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Devoted to the Dragon by Sirena Song

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

As the last of the dragon shifters, the heroine felt the pressure of saving the shifters race heavily on her shoulders. She can't even be with the wolf daddy who is her mate because dragons bind in hordes of 3+, so if she binds with him early, there may be dire consequences. 

The heroine and hero1 have this push and pull until hero2 entered the picture with his puppy dog eyes and eagerly waiting with his caged cock. Then broody shadow daddy hero3 winnowed into the picture, with his rejected-mate, enemies of my people status, and an unique peen. Now they got a complicated horde brewing, baby.

The world is a combination of the dystopian paranormal with shifter omegaverse sprinkled with politics between different shifter races. The shifters aren't finding their mates and not enough omegas being born so their shifter race is dying. The tortured dragoness heroine and her witch bestie who runs a kink club for the wolves to get their rut out in a safe and monitored environment so they don't turn feral. 

I adored the rutting club setting and the overall spiciness but felt it didn't push far enough for my liking, however this book has done a good set up for the series and I would definitely read the sequels.

Thanks to Sirena Song for the review copy and this is my honest review.

Omega Revealed by Elizabeth Dear

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Ahhhhh!! Can't stop, I gotta start part 2 but this was so enjoyable. I loved the kick ass heroine and her family. The dystopian world and their mandated matching system is the big bad and ED is doing something interesting with omegaverse that I am finding very refreshing. The 3 heroes feel distinctive and I enjoy their dynamics and interactions a lot.

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I love this!! The darling hero1 is an amazing mofo, I'm in love and also hero2 is slimeball trapped in purple velvet so of course I love him too. It's an unfortunate story of a man who inherited a bookshop and all the mysterious intrigues that came with it, what a joyful ride.

I enjoyed the audiobook but did have to rewind couple of times to catch the words cause accents.

Seraphina Bryce: Omega Unleashed by Elizabeth Dear

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This was such a fun time, I didn't write down many notes cause I was engrossed. I wrote down two things: spice before 10% and love how the heroes shove each other out of the way to get to the heroine (it's adorable).

I recommend reading the Dylan St. James duet first before reading this book, I ended up binging the duet after this read and was like oooooooooh when the gaps were filled in. It does work as a standalone, but the heroine's brothers were the heroes for the prequels so I missed some background information and all the side characters already appeared previously. Also the duet has the heroine's origin story, as it were, on why she wanted to be such a badass.

The heroine is competent, self assured and sassy, as well as bull headed and staunchly refused to be an obedient omega being forced into an arranged courtship. She went out and had a hot one night stand with these bikers who turned out to be our heroes. It's action-packed and a great time, with care taking, sauciness, sweet family dynamics.

I recommend this series wholeheartedly, I think ED is doing something interesting with the omegaverse setting and these heroines won't take being submissive omegas lying down.

Thanks to Elizabeth Dear for the review copy and this is my honest review. The whole series can be found on KU and Seraphina Bryce is available now.

This Haunted Heart by S.L. Prater

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was hauntingly beautiful, I just wanted the two to be happy. I mean, I didn't initially because both the heroine and the hero were prickly characters doing questionable things, but in the end they won me over completely.

The heroine is a courtesan who grew up with the hero and wronged him, he has found her 20 years later and is here for vengeance. I loved the drip of information to piece their past together. SP's writing is exquisite, and I felt the full force of their angst and the longing. 

The hero was able to hide his identity and experience the heroine as a stranger, which I enjoyed immensely and eagerly devoured. This was darker than SP's usual romance and I ate it up, set in the late 19th century US with spoopy ghosts and folklore witches who watch over mire and women.

Thanks to SL Prater for the review copy and this is my honest review. This Haunting Heart is out 27 January and will be available on KU.

Stolen Chances by Clio Evans
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

I couldn't get into the characters and their second chance

Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

This one was all over the shop for me, up and down and I had issues with the pacing. Having said that though, I loved it when the simping hero is all in and the political intrigues of the dark Fae world. The heroine gaining confidence and sussing things out were interesting. Oh and the hero has nice tight voluptuous globes.

Used by the Senator by Flora Foxglove

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Classic Flora Foxglove, dubcon, all the dubiousness, degradation, somno and breeding. But it's okay, the hero is working to reduce tuition debts so he's really a good guy.

My Dangerous Duke by Gaelen Foley

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Both mains were insufferable and a very slow pace, then the second half happened with booty hunting which made it a welcomed excitement. I'll still read the rest of the series but with low expectations.

His Reluctant Lady by Aydra Richards

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I love the premise, the heroine is a writer who sought out scandalous liaisons for inspiration and she happened to stumble upon the hero and he became her muse. It's got a lot of classic moments that I love-siblings bonding, carriage fun times and "MY WIFE"