Reviews of my Reading List
Review #114
Title- A Vow So Bold and Deadly Author- Brigid Kemmerer Rating- 4/5 for this novel but 4.5/5 for the trilogy Genre- YA fantasy POV- 4 POV this one, all present tense Trope- war/battle, brotherhood Steam level- (0- no sex, 5- erotica)- 1/5 Cover- Gorgeous Comments- I...
Review #113
Title- A Heart so Fierce and Broken (sequel) Author- Brigid Kemmerer Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- present tense switches between two alternating main characters, Lia Mara and Grey Trope- enemies to lovers Steam level- (0- no sex, 5- erotica)- 1/5 Cover-...
Review #112
Title- A Curse so Dark and Lonely Author- Brigid Kemmerer Rating- 5/5. Probably top 5 of 2021 reads Genre- YA fantasy, may 50% qualify as romance, but I’m not for certain based on “romance rules” POV- Rhen and Harper switch back and forth alternating chapters which I...
Review #111
Title- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author- Taylor Jenkins Reid Rating- 4.5/5Genre- It was neither solely contemporary or historical fiction. Maybe it could be considered women’s fiction or literary fiction. POV- It was hard to fit this one into a specific...
Review #110
Title- The Soulmate Equation Author- Christina Lauren Rating- 4/5Genre- contemporary romance POV- third person past tense Trope- forced together, fake relationship, kind of enemies to lovers, workplace environment Similar Books/Comps- If I Never Met You, The Love...
Review #109
Title- The Wife Upstairs Author- Rachel Hawkins Rating- 3.8/5 Genre- suspense/mild thriller POV- changes throughout. See below Similar Books/Comps- Cover- Loved the cover. Knew the genre easily and it is pretty enough to display My emotions- waiting for...
Review #108
Title- People We Meet on Vacation Author- Emily Henry Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person, present tense from heroine’s POV only Trope- friends to lovers Similar Books/Comps- Unhoneymooners Cover- (this is one of the first books for a while...
Review #107
Title- Believe Me Author- Tahereh Mafi Rating- 5/5 Genre- Young Adult, fantasy, romance POV- The biggest thing this series taught me was how to write better with emotions in deep first person POV. Trope- happily ever after novella Cover- Gorgeous My emotions-...
Review #106
Title- Seven Days in June Author- Tia Williams Rating- 4/5 Genre- I’m not quite sure, see below Trope- second chance romance, but I don’t think this is full romance POV- see below for my difficulties with this Similar Books/Comps- An American Marriage is the only...
Review #105
Title- The Unhoneymooners Author- Christina Lauren Rating- 5/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person Trope- If you like “fake relationships,” “forced to be together,” and “enemies to lovers” than this is a great book for you. Cover- I don’t like bright colors...
Review #104
Title- The Keeper of Night Author- Kylie Lee Baker Rating- 5/5 Genre- dark fantasy POV- first person Similar Books/Comps- The Book of Lost Things My emotions- shivers up my spine Comments- If you want to voyage to the land of the Underworld with a pair of soul...
Review #103
Title- Not a Happy Family Author- Shari Lapena Rating- 3/5 Genre- family drama, suspense, thriller, murder mystery Similar Books/Comps- The Maidens My emotions- intrigued Comments- This was a fast/easy ready full of mystery, twists & turns. I was guessing...
DNF List #2
These books might be someone's favorite, but they weren't for me. Still try them out! A Discovery of Witches It felt slow, dry, full of backstory, too much description, too much “telling” & too much long narrative. There was one great sentence I liked at the...
Review #102
Title- Fumbled Author- Alexa Martin Rating- 4/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person, present tense. So I definitely prefer romcoms in first person compared to third person writing. Trope- second chance Similar Books/Comps- Ten Rules for Faking It My...
Review #101
Title- The Nature of Witches Author- Rachel Griffin Rating- 5/5 Genre- YA, fantasy POV- first person, present tense My emotions- in love with every sentence Characters- Clara- the world’s only Everwitch Sang- a hottie Spring witch who loves botany Paige- Clara’s...