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adventurous
funny
reflective
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:
Complicated
I have a hard time reviewing and rating Katherine Center books. Let's talk about why.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Love Haters by Katherine Center
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. Courtesy of NetGalley.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Romantic comedy
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Military man (Coast Guard), grumpy/sunshine, meet cute.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Katie is about to get laid off, but that decisions relies on whether or not she goes a great job on her latest assignment - creating a promotional video for rescue divers in the Coast Guard. She's paired up with Hutch, a seasoned hero who doesn't have time for a documentary crew to follow him around.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: So let's step back here. Objectively, if I wasn't who I am, I would say this was an excellent book. It was well written. It was funny - I laughed actually out loud more than once. And the concept was fresh enough that it definitely didn't feel repetitive.
Katherine Center is a great writer. And this book had such a strange POV - it was in first person, but was written like Katie the FMC was just telling the reader a story. It was confusing at first, then endearing.
But being who I am, I definitely wanted more. I wanted just the littlest bit of spice - three steamy kisses were the end of the line here. And I wanted the volume pumped up on the romance as well - even the epilogue didn't play into the HEA as much as I wished it would. I would kill for the slightest bit of a Hutch POV.
I feel like if I handed this to a friend, it would feel like the most solid recommendation. They'd love it. But if you are a seasoned romance reader, you might find it a bit light in the romance department.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 0/5
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Love Haters by Katherine Center
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. Courtesy of NetGalley.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Romantic comedy
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Military man (Coast Guard), grumpy/sunshine, meet cute.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Katie is about to get laid off, but that decisions relies on whether or not she goes a great job on her latest assignment - creating a promotional video for rescue divers in the Coast Guard. She's paired up with Hutch, a seasoned hero who doesn't have time for a documentary crew to follow him around.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: So let's step back here. Objectively, if I wasn't who I am, I would say this was an excellent book. It was well written. It was funny - I laughed actually out loud more than once. And the concept was fresh enough that it definitely didn't feel repetitive.
Katherine Center is a great writer. And this book had such a strange POV - it was in first person, but was written like Katie the FMC was just telling the reader a story. It was confusing at first, then endearing.
But being who I am, I definitely wanted more. I wanted just the littlest bit of spice - three steamy kisses were the end of the line here. And I wanted the volume pumped up on the romance as well - even the epilogue didn't play into the HEA as much as I wished it would. I would kill for the slightest bit of a Hutch POV.
I feel like if I handed this to a friend, it would feel like the most solid recommendation. They'd love it. But if you are a seasoned romance reader, you might find it a bit light in the romance department.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 0/5
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Clio Evans took the magic of her super spicy monster romances, and put it into a contemporary. And I absolutely loved it.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Mine by Clio Evans
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐๏ธ on KU
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Rockstar romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Reverse age gap, BDSM vibes, divorced FMC, forbidden romance.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Pepper is reviewing potential new acts when she comes across Salt - a masked singer who is all the rage on social media. She's focused on getting him signed to her label, without the distraction of a forbidden attraction. She's obsessed with his music - and he's obsessed with her.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Whew! This one was HOT.
Clio Evans' cowboy romances were definitely not lacking spice, but Mine really ratcheted the levels up on her contemporary offerings. Salt and Pepper were deeply into BDSM, power dynamics, clubs, etc. and I was hanging on every word. And as Clio Evans tends to do, she melded the incredibly high spice with characters you can't help but root for, incredible character development, and a pace that set the pages on fire.
This entire book felt like a whirlwind. It had definite Baby Girl vibes - so if you liked the movie, definitely pick this up. If you didn't see it yet, but were interested, this book was better anyway, and had an excellent happily ever after.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 4.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Mine by Clio Evans
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐๏ธ on KU
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Rockstar romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Reverse age gap, BDSM vibes, divorced FMC, forbidden romance.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Pepper is reviewing potential new acts when she comes across Salt - a masked singer who is all the rage on social media. She's focused on getting him signed to her label, without the distraction of a forbidden attraction. She's obsessed with his music - and he's obsessed with her.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Whew! This one was HOT.
