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Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks
3.0
I had such high ho[pes for this book! It was a new to me author but I thought it could be a fun take on paranormal but it fell kind of plate for me. Aiden I think was supposed to be charming and he mostly seemed like a jerk and I never really felt the chemistry between Selene and Aiden. Selene was interesting but I wanted more... action? Magical action? I don't know. It was well written and I liked the representation behind it but I can't really give it more than three stars.
Explosive by K.E. Osborn
4.0
3.5 stars rounded up
This was a new series to me - I have an ARC of book two and wanted to make sure I was up to date before starting it -and I was surprised how much I liked it.
Zero is an overbearing, gruff, big brother and MC president who has a penchant for playing the white knight. Rayne is in a terrible and (CW/ TW) violent marriage. But takes a chance when her friend - and the younger sister of Zero - offers her a way out. IT is a bit of a wild ride from there! I am not sure that it needed to have a love triangle for like two chapters? And then just like... ended. But the reasons why Zero struggled to open his heart to Rayne felt real.
This was a new series to me - I have an ARC of book two and wanted to make sure I was up to date before starting it -and I was surprised how much I liked it.
Zero is an overbearing, gruff, big brother and MC president who has a penchant for playing the white knight. Rayne is in a terrible and (CW/ TW) violent marriage. But takes a chance when her friend - and the younger sister of Zero - offers her a way out. IT is a bit of a wild ride from there! I am not sure that it needed to have a love triangle for like two chapters? And then just like... ended. But the reasons why Zero struggled to open his heart to Rayne felt real.
Addictive by K.E. Osborn
4.0
There are far more reasons for Wraith to stay far away from Kharlie or Princess as everyone calls her - but he just can't. And when the wolves circle the club's doors - there is no way he can resist her any longer.
This was book two of the Houston Defiance spin-off series (highly suggest you read book one - there are a lot of things that come up there that come to fruition in this book) and it is an emotional, sexy, slow-burn second chance with a twist of best friend's little sister. I loved Wraith - he is dark, stormy and broody and all things delicious and tattooed from his messed up family to his seriously horrific childhood (CW: pedophilia and rape) but he also - gasp - makes himself go to therapy and is only mildly magically fixed. (I do wish there was more of his healing instead of a lot of it happening off the page.) Kharlie is a little inconsistent and a little whiney but she is also like nineteen years old so I guess that holds up - she definitely seeks and takes advice and grows which is the best part of any character.
Though I am not thrilled with the use of Addiction as a description/ theme here when it is not truly medical addiction - I did end up enjoying the theme. There are also so timeline errors between books one and two but I think that is just a hyper detail-oriented person thing.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
This was book two of the Houston Defiance spin-off series (highly suggest you read book one - there are a lot of things that come up there that come to fruition in this book) and it is an emotional, sexy, slow-burn second chance with a twist of best friend's little sister. I loved Wraith - he is dark, stormy and broody and all things delicious and tattooed from his messed up family to his seriously horrific childhood (CW: pedophilia and rape) but he also - gasp - makes himself go to therapy and is only mildly magically fixed. (I do wish there was more of his healing instead of a lot of it happening off the page.) Kharlie is a little inconsistent and a little whiney but she is also like nineteen years old so I guess that holds up - she definitely seeks and takes advice and grows which is the best part of any character.
Though I am not thrilled with the use of Addiction as a description/ theme here when it is not truly medical addiction - I did end up enjoying the theme. There are also so timeline errors between books one and two but I think that is just a hyper detail-oriented person thing.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Her Reluctant Highlander Husband by Allison B. Hanson
3.0
Her clan doesn't care for her but when they need a bargaining chip? Dorie is their answer. But her groom is more than a little reluctant to be married - in any way, shape, or form - after losing his wife and child to a fever. Can they come together and find the courage to love?
While I enjoyed this book, I was really not sure why it had so many storylines... I sort of forgot about one in the middle and then it came back with a vengeance. The heroine was SOOOOO innocent and naive that it actually made me cringe at different moments. And the hero was... alright in the end. He definitely grew but was sort of an emotional coward for so much of it that I got bored with him.
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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While I enjoyed this book, I was really not sure why it had so many storylines... I sort of forgot about one in the middle and then it came back with a vengeance. The heroine was SOOOOO innocent and naive that it actually made me cringe at different moments. And the hero was... alright in the end. He definitely grew but was sort of an emotional coward for so much of it that I got bored with him.
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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London Royal by Nana Malone
3.0
Cliffhanger! Part of a duet!
Medium paced but interesting read. I love Abbie. She is beautiful and creative a just a little rattled and broken. I am less sure of Lex - I feel like I know Abbie more often book one and am not sure I really know the male lead yet. I also feel like there are a lot of secrets and only of these two are willing to share anything which creates a strange dynamic for me as a reader.
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Steam: ⭐️⭐️.5
Tropes: accidentally meeting, runaway to a new country, royalty in hiding, art student, minor love triangle
Subgenre: Contemporary Romance/ Medium to High Angst
CW/ TW: abuse, depictions of toxic and abusive relationships, PTSD, violence in past, problematic/ toxic family dynamics
Medium paced but interesting read. I love Abbie. She is beautiful and creative a just a little rattled and broken. I am less sure of Lex - I feel like I know Abbie more often book one and am not sure I really know the male lead yet. I also feel like there are a lot of secrets and only of these two are willing to share anything which creates a strange dynamic for me as a reader.
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Steam: ⭐️⭐️.5
Tropes: accidentally meeting, runaway to a new country, royalty in hiding, art student, minor love triangle
Subgenre: Contemporary Romance/ Medium to High Angst
CW/ TW: abuse, depictions of toxic and abusive relationships, PTSD, violence in past, problematic/ toxic family dynamics
Blane by C.M. Marin
3.0
This was... fine... after waiting this long for Blane's story though I think my expectations were too high. Lana is borderline TSTL for most of the story - don't get me wrong she is badass at times - but a lot of her characterization is built around what are essentially questionable choices. Blane is... different than I expected him to be? Not bad. Just different. I wanted more of their emotional relationship developed on the page - those were my favorite parts of the book! Their chemistry is solid but nothing outrageous steam-wise. It dragged in the middle which definitely through the pacing of the story off. I am still curious about the last book that is rumored for the series too.
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
4.0
Okay... so here we have a slow burn, age gap, Snow Daddy with a tiny literal human flame. The push pull got a bit stale? But the slow burn then incinerated me. It wasn't a terrible way to go. The background action is definitely picking up and I am very curious where everything is going.
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam:
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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