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Savor It by Tarah DeWitt

4.0

 ✩4

✦What to Expect✦

•Neighbors

•Just for the summer

•All the animals

•Single parent(his niece)

•Small town vibes

•”Yes chef”

 

✦Characters✦

•Fisher Lange

•Sage Byrd

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“I think your laugh could maybe defibrillate me.”

 “It’s been a privilege to fall in love with you, Sage”

✦Thoughts✦

This one took me a minute to get into, but once I got into it ya girl was invested. I couldn’t put it down. I was loving the chemistry and banter…all the innuendos had me cackling. Sage’s relationship with her brothers was so funny and incredibly sweet. The small town of it all, the town hall meeting was immediately giving me Gilmore Girls vibes. I was dying for Sage & Fisher to finally come together, and then that ending… all the feels. 

Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay

4.5

✩4.5

✦What to Expect✦

•Bookstore in Ireland

•Grumpy/sunshine

•Small town in Ireland 

•Author

•He calls her Red

•Book lovers

 

✦Characters✦

•Emily Allen

•Kieran Murphy

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“Have I kissed you yet today?” 

“I don’t believe so, no,”

“Terrible oversight on my part.”

I think once you discover what truly falling in love is, you realize you never really were before; don’t you think?”

“And I choose you, Red. In this world or any other, it will always be you.”

 ✦Thoughts✦

Wow this book blew me away. I had no expectations going in and I absolutely loved it. I related to Em’s character so much! The banter and relationship with Kier, I was swooning and loved it. The relationship with Siobhan, I was not expecting that twist and honestly I cried several times. I can’t recommend this book enough, this 100% a book for book all us book lovers. What an enotional journey 🫶🏻

Forced Bonds by J. Bree

4.5

✩4.5

✦What to Expect✦

•Fantasy/paranormal series

•A little dark romance

•Why choose

•Possessive men

•Fated bonds

•Bad@ss FMC

 

✦Characters✦

•Oleander Fallows

•Gabriel Ardern

•Gryphon Shore

•North Draven

•Nox Draven

•Atlas Bassinger

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

I am a god living among them, and they should know better.

** spoilers for next quote **

I’ll see you in the next life, Bonded. Maybe I can love you right there.

✦Thoughts✦

Omg. That ending!!!!!  Are you kidding me?!? 

My heart can’t take it.

Is there crack in these books? I can’t quit them 

Blood Bonds by J. Bree

4.5

✩4.5

✦What to Expect✦

•Fantasy/paranormal series

•A little dark romance

•Why choose

•Possessive men

•Fated bonds

•Bad@ss FMC

 

✦Characters✦

•Oleander Fallows

•Gabriel Ardern

•Gryphon Shore

•North Draven

•Nox Draven

•Atlas Bassinger

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

I have been waiting for you forever, little Bonded.

I waited for you too. I waited for all of you.

I’m a god, a gun means nothing to me.

✦Thoughts✦

This series is consuming my life and I am 1000% okay with that.

I am so happy we are getting the men’s pov in this one. 

Shadow daddy North has entered the chat and I am f’king living for it!!!! 

That ending!!!!! Immediately onto the next one. 

Oli is one of my fav FMCs

How I am feeling about the men

Gabe & Gryphon are still my favs. 

North is super close

Atlas is a little too perfect for my liking

Nox I just know he is going to be high up in my ranking by the end 

Savage Bonds by J. Bree

5.0

 ✩5

✦What to Expect✦

•Fantasy/paranormal series

•A little dark romance

•Why choose

•Possessive men

•Fated bonds

•Bad@ss FMC

 

✦Characters✦

•Oleander Fallows

•Gabriel Ardern

•Gryphon Shore

•North Draven

•Nox Draven

•Atlas Bassinger

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“They don’t know half of what I can do, Bond. If they did, they wouldn’t dare call me or mine a monster.”

“Are you ready to beg, Bond? I think I’m ready to hear you.”

“You’re in so far over your head, she’s going to eat you all alive and I’m going to enjoy the show.”

Possessive Bonded is quickly becoming my favorite type.

✦Thoughts✦

This series is exactly what I needed in my life!

I’m am absolutely loving everything about it.

I couldn’t put this one down for one minute!

Oli is a queen I am utterly obsessed! I am living for her and all of her men. She is absolutely hilarious, so sassy, and  a total bad b**ch.

Love the friendship group with Sage, Sawyer, & Felix. That twist in the end with Sage… did not see that coming!

