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The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson
3.0
If you love brother's best friend you'll love this. I wanted the reveal of what exactly Ian's dad sooner, and I absolutely HATED how long his dad was able to carry on with his bullshit for. I also enjoy a spicy book as much as the next girl, but am not into the reckless endangered driving scene.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Emotional abuse, Abandonment
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
3.0
This was more straightforward for me than the other Murakami stories I've read, but I think maybe his stories just aren't for me - I've never been very taken by absurdist literature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Misery by Stephen King
dark
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
So I read this while working on the play version of this, and I like the play version better; it streamlines Annie and has a tighter focus which I think creates a stronger narrative without sacrificing standout elements. I also might be biased because when Paul is killing Annie King then brings in a rape analogy into it and it's like seriously, do you have to bring sexual assault into it? Can't you just kill her?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence, Car accident
Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
4.0
Very cute! I'm glad all the books are out so I can devour it quickly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Sexual assault
In The Weeds by B.K. Borison
5.0
I loved this! I very much wanted to get to Beckett's book from the very start of Stella's book, and I'm glad he was up second. However he very much seems to be autistic, and it was weird that so much of his experience was talked about without it being labeled, especially with the line about how his parents took him to see a doctor when he was younger because he had such a hard time. I love seeing neurodivergent folks in romance, and was curious why he wasn't more specifically identified.
I loved their romance together but wanted to strangle Beckett for his miscommunication. The part at the end where his dad talks to him about being worried he taught him how to love wrong was a punch in the gut but in a good way. I absolutely love that romance novels do these deep dives into people's lives and souls.
I absolutely loved Evelyn's best friend Josie - she is us, and I love her so much for that, to the point I'm a little disappointed she won't be headlining her own book in the series.
I loved their romance together but wanted to strangle Beckett for his miscommunication. The part at the end where his dad talks to him about being worried he taught him how to love wrong was a punch in the gut but in a good way. I absolutely love that romance novels do these deep dives into people's lives and souls.
I absolutely loved Evelyn's best friend Josie - she is us, and I love her so much for that, to the point I'm a little disappointed she won't be headlining her own book in the series.
Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey
2.5
Okay so I went into this having heard about the absolute crazy reviews and they weren't wrong - balls slapped, a baby was left unattended, and a postpartum body did not act like a postpartum body.
But if you don't pay attention to that, it's a really spicy insta romance, so if that's your thing (and you don't know about what postpartum is like from either personal experience or friends horror stories) you'll probably like it. The MMC though is like both nice and protective but also like almost creepily possessive at times? It's an unusual oscillation.
But if you don't pay attention to that, it's a really spicy insta romance, so if that's your thing (and you don't know about what postpartum is like from either personal experience or friends horror stories) you'll probably like it. The MMC though is like both nice and protective but also like almost creepily possessive at times? It's an unusual oscillation.
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
5.0
Everyone I talked to about this book said they loved it and they were not wrong!!! It is a very sweet (but also spicy) small town romance of two best friends fake dating. I'm going to be devouring the rest of the series.
Weird note - I was plowing through this in order to finish it before the end of the year so I doubled the audiobook while following along for the second 2/3rds of the book, and like 2% of the audiobook and book don't match - it was nothing huge, but it was a weird discrepancy.
Weird note - I was plowing through this in order to finish it before the end of the year so I doubled the audiobook while following along for the second 2/3rds of the book, and like 2% of the audiobook and book don't match - it was nothing huge, but it was a weird discrepancy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
It's a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer
5.0
I loved this book and it wasn't smutty at all - which just proves how delightful it really is!
If you love It's a Wonderful Life (and sapphic stories), then you'l really love this! I haven't seen It's a Wonderful Life in years but I still caught up on the big references. I also liked Bailey and Maria, and their reconnection is very cute. Highly recommend if you're looking for a small town romance or second chance romance!
If you love It's a Wonderful Life (and sapphic stories), then you'l really love this! I haven't seen It's a Wonderful Life in years but I still caught up on the big references. I also liked Bailey and Maria, and their reconnection is very cute. Highly recommend if you're looking for a small town romance or second chance romance!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
All by My Elf by Olivia Dade
3.0
This was fine - but the FMC was so amazingly oblivious it was almost annoying. Do love a good snowed in though.
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
5.0
Really loving Brandon Sanderson - I love that all of his magic systems are different, he has strong multi-POVs, and he has thick, robust books (even though it also makes me cry knowing I have 60+ hour audiobooks waiting for me further down the Cosmere line). I no longer read book descriptions before reading a book and I was absolutely glad I did that because the Hoopla description spoiled what the title Warbreaker means which is just rude.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence