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Men of Inked Heatwave: Books 1-3 by Chelle Bliss

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Ugh, Rhys and Bridget are a dream. I don't know who I like more yet between Rhys and Alex, but I fully enjoyed this book. It's pretty predictable, but what rom-com type of book isn't. Definitely gave off Princess Diaries 2 vibes. I figured out one of the secrets fairly early on but not the other aspects of that secret. As for the other, I definitely did not think it was who it was and was shocked. Loved that. I love Ana's writing. I love the way she tells a story. She is quickly becoming a must buy for me.

Sorrow and Starlight by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

That was too damn long. There are too many POVs. Too much descriptive language. There is too much internal dialogue that says the same thing over and over in just different words. There were while chapters that I skipped and a lot of chapters that I skimmed. The story is amazing. It's probably one of my favorite stories, but damn. There is too much heartache for no reward. They claim some if the POVs are the "ups" in this book, but they aren't. Once things started happening, 800 PAGES INTO THE STORY, I finally became invested. But it should NOT have taken that many pages for literally anything to happen. I had to read 2 palette cleansers while reading this book because it's all depressing. That's crazy. Will I continue the series? Yes. I've made it this far, but I am also dreading it.

The Lovely Dark by Zoey Draven, Juliette Cross, Emma Hamm

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

I just couldn't get into the first story. Maybe I'm not in the right mindset for it but I wasn't connecting to either character. Maybe I'll revisit it at a later time.

Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced