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407 reviews

Games of Sin (Bloodlines, #1). by Aria R. Blue

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense 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

4.5

This was so enjoyable! I love mafia romances and this was pretty enjoyable. Very spicy at the halfway all the way to the ending so if you love spice this would be great for you. I loved the main characters Camilla and Roman. This is hate to love/enemies to lovers and it’s two different mafia families. I recommend, it was a fun time. 

Castle by Kashmira Kamat

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was great! Very psychological and I enjoyed this from beginning to end. Our main character Millie is a caretaker for a rich man who lost his memory during an accident and throughout Millie and Castle get closer and they have a romance. This book is filled with drama and revenge and lots of secrets! especially at the ending. I recommend to people who love messy romances and family drama and lies. 

Amidst the Darkness by Laura Rise

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

 This was kinda boring. Tori is just very one dimensional and the plot was just kinda basic, the only thing I liked about this was that it has to do with natural disasters and stuff like that, I had better hopes for this but very basic and meh.

 

Little Girls Sleeping by Jennifer Chase

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This is your typical basic crime thriller about a killer who goes after little girls and the detective single handedly opened the cold case against a young girl from years ago and uncovered the truth about who the killer was and he was connected to all the others. Pretty basic but it was fine just not my favorite although the ending was suspenseful more than usual in others I’ve read 

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.5

This was pretty entertaining. I enjoyed it more than Leather and Lark for sure. I enjoyed the connection between Fionn and Rose, he's a hunk doctor and she is from the circus and loves to torture men who are scum to others. Lots of fun and laughs but it still has some serious triggers but those are in the beginning. The audiobook was very well narrated and of course Fionn is all good Irish. Rose and Fionn's romance was cute and sassy, lots of spice and the characters from all the other books made an appearance

High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life by Tiffany Jenkins

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was my first memoir and it was really interesting I enjoyed it as a reread

The Killing Game by Sage Mitchell

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Very good fast slasher novel.

The Girl In Seat 2A by Diana Wilkinson

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I liked it, it was entertaining but wanted more. 

The Body In The Lake : A Light Springs Novel by Harper Knight

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Eh, Didn't really care for this

Tastes Like Candy 2: Sugarless by Ivy Tholen

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This to me was a bit better than the first one of this duo. Different characters with some like Violet still in the story and eventually at the end of this one it ends abruptly but the whole plot unfolds and we get to know what really happened. Still fast paced, kinda gory but still fun. I recommend if you like slashers that have to do with mind games and females killing each other.