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Conceal Me by August Wright

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? N/A

4.5

4.5 stars 

Thank you August Wright for a digital copy of this ARC! 

I enjoyed this!! The plot was very interesting & mysterious. I enjoyed the 3 MMCs and their different personalities. I was expecting more spice since this is a “why choose” romance, but I really enjoyed the slow burn element & thought it paired with the pacing of the plot really well. The story ended on a bit of a cliff hanger, which is perfect bc I am definitely hooked for book 2, I gotta know more about Dove’s back story. 

Rating — 4.5 stars 
Spice — Mild (slow burn, more plot focused) 
Read — March 26th-29th, 2025 
Release date — April 1st, 2025  


Tropes — 
🩸vampires 
🩸why choose 
🩸amnesia 
🩸 forced proximity 
🩸 touch her & die

Fallen by NW Eaton

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? N/A

4.25

4.25 stars ⭐️ 

Thank you NW Eaton & Luna Literary Management for a copy of this digital ARC! 

This was a really good time. I had so much fun reading this book. Hunter & Jade are so fun and relatable. Trixie, Lily & Beck are a chaotic trio, but a hilarious friend group 

Can’t wait for the next one! 

4.25 stars ⭐️ 

Spice: mild — details of frequent & explicit sex but the story is more plot focused. 

Release date: March 27th 2025 

Fave quotes — 

Roses are cliche, red should only be worn on the soles of my shoes - Jade 

Never chase a man. A real gentleman would never let you run in heels - Trixie 

Tropes - 

💚 billionaire workplace romance  

✨one night stand 

💚he falls first 

✨found family

💚second chance 

✨golden retriever MMC 

Blood & Betrayals by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars ✨ 

Thank you to Alexis Rune, Jeannette Rose & Rose & Star Publishing for this ARC!!!! 

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Overall I had a good time reading this. It had lots of random funny moments that made me giggle, a mysterious plot & interesting characters, but I was expecting more. The vibes were there, the execution was not. 

What I enjoyed about this book - 

The side characters were so funny. 

Alice is so unhinged, definition of a ride or die. I need her as a best friend. 

The Morningstar Brothers are chaotic, but the way they joke around & have each other’s backs is so sweet. I LOVE THEM. Them + Summer + Alice = definition of a found family. 

The Morningstar parents?? Please adopt me. 

I wish we got more of Max, Headmaster Emrys, and the Stranger’s characters. 

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STONE ME IF YOU MUST, I DON’T CARE

 here is what I didn’t enjoy about this book 

⚠️ Enter at your own risk ⚠️ 

— WAY TOO LONG. there was so much unnecessary fluff that didn’t add to the plot at all. The first 45% had a good set up & steady pacing. 45-85% was so repetitive, I felt like I was stuck in a time loop, with slight variations or additions to keep me hanging on. 85-98% was suspiciously calm - I was holding my breath expecting there to be an intense ending. 98-100% FLOP. The ending felt so rushed. It was like the clock ran out and you had to turn in whatever you had written.  Nothing made sense. 

— THE PLOT — so many things are mentioned that NEVER get explained and/or are never brought up again. I was expecting WAY MORE blood & mystery & murder. This started off with a bang and then quickly became a summary of their daily schedules with Summer & Connor fucking non stop & making googly eyes at each other. Blood & Betrayals?? It should’ve been called Fluff & Fucking 

— WORLD BUILDING & LORE aka LACK OF. I barely know ANYTHING about this world & how it works. The most we got was about the Archangels & Heaven/Eden… A little bit of Dracūlae (??) and the Academia — this would’ve been the perfect way to explain what things are & how they work. Summer is as new to this world as we are, I felt like we should’ve been learning along with her, but not enough was explained to have even a base level of understanding. 

— THE CHARACTERS — we start off HEAVY with the Morningstar brothers, Summer & Alice. And then they fade into the background and it’s just Summer & Connor fucking every where & being sappy. Connor was suspiciously too perfect & nothing ever bothered him. His character was so strong in the beginning & then he turned into this docile & domesticated lover boy. He has their whole life planned out. 

Summer did a 180 at the beginning but she didn’t continue to grow. I felt like she kept gaslighting herself into wanting to be with Connor, and going along with whatever he said to make him happy but she kept so many secrets from him. Alice, the Stranger, Headmaster Emrys & Max knew things about her that Connor never did… and that’s supposed to be the man you want to marry??? The love of your life??? She has more chemistry with Max & the Stranger than she did with Connor. 

The Stranger?! Where does he come from, where does he go?? I wish we got more details about him. 

Some details about Luke & Max’s characters felt like a complete after thought. 

The mystery murderer(s)?!?! Not enough clues were given to figure out who it might’ve been. It literally could’ve been anybody & the reveal was so anticlimactic. 

Fight by Sloane St. James

emotional funny 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? N/A

4.75

4.75 stars 🌟 

GIRLLLL THAT DRAMA WAS MESSY but this was cute as hell!! 

Congrats on being the first book where my theories were correct 🙌🏽 

“You still with me?” 😩

Two souls by Ashley Kathleen

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Thank you Ashley & Luna Literacy Management for this ARC! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

5 stars ⭐️ 
I loved every minute of this book. Everett & Wren are so adorable 🥰 they’re so perfect for each other 

I hope Fitz & Bekah get a book 👀 

This was a good time! Add this to your TBRs and read itttt

Vowed to Hades: A Hades and Persephone Dark Fairy Tale Romance by Athena Rose

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

3.25 ☆

I was bamboozled into thinking this was only about Hades & Persephone (& yall know I eat that up every time) … which is my fault for not reading more about the blurb or the other books in the series 😭 

It was good, but wasn’t enough to really capture my attention — my reading slump is mostly to blame for that, but the plot was going at a snail’s pace 🐌

Manacled by SenLinYu

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

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Damaged Goods by slytherin_after_dark

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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Full Sack: Thanksgiving Erotica by Layla Fae

funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

3.25-3.5 stars???? Idk 

The most egregious part of this wasn’t the plot, it was the random origin story info dump towards the end. 
Don’t try to explain this & justify anything that happened. No need for this to be some ancient Japanese folklore turned real. Just let the plot be batshit insane & keep it pushing. This should’ve been 80 pages or less


Oh also, I’m never eating turkey again.. so there’s that