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Never Your Girl by Jennifer Sucevic
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
ARC Review:
Tropes:
Hockey romance
Black Cat Heroine
Close Proximity
College Hockey Player
Enemies-to-Lovers
Found Family & Girl Squad
Grumpy x Grumpy
Will They or Won't They
Fake Relationship
Hidden Identity
Slow Burn
Some malicious compass gossip, enemies in a fake relationship and a damning secret, and you get never your girl.
Bridger and Holland enemies with a past. And when and an anonymous campus gossip girl starts malicious posts about Bridger, he has himself convinced its Holland behind it all. To prove the truth, she has to fake date him and help him find the culprit. Underneath all this is tension and attraction that never faded from what happened in the past.
No third act break up.
Holland and Bridger were so adorable. Their connection even when they didn’t like each other was adorable. I love the plot and the characters, but I was expecting more from the book. Maybe more depth. The banter was great, the found family was amazing, and I loved that everything clicked into place in the end.
Read this in one sitting.
Thank you Jennifer and Lunaliterary for the opportunity.
Tropes:
Hockey romance
Black Cat Heroine
Close Proximity
College Hockey Player
Enemies-to-Lovers
Found Family & Girl Squad
Grumpy x Grumpy
Will They or Won't They
Fake Relationship
Hidden Identity
Slow Burn
Some malicious compass gossip, enemies in a fake relationship and a damning secret, and you get never your girl.
Bridger and Holland enemies with a past. And when and an anonymous campus gossip girl starts malicious posts about Bridger, he has himself convinced its Holland behind it all. To prove the truth, she has to fake date him and help him find the culprit. Underneath all this is tension and attraction that never faded from what happened in the past.
No third act break up.
Holland and Bridger were so adorable. Their connection even when they didn’t like each other was adorable. I love the plot and the characters, but I was expecting more from the book. Maybe more depth. The banter was great, the found family was amazing, and I loved that everything clicked into place in the end.
Read this in one sitting.
Thank you Jennifer and Lunaliterary for the opportunity.
Fan Service by Rosie Danan
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Tropes:
⭐️Grumpy meets sunshine-with teeth
⭐️Slow burn
⭐️Actor MMC
⭐️Internet archivist FMC/ former fangirl
⭐️He played a werewolf on a cult classic show and now he's turning into one and no one believes him...except her
⭐️She ties him to a chair for 'safety' uhmmm
⭐️He can scent her emotions
⭐️One Cabin
⭐️Cuddling naked for warmth
⭐️Comfort
Never meet your heroes
No words spoken have been truer than that to Alex. First meet with her favorite celebrity, Devin turns into the worst meet and lesson.
And now years later, Devin needs her help when he realizes he is turning into that which he was a celebrity for, a werewolf and she is the only one who believes him.
The banter between the two is beautiful. I loved how Devin got to know Alex at a different point in her life years later and she was then his type. And yet for Alex, the crush never died, and this sort of solidified everything in a nutshell.
This is a spoiler but the part when she meets him and she tells him what happened in the past, I won’t lie, I cried. The last few chapters!!! Yo!!! Emotional!!! It was such a beautiful book with hard touching moments that these two broken people would still connect. Amazing.
Teacher's Pet by Katerina St Clair
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
4.75
ARC Review
Thank you Katerina for the opportunity to read the ARC.
Tropes:
Age gap
Professor x student
Knife play
Toy play
Sadist x machist
Multi POV(ish)
Fierce FMC
Possessive MMC
If you love secrets, then you will love this book.
Anastasia Burns has a secret that could destroy her life and her ex is holding it over her. No matter how she tries to hide, her sharp mouth gets her noticed by her professor, Noah Ackerman, who has secrets of his own.
From the get-go these two have friction and it reaches a head when they get consumed by their attraction. He wants control, and he will get it, with whatever means necessary, so long as it means having Anastasia on her knees.
There’s a whole lot going on in the book. Everyone has their own agenda, someone wants something and in the middle of it all is Anastasia and Noah, trying to balance everything while hiding everything. These two have it heavy and instant.
There is jealousy, hatred, secrets, passion, craziness, blood and sadism.
I won’t lie I wanted to slap some characters out of the book, at some point it felt rushed like I was expecting it to move slower which would have meant more pages added in. All in all I liked the book.
My jaw dropped in some moments of the book, I would like to think that was the author’s plan.
The cliffhanger!!!! Guys… I need the next book ASAP!!! The Author got me there.
