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Puck & Prejudice by Lia Riley
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Romance: 💋💋💋
This was a very sweet little take on a Historical Regency Romance. With a huge twist….time travel
When a current times hockey player, Tuck, ends up in 1812 Regency England and meets the tenacious pushing boundaries Lizzy. You get a cute fluffy little romance. Fish out of water vibes. Marriage of convenience. One bed. It’s got it all.
I wish there was a little more depth to this story and maybe slightly more conflict. This was a little bit insta love and I couldn’t really see why they feel for each other.
Over this was a fun light read.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Romance: 💋💋💋
This was a very sweet little take on a Historical Regency Romance. With a huge twist….time travel
When a current times hockey player, Tuck, ends up in 1812 Regency England and meets the tenacious pushing boundaries Lizzy. You get a cute fluffy little romance. Fish out of water vibes. Marriage of convenience. One bed. It’s got it all.
I wish there was a little more depth to this story and maybe slightly more conflict. This was a little bit insta love and I couldn’t really see why they feel for each other.
Over this was a fun light read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
Blown away. Honestly. I wasn’t sure at first. There is a lot of pain and sadness in the first 50% of the book but the payoff by the end leads to a deep, thoughtful and touching story with just the right amount of spice.
I was sobbing at one point.
I like that the book had flashbacks, as this couple were high school sweethearts and having marriage struggles. I liked being able to see how they started and where they went.
Hannah’s books have all been amazing. Must read for sure.
I was sobbing at one point.
I like that the book had flashbacks, as this couple were high school sweethearts and having marriage struggles. I liked being able to see how they started and where they went.
Hannah’s books have all been amazing. Must read for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use and Medical content
Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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? N/A
5.0
This was amazing. The narration was wonderful. The love story was amazing. The magical realism time travel thing was such a good side story. Serially just loved this. Loved the full cast and the conversational story telling.
This was an audible orginal production and thus does not read like a traditional book. No he said, she ran etc. it’s happening as if you are there listening in. You do get some inner monologue times but mostly it’s the immediate conversations that carry the story.
I laughed out loud and cried and swooned and fell in love.
This was a short audiobook at jsut over 5 hours and I absolutely loved it!!
This was an audible orginal production and thus does not read like a traditional book. No he said, she ran etc. it’s happening as if you are there listening in. You do get some inner monologue times but mostly it’s the immediate conversations that carry the story.
I laughed out loud and cried and swooned and fell in love.
This was a short audiobook at jsut over 5 hours and I absolutely loved it!!
The Co-op by Tarah DeWitt
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Ugh. This one was a miss for me. The only conflict was a decade old miscommunication from a 19 & 20 year old. We spend 60% of this book with the characters just be so mean. Like so so toxic. When all they needed one apparently one conversation and then it was whiplash into spice. There was a lot of cliffnoting, like brief descriptions of weeks of time. It got very annoying after while. Even the flashback chapters seemed to not really do much for the story line. At no point in the first 60% of the book was a cheering for the characters to work through things and get together, so when they did I was not invested at all. They went for zero to 60 way to fast.
I got this ARC from NetGalley and this is my honest review.
I got this ARC from NetGalley and this is my honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
4.25
This was a lovely little love story. Far sadder than I was anticipating, but when you are dealing with a lot of death that happens. I’m glad the FMC started therapy at the end of the book. I just wish that had been sooner. Callum was such an endearing character and I really loved him. Lark’s journey was pretty week done, I just kind feel like her eye opening sorta happened really fast at the end. It was hard to be convinced she was actually in love.
The side characters were some of my favorites in any book. I was so sad with Maeve’s story.
Outside of this being sad it was a lovely story.
Also f*ck Sean!
The side characters were some of my favorites in any book. I was so sad with Maeve’s story.
Outside of this being sad it was a lovely story.
Also f*ck Sean!
Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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? N/A
5.0
Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
I have to DNF this one. For a couple reasons
1. It’s so so so slow.
2. there is ZERO chemistry between the main characters
3. I know the letters and her making up him as her fake high school boyfriend are going to cause a fight and 3rd act break up but that’s stupid and doesn’t make any sense. I don’t want to go through that.
4. She only calls him Mike Martin in her innner monologues and it’s ALLLLLLLL the time. Like why. It’s so f*cking annoying.
The audio narration for this book was good. But the story sucks.
1. It’s so so so slow.
2. there is ZERO chemistry between the main characters
3. I know the letters and her making up him as her fake high school boyfriend are going to cause a fight and 3rd act break up but that’s stupid and doesn’t make any sense. I don’t want to go through that.
4. She only calls him Mike Martin in her innner monologues and it’s ALLLLLLLL the time. Like why. It’s so f*cking annoying.
The audio narration for this book was good. But the story sucks.
Those Three Little Words by Meghan Quinn
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
If I could give this negative stars I would. Eli was the bright spot. They get one star for what they named the baby at the end.
Penny is a horrible awful gaslighting jerk of a human who takes absolutely no responsibility for her own awful behaviors.
I’m breaking up with Meghan Quinn. Done. No more. She writes some of the most ridiculous stereotypes of women. I hate it.
Penny is a horrible awful gaslighting jerk of a human who takes absolutely no responsibility for her own awful behaviors.
I’m breaking up with Meghan Quinn. Done. No more. She writes some of the most ridiculous stereotypes of women. I hate it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent