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Smut by Karina Halle
medium-paced
2.0
1/5🌶️
for the name of this book, you would think that it would be FILLED with it, and that it would be exciting and dirty and all of the above…honestly i was a lil disappointed
ugh it could’ve been so sexy, the plot really was original i was so ready to be obsessed with it :/
The beginning was good, it started and i was eating it up, that short ass scene where they don’t know what to write and end up grinding and making out while narrating it from their character’s povs was good ngl, if they keept doing that....but no
then the first two spicy scenes happen and BORING.
like the rest of the plot minus a few funny scenes. it just doesn’t do it for me.
maybe if you don’t usually read spicy books and you don’t go into it with expectations, you will like it.
just don’t call it smut if it’s all gonna be vanilla asf. cmon
for the name of this book, you would think that it would be FILLED with it, and that it would be exciting and dirty and all of the above…honestly i was a lil disappointed
ugh it could’ve been so sexy, the plot really was original i was so ready to be obsessed with it :/
The beginning was good, it started and i was eating it up, that short ass scene where they don’t know what to write and end up grinding and making out while narrating it from their character’s povs was good ngl, if they keept doing that....but no
then the first two spicy scenes happen and BORING.
like the rest of the plot minus a few funny scenes. it just doesn’t do it for me.
maybe if you don’t usually read spicy books and you don’t go into it with expectations, you will like it.
just don’t call it smut if it’s all gonna be vanilla asf. cmon
The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn
slow-paced
4.0
4.5/5🌶️
(reverse grumpy/sunshine, fake date, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, small town, one bed trope)
please don’t give up if the beginning seems slow- i PROMISE you it is worth it.
You think it’s just gonna be all cute and fluffy but whewww…
when they finally warm up to each other-
ITS SO HOT YALL HOLY FUCK
i was giggling and screaming RAAAAAARRR
am imma say is: chapter 15?!!!
the burlesque show?! SEXYYYY
where do i find a Wyatt. i want one.
the ending felt a bit flat ngl and they could have worked through her trauma a bit more but i didn’t care.
JUST READ IT PLS!!!
(reverse grumpy/sunshine, fake date, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, small town, one bed trope)
please don’t give up if the beginning seems slow- i PROMISE you it is worth it.
You think it’s just gonna be all cute and fluffy but whewww…
when they finally warm up to each other-
ITS SO HOT YALL HOLY FUCK
i was giggling and screaming RAAAAAARRR
am imma say is: chapter 15?!!!
the burlesque show?! SEXYYYY
where do i find a Wyatt. i want one.
the ending felt a bit flat ngl and they could have worked through her trauma a bit more but i didn’t care.
JUST READ IT PLS!!!
Unsteady by Peyton Corinne
medium-paced
4.0
3/5 🌶️
(Absent/neglectful father, emotional abuse, "single mom" figure (little brothers), panick attacks, friends with benefits, safe person, "i need you to find her i only want her" meltdown trope, i made you a playlist trope)
(Absent/neglectful father, emotional abuse, "single mom" figure (little brothers), panick attacks, friends with benefits, safe person, "i need you to find her i only want her" meltdown trope, i made you a playlist trope)
this isn’t a book i would pick up but someone said it was a romance about a figure skater and a hokey player and that they helped each other with panic attacks and i picked it up right away
it was way more tho, it deals with hard and serious topics like alcholism, abuse, neglect and trauma.
but it deals with them in a very respectfull and well written way.
I was sceptical at first but the way Sadie and Rys are with the other helps them heal and overcome those traumas.
also the spice is good lol
however...i felt like the end was not done right, up until they talk with coach Kelly all was good but then it all just fixes itself and the author kinda just explains whats happening instead of being there along with the main protagonists.
felt rushed and that was the big part, about how they handled the child's custody and the dad situation...it happens in like 20 pages i felt like it should have been longer
it was way more tho, it deals with hard and serious topics like alcholism, abuse, neglect and trauma.
but it deals with them in a very respectfull and well written way.
I was sceptical at first but the way Sadie and Rys are with the other helps them heal and overcome those traumas.
also the spice is good lol
however...i felt like the end was not done right, up until they talk with coach Kelly all was good but then it all just fixes itself and the author kinda just explains whats happening instead of being there along with the main protagonists.
felt rushed and that was the big part, about how they handled the child's custody and the dad situation...it happens in like 20 pages i felt like it should have been longer
Nice Guys Don't Win by Micalea Smeltzer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 82%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 82%.
it was meh
kinda bland and with no substance tbh, no angst no tension at all. The writing just didn’t make me feel anything.
i didn’t understand why they were like “no we can’t be together” bc the only excuse was that her dad was his coach…okay and??
i just didn’t care
kinda bland and with no substance tbh, no angst no tension at all. The writing just didn’t make me feel anything.
i didn’t understand why they were like “no we can’t be together” bc the only excuse was that her dad was his coach…okay and??
i just didn’t care
Deviant King by Rina Kent
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
bully romance is not my thing at all, I hate it so much.
It’s straight up a glorified abuse??? i don’t get it
i don’t want to keep going and get to the point of them being together bc if you grope someone, verbally abuse them or terrify them during years, you do not deserve forgiveness.
i can’t just look past that. no
It’s straight up a glorified abuse??? i don’t get it
i don’t want to keep going and get to the point of them being together bc if you grope someone, verbally abuse them or terrify them during years, you do not deserve forgiveness.
i can’t just look past that. no
P.S. I Hate You by Winter Renshaw
medium-paced
1.0
what is this-
every review must be bc they got an ARC because I’VE BEEN FOOLED
WHAT SORT OF TRICKERY IS THIS
this was so bad- like wattpad type bad. They had 0 chemistry, the plot was dumb and not realistic at all, the dialogue was so fucking cringey- the way they said ily after hanging out for a week?!! hello?? even the spice was bad!!
and the twin plot twist? awful
would not recommend, just don’t read it.
read Hopeless by Elise silver (enemies to lovers, veteran and waitress romance) and have fun, you will need it after this disappointment
every review must be bc they got an ARC because I’VE BEEN FOOLED
WHAT SORT OF TRICKERY IS THIS
this was so bad- like wattpad type bad. They had 0 chemistry, the plot was dumb and not realistic at all, the dialogue was so fucking cringey- the way they said ily after hanging out for a week?!! hello?? even the spice was bad!!
and the twin plot twist? awful
would not recommend, just don’t read it.
read Hopeless by Elise silver (enemies to lovers, veteran and waitress romance) and have fun, you will need it after this disappointment
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
only complain: i wish it was longer and with more Sam content
I was talking ab this before but i just wasn’t as attached to Sam as i thought i’d be or i am with Cel’s other love interests.
The way Celaena talks about him and the way she grieves during the serie just gives the impression that their story was deeper- that they had more time with eachother, more feelings, more confessions, more chemistry….idk
i feel like i wasn’t attatched enough to mourn his death as much as Cel does in the series…they were together 2 months max gove or take, its so little time to devolop that sort of feelings idk, they were cute as fuck tho i love him.
i think that maybe she mourns what she had when she was with him? or that he showed her she could be loved? idk
anyways i loved knowing Celaena’s past and the way she was before everything, best FMC i’m never gonna get tired of saying it.
Most of all tho i want Arobynn DEAD and SUFFERING. That man is sick in the head. An obsessive, abusive, manipulative, disgusting AND groomer piece of shit
I was talking ab this before but i just wasn’t as attached to Sam as i thought i’d be or i am with Cel’s other love interests.
The way Celaena talks about him and the way she grieves during the serie just gives the impression that their story was deeper- that they had more time with eachother, more feelings, more confessions, more chemistry….idk
i feel like i wasn’t attatched enough to mourn his death as much as Cel does in the series…they were together 2 months max gove or take, its so little time to devolop that sort of feelings idk, they were cute as fuck tho i love him.
i think that maybe she mourns what she had when she was with him? or that he showed her she could be loved? idk
anyways i loved knowing Celaena’s past and the way she was before everything, best FMC i’m never gonna get tired of saying it.
