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Waiting To Score by Elouise Tynan

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

I expected a lot out of this book. Don't get me wrong. I did like it for what it was. I just didn't feel satisfied at the end. Everything seemed too rushed. I wanted more from the characters. I wanted to know more about them. I wanted them to spend more time with each other. Fake-dating is one of my favourite tropes (if done right). I just wished there was more to the characters and more about them as individuals and them together.
Overall, I wouldn't read it again. I just didn't feel too attached to the characters.
It was overall a good read. I did not dislike anything specifically about it. It was a short, good read. West and Monty definitely had their good moments in the book. I have highlighted a few of their moments together and their interactions.
The friendships were also a good aspect in the book. I loved that part a lot. The end was quite dramatic😂.... But I didn't mind it at all.

Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I don't even know what to write about this. So much was lost and so much was found.... When I read this I felt so many emotions all at once.... I don't even remember the number of times I cried... I was also happy. I was happy for them... I was happy with them. I personally resonated so much with Grace and Matt because of their story, their love, their heartbreak, their lives. The way they were so much in love and lost so much (time,love, togetherness and so much more).... My heart ached for them. They deserved so much more. But my heart was so happy at the end... For their new beginnings.... For their love story to have finally found a happily ever after. They're soulmates in a way that they found their way back to each other even after 15 years of being away from each other. I'm so so so thankful that I read this book and met Grace and Matt. They'll forever be in my heart. I'll forever cherish them❤️

A Deal With The Devil by Elizabeth O'Roark

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Such a quick and amazing read.
Loved it and was rooting throughout for the MC's to get together.
The little things Hayes did for Tali🤌🏻🥺
The banter🤌🏻 Their quick wit🤌🏻 Their chemistry 🤌🏻 All of it was too beautiful 😭
I'm so glad I read this. I ended up wanting more though.... I wanted to read more about them. I have no other complain from this book other than that.
I am looking forward to reading more books by this author 🤍🥲

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I will always eat up friends to lovers.... It has got to be my favourite tropes... Sam and Percy were so much in love and so meant to be. I loved it all. Their friendship... Their love.... Them together.... Even after so many years.... It was like they were never apart.
I loved them so much.... My heart ached when they had to go through that rough patch.
I'm so glad they found their way back to each other.
I'm so glad they were still best friends first... Even when they were together ❤️🥺
I cannot wait to read more from Carley Fortune.

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I honestly don't have words for what I just read. I cannot articulate my thoughts about how amazing I feel this book is. Emily Henry has done it again and there wasn't any doubt she'd do it.
Emily Henry is hands down my favourite author and I'm going to be reading anything and everything she writes.
She has a way with her stories... That make you feel so attached to the characters... I end up rooting for them, from the very beginning.
You feel so connected to these characters... And her books are so cozy... Like a warm hug for your heart.
Charlie and Nora were EVERYTHING.
Charlie is a man who I very much wish was not fictional. He is so amazing and so understanding. He has so much depth to his character and we uncover those things throughout the book.
Nora is a sweetheart. She doesn't wear her heart on her sleeves but she is so so so selfless and unconditionally loving when it comes to someone who she actually cares about. She is so deeply caring that it hurt me sometimes to see her always caring for everyone else and putting everyone else's needs and wants before hers.
I cried with her and laughed with her.
I cried with them and laughed with them.
They're so perfectly meant for each other and you see that...
We see how Charlie is the person who shows Nora that she can be loved and she will be more than okay - just being herself. He showed her that she could be her true self... And people would still very much love her just the way she was. He showed her that she could trust him and for once rely on someone else for comfort. He was always there for her and I loved that so so so much.🥺❤️
I didn't want the book to end. I wanted it to keep going - one of the reasons why it took me so long to read it.
I wanted to savour every little and big feeling it gave me... And the way I love this book just as much as the other two... 🤌🏻🥺
Emily Henry... What did we ever do to deserve you?💗🥲

