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Overexposed by Heather Long

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Stella is just a newbie paparazzi trying to survive and cover her dad’s medical bills while dodging her douche canoe of an ex boyfriend. A girls gotta eat you know. Gemini, Seven and Oliver just happen to be in her way **wiggly eyebrows** When Tate and Heather get together you know you need to charge your toys in advance 🥵🤣 I smashed Overexposed in one sitting. I regret nothing 🖤 

MMCs fall first, why choose including twin brothers, enemies to lovers, fake dating, movie stars, grump x sunshine x cinnamon rolls, tension +++, high stakes, sassy FMC, foul mouthed men

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Devil of Dublin by BB Easton

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

My first BB Easton read, obsessed. Dark mafia romance woven with Irish folklore? Yes, absolutely yes. How is this not all over my fyp? How is it I’ve read hundreds of books in the last couple of years and I’ve not been told to read a BB Easton book? This was so tense, so filled with trauma and uncertainty. I need to erase this book from my memory and read it again for the first time. 
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

I mean, that probably could have been 200 pages shorter but it wasn’t bad. 
Little Lunatic by Nova Kane

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Needed to be so much longer 👏 I wanted the world depth a full novel brings that you just cant get in a novella, however this was still a whole vibe. Step siblings, both absolutely bonkers go and let loose after their parents are killed in a car accident: yes please 🖤🖤
Locked by K.L. Steele

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dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A demon, a vampire and a hellhound walk into a bar 😂😂 it sounds like a joke, until the fangs and claws come out. Firstly, the fact this sat ignored on my TBR for as long as it did was a crime. Secondly, I’ll have what she’s having as punishment 😂 this satisfied a PNR pain sub itch i didnt know i needed scratching. 
Six Summers to Fall by C.W. Farnsworth

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
This was about as captivating as watching paint dry in real time. 
Dangerous Allure by Ashlynn

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I feel like I just held my breath for 236 pages. Theres barely a page, and there definitely isn’t a chapter in this book that didn’t feel like a soul deep trauma dump. This was horrific, captivating and heartbreakingly beautiful. There’s a saying about how you never get over trauma, you just learn to carry it so others don’t notice it. And it’s true. But I see you Axel. I see you Presley. I see you Ashlynn. 

I need a ritual bath and book 2 now. 
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Dolly by Measha Stone

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy hecking heckballs. 6 stars! A truck load of stars. All the stars in my star basket for this. HOW IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK! Vigilante Joker and Harlequin meets AA Dark’s 24690. 

Oh and mental health matters. 
The Reaper by RuNyx

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

An entire truck load of stars for this 🤩 I am so in love with Morana and Tristan it’s disgusting. Give me more, right now! 
The Predator by RuNyx

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Authors take note, this is how you do enemies to lovers (though tbh lovers is a hard stretch for these two) None of that 2 chapters of trading insults and then they’re all up in each others braces. No, this is a whole damn book of pure, unapologetic hate and distrust. This is the vibes we need 👏 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & 🌶️🌶️