Most of all tho i want Arobynn DEAD and SUFFERING. That man is sick in the head. An obsessive, abusive, manipulative, disgusting AND groomer piece of shit
A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver
if u are looking for a steamy spicy romance this story has some scenes but it lacks substance idk something was missing for me
and THEN in the third act breakup she said that he had to “figure his shit out” and that “she won’t wait forever” TO A MAN WITH PTSD- like girl he’s goin to therapy just give him a break and be patient…it wasn’t fair. you just don’t say that to someone that’s traumatized amd u care about.
it was so unrealistic bc then he was all fine and facing his trauma two weeks later.
i just didn’t like that it felt fake
it was good tho (even if i didn like that end part) it kept me interested and i read it in two afternoons
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
2/5🌶️
(forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, ptsd, horse racer, one bed trope, nightmare trope)
i was waiting for the typical cowboy romance (which i LOVE) but the plot was so good. and the tension?? yuppp
…there’s a few things that made me lower the rating tho.
At first i loved the story and their chemistry but as soon as they were finally together it all went downhill.
Don’t get me wrong i loved the first spicy scene but the confession was lowkey cringy-
(forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, ptsd, horse racer, one bed trope, nightmare trope)
i was waiting for the typical cowboy romance (which i LOVE) but the plot was so good. and the tension?? yuppp
…there’s a few things that made me lower the rating tho.
At first i loved the story and their chemistry but as soon as they were finally together it all went downhill.
Don’t get me wrong i loved the first spicy scene but the confession was lowkey cringy-
“I’m a shitty fucking patchwork quilt. I’ve spent years picking up the tattered pieces of myself and slowly stitched it all back together. But I’m not good at sewing, Violet. And now the edges are starting to fray. “
like?? and it isn’t even a reference or an inside thing. it felt so awkward it just pulled me out of the moment completely.
if u are looking for a steamy spicy romance this story has some scenes but it lacks substance idk something was missing for me
and THEN in the third act breakup she said that he had to “figure his shit out” and that “she won’t wait forever” TO A MAN WITH PTSD- like girl he’s goin to therapy just give him a break and be patient…it wasn’t fair. you just don’t say that to someone that’s traumatized amd u care about.
it was so unrealistic bc then he was all fine and facing his trauma two weeks later.
i just didn’t like that it felt fake
it was good tho (even if i didn like that end part) it kept me interested and i read it in two afternoons
Hopeless by Elsie Silver
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
4.5/5🌶️
(forced proximity, marriage of convenience, age gap, he fell first,
not experienced/experienced, nightmare trope)
i could not put this book down and it’s currently 5:26am
that should tell you enough
officially my favorite book off the series. then cade’s and then rhett’s. everything ab this book just beats them:
The depth of the characters? i actually almost cried at the beginning with beau’s backstory
The tension?? mind blowing
The SPICE??!! yessir sign me tf in
…honestly the spiciest of the whole series and the most original too like some of the scenes really made it for me.
i was actually surprised after every other book was 2-3/5🌶️
only things i wasn’t completely sold on was that the marriage of convenience was so sudden it felt fake, like it could have been planned out and explained better bc it makes sense with both their stories. Also the end felt kinda rushed out, and the twist…i almost didn’t like it bc she was so independent and did it all on her own it felt wrong that he helped with that too
i know im gonna go back to reread it tho so nothing that annoyed me too much to not go back
would recommend! :)
(forced proximity, marriage of convenience, age gap, he fell first,
not experienced/experienced, nightmare trope)
i could not put this book down and it’s currently 5:26am
that should tell you enough
officially my favorite book off the series. then cade’s and then rhett’s. everything ab this book just beats them:
The depth of the characters? i actually almost cried at the beginning with beau’s backstory
The tension?? mind blowing
The SPICE??!! yessir sign me tf in
…honestly the spiciest of the whole series and the most original too like some of the scenes really made it for me.
i was actually surprised after every other book was 2-3/5🌶️
only things i wasn’t completely sold on was that the marriage of convenience was so sudden it felt fake, like it could have been planned out and explained better bc it makes sense with both their stories. Also the end felt kinda rushed out, and the twist…i almost didn’t like it bc she was so independent and did it all on her own it felt wrong that he helped with that too
i know im gonna go back to reread it tho so nothing that annoyed me too much to not go back
would recommend! :)