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On the Edge by J.J. Mulder

3.5

“𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥. “𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.”
“𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬,” 𝐈 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲. 
“𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.”
“𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.”

Henri Vasel is an angel baby and I loved him so much, but I think my expectations for this book were a bit too high. 

I still thoroughly enjoyed his book though and will forever read anything JJ writes, but everything about Atlas and Henri’s characters felt surface level and wished there had been a deeper dive into their backgrounds and lives. 

What to expect:
- people pleasing hockey player + rude loner who hates everyone 
- ace + bi rep 
- black cat + golden retriever 
- hockey, obvi 
- opposites attract 
- apples
- slow burns 
- first times

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

5.0

Everett and the Wolf by Vinni George

3.5

Restoring Felix by Tia Fielding, Kris T. Bethke

3.0

Jonah and the Narwhal by Vinni George

3.0

Tusk sex, that is all. 

- lynx shifter + narwhal shifter
- age gap 
- fated mates
- found family  
- insta love
- low angst 
- mpreg

Igniting his flame by HJ Welch

3.75

Honestly I was sold from the opening line: 

“𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨.”

& hooked even further when chapter two had me crying. 

Lochland and Dario are just too adorable for words, and I loved their sweet friendship (and eventual relationship). 

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Spice: 🌶️

- firefighter + computer programmer
- friends to lovers
- fake dating 
- found family
- only one bed
- queer awakening

CW: mentions of abuse, stalker/abusive ex boyfriend

A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

4.0

“𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐞,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐬’ 𝐞𝐚𝐫. “𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞.” 
“𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞?” 

A Bone in His Teeth is a hauntingly beautiful story full of violence and cruelty, set in a brutal and merciless world where humans lack empathy and oppress others for their own gains.

We meet Alba, an injured and indentured sailor, who is on the run after having spent his life working towards paying off his family's ever accruing debts. With plans to meet up with his mother in her small and secretive hometown of Moon Harbor if anything ever should happen, Alba doesn't realize he's about to step out of the frying pan and into the fire.

It is there, while moonlighting as the town's newest lighthouse keeper, that Alba stumbles upon Eridanys, the last merrow of Moon Harbor, who is wanting to uncover what happened to the merrow that once filled its waters. The pair strike a deal of sorts, with their relationship deepening as they uncover the horrors of Moon Harbor.

With the odds stacked against them, Alba and Eri eventually free themselves from their pasts and the cruel grip of Moon Harbor, but not without one hell of a struggle. Their story is painful and oh so dark, but I loved every minute of it.

What to expect: 
- trans mm romance
- dark fantasy with seaside horrors
- small town full of secrets
- touch him and die, literally 
- mating ritual
- two dicks 

Daddy's Little Toy by Tori Woods

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Flipping the Script by Willow Dixon

4.0

Jesse and Sebastian have hated each other since they were children, but as we all know, there's a fine line between love and hate. All it takes is for these two to be thrown together again against their will, pound it out (in every sense of the word), and realize that maybe they've had feelings for each other all along.

I'll be honest, I may be a bit biased with how much I adored Jesse and Bas together because if Willow writes it I'm going to love it, but these two were just precious, ok?! The animosity, the tension, the banter... AND THE SPICE 🥵

What to expect:
- mechanic +  retired musician
- childhood rivals to lovers
- fucking and fighting 
- monster 🍆 with fancy accessories
- all the banter + spice
- forced proximity
- only one bed
- hurt x comfort
- found family
- touch starved MC

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig

3.5

Honestly, I spent most of this book wondering if I liked it. The first half is a slow build, but once I was hooked it flew by. 

Overall though it was odd and just spooky enough to make me like it. 

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 

- YA fantasy 
- dark fairy tale retelling 
- magic + gods
- morally grey characters