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Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
3.0
Every trigger warning imaginable
Not as fun as B&B ? Like it was fine, but neither character had much depth to them and the plot got lost in the romance too much
Not as fun as B&B ? Like it was fine, but neither character had much depth to them and the plot got lost in the romance too much
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“We’ve only ever known each other.”
So what the hell am I supposed to write for a review? Can I add a picture of me crying, of me finishing this in a day and feeling like I’m a little speck in a universe where this god damn thing exists?
You watch Wall-E? Yeah take that and multiply it by a thousand sadness and make it gay (I mean. Did the robots have gender? Was it already gay? I digress).
“You might be loving each other deeper than any humans have ever loved, have ever needed to love, have ever had the occasion to love.”
A gorgeous, gorgeous story of the will of love and humanity, the wood of a violin that still makes music thousands of years after the last trees have died. I tend to avoid sci-fi for this very reason, it makes me feel things and it makes me sad.
This novel was so raw. I haven’t felt this nauseous and struck since “Hell Followed With Us”. Good book. What the fuck though.
So what the hell am I supposed to write for a review? Can I add a picture of me crying, of me finishing this in a day and feeling like I’m a little speck in a universe where this god damn thing exists?
You watch Wall-E? Yeah take that and multiply it by a thousand sadness and make it gay (I mean. Did the robots have gender? Was it already gay? I digress).
“You might be loving each other deeper than any humans have ever loved, have ever needed to love, have ever had the occasion to love.”
A gorgeous, gorgeous story of the will of love and humanity, the wood of a violin that still makes music thousands of years after the last trees have died. I tend to avoid sci-fi for this very reason, it makes me feel things and it makes me sad.
This novel was so raw. I haven’t felt this nauseous and struck since “Hell Followed With Us”. Good book. What the fuck though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for an advanced eARC of this book for a fair and honest review!
“Could she tell just by looking at me how badly I wanted to bury my face in her hair? To bury my teeth in her neck, too– if she would allow it?”
I want to start this review off by saying this was leagues more entertaining than My Roommate’s a Vampire. I enjoyed that, but I feel like Levine really just nailed the balance of plot, romance, and vampire goodness in this one. Reggie was my favorite back in Roommate, and he is absolutely ADORABLE in My Vampire Plus-One.
I thought Amelia was a bit bland– not to compare FMCs, but Cassie had more personality than Amelia (though I did like her superpower being tax law, that was kinda fun). I do feel like it was needed to balance with Reggie’s chaos.
Unlike the first book, this wasn’t dull at all and had me laughing out loud a good number of times. The spice was spicing for sure, too (Reggie has a filthy mouth underneath Old Fuzzy). The romance felt developed, and while I wasn’t a huge fan of the overhaul of tropes in the Wisconsin scenes, I do feel like Levine made it unique enough to make it work.
One final note that may be a spoiler- I am SO disappointed we didn’t get Frederick turning Cassie in the last book or a sort of novella. I feel like this was a huge moment for that couple that just happened in passing during this book’s events, which sucks (no pun intended) because I truly enjoy Levine’s vampire lore compared to some other vampire-themed romcoms out there.
All in all, a fun and cute romance I devoured in a few days. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for eye-rollingly bad humor and sweet bloodsuckers.
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
2.75
First off, why is Opal blonde on the cover when she has pink hair a majority of the book.
Second— the dialogue is so fake, the final scene with Laney is like a Reddit post “and then they all clapped,” and there absolutely no chemistry between these two. I enjoyed Pepper as a character but I do Not like Opal.
A shame bc the concept was cute :/
Second— the dialogue is so fake, the final scene with Laney is like a Reddit post “and then they all clapped,” and there absolutely no chemistry between these two. I enjoyed Pepper as a character but I do Not like Opal.
A shame bc the concept was cute :/
Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro
2.5
Started out really good, I loved the dynamic between them and thought it’d be a cute romance—
And then it became. Judas fan fiction? Hernan Cortes is there? Evil skincare?
THE FUCKING BUTTER SCENE???
And then it became. Judas fan fiction? Hernan Cortes is there? Evil skincare?
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
3.5
I enjoyed the banter and slow burn romance, but Evie was SUCH an annoying “not like other girls” character— literally running away crying because someone said they didn’t trust you?? Girl get it together. I also thought the twist was so out of left field it made 0 sense.
Definitely a booktok book. Like it’s fine and I like the vibes but. Eh.
Definitely a booktok book. Like it’s fine and I like the vibes but. Eh.