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Protect by Paisley Hope
3.5
3.5⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️
Ugh I’m just such a hoe for a brother’s best friend! First love/second chance isn’t my fav, sadly but I still ate every bit of this up.
I related SO much to high school Violette. The flashbacks of her dealing with her insecurities just had me all in my feels.
The bond between Rowan and Hollie was just so dang sweet!
- Brothers best friend
- Second chance
- Single mom
- Injured firefighter x nurse
- “Fuck it”
- Family grief
- Mental health rep
HIGHLIGHTS:
- “I feel my skin heat with his unexpected touch, but I fight the urge to say no, I’ve been doing so well with my diet this week. I know one ice cream won’t kill me, but I already ate popcorn and candy at the theatre.” 🥺
- “Don’t pay attention to them, Vi, I want your eyes.”
- “All right then, dirty girl. Spit.” I DIEEEEE
- Protons & Electrons🥺
Ugh I’m just such a hoe for a brother’s best friend! First love/second chance isn’t my fav, sadly but I still ate every bit of this up.
I related SO much to high school Violette. The flashbacks of her dealing with her insecurities just had me all in my feels.
The bond between Rowan and Hollie was just so dang sweet!
- Brothers best friend
- Second chance
- Single mom
- Injured firefighter x nurse
- “Fuck it”
- Family grief
- Mental health rep
HIGHLIGHTS:
- “I feel my skin heat with his unexpected touch, but I fight the urge to say no, I’ve been doing so well with my diet this week. I know one ice cream won’t kill me, but I already ate popcorn and candy at the theatre.” 🥺
- “Don’t pay attention to them, Vi, I want your eyes.”
- “All right then, dirty girl. Spit.” I DIEEEEE
- Protons & Electrons🥺
Wrath of an Exile by Monty Jay
5.0
I have.. no words. Well this was the first book EVER to make me cry so for that its going down in my hall of fame books.😂
After reading Hollow Boys, I knew Monty was an incredible writer. She puts so much emotion and connection into her characters and you can't help but to be so immersed into their worlds and FEEL EVERYTHING THEY'RE FEELING!😭
Jude & Phi are heartbreaking and perfect in every way.
I was so happy to see the Hollow Boys make a few appearance in this book. I was CACKLING at their one-liners in this book hahah. If you haven't already read the Hollow Boys series I HIGHLY recommend before diving into this book. It gives so much more context to how Jude & Phi ended up here.
- dark romance
- small town
- second generation
- childhood trauma
- enemies to lovers
- forbidden romance
- foster siblings
- forced proximity
- possessive mmc
- fiesty fmc
🌶️🌶️🌶️ (check TW)
HIGHLIGHTS:
"Fucking the enemy tastes good, doesn’t it, my little traitor."
"There’s a dead guy two feet away, my dad’s gonna go nuclear, and the rain is ruining my fucking hair. So do us both a favor and don’t piss me off right now." LOL
"And that’s a fucking tragedy because no matter where we stand, the shadows were never meant to hold someone like her. The spotlight wasn’t just made for her—it bends to her. She doesn’t chase it. She owns it. Gravity pulling everything and everyone into her orbit, whether she wanted it or not."
"I’m not jealous. I’m just…mildly homicidal." HAHAHAHAH
“Our universe, Loner.” “Our universe, Geeks.”
After reading Hollow Boys, I knew Monty was an incredible writer. She puts so much emotion and connection into her characters and you can't help but to be so immersed into their worlds and FEEL EVERYTHING THEY'RE FEELING!😭
Jude & Phi are heartbreaking and perfect in every way.
I was so happy to see the Hollow Boys make a few appearance in this book. I was CACKLING at their one-liners in this book hahah. If you haven't already read the Hollow Boys series I HIGHLY recommend before diving into this book. It gives so much more context to how Jude & Phi ended up here.
- dark romance
- small town
- second generation
- childhood trauma
- enemies to lovers
- forbidden romance
- foster siblings
- forced proximity
- possessive mmc
- fiesty fmc
🌶️🌶️🌶️ (check TW)
HIGHLIGHTS:
"Fucking the enemy tastes good, doesn’t it, my little traitor."
"There’s a dead guy two feet away, my dad’s gonna go nuclear, and the rain is ruining my fucking hair. So do us both a favor and don’t piss me off right now." LOL
"And that’s a fucking tragedy because no matter where we stand, the shadows were never meant to hold someone like her. The spotlight wasn’t just made for her—it bends to her. She doesn’t chase it. She owns it. Gravity pulling everything and everyone into her orbit, whether she wanted it or not."
"I’m not jealous. I’m just…mildly homicidal." HAHAHAHAH
“Our universe, Loner.” “Our universe, Geeks.”
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
1.0
It’s a great book if you like zero character development, zero world building and characters with the personalities of a wet mop.
1.5⭐️ and the only reason for the extra half is because I’m committed to reading the second book.
1.5⭐️ and the only reason for the extra half is because I’m committed to reading the second book.
My Dark Romeo by L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington
1.0
That was beyond painful. Also - have the authors of this book even had sex before? Someone please tell them using bedsheets as a condom isn’t a thing