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charleys_bookshelf's Reviews (252)

Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun

Jonny Garza Villa

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Pucking Around

Emily Rath

5.0

challenging emotional funny lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ARC Review
Pucking Around by Emily Rath has to be one of my most anticipated releases this year, and it did not disappoint!

Pucking Around is a why-choose MMFM Hockey romance novel with all the snark and spice! Rachel is the FMC; she is strong and takes absolutely no shit from anyone! Jake is a professional hockey with golden retriever energy and fell for Rachel when they looked at each other back in Seattle. Caleb has been beast friends sign Jake for their entire lives, and after an accident in his first pro hockey game, an injury changed his whole life. "Mars" is the large and stoic goalie for the Jackson Rays who doesn't let anyone inside his head.

Emily Rath, as a way with words, the writing is fun, witty, and flirty. And she makes you fall in love with the characters and become obsessed with their stories. I loved watching the characters grow together in and out of the relationship. I can't for the second book about Rachels's Best Friend, Tess! If you like Why-choose romance, Hockey placers, Hot doctors, and all the snarky love, this book is a must-read!

Mine to Keep (Bloodline of New York Book 1)

A.K Wear

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ARC Review

Mine to Keep by AK Wear is a Marfia stalker Romance story! Giovanni never wanted to be head of the mafia and never wanted this life, but after his uncle's death was named as his successor. Once he laid eyes on Angelica after getting out of rehearsal, his obsession with her began.

Angelica professional ballet dancer, starts noticing men following, and after meeting Giovanni for the first time; single roses appear all around her.

I loved the plot and the story that A.K. Wear built; however, I missed the character dialog. I wanted Giovanni’s stalking behavior explained more and how he came to act like this. Also, I wanted Angelica to fight him harder and make him work for the love she was already feeling. I wanted more conversations about their feelings and their relationship. With that being said, the book still kept me wanting to read to find out what was going to happen next!

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Talia Hibbert

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Last Nanny In Manhattan

K. Sterling

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Pirate's Life for Tea

Rebecca Thorne

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ARC Review
A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne continues their first novel, Can't Spell Treason Without tea! The main characters, Reyna and Kianthe, get into more shenanigans in this book than in the first, and I quickly became obsessed. If you like pirates, punny jokes, and sapphic relationships, this book is absolutely for you.

I loved this book, the constant adventure, and the mystery that Kianthe and Reyna are trying to solve. I found myself deeply invested in the story and of the new couple introduced, Bobbie and Serina, who were friends turned enemies due to circumstance. I can't wait to see what happens with the story next!

Death Overdue

Allison Brook

2.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sharp Love

Mandy Muse

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ARC review

Sharp Love by Mandy Muse is an MMF standalone romance novel.
Lola is a hairstylist, Lincoln is her client, and Gabriel is his best friend. Lola and Lincoln have mutually pined over each other with appointments. That's when Gabe swoops in at one of the local clubs and takes Lola home for a fun one-night stand, but he doesn't want it to end there (but doesn't want to commit to anything or anyone). They all three agree to a no strings attached friends with benefits situationship.

The book is fast-paced and consistently engages with their relationship building, all of them trying to untangle their feelings for one another. I loved the past relationship problems between Lincoln and Gabe playing a role in this new way for them and causing them to rethink what they wanted out of life. And the spice in this book is fantastic! Lola, Lincoln, and Gabriel fit together well, even with their baggage, making the relationship realistic! I found myself laughing out loud and excited to read more.