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medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

First off: Read the trigger warnings! She's not joking! 
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This audiobook was amazing! I think this was my first duet audiobook and I'm obsessed! 
If you've read The Mindfck series by Stabby (C.M Owens) then you'll most likely like this!
Its witty, humorous, dark and sexy. 

I genuinely laughed out loud so many times.  

Two πŸ₯£killers meet and have an instant connection but can't find a normal way to idk date? So they come up with a yearly event, Who can kill another killer first. 

He's obsessed, she's closed off but wants to be love. 
Fast paced and very episodic with a small plot woven in. 

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

If you want to see where Elsie started, this is it. I haven't read anything else by her however from what I've heard she writes cute, charming romances with spice and tension and this delivers. 

TBH I didn't love Billie, she would create conflict in her own head and then take it out on others. Vaugh however, AHH he was a cocky, rude ass who dead ass saw Billie as a challenge and then fell in love. 

Do I need to add a summary? 

Out of the Gate

Elsie Silver

DID NOT FINISH: 9%

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHES BEEN IN LOVE WITH HIM SINCE SHE WAS 10!?
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good Game did what I needed it to do!! 
Spice βœ…οΈ 🌢
Hot guys βœ…οΈπŸ₯΅
Strong FMC (finding her strength) βœ…οΈπŸ’
Friend Banter βœ…οΈπŸ˜‚
Flirting to the maxβœ…οΈπŸ₯°

I am disappointed in the last 15% (iykyk) however I understand... I just don't like it. 
If you've watched Madisons content and you like it- You'll love this book. It was perfect and saved me from a reading slump. 

I think I'll save Forbidden Game until Fake Game is announced. While I love Parker I'm most excited for Jacksons story! 
adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

While I do post reviews for books I enjoy, I  realized that this is an SMP title after I finsihed reading, I'm holding of my review until SMP makes a public statement gaurding an employees harmful rhetoric.
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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Update: 
 I loved this book I not only, purschaed a HARDCOVER ROMANCE, but also the German edition for my shelf( do i speak or read german? not yet.. but I will just for this bad boi) 

This was the perfect summer read for me! It was also my frist intro to Emily Henry 's writing style and I love that it really walks the line of a romacne and lit fic novel. 


The daddy issues adn people pleasing rep with anxiety mixed in did send me into a 3am crying fit which I did post only. 


Thank you to edelweiss for this ARC copy and I will definitely be buying a finsihed copy! 

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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adventurous funny inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Magical sea dragons?! πŸ’šπŸŒŠπŸ‰
Magical tattoo??? 
Pirates and seas adventures??? 
I love this book and the audiobook? Amazing Highly reccomend . 
I'd love to see this author write an adult adventure with like the smallest romance plot line because they can write the most sublte flirty that has me kicking and screaming 

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don't think I've loved a book in a series the way I loved this one. 
Teddy and Gus's story in my opinion is well worth the wait! However I need to annotate this book

I cried more than I thought I would and omg - Riley in this books is to die for! She's just as much apart of this story as her dad and Teddy. 
Key tropes: 
Single dad/co-parents
Wild child 
Grumpy x Sunshine 
small town vibes 
Cowboy romacne 
Vibes:
"You take care of everyone but who takes care of you" 
"I can do it with a broken heart" 
"YOYOK" 
"It feels good to want.. but its scary to want to be wanted" 


I had so many emtoitons while reading this and haven't stopped thinking about them or this series and reccomend it to anyone looking for a small town ,spicy, cowboy romance with mental health rep and fully formed characters. 

Thank you to edelweiss and PRH for this ARC copy. 


Months later: 
5 STARS I'm rereading this book and I just have one thing to add
IT'S ROCK FUCKING JASMINE!
And I mean that with my whole heart!
adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I finished this book and immediately requested book two because that cliff hanger might have ruined me for the entire year. 

High stakes balanced beautifully comedy. Heist, puzzles, competitions- It was so much fun! If you loved the inheritance games and the hunger games (book one) you'll eat this book up! 

Twelves teens competing to be recognized as the best thief of a new generation and win the prize of one wish, a wish for anything!  

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