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Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
WYATT ๐๐ผAUGUSTUS๐๐ผHENSLEY PEOPLE. Thatโs it that the review bye.
No im kidding, but seriously this book was SO GOOD AND SO CUTE I COULD BARELY HANDLE IT.
I mean really you have a broody, mysterious, โlimits himself to one smile a dayโ, and speaks in grunts ranch hand MMC with a cheerful, ray of sunshine, probably farts unicorn dust, sage burning, wellness influencer FMC from England. UM HELLO?! The grumpy x sunshine was grumpy sunshining ok.
The banter was absolutely everything. I mean at first I was like โok ok itโs giving hallmark just real cute and sweetโ but then there were parts that actually had me HOWLING with laughter. It gave rom-com and I cannot stress enough how much I love those fr.
Ask me how many times I giggled and kicked my feet? Idk I lost count.
Thereโs found family, love after heartbreak (on both ends), healing together DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE FACT THAT THERE WERE HORSE RIDING LESSONS WHERE THEY SHARED A HORSE.
Everything about this book was 10/10. I freaking loved every single chapter. Oh and did I mention there is spice?! ๐ฅต This is set to be released July 5th so please pre-order it or mark your calendars whatever you have to do because I demand you read this.
Devour by Sarah Daniels
dark
fast-paced
5.0
โ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฃโ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฉ๐, ๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐จโฆ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ; ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐. ๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ช๐จ. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉโฆ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ก.โ
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This was definitely a dark read. Horror/Thriller romance. It gave criminal minds mixed with Dexter and honestly it was completely Fโd up and twisted and I LOVED IT.
It was a quick read too even though it took me several days to finish but that was a me problem fr not the book. This book could easily be read in one sitting.
Itโs first person dual POV that will have you saying โthe f*ck?!โ to yourself several times and the end will have you screaming it.
Sarah doesnโt miss ok. If you like reading messed up stuff then go read it because itโs out on the 27th. ๐
Deja Brew by Aimee Vance, B. Perkins
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
5.0
๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ , ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง.
-หห เผปโเผบ หห--หห เผปโเผบ หห--หห เผปโเผบ หห--หห
We all know how much I LOVE Aimee Vance and B. Perkins. Iโm actually obsessed with their work. Iโve been reading along with their monthly buddy read for the Deadlights Cove series and find myself ALMOST unable to wait for the next book.
For those who arenโt familiar with the series, Deadlights Cove is a small town within the books that is full of supernatural beings of all kinds. So we get to watch the bachelors of town find love and itโs honestly the BEST TIME. The characters are all so loveable.
In Deja Brew we have Kit Sayana a Fox shifter and Nimue Fitzpatrick a demon. They were childhood best friends and somewhere down the road, unbeknownst to HER Nimue became Kits true mate. The love story between these two was complicated at first, but ended up being wonderful and by the end I was giggling and kicking my feet.
As Iโve mentioned in my reviews for the other two books Iโve read by these two authors THEY ARE HILARIOUS and these books are SO FUN. If paranormal rom coms are your thing, check these books out. I cannot wait for Wings and a Miss next month ๐ฅน
Filthy Rich Fae by Geneva Lee
adventurous
fast-paced
5.0
I. HAD. SO. MUCH. FUN.
This book was FANTASTIC and I ate it up.
It really did give acotar but in different font and Iโm NOT saying that Iโm a negative way. Filthy Rich Fae still had its own story and own vibe!
The writing was fast paced but done well enough to not leave any gaps. So basically a fast paced slow burn LOL.
There was absolutely no time wasted jumping into the plot and it was so refreshing, the world building was perfect and it was so simple and easy to imagine where they were. OH DID I MENTION THEY LIVE IN NOLA?!?
I adored the FMC Cate and her stubbornness, her stiffness, her emotional wall. I resonated with her a lot actually and understood her from the first chapter. Now Lachlan? I KNEW the moment he was introduced that I was in love with him. He gave broody, mysterious, cocky and INFURIATING. All the things we all love in a dark haired fae daddy right?!?
I also very much enjoyed the found family aspect of the book. Itโs one of my favorite tropes.
So it wasnt difficult for me to fall in love with Roark, Ciera and Shaw.
Overall I enjoyed every second of this book and read it very very fast. It was way too good to put it down. There was enough foreshadowing for me to be super excited for a second book announcement so Iโll be watching Genevas instagram like a hawk.
I canโt wait to see how Cate and Lachlans story continues.
Thank you to Geneva Lee and Entangled Publishing for my review copy of Filthy Rich Fae. This was so fun, you all are the best!