Thank you Katerina for the opportunity to read the ARC.
Tropes:
Age gap
Professor x student
Knife play
Toy play
Sadist x machist
Multi POV(ish)
Fierce FMC
Possessive MMC
If you love secrets, then you will love this book.
Anastasia Burns has a secret that could destroy her life and her ex is holding it over her. No matter how she tries to hide, her sharp mouth gets her noticed by her professor, Noah Ackerman, who has secrets of his own.
From the get-go these two have friction and it reaches a head when they get consumed by their attraction. He wants control, and he will get it, with whatever means necessary, so long as it means having Anastasia on her knees.
There’s a whole lot going on in the book. Everyone has their own agenda, someone wants something and in the middle of it all is Anastasia and Noah, trying to balance everything while hiding everything. These two have it heavy and instant.
There is jealousy, hatred, secrets, passion, craziness, blood and sadism.
I won’t lie I wanted to slap some characters out of the book, at some point it felt rushed like I was expecting it to move slower which would have meant more pages added in. All in all I liked the book.
My jaw dropped in some moments of the book, I would like to think that was the author’s plan.
The cliffhanger!!!! Guys… I need the next book ASAP!!! The Author got me there.
Ruin by Gillian Eliza West
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers
Slow Burn
Gods & Monsters
Dual POV
Forced Proximity
LGBTOIA+ rep (supporting characters)
Touch her and you ☠️
Egyptian & Greek Mythology Inspo
Touch starved x Touch averse
Reylo vibes
Fantasy romance
A god of creation and destruction, isolated from everyone and the truth in a castle because of her power, Oralia has always wanted to do more. Forced to simply exist, it all comes to a head when her power does the worst and she escapes to her enemy’s kingdom, controlled by king of death, Renwick. They are enemies but Ren wishes to show her the truth and teach her to become stronger and she changes him in ways he couldn’t not expect, their shadows connecting into a bond that can destroy life itself. Their attraction, kingdom shattering. She is the balance among gods and kings.
I loved how we had the gods and the kings who got timeless in the book and just how everything fits. What a book. If you’re looking for gods and monsters fighting, good versus evil, fated love then this is it. The burn really burnt. I was in love. The ending. What a cliffhanger. What next?
I can’t wait for book 2. I’m so excited.
Enemies to Lovers
Slow Burn
Gods & Monsters
Dual POV
Forced Proximity
LGBTOIA+ rep (supporting characters)
Touch her and you ☠️
Egyptian & Greek Mythology Inspo
Touch starved x Touch averse
Reylo vibes
Fantasy romance
A god of creation and destruction, isolated from everyone and the truth in a castle because of her power, Oralia has always wanted to do more. Forced to simply exist, it all comes to a head when her power does the worst and she escapes to her enemy’s kingdom, controlled by king of death, Renwick. They are enemies but Ren wishes to show her the truth and teach her to become stronger and she changes him in ways he couldn’t not expect, their shadows connecting into a bond that can destroy life itself. Their attraction, kingdom shattering. She is the balance among gods and kings.
I loved how we had the gods and the kings who got timeless in the book and just how everything fits. What a book. If you’re looking for gods and monsters fighting, good versus evil, fated love then this is it. The burn really burnt. I was in love. The ending. What a cliffhanger. What next?
I can’t wait for book 2. I’m so excited.
The Pucking Wrong Date by C.R. Jane
dark
fast-paced
3.75
Tropes:
Stalker
Boy obsessed
Unhinged MMC
Fake dating
Birth control tampered
He falls first
Dark romance
Secret identity
Hockey player x pop sensation singer
I am convinced that Davis Brothers are truly unhinged siblings. I read Parker Davis‘s story in The Wrong Quarterback first and I thought he was the unhinged brother. I was wrong.
The Davis family curse is real.
We meet Walker Davis, hockey, goalie player, who wants to join the Dallas Knights, and on the night of his big game, meets Olivia, who has secrets of her own. A one night stand turns into a case of stalking.
Olivia Jones has been through hell and he still going through hell with the loss of her freedom under conservatorship but Walker will get her no matter what. How sure Walker was about her was beautiful to read.
This man is unhinged and the levels he will go through to take to get this girl are unhinged levels. The things this man does. Shock does not even seem to be the right word to use when I was reading this book. The family curse of when you meet the one you will know is wild. Red flags all over the place.
But we love Walker still.
