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Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore
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Love at first sight โ๏ธ
College Rivals โ๏ธ
Golden Retriever MMC โ๏ธ
Firstly, I would like to thank Lulu Moore and Valentines PR for allowing me this ARC. I absolutely adored reading this book, and having it as my first book of Luluโs just made it even more enjoyable for me.
Iโve slowly been delving into the sports romance genre, but Iโve never seen a sports romance that focuses on rowing! Itโs because of Lulu that I will be paying closer attention to whenever rowing is on TV, especially to see if I can find a man like Oz. I also want to watch more rowing so I can appreciate and love the glossary that was the front of the book because that made it even better for me!
Instead of a reformed playboy, you have a gentleman with a heart of gold who has so much passion for a sport that it is remarkable to say the least. Heโs been so many great milestones within rowing (ones that I didnโt even know existed until now) and yet he keeps finding more milestones to achieve. I like that Lulu strayed away from the cliches that you find within sports romance and made something fun and beautiful. While I am a sucker for a cliche, I do love when things happen differently, Iโd be crazy not too. Oz is a golden retriever in human form and I refuse to believe anything else. Heโs kind, warm, genuine, funny, handsome and all around perfect, hell, itโs hard to find a red flag attached to him! My heart breaks for him regarding his dad; Oz deserves much better when it comes to him, a dad who wonโt be an asshat or someone who treats his family so poorly. Despite his dad, the rest of Ozโs family are lovely, and the dynamic they have is something that others would do illegal things for. Getting to see him spend time with his family while having Kate there was one of my favourite moments and one Iโll be thinking about for a long time!
Kate being an American was something that I really liked in this story. I had no idea that rowing was popular in America so it was nice to learn that little fun fact. Another thing that I liked about this story was that Kate was involved with the sport, once again Lulu is straying from the cliches and allowing something unique to be a part of the story! I would just like to point out that while some have branded this story as an enemies to lovers, I wouldnโt describe that as one of the tropes, if anything itโs not even a rivals to lovers and thereโs love at first sight taking place. Kate is someone who exudes confidence while being down to earth, loyal and unique. Kate goes for what she believes in but also strays from achieving her own dreams in the hopes that sheโll achieve her brothers instead. Kate did frustrate me at times but I can also understand why her scholarship was so important to her; I just wish that she had a bit more trust in Oz considering he had showed he would do anything for her if it meant she was happy.
Friendships played such an important role in this story, and I love that even with rivalry, friendships were still present with both teams. It showed you more about the characters while also creating a great support system on both sides. The friendships also make you want more stories for the characters, and that is something that I am BEYOND excited for! I loved how mature the friendships were and that instead of silly arguments and judgments, the friends rallied around one another and spoke through things logically. I truly believe that without the friendships that Kate and Oz had, they wouldโve gone crazy.
The little sneaking around, the moments where you got to see the sport in action, the dreams the characters had. All of these things made the story more beautiful and created something incredible. Everything was so well thought out with this story that itโs hard to think anything negative, and it breaks my heart that I did find three little negative points.
The reason I rated the book down a little was for three reasons:
1. Lack of representation. There were no mentions of characters who had different races, sexualities or disabilities. This left me feeling a little disappointed as I believe that representation is important.
2. Plot holes. The press and a certain situation played a big part through out the story, if not, made the turning point, and yet we never found out what happened to those involved. You cannot have something play a major part and then leave it hanging, it leaves the reading wanting to know more and unsatisfied due to having no outcome.
3. Ozโs dad. I guess this blends in with the plot holes. He was an absolute dock and once Oz finally stood up to him, everything became radio silent. What happened to him? What happened to his contact with the rest of his family? The man deserved to be called out for his shit and yet it didnโt happen.
If youโve made it to the end of this review, I hope itโs clear that I loved this story and that I would happily read it time and time again. Also, please can we just appreciate the stories name? ITโS SO FREAKING CUTE.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
"๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น."
*~*~*~*~*
Love at first sight โ๏ธ
College Rivals โ๏ธ
Golden Retriever MMC โ๏ธ
Firstly, I would like to thank Lulu Moore and Valentines PR for allowing me this ARC. I absolutely adored reading this book, and having it as my first book of Luluโs just made it even more enjoyable for me.
Iโve slowly been delving into the sports romance genre, but Iโve never seen a sports romance that focuses on rowing! Itโs because of Lulu that I will be paying closer attention to whenever rowing is on TV, especially to see if I can find a man like Oz. I also want to watch more rowing so I can appreciate and love the glossary that was the front of the book because that made it even better for me!
