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Full Circle: An Israel and Reggie Novella by Avril Ashton
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Loved these two😩🥺♥️ no Maan Sbwl le nna to be loved like this. Yerrr ma the care they have for each other.
Is getting on his knees for Reggie will always get me🙆🏾♀️😂 ankere I had made assumptions in my head.
Israel's mom yhooo khanya🙄‼️ is all I have to say, tsa bona le tsa hao hadi tswani chommi🤷🏾♀️🫵🏾, you keep pushing /forcing your pace instead of taking the one he keeps setting with you
Is had me worried from watch me body you cause of how quick quick he accepted his love for Reggie that I was kinda waiting for the other shoe to drop and him to have like gay panic etc. but he was the opposite, wanting to go all public and stuff🥺
Is getting on his knees for Reggie will always get me🙆🏾♀️😂 ankere I had made assumptions in my head.
Israel's mom yhooo khanya🙄‼️ is all I have to say, tsa bona le tsa hao hadi tswani chommi🤷🏾♀️🫵🏾, you keep pushing /forcing your pace instead of taking the one he keeps setting with you
Is had me worried from watch me body you cause of how quick quick he accepted his love for Reggie that I was kinda waiting for the other shoe to drop and him to have like gay panic etc. but he was the opposite, wanting to go all public and stuff🥺
Rush: An X and Dima Novella by Avril Ashton
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
I'm not into pain play, but this had me😩🔥‼️ that's how good its written🤷🏾♀️😉😉‼️, nah maaan the love they have for each other have me SBWL-ing. Didn't get why Rush tried playing match maker with chantel and Alek, though. Aton and Silvie, and Dare have intrigued🫵🏾😩🔥.
All He'll Ever Be by Willow Winters, W. Winters
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
too long nje. 20% in and we have barely Scratched the surface ngeke yho💀
Take Me Apart by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- The only reason I am not giving it a five star is because Tex kinda had to give up his dream of being a Detective and towards the end of the book he didn't have a clear goal of what he wanted to do with his life.
This is also linked to the first point, i have a love and hate relationship with these types of tropes because it's almost the case that the partner that "is in the light"/
"seen as good." Aalwaysgets drawn to the" dark side"
And ends up having to give up a certain part of their lives😕😕😕
Pls I love Enzo 😂‼️
-he is not the typical mafia stereotype 😂😂, not overly masculine, wears glasses, bari he looks like a college lecturer, so far no tats, looks like he has boma OCD, not him wanting Tex to go hang his clothes b4 they fry chips😂😂🤣🤣,
He is so giving Sheldon vibes the way he talks,
His compulsiveness to keep things a certain way, His
actions, mannerisms , and not being able to pick up social cues and sarcasm🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣
This is also linked to the first point, i have a love and hate relationship with these types of tropes because it's almost the case that the partner that "is in the light"/
"seen as good." Aalwaysgets drawn to the" dark side"
And ends up having to give up a certain part of their lives😕😕😕
Pls I love Enzo 😂‼️
-he is not the typical mafia stereotype 😂😂, not overly masculine, wears glasses, bari he looks like a college lecturer, so far no tats, looks like he has boma OCD, not him wanting Tex to go hang his clothes b4 they fry chips😂😂🤣🤣,
He is so giving Sheldon vibes the way he talks,
His compulsiveness to keep things a certain way, His
actions, mannerisms , and not being able to pick up social cues and sarcasm🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣
Paid in Full by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The book was fine. It had cute moments, but it felt cookie cutter.
There weren't a lot of really going terms of like drama suspense when I compared it with book 1. Of ash and some parts annoyed me and glencarlo erratic behavior.
My favorite part was definitely the picnic and the proposal♥️🥺
The gloves were cute🥺♥️
It's not my favorite, which is a pity because the beginning was giving. It was giving
Forced proximity, marriage of convenience forced arranged marriage type of vibe.
But the direction they took in terms of like Ash being overly clingy killed it for me.
With that being said, I understand why they gave gincarlo a clingy partner, Based on the way he was alone when you went to prison,
That's alone made it that he's not as close to Benito as Enzo is, Also , him been locked away made him put people at an arms length not being comfortable with having close relationships as trauma response,
It would make sense to give him a partner that fully depends on him so he can feel needed. Since it's likely that Enzo will go to Benito for help, Benito will go to Enzo for help before they go to GinCarlo since they see him as not responsible,
There weren't a lot of really going terms of like drama suspense when I compared it with book 1. Of ash and some parts annoyed me and glencarlo erratic behavior.
My favorite part was definitely the picnic and the proposal♥️🥺
The gloves were cute🥺♥️
It's not my favorite, which is a pity because the beginning was giving. It was giving
Forced proximity, marriage of convenience forced arranged marriage type of vibe.
But the direction they took in terms of like Ash being overly clingy killed it for me.