Howl by Allegra Hall
fast-paced
4.25
Tropes:
Werewolf + witch FMC
Wolf shifter + pack alpha MMC
Fated mates
Set across 2 different realms
Knotting
Br33ding kink + pregnancy
Mating bites
Age gap
Magic and badass wolves
Star crossed lovers
My mate.
Mate. Mate. Mate.
Insta mate.
Bronte and Weston are from two different sides of the realms. Opposite ends coming together in a mated love between a werewolf and a shifter wolf.
When a precious coven stone is stolen from her home, Brontë crosses into the second realm to get it back and meets her mate. It’s instant attraction. They try to hold back but they fall deep. Throw in some magic and time moving visions and you have Howl.
It’s fast paced. It’s touch her and you die kind of love. I had my jaw dropping in the first 30%. I almost DNFd this book but I’m glad I stuck with the book. I actually loved it.
Werewolf + witch FMC
Wolf shifter + pack alpha MMC
Fated mates
Set across 2 different realms
Knotting
Br33ding kink + pregnancy
Mating bites
Age gap
Magic and badass wolves
Star crossed lovers
My mate.
Mate. Mate. Mate.
Insta mate.
Bronte and Weston are from two different sides of the realms. Opposite ends coming together in a mated love between a werewolf and a shifter wolf.
When a precious coven stone is stolen from her home, Brontë crosses into the second realm to get it back and meets her mate. It’s instant attraction. They try to hold back but they fall deep. Throw in some magic and time moving visions and you have Howl.
It’s fast paced. It’s touch her and you die kind of love. I had my jaw dropping in the first 30%. I almost DNFd this book but I’m glad I stuck with the book. I actually loved it.
Death Valley by Karina Halle
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
ARC review
If you’re into any of the following tropes then this is it for you.
Tropes:
Morally Grey Cowboy
Strong Female Lead (who’s a good shot)
Enemies-to-Lovers-to-Enemies
Hate Sex
Forced Proximity
Grumpy x Grumpy
Only One Sleeping Bag
Snowed In
Hurt/Comfort
Touch Her (and him) or Die
Sharing Body Heat
Can’t Trust Anyone
Secret Identity
Fast Burn
Final Girl
Survival Horror
Man vs Mountains
Zombies
Generational Trauma Manifesting
Isolated Locationb
Ancient Evil
Family Curse
Redemption Arc
Small Town Secrets
Cold Case
Thank you Karina Halle and Reckless Readers Society for the opportunity to read this ARC. Thank you. I waited for this moment.
♾️⭐️
Take Yellowstone and add in the White Walkers from Game of Thrones and you have Death Valley. Morally grey cowboys, menacing wilderness, and deadly zombies await in this dark western horror romance.
Aubrey Wells is searching for her sister who disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She hires Jenson to track her sister in the same mountains that have deep secrets, secrets Jensen knows. Jensen is dark and has his secrets that can change everything.
Amid their attraction, who do they trust when they are trapped with lies and secrets at the centre that lay hidden and survival is key on a mountain that doesn’t let the dead stay dead.
My first time reading a horror romance, and I was freaked out before I reached the 50% marker. I couldn’t stop reading!!! I was invested. The plot, the characters, the scenes omg!!! Take all my stars. I loved it. I was on the edge on my seat through out crossing fingers.
Karina!!! This book!!! Amazing. The ending. ♥️ The everything.
If you’re into any of the following tropes then this is it for you.
Tropes:
Morally Grey Cowboy
Strong Female Lead (who’s a good shot)
Enemies-to-Lovers-to-Enemies
Hate Sex
Forced Proximity
Grumpy x Grumpy
Only One Sleeping Bag
Snowed In
Hurt/Comfort
Touch Her (and him) or Die
Sharing Body Heat
Can’t Trust Anyone
Secret Identity
Fast Burn
Final Girl
Survival Horror
Man vs Mountains
Zombies
Generational Trauma Manifesting
Isolated Locationb
Ancient Evil
Family Curse
Redemption Arc
Small Town Secrets
Cold Case
Thank you Karina Halle and Reckless Readers Society for the opportunity to read this ARC. Thank you. I waited for this moment.
♾️⭐️
Take Yellowstone and add in the White Walkers from Game of Thrones and you have Death Valley. Morally grey cowboys, menacing wilderness, and deadly zombies await in this dark western horror romance.
Aubrey Wells is searching for her sister who disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She hires Jenson to track her sister in the same mountains that have deep secrets, secrets Jensen knows. Jensen is dark and has his secrets that can change everything.
