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emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
Youโre going to have to be in JUST the right mood for this one. Let me explainโฆ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby app.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Grumpy/sunshine, grief journey, NYC vibes, found family.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Lenny is hanging on by a thread, grieving the loss of her best friend. She takes a temporary nanny job, where she meets Miles - a grumpy uncle that offers to help shepherd her through her grief if she helps him connect with his niece.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Iโve read a lot of books. Characters lose parents, grandparents, siblingsโฆ a lot. Loss is an intricate partner to love. But Iโve never read one about losing a best friend.
And hey, I have a best friend. And it hit home HARD. (Sheโs alive. But I miiight have texted her too much.)
I didnโt pick this book up right as it was released because I knew it was heavy. And man, was it. Lennyโs grief is so deep. And watching how Miles uses his own experience to guide her through it is wildly emotional. Both of them are great characters in their own right.
This is one of those books that feels like itโs about more than just the romance. I highlighted so many of those โlife lessonsโ moments. But the romance was there - it snuck in quietly and captured the characters so fully that it felt even more swoony.
Overall? I loved, even if I cried my way through most of it.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby app.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Grumpy/sunshine, grief journey, NYC vibes, found family.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Lenny is hanging on by a thread, grieving the loss of her best friend. She takes a temporary nanny job, where she meets Miles - a grumpy uncle that offers to help shepherd her through her grief if she helps him connect with his niece.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Iโve read a lot of books. Characters lose parents, grandparents, siblingsโฆ a lot. Loss is an intricate partner to love. But Iโve never read one about losing a best friend.
And hey, I have a best friend. And it hit home HARD. (Sheโs alive. But I miiight have texted her too much.)
I didnโt pick this book up right as it was released because I knew it was heavy. And man, was it. Lennyโs grief is so deep. And watching how Miles uses his own experience to guide her through it is wildly emotional. Both of them are great characters in their own right.
This is one of those books that feels like itโs about more than just the romance. I highlighted so many of those โlife lessonsโ moments. But the romance was there - it snuck in quietly and captured the characters so fully that it felt even more swoony.
Overall? I loved, even if I cried my way through most of it.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
Absolutely stunning. Insert slow clap here.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Fantasy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Enemies-to-lovers, arranged marriage, quest vibes, slow burn.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Odessa is the pushes aside daughter of the Golden King. But when the mysterious Prince of Turan shows up to marry her sister, and requests her instead, sheโs thrust into a new land with mystery surrounding her ever move.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Want to judge a book by its cover? Do it with this book. Shield of Sparrows was every bit as beautiful inside as the cover indicated.
Iโve enjoyed Devney Perryโs contemporary romance. Romantasy, though, is flexing a way different muscle. And I am obsessed with the story she created.
Every bit of it was compelling and interesting. Describing some stuff could spoil you majorly, so Iโll steer clear, but Iโll give you the 5,000-foot overview - incredibly developed characters, a ton of shock, chuckles and tears in the same chapter, tension that could cut a knife.
I hate to be that girl, but Iโm going to be keeping an eye out to know when the next installment comes out.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Fantasy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Enemies-to-lovers, arranged marriage, quest vibes, slow burn.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Odessa is the pushes aside daughter of the Golden King. But when the mysterious Prince of Turan shows up to marry her sister, and requests her instead, sheโs thrust into a new land with mystery surrounding her ever move.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Want to judge a book by its cover? Do it with this book. Shield of Sparrows was every bit as beautiful inside as the cover indicated.
Iโve enjoyed Devney Perryโs contemporary romance. Romantasy, though, is flexing a way different muscle. And I am obsessed with the story she created.
Every bit of it was compelling and interesting. Describing some stuff could spoil you majorly, so Iโll steer clear, but Iโll give you the 5,000-foot overview - incredibly developed characters, a ton of shock, chuckles and tears in the same chapter, tension that could cut a knife.
