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The Memory Curse by Sheila Masterson

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What It Was by Grayce Rian

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐚𝐧

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𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙩? 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙩? 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙚. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚.

Don’t be fooled by the cutesy cover, because 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙩 𝙒𝙖𝙨, was an emotional roller coaster. 

This book has it all. It’s got love, loss, angst, banter, tension, spice & heartache. I felt ALL of the emotions while reading this book. I’m absolutely blown away by the story she’s written, and it’s her debut novel! I can’t wait to read what she writes next.  

Kenna & Griffin have this undeniable chemistry. The mutual pining between them is so fun to read because it adds so much tension and playful banter to their characters personalities.

The healing journey of both main characters throughout the story is emotional and beautifully written. It adds so much more to the story, making it gut wrenching but also inspiring. 

There’s little details in this book that touch on a book lovers love for reading, with references here and there that the bookish community will absolutely love!

I love this story, emotional roller coaster ride and all. It’s more than a book with a cutesy cover, it’s heartbreakingly beautiful. ❤️‍🩹

I received this book as an ARC. 

The Nightmare In Him by Suzanne Wright

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Out of the Gate by Elsie Silver

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.5

Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wild Love by Elsie Silver

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rouge by Greer Rivers

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨… 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵. 

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I LOVE this book! Kian is obsessed with Lacey, and would watch the world burn for her. That’s perfect though, because flames are kind of their thing.. 

I read Phantom (book 1) last year and now I’m beating myself up over not picking up this one sooner! It had me feeling multiple different emotions throughout, but how everything plays out is written perfectly. 

Did I forget to mention that he gets a tattoo of her bite mark?!?! 

I recommend that you check the trigger warnings before diving in. 

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

“𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚.”

I haven’t read a YA book in a very long time, but I’m glad I picked this one up. 

My favorite thing about the book? THE BANTER. The banter is so so so good and it fuels the tension between them. There is an instant attraction between the MC’s, but throughout the book the burn burns slowly. I love it! 

I started this book with the audio, but ran out of hours about halfway through. Luckily I had the physical copy on my shelf and was able to pick up where I left off quickly. I was curious to find out how the ending of book 1 would play out, and I was shocked.. with the ending of the book, I had an idea that that was going to happen, but after the final trial? Not who I was expecting. 

I‘ll definitely be reading the next book to get some much needed answers, as well as the novella that will be releasing soon. I’m curious to find out more about certain characters. 

My one complaint about this book is the over use of the word “𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺.” It’s said so many times throughout the book to describe food, bl00d, clothing, sweat, etc.

Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙧, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚.

This is book 2 in the Beasts of Gatamora series, and while I believe you can read them as standalones, I recommend starting with 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘖𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢 to have the best understanding of the story. 

The plot is so intriguing, it has you hooked from start to finish. There’s strong character development, plot twists and spice. The spice happens pretty early on in this book but it’s done in a way that doesn’t take away from but rather enhances the storyline.

In this book, we get a FMC who is loving and selfless, but can and will strongly voice her desires with our MMC, Yaron. And while Kiandah is strong, she still struggles with insecurities that I’m sure all of us can relate to. Overall, her whole character is refreshing. 

Yaron gives burnt cinnamon roll vibes. He is so obsessed with Kiandah, he would let the world burn to ashes to have her. She is his sunshine, and with her around he’s..happy. 

They say the second book is better when it comes to a series, and for Beasts of Gatamora, I agree! I also can’t wait to see what’s in store next because that ending of Shadowlands Omega… 👀.

𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙊𝙢𝙚𝙜𝙖, 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣.

I received this book as an ARC. 

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0