The Sun Child by J.M. Failde
medium-paced
5.0
โ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฅ.โ
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The writing in this book was so good. There was so much love written into this book I found myself feeling ALL the feels. Compared to book 1 the writing had some changes, but they were good ones. The Sun Child was 10000% had more spice than The Crow Lord. In fact, there was A LOT of spice tbh, but I am not complaining. To include THAT many spicy scenes in a book and be able to write them in a way that doesnโt seem repetitive and his hot EVERY time is a true skill.
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Although the characters from The Crow Lord were all featured in this book, Iโd say most of The Sun Child revolved around Ambrose and Lila. Which I loved. We got to explore their love story more and watch it grow and evolve and that was something I looked forward to after finishing book one.
We did meet Nostros in this book who i absolutely adored as well but Iโll let you guys read it so you can develop your own love for him ๐
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This book was an excellent sequel to The Crow Lord. I mean reading about Lila going from the meek abused human and starting to find her strength in that book to being a COMPLETE FIERCE BADA** WOMAN who snatched her power right tf back was such a fun ride. I have always rooted for her. This book was slow to medium paced until the end and it really picked up and got crazy. I really had so much fun with this and I cannot wait to see what Julie has in store next.
If Only You Hurt by Stefanie Castro
5.0
This was book 3 in Stefanieโs โIf Onlyโ series and I was absolutely stoked to read Laney and Grants story. I do believe these books can be read as standalone if you WANTED, but because it is basically 3 separate love stories within a huge family/friend group with some cross-overs itโs best to read them together in this order: If Only You Knew, then If Only You Fell, THEN If Only You Hurt.
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Since book one I have absolutely LOVED Stefanieโs writing which only continued throughout the series. Stefanie has a way of writing extremely emotional situations that makes you really FEEL those emotions like youโre IN THE BOOK. And yes, all 3 books were VERY emotional. If you love easy to read but emotion packed romances. Youโll love the writing in these.
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I already adored Laney and Grant from the first two books. Theyโre introduced as children and you get to watch them grow which is amazing. Laney is fierce but broken dealing with severe PTSD from trauma no one should ever experience and Grant is ever the patient man. THE PERFECT MAN. Reading things from their POVs as both children and adults made me love them even more.
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Simply beautiful. It was raw, emotional and hard to read at times, but the love story between those two was everything. Even though it was hard I will say the read was more relaxed than that of books 1 & 2 just because these two grew up together and ALWAYS had each other from diapers. I kind of had an idea what was going to come from Easter eggs left in the other books but leave it to Stefanie to still throw a couple curve balls in there lol! It was a beautiful conclusion to the series if I say so myself.
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- surprise pregnancy
- Miscarriage
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Since book one I have absolutely LOVED Stefanieโs writing which only continued throughout the series. Stefanie has a way of writing extremely emotional situations that makes you really FEEL those emotions like youโre IN THE BOOK. And yes, all 3 books were VERY emotional. If you love easy to read but emotion packed romances. Youโll love the writing in these.
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I already adored Laney and Grant from the first two books. Theyโre introduced as children and you get to watch them grow which is amazing. Laney is fierce but broken dealing with severe PTSD from trauma no one should ever experience and Grant is ever the patient man. THE PERFECT MAN. Reading things from their POVs as both children and adults made me love them even more.
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Simply beautiful. It was raw, emotional and hard to read at times, but the love story between those two was everything. Even though it was hard I will say the read was more relaxed than that of books 1 & 2 just because these two grew up together and ALWAYS had each other from diapers. I kind of had an idea what was going to come from Easter eggs left in the other books but leave it to Stefanie to still throw a couple curve balls in there lol! It was a beautiful conclusion to the series if I say so myself.
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- surprise pregnancy
- Miscarriage
Shadow & Storms by Helen Scheuerer
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-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
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As always, the writing was fantastic. There were so many emotions I felt on this final journey with Wilder and Thea. I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I screamed, I cursed. ALL OF IT. The entire series was written beautifully but the final book? I couldnโt have asked for a more perfect ending.
Donโt even get me started on the way Helen writes her spicy scenes ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ฅต๐ฅ they are nothing but perfect.
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Those of us who have read the series have grown to love everyone dearly. Each book introduced at least one new member to join the found family. In the end that family became something wonderful, unbreakable, bonded.
Imagine the scream I scrumpt when Helen announced we wonโt be leaving Thezmarr yet?!
