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Beautiful Exile by Catherine Cowles

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Loved this omg! 

Obsession by Lucy O'Callaghan

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

This was alright. I really got annoyed with Peter omg u wanted to throw him away lol. This isn’t the worst thing I read and the ending really was interesting. This is about a stalker and it follows two different story lines. One is about Rachel and Peter who he’s the creep and she works with him and the other is of Rachel’s husband Conor and a woman named Grace who is from his past and everything comes together by the ending but really not my favorite. Could have been way more adventurous and creepy and just all around more fun. That’s just me though. 

The Crash by Freida McFadden

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Pretty basic popcorn thriller and Polly drove me insane after a while as Teigan was trapped and pregnant so I was rooting for her to come out on top and it was good. 

Jailbreak: Dad's Best Friend Age Gap MM Erotica by Abigail Hunter

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Just a quick spicy novella. No plot, just fun MM spice 

A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I really liked this but I loved the first one more than this. The beginning of this starts exactly where the first book ends and omg it’s so sad. This book deals with heavy topics of grief and loss..and it does have a happy theme of romance, it’s so beautiful!

A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

challenging emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

Shadowface by Rhea Ryan

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Pub Date: April 15th
Format: Kindle
This is a dark, serial killer, cult romance and it is really entertaining! Very spicy and it’s all about obsession and traumas with Lincoln/Mikael. Didn’t care too much for Misty and Dani, FMC’s “friends” at the college but it was crazy wild and twisted stuff just constantly. I recommend if you like dark twisted spicy stuff.  

Darker Than Desire by Lucinda Wicked

adventurous challenging medium-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? No

2.75

 This is supposedly a dark romance but it’s really not dark at all and it’s just a little spicy. I was so intrigued when I saw this but when I got into it, it sadly left me disappointed. It’s great to see the LGBTQ+ Rep and everything and I did enjoy the beginning more than any other of the book. I absolutely loved Havoc the dog too that made the read more bearable. Just simple wasn’t for me, I was expecting more. 

Wild Side by Elsie Silver

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

5.0

This was so good I loved it right from the beginning. It was deep and I loved the hate to love, marriage of convenience and Tabby’s nephew was so cute! I really loved the connection between Tabby and Reese too. The whole wrestling thing was fun and the cat loving him and he was so grumpy overall it was amazing. I had such a fun time and I love the characters from the other books in the series too! 

SIN: Bad Blood by Everleigh Miles

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5