macy_h's reviews
24 reviews

Detained by Luna Mason

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Devoted by Luna Mason

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Distance by Luna Mason

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Simply put... I loved this book and ended up DEVOURING it! I love Keller. I love how he LITERALLY gets on his knees and begs for her.. 🫠Sienna... Perfect. I LOVED her sass and how she learned to own and demand what she wanted. The Spice.. Chiefs Kiss ...The ending.. TEARS ... The Epilogue.. HAPPY TEARS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found the pacing to be steady. The plot was very simple and easy to follow. I was hooked within the first 4 chapters. The relationship development between the FMC and MMC was great.

.5 🌶️ [just kissing]
I don’t tend to read many YA fantasy books anymore but even without the spicy scenes I’m used to, I felt their connection and was rooting for them the entire time.

The ending was great, I’m so glad I have the whole set so I don’t have to wait before I can start the next book.

“You always have the power of choice, even when those choices seem limited. Never forget that.”

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I’d say this is only 

1 🌶️  in spice, but the bit we get is excellent.

I loved this book. It took me about tor first 100 pages to really get sucked in, but after that, I was hooked and did not want to put it down!

The ending was not what I expected, which is always great. 

I can’t wait for the next book and am so excited to see where the story goes!

“I don't want bright and happy,” he whispered roughly. “I want real.”

Origins of an Academy Bully by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

It was meh. 
I'm just hoping the full books are more entertaining [which I believe they will cuz this was just a Novella]

A Hue of Blu by Marie-France Léger

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It was okay. It was definitely overhyped and made to seem like I was going to be crying the entire book. I won't lie and say some stuff wasn’t sad, cuz it was, but I didn't shed a single tear.

“Maybe we used each other, maybe we helped each other. Semantics. It was all the same.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

A Touch Of Gold And Madness by K.L. DeVore

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

6 FREAKING STARS!!

ICANNOT GET THIS BOOK OUT OF MY HEAD!! I started this book but then got really busy and couldn't read it for a few days, just to end up binging it in about 48 hours once I DID get time to sit down and read. This should tell you how INVESTED I was in this book.

Grey is now my new favorite FMC! I love her will and he sassiness, but also her love for the ones she cares about most. Chrome?! HELLO!!? His backstory is so sad. But the fact that he didn't let the things that have happened to him destroy him and instead took all that pain and turned it into strength and used it to push through everything to help save the people he loves. INCREDIBLE.

Needless to say, I can not freaking wait for the rest of these books. You best believe that I will be reading them ALL.

“This woman brought me back to life. She gave me back to myself whether she meant to or not. If she asked me to, I’d level the fucking world for her. I’d do anything. I loved every shattered piece of her. If I had to sweep each jagged shard up with my bare fingers for her so she could piece herself back together, I’d do it without a second thought. I didn’t care if it shredded my skin in the process. Hell, I’d search the winds for the lost pieces.” -Chrome 

A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0