Amid their attraction, who do they trust when they are trapped with lies and secrets at the centre that lay hidden and survival is key on a mountain that doesn’t let the dead stay dead.
My first time reading a horror romance, and I was freaked out before I reached the 50% marker. I couldn’t stop reading!!! I was invested. The plot, the characters, the scenes omg!!! Take all my stars. I loved it. I was on the edge on my seat through out crossing fingers.
Karina!!! This book!!! Amazing. The ending. ♥️ The everything.
Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers,
Arranged marriage,
Dragons,
High heat,
Morally grey and villainous characters.
HEA
Forced proximity
Slow burn
Morally grey MMC
Plot twists
A pawn between two kingdoms, into a force marriage with a fae prince who hates her because she’s half fae. These two hate each other, and I felt it in the core of my heart. It was dangerous hate, true enemies.
I mean, he throws a snake in her carriage and gets her bitten by it and she retaliates by poisoning him with venom of the same type of snake years later. It’s back and forth hatred for years!!! Nonstop. And then the enemy steps in and everything changes.
To say I didn’t get whiplash from this book would be a lie. There is a whole lot of confusion in this book not in a bad way in a funny way. I had no idea where I was going and 50% of the time I felt like going to read the spoilers online. I wanted to know what would happen and I just couldn’t put the book down.
Ella Fields made this book epic up to the end. The betrayal. The heartbreak. The love. The hate. The secrets. Plot twists. You get all that in this book. Loved it.
Enemies to lovers,
Arranged marriage,
Dragons,
High heat,
Morally grey and villainous characters.
HEA
Forced proximity
Slow burn
Morally grey MMC
Plot twists
A pawn between two kingdoms, into a force marriage with a fae prince who hates her because she’s half fae. These two hate each other, and I felt it in the core of my heart. It was dangerous hate, true enemies.
I mean, he throws a snake in her carriage and gets her bitten by it and she retaliates by poisoning him with venom of the same type of snake years later. It’s back and forth hatred for years!!! Nonstop. And then the enemy steps in and everything changes.
To say I didn’t get whiplash from this book would be a lie. There is a whole lot of confusion in this book not in a bad way in a funny way. I had no idea where I was going and 50% of the time I felt like going to read the spoilers online. I wanted to know what would happen and I just couldn’t put the book down.
Ella Fields made this book epic up to the end. The betrayal. The heartbreak. The love. The hate. The secrets. Plot twists. You get all that in this book. Loved it.
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Tropes:
Forbidden Romance
Forced Proximity
"Good girl."
Set in a Fantasy Version of New Orleans
Trials Inspired By The Nine Circles of Hell
Phantom / Necromancer Romance (Love Interest w/ Danny
Phantom Vibes)
MC with OCD
Haunted House
Competition
Spicy
Bloody
"I want to taste your sins."
Would you enter a whole house to find a sibling? This is Phantasma. And it is Phantastic.
We have Ophelia looking for her sister Genevieve in a haunted house competition for which there can only be one winner. Ophelia must face nine trials to win and in the process find her sister. These trials are mind breaking, gory and outright scary and ophelia gets the help of Blackwell, a phantom stuck in the haunted house. His assistance comes at a price of losing a decade of her life to him while there is a passion between them. Their romance is forbidden, she’s a necromancer and he’s a phantom basically they come from two different realms.
Her OCD is the worst I have ever seen. I literally felt for her. I love the story because it is heavily descriptive. The way the MC’s meet is so cute even in moments of gory scenes.
The plot twist!!!!!!! I had no clue that, that would happen. Whoa. Mind blown. So impressed. Take all my stars. All the characters, the trials amazing!!!!!!
Nocturnal by Clio Evans
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
3.75
Tropes:
Dark Academia
Secret Society
Dr. Jeckyl/Hyde Inspired
Botanist MMC
Monster Romance
They’re Both Unhinged (Truly)
Dark Romance
Stalking
Plot twist
We meet Nora in the year 1908 and she’s a professor at a university where strange murders and disappearance since have been occurring. Nora does not believe in monsters, but that theory doesn’t last long when she meets a monster in the flesh. The passion between these two was high. And in all this, there’s a mystery behind who the monster really is, where he’s from and why another professor from the same university wants to cure the world of all monsters, including the monster stocking Nora.
This is my first monster Romance reading, and I went into it blind, and it was spicy. I got lost at some point as to what was going on and who is who and then had a clue based on the troph,the plot twist was unhinged. The main character are truly unhinged in this book, so much so that I had my jaw dropping and I was just like what.