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This part is hard for me to write about without spoiling, so all I will say is from book 1 all the way to book 4 Helen tied up the storyline perfectly and left absolutely no loose ends in THIS story. However she did leave just enough for us to be feral while anticipating whatโs to come with her next WIP. Things from book 1 were brought into book 4 and clarified and I was able to make sense of everything so easily. THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL.
Long Live by V.B. Lacey
adventurous
medium-paced
5.0
Three words. SO. FREAKING. GOOD.
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ANOTHER 3rd PERSON BANGER. I was already starting to come around to 3rd person but this book really sealed that for me. I love it now thanks ๐. This book switches between characters but is so well written and flows SO well I donโt know how Vanessa did it. It was very easy to follow along.
But letโs talk about how there is NO SPICE in this book and itโs literally so good you donโt miss it. Everyone told me that but experiencing it for myself?! I have no words. Truly
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All of the characters were easy to love. They were introduced in a way that made them easy to love individually firstโฆthen they came together as a found family and that was beautiful. I couldnโt even name a favorite character because I loved them all so much. The fact that this is a duology and will be over once I read Forever Reign makes me sad just thinking about it. I could read 25 books with these characters in it.
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Making the elements into these wonderful and creative characters is already impressiveโฆso take that and then add a page turning storyline with quests, banter and friendships? I couldnโt put this down. Had I been able to sit and focus I wouldโve finished in a single day easily. Once I zoned in I WAS ZOOMING.
Overall this book was fantastic. I had a great time and I couldnโt have kicked off June better. Definitely recommend.
Threaded by Tay Rose
5.0
I shouldโve gotten to this book a long time ago. After reading it I am so mad I waited this long. This book was FANTASTIC. Definitely a top read of the year for me. This is the first book, a second one coming in September!
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Iโm trying to find the words to describe the beautiful writing of this book. First let me say I personally struggle SOMETIMES with 3rd person fantasy. Now, that doesnโt mean I donโt enjoy it, but sometimes they take me longer to read than 1st person. However, this book? I FLEW. I mean the even the friggen prologue at the very beginning was SO good. The writing flowed so well I couldnโt put this book down and when I had to for any reason I was THINKING ABOUT IT. The book had a slower pace in the beginning but once it picked up and THINGS STARTED HAPPENING it was very easy to appreciate the slower pace in the beginning chapters because it was necessary and again, made the writing flow perfectly. The buildup was everything honestly
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Donโt even get me started. From the MMC Mariah ๐ซ to the FMC Andrian to the rest of her court. Idk who I love more, matter of fact, IM IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY. Iโm not going to say anything else besides just read it because otherwise Iโll spoil it.
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Two words: Chosen One. I mean, you read a lot of fantasy books with that written into the plot but I can bet youโve never read one quite like this. Add that to women taking back their power and being THAT GIRL. I mean, listenโฆone of the reasons I love reading so much is because I am always so in awe of how ones brain could put all of this stuff into a book. Like ??? the lord has his favorites and Tay is one of them. That beautiful brain of hers came up with this amazing storyline that I am now obsessed with. There were parts of the book that I read more than twice because I loved them so much and I found myself screaming โHELL YEAHโ quite a lot. Iโm excited to see how this story continues.
The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae
5.0
This is the second book in the Forbidden Heir Trilogy. I was obsessed with book 1 (The Dagger and the Forbidden Heir) and am now also obsessed with this one. I genuinely cannot wait to see how the series concludes.
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These books are honestly perfect and the writing is both easy to read and comprehend. Itโs like an in between of medium and fast paced TO ME. Itโs definitely written to get straight to the plot but somehow also has great world building that isnโt confusing (not that I donโt enjoy the occasional โmy head hurts trying to remember everythingโ heavy world building).
Em (I call her that because weโre friends ๐
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Lia is the BADDEST BXTCH please. I adore her. Here in book two you kinda get to know the side characters a lot more and I fell even more in love with ALMOST all of them (๐). The different personalities mesh so well together. Jace? Hot. Obsessed with him. Gage? I adore. DONT GET ME STARTED ON SHADOW MOMMY VELI. The found family aspect is everything here. Did I mention THERE IS A WYVERN. Nox is so precious. Iโd die for him. Truly.
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I freaking love the plot real bad. Itโs a good one and itโs not too complex. Book one starts off telling you the plot throughout the series and then you watch everything unfold as you go. It creates this intense page turner that you cannot put down.
If you like enemies to lovers, found family, wyverns, funny banter, feminine rage. All of that combined with a great storyline. Add these to your TBR bookie.