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The Fate Date: An Opposites Attract, Fake Dating Romcom by Clover Callahan
4.25
This was such a fun read and perfect for spooky season romance without the spook 👻
“Even a rainbow has to touch down to earth so the world can appreciate her arcing beauty”
Gavin is the most grumbly, broody guy you’ll meet. He works in tech and his favourite colour is probably grey. Sabrina is an independent witchcraft shop owner, intuitive tarot reader and no doubt loves rainbows. They agree to a fake dating arrangement to secure his promotion and offers free business coaching to save her shop. Oh… and did I mention his family has a big bad love curse?
Read this if you like:
💫 Grumpy x sunshine
💫 Opposites attract
💫 Workplace romance
💫 Fake dating
💫 Generational love curse
💫 Tarot reading
💫 Witchy vibes
💫 Only one bed
💫 Dual POV, 3rd person writing
Spice: 2/5 🌶️🌶️
Spice: 2/5 🌶️🌶️
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
4.5
“She’s not like he imagined. She’s more, in every possible way” 💕
Misery (the Vampyre Bride) and Lowe (the Alpha Were Groom) are bound by a marriage of convenience. They each have their reasons for agreeing to this alliance. A little bit of fantasy, a splash of politics and some spice all adds together to make a fun paranormal romance with a plot twist 😈
Read this if you like:
💫 Marriage of convenience
💫 Enemies to lovers
💫 Obsessive MMC
💫 Vampires & werewolves
💫 An easy to follow plot
💫 Moderately freaky spice
This was such a fun read!
This was such a fun read!
What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon
3.5
“Life is too short not to do what you love”.
Ellie is trying to be spontaneous and is traveling through Europe in memory of her best friend. She was going to give up her solo-travels… then she meets Ash. The fun-loving travel lover that renews her love for living in the moment. After three days together, they get separated and don’t see each other for six years. Will they be able to pick up where they left off before life got in the way?
This was a cute story of going through hardships life throws at you and coming back together. Choosing each other even with the flaws & when life changes you. This story spans a total of 8 years and pulls the heartstrings 🥹💕
Pre-order this if you like:
💫 Love at first sight
💫 Second chance romance
💫 Working through grief & trauma
💫 Complex relationships
💫 The “invisible string” connection bringing people back together
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! This one comes out April 15, 2025 🫶
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death
Five Brothers by Penelope Douglas
5.0
“You don’t realize how badly you wanted something until you find out it’s no longer an option”.
Spit fire review:
⭐️ Was this my first dark romance? Yes
⭐️ Did I LOVE it? Yes
⭐️ Did I think 524 pages was too long? Not for this one!
⭐️ Should this book have made me cringe? Oh, probably
⭐️ Did I cringe? Nope. I ate it all up 🤭
Read this if you like:
💫 Filth that will make you sweat
💫 Multiple POV
💫 Complicated family dynamics
💫 Age gaps
💫 Rival towns
💫 Mental health rep
I mean… you may hate it. You may love it. I don’t know.
I mean… you may hate it. You may love it. I don’t know.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault
Next to You by Hannah Bonam-Young
4.5
Ugh this banter!! This book!! Hannah Bonam-Young adds magic to her books 😍 This is the second book in the duo series, Next of Kin being the first.
“Are you flirting with me?”
“For over a year now, thanks for noticing”
Lane and Matt are friends first. Matt helps her renovate her newly purchased bus into her home 💕She may be having an existential crisis and is afraid of commitment. He may be falling hard. Friends with benefits seems to be the only logical solution… wouldn’t it?
This book is the definition of sweet, spice and everything nice. There’s something about sweet, innocent Matt not being so innocent 🥵 Matt’s rating: ♾️⭐️ The family bonds in this book are just so heart-warming 🥺