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Wildfire by Hannah Grace
5.0
★★★★.75 rounded up!
This was the book I heard a lot about when it first came out, so I decided to read Icebreaker before starting it. Can I just say I am in love with the Maple Hills series? I loved the characters in Icebreaker and seeing them make cameos in Wildfire just made me feel so happy.
I would take a bullet and many more for Russ and Aurora. They both have been through so much and I love their character development in this book. Hannah Grace took an emotional and deeper turn for Wildfire and I love her for that. When I sit and think about the main characters' hardships and insecurities, I can't help but feel sad and happy at the same time. They saw themselves in each other and when it got hard they didn't give up.
There was less spice in this book than in Icebreaker, but that's okay because Hannah Grace compensates with a beautiful, intimate, and emotional narrative that had me tearing up at times, especially because of how much I related to Aurora. I've never felt so seen by a book before.
Hannah Grace knows how to write a mean epilogue too! And she does an outstanding job setting up the story for future Maple Hills books. I hope Henry gets a book real soon!
"Who cares about basketball when hockey players exist?"
"And you're a living reminder of the good things that can happen when I let myself be happy."
This was the book I heard a lot about when it first came out, so I decided to read Icebreaker before starting it. Can I just say I am in love with the Maple Hills series? I loved the characters in Icebreaker and seeing them make cameos in Wildfire just made me feel so happy.
I would take a bullet and many more for Russ and Aurora. They both have been through so much and I love their character development in this book. Hannah Grace took an emotional and deeper turn for Wildfire and I love her for that. When I sit and think about the main characters' hardships and insecurities, I can't help but feel sad and happy at the same time. They saw themselves in each other and when it got hard they didn't give up.
There was less spice in this book than in Icebreaker, but that's okay because Hannah Grace compensates with a beautiful, intimate, and emotional narrative that had me tearing up at times, especially because of how much I related to Aurora. I've never felt so seen by a book before.
Hannah Grace knows how to write a mean epilogue too! And she does an outstanding job setting up the story for future Maple Hills books. I hope Henry gets a book real soon!
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I am so happy that Russ and Aurora got their happy ending together. If anyone deserves it, it's those two.
A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber
5.0
★★★★★★★★★★
I was so nervous to read this since it was the conclusion to Once Upon A Broken Heart. It was soo hard waiting for the book to come out but it was so worth the wait. I don't think I cried at all when reading the other books in the other series but this one MADE ME SOB! Tears of happiness, sadness, anger, all of the above. I can't believe it's over but I am so happy. Their story isn't over and I am hoping Stephanie makes a novella or something for Evajacks in the future because their love is just everything. My only complaint is that it felt like such an abrupt ending. Also it took foREVER for Jacks to make his first appearance in the book. Apollo made me yawnnnn, he was so boring and I needed to jump through the screen and off him myself. Stephanie could have been a bit more generous in the ending after everything she put us through. For now, I'm gonna trust that she has great things in store for us readers.
I loved Evangeline then, but I think this book made me fall in love with her all over again and even harder. The same for Jacks. It was so hard reading the chapters from his perspective and my heart ached.
I only had a few complaints, but I don't have it in my heart to reduce any points or stars. It was a lovely conclusion to the trilogy and at the end of the day, I am content because
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts
I was so nervous to read this since it was the conclusion to Once Upon A Broken Heart. It was soo hard waiting for the book to come out but it was so worth the wait. I don't think I cried at all when reading the other books in the other series but this one MADE ME SOB! Tears of happiness, sadness, anger, all of the above. I can't believe it's over but I am so happy. Their story isn't over and I am hoping Stephanie makes a novella or something for Evajacks in the future because their love is just everything.
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I am glad there was a happy ending even though I was very paranoid there wouldn't be.Spoiler
But perhaps this is her way for setting up a novella for Evajacks or another series.I loved Evangeline then, but I think this book made me fall in love with her all over again and even harder. The same for Jacks. It was so hard reading the chapters from his perspective and my heart ached.
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Also when Apollo finally got taken care of, I WAS ROLLING!!! LIKE IT IS SO CLEVER AND EPIC HOW HE WENT. At the end of the day, he only cared about and loved himself. He only had himself to blame for his demise and that makes me cackle.I only had a few complaints, but I don't have it in my heart to reduce any points or stars. It was a lovely conclusion to the trilogy and at the end of the day, I am content because
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Evajacks got their happy ending. And with each other.>
Evergreen by Autumn Woods
I was very fortunate to receive an ARC copy of Evergreen by Autumn Woods from Love Notes PR, thank you so much!
I don't even know where to begin. This is like the most perfect book ever! It has romance, spice, sadness, and tons of humor! This really gives the feel of a fantasy sitcom and I just need it to be made into a movie or show, it's that good! I am perplexed that this is debut novel because the writing is so beautiful and compelling, and PHENOMENAL!!!
From the beginning, I LOVED Renna, our FMC. She is hilarious, unhinged, passionate, confident, smart, the definition of a femme fatale. I was calling her real and relatable the entire time. If she wasn’t in love with Rexxan, I would snatch her from him so quick because she feels like my soulmate in book form? She is such a strong woman and has to be one of my favorite FMCs in all the books I’ve read. I feel so seen by her and the author
5.0
"Love will save us all."
I was very fortunate to receive an ARC copy of Evergreen by Autumn Woods from Love Notes PR, thank you so much!