I was very pleased with what happened regarding bonding IYKYK🤭

At this time my fav men are Gabe & Gryphon. Atlas is a little too perfect and I’m watching him 👀. North and Nox are so grumpy and mean and I just know I’m going to be down bad for  them by the end of this series

Broken Bonds by J. Bree

5.0

✩5

✦What to Expect✦

•Fantasy/paranormal series

•A little dark romance

•Why choose

•Possessive men

•Fated bonds

•Bad@ss FMC

 
✦Characters✦
•Oleander Fallows
•Gabriel Ardern
•Gryphon Shore
•North Draven
•Nox Draven
•Atlas Bassinger
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
There's a lot of interest and it's pretty obvious they all know who I am. Oleander Fallows. The runaway Bond. The murderer.

Better to be hated and alive, better to be in pain than a murderer, better to be alone and safe.

 
✦Thoughts✦
Oh my god. Why haven’t I read this sooner.
Everything about this was perfection and addicting.

The plot. The characters.

So much angst & tension, I was eating it the f up!

Oli is my new fav FMC and I’m not jealous or anything of her 5 men

Make You Mine by Laura Pavlov

4.0

 ✩4.5

✦What to Expect✦

•Sexy firefighter 

•Age gap

•Single parent x nanny

•Family

 

✦Characters✦

•Ashlan Thomas

•Jace King

✦Fav Quotes✦

A force so strong I couldn’t stop it if I wanted to.

✦Thoughts✦

So far this is my fav in the honey mountain series. This book completely gave me butterflies. I loved the connection between Ashlan and the girls. They were so adorable and funny. I loved the chemistry and connection between Jace & Ashlyn.

This book had me laughing out loud

Gave me butterflies

And had me on the edge of my seat at the end with she who shall not be named

Blitz by Devney Perry

4.0

 ✩4

 

✦What to Expect✦

•Forbidden romance

•Age gap 

•F’ it moment 

•Sports romance

 

✦Characters✦

•Toren Greely

•Jennsyn Bell

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“Goodbye, Toren.” 

“Goodbye, Jennsyn.”

“Good—” I put my finger over her lips, cutting her off. “I’m so fucking tired of saying goodbye to you.” Her blue eyes softened. “Sweet dreams, Jennsyn.”

“Sleep tight, Toren.”

✦Thoughts✦

I was absolutely swooning over these two. 

The buildup

The tension

The forbidden element

The age gap

I was living for it!!!!

I loved these two much and they made heart happy

Until It Was Love by Pippa Grant

3.5

✩3.5

✦What to Expect✦
•Rugby player x life coach
•Men in mustaches with little dogs 
•Great banter
•Brothers rival
•Seasoned besties
•Fake dating vibes

✦Characters✦
•Fletcher Huxley 
•Goldie Collins 
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
This is what’s been missing from every relationship I’ve ever had. The Goldie factor.

But Goldie makes me feel free. She brings me joy. She brings me peace. She makes it okay for me to be me.
 
✦Thoughts✦
This took me a minute to get into because all the hate about the mustache. It felt a little ridiculous and redundant, I was relived when all the mustache convos simmered down I can’t lie . Other than that, this was a cute romcom! I enjoyed the main characters and side characters a lot! I thought Goldie was really funny and I enjoyed the connection with Fletcher. I thought this big rugby player and his love for this little dog was so cute & funny. The banter between them was really good too! It was def sort of insta love/lust vibes in my opinion, but I didn’t hate it. The niece was so cute and funny, I also really enjoyed the older ladies. 

Def a cute romcom!

Older by Jennifer Hartmann

4.5

✩4.5

✦What to Expect✦
•Age gap 
•Forbidden romance 
•Single parent
•90s nostalgia & music
•Tension/buildup
•He calls her Comet
•Rock, Paper, Scissors 
•Trauma
 
✦Characters✦
•Halley Foster
•Reed Madsen
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
I highlighted so many good lines and honestly wish I could put them all here 😭

Two strangers on a lakefront, destined for nothing. No good story ever started that way.

“What were your plans for us that night?”

“Now you know.” Now I know.

We were beautiful. A beautiful, forsaken mess.

She was mine. She would always be mine. But not everything we were given was meant to be kept.
 
✦Thoughts✦
This might be the best forbidden romance I have ever read!!! This one was such a gut punch, what Halley went through was so awful and incredibly sad. The chance encounter with Reed and the immediate connection between them and the aftermath was a wild a ride. When I hit the 50% mark… I was a goner. When she said “now you know” omgggggg. After that I couldn’t step away from this book and I cried so much that last 20%.  This is one of those books that is going to stick with me for a long time🫶🏻

This book was soo good and I can’t recommend enough!