Instead of a reformed playboy, you have a gentleman with a heart of gold who has so much passion for a sport that it is remarkable to say the least. Heโs been so many great milestones within rowing (ones that I didnโt even know existed until now) and yet he keeps finding more milestones to achieve. I like that Lulu strayed away from the cliches that you find within sports romance and made something fun and beautiful. While I am a sucker for a cliche, I do love when things happen differently, Iโd be crazy not too. Oz is a golden retriever in human form and I refuse to believe anything else. Heโs kind, warm, genuine, funny, handsome and all around perfect, hell, itโs hard to find a red flag attached to him! My heart breaks for him regarding his dad; Oz deserves much better when it comes to him, a dad who wonโt be an asshat or someone who treats his family so poorly. Despite his dad, the rest of Ozโs family are lovely, and the dynamic they have is something that others would do illegal things for. Getting to see him spend time with his family while having Kate there was one of my favourite moments and one Iโll be thinking about for a long time!
Kate being an American was something that I really liked in this story. I had no idea that rowing was popular in America so it was nice to learn that little fun fact. Another thing that I liked about this story was that Kate was involved with the sport, once again Lulu is straying from the cliches and allowing something unique to be a part of the story! I would just like to point out that while some have branded this story as an enemies to lovers, I wouldnโt describe that as one of the tropes, if anything itโs not even a rivals to lovers and thereโs love at first sight taking place. Kate is someone who exudes confidence while being down to earth, loyal and unique. Kate goes for what she believes in but also strays from achieving her own dreams in the hopes that sheโll achieve her brothers instead. Kate did frustrate me at times but I can also understand why her scholarship was so important to her; I just wish that she had a bit more trust in Oz considering he had showed he would do anything for her if it meant she was happy.
Friendships played such an important role in this story, and I love that even with rivalry, friendships were still present with both teams. It showed you more about the characters while also creating a great support system on both sides. The friendships also make you want more stories for the characters, and that is something that I am BEYOND excited for! I loved how mature the friendships were and that instead of silly arguments and judgments, the friends rallied around one another and spoke through things logically. I truly believe that without the friendships that Kate and Oz had, they wouldโve gone crazy.
The little sneaking around, the moments where you got to see the sport in action, the dreams the characters had. All of these things made the story more beautiful and created something incredible. Everything was so well thought out with this story that itโs hard to think anything negative, and it breaks my heart that I did find three little negative points.
The reason I rated the book down a little was for three reasons:
1. Lack of representation. There were no mentions of characters who had different races, sexualities or disabilities. This left me feeling a little disappointed as I believe that representation is important.
2. Plot holes. The press and a certain situation played a big part through out the story, if not, made the turning point, and yet we never found out what happened to those involved. You cannot have something play a major part and then leave it hanging, it leaves the reading wanting to know more and unsatisfied due to having no outcome.
3. Ozโs dad. I guess this blends in with the plot holes. He was an absolute dock and once Oz finally stood up to him, everything became radio silent. What happened to him? What happened to his contact with the rest of his family? The man deserved to be called out for his shit and yet it didnโt happen.
If youโve made it to the end of this review, I hope itโs clear that I loved this story and that I would happily read it time and time again. Also, please can we just appreciate the stories name? ITโS SO FREAKING CUTE.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Undeniable Love by Stacey Lynn
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Brothers Best Friend โ๏ธ
Love at First Sight โ๏ธ
Hockey Player x Small Town Girl โ๏ธ
I am a sucker for a cute novella that is unproblematic and Stacey Lynn has my whole for this series already! Nothing can convince me otherwise when I think about how perfect this series is going to be.
Meredith has so much confidence and energy that Iโd love to be friends with her. I love how sheโs so content with who she is and refuses to let anyone bring her down. I also loved her little โgiftโ! I thought it was a fun little thing to give her and made her unique as a person!
Tuevo is an absolute sweetheart and my heart breaks for him regarding his parents because he deserved so much better than his father, and so did his mother! I love how even though he didnโt believe in the idea of marriage, he also didnโt push away Meredith and still gave things a go with her.
Finally, I loved that there was more of a sport aspect within this story, and I cannot wait to read more!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐'๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐, ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ."
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Brothers Best Friend โ๏ธ
Love at First Sight โ๏ธ
Hockey Player x Small Town Girl โ๏ธ
I am a sucker for a cute novella that is unproblematic and Stacey Lynn has my whole for this series already! Nothing can convince me otherwise when I think about how perfect this series is going to be.
Meredith has so much confidence and energy that Iโd love to be friends with her. I love how sheโs so content with who she is and refuses to let anyone bring her down. I also loved her little โgiftโ! I thought it was a fun little thing to give her and made her unique as a person!
Tuevo is an absolute sweetheart and my heart breaks for him regarding his parents because he deserved so much better than his father, and so did his mother! I love how even though he didnโt believe in the idea of marriage, he also didnโt push away Meredith and still gave things a go with her.
Finally, I loved that there was more of a sport aspect within this story, and I cannot wait to read more!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
Unending Love by Stacey Lynn
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Small Town โ๏ธ
Found Family โ๏ธ
Accidental Pregnancy โ๏ธ
I would just like to start off by thanking Valentine PR and Stacey Lynn for allowing me to the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. It has been an absolute pleasure, and Stacey is now stuck with me forever, good luck to her as my obsession for her fictional men continues to grow.
