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Give Me Butterflies by Jillian Meadows

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

Sheltered in the Storm by Lisa Edmonds

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Hi! Hello!
Welcome to my review where I tell you I like alien romance. And also tentacles. And also knotting. So of any of those things are what you also enjoy, then boy howdy, take a load off. 🤣
And also love. There was a lot of love here. Along with past actions carrying current consequences even when we try to wave them away.
I had a good time reading this one, and ultimately, isn't that what this is about? 
So fun!

Magical Midlife Meeting (Dramatized Adaptation) by K.F. Breene

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

Frostbite by Richelle Mead

hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

To Catch A Rook: A contemporary Why Choose romance by Cora Flynn

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I don't really consider myself an officianado of books related to the criminal underground. What I am pretty good at is identifying a story that kept my interest until the last page. I knew it was a cliffhanger (hello, heartbreak), and I still couldn't force myself to stop reading in order to find out what happened next. 🤣 The spice was there, but also the beginnings of true emotional bonds. I can't wait to see where the quartet takes us!

The Scattered Bones by Nicole Scarano

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Let's Call a Truce by Amy Buchanan

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Never Planned on You by Lindsay Hameroff

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

"But it turns out the true definition of romance is sticking around to bring someone an egg and cheese sandwich while they're waiting Ina  hospital lounge." 
This book took me by surprise. I don't read blurbs, so other than confirming they are romance, I generally have no clue what I'm in for. I love a messy MC. Doesn't matter how they identify, the messier they are, the more I adore them. And when you match them with their polar opposite, who is just clearly gone for them? I. Eat. It. Up. Needless to say, I feasted on this story.🥰 And such a unique take on the fake relationship trope! Loved it. Go read it. 

Not in My Book by Katie Holt

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I almost forgot I was doing this one as a 25 in 2025 prediction rating. This is a new author, but I really liked the cover so I was optimistic! The first page opened with being sarcastic about living in the southern US, so I'm immediately on board. 😂 I was concerned that this might turn into one of those "I love her so much I have to be an asshole to stop from connecting with her," and that's going to annoy me. The MMC, by the end of the first chapter, seems like kind of a dickhead, and that level of meanness is hard to come back from. 😑 By 10%: okay here are the issues I have right now: 1) the author is determined to this be "true" enemies to lovers (I assume), but in doing so, she has made NEITHER MC root-worthy, and 2) so far, the books is so meta that it reads as though the author didn't even really try to come up with a concept. Seems very The Hating Game, though, I hope it turns around soon. By 25%, it's starting to pick up. It is very much a book-within-a-book, which I should have guessed from the title. It seems like we are going to get a sad back story for the MMC, which is going to "wave away" them being shitty to one another early on. While I think enemies to lovers works better in fantasy, I'm willing to let this cook. 😍 At 50%, now I am back IN. They have gotten to the point where the communication has led to some pretty adorable moments and I have said "oh shit!' once, awww'd twice, and giggled thrice. 😂 The author signaled the coming conflict pretty early, so I wasn't surprised by the third act breakup (and expected it because of the template the author was following), but I ended up having a good time. When I put the book down last night, I actually dreamed about the characters, and couldn't wait until my lunch break to be able to finish. This felt like a debut from an author who really loves romance and everything it stands for, and that is something I can get behind!💘