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Aflame by Penelope Douglas

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i love them, tate and jared went through so much and always found their way to each other and i think that's so beautiful they deserve the world im so in love!! but also all these characters in the series own my heart and idk what happened tbh but my love for them just grow so much these days what the hell im so so deeply obsessed and in love with them all and their little family and their connection and everything damn!! was so cute to see young kade hunter dylan and quinn now im ready for quinn's little novella ehehe but jared and tate are very frustrating but also so damn good together and so meant to be i just can't help but love them so deeply!!!

Until You by Penelope Douglas

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i like tate and jared more now don't get me wrong bully was fun but u remember when i read it for the first time i wasn't their biggest fan but after reading the other books and seeing them from other people's povs yeah i ended up loving them obviously and this one was a necessity i see it now, i was heartbroken for jared and what he been through but so glad and happy he understood what he did wasn't really the answer and he needed tate in his life so i love them i get it and tho they're not my fave, they're definitely good and they complete each other and i think that's beautiful!! also seeing jax's again aaaaa I miss him and i might rr rival and falling away i don't care!
but so happy the author published this book, tho i didn't really wanted to go through what i did when u read bully, im glad i waited and read this one later now i do appreciate them a lot and i love them, kinda ready to read their other novella so!! 
as you can see im going through penelope douglas' books and i can't stop im having the best time ehehe

Misconduct by Penelope Douglas

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

please im still in my penelope douglas era and im so happy ehehe im having so much fun and tyler and easton are so underrated for what?? ugh i love them, easton deserves the world, she's so strong and finally so loved and tyler also finally found someone who can match him and finally has a good relationship with his son im so happy for them !! 
their banter was so good since the beginning, easton with her big mouth and always getting under tyler's skin was so much fun but also tyler getting under her skin was hot too! tyler might not be my fave pd mmc but definitely is one of the best ones, the way he wasn't playing games and told easton he wanted her and liked her right away!! tho sometimes he said things i didn't really like, he's amazing and the way he deeply loves his son and wanted so bad to make things better but also took him a while to figured it out how to fully put his son first and all, was a journey but a beautiful one and they ended up a happy family so ugh I love it!! 
easton having the family she deserves is also the best thing, after losing her parents and little sister and finding out stuff about her brother, having tyler and christian by her side it's what she deserves and happiness and the whole world i really love her, she might be one of my fmc faves by pd ehehe so go give them a change! they're so good please! and the way easton teaches these kids?? i wish I had her as my teacher damn respect! oh and they were so damn hot i was giggling and kicking my feet in the air every single interaction goddammit jadj so good!!

The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

book from mine and my best friend's book club


between that and 4 tbh i really liked it! review to come!

Nightfall by Penelope Douglas

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

well it only took what? a year to finish this? now that i was in the biggest penelope douglas reading mood, i decided to come back to finish it and let me tell you, i remember I was so excited for their book and when i first started i was bored and wasnt really liking the plot and the whole prison they were in but after picking up again and getting further into the book when they finally got out of there and seeing all the others i was again really into it and kinda missing these characters and their craziness!
it was a fun book i guess i don't really love this series as much as i love fall away but it was fun and their bond is beautiful and so strong ugh love that for them! 
i love emory and will might be my fave guy with kai but banks definitely is my top fave character i don't care, still emmy was a badass and i needed more scenes of her and alex just doing wtv ehehe but yeah happy i finished even tho i started the book a while back it was kinda easy to get into again but the plot for me got better after like 70% not gonna lie soo yeah still fun and im still obsessed with reading pd books dammit 🤭

Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yeah yeah i know ive been reading penelope douglas a lot sorry but i can't help it!! 
i never thought i could love this book this much but i do and im so happy i read ryen and misha's story!! it was heartbreaking and then beautiful and cute but with so much growth and little plot twists and some sad moments but also hot moments, definitely it was a ride and i had so much fun with it aaa I love them and will michael and kai making an appearance? it was fun already!
from childhood friends pen pals to kinda frenemies to lovers what a story loved it and the lyrics?? and omg misha's tattoos and their meaning? sooo heartwarming 
the book was a surprise, a good surprise for sure and i don't care what people say i love them and now i can't stop reading penelope douglas books oh my ehehe

Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

oh god that epilogue i need the wedding please give me the wedding!! 
i love them, their story had rocky moments and sad one but also amazing and beautiful ones so happy for them to finally be together it was a ride but i had the best time ever!! didn't expect to love this this much but im so happy i finally met clay and olivia and they didn't disappoint!! my queens they own the world and now they own me i don't care!!
the jaeger brothers was definitely one of my fave parts of the book, especially trace idk i really liked him and i need more of macon, also krisjen was fun and clay's mom surprised me in a good way i really liked their conversation it was good for them and long overdue so happy!! 
olivia and clay were already so badass separate but together?? they can destroy the world and i will be there to support them no matter what, know i definitely understand the hype, they deserve it and again i need the wedding i need their wedding dammit 

Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

just bc the author doesn't deserve even a star but i do love these characters with my heart but joeyaoife and johnnyshannon will always be the best ones and period

Pirate Girls by Penelope Douglas

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

childhood best friends to lovers AT ITS FINEST PLEASE DYLANHUNTER EAT AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH I CAN'T?!
tho i think i prefer hawke and aro's plot and they're my fave couple right now, dylan and hunter stole my heart and they are so so close to be number one i guess it might change and they become number one but their book was fun, heartbreaking, hot, exciting, intriguing, interesting and beautiful!! kade annoyed me and i wanted to slap him so bad but im so so so happy for them and so ready for my scenes with kade and hunter i need more now after that one drunk scene higig!! also of course loved seeing the parents again and the connection between them and their children it's actually so good!! hawke is the best man but hunter he's so caring and protective and had such a good growth ugh best man! dylan is a queen and i respect how much she knows what she truly wants to do and she will fight for it no matter what, let's go!! aro and dylan's friendship was amazing too of course, them and quinn together ugh my women!! another big surprise was how much i had so much fun with farrow and the whole weston's crew and how much i really liked them ehehe how dylan ended up being really close and friends with them, it was a surprise and it was good!
now that sneak peak into quiet ones UHHH IM SO READY i don't want to wait that long again but i think i will oh well! loving the series so far and im so excited for the other books too specially kade's now, im really intrigued to read from his pov and im also glad him and hunter worked things out in this book and now we can have so many good scenes with them just being brothers and close im ready i need it!! 

City of Salvation by Marie Maravilla

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

the best book in the series plot and OF COURSE THE CHARACTERS!! the thing i didn't really like in the book was how nikki thought it was best to not tell the whole truth and just go away like no they live for dangerous they're the best ones to help duh!!
but overall i loved it, nikki and dex bonding by trauma was sad and heartbreaking but im so happy that together they complete each other and got to grow and had the best development, i knew they could be my favourite!!! but seeing the others in this book and their little found family was also one of the best parts so of course this one is my fave!! 
all the fmcs in this series are so inspiring and badass i want to be them so bad!! and oh my these mmc are so down bad for them as they should ehehe 
loved seeing a new side to dex, not only the "guffy" and funny side but also the murderous side and the enforcer for the club the darkness in them, like nikki we got to see her killing her demons and overcoming her trauma in a way and finally finding her family and the one person who understands her the best and will be her equal ugh i love them!!! 
this series had me by the throat and i loved it every single thing GO READ IT!! check trigger warnings first!!! but so good i had so much fun!