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22 reviews
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
I don’t think I’m on the right headspace to read this. Perhaps someday in the future.
Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power by Katherine Morgan Schafler
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Nanny for the Neighbors by Lily Gold
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After reading my third Lily Gold book, I can finally conclude that she writes amazing introductions. She always hooks me up to the story and keeps me intrigued.
I don’t usually enjoy books with babies and pregnancies as the main plot points. It’s just a personal preference. But, since I enjoyed Lily’s other books I gave this one a try and I wasn’t disappointed.
What I love about Nanny for the Neighbors is the characters themselves. Specifically their very human flaws. They are not superficial and successfully connect their complexities to their motives and how they handle certain situations.
If you are familiar with my other reviews, I am very particular with character building and I can say that this book has one of the best characterization.
Also, this made me sob hard. I love it!
Final thoughts: I would recommend this to anyone who loves found families and anything to do with babies.
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I don’t usually enjoy books with babies and pregnancies as the main plot points. It’s just a personal preference. But, since I enjoyed Lily’s other books I gave this one a try and I wasn’t disappointed.
What I love about Nanny for the Neighbors is the characters themselves. Specifically their very human flaws. They are not superficial and successfully connect their complexities to their motives and how they handle certain situations.
If you are familiar with my other reviews, I am very particular with character building and I can say that this book has one of the best characterization.
Also, this made me sob hard. I love it!
Final thoughts: I would recommend this to anyone who loves found families and anything to do with babies.
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Blindly Indicted by Katie May
She was sweet and innocent. I normally did not like heroines like this because most authors make them doormats, but Nina was not like that. Her kindness was her strength and her softness was refreshing to see. Her naivety and innocence were not annoying to me. I loved her.
Now, as for the heroes:
Kai, the dragon shifter, leader of the group, and king of the prison.
Damien, a psychopathic assassin mage, Kai’s right-hand man.
Cain, the sex demon with a whole lot of sexual trauma and PTSD, half of the demon twins, and the one who did not automatically want to jump the heroine.
Abel, the trickster demon and the other half of the twin and the charming one.
Bronson, the big bad shadow wolf who wants to take care of and protect the heroine at all costs.
Rion, the crazy tiger shifter who could also shift into a cat, is even more unhinged than Damien and he talks a lot.
These guys are all Nina’s mates. Yes, it was one of those things. I did not mind the instalust and instalove going on in here because I was focused more on how these guys (ehem they’re criminals) take care of Nina. I had lived vicariously through her.
They don’t have that much to offer, and I cannot judge each of them since there was no character development involved in this one.
While I did love the characters of this book, everything else was meh. I finished this one just to see what will happen to them. And reading the second book did not help in the way that I wished it had.
I have nothing to say about the plot and the ending was even more unsatisfying.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book has a great introduction. The first scene really hooked me. It was nerve-wracking and had one of the best introductions. I wish it lived up to the hype.
Nina the heroine of the story is a blind, abused, non-human being. All she ever knew was pain and torture until she escaped. She was falsely accused of murdering an important person (though it was fairly obvious that it was impossible to happen) and got sentenced to imprisonment in Nightmare Penitentiary, a labyrinth-like prison for the most dangerous paranormal criminals.
Nina the heroine of the story is a blind, abused, non-human being. All she ever knew was pain and torture until she escaped. She was falsely accused of murdering an important person (though it was fairly obvious that it was impossible to happen) and got sentenced to imprisonment in Nightmare Penitentiary, a labyrinth-like prison for the most dangerous paranormal criminals.
She was sweet and innocent. I normally did not like heroines like this because most authors make them doormats, but Nina was not like that. Her kindness was her strength and her softness was refreshing to see. Her naivety and innocence were not annoying to me. I loved her.
Now, as for the heroes:
Kai, the dragon shifter, leader of the group, and king of the prison.
Damien, a psychopathic assassin mage, Kai’s right-hand man.
Cain, the sex demon with a whole lot of sexual trauma and PTSD, half of the demon twins, and the one who did not automatically want to jump the heroine.
Abel, the trickster demon and the other half of the twin and the charming one.
Bronson, the big bad shadow wolf who wants to take care of and protect the heroine at all costs.
Rion, the crazy tiger shifter who could also shift into a cat, is even more unhinged than Damien and he talks a lot.
These guys are all Nina’s mates. Yes, it was one of those things. I did not mind the instalust and instalove going on in here because I was focused more on how these guys (ehem they’re criminals) take care of Nina. I had lived vicariously through her.
They don’t have that much to offer, and I cannot judge each of them since there was no character development involved in this one.
While I did love the characters of this book, everything else was meh. I finished this one just to see what will happen to them. And reading the second book did not help in the way that I wished it had.
I have nothing to say about the plot and the ending was even more unsatisfying.
Seminal by C.M. Stunich
adventurous
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? Yes
5.0
Pheromone by C.M. Stunich
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Knot Your Damn Omega by Devyn Sinclair
However, as for the heroes, I felt like I was mixing some of them and they were not all fully given attention despite having dedicated scenes with Esme. I always mixed Luke and Avery, Rylan was always mentioned but I could not feel him, only Ben and Kade had distinct voices among them. Since this book was character-oriented, I wished the heroes were explored more. Esme’s character background and motivation were explored thoroughly.
Despite that, I still enjoyed it. I loved the story progression and how the pack took care of Esme. It has tooth-rotting fluff and blazing-hot smut!
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emotional
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
First time reading an omegaverse in such a long time and this was a good one to start.
I loved Esme right after meeting her. I loved that she has a strong character but is also soft and sensitive, she was very human. I can go and say that she was one of my favorite heroines of all time.
I loved Esme right after meeting her. I loved that she has a strong character but is also soft and sensitive, she was very human. I can go and say that she was one of my favorite heroines of all time.
However, as for the heroes, I felt like I was mixing some of them and they were not all fully given attention despite having dedicated scenes with Esme. I always mixed Luke and Avery, Rylan was always mentioned but I could not feel him, only Ben and Kade had distinct voices among them. Since this book was character-oriented, I wished the heroes were explored more. Esme’s character background and motivation were explored thoroughly.
Despite that, I still enjoyed it. I loved the story progression and how the pack took care of Esme. It has tooth-rotting fluff and blazing-hot smut!
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For the Hell of It by Cate Corvin
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5