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Broken Vow by Sophie Lark

funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Like I have predicted long ago, I did fucking love Raylan and along the way I learnt to love Riona too just as much. I loved getting into her mind and getting to know what she’s thinking and feeling under that hard exterior we saw in the last few books. I think she’s my favourite heroine next to our lovely Aida and Camille comes in third. I’m really excited to see how the next and final book will go, and I’m especially intrigued at how the Russian mafia will play a role with Sebastian. 

I was getting abit afraid and honestly annoyed thinking that Riona was going to give up everything she has worked for plus her family just to be swept off by some country boy who likes horses but I’m glad that wasn’t exactly the case. I’m really happy that she’s still doing what she loves and have worked hard for and still be close to the love of her life. I really appreciated how Raylan was going to give up his family but I’m also really glad that didn’t happen because I didn’t want him to leave his family just for Riona like that with no future or plan.

It’s amazing how it worked out and I really liked the story overall. 4/5

Bloody Heart by Sophie Lark

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.0

Dante was immaculate, Simone was amazing and everybody else slayed as well. My favourite part about this was being introduced to Raylan and I cannot tell you about how excited I am to start his story with Riona. Dante and Simone’s story was frustrating but in a good way and you can really how much they loved each other. Henry was such an angel too and the cherry on top of all this was

Henry getting to name Aida and Callum’s son <33

I’m not that big of a fan on the surprise pregnancy trope but I think this book did it relatively well and I’m glad the pregnancy wasn’t the only plot point in the book as most are from the trope. I really like that there are more shit going on. 

Savage Lover by Sophie Lark

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Honestly, this is my favourite book from the series so far and i  cannot wait to get to Dante’s story next. 
Nero and Camille were literally made for each other and i loved them so much, both individually and together. 
And the plot was cool as shit too. 5/5 

Stolen Heir by Sophie Lark

adventurous dark funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

I went into this completely blind and holy shit did i love every minute of it. Beauty and the Beast is my favourite story of all time and when i realized it was kind of a retelling or heavily inspired by it, I was pleasantly surprised and devoured the book in a few short hours. 
When i was first introduced to Nessa in Brutal Prince, i didnt really cared about her to be completely honest and found her abit boring. But as i read through her thoughts and got to know her as the book progressed, i found myself warming up to her and see how amazing she really is. I even found some things i had in common with her. 
And of course, we can’t forget about Mikolaj. I’ve said it before and i have no shame in saying it again : I fucking love mafia men. 
He was immaculate all throughout the book, either while he was planning the downfall of his wife’s family or treating her like a princess. 
I do wish him falling for Nessa was more dragged out because it did feel abit rushed from his part but other than that, it was a really great read, even if the story itself wasn’t perfect. 
I must say, if you’re planning to read this as a stanalone, thats not the best idea because you wont have one damn clue what they’re talking about at first so it’s better to read the first book and then come to this one. 

Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Oh how i fucking love mafia men. 
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Callum kinda annoyed me with the shit he said abt “breaking aida” and whatnot before he fell in love so that kinda lost some points lol even tho ik they were enemies and yk its not really that out of the ordinary; still, he annoyed me on that part so 🤷🏻‍♀️ but the rest i fucking loved and it was quite an amazing ride. I enjoyed it very thoroughly and you best know im immediately going to start the next book in the series as soon as i can 🏃‍♀️

Marabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.

Idk, lost motivation to read ig 

Hellstar Remina by Junji Ito

Very unsettling and an uncomfortable read. Still liked it tho.   

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

There were a handful of moments where I just really cringed at what the characters were saying or doing but other than that, it wasn’t that bad. It was enjoyable and fast-paced. I love the representation and how it deals with eating disorders and mental health. 

The Diary of a Nobody by Weedon Grossmith, George Grossmith

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a thoroughly enjoyable book and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a fast paced, lighthearted, funny book. It’s not the funniest book out there but you’d still catch yourself laughing out loud to some of the jokes and commentary in the book. 

The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Such a cute holiday romance, had me squealing and giggling all throughout. I also really liked the representation  in this book, and how fast paced it is so it was such a quick, cozy read especially since I’ve had a horrible reading slump in the past 2 months and this really got me out! Though, I have to say, the ending was very rushed and I wish it was a little more explained but other than that, great!