One night was all it took for an accidental pregnancy to take place, one night was all it took for Emilyโs life to be changed completely. Some would say that her life was ruined (her terrible parents), but others would say it was for the best, and I agree on that.
Meeting Emily was an absolute pleasure as she is such an incredible woman with a heart of gold. Anyone who knows Emily is so incredibly lucky because I would do anything just to have her as my friend. From the get go, Emily came across as an incredibly strong woman who gave her everything to her son and the life she had. With no family to support her, and no knowledge of who Landonโs dad was, she went with the flow and hoped that one day she would find his dad.
Personally, I really enjoyed the way Emily found out who Landonโs father was and found it unique. It also showed just how strong of a woman Emily is with the way she handled the situation and instantly considered what was best for her son rather than herself. At first, I was like oooooh, itโs about to get juicy when she showed up at the stadium and out came a certain someone, and the little plot twist had me sucked in, because hello? Why wouldnโt it?!
As we got to know Caleb, that man had my ovaries ready to explode and I was actually jealous of not having a child of my ownโฆ Why do all the fictional women get the benefits while us living women have to sit and read about it? Iโm just kidding, but oh my, Caleb Kelley can have me in his bed any day! The man may not always be the smartest but the way he stepped up and handled things was leaving my heart so happy, he was so freaking responsible and I just loved him so much. He is a man that could make any woman fall to her knees, especially when heโs doing his best to make the family heโs just found out about, a more permanent fixture in his life.
One thing that broke my heart was Emilyโs parents. THAT WOMAN DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER! Iโm a sucker for a found family trope and who needs parents like hers when you have the Kelley family? Am I right or am I right? It just goes to show that family doesnโt necessarily have to be blood to be a family. Itโs the way you treat and support one another that makes you a family and I wish they were real so I could go up to their ranch and thank them for treating Emily with so much love.
Iโve talked about a lot of positives, and the only reason I marked the story down a little was due to the fact that Caleb is a hockey player and yet I felt as though we rarely got to see that within in the story. It was mentioned, we met his PR team, we met some team mates, we read about a game, but there was barely anything there for me to really sink my teeth into. It felt more like a small town romance with a sweet man rather than a small town romance with an athlete. I feel as thought that couldโve been picked up on a little more, especially when the PR situation seemed to play such a big part during the story, and then it kinda just disappeared into the background.
Despite my negative, I absolutely adored this story and I think anyone would be crazy not to. It was so wholesome and beautiful to read. I cannot wait for the next story because this is a series that Iโm not ready to say goodbye to yet.
PS. I would get on my knees for you any day Caleb, just putting that out thereโฆ
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
"๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐."
*~*~*~*~*
Small Town โ๏ธ
Found Family โ๏ธ
Accidental Pregnancy โ๏ธ
I would just like to start off by thanking Valentine PR and Stacey Lynn for allowing me to the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. It has been an absolute pleasure, and Stacey is now stuck with me forever, good luck to her as my obsession for her fictional men continues to grow.
One night was all it took for an accidental pregnancy to take place, one night was all it took for Emilyโs life to be changed completely. Some would say that her life was ruined (her terrible parents), but others would say it was for the best, and I agree on that.
Meeting Emily was an absolute pleasure as she is such an incredible woman with a heart of gold. Anyone who knows Emily is so incredibly lucky because I would do anything just to have her as my friend. From the get go, Emily came across as an incredibly strong woman who gave her everything to her son and the life she had. With no family to support her, and no knowledge of who Landonโs dad was, she went with the flow and hoped that one day she would find his dad.
Personally, I really enjoyed the way Emily found out who Landonโs father was and found it unique. It also showed just how strong of a woman Emily is with the way she handled the situation and instantly considered what was best for her son rather than herself. At first, I was like oooooh, itโs about to get juicy when she showed up at the stadium and out came a certain someone, and the little plot twist had me sucked in, because hello? Why wouldnโt it?!
As we got to know Caleb, that man had my ovaries ready to explode and I was actually jealous of not having a child of my ownโฆ Why do all the fictional women get the benefits while us living women have to sit and read about it? Iโm just kidding, but oh my, Caleb Kelley can have me in his bed any day! The man may not always be the smartest but the way he stepped up and handled things was leaving my heart so happy, he was so freaking responsible and I just loved him so much. He is a man that could make any woman fall to her knees, especially when heโs doing his best to make the family heโs just found out about, a more permanent fixture in his life.
One thing that broke my heart was Emilyโs parents. THAT WOMAN DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER! Iโm a sucker for a found family trope and who needs parents like hers when you have the Kelley family? Am I right or am I right? It just goes to show that family doesnโt necessarily have to be blood to be a family. Itโs the way you treat and support one another that makes you a family and I wish they were real so I could go up to their ranch and thank them for treating Emily with so much love.
Iโve talked about a lot of positives, and the only reason I marked the story down a little was due to the fact that Caleb is a hockey player and yet I felt as though we rarely got to see that within in the story. It was mentioned, we met his PR team, we met some team mates, we read about a game, but there was barely anything there for me to really sink my teeth into. It felt more like a small town romance with a sweet man rather than a small town romance with an athlete. I feel as thought that couldโve been picked up on a little more, especially when the PR situation seemed to play such a big part during the story, and then it kinda just disappeared into the background.