I don't even know where to begin. This is like the most perfect book ever! It has romance, spice, sadness, and tons of humor! This really gives the feel of a fantasy sitcom and I just need it to be made into a movie or show, it's that good! I am perplexed that this is debut novel because the writing is so beautiful and compelling, and PHENOMENAL!!!
From the beginning, I LOVED Renna, our FMC. She is hilarious, unhinged, passionate, confident, smart, the definition of a femme fatale. I was calling her real and relatable the entire time. If she wasn’t in love with Rexxan, I would snatch her from him so quick because she feels like my soulmate in book form? She is such a strong woman and has to be one of my favorite FMCs in all the books I’ve read. I feel so seen by her and the author
The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye
5.0
★★★★.75 rounded up!
omg so i first heard of this book on a tiktok by the author herself. i knew i had to read it because of the author and her husbands own experience.
i've never really understood the infatuation with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but this book has sold me on it completely. this is the kind of book i would recommend to my own lover because it is so genuine and perfectly sums up how a love can transcend space and lifetimes. this is the kind of love i want for myself.
going through all the tragedies during the first half of the book broke my heart :c i was not expecting it to go so fast the second half but i can look past it because sebastien and helene have been soulmates for centuries
"Most people never experience love like this. But for us, we get to have it, again and again."
omg so i first heard of this book on a tiktok by the author herself. i knew i had to read it because of the author and her husbands own experience.
i've never really understood the infatuation with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but this book has sold me on it completely. this is the kind of book i would recommend to my own lover because it is so genuine and perfectly sums up how a love can transcend space and lifetimes. this is the kind of love i want for myself.
going through all the tragedies during the first half of the book broke my heart :c i was not expecting it to go so fast the second half but i can look past it because sebastien and helene have been soulmates for centuries
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
5.0
★★★★★
Another hit from Emily Henry that I absolutely ADORE, maybe even more than my last read from her. There's crack or something in her books because they pull you in so fast and then you can't stop reading once you get started.
I was in a bit of a book slump before reading this and now that I've finished it, I feel like I can conquer anything. I already want to dive in to my next book. I was kicking my feet a lot and screaming in my room while reading this. I think I cried a bit more than I did with Beach Read.
Alex and Poppy were so cute and despite how different they are, they're actually perfect for each other. They are everything I want in a friendrelationship . Also Henry, along with Alex and Poppy, are from Ohio
"I'll never belong anywhere like I belong with you."
Another hit from Emily Henry that I absolutely ADORE, maybe even more than my last read from her. There's crack or something in her books because they pull you in so fast and then you can't stop reading once you get started.
I was in a bit of a book slump before reading this and now that I've finished it, I feel like I can conquer anything. I already want to dive in to my next book. I was kicking my feet a lot and screaming in my room while reading this. I think I cried a bit more than I did with Beach Read.
Alex and Poppy were so cute and despite how different they are, they're actually perfect for each other. They are everything I want in a friend
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
5.0
★★★★★
WOW THIS WAS A MF ROLLERCOASTER!!! i just randomly happened to pick this one up from the library and was not prepared for the contents of this book. there was so many unexpected twists and turns, so much betrayal, LIES!!! it was sooo crazy
i am constantly thinking about brie and finn
“I am shadow and darkness and stronger than the girl he sacrificed for the crown.”
WOW THIS WAS A MF ROLLERCOASTER!!! i just randomly happened to pick this one up from the library and was not prepared for the contents of this book. there was so many unexpected twists and turns, so much betrayal, LIES!!! it was sooo crazy
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i was going to give it 4 stars just bc she ended up with sebastian and not finn BUT THAT ONE LAST BETRAYAL AT THE FINAL CHAPTER BUMPED IT BACK UP TO FIVE STARS!!!!!!!!!!
Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
4.0
★★★.5 rounded up!
awe it was so cute and cheesy
"Bumpier journeys lead to better destinations.”
awe it was so cute and cheesy
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5.0
★★★★★
my first audiobook and it was such a beautiful experience. i felt everything on a deeper level while listening, and it made everything hurt a ton more.
i went into this book expecting the most devastating ending but i was pleasantly surprised to read how everything came together at the end. truly beautiful.
“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
my first audiobook and it was such a beautiful experience. i felt everything on a deeper level while listening, and it made everything hurt a ton more.
i went into this book expecting the most devastating ending
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and it was
Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle, Katherine Webber
4.0
★★★★
OMGMGMGMGMGMG i loved this omg! the pacing was a bit slow at the start but as the situations started becoming more tense I COULD NOT STOP READING! it was mind blowing watching everything unfold in the last hundred pages like omg... it was CRAZY!
i adore wren, partly bc thats my middle name and i feel so seen by her. rose was a hilarious drama queen hehehe. shen and rose>>>>>>>>>
can't wait to read the 2nd & 3rd books hehehhehe
"Appearances can be deceiving."
OMGMGMGMGMGMG i loved this omg! the pacing was a bit slow at the start but as the situations started becoming more tense I COULD NOT STOP READING! it was mind blowing watching everything unfold in the last hundred pages like omg... it was CRAZY!
i adore wren, partly bc thats my middle name and i feel so seen by her. rose was a hilarious drama queen hehehe. shen and rose>>>>>>>>>
can't wait to read the 2nd & 3rd books hehehhehe