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March wrap-up
These are in order of favorite. Only finished one physical book, which is insane. The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin (4.5/5)- ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS! The Return of Ruby Darling by Leeanne Slade (4.4/5 )- audio The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez ...
Ruby’s Vow
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Ryker’s Promise
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Scarlett’s Pledge
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January Reading Wrap-up
The Hive by Kuba Soltysiak (5/5)- audio Quicksilver by Callie Hart (4.7/5)- audio (1st in series) Brimstone by Callie Hart (4.4/5)- audio (2nd in series) Bound by Ali Hazelwood (4.3/5)- audio I love you like it's 1999 by A. J. Pine (4.3/5)- audio One of Us is...
2025 Reading Wrap-up
My review quality has tanked on my blog in the last year and I know I'm missing a bunch from the list below, that I forgot to record but it's because so many other good things are happening these days! I attended sooo many events as an author/vendor in 2025 that I...
This Is Our Story
Review #631 This was the first book I ever co-read with my son. And by that, I mean we didn't just read it like a book club. Nope. We shared ear buds, so it'd stop and start at the same time. We were on the same sentence at the same time and had reactions...
If You Love Me
Review #630 I'd rate this hockey romance audio a solid 4/5 stars but it didn't blow me away. The characters definitely had depth. Even though it was a standalone, I could tell I was missing some bits and pieces from the prior books that formed the relationships. My...
The Stranger in the Woods
Review #629 The Stranger in the Woods was a short novella and I didn’t realize that when I purchased it. If I had known this I would’ve anticipated the plot progressing differently since I assumed so much more was going to happen. I’d rate it a 4.0/5 and just wish it...
Mate
Review #628 I read this one straight after Bride and liked it even more. The "yearning" and lead up was epically done and I really enjoyed the balance between plot and romance. Like the first, I wish he had an entire chapter for each PoV. I rate this a high 4.8/5...
Bride
Review #627 I never liked the cover so I hadn't give this a chance despite reading all Hazelwood's other books. So I tried audio a while after and really enjoyed this. So, don't judge a book by its cover, everyone. Instantly bought the sequel, Mate, after finishing. I...
Nicole Englebert- reader interview
What is your favorite genre or subgenre and why? Romance, dark romance, romcom, spooky What are you currently reading? The Wicked Blue by Cassie Swindon What is one of your favorite 5 star reads? The Empyrean series Who is one of your favorite traditional published...
Love, Theoretically
Review #626 I think I've read all Ali Hazelwood's books except for Bride and I've loved them all. I also ate this up in the best kind of way. It was easy to listen to, real, had great pacing for Elsie’s needs and had the perfect amount of steam too. I was impressed...
Haunting the Hunter
I listened to this on audio after it was recommended by a friend for a unique reason. She said her favorite audio narrator, Mr. Teddy, spoke to the reader during the sex scenes using, "you." My friend was ALL about this. Honestly, it didn't do much for me, so I...
The Hiking Trip
Review #624 This one is going to be a low 2/5 rating for me, because of r@&* only. The audiobook was going well overall and I had some predictions and I was hooked throughout, then the "climatic" big end scene that's supposed to have all the feels was r@&*....