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Choosing Home by Katie Beck

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad slow-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

4.0

4⭐️ 2🌶️

If you love Canadian small town romances with a bit of a Gilmore girls vibes and enemies to lovers trope, this one's for you!🥰  this book is based in small town, Alberta! Which happens to be where I'm from! 

I absolutely love each of the characters and and how each of them have their own unique spunk to them 😏🥰😂 they definitely started off as enemies to lovers, but overtime they connected and would be there for each other. They both suffer with mental health issues and now have found amazing support🫶 this book is also extremely entertaining and filled with lots of banter which truly had me laughing so hard at certain times and there was definitely some spice😏❤️

I truly enjoyed every second of this book and honestly cannot wait for the rest of the series and I'd like to mention this can be read as a standalone.

I am grateful for the opportunity to read this  ARC in exchange for my review🫶❤️

The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow this book was written amazingly and the story will keep you on your toes the entire time I couldn't put this book down and finished it within a day but then again it is only around 200 pages. The suspense in twist in this book had me at the edge of my seat the entire time and I was honestly blindsided so many times wow I couldn't recommend a better read! 10 out of 10 recommend🖤

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow this book is chefs kiss 😘 my only regret is not reading it sooner! I'm usually a big fan of age gap tropes but wow 🤩 I ate this story right up! 

If you haven't read this book yet you really soon! 10/10 recommend🥰❤️

You Used To Love Me by Caitlin Klassen

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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

5⭐️ 2🌶️ 

Tropes: 

Sports Romance 

Brothers best friend 

Dual POV 

Slow Burn  

He falls fast and hard

It was always you 

Wow, I absolutely love this book and ate it right up!!! Caitlin's stories and writing are always AMAZING 🤩 Brothers best friend to lovers? YES PLEASE!🥰

The way Noah and Audrey reconnect and how their beautiful love story starts to unfold  is pure magic ❤️ I connected with this story and both characters in many's. I can't wait for the rest of the series! 

This amazing book will be released on April 27th, 2025❤️🫶

Thank you for having me on your ARC team, Caitlin❤️

Love and Other Cages by Emilia Ares

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

3.5 stars 

This YA thriller audiobook will definitely keep you on your toes and have you on edge a few times. 

I did enjoy this audiobook and the narrators did an awesome job. There were a few times I felt like I was loosing interest as I felt like the story was just dragging on and wasn't really my thing but that's just my opinion 😊

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with the audiobook! 

Start Your Engines: A brother's best friend sports romance by Rebecca Chase

funny hopeful slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Tropes: 

Friends to lovers 🥰

F1 romance 🏎️

Workplace romance 

Found family 

3.5⭐️ 2🌶️

Senna the FMC I honestly wasn't a bit fan of. She was trying to come off as flirty and cute but really she was being bossy and arrogant towards Connor. Shes the F1 team boss and has worked hard to get to wear she's at now. Shes end up falling for Connor who is not just an F1 driver, but is her brother's best friend. 

Connor is a struggling F1 star that is labelled as a bad boy but it's truly the sweetest and really did nothing to get that label. He tends to have an extremely dirty mouth and he definitely knows what and who he wants, He definitely loves his kitties and his ladies. 

Overall I did enjoy this story. It's a cute F1 romcom and I'm curious to see how the second book will be! I feel like I would've enjoyed this story a lot more if I liked the FMC. 

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC🥰🫶

Save Your Breath by Kandi Steiner

funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Tropes:

Bad boy hockey player/Pop star 

Fake engagement 💍 

Childhood friends to lovers 

Forced proximity 

Slow burn 🔥 

5 ⭐️ 2.5 🌶️

This is the first book I've read written by Kandi and I will definitely be reading everything she writes! As you all know, I love hockey romances and this is another one I'm gonna have to add this one to my list! It's a definite must read if you like hockey with a lot of spice and throw some popstar and NHL action in there too. 

The two main characters have known each other since they were younger and have secretly been attracted to each other for the longest time but due to some circumstances they keep their distance up until they had a secret engagement, arrangement happen and that's when the magic started😏❤️ and it had a very sweet ending! 

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Overall, I truly enjoyed the book and the story, but I feel like it was a bit too soft for my taste. I truly did like the main characters and the ending of powerless definitely now has me wanting to read reckless! 

Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

OMG, each book made this series just get better and better and I would have to say Christian and Stella story is absolutely my favourite. I'm currently sitting here giddy like a little schoolgirl and just obsessed with the series the ending oh my gosh! I don't know why I waited so long to read this series and I am so thankful for all of my book besties that gifted me some of these books! Forever, one of my favourite series❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Way Your Are by Sybil Kelton

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-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

4.0

4⭐️ 2🌶️ 

Tropes: 

Reverse beauty and the beast 

Small town Romance❤️

Enemies to lovers 

Workplace rivals⚽️

Forced proximity 

Past trauma💔

I've always loved Sybil's books and here's another one to add to my list❤️ This book touched my heart in so many different ways and I ate it right up! 

The FMC Jules is shy and doesn't have much confidence and experience with men. Most of her life people have made uncalled for comments about her appearance in every way including her own mother. Evan Jacobs is an extremely attractive MMC whom over time falls in love with Jules while they work together. He eventually wins her heart even through some people try to tear them apart❤️ The connection they end up having is the sweetest! If you love small town sports romances, this books for you❤️ 

This is my ARC review🥰