Despite my negative, I absolutely adored this story and I think anyone would be crazy not to. It was so wholesome and beautiful to read. I cannot wait for the next story because this is a series that Iโm not ready to say goodbye to yet.
PS. I would get on my knees for you any day Caleb, just putting that out thereโฆ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing
An Offer from the Marquess by Sadie Bosque
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Marriage of Convenienceโ๏ธ
Found Familyโ๏ธ
Single Dadโ๏ธ
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Most books go down hill in a series, no book is any better than the first but when it comes to this series, that couldnโt be further from the truth. I loved reading this book and after meeting Rhys in Evie and Gabrielโs story, I can say that I am over the moon that he was the man to give Isabel a happy ever after.
No family is perfect and when it comes to the Gage family, those words ring true. Each sister has had some of scandal, and the brothers are known for certain things too, and yet because of those moments, the family continues to grow stronger each time.
Isabel is known as a spinster and was content in living the rest of her life as a single woman who had no children of her own, so when she fell on top of Rhys, it was quite a surprise to her, but it was the best kind of surprise. I love that the two old ladies caught them because it meant the idea of marriage had to be considered!
Can we just talk about Rhys? Rhys is possibly the grumpiest man in the entire series but when heโs talking to his daughter, my ovaries were going all over the place. HE WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL DAD. He wasnโt perfect, some of the ways he acted made me want to headbutt a wall, but he truly meant no harm, he just wanted the best for his daughter, even if he was to get hurt in the process.
Millicent was a character I couldnโt stand at first, but as time progressed, so did her character and it was understandable to why she acted the way that she did. The only man she has ever known randomly bought another woman into her life, itโs understandable to why she would be so closed off, but the relationship that progressed between her and Isabel had me so happy.
I loved loved loved the plot twist to do with Rhys as it wasnโt something I expected OR considered, I feel like it was a great way to portray a certain message, and Isabel was so good to Rhys within that moment.
I loved everything about this book and I truly hope Millie gets her own book in a different series because Iโd love to see how her life ends up!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐ฅ๐ต๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐บ. "๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น. ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ."
*~*~*~*~*
Marriage of Convenienceโ๏ธ
Found Familyโ๏ธ
Single Dadโ๏ธ
*~*~*~*~*
Most books go down hill in a series, no book is any better than the first but when it comes to this series, that couldnโt be further from the truth. I loved reading this book and after meeting Rhys in Evie and Gabrielโs story, I can say that I am over the moon that he was the man to give Isabel a happy ever after.
No family is perfect and when it comes to the Gage family, those words ring true. Each sister has had some of scandal, and the brothers are known for certain things too, and yet because of those moments, the family continues to grow stronger each time.
Isabel is known as a spinster and was content in living the rest of her life as a single woman who had no children of her own, so when she fell on top of Rhys, it was quite a surprise to her, but it was the best kind of surprise. I love that the two old ladies caught them because it meant the idea of marriage had to be considered!
Can we just talk about Rhys? Rhys is possibly the grumpiest man in the entire series but when heโs talking to his daughter, my ovaries were going all over the place. HE WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL DAD. He wasnโt perfect, some of the ways he acted made me want to headbutt a wall, but he truly meant no harm, he just wanted the best for his daughter, even if he was to get hurt in the process.
Millicent was a character I couldnโt stand at first, but as time progressed, so did her character and it was understandable to why she acted the way that she did. The only man she has ever known randomly bought another woman into her life, itโs understandable to why she would be so closed off, but the relationship that progressed between her and Isabel had me so happy.
I loved loved loved the plot twist to do with Rhys as it wasnโt something I expected OR considered, I feel like it was a great way to portray a certain message, and Isabel was so good to Rhys within that moment.
I loved everything about this book and I truly hope Millie gets her own book in a different series because Iโd love to see how her life ends up!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Twisted Pearls by Whitney Mayoral
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
2.5 โญ๏ธ.
TWs: Addiction, drug use, rape, sexual assault, stalking, toxic friendship, murder.
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Please note that this review is my honest and opinion and my views are my own.
The author contacted me one day vim TikTok mentioning her debut novel to me, I said Iโd be interested in reading and reviewing it as long as I had a follow on my social media accounts. I must be honest, I saw the cover and felt as though not a lot of time or effort had been put into it, I also thought that the cover wasnโt big enough to fit a paper/hard back. Despite his, I read the synopsis and was immediately intrigued at the story being both romance and thriller based, especially when in most thrillers you see the idea of a romance but itโs never elaborated on!
Downloading the book on KU, I settled down for the night and opened it up. Straight away, the layout out me off and it came across that the story hadnโt been formatted properly, this is a big turn off for me as a reader and I like to feel as if things are neat, and I donโt enjoy seeing a new chapter on the same page as the previous one.
