figsx's reviews
299 reviews

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

5.0

I came to this book because it was trending on a TBR page I follow and decided I needed to read something different than usual. I am so glad I did read it. The first couple of pages in the book had me HOOKED. It was that last line in the first chapter that made my jaw drop and I decided to continue reading it. I loved the story line, it was rough to see both these young men suffer as the reading continued, but it seemed to fit the storyline so well. This was fairly an easy read that helped me continue picking up novels instead of going back into a reading slump.

Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan

4.0

I'm rating this 4 stars because it was an easy read and it was gay. But I easily became frustrated with Fallon a bit too much to love the book. I liked it, because Jennifer did a decent job at stretching this storyline, but we could have had some more lets be honest. Take this out of the PG-13 section and we could've had a little bit of spice and I honestly think, it would have bumped the book. But, overall cute story.

The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling

4.0

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I automatically want to rate any sapphic novel 5 stars because it is simply sapphich. I ended up liking the novel because it was still better than whatever chemistry seemed to exist on Twilight. I have a soft spot for anything vampire related, I mean were those not the good times? I did enjoy the plot twist that we received halfway through, I believe romance novels would be 100% better if they were thriller based and I think this is a great example for YA novels. it could have been a little better, based on the lack of chemistry I actually read, but it was overall cute.

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

4.0

Okay, this was a cute novel. I loved the idea of a female football player falling for the (almost) head cheerleader in a city that seems to be everything but welcoming. There were times where I would not want to continue reading, mostly because Jack's attitude would really throw me off and it just was not cute. I understand the fact that they are all teens and developing, but lets be honest, it could have been better.

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

5.0

AHHHH!!!! Okay I read this book after reading another sapphic romance that wasn't as great and I am so glad this book was the one I decided to read after. I don't know what I expected from this novel but it is easily my favorite book this year. I think it even holds a place in my heart because I was living in Brighton when I came to terms with my sexuality and I was fairly new to being separated from my friends and family. Although the ending in a sense is open ended, I think it went perfectly well and the leading up to the ending was just so heart warming and heart breaking at the same time?!?!?! I LOVED THIS BOOK A LOTTTTTTTTTTT.

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

4.0

This is my first ever fairy tale/ erotica/ romance novel ever and I am glad it's the first. I am definitely going to be reading the rest of the series as they come because I want to see what Katee is able to do with the stories of the Greek Gods/Goddesses. The story of Persephone and Hades was well correlated in this novel and it was honestly an easy read, which I don't always find happens with retellings of Greek stories. I think it could have been a lot more spicier, but I am a fan of it.

Neon Gods - Eros & Psyche by Katee Robert

4.0

just like the first novel of the series, I ended up being able to read this relatively easily. The spice factor again here was good, but could be better. I am hoping for the next novel we get a bit more, but I am not complaining of what is given.

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

5.0

Okayyyyy, this was my favorite from the series thus far. I think it's mostly because Helen is such a bad ass character. Yes she likes to be owned in the bedroom at times, but she really knows her worth and fought her way to a title that is obviously going to really test her work ethic and how far she is willing to go for her city. I honestly wish we would get more books under her POV, but I was so happy with the ending that I don't yearn for it. I was a fan of this trio love and how well Katee did in switching POVs.

Colorblind by Siera Maley

5.0

I am in complete awe of this novel and of Harper and Chloe. Being that it was an easy read, I breezed through it in one day. I read this because it was trending on the BookTok and I am so glad I gave it a chance! I am eery of books that project the potential heartbreak of a queer character, I want them all to have happy endings, but I still read this because it's a queer book! Overall, I loved the ending, it had me gripping my seat because I wasn't sure where it was going.

You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

4.0

Lmao I honestly don't know what I read. I know for a fact that I was hooked at the beginning. I wasn't sure where it would take me, but I was really fascinated with Martyr and Ambrose's story. Tamsen's story was fairly ok, but I like that the horror concept is the repetition of trying to free the clones (or whatever they're actually trying to free). Is this how all of Eric's work goes? This was the first novel I've ever read of his, but I am fairly intrigued.