carlyjade23's reviews
151 reviews

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

challenging 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? No

5.0

The story of Daniel and Alexis was so emotional and so well written. She’s an ER doctor in a big city that her family has been apart of for over 100 years and he is a part time carpenter, mayor, inn runner, anything that’s needed in his small town where his family has lived for over 100 years. Her best friend Bri is one of my fav character. And the dog hunter is so cute!! Don’t know why I waited so long to read this! Onto the next one! 

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This is quite an emotional book. It’s definitely a hard one for me to empathize with being a victim of SA myself, but apart of me cannot help but feel emotional for Noah. And that HIM twist at the end 😱

I definitely did shed some tears, especially for the mother. I can’t imagine what it was like to be in Noah’s mind. And it definitely reminded me of 13 reasons why. 

Tough book to get through, but I did enjoy reading it 

Priest by Sierra Simone

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Tyler bell (priest) and Poppy (stripper) story. It’s insta-love, mostly smut. It’s a good smutty book, but there’s definitely not much plot. The whole time it’s just him contemplating leaving the clergy or losing poppy because he “can’t have both” and then there’s a random third act breakup that didn’t really make much sense to me. But they ended up happy and together so I liked the ending.

Bewitched by Laura Thalassa

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

The story of Selene a witch who’s is trying to get into Henbane Coven ( a school for witches) with her best friend Sybil and her familiar a black panther named Nero. After she unleashes a 2000 year old man from a tomb named Memnon, who is dying on the hill that Selene is his long lost wife/love of his life Roxilana.

Oh and the draw back to Selene using her magic, is losing her memories. 

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

The story of Mary Boone waking up along the road not being able to remember a thing, not even her own name. Her father Wayne Boone finds her a the police department and takes her “vacation” home in the woods.

While Drew is suspected of his girlfriend Lola’s disappearance after a fight one night. He’s determined to find her. 

Snowflakes by Ruth Ware

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

A short story about a father who “saves” his kids from war and takes them to a remote island 

He was either crazy or a terrorist and kidnapped his kids and too off

Lotus by Jennifer Hartmann

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

Oliver Lynch and Sydney Neville. The story behind the Title Lotus 🪷 such a great great story with a lot of action and drama at the end. A bit slow at the beginning, I was generally telling myself how is this book going to be over 300 pages, but I’m so glad I kept reading! 

The Perfect Fit by Sadie Kincaid

adventurous dark fast-paced

3.0

It’s a great book for what it is. Just not personally my cup of tea, but if you’re looking for an all spice 3 billionaire men and 1 women with mafia reference then this is for you!

Crossroads by Devney Perry

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This was such a cute story of West Haven and Indya Keller. Them growing up seeing each other every two years on her family vacation. Explaining why she bought his families ranch and is basically updating it so that the ranch and resort will run smoothly instead of running it into the ground like his father did. Their fathers were friends and Indyas father loves the ranch. 

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

5.0