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Seven Year Slip
Review #465 “Some of my favorite things I haven’t even done yet.” “I felt starved- the wild girl I wanted to be but never quite was, the kind who yearned to devour the world, one sensation at a time.” I rate this standalone contemporary romance (1 PoV) a strong 4.8/5...
A Murder To Remember
Review #464 This audiobook got a 4.25/5 stars. - lots of action - 2 PoV - Austen inspired - setting plays a big role Amelia had a one night stand with a British man during her vacation tour of historical literature settings. During her hangover she randomly remembered...
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries
Review #463 The only reason why I finished this is because I read it for a bookclub. I gave it a generous 3.5/5 stars. My favorite parts were Wendell’s charisma and I wanted more of him and Shadow. I also loved the reverse grumpy/sunshine pairing since that’s a...
DNF- Better Hate than Never
I’m super upset I didn’t like this one because I’ve adored all of Chloe’s books so far. At page 23 I was pretty frustrated by so many side characters and feeling confused of who is who and what to focus on…? I’m not a fan of the trope so far since Christopher...
Funny Story
Review #462 Funny Story won the vote for two separate Bookclubs in Raleigh this month so I’ll be hearing a lot of reviews soon I rated this one a 4.5/5 stars. It wasn’t my favorite or least favorite of Emily Henry stories. I haven’t read many romcoms with only one...
Told You So
Review #461 I gave this romcom audiobook a 4.0/5 stars. It was cute, refreshing but forgettable. “Told You So” by Leeanna Slade starts with the spirited, spunky Lucy who writes a column, has been through a lot of grief, and wants to change what she writes back to the...
A Study in Drowning
Review #460 A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid got a 4.25/5 stars for me. It disappointed me compared to the rating I thought I’d be giving. Written in one point of view, third person narrative, it follows the story of two young scholars away from university who are...
Always Only You
Review #459 Do you prefer romcoms with 1 or 2 PoV? Always Only You is the third book I’ve read by Chloe Liese and have 4 more currently rented from the library. I love that her characters have depth and feel like grown adults. I’ll give this one a 4.7/5 stars. Oh and...
You Only Die Twice
Review #458 The teacher/co-author FMC 1st chapter felt much more interesting than the second chapter in his PoV when his backstory was given as a CIA agent. Chapter 4 was distracting in a bad way when she was getting turned on by him helping her put a disguise...
April Wrap up
Here are my April 2024 stats y’all! I believe I finished 9 books this month (6 physical & 3 audio). I’m realizing my audio books can’t be fantasy. So my genres are expanding since audio is working out for romcoms or thrillers. I just recently joined ANOTHER...
Ruthless Vows
Review #457 I give this one a 4.1/5 stars. I liked the first one better than this sequel. Ruthless Vows felt slower than the first, more focused on the war and gods and less romance. Overall this one felt less “finished” and I didn’t get the sufficient closure....
Divine Rivals
Review #456 “It helps to know someone is hearing me. Someone is reading what I pour onto a page.” Divine Rivals is the first of a duology. I give this (historical?) fantasy romance a 4.8/5 stars. It’s positively frustrating when an author makes writing look easy. The...
We Play Games
Review #455 I give this drama thriller a 4.0/5. I read it as an audiobook and the second half felt quite a bit different than the first. Here’s my comments while reading: The beginning sounds like a husband and woman in a non traditional marriage who are con artists...
Featuring Samantha Renee
Buy here Follow Author @@ladysamxoxo Website: https://samanthareneebooks.com/books/council-of-myths-origins/ Email Author at samantha@samanthareneebooks.com Welcome to The Continent of Myths… For centuries, the species of The Continent have coexisted, held together by...
Crossed
Review #454 Trigger- On page r@pe. Which frustrated me. Yes, the author gave trigger warnings leading us to her website for more information. But I’m frustrated with the genre of dark romance as a whole. I’d love to find morally gray characters where SA and r@pe...