With that being said, I understand why they gave gincarlo a clingy partner, Based on the way he was alone when you went to prison,
That's alone made it that he's not as close to Benito as Enzo is, Also , him been locked away made him put people at an arms length not being comfortable with having close relationships as trauma response,
It would make sense to give him a partner that fully depends on him so he can feel needed. Since it's likely that Enzo will go to Benito for help, Benito will go to Enzo for help before they go to GinCarlo since they see him as not responsible,
Say I Do by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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
I love this book. You hear me love it‼️🤌🏾
Everything was chef's kiss😩 Especially the scenes weighed, Harlow would place a knife on Benito's neck, and Benito will hold the gun to him or choke him😩🔥✋🏾
Loved the dynamic between benito and harlow, the little things harlow would do to piss benito off like changing the bedside drawers😂😂😂
Loved how they were not gentle with each other. But they were the perfect match for each other😩♥️
Tony and harlow's interactions killed me😂😂😂
The authors really did justice to the enemies to lovers troupe, They were real enemies that loved that it didn't shy away from being violent. They didn't hold back when they were fighting😩🤌🏾‼️
Their love was not gentle, which I appreciated it was rough, It was passionate, It was consuming, It was jealous, It was forceful, It was possessive. There was nothing gentle about how they love, but they had gentle moments when needed.
- That kitchen food fighting scene was my favorite🔥😩🤌🏾 It properly incapsulated that there is a fine line between love and hate. And that is the Epitome of harlow and benito's love,
The only thing that annoyed me is that they made Quincy. Fall in love with harlow , which annoyed me because harlow needed a friend more since he is still getting used to the Vitale family. He could have been the best friend that falls the love with tony😂🤪
- That wedding scene where they broke the table is so them🔥😩‼️🤌🏾
Loved the baby surprise at the end, That baby is gonna be spoiled in rotten by benito🥺🥺🥺🥺
Everything was chef's kiss😩 Especially the scenes weighed, Harlow would place a knife on Benito's neck, and Benito will hold the gun to him or choke him😩🔥✋🏾
Loved the dynamic between benito and harlow, the little things harlow would do to piss benito off like changing the bedside drawers😂😂😂
Loved how they were not gentle with each other. But they were the perfect match for each other😩♥️
Tony and harlow's interactions killed me😂😂😂
The authors really did justice to the enemies to lovers troupe, They were real enemies that loved that it didn't shy away from being violent. They didn't hold back when they were fighting😩🤌🏾‼️
Their love was not gentle, which I appreciated it was rough, It was passionate, It was consuming, It was jealous, It was forceful, It was possessive. There was nothing gentle about how they love, but they had gentle moments when needed.
- That kitchen food fighting scene was my favorite🔥😩🤌🏾 It properly incapsulated that there is a fine line between love and hate. And that is the Epitome of harlow and benito's love,
The only thing that annoyed me is that they made Quincy. Fall in love with harlow , which annoyed me because harlow needed a friend more since he is still getting used to the Vitale family. He could have been the best friend that falls the love with tony😂🤪
- That wedding scene where they broke the table is so them🔥😩‼️🤌🏾
Loved the baby surprise at the end, That baby is gonna be spoiled in rotten by benito🥺🥺🥺🥺
Hans by S.J. Tilly
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
3.0
I loved it. It was a bit cookie cutter, but I enjoyed it😅
Cassandra's baking killed me🤣🤣🤣🤣
The biggest thing I loved was how Hans got a family of his own in the and😭😭😭.
He was so alone for a long time that in the end he got a wife, friends, and parents again.
Hated the pregnancy, It'sjust that I really wanted them to be alone as a couple first for a few years.
Loved when all the other guys popped up. Nero is so Gincarlo coded🤣🤣🤣 (vitale brothers)
I really want that k lady to have her own book, hle😭😭😭
I don't even care if it's a straight book, (low-key want it to be FF but a guy is also fine) A guy Who is gentle with her and shows her not all guys are horrible (AgainI'm assuming something in her past happened).
Cassandra's baking killed me🤣🤣🤣🤣
The biggest thing I loved was how Hans got a family of his own in the and😭😭😭.
He was so alone for a long time that in the end he got a wife, friends, and parents again.
Hated the pregnancy, It'sjust that I really wanted them to be alone as a couple first for a few years.
Loved when all the other guys popped up. Nero is so Gincarlo coded🤣🤣🤣 (vitale brothers)
I really want that k lady to have her own book, hle😭😭😭
I don't even care if it's a straight book, (low-key want it to be FF but a guy is also fine) A guy Who is gentle with her and shows her not all guys are horrible (AgainI'm assuming something in her past happened).
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.5
It was cute. It was so out of what I normally read and my Ist Sapphic book. I enjoyed the banter between these two😆
Loved it when Sage stood up for Noah the 1st time meeting her family 🤌🏾🥺
Noah's Sister wangbora🙄🙄🙄 cause why u making yourself lichips lebaba-eng
-Noah I related to more, the way she would push herself so hard , the way she overexplained herself, how she was a bit unsure of herself at times, her feeling unworthy of love and having the need to " earn" that love, respect etc to the point of working herself like a slave🥺😕💔
- The fear of asking for help and feeling like you are weak and a burden for doing so I related to from both of them.
