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Mother Maker by Jenni Bara

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I thought I was gonna enjoy this one more than the first and while I had a good time I didn’t love it as much. I really liked both of the main characters and Liam but the romance took so long to get going that by the time they got together I lost some interest. I really liked the accidental pregnancy element and thought that was done well. The way it was written out felt like it fit Dylan so well and I really enjoyed that. I liked the sports element and loved Becketts mingling to set this relationship up. I also liked seeing Liam and Courtney’s relationship develop. However like I said this book was really slow paced in terms of the romance because they were literally together for maybe the last 25%. And because the romance took so long when they got together it felt kind of sudden and random. All that being said I had a good time and am excited to pick up the next one. 

Mother Faker by Brittanée Nicole

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was just a vibe through and through and I loved it for that. It was fun and controlled chaos in the best way possible. I love the concept of 4 women who are best friends all coming together to raise their kids and it made for really good found family. I also loved Beckett as an mmc and thought he was perfect for livy and I loved seeing his relationship with the kids grow. I also liked the forced proximity and the marriage situation but I didn’t love how it was handled. They spent a little too long not on the same page for me to fully enjoy it but when they were finally on the same page it was such a fun enjoyable read. I also really liked getting to see all of the other female characters that are gonna get books and can’t wait to see the directions that their stories are gonna go. 

Nero by S.J. Tilly

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was fun, a little twisted, a little dark, pretty spicy, and an easy read. I liked Payton a lot I thought she was interesting and had a fascinating past and was a strong fmc which I love to see. Nero was fine but he wasn’t my favorite mafia or dark romance guy. I just didn’t really see his reasons for being obsessed with her because he never seemed to actually have a connection with her he just wanted her for some unknown reason. I also didn’t love how the same issue was rehashed over and over and they never made any progress but then when the issue actually became a problem the book wrapped up so fast. I did really enjoy the side characters though and I am looking forward to their books. 

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really wanted to love this and I thought I was gonna but I just didn’t. There were a lot of things I liked but also a lot of things I didn’t like. I really liked the chronic illness rep and I thought that was really well done. I also liked red and his ability to take care of Chloe and be there for her. I liked the setting and the fact that he was the superintendent and she lived in the building. However I didn’t feel any chemistry between the two and honestly thought they would be better off as friends. And because I didn’t feel their chemistry I wasn’t really that interested in the relationship and its development. I also thought that the pacing was a little slow so I skimmed a bit. Overall not my favorite but I am looking forward to the other sisters books. 

Rules We Break by J. Wilder

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Cute fluffy fast spicy novella. Exactly what it said it was gonna be I loved getting to see this couple and these characters again and I had a good time. 

Rules Of Our Own by J. Wilder

emotional 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? No

4.75

I have so many good things to say about this. Everything worked together from the characters to the sports element to the way they all fell in love. This was my first why choose romance so I didn’t really know what to expect but I throughly enjoyed this. This is one of the few books I’ve read where I feel like the spice actually added to the plot and it was really good. I loved all three of the characters but I think I loved river the most. He was protective and carrying and selfless which is everything I want in a character. I love how love was displayed throughout this book and how it was communicated between the three of them. I also loved the side events and the setting of the story as well as the side characters and all their meddling. I just had the best time with this and read it insanely quickly and it was so fun.

A Tempting Arrangement by Jessa Wilder

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This is a book that I picked up purely for the vibes and I really don’t regret anything. This book is exactly what it said it was gonna be so can’t complain. It was dark but in an almost humorous way. It also has an obsessed guy who is obsessed from the beginning which was fun to read. I really liked misery’s character and her storyline and how she grew. I liked Damon but he’s nothing special. I did like how he helped misery get her revenge and I liked the glimpses at other couples in this book. It also had some funny moments and some great side character that I know are going to get books later on so I’m excited for that. 

God of War by Rina Kent

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t even know where to start. The end of this amazing series, the end of the rinaverse for now, and the end of an era. This lived up to every single expectation I had and then some. I absolutely loved the direction this story took from the marriage aspect to Ava’s personal story to their relationship development. The crumbs of the other couples in this book were perfection and just made me giddy. The way Eli was obsessed with Ava and would do anything for her was exactly how I wanted him to be. I wasn’t expecting Ava’s story to go the way that it did but I absolutely loved how it turned out. It made me understand and sympathize with her character so much and it made her growth throughout the book that much more satisfying. I loved the old money English vibes this book had as well as the whole pink and black contradiction. The marriage made this book so exciting and it made the spice great. I loved seeing all of the parents and their reactions and conversations and just their life 40 years in the future. I also loved how different this book was from the other LOG ones. It was nowhere near as dark but it was definitely the saddest and that just fit Ava and Eli’s story perfectly. After getting crumbs of this couple since the Royal Elite series I was so excited to read their book and this was a perfect way to end of the rinaverse for now. This series will always be one of my favorites and God of Wrath, God of Fury, and now this are some of my favorite books of all time so while I absolutely loved this story I am so sad to be saying goodbye to this world and these characters. 

Babymoon or Bust by Ava Hunter

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

This was not for me. I was really excited going into this because I love accidental pregnancy romances and this one took place in a tropical setting but it just didn’t work. The couple felt like they were together solely because of the baby which I also dislike and they also fell in love over the span of like 2 weeks. The pacing and the timeline of this book was something that I just didn’t like because it moved so quickly but the content felt shallow and there wasn’t any development and growth in the relationship itself. It was also told in third person which I got over but I really wish I got to be in Tess’s head. I liked Tess as an fmc but I didn’t love how her story ended. Solomon was bland and didn’t give much and I found all of the side characters besides ash kind of annoying. However I did love the setting and I liked the small town that some of the book takes place in so I guess that’s kind of a win. 

Broken Whispers by Neva Altaj

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This was fun and fast but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I was going to. I didn’t connect to the characters and the couple as much as painted scars so I never really got into the story. It was more mafia heavy which I did enjoy since the cast of characters grew and the found family started to develop. I also loved Lena and enjoyed what she added to the story. This one had way more spice than the first one which I didn’t particularly love since it made the relationship feel way too physical. So overall didn’t love it but it was fast and easy and bingeable which was really all I was looking for.