I hate to be that girl, but Iโm going to be keeping an eye out to know when the next installment comes out.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
emotional
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:
No
I think this is probably the end of the road for me with this series.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Sawyer by Jessica Peterson
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Lucy River Ranch character series. Book 3.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Cowboy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Single parents, ONS, meet cute, he falls first, hurt/comfort.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Sawyer and Ava meet in the city and have the one night stand of a lifetime. Months later, theyโre both still hung up on their perfect night - and they cross paths again when they find out they have a lot more in common than they think.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Maybe if I wasnโt such a detail reader. Or maybe if I hadnโt read these books back to back to backโฆ but thereโs some things I canโt really ignore, and with the massive amount of cowboy romances out there, Iโm probably not going to revisit this series as it continues.
Sawyer was cute. The love story truly read a little fast to me - and it seemed like more than enough happened to at least elongate the timeline. There were a lot of spice scenes, to the point where I skimmed a few.
But what frustrates me most was the time tracking. All three books have major timeline continuity errors, enough where they got me super mad and it affected my reading. Thereโs better series out there, and I think Iโm going to stick to those.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 3/5 โญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Sawyer by Jessica Peterson
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Lucy River Ranch character series. Book 3.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Cowboy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Single parents, ONS, meet cute, he falls first, hurt/comfort.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Sawyer and Ava meet in the city and have the one night stand of a lifetime. Months later, theyโre both still hung up on their perfect night - and they cross paths again when they find out they have a lot more in common than they think.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Maybe if I wasnโt such a detail reader. Or maybe if I hadnโt read these books back to back to backโฆ but thereโs some things I canโt really ignore, and with the massive amount of cowboy romances out there, Iโm probably not going to revisit this series as it continues.
Sawyer was cute. The love story truly read a little fast to me - and it seemed like more than enough happened to at least elongate the timeline. There were a lot of spice scenes, to the point where I skimmed a few.
But what frustrates me most was the time tracking. All three books have major timeline continuity errors, enough where they got me super mad and it affected my reading. Thereโs better series out there, and I think Iโm going to stick to those.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 3/5 โญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
emotional
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:
Yes
I found Tarah Dewitt at Funny Feelings, and have been on that train ever since. It never occurred to me that I missed one until I realized Iโd never read Rootbound - and Iโm so glad I did.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Rootbound by Tarah Dewitt
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Audiobook on Hoopla. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Cowboy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Love after divorce, found family, romcom vibes.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Tate is reeling from a messy divorce when her company sends her to Idaho - to her estranged familyโs range where she meets the brooding Henry.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Itโs a weird thing, so go back to the beginning with an author who youโve watched refine her craft to near perfection. But if I had read Rootbound when it came out, I definitely still would have followed Tarah Dewitt and ended up where we are today.
Rootbound was stunning. The characters had depth, the story was just as much about Tate healing herself as it was about her romance with Henry. The writing set a scene that was impossible not to be immersed in. The audio was great as a great find on Hoopla, and it only added to the experience.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Rootbound by Tarah Dewitt
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: Audiobook on Hoopla. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Cowboy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Love after divorce, found family, romcom vibes.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Tate is reeling from a messy divorce when her company sends her to Idaho - to her estranged familyโs range where she meets the brooding Henry.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Itโs a weird thing, so go back to the beginning with an author who youโve watched refine her craft to near perfection. But if I had read Rootbound when it came out, I definitely still would have followed Tarah Dewitt and ended up where we are today.
Rootbound was stunning. The characters had depth, the story was just as much about Tate healing herself as it was about her romance with Henry. The writing set a scene that was impossible not to be immersed in. The audio was great as a great find on Hoopla, and it only added to the experience.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
dark
emotional
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
This may be a strong statement, but if I could do nothing but read Jamie Applegate Hunterโs nonsense romantasy I would be as happy as a clam.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Obsessively Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Fae Kings of Eden character series. Book 2.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Fantasy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Fated mates, right person wrong time, childhood friends-to-lovers, touch her and die, virgin MMC.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Violet and Roman had an immediate spark, but the gods select her twin to be his mate instead. The pair deal with over a decade of struggling - trying to survive apart and then trying to find a way to be together.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: JAH loves to say that this series just isnโt that serious. And sheโs right - itโs unhinged, and if I looked at it with a microscope I could pick it apart. But when itโs excellent writing and a feral MMC and you canโt help but stay up all night turning pages? Sometimes the microscope doesnโt matter.
Roman and Violet delivered on everything I loved about the first book in this series. Banter, never ending devotion, pining, angst, other woman drama, and spice that makes you blush? Iโm in.
