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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I freaking lovedddd this book I can’t wait for the next one it was so good I'm not sure if this book was kind’ve inspired by hocus pocus or if it was just a coincidence but certain parts of this book reminded me of hocus pocus and i loved every part of it i loved that are male main character could 🐈‍⬛shape shift🐈‍⬛ i will be looking for more books like that because of this it was just such a cute kinda short fun read it’s under 300 pages about 220 pages i read this on kindle which I'm still kind’ve new to reading books on kindle and this is definitely a book that i would love and most likely will purchase the physical copy to Spookily Yours was spicy with a happy ending and no cliffhangers there is gonna be a second book in this series Wickedly Yours coming Fall 2024 and i won’t be sharing who’s story it’s gonna be about because i feel like if i say it before you read the book it will spoil something in the book so I will be keeping that out so apart from that this cover is so freaking cute i love that the theme of this book was fall/halloween halloween is my favorite holiday 😍 i honestly can’t even explain how much I enjoyed this book i need like a thousand more books in this series I definitely recommend giving this book a try overall i gave this book 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🐈‍⬛🎃

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A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I liked this book I didn’t love it i just couldn’t seem to get into it which was mostly cause of me i loved the story but my mind has been having trouble reading books and enjoying them lately i feel like if i would have read this book a month ago when i wasn’t so deep in my mind i would have loved it more then i actually did this book is in a series with i think 4 other books which I'm sure there’s gonna be more in the series then just 5 but you get to meet the male main character in the next book in this book which I'm pretty sure this is a series of standalone’s but i still think you should read them in order just because you meet characters from the previous book in the next one this book was spicy not incredibly spicy but definitely still spicy its a happy ending with no cliffhangers and no love triangle or cheating the female main character is a virgin human and the male main character is a sweet caring monster but vicious when he is in the mood😈😈ifykyk this book did feel like a slow burn I think my favorite part about this book was that the male main characters eyes were like a mood ring every mood had a different color and it was fun and interesting learning about the meaning behind every color I don’t really have a whole lot to say overall i rated this book 3 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Wed To The Ice Giant by Layla Fae

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book was ok it was a fun short read only 107 pages it wasn’t that interesting or enjoyable to me personally this books is Arranged Marriage with a Virgin Heroine it’s spicy with a happily ever after ‼️‼️Kinda Spoiler‼️‼️there is a Attempted sexual Assualt but it stops before it happens theres no love triangle or cheating between the main characters either its also insta attraction/love this book is definitely not a Slowburn which is probably why i only rated it 3 stars i love slowburns and ain’t a fan of instalove yeah not much to say i rated it 3 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Crossed by Emily McIntire

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Where do i begin i’ve been so excited to read this book since January and even more excited when the cover reveal happened in march i truly loved and enjoyed the possessiveness and jealousy of Cade with Amaya i hate damn Parker though he pissed me off so much Parker is a side character who is also a pos some parts of the book i hated and some i loved i hated how the female main character got r*ped by a side character but i loved how there were scenes from the movie that were kinda flipped but still brought up in the book there were certain things that were said in this book that i loved like “After all, people often ignore traits in others that exist within themselves” idky but i related to that a little more then id like to but i loved it it had me rereading it look 20 times before i carried on reading this book and this book is the 5th book in the Never After series if you don’t know that series its pretty much a series of Villains who get there happy endings all these books are dark romance so be aware of that but the 1st book in this series is Hooked and it’s a Peter pan retelling the 2nd book is Scarred and it’s a Lion king retelling the 3rd book is Wretched and it’s a Wizard of Oz retelling the 4th book is Twisted and it’s a Aladdin retelling and the 5th book in this series is Crossed and it’s a Hunchback of Notre dame retelling theres gonna be a 6th and final book in this series but that is yet to be released and these books are all Spicy with happy endings and no cliffhangers and some of the Tropes in this one is Fairytale Retelling, Forbidden love, Secret romance and Boy falls first oh and also Age gap i highly recommend this series jeez i feel like i wrote a story so overall i rated this books 4 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ READ THIS SERIES oouu and if thats not convincing enough look at how pretty the covers are and oouuu i forgot this the male main character is a Priest and the Female main character is a Exotic dancer NOW READ IT🥰🫶🏼

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Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book i loveddd August i think he was my favorite in the book the epilogue was cute the ending was ok to i also again think that dramatic breakup not breakup at the ending was unnecessary but i did like the book i was happy to hear about Julian and Hallie in this book and the epilogue and see how there relationship from the last book progressed this book follows the main character’s August and Natalie getting into a marriage of convenience while not liking each other while secretly liking and being attracted to each other at the same time but not knowing how the other feels they pretend not to like each other and since i was talking about tropes ill say some of the other ones so yes marriage of convenience,
Enemies to lovers and Forced proximity this book has a happy ending with no cliffhangers no love triangle and no cheating and it’s spicy not extremely spicy but still spicy and the female main character Natalie is the sister of the male main character in the first book in this series Secretly yours i do recommend reading the books in the published order so Secretly yours and then Unfortunately yours overall i rated this book 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

