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daniireads's Reviews (3.02k)


I think this might be my new favorite book 

WHAT TO EXPECT:
  • healer + assassin
  • enemies to lovers 
  • he falls first and harder 
  • slow burn 
  • so much snarky banter 

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‘ ๐‘ซ๐’๐’โ€™๐’• (๐‘ท๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‘๐’ƒ๐’“๐’๐’” ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ 2) ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐‘น๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’š ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’“๐’• + ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—๐’๐’ ๐‘ด๐’„๐‘ช๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ
๐Ÿ“–/๐ŸŽง ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ + ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ 
๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ: ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

Honestly, this had me hooked from the moment I realized how codependent Ash and Colin were. 

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜:
  • codependent stepbrothers 
  • best friends to lovers 
  • nerdy jock + nerd
  • frat boys
  • bi awakening 
  • exhibitionism ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

3.75 โญ

Otillie-James has a penchant for acting first and thinking later. Combined with one hell of a knack for finding trouble, she is constantly getting herself into sticky situations that she needs saving from--especially when it comes to rescuing animals. I loved her instantly. 

Between the bickering and bantering she had going back and forth with Truett and Sonny, the sweet friendship with Lancelot, and the crackling tension with Strat... I ate this up. I loved how messy and chaotic everything about this was, and found their Pack adorable.

What to expect:
- omegaverse
- stepbrother romance
- brother's best friend
- rivals to lovers (Truett + Strat)
- mental illness rep
- nesting, heats, knotting

The positives: 
Cross Checking is a quick, light and low angst read, with plenty of steam. 

The negatives: 
It was kind of bland and underwhelming, and the plot was pretty much non-existent.

This was so fun!

What to expect: 
- dragons
- chaotic bisexuals 
- absolute idiots to lovers
- opposites attract
- age gap
- all the banter

๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ค ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ @hambright_pr
๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ: ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘! 

For Knot Her Catch to be dubbed an enemies to lovers romance, itโ€™s surprisingly sweet, super swoony, and oh so spicy! 

The book follows Bridget, an omega who has always been seen as undesirable thanks to her very pungent perfume. So, when the Locke Pack extends the offer of a fake engagement to save their reputation, Bridget jumps at the opportunity.

Being their fake fiancรฉe gives Bridget the freedom and control she has been longing for, just without a real happy endingโ€”a price she's willing to pay for her independence.

Things go a bit sidewise when their fake relationship makes headlines, and soon Bridget finds herself surrounded by the four overprotective alphas she cannot stand in an attempt to save face. 

The more time spent around the Locke Pack quickly has the lines between whatโ€™s real and whatโ€™s fake blurring, and Bridget doesnโ€™t know if sheโ€™ll escape this arrangement unscathed. 

This was my first read by Ari, but absolutely not my last.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜:
- why choose
- high school librarian + pro baseball players + team manager 
- plus size FMC
- age gap
- fake engagement
- enemies to lovers
- hurt x comfort
- forced proximity
- grumpy x sunshine
- found family
- one bed
- heats, nesting, ruts, and knotting

๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘ด๐’† (๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’ƒ ๐‘ณ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”) ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐‘น๐’๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’“๐’—๐’‚๐’•
๐Ÿ“– ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ
๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ: ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

โ€œโ€ฆ๐™„โ€™๐™ข ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ, ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ. ๐™„โ€™๐™ข ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช. ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง.โ€

Dragged to a dinner club by his best friend, Eddie has no idea how drastically his life is about to change. 

After being ditched by his bestie, Eddie meets Russel, a handsome vampire who he has an instant connection with. Heโ€™s never been bitten by a vampire before, but something about Russel has him anxious to find out what itโ€™s like. 

The pair share a heated moment at the club, but Eddie dips before Russel can get his number. Russel spends all weekend trying to find him, until he runs into Eddie unexpectedly. At his new job. Where heโ€™s now Eddieโ€™s boss. 

Watching Russel and Eddie do their best to stay professional but unable to fight the connection between them was ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป Such a quick and steamy read! 

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ:
  • vampire + human 
  • forbidden workplace romance 
  • age gap, obvi
  • secret relationship 
  • bite virgin 
  • blood play
  • fated mates 

 3.5 โญ

After a messy break up, Heather finds herself back in Lovers, Maine, and plans to spend the summer at her best friend Alana's family guest house while helping her plan her wedding.

Doing her best to avoid her ex while reacquainting herself with her hometown, Heather hits up her favorite spot--Lovers' Lighthouse. There she meets grad student and tour guide, Sage. The pair have an instant connection, and quickly become friends.

When Heather jokingly suggests taking a fake date to Alana's wedding to show her ex (who also happens to be in the wedding) that she's moved on, Sage jumps at the opportunity. Lines blur as the two women grow closer, and their fake relationship turns not so fake as sparks fly between them.

Heather and Sage's story was sweet, swoony, with a good dose of heat. I do feel like the ending of their story was a bit abrupt, but am looking forward to seeing them as side characters in the rest of the series.

What to expect:
- photographer + tour guide
- sapphic romance
- fake dating
- small town
- slow burn
- spice ๐Ÿ”ฅ