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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I freaking love Charlie. I love him so much and I am so mad that he had to feel the things he felt. His character development was amazing though and I'm so happy he had Inglewild and the entire Porter family behind him.

Nova also had her fair share of character development and that was awesome to see too. I really enjoyed getting to know both of these characters better. Also the ADHD and migraine rep was great. Also note, the toxic relationship is not between main characters.

I will miss Inglewild and seeing all the characters there, but I am so happy I went on this journey.

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Miss Sin by S.J. Tilly

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

I can't believe I only have the novellas to read then I'll be all caught up on the Tillyverse!

Anyway, this book was wonderful as always. I fricken love Nora. She was so relatable. I am also the mousey quiet girl nobody really knows and am trying to enter my boss bitch era. This was great inspiration in that aspect. The only thing I didn't love was how quickly Nora forgives John. I feel like he should have done much, much more groveling or some sort of grand gesture... But maybe that's just the hopeless romantic in me. In reality their situation was mostly handled maturely, and I cannot fault the characters for that, it just wasn't my favorite.

On to the next!

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Beneath Your Beautiful by Adaline Winters

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Holy crap!!! I really wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it through this book. The first 70 or so pages are tough. Please read the trigger warnings and take them seriously.

I loved Honor and her strong will to survive. There were honestly parts where I wasn't sure she would. I'm so glad she found Fox and I'm even happier at the ending. Also, we all need a Helen in our lives and I'm sad I don't have her as my own grandmother. This book was intense, but it was so worth the ride. I devoured this book and stayed up later than I should have just to squeeze in a few more chapters each night. I will be adding Hunter and Ghost's story to my tbr for sure!

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Little Goddess by Layla Frost

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I want to start by saying I'm sad this series is over. I really enjoyed all the Black Resorts books. I still think Little Dove is my favorite though. The spicy scenes in this book were great, and there is mmfm action.

I will say I was kind of disappointed with the plot though. It seemed like the plot would advance a little then whatever happened would kind of be pushed off to the side for a spicy scene or for the relationship to advance. After

Callie gets out of the hospital we have nothing until the mannequin. Then after the mannequin there's nothing until the very end

and it just seems like everything is forgotten until those events. I'm also not sure there was a ton of character development for anyone besides Marco who came out of his shell.

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Puck Shy by Kayla Grosse

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a quick sweet and spicy read. I really enjoyed Trick Shot, so this follow up with Leo's brother did not disappoint. I loved the open communication throughout the book between all the characters. The spicy scenes were also amazing and there was a good variety of kinks happening. I could easily see Kayla Grosse becoming one of my favorite authors.

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Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller

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dark emotional 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

My only regret with this book is how long I waited to read it. I loved seeing Kal strip back his layers and be vulnerable. I also loved Elena and how strong she became. I just wish we saw her stand up to her parents a bit more.

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Lost and Found: Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students (And, While You're at It, All the Others) by Ross W. Greene

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informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book so much I started recommending it to my leadership team before I even finished it! I love how it reframes the way we look at behaviors and the problem solving process. As a school psychologist, this is definitely something I want to bring to all my schools to start implementing!

Sweet Sin by Sav R. Miller

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dark fast-paced

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

5.0

I didn't realize this book existed until I visited the author's website to check trigger warnings for Promises and Pomegranates. I'm glad I discovered it though. I was happy to have this intro to Elena and Kal. I'm excited to start the next book tomorrow. I hope Mateo gets what he deserves.

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Vicious by L.J. Shen

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm not really a bully romance girl, as I've said in another review but I really wanted to give this book a chance. I really hated Vicious for a good portion of this book. I thought Emilia was right for telling him to fuck off and hating him. I like that she made him grovel and prove himself. This is a slow burn romance for sure. Once Vicious started peeling back his layers I did come to like him. I still am not sure that I love the ending, I am a sucker for an HEA but at times I was feeling like maybe this couple shouldn't end up together at the end of the book. I think I wanted to read this because of another book in this series. This wasn't a bad read. I like L. J. Shen's writing, but it's not one that's really going to stick with me and that I'll think about over and over.

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Sin Too by S.J. Tilly

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dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

At this point I don't think there is a Tillyverse book I won't love. Angelo was a big dummy for not being straightforward about that thing. But I love how he was with Beth.

Beth is such a strong character and her relationship with Noah really warmed my heart. I enjoyed the portrayal of a non-traditional family even if the circumstances sucked. Her relationship with her mom was also relatable. Noah was also a great side character as was Sissy. As always, I loved seeing the other characters pop up in this book.

This book was definitely more suspenseful than the first which was also great.

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