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3.5

The Kiss Lottery is a short Valentine’s-themed, second-chance, small-town novella, featuring great side characters and a delightful found-family vibe.

To be honest, invoking Jane Austen in the first paragraph, only to follow it with a string of chapters that lean more toward telling than showing, was a bit disappointing. However, Madden Mills won me over again with Everly’s stoned, hilarious and sad inner monologue, which finally got me invested in the story.

This gem is pure gold: “You’re awesome. You’re Audrey Hepburn meets Snoop Dogg. Elegant, but cool. Sophisticated, but stoned…”

If you’re in the mood for a cute and sweet Valentine’s romance (with a dash of spice), Ilsa Madden Mills delivers with Everly and Beckett in The Kiss Lottery.

3,5⭐️

All the Wrong Plays by C.W. Farnsworth

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced

3.75

Male narrator was pretty monotonous - just reading aloud not voice acting.

Back Where We Began by C.W. Farnsworth

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4.25

Spectacular by Stephanie Garber

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3.0