hero ༊*·˚. vengeance ٭⊹•꧂ 5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 : As a romance reader I am that occasionally enjoys reading a fantasy book, I needed a bit more sexual tension between the main characters. However, this was a thrilling fantasy novel, so different from any vampire book I’ve read. Very unique. The ending took me in an emotional ride, I didn’t see it coming. Fantasy’s readers will definitely eat this book up. Soooo good! ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 1 in the Crowns of Nyaxia Series. 1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night 2. The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King 3. The Songbird & the Heart of Stone 4. The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk 1.5 - Six Scorched Roses 2.5 - Slaying the Vampire Conqueror ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 ༊*·˚ ˖*°࿐ • 𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹𝓎𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 & #𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 - 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤 Have a great weekend, everyone 💋

★ BOOK REVIEW & RECOMMENDATION ★ Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall 🇨 🇴 🇳 🇹 🇪 🇳 🇹 ꧁•⊹٭ love triangle ༊*·˚. presente and past timeline ༊*·˚. mystery ٭⊹•꧂ ⚠️ 🅆🄰🅁🄽🄸🄽🄶 ⚠️ ∗ infidelity ∗ 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 : Although the writing was in fact amazing and compelling, and it did have me turning pages, I wasn’t completely in love with the storyline. I’m doing my best at not being so judgmental when reviewing this. So bear with me! 😅 If life taught me a lesson is that you can’t judge others when you’ve never been in their shoes. Also, be careful of throwing stones, we all live in a glass house too. We are all human beings after all. We make mistakes, we make poor decisions, we make others suffer. The bottom line is, did you learn your lesson? That being said, it was still not easy for me to read about Beth’s story because Frank was a very good man, a too good husband to her and also a good dad. He loved his wife with all his heart. He would give her the moon if he could to. Damn! He gave her more than that. And that’s what makes SO hard for me not to judge Beth. I believe her vulnerability made her take pretty poor decisions in life. And sadly, those decisions affected everyone around her. However, she’s learned her lesson and that’s life. Learn with our mistakes and not repeat them. Trying to become a better version of ourselves. I’m genuinely glad she’s got another chance for happiness. We can see she is a different Beth after everything and for that this book was truly beautiful. That is exactly how each of us is, imperfectly beautiful. This book definitely evoked strong emotions and made me cry in the end. I wonder how long it will be before my heart lets this one go… it definitely deserves all the stars. Have a great week, everyone! 💋

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ Story of My Life by Lucy Score 2 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 🇹 🇷 🇴 🇵 🇪 🇸 ꧁•⊹٭ small town ༊*·˚. grumpy hero ༊*·˚. found family ༊*·˚. famous heroine ༊*·˚. writer ٭⊹•꧂ 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 : The humor felt forced, making some of the scenes look stupid. Everything was just so over the top, the characters, the dialogue, the plot… it was like watching an old version episode of The Three Stooges. So cringey! ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 1 in the Story Lake Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ Story Lake Series ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 1. Story of My Life 2. Mistakes Were Made Have a great weekend, everyone! 💋

★ BOOK REVIEW ★ Ruthless Empire by Rina Kent 4.5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 🇹 🇷 🇴 🇵 🇪 🇸 ꧁•⊹٭ bullying ༊*·˚. step siblings ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. enemies to lovers ༊*·˚. kinky ༊*·˚. ༊*·˚. suspense ٭⊹•꧂ 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 : Their chemistry was soooo good that I couldn’t care less about the characters age 🤭 These two were fire hot! 😮‍💨 However, I did have a few issues with the story. ೃ⁀➷ SPOILERS ALERT ༊*·˚ ˖*°࿐ • . . . . . . . 1- The author should do some research when writes about something she doesn’t have much experience with or knowledge. False positive pregnancy test is very and I mean very rare. Almost impossible! And it only can happen in rare cases like testing too soon after a miscarriage, abortion, or childbirth or if you are taking fertility medications that contain hCG. So if the test says you are pregnant, YOU ARE PREGNANT! The opposite though, it’s more common. 2- While the hero was still a virgin he was way more sexually experienced than the heroine and that bugged me a little. Didn’t he promise all his first to her as well? 3- The plot twist although unexpected, was once again a bit ludicrous. I felt like I was suddenly watching a bad soap opera on TV. 3- Ten years!! Ten f*cking years so they can finally be in the open for the world because they were once step siblings. Their parents married when they were 18! Eighteen!!!!!!! And they were married like for a year or two and then you have to wait 10 years to tell the world you two are togheter. Nope! That was a bit of a strach to me. 4- The ending also felt rushed. That being said, I read this in one-sitting. Rina Kent’s writing is immersive and full of palpable tension. The chemistry is also off charts! Even if it wasn’t perfect, it was still a great read for me. I will give this 4 stars, nevertheless. ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 6 in the Royal Elite Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ Royal Elite Series ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 1. Cruel King 2. Deviant King 3. Steel Princess 4. Twisted Kingdom 5. Black Knight 6. Vicious Prince 7. Ruthless Empire 8. Royal Elite Epilogue