Clio Evans' cowboy romances were definitely not lacking spice, but Mine really ratcheted the levels up on her contemporary offerings. Salt and Pepper were deeply into BDSM, power dynamics, clubs, etc. and I was hanging on every word. And as Clio Evans tends to do, she melded the incredibly high spice with characters you can't help but root for, incredible character development, and a pace that set the pages on fire.
This entire book felt like a whirlwind. It had definite Baby Girl vibes - so if you liked the movie, definitely pick this up. If you didn't see it yet, but were interested, this book was better anyway, and had an excellent happily ever after.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 4.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think I found my new favorite monster novellas.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: My Minotaur Husband
By Lyonne Riley
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Stories from New Eden character series. Book 1.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Paperback
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Monster romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Instalove, will it fit
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Celeste finally reviews applications for her hand in marriage and discovers Theo, a shy Minotaur who works in construction.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: I always need books like these - novellas, short and spicy, that are well-written enough that I feel connected even after a short time.
This one was so cute. I especially loved Theo, who was shy (ermergherd) and so sweet. I put it down and basically gave a round of applause on my way to pick up my ARC of the next one.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: My Minotaur Husband
By Lyonne Riley
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Stories from New Eden character series. Book 1.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Paperback
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Monster romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Instalove, will it fit
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Celeste finally reviews applications for her hand in marriage and discovers Theo, a shy Minotaur who works in construction.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: I always need books like these - novellas, short and spicy, that are well-written enough that I feel connected even after a short time.
This one was so cute. I especially loved Theo, who was shy (ermergherd) and so sweet. I put it down and basically gave a round of applause on my way to pick up my ARC of the next one.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
emotional
reflective
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:
No
The Skyland series has been such a fun ride - emotional, full of real life and strong women - itโs bittersweet to see it end.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Canโt Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Skyland character series. Book 3.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. Courtesy of NetGalley.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Billionaire, other woman drama, MCs over 40, found family.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Hendrix has spent her life hustling for her way up the ladder. When things are hitting their high, she meets Maverick - a billionaire poised to chase her until she finally gives in.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: This character series is being turned into a TV show, and let me tell you - itโs going to translate beautifully.
The Skyland series is high drama, for sure. But itโs also fun, and features incredibly strong black women at its center. I loved the books, but especially loved that trad publishing didnโt make Kennedy Ryan dull down the black culture at the center of it.
The final book was a great ending. Hendrix was the life of the party through three books, and in walks Mav and heโs ALL the swoon. I mentioned itโs full of drama. Itโs well done, but there definitely were some cringy dialogue moments. It didnโt take away from the vibe overall, so I just powered through.
My favorite billionaire books feature billionaires actually spending that cash and being extravagant, and man does Hendrix benefit from that. It was full of tension and a slow burn, but the happily-ever-after and series ending epilogue made me feel great.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Canโt Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Skyland character series. Book 3.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. Courtesy of NetGalley.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Billionaire, other woman drama, MCs over 40, found family.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Hendrix has spent her life hustling for her way up the ladder. When things are hitting their high, she meets Maverick - a billionaire poised to chase her until she finally gives in.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: This character series is being turned into a TV show, and let me tell you - itโs going to translate beautifully.
The Skyland series is high drama, for sure. But itโs also fun, and features incredibly strong black women at its center. I loved the books, but especially loved that trad publishing didnโt make Kennedy Ryan dull down the black culture at the center of it.
The final book was a great ending. Hendrix was the life of the party through three books, and in walks Mav and heโs ALL the swoon. I mentioned itโs full of drama. Itโs well done, but there definitely were some cringy dialogue moments. It didnโt take away from the vibe overall, so I just powered through.
My favorite billionaire books feature billionaires actually spending that cash and being extravagant, and man does Hendrix benefit from that. It was full of tension and a slow burn, but the happily-ever-after and series ending epilogue made me feel great.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
If you ever wanted to experience what living on my hometown feels like - what that perfect New Jersey summer can do for your sense of self - pick this book up.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Tourist Trap by Morgan Elizabeth
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Frenemies-to-lovers, age gap, just for the summer, forced proximity, bucket list.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Claire has always lived her life one chapter at a time - and this chapter is bringing her to the Jersey Shore. Unfortunately, it also features her renting a room for the summer from her exโs brother, Miles.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: This book is a love letter to the Jersey Shore, and I adored it.
