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65 reviews

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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Kulti by Mariana Zapata

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adventurous 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

Yet again another book that i loved from Mariana Zapata all her books are so good this one is another slow burn an extreme extreme slow burn a long book that’s so detailed it feels like a movie im feeling also some forced proximity and Grumpy x Sunshine male main character is her now coach who used to be her childhood idol/crush theres a little bit of enemies not a whole lot the the male main character was so protective of this female main character I couldn’t help but giggle theres a 12-13 year age gap between the main characters its a happy ending with no cliff hangers no lover triangle and no cheating it’s also kind’ve spicy not a whole lot but still spicy I can’t wait to read more of Mariana’s book i also just like every other book I’ve read of hers rated this book a 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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When Gracie Met The Grump by Mariana Zapata

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adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

I f*cking loved this book soooo much the growth of there relationship throughout the book the extreme extreme slow burn the Grumpy x sunshine this book felt like watching a movie it was so long and detailed like a movie and not in a bad way at all there is like a 5 year age gap between the female and male main character both of the main characters are virgins i’m sensing a little bit of forced proximity throughout the book also at some point in this book it kinda reminded me of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer the mysteries the not a dramatic breakup 30 pages left of the book like other authors do communication in this book isn’t bad it mostly starts with the male main character not wanting to talk or tell the main female character anything hence the title i hope i used that word correctly oh well 😁😁 and yet again Mariana Zapata did not disappoint another book of hers i rated 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood

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informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book this book has three small novellas combined in one there very cute short enjoyable stories with some spice not extreme but still some and all these stories are happy endings with no cliffhangers the first one is under one roof the second one is stuck with you and the third one is below zero and every book has about like 120-150 pages i think my favorite is under one roof i loved the rest but i think under one roof is my fav i don’t really have much to say overall i rated this book 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Brutal Intentions by Lilith Vincent

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tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it it was a fun little read i don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this it was different then my regular reads some tropes in this book are Forbidden Love,enemies to lovers and age gap This book has no cliffhangers it’s a happy ending its spicy theres kind’ve cheating but not with the male main character and female main characters relationship if you read the blurb i think you’ll kind’ve get who the cheating happens to overall i ratef this book a 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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