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Featuring Marissa Allen
Buy here Follow Author Tropes: Found family, Friends to lovers, Slow burn, Revenge, Princess and Evil Stepmother Email Author at marissaallencreations@gmail.com Imprisoned and experimented on since she was twelve, Princess Genevieve “Vi” Astor is ready for revenge....
Seatmate
Review #449 Cara Bastone has a unique way of making a 5 hour conversation interesting. The story is completely dialogue, like her other read I recently listened to that seems like would only work as an audible. I gave this novella a 4/5 stars and here’s my ramblings...
Featuring S.A. Heiden
Buy here Follow Author Tropes: fae, reverse portal travel, ancient magic, forbidden love, secrets revealed Email Author at info@saheiden.com What happens when a fae needs the help of a mortal? The unique timber of The Elderwood is the backbone of Lucy's family legacy,...
DNF- No Judgments
No Judgments starts with Bree’s new life on the island of Little Bridge, which is about to get slammed by a hurricane. She doesn’t want to evacuate although most others are. There’s her needy cat, Gary, to take care of among other reasons and it sounds like local,...
Splintered
Review #448 I bought Splintered by Howard because I love retellings. I give this one a 3.9/5 stars. Honestly, I was confused quite often. Written in one point of view, first person present tense, I enjoyed the use of strong action words throughout but sometimes it...
Sweet Talk
Review #447 This was a sweet, cute, clean “get to know each other” pre-dating romcom novella where the characters actually had depth in a short duration. I’d give it a 4/5 stars. Here’s my random notes: The notification beep for each of their incoming voice...
Sun of a Beach
Review #446 I give this contemporary romance novella an average 3.5/5 I read it as an audiobook, 2 POV and 2 narrators. Here’s some random thoughts and notes: The FMC’s opening idea to change magazine spreads to find a different readership population. Which is very...
DNF- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
Here’s the blurb! In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held...
DNF- When Women Were Dragons
This is a compilation of snippets of women’s lives as mothers, wives, daughters, and abuse and or anger. I’m not a huge fan of novels starting out when the character is a child since I’m assuming it’ll cover a broad spectrum of time/go slowly. I’m also not...
Call Me Maybe
Review #445 My friend recommended this audiobook, Call Me Maybe, because of how well the dialogue was narrated and the chemistry between the two main characters felt like a scene and interaction between each other. The male always spoke Cal’s parts and Vera always...
DNF- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
With Sherlock Holmes vibes, the “Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep” by H.G, Parry was odd and intriguing but I didn't finish it. I don’t often read stories with male only leads. The writing style wasn’t what I’m used to and it felt a bit wordy and heavy. In the...
The Sin Eater’s Daughter
Review #444 So I loved this YA fantasy romance and would’ve given it higher than a 4.5/5 star rating but I was unsatisfied by the ending. So I looked into book 2 & 3 of the series and was further disappointed. It looks like the second book focuses on a different...
Roseblood
Review #443 What a gorgeous cover, yet it tricked me in expecting a gender reversal Phantom story, which was not the case. there was never a scene where the heroine wore a mask. “…there’s something worse than stepping up and facing your fears- and that’s living as if...
A True Love Experiment
Review #442 This is basically The Bachelor behind scenes, but way better since it feels real. Fizzy is a 37 year old romance writer cast to date 8 guys but falls for the producer. This HEA has 2 points of view and flows easily. I was so addicted to it that I had a...
February wrap up
These are my completed books read in February 2024. I think 10 total? One was a library and 2 were audio. all of these have individual reviews on my site with my random thoughts. Have you read any of these? Which are your favorite? What ratings do you disagree with?...