Itโs all of your toes in the sand, the sound of the waves, the camaraderie of a small town, that first ice cream of the summer, the ambiance of a crowded beach. I could literally picture people reading on the shore as I turned the pages.
I donโt want to scare any non-Jersey residents away, because even if I didnโt have these connections, the story still slapped. Morgan Elizabeth has a way of writing characters that resist temptation, but ultimately know theyโre going to fall in love. She also writes incredible friend groups - usually I am not that into side characters, but she makes them feel like family.
The chemistry and banter between Miles and Claire was perfect. I love a sunshine, chaotic girl, and the grumpy man she brings to life. Thereโs no third act breakup, just a solid story and heart-happy romance.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Tourist Trap by Morgan Elizabeth
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Frenemies-to-lovers, age gap, just for the summer, forced proximity, bucket list.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Claire has always lived her life one chapter at a time - and this chapter is bringing her to the Jersey Shore. Unfortunately, it also features her renting a room for the summer from her exโs brother, Miles.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: This book is a love letter to the Jersey Shore, and I adored it.
Itโs all of your toes in the sand, the sound of the waves, the camaraderie of a small town, that first ice cream of the summer, the ambiance of a crowded beach. I could literally picture people reading on the shore as I turned the pages.
I donโt want to scare any non-Jersey residents away, because even if I didnโt have these connections, the story still slapped. Morgan Elizabeth has a way of writing characters that resist temptation, but ultimately know theyโre going to fall in love. She also writes incredible friend groups - usually I am not that into side characters, but she makes them feel like family.
The chemistry and banter between Miles and Claire was perfect. I love a sunshine, chaotic girl, and the grumpy man she brings to life. Thereโs no third act breakup, just a solid story and heart-happy romance.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
challenging
funny
reflective
tense
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:
Complicated
A solid first foray into contemporary romance for Nisha Tuli!
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Not Safe for Work by Nisha Tuli
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. Courtesy of NetGalley.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Rivals-to-enemies-to-lovers, women in STEM, getaway vibes, Hawaii, forced proximity, only one bed.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Engineer Trishara is aimless at her job, having been the victim of workplace politics and sexism one too many times. When sheโs finally selected to attend a leadership program, she decides to give her company one last chance - until she finds up sheโs paired up with her work nemesis, Rafe.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Most authors these days seem to be transitioning from contemporary romance to romantasy. Nisha Tuli is going the other way. And her debut contemporary romance was a good read.
If weโre going by the cover, Iโd be handing out a 5. It is probably what made me apply for the ARC in the first place. And if you want vibes, that cover is exactly what Nisha Tuli delivers in her writing.
For me, I waffled on a rating. Iโll be honest. Iโve read this book before. Workplace rivals to lovers who really seem to hate each other but realize theyโve gotten it all wrong? And on a beach somewhere? Itโs not unique.
But I landed on a four because Tuli wrote it really well, and she also encapsulated a lot of the struggle for women in STEM so well, I felt seen. This isnโt fluffy, itโs real life, and I respect that.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Not Safe for Work by Nisha Tuli
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. Courtesy of NetGalley.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Rivals-to-enemies-to-lovers, women in STEM, getaway vibes, Hawaii, forced proximity, only one bed.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Engineer Trishara is aimless at her job, having been the victim of workplace politics and sexism one too many times. When sheโs finally selected to attend a leadership program, she decides to give her company one last chance - until she finds up sheโs paired up with her work nemesis, Rafe.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Most authors these days seem to be transitioning from contemporary romance to romantasy. Nisha Tuli is going the other way. And her debut contemporary romance was a good read.
If weโre going by the cover, Iโd be handing out a 5. It is probably what made me apply for the ARC in the first place. And if you want vibes, that cover is exactly what Nisha Tuli delivers in her writing.
For me, I waffled on a rating. Iโll be honest. Iโve read this book before. Workplace rivals to lovers who really seem to hate each other but realize theyโve gotten it all wrong? And on a beach somewhere? Itโs not unique.
But I landed on a four because Tuli wrote it really well, and she also encapsulated a lot of the struggle for women in STEM so well, I felt seen. This isnโt fluffy, itโs real life, and I respect that.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Let me tell you about this book. Fallon English has been promoting this book for AWHILE and she delayed it to perfect itโฆ and did a great job.
