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205 reviews
The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy
5.0
Omg I cried! I did not see that coming. Geez.
I really enjoyed this story. I read a LOT of romance and I have to say this one was just a great story. Lots of layers and the characters were super likable.
And the spice, Wowza!!
I really enjoyed this story. I read a LOT of romance and I have to say this one was just a great story. Lots of layers and the characters were super likable.
And the spice, Wowza!!
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
5.0
So good... I'm a huge fan of Callie Hart to begin with but her debut into romantasy is amazing. You can see a full review on my vlog here: https://youtu.be/NgalI10pijs?si=xnRZVBho78LRRZyr
Hunted by Wolves and Shadow by Jo Holloway
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I have never read any books by Jo before so I went into this pretty blind. At first I thought it was reading like a novella due to it jumping right into the story with minimal world building. However, on reflection that makes sense since it is a retelling of a fairy tale and we have a basic understanding of the premise.
The plot kept surprising me! I thought I knew what would happen but the way she wove new characters into the story was really cool and allowed for the pacing of the book to stay consistent. She also allowed the romance to build between Wolf and Emi slowly (not too slowly) but also naturally. Yes, it is fantasy, but the emotions she went through felt consistent with how a real human might act.
I was also surprised by the spice level being much lower than anticipated. I just assumed that because it was a retelling it might have a higher amount of scenes, but it didn’t! I was pleasantly surprised that spice was used sparingly and in context to the story. Really well done!
The only thing that was odd for me was the use of very whimsical words in place of cuss words. At first I didn’t like it but by the end it felt natural to the story and it fit well in the “fairy tale” world.
Oh and can we talk about the art work at the end? OMG! Gorgeous. It really brought the characters to life.
★ 4/5
Thank you to Jo Holloway and NetGalley for giving me this ARC!
The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
2.0
Well… hmmm… I mean, Wendy likes to get dicked. That’s the plot. I’m not giving it a horrible star rating due to the fact that it DID entertain me. It was short and to the point. A good listen for my cleaning binge. But yeah, read the trigger warnings.
The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy
3.75
- Loved that there was no third act conflict
- no miscommunication.
- It was just a solidly good romance.
- Slight surprise towards the end that was cute
- I do find it odd the way the 20 year olds act so mature. i don’t remember being that mature at 20
- spicy