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My Big Fat Fake Marriage by Charlotte Stein
4.0
Are you looking for a ROM-COM? Feel good cheesiness? Hilarious yet spicy? That highlights a plus-size FMC with amazing personality style and lumberjack-bod MC? This is for you!
Connie is our hilarious FMC who is distrustful of men after dealing with one (or many) too many "nice guys" who turn out to be the worst! So when her neighbor is everything that makes up a nice guy, she waits for the other shoe to drop.... only to find out he is an actual CINAMMON ROLL MC. Yes, she's a writer, and yes, there are lots of references to tropes, books, and pop culture in the book.
Anywho, back to our cinnamon roll, Henry Samuel, he is sickeningly sweet. 🤭 The way he talks threw me for a loop, he literally says "golly" and "gosh". 🤣 But I took this book for what it is meant to be, a silly fun time.
Listen, it's the kind of book you have to be in the mood for, in my opinion. If/when this sounds good to you, I recommend it!
Connie is our hilarious FMC who is distrustful of men after dealing with one (or many) too many "nice guys" who turn out to be the worst! So when her neighbor is everything that makes up a nice guy, she waits for the other shoe to drop.... only to find out he is an actual CINAMMON ROLL MC. Yes, she's a writer, and yes, there are lots of references to tropes, books, and pop culture in the book.
Anywho, back to our cinnamon roll, Henry Samuel, he is sickeningly sweet. 🤭 The way he talks threw me for a loop, he literally says "golly" and "gosh". 🤣 But I took this book for what it is meant to be, a silly fun time.
Listen, it's the kind of book you have to be in the mood for, in my opinion. If/when this sounds good to you, I recommend it!
When Death Blooms by G.E. Masters
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Ooh this hurt, but came together so beautifully. Book 1 left us on a cliffhanger, and this one picked up right where we were left.
Vivian's healing journey isn't linear, and that's what makes it so real and emotional. Venus is also so supportive and heals her own trauma in her own way. They both uplifted each other, respected each other's boundaries, and took such good care of each other. The way this was written felt so raw and yet so healing.
There was spice, but again, it made sense with the story and their healing journeys. It was super well placed within the story. Both hot and healing!!
***Please, please, please check your trigger warnings***
Vivian's healing journey isn't linear, and that's what makes it so real and emotional. Venus is also so supportive and heals her own trauma in her own way. They both uplifted each other, respected each other's boundaries, and took such good care of each other. The way this was written felt so raw and yet so healing.
There was spice, but again, it made sense with the story and their healing journeys. It was super well placed within the story. Both hot and healing!!
***Please, please, please check your trigger warnings***
Mistlefoe: A Mead Realm Tale by Kimberly Lemming
4.25
This did what it needed to do as a fun, spicy, and yet cozy novella. 🤭✨️💕