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201 reviews

Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

absolutely amazing. 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
endless infinite stars & that ending?! my god

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Reread before Oathbound 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

my reread before oathbound & its so true that this book is even better the second time around..  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Good Boy by Stella Hayward

2.0

This book was an okay book. I struggled with wanting to continue reading because the pacing was a little too slow for my liking. I was nervous initially that the dog was going to be the romantic interest but thank god, he is not. Overall, I thought the concept was interesting, but I really struggled to connect with the characters, and I don't think this is a book for me.

Thank you Avon and netgalley for this earc in exchange for an honest review!

Roll For Romance by Lenora Woods

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

As someone who is absolutely obsessed with D&D and romance books.... this book is the most perfect mash-up of them both.

Our main character Sadie is playing D&D for the first time while she stays with her college roommate Liam for the summer, and he recruits some other first time players.. including a handsome, charming Bard named Noah. Sadie’s character Jaylie and Noah’s character Loren begin to spark an in game romance on their adventures, while they also start to spend more time together outside the game.

This book has the most incredible back and forth between the storytelling of real life Sadie and Noah in Heller, Texas; and the fantasy storytelling of the D&D campaign. I felt like I was truly reading two stories at once and going back and forth between both was just so much fun.

This book is not only perfect for people who play and love D&D, it’s also perfect for people who have never played before. It’s a fantastic introduction into the D&D world, and you will learn the lore and how to play alongside Sadie and Noah.

This book was funny, tender, romantic, and the spicy scenes were SO GOOD. 

The ending also had me tearing up because I just loved the characters and the world so much, I truly didn't want it to end. 

Thank you so much NetGalley, Penguin Random House, Dell , and Lenora Woods for the chance to read this arc, I can't wait to get my own copy on release day!

Yes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman

5.0

this was unbelievably hot, the art is gorgeous & the story was really cool. I’m obsessed

A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

This book was seriously SO much fun to read. 

A tender, witty trans regency romance? 🙂‍↕️immediately yes🙂‍↕️ 

Lord Christopher Eden is “a man of unusual make” with even more unusual habits. He prefers to be far away, hidden from the ton in his childhood estate with only his cook and his elderly butler as his companions. That is, until his lawyers state that due to his late father’s will, he must marry and soon if he is to inherit his family’s estate and fortune. Christopher can’t imagine a worse fate, since he has no attraction to women, and it would be a loveless marriage. He is also now being forced to move to London and hire the expected, “suitable” staff for courting season….. and this is when he meets his new hire James Harding… a tall, distractingly handsome, rigidly traditional valet.

the forced proximity truly fuels their sexual tension throughout this book.. and the most tender slow burn romance blooms between these two and it is just so good. 🤌

I think this is one of my favorite historical romance novels I have ever read

Thank you so much penguin random house & vintage for the ARC!! 🫶

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

i can’t believe this series is officially complete, as much as im going to miss this cast of characters, i think this was such a perfect ending for all of them.

i seriously loved everything about this book, the plot, the characters, the tension 🤌

Rose is an ✨ icon ✨

Fionn is everything 🥵 😍

& i also just love a book that features a raccoon 🦝 😭

the tarot cards were also such a cool feature!  i love the role they play throughout the entire book.

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

how do i continue to go on without having Lukas Blomqvist? how does one do that?

When i tell you… HE IS MY MANNNN 

yall. I feel like the only way to truly explain how much I was enjoying this book is to tell you that while I was on the couch next to my boyfriend reading this book… he looked over at me and said “why are you blushing” 

I feel like thats genuinely all you need to know

READ THIS BOOK 😭🥵

The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

omg yall i LOVED this so much

Nick is such a cutie pie & I’m obsessed with him 😭

Both characters had to go through so much learning and change throughout this book, and I loved how much Nick loved Lily right from the start 🥹

I think this book is a fantastic example of how hard dating can be, and how it really takes a special person to feel a connection with. They knew just through emails that they were compatible and got along, and once they got to know each other in person the chemistry was undeniable and impossible to ignore 

I loved both of these characters & this story so so much.

This has definitely become one of my new favorites 🥹🫶