So good, in fact, I can barely believe itโs her first book.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: The Princess and the Pack by Fallon English
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Rebellious Royals Omegaverse. Book 1.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Historical omegaverse
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: MMFM, fairytale vibes, why choose, fated mates.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Ivy has always known she would marry Prince Cillian, but she has no idea he has a pack already - something unheard of for royalty. Now sheโs in a strange kingdom, getting to know men who are already obsessed with her.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: If you visit Fallon Englishโs socials, I guarantee youโll have a hard time resisting this book. The art, the aesthetic, the quotesโฆ she hyped it HARD and Iโm so glad it lived up to it.
Iโve never read a historical omegaverse. I didnโt even know this existed. And man, I loved it.
Historical romances have a way of making love feel bigger, and couple that with the fated concept of a pack? Iโm so down. Then English wrote the pack so well - featuring three very distinct, very fun MMCs.
You got the dutiful Prince, the brooding broken one, and the strong, sturdy commoner. It was perfection, and I canโt wait for more.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
So good, in fact, I can barely believe itโs her first book.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: The Princess and the Pack by Fallon English
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Rebellious Royals Omegaverse. Book 1.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Historical omegaverse
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: MMFM, fairytale vibes, why choose, fated mates.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Ivy has always known she would marry Prince Cillian, but she has no idea he has a pack already - something unheard of for royalty. Now sheโs in a strange kingdom, getting to know men who are already obsessed with her.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: If you visit Fallon Englishโs socials, I guarantee youโll have a hard time resisting this book. The art, the aesthetic, the quotesโฆ she hyped it HARD and Iโm so glad it lived up to it.
Iโve never read a historical omegaverse. I didnโt even know this existed. And man, I loved it.
Historical romances have a way of making love feel bigger, and couple that with the fated concept of a pack? Iโm so down. Then English wrote the pack so well - featuring three very distinct, very fun MMCs.
You got the dutiful Prince, the brooding broken one, and the strong, sturdy commoner. It was perfection, and I canโt wait for more.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
I like Emily Henry. Two of her novels are happily sitting on my shelf and get re-read on the regular. I was a little down hearing mixed reviews on this one, but Iโm happy to say it didnโt disappoint.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Rivals-to-lovers, getaway vibes, slow burn.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Alice gets the chance of a lifetime to meet notorious recluse and former socialite Margaret Ives. In her attempt to convince Peggy to let her write her biography, she learns sheโs up against solid competition - Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Hayden.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Iโll be honest, as always. I was looking at a four star rating on this one, until the last 15 percent shook me up like ice in a martini shaker. Then I was sobbing and emotionally spent. You know how it goes.
This book felt different than Henryโs other work. It was essentially two love stories - Margaretโs told through flashbacks and excerpts of the biography theyโre developing. I loved both. Emily Henry is an excellent writer, and Iโm always smiling at the way she describes things or the insights she gives.
Iโd say the half-star off here is because I needed a bit more character development on Hayden. The way the end panned out, I wish I had more of him to go on. Sometimes having a singular POV and a quiet-ish MMC works out this way - itโs one of the main reasons I didnโt love Ali Hazelwoodโs early work - but I still really enjoyed the book overall.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Rivals-to-lovers, getaway vibes, slow burn.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Alice gets the chance of a lifetime to meet notorious recluse and former socialite Margaret Ives. In her attempt to convince Peggy to let her write her biography, she learns sheโs up against solid competition - Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Hayden.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Iโll be honest, as always. I was looking at a four star rating on this one, until the last 15 percent shook me up like ice in a martini shaker. Then I was sobbing and emotionally spent. You know how it goes.
This book felt different than Henryโs other work. It was essentially two love stories - Margaretโs told through flashbacks and excerpts of the biography theyโre developing. I loved both. Emily Henry is an excellent writer, and Iโm always smiling at the way she describes things or the insights she gives.
Iโd say the half-star off here is because I needed a bit more character development on Hayden. The way the end panned out, I wish I had more of him to go on. Sometimes having a singular POV and a quiet-ish MMC works out this way - itโs one of the main reasons I didnโt love Ali Hazelwoodโs early work - but I still really enjoyed the book overall.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