Loved it when Sage stood up for Noah the 1st time meeting her family 🤌🏾🥺
Noah's Sister wangbora🙄🙄🙄 cause why u making yourself lichips lebaba-eng
-Noah I related to more, the way she would push herself so hard , the way she overexplained herself, how she was a bit unsure of herself at times, her feeling unworthy of love and having the need to " earn" that love, respect etc to the point of working herself like a slave🥺😕💔
- The fear of asking for help and feeling like you are weak and a burden for doing so I related to from both of them.
Call the Coroner by Avril Ashton
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked most parts of the book, It's not getting 5 stars cause I'm not a fan of water Sports and the blood play they had. Also, I wished they had more intimate soft moments, in both meanings.
Starvos killed me when he kidnapped everyone just to get Daniel's D😂😂😂
I loved how Starvos was never teka-teking when it comes to admitting that he caught feelings for Daniel. He was the opposite of Pete in this. (The Pete reference is because when I got this rec, that said it was giving VegasPete from kinnporsche )
- when he called Daniel a agapo non meaning my love in greek 😭😭😭😭 had me sobbing cause this was technically his first relationship. he broke my heart when he admitted he had unreciprocated love💔💔💔
Starvos killed me when he kidnapped everyone just to get Daniel's D😂😂😂
I loved how Starvos was never teka-teking when it comes to admitting that he caught feelings for Daniel. He was the opposite of Pete in this. (The Pete reference is because when I got this rec, that said it was giving VegasPete from kinnporsche )
- when he called Daniel a agapo non meaning my love in greek 😭😭😭😭 had me sobbing cause this was technically his first relationship. he broke my heart when he admitted he had unreciprocated love💔💔💔
Dig Your Grave by Avril Ashton
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The only reason I'm not giving it a 5 star. It's because it didn't blow me out the water. Also I wanted them to give me power couple vibes which they did mara ka 30%😕😕😕 Ande at the end, cause it was starvos who was busy running around with his business, didn't know what Daniel did, cause from book 1 we were told he didn't really want the family business.
That's not to say it's a horrible book. I really enjoyed this one more than the first book.
I think the biggest reason for this is because we got more intimate scenes between starvos and daniel. Intimate in the sense that there was cuddling. Daniel helping Starvos with the most mandene tasks after he's his surgery, them talking and admitting they are hard over heels for each other.♥️😩
-and the biggest thing is we had some many gentle, soft, intimate love making scenes unlike in book 1😩♥️♥️♥️♥️
Loved when Daniel stepped aside and watched Starvos do as he pleased revenge wise🤌🏾😩‼️
My favorite part was when Daniel was at the hospital, and he was on his knee begging starvos to come back to him, saying he had fallen for him😩
These parts hle♥️😩🔥🥺
"It’s getting harder to breathe,” he confessed. “You have wrecked me. You made it so I can not live without you. You owe me your life, and no one else has the right to it.”😩♥️😭
AND
"It’s getting harder to breathe,” he confessed. “You have wrecked me. You made it so I can not live without you. You owe me your life, and no one else has the right to it.”😭😩♥️🥺🔥🤌🏾‼️
I'm enjoying this book more because there is no misunderstanding and no miscommunication between them, they Express how they feel. They know each other's ticks, they get each other maaan🥺.
- what starvos did to Yusuf 😭💀😭🤣 my man is so unhinged💀😭, making him admit and confess his love only to shoot the love interest on the spot💀🤣😭.
Toro and that red lipped lady at the gallery have me intrigued 🤔🤔🤔🤔
That's not to say it's a horrible book. I really enjoyed this one more than the first book.
I think the biggest reason for this is because we got more intimate scenes between starvos and daniel. Intimate in the sense that there was cuddling. Daniel helping Starvos with the most mandene tasks after he's his surgery, them talking and admitting they are hard over heels for each other.♥️😩
-and the biggest thing is we had some many gentle, soft, intimate love making scenes unlike in book 1😩♥️♥️♥️♥️
Loved when Daniel stepped aside and watched Starvos do as he pleased revenge wise🤌🏾😩‼️
My favorite part was when Daniel was at the hospital, and he was on his knee begging starvos to come back to him, saying he had fallen for him😩
These parts hle♥️😩🔥🥺
"It’s getting harder to breathe,” he confessed. “You have wrecked me. You made it so I can not live without you. You owe me your life, and no one else has the right to it.”😩♥️😭
AND
"It’s getting harder to breathe,” he confessed. “You have wrecked me. You made it so I can not live without you. You owe me your life, and no one else has the right to it.”😭😩♥️🥺🔥🤌🏾‼️
I'm enjoying this book more because there is no misunderstanding and no miscommunication between them, they Express how they feel. They know each other's ticks, they get each other maaan🥺.
- what starvos did to Yusuf 😭💀😭🤣 my man is so unhinged💀😭, making him admit and confess his love only to shoot the love interest on the spot💀🤣😭.
Toro and that red lipped lady at the gallery have me intrigued 🤔🤔🤔🤔