It was very clear from the start that the story was focused on two women who seemed to be going through a mid life crisis, two women who are complete opposites yet have a friendship that is built on a tough foundation. I loved Mackenzie instantly and couldnโt understand for a single second to why her husband would divorce her, sheโs an actual sweetheart and thinks so much more about others than she does herself. I also found Mackenzie to be relatable in certain aspects of her personality, she was a character that I was constantly rooting for!
Faith came along, and I started to become frustrated. With all respect to the authorโฆ her daughter is more mature than Faith through out the entire story. The way Faith acts is really off putting and made me want to put my kindle down numerous times and DNF the story. While disliking Faith, I did feel bad for the fact that her ex husband was such an ass. She deserved better than what he did to her, and Iโm glad she found that in the end, but I can honestly say that Faith is someone I wouldโve preferred to not be in the story and simply have the book focus on Mackenzie, or at least have Faith be less rude, immature and loud.
Although there were little things taking place that you would involve in a thriller, I wouldnโt say that the still didnโt actually come across as a thriller until at least 20% in. This was really disappointing; I was more concerned as to when it was going to start to be more thrilling than I was about guessing who was causing the women hell.
As the story continued to progress, I was curious to where the trigger warnings were present because I couldnโt find any and let me tell you, THERE NEEDED TO BE. Some of the things that took place in this story was very detailed and having no trigger warning is dangerous! I truly hope the author is able to go back and do something about this because people are going to be in for a shock numerous times otherwise.
I will note, I really enjoyed the romance that took place between Mackenzie and Anthony! I loved how sweet he was towards Mackenzie and how protective he was over the two women instantly. My heart was breaking for Anthony too because of his own back story, especially when a little twist came in with his own family. Him and Mackenzie were really two peas in a pod and meant to be, and I love that they both got that chance at love from a chance meeting on the beach. The only thing that didnโt feel right was the book having spicy scenes. If you want spicy scenes, I think the romance and thriller aspect should be separated COMPLETELY because it then took over the story and downplayed the thriller side again.
Despite what other readers think, I found it way too obvious to who was causing all this trouble through out the story, it was very clear from how the character was portrayed by the author which also made the story less thrilling for me.
All in all, I am truly sorry to the author that I have found so many negative points within this story, I love the idea that you tried to execute, but I feel as though thereโs still a lot that could be improved on. I wish her all the best with this book and her future endeavours.
TWs: Addiction, drug use, rape, sexual assault, stalking, toxic friendship, murder.
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Please note that this review is my honest and opinion and my views are my own.
The author contacted me one day vim TikTok mentioning her debut novel to me, I said Iโd be interested in reading and reviewing it as long as I had a follow on my social media accounts. I must be honest, I saw the cover and felt as though not a lot of time or effort had been put into it, I also thought that the cover wasnโt big enough to fit a paper/hard back. Despite his, I read the synopsis and was immediately intrigued at the story being both romance and thriller based, especially when in most thrillers you see the idea of a romance but itโs never elaborated on!
Downloading the book on KU, I settled down for the night and opened it up. Straight away, the layout out me off and it came across that the story hadnโt been formatted properly, this is a big turn off for me as a reader and I like to feel as if things are neat, and I donโt enjoy seeing a new chapter on the same page as the previous one.
It was very clear from the start that the story was focused on two women who seemed to be going through a mid life crisis, two women who are complete opposites yet have a friendship that is built on a tough foundation. I loved Mackenzie instantly and couldnโt understand for a single second to why her husband would divorce her, sheโs an actual sweetheart and thinks so much more about others than she does herself. I also found Mackenzie to be relatable in certain aspects of her personality, she was a character that I was constantly rooting for!
Faith came along, and I started to become frustrated. With all respect to the authorโฆ her daughter is more mature than Faith through out the entire story. The way Faith acts is really off putting and made me want to put my kindle down numerous times and DNF the story. While disliking Faith, I did feel bad for the fact that her ex husband was such an ass. She deserved better than what he did to her, and Iโm glad she found that in the end, but I can honestly say that Faith is someone I wouldโve preferred to not be in the story and simply have the book focus on Mackenzie, or at least have Faith be less rude, immature and loud.
Although there were little things taking place that you would involve in a thriller, I wouldnโt say that the still didnโt actually come across as a thriller until at least 20% in. This was really disappointing; I was more concerned as to when it was going to start to be more thrilling than I was about guessing who was causing the women hell.
As the story continued to progress, I was curious to where the trigger warnings were present because I couldnโt find any and let me tell you, THERE NEEDED TO BE. Some of the things that took place in this story was very detailed and having no trigger warning is dangerous! I truly hope the author is able to go back and do something about this because people are going to be in for a shock numerous times otherwise.
I will note, I really enjoyed the romance that took place between Mackenzie and Anthony! I loved how sweet he was towards Mackenzie and how protective he was over the two women instantly. My heart was breaking for Anthony too because of his own back story, especially when a little twist came in with his own family. Him and Mackenzie were really two peas in a pod and meant to be, and I love that they both got that chance at love from a chance meeting on the beach. The only thing that didnโt feel right was the book having spicy scenes. If you want spicy scenes, I think the romance and thriller aspect should be separated COMPLETELY because it then took over the story and downplayed the thriller side again.
