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Book Lovers by Emily Henry
2.0
okay i REALLY wanted to love this book because i loved her other works - but this just didn’t do it for me.
i felt like this story was more about Nora & Libby (her sister) than Nora and Charlie. i felt like their love story was the subplot to Libby and Nora’s family drama. i guess if you like that sort of vibe then it was a very good book, but i 100% went into this thinking it was going to be mostly a love story lol.
i felt like this story was more about Nora & Libby (her sister) than Nora and Charlie. i felt like their love story was the subplot to Libby and Nora’s family drama. i guess if you like that sort of vibe then it was a very good book, but i 100% went into this thinking it was going to be mostly a love story lol.
Let It Fall by M. Phoenix
4.0
this is the definition of “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” - literally haha.
❗️be advised - i read the ARC copy so the finished book might be different from what others have read!
⚠️also please check content warnings as this book contains talk of self harm, sexual assault, violence, mental health struggles, and death.
M. Phoenix was so kind for sending me a pre-published version of this book! i was a little hesitant to read because i’m not a big fan of closed door romance (yes i need the smut lol) but this book surpassed my expectations of a fade-to-black romance by a long shot.
here’s my reviews/thoughts/ramble:
so the book starts out super cute but kinda drives you nuts at the same time. Giselle and Chris are childhood bestfriends and you learn very early on he is absolutely, without a doubt in love with her. you get multiple POV’s (which i loved) - so he admits this to us readers from the start. Chris is so friggin sweet to her it melts my heart. but thing can’t be this simple (obviously) SO you have Chris being hopelessly in love with Giselle, while she is in a committed relationship with different man, Xavier, who is also an ASSASSIN?! wild, i know haha. i’m not usually a fan of love triangles but this was written very well.
i don’t want to give away any spoilers, but this book starts out pretty cute and fluffy but does turn out to be quite dark. so please keep your triggers in mind and check content warnings before you read.
i honestly really enjoyed this book and i’m excited to see what else M. Phoenix publishes in the future, because for a debut novel this was AMAZING.
i recommend reading if you love these tropes:
closed door romance/fade to black
childhood friends to lovers
trauma bonding
soulmates
slow burn
golden retriever hero (but would c*t a b*t*h for his girl)
morally grey main characters
❗️be advised - i read the ARC copy so the finished book might be different from what others have read!
⚠️also please check content warnings as this book contains talk of self harm, sexual assault, violence, mental health struggles, and death.
M. Phoenix was so kind for sending me a pre-published version of this book! i was a little hesitant to read because i’m not a big fan of closed door romance (yes i need the smut lol) but this book surpassed my expectations of a fade-to-black romance by a long shot.
here’s my reviews/thoughts/ramble:
so the book starts out super cute but kinda drives you nuts at the same time. Giselle and Chris are childhood bestfriends and you learn very early on he is absolutely, without a doubt in love with her. you get multiple POV’s (which i loved) - so he admits this to us readers from the start. Chris is so friggin sweet to her it melts my heart. but thing can’t be this simple (obviously) SO you have Chris being hopelessly in love with Giselle, while she is in a committed relationship with different man, Xavier, who is also an ASSASSIN?! wild, i know haha. i’m not usually a fan of love triangles but this was written very well.
i don’t want to give away any spoilers, but this book starts out pretty cute and fluffy but does turn out to be quite dark. so please keep your triggers in mind and check content warnings before you read.
i honestly really enjoyed this book and i’m excited to see what else M. Phoenix publishes in the future, because for a debut novel this was AMAZING.
i recommend reading if you love these tropes:
closed door romance/fade to black
childhood friends to lovers
trauma bonding
soulmates
slow burn
golden retriever hero (but would c*t a b*t*h for his girl)
morally grey main characters
Let It Fall: A Novel by M. Phoenix
4.0
not what i was expecting but loved it all the same❤️
this is the definition of “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” - literally haha.
❗️be advised - i read the ARC copy so the finished book might be different from what others have read!
⚠️also please check content warnings as this book contains talk of self harm, sexual assault, violence, mental health struggles, and death.
M. Phoenix was so kind for sending me a pre-published version of this book! i was a little hesitant to read because i’m not a big fan of closed door romance (yes i need the smut lol) but this book surpassed my expectations of a fade-to-black romance by a long shot.
here’s my reviews/thoughts/ramble:
so the book starts out super cute but kinda drives you nuts at the same time. Giselle and Chris are childhood bestfriends and you learn very early on he is absolutely, without a doubt in love with her. you get multiple POV’s (which i loved) - so he admits this to us readers from the start. Chris is so friggin sweet to her it melts my heart. but thing can’t be this simple (obviously) SO you have Chris being hopelessly in love with Giselle, while she is in a committed relationship with different man, Xavier, who is also an ASSASSIN?! wild, i know haha. i’m not usually a fan of love triangles but this was written very well.
i don’t want to give away any spoilers, but this book starts out pretty cute and fluffy but does turn out to be quite dark. so please keep your triggers in mind and check content warnings before you read.
i honestly really enjoyed this book and i’m excited to see what else M. Phoenix publishes in the future, because for a debut novel this was AMAZING.
i recommend reading if you love these tropes:
closed door romance/fade to black
childhood friends to lovers
trauma bonding
soulmates
slow burn
golden retriever hero (but would c*t a b*t*h for his girl)
morally grey main characters
this is the definition of “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” - literally haha.
❗️be advised - i read the ARC copy so the finished book might be different from what others have read!
⚠️also please check content warnings as this book contains talk of self harm, sexual assault, violence, mental health struggles, and death.
M. Phoenix was so kind for sending me a pre-published version of this book! i was a little hesitant to read because i’m not a big fan of closed door romance (yes i need the smut lol) but this book surpassed my expectations of a fade-to-black romance by a long shot.
here’s my reviews/thoughts/ramble:
so the book starts out super cute but kinda drives you nuts at the same time. Giselle and Chris are childhood bestfriends and you learn very early on he is absolutely, without a doubt in love with her. you get multiple POV’s (which i loved) - so he admits this to us readers from the start. Chris is so friggin sweet to her it melts my heart. but thing can’t be this simple (obviously) SO you have Chris being hopelessly in love with Giselle, while she is in a committed relationship with different man, Xavier, who is also an ASSASSIN?! wild, i know haha. i’m not usually a fan of love triangles but this was written very well.
i don’t want to give away any spoilers, but this book starts out pretty cute and fluffy but does turn out to be quite dark. so please keep your triggers in mind and check content warnings before you read.
i honestly really enjoyed this book and i’m excited to see what else M. Phoenix publishes in the future, because for a debut novel this was AMAZING.
i recommend reading if you love these tropes:
closed door romance/fade to black
childhood friends to lovers
trauma bonding
soulmates
slow burn
golden retriever hero (but would c*t a b*t*h for his girl)
morally grey main characters