There were a few moments I was shocked. A few moments I fanned myself. One or two tear-jerking moments. Some twists and turns. This book had it all. I loved every minute, and I canโt wait for the next one.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Obsessively Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Fae Kings of Eden character series. Book 2.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Fantasy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Fated mates, right person wrong time, childhood friends-to-lovers, touch her and die, virgin MMC.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Violet and Roman had an immediate spark, but the gods select her twin to be his mate instead. The pair deal with over a decade of struggling - trying to survive apart and then trying to find a way to be together.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: JAH loves to say that this series just isnโt that serious. And sheโs right - itโs unhinged, and if I looked at it with a microscope I could pick it apart. But when itโs excellent writing and a feral MMC and you canโt help but stay up all night turning pages? Sometimes the microscope doesnโt matter.
Roman and Violet delivered on everything I loved about the first book in this series. Banter, never ending devotion, pining, angst, other woman drama, and spice that makes you blush? Iโm in.
There were a few moments I was shocked. A few moments I fanned myself. One or two tear-jerking moments. Some twists and turns. This book had it all. I loved every minute, and I canโt wait for the next one.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
dark
tense
medium-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
When you pick up Crimson Ridge, you know youโre going to get a little taboo, a little darkness, and a whole lot of swoon.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Taming the Heart by Elliot Rose
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Crimson Ridge character series. Book 3.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Cowboy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Forbidden, workplace, cheating, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, toxic af.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Sage takes a PR job to help launch Crimson Ridgeโs newest ranch. But when she meets her new boss, Beau, she canโt help a wave of attraction. Until she finds out heโs already married.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Letโs start this review by addressing the elephant in the room - cheating. Iโm gonna put a small spoiler in the โquick noteโ section of this review. But as the worldโs pettiest reader who canโt deal with the thought of cheating, Iโll sayโฆ not all is what it seems here and I think it was really well done.
That being said, I love this taboo, forbidden love thing that Elliot Rose has going on. Beau and Sage felt fated from the very start, and their attraction and tension played out so well. I think writing forbidden is a fine line to walk - and Elliot Rose makes it feel like thereโs absolutely no other way for these people to live without each other. Itโs right up my alley.
When the spice kicked in, it was definitely worth the wait.
Book four is going to be a doozy (just wait until you hear the couple & tropes!)โฆ I hope youโre getting caught up before then!
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒโฆ For those worried about the cheating - Beau and his wife married a decade ago, and sheโs using him for his star status. Theyโve been living separate and not romantic for years before the book begins.
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Taming the Heart by Elliot Rose
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Crimson Ridge character series. Book 3.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Cowboy romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Forbidden, workplace, cheating, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, toxic af.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Sage takes a PR job to help launch Crimson Ridgeโs newest ranch. But when she meets her new boss, Beau, she canโt help a wave of attraction. Until she finds out heโs already married.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Letโs start this review by addressing the elephant in the room - cheating. Iโm gonna put a small spoiler in the โquick noteโ section of this review. But as the worldโs pettiest reader who canโt deal with the thought of cheating, Iโll sayโฆ not all is what it seems here and I think it was really well done.
That being said, I love this taboo, forbidden love thing that Elliot Rose has going on. Beau and Sage felt fated from the very start, and their attraction and tension played out so well. I think writing forbidden is a fine line to walk - and Elliot Rose makes it feel like thereโs absolutely no other way for these people to live without each other. Itโs right up my alley.
When the spice kicked in, it was definitely worth the wait.
Book four is going to be a doozy (just wait until you hear the couple & tropes!)โฆ I hope youโre getting caught up before then!
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒโฆ For those worried about the cheating - Beau and his wife married a decade ago, and sheโs using him for his star status. Theyโve been living separate and not romantic for years before the book begins.
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
adventurous
relaxing
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:
No
I love Ever. I love this series. And I am honestly not going to ever rate it poorly because it brings me so much joy.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Making Out With Mermaids by Hazel Mack
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Haven Ever After character series. Book 7.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Monster romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Age gap, disability rep, fated mates.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Betmal has dissolved his relationship and retired to Ever for some peace. But on his first day in his new home he meets Amatheia, a disabled mermaid who sneaks away from the lake to explore the world.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: I will never get how Hazel Mack debuted this cozy monster world, and has had me hooked and completely feral for these books. Weโre on book seven! And Iโm still setting calendar reminders and beginning for ARCs and buying her bundle copies every release.
