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My Demon Hunter by Aurora Ascher

funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Rating 3.5⭐
Spice 🌶️🌶️

ARC REVIEW TO COME 

My Funny Demon Valentine: A Paranormal Demon Romance by Aurora Ascher

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Rating 4⭐
Spice 😈😈

ARC REVIEW

I had a lot of fun with the story! A meet cute between the MMC and FMC, where they instantly felt an attractive. It was funny, had good banter, and the smut.... OOO the smut was good, (good be better but I'm not complaining)

I didn't understand where the story was heading, but once it got there it made sense...granted I felt it was more of a plot convenience

(Eva being a Nephilim and her dad being a fallen angel; THEE Dan (Daniel) Gregory/Grigori, which soo gave me Lauren Kate Fallen vibes right here)

I'm not going into too deep into that, because I was here for the vibes.

I'm more concern about this curse Asmodeus has. Like its temporary lifted time to time, but when will it really be broken? That's the real question. That's the one subplot I don't really understand, and they don't even bother to try to remove the curse fully? Soooo yea, there's that.

I received an ARC through Netgallery by the publisher

 

Last Letters to Ara by Kaymie Wuerfel

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Rating 6⭐
Spice ✉️

A P.S I Love You inspired tale, but instead its a loving father who leaves letters for his daughter to help her with her grief of his passing. The daughter, Ara, receives letters once a month and is assigned tasks by her father.

The story was EVERYTHING. Everything about it was just wonderfully written. I cried, I laughed, I cried some more to then follow up with a cackle. I absolutely loved this book. I read Book 3, Last Home for Evelyn, as an ARC so now I'm backtracking a bit. Were there some plot convenience? Of course there was, but I was here for the vibes and the closure.

Theo is also the beautiful golden retriever, cinnamon roll. He's such a beautiful boy! I love him sooo muchhhhhhhhhhh.

If I really good, this is would be a 6 star read. 

Starheart by Lana B. Knight

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

2.75⭐
Spice 0.5🌶️

The vibes of the book were there, but the story? Not as much. I had an extremely hard time trying to get into the groove of the book. The writing style also didn't help either. Can we also talk about the true MMC didn't show up until 47% into the book and from there, the FMC and MMC maybe only interacted 4 times, the least? Yeaa it was not the case for me. The MMC is describes so well, which was sad to hear.

Also, one of the tropes that was "supposedly" suppose to be was mask kink.....There was a mask, but there was no kink sooooooooo there's that.
 

Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Rating 4.75⭐
Spice 🌶️

This book. First off, wooow. Likeee wowww. Rachel Schneider you got me mfing good. The cliffhanger got me soo good, it's not even funny.

I want to say I like the magic system, because I thought I understood it. Turns out, no I don't I understand nothing!

The story was really good though, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a different take of magic, fated mates and the world was really interesting.

I hope we get more "on boat" scenes (I'm currently in a pirate phase) 

Love and Other Cages by Emilia Ares

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

 Rating 2.75⭐
Spice 0.5🌶️

ARC REVIEW

Soooo I don't even know how to feel about this book. I was intrigued at first, then bored, then picked up again.....only to leave me disappointed.

Like sure, we get a "secret" Russian mafia industry. That's pretty cool, and interesting, but gosh WHY DID IT TAKE SO DAMN LONG?! LIKE I DONT UNDERSTAND.