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funny mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book I've been excited to read it for awhile it was a cute read i think the ending could've been better still enjoyable though this book is about the main character's Julian and Hallie i loved the fact that we got to meet August and Natalie in this book I can't wait to read there story in Unfortunately yours and there is secret love letters that Hallie writes Julian confessing to him her feelings that she's had for awhile some of the tropes in this book are Opposites attract, Small town romance, Grumpy x Sunshine and Second chance romance this book has a happy ending with no cliffhangers no love triangle and no cheating and also Hallie has her friend Owen who she likes only as a friend but Owen likes her more then a friend so there is jealousy between Julian and the side character Owen but nothing crazy it still had me giggling every time Julian got jealous i loved it this book is spicy not extremely spicy but
nonetheless spicy im not very good at reviews so I'll leave it at that👆🏽and overall i rated this book 4 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

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relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this book it was so cute i loved the little epilogue to Fox and Hannah were so cute and do not let this innocent little cover fool you this book is spicy and the male main character is spicy my lord the mouth on him and the looks from him i kept kicking my feet and giggling every time Fox got jealous of even the mention of Sergei i also loved every scene with Fox and Hannah together i love the whole Bellingers sisters series fisherman vibe after this series I definitely will be looking for more ocean related romance books this book was friends to lovers,Forced proximity,Small town romance and Slow burn its also a happy ending with no cliffhangers and this book is in a series the first book is called It happened one summer these books do not have to be read in order but i highly recommend reading them in order because this book has the main characters in the first book in the epilogue and throughout the book so it’s Kind’ve a spoiler but it can be read in any order it also has no love triangle and no cheating between the main characters overall i rated this book 4 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book some scenes had me kicking my feet and giggling and others had me cringing this book is spicy with a happy ending no cliffhangers no cheating and no love triangle i thought this book was cute Piper did get on my nerve’s towards the ending though that miscommunication/misunderstanding at the ending i feel was a little unnecessary but i did love the male main character every scene that he was in i enjoyed so much this book follows a rich daddy's girl getting in trouble so her stepfather sends her to a small town where she lived as a toddler but her mother moved her to LA when she was four because something horrible happened and when Piper and her sister Hannah go return to this little small town as punishment for piper thats where we meet the male main character who is a widowed big and tall fisherman i did find some scenes pretty annoying in this book are main character Piper did have a whole lot of problems within herself that i feel she brought into her relationship with Brendan which cause some unnecessary bickering between them I don’t want to say to much and end up spoiling the book and this book also has Enemies to Lovers,Opposites Attract,Small Town Romance,Grumpy x Sunshine and it’s a Slow burn overall i rated this book 4 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Vampire in the Bookstore by Elle M. Drew

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relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I guess this book was ok this book showed me that i only truly like slow burn i know this book was gonna be a fast read its only 139 pages but I didn’t really enjoy the book i don’t hate it but i also won’t ever read it again some people may actually enjoy this book i didn’t though i probably should have read this book before i read three enemies to lovers or dislikes to lovers Mariana Zapata books in a row cause all her books are long slow burns and allot of them are dislikes to lovers this book was very fast paced and the main characters instantly liked each other after meeting once in the first 10 pages personally not my kinda book not bad though this book is happy ending with no cliffhangers no cheating and no love triangle’s there’s not really a story it’s mostly just the main characters instantly falling inlove and there strangers theres no epilogue either 🤷‍♀️ it’s also somewhat spicy and the male main character is a vampire and the main female character is plus size if you like fast instalove books with spice then this book is for you overall i rated this book 3 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️🙃

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From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I enjoyed this book so much the slow burn was extreme but Mariana Zapata is the queen of slow burn so I’m not surprised i freaking love slow burns this book was enemies to friends to lovers forced proximity brother’s best friend its also a sports romance there’s no cheating no love triangle and no cliff hanger its a happy ending there was certain scenes that were just my favorite and i loved how even in the beginning of the book when they we’re enemies you could see when he started to truly care for her it was so cute its not extremely spicy I don’t want to spoil it but the spicy scenes in here is not many I don’t want to say how many there are but there are not allot if you read the wall of Winnipeg and me by Mariana Zapata it was just like that i really did enjoy this book i feel like i read it fast i liked the protectiveness Ivan had over Jasmine and i liked finding out in the middle and ending of the book the certain things Ivan did for Jasmine when they were hating each other😏overall i rated this book a 5 stars just like every other book i rated of Mariana Zapata’s⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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