Listen, if you havenโt picked up the series yet, do it. I honestly feel like most of them read better together and in order. How else will you learn to love daddy Betmal and get excited about Amatheia?
I wonโt go nuts on this review, but I can promise you the story is as beautifully written as the cover.
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: Making Out With Mermaids by Hazel Mack
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Haven Ever After character series. Book 7.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Monster romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Age gap, disability rep, fated mates.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Betmal has dissolved his relationship and retired to Ever for some peace. But on his first day in his new home he meets Amatheia, a disabled mermaid who sneaks away from the lake to explore the world.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: I will never get how Hazel Mack debuted this cozy monster world, and has had me hooked and completely feral for these books. Weโre on book seven! And Iโm still setting calendar reminders and beginning for ARCs and buying her bundle copies every release.
Listen, if you havenโt picked up the series yet, do it. I honestly feel like most of them read better together and in order. How else will you learn to love daddy Betmal and get excited about Amatheia?
I wonโt go nuts on this review, but I can promise you the story is as beautifully written as the cover.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
dark
funny
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
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
Just picture me bowing down as I say this... Sara Cate, we are not worthy. The Goode Brothers is complete, and my heart is so full.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: the Prodigal Son by Sara Cate
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: The Goode Brothers character series. Book 4.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐๏ธ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: LGBTQIA+ rep, religious trauma, age gap, found family, rockstar.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Isaac Goode is enjoying his new life, moonlighting as country star Theo Virgil and ignoring the past that's left him alone in the world. But meeting Jensen, the preacher he can't keep his eyes off in the crowd or his hands off behind closed doors, changes everything for him. Suddenly, being in the closet and living a half-life isn't his dream anymore.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Sara Cate has a knack for writing romances with complications - complicated story lines, complicated topics like religion, complicated relationships with sexual fluidity... she's fearless, and it always tends to pay off.
I've loved the Goode Brothers series from the start. You have this family with religion meshed into their life's purpose finding a way to explore the world, their sexualities, and the duality of life both in and out of the church. Since the beginning, I've only wanted to read the happiest of endings for Isaac... but to be honest, it was Jensen who stole the show.
Even when setting up a character series, I am always in awe with how the new love interests sometimes take the forefront instead of the main character you already know. Jensen was broken, vulnerable, struggling... with a POV so thoughtful I had tears in my eyes.
This final book in this series put a bow on a very emotional set of books. I've been recommending them from the beginning, but you're missing out if you don't pick them up. Make sure you start at the beginning, because there's an overarching story that flows through the end.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: the Prodigal Son by Sara Cate
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: The Goode Brothers character series. Book 4.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐๏ธ on KU.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: LGBTQIA+ rep, religious trauma, age gap, found family, rockstar.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Isaac Goode is enjoying his new life, moonlighting as country star Theo Virgil and ignoring the past that's left him alone in the world. But meeting Jensen, the preacher he can't keep his eyes off in the crowd or his hands off behind closed doors, changes everything for him. Suddenly, being in the closet and living a half-life isn't his dream anymore.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Sara Cate has a knack for writing romances with complications - complicated story lines, complicated topics like religion, complicated relationships with sexual fluidity... she's fearless, and it always tends to pay off.
I've loved the Goode Brothers series from the start. You have this family with religion meshed into their life's purpose finding a way to explore the world, their sexualities, and the duality of life both in and out of the church. Since the beginning, I've only wanted to read the happiest of endings for Isaac... but to be honest, it was Jensen who stole the show.
Even when setting up a character series, I am always in awe with how the new love interests sometimes take the forefront instead of the main character you already know. Jensen was broken, vulnerable, struggling... with a POV so thoughtful I had tears in my eyes.
This final book in this series put a bow on a very emotional set of books. I've been recommending them from the beginning, but you're missing out if you don't pick them up. Make sure you start at the beginning, because there's an overarching story that flows through the end.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐น๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
dark
funny
tense
fast-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