Despite what other readers think, I found it way too obvious to who was causing all this trouble through out the story, it was very clear from how the character was portrayed by the author which also made the story less thrilling for me.
All in all, I am truly sorry to the author that I have found so many negative points within this story, I love the idea that you tried to execute, but I feel as though thereโs still a lot that could be improved on. I wish her all the best with this book and her future endeavours.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
A Bargain with the Rake by Sadie Bosque
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Marriage of Convenienceโ๏ธ
Age Gapโ๏ธ
Friends to Loversโ๏ธ
I thought the second book of this series was brilliant but this book trumped that one. I was so excited to find out that there was a book for Gabriel as I absolutely adored his character when I met him in the first one! I always hoped it would be with Evie but at first I didnโt know how Iโd feel about the age gap, but I can truthfully say that it didnโt bother me at all by the time their romance started.
Evie is my favourite character within the entire series. I love how kind and charming she is while also being elegant and confident. Evie has no doubt gone through her fair share of heartache and I wish she went through less, but itโs also made her the woman she is and sheโs grown to be someone who wants to fall in love and someone who is extremely kind.
Gabriel is most certainly a rake and when it comes to love, itโs not on the table for him, but heโs extremely down to earth and loyal. I love how free his spirit is and while it sometimes gets him in trouble, itโs nice to see someone act differently to the rest of the men within then ton and outside of the ton. Gabriel is probably the less person who would ever agree to a marriage of connivence so when he agrees to one with Evie, I honestly want to kick and scream with happiness, even if he only did it for money.
One thing I loved with the story was the beginning, it was something I never wouldโve guessed, and it made me want to know how we got to that situation in the first place, it was the perfect way of keeping the reader intrigued.
Honestly, I canโt think of anything that I disliked within this story, I thoroughly enjoyed it and itโll remain as a favourite for a long time. If anything, Iโm super grateful for Sadie Bosque because sheโs the reason I absolutely adore historical romances now!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"๐ก๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐, ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น."
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Marriage of Convenienceโ๏ธ
Age Gapโ๏ธ
Friends to Loversโ๏ธ
I thought the second book of this series was brilliant but this book trumped that one. I was so excited to find out that there was a book for Gabriel as I absolutely adored his character when I met him in the first one! I always hoped it would be with Evie but at first I didnโt know how Iโd feel about the age gap, but I can truthfully say that it didnโt bother me at all by the time their romance started.
Evie is my favourite character within the entire series. I love how kind and charming she is while also being elegant and confident. Evie has no doubt gone through her fair share of heartache and I wish she went through less, but itโs also made her the woman she is and sheโs grown to be someone who wants to fall in love and someone who is extremely kind.
Gabriel is most certainly a rake and when it comes to love, itโs not on the table for him, but heโs extremely down to earth and loyal. I love how free his spirit is and while it sometimes gets him in trouble, itโs nice to see someone act differently to the rest of the men within then ton and outside of the ton. Gabriel is probably the less person who would ever agree to a marriage of connivence so when he agrees to one with Evie, I honestly want to kick and scream with happiness, even if he only did it for money.
One thing I loved with the story was the beginning, it was something I never wouldโve guessed, and it made me want to know how we got to that situation in the first place, it was the perfect way of keeping the reader intrigued.
Honestly, I canโt think of anything that I disliked within this story, I thoroughly enjoyed it and itโll remain as a favourite for a long time. If anything, Iโm super grateful for Sadie Bosque because sheโs the reason I absolutely adore historical romances now!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Death, and Death of parent
Wildfire by Hannah Grace
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Forced Proximityโ๏ธ
Forbidden Loveโ๏ธ
Found Familyโ๏ธ
This book continues to live rent free in my head daily, and I have no issues about that if Iโm honest. When I read the first story, I enjoyed it, but I wasnโt in love with it so I was expecting to feel the exact same about this story, but I was sooooo wrong! I still canโt get over the fact that I had to finish this book because I couldโve continued reading about Russ and Aurora daily.
Aurora is a firecracker, and I love her confidence yet hate how insecure and sensitive she is because of how sheโs been treated by those she loves throughout her life. The found family trope really makes Aurora who she is and I love that she has people who arenโt blood related yet more like family than people such as her dad are. Rory has a heart of gold and itโs a shame that she feels the way she does about love because she deserves so much love and happiness that I would honestly do anything just to see her happy. Rory is the type of person that everyone needs in their life but isnโt lucky enough to have, and Iโll be forever grateful that I got to have her in my life, even if it was for only a short amount of time.