Blind Side by Kandi Steiner

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I didn't want to stop reading.... Not at a single point in this book did I feel like I was bored or like I needed a break..... Clay Johnson is a work of art.... Where do they make men like these? Cause you sure as hell are gonna see me in line to get one🥺
My heart ached so much for him.... Over how selfless he was.... So thoughtful 🤌🏻
HE LITERALLY UP AND DECIDED TO RAISE ALL THE STANDARDS THAT EVER EXISTED FOR BOYFRIENDS CAUSE HE READ HER SMUTTY BOOKS AND HER HIGHLIGHTS AND HER TABS AND GAVE WHAT WAS NEEDED TO BE GIVEN.
Clay Johnson is the ideal boyfriend. Period.
And Giana? She is one hell of a woman.... I admired her so much and I related so much to her.... My heart sobbed with her when the plot twist arrived... And I couldn't stop crying for so long🥲
I am so attached to both of their characters.... I felt so sad at the end.... Leaving me aching for more...🤍
Clay Johnson. You'll always have my heart❤️

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

All I can say is GARRETT GRAHAM!!! This man could convince me to commit a murder for him and I'd do it without blinking 😂
The way he's just so protective for Hannah🤌🏻
The things he does...🥺🥺
I loved to see that both of them had set their minds on completely different things when they set 'the deal'.... And then how that took them not even 2 months to realise that they're perfect for each other❤️😭
The way that these two handle each other... Care for each other... Love each other... And also bicker about every little thing🤌🏻😂... It was elite.
I loved every part of it❤️

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I am so so so happy and giddy after reading this.... I'm so in love with Wes and Liz and everything that happened between them.
I'm the biggest hopeless romantic ever and to think about how every little thing that Wes did was to get Liz's attention - makes me so giddy and swoony....
I cried a little... Laughed a lot.... Got giddy.... Clapped.... And felt so many emotions over ever little thing they both did and I feel so overwhelmed at seeing that Liz finally got her romcom🥺❤️
Wes - you have my heart❤️ forever❤️
I love that every chapter began with a movie quote/dialogue and I loved every little detail about this book. This was such a light fluffy cozy read 💗
My heart is aching because I ended up wanting more.... But nevertheless... Their happy ending couldn't have been better ❤️
BTTM IS MY COMFY READ FROM NOW....❤️
I have highlighted so much in this book that I highly doubt there's anything that is not highlighted 😂❤️
Swoon-worthy, heart-touching, fluffy, and light-hearted story and the loveliest characters❤️
I related so much with Liz in the way that she was such a sucker for romance and had this yearning for her own little perfect romance... And the fact that she did actually get one... Made me so happy for her😭🥺
Wes has my heart for being the coolest most thoughtful and amazing boy in love with this girl who had no idea about it and yet he did EVERYTHING to make sure she was alright🥺
Lynn Painter.... I love you for giving us this book🥺❤️

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I'm so so so in love with Crew.... I don't know how someone could be so obsessed with someone they love....
I'm so happy I decided to read this book and give their stories a chance even though the MC's are 18 and that's a bit different from what I usually read.
Crew is so so so grumpy 😂🤌🏻
But the way he softened around Wren...
And "Birdy"...❤️ my heart cannot with that nickname 👀❤️
I purposely slowed down my reading so I could let the book consume me slowly...
And consider me consumed....
Every time the book's title came up in the book🥺..... I just cannot put into words how much I loved both Crew and Wren
I related to Wren so much because of how everything was so new for her when she was just turning 18, i.e an adult.
She's such a sunshine in Crew's life and such a beautifully written character. The changes she experiences... The growth🤌🏻
Loved it ❤️

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

4 ⭐
I loved the book. I loved the plot, the characters.... I really don't know what it lacked....
Maybe I just wanted a little more of both Ivan and Jasmine.... I feel like the part in the end was too rushed and I ended up wanting more after I finished reading the book.
Ivan Lukov is the perfect man y'all🤌🏻🥺 
I almost ended up highlighting everything he did/said.....
I loved it.... I just wish there was more and it wasn't as rushed in the end...