Russ worked his way into my favourite book boyfriends list and I miss him so much, especially when he was praising Rory during their spicy moments. To put it simply, Russ is a dreamboat and I hope Hannah Grace is proud of herself for creating such a perfect specimen that doesnโt exist BECAUSE I FOR ONE AM NOT! Russ is a sweetheart and he goes through so much that my heart breaks for him. I really loved the progression that took place with Russโs character because his confidence grew and he became a man who could put himself first, even when he knew it hurt others. I loved seeing him happy and I love that he got a happy ending that was deserved. Russ is just perfect in every way, and I love the way he was so respectful to Rory while being at Honey Acres. Russ is honestly a man I would let ruin me and say thank you to him.
One thing I really really loved about this story was fact that even though Russ was involved in sports, it wasnโt what he wanted for his future which instantly takes away from the fact that most sport based stories usually her one of the characters ending with a career in their preferred sport, it was a fun little twist that made a big difference for me.
I can honestly say that I canโt think of a single flaw when it comes to Wildfire, it was so much better than the first story and I am truly excited for the third, but I donโt think itโll live up to the amount of love I have for Russ and Aurora.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ."
*~*~*~*~*
Forced Proximityโ๏ธ
Forbidden Loveโ๏ธ
Found Familyโ๏ธ
This book continues to live rent free in my head daily, and I have no issues about that if Iโm honest. When I read the first story, I enjoyed it, but I wasnโt in love with it so I was expecting to feel the exact same about this story, but I was sooooo wrong! I still canโt get over the fact that I had to finish this book because I couldโve continued reading about Russ and Aurora daily.
Aurora is a firecracker, and I love her confidence yet hate how insecure and sensitive she is because of how sheโs been treated by those she loves throughout her life. The found family trope really makes Aurora who she is and I love that she has people who arenโt blood related yet more like family than people such as her dad are. Rory has a heart of gold and itโs a shame that she feels the way she does about love because she deserves so much love and happiness that I would honestly do anything just to see her happy. Rory is the type of person that everyone needs in their life but isnโt lucky enough to have, and Iโll be forever grateful that I got to have her in my life, even if it was for only a short amount of time.
Russ worked his way into my favourite book boyfriends list and I miss him so much, especially when he was praising Rory during their spicy moments. To put it simply, Russ is a dreamboat and I hope Hannah Grace is proud of herself for creating such a perfect specimen that doesnโt exist BECAUSE I FOR ONE AM NOT! Russ is a sweetheart and he goes through so much that my heart breaks for him. I really loved the progression that took place with Russโs character because his confidence grew and he became a man who could put himself first, even when he knew it hurt others. I loved seeing him happy and I love that he got a happy ending that was deserved. Russ is just perfect in every way, and I love the way he was so respectful to Rory while being at Honey Acres. Russ is honestly a man I would let ruin me and say thank you to him.
One thing I really really loved about this story was fact that even though Russ was involved in sports, it wasnโt what he wanted for his future which instantly takes away from the fact that most sport based stories usually her one of the characters ending with a career in their preferred sport, it was a fun little twist that made a big difference for me.
I can honestly say that I canโt think of a single flaw when it comes to Wildfire, it was so much better than the first story and I am truly excited for the third, but I donโt think itโll live up to the amount of love I have for Russ and Aurora.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Addiction and Cursing
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
DNFโd @ page 180 (33%).
The writing was beautiful but the pacing was extremely slow. I also felt that the constant back and forth made it slower and Iโm super disappointed that I couldnโt love this book the way I wanted to!
The writing was beautiful but the pacing was extremely slow. I also felt that the constant back and forth made it slower and Iโm super disappointed that I couldnโt love this book the way I wanted to!
An Agreement with the Soldier by Sadie Bosque
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Marriage of convenienceโ๏ธ
Friends to loversโ๏ธ
PTSD representationโ๏ธ
*~*~*~*~*
This was the second book I read within the series and I have to admit that I loved it massively! I think it was so much better than the first one and it left me super excited to continue the series!
Itโs because of Sadie that my love for historical romances are growing and Iโm so grateful for that as it opens me up to an entire world of wonderful stories!
John was a sweetheart in the first story and I believe he deserved better than what he had, and this story allowed him to get his happy ending in a way that he deserved. I wonโt say that he is perfect because he is far from it, but for a man who has been through so much, he was so brave to continue with life and do his best for himself.
Sam has become one of favourite characters within the series! She has a heart of gold and I love how strong she is! Sam is full of confidence and never allows something to dampen her spirit, even when things get rough, and the way she cares for others is just beautiful.
The friends to lovers aspect was super cute within this story, especially when it was also a marriage of convenience. I was curious to see how the original set up between John and Evie could be avoided, especially when Samantha comes across as so loyal. I was pleasantly surprised to see how it worked out and I think it was the perfect way to go about things!
In addition to the friends to lovers trope, I also loved the representation of PTSD, but I do feel that it couldโve been represented a little better with flashbacks of scenes that really affected John rather than little things. PTSD is such a horrible mental illness and it was great to see an author show how it can affect daily life, even if youโre no longer in that traumatic place and improving.
Finally, if anything annoyed me massively, it was how often John threw himself a pity party and refused to accept responsibility. It felt as though excuses were being made every time, and in the end it was nice to see him prove himself to Sam, she deserved that and more. Despite his excuses, the ending that Sam and John had highlighted significant character development alongside the found family trope. It was a beautiful ending and I would happily recommend this story to others!
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ '๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น.' ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐'๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ท๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ... ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐'๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐'๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ."
*~*~*~*~*
Marriage of convenienceโ๏ธ
Friends to loversโ๏ธ
PTSD representationโ๏ธ
*~*~*~*~*
This was the second book I read within the series and I have to admit that I loved it massively! I think it was so much better than the first one and it left me super excited to continue the series!
Itโs because of Sadie that my love for historical romances are growing and Iโm so grateful for that as it opens me up to an entire world of wonderful stories!
John was a sweetheart in the first story and I believe he deserved better than what he had, and this story allowed him to get his happy ending in a way that he deserved. I wonโt say that he is perfect because he is far from it, but for a man who has been through so much, he was so brave to continue with life and do his best for himself.
Sam has become one of favourite characters within the series! She has a heart of gold and I love how strong she is! Sam is full of confidence and never allows something to dampen her spirit, even when things get rough, and the way she cares for others is just beautiful.
The friends to lovers aspect was super cute within this story, especially when it was also a marriage of convenience. I was curious to see how the original set up between John and Evie could be avoided, especially when Samantha comes across as so loyal. I was pleasantly surprised to see how it worked out and I think it was the perfect way to go about things!
In addition to the friends to lovers trope, I also loved the representation of PTSD, but I do feel that it couldโve been represented a little better with flashbacks of scenes that really affected John rather than little things. PTSD is such a horrible mental illness and it was great to see an author show how it can affect daily life, even if youโre no longer in that traumatic place and improving.
Finally, if anything annoyed me massively, it was how often John threw himself a pity party and refused to accept responsibility. It felt as though excuses were being made every time, and in the end it was nice to see him prove himself to Sam, she deserved that and more. Despite his excuses, the ending that Sam and John had highlighted significant character development alongside the found family trope. It was a beautiful ending and I would happily recommend this story to others!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, and War
Minor: Death of parent
Face of the Wave by Jordan Ford
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Opposites Attractโ๏ธ
Friends to Loversโ๏ธ
Star Crossed Loversโ๏ธ
Before I dive into the review, can we just appreciate how cute that quote is and how amazing Jed is?! He is by far, the best love interest in the series as of this moment!
This book wasnโt as light as the first two and yet I adored it more than the others. What happens when you wake up from a coma but struggle to remember what happened? Skylar De Beer did exactly that and my heart broke for her. She wasnโt the perfect person and I really disliked her character when I first met her, she was rude and obnoxious, and the way she treated others who didnโt have as much money as her was disgusting.
At first I found Jed a little bit weird, he was definitely a character who came across awkward a bit OTT, but he was also full of advice that logical and realistic. He had a heart of gold from the start and that only seemed increase as you got to know him more.
Something I found incredibly sweet was the way he would do things for Skylar while she was asleep, and how kind she was to him as he got to know her. The character development was fantastic for Skylar within this story and I love the person she turned out to be.
The plot twist threw me as I thought I knew who had done what but obviously, I got it wrong. I was furious when I read the plot twist, but also liked how realistic it was as the plot twist that happened to Skylar does happen nowadays.
Jordan Ford does a wonderful job and highlighting serious issues that has a lot of stigma surrounding them and she shows women that itโs okay to dress how they want and be who they are.
Finally, the romance was adorable and theyโre my favourite couple and I hope I still get to see them in the next couple of books!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
"๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ."
*~*~*~*~*
Opposites Attractโ๏ธ
Friends to Loversโ๏ธ
Star Crossed Loversโ๏ธ
Before I dive into the review, can we just appreciate how cute that quote is and how amazing Jed is?! He is by far, the best love interest in the series as of this moment!
This book wasnโt as light as the first two and yet I adored it more than the others. What happens when you wake up from a coma but struggle to remember what happened? Skylar De Beer did exactly that and my heart broke for her. She wasnโt the perfect person and I really disliked her character when I first met her, she was rude and obnoxious, and the way she treated others who didnโt have as much money as her was disgusting.
At first I found Jed a little bit weird, he was definitely a character who came across awkward a bit OTT, but he was also full of advice that logical and realistic. He had a heart of gold from the start and that only seemed increase as you got to know him more.
Something I found incredibly sweet was the way he would do things for Skylar while she was asleep, and how kind she was to him as he got to know her. The character development was fantastic for Skylar within this story and I love the person she turned out to be.
The plot twist threw me as I thought I knew who had done what but obviously, I got it wrong. I was furious when I read the plot twist, but also liked how realistic it was as the plot twist that happened to Skylar does happen nowadays.
Jordan Ford does a wonderful job and highlighting serious issues that has a lot of stigma surrounding them and she shows women that itโs okay to dress how they want and be who they are.
Finally, the romance was adorable and theyโre my favourite couple and I hope I still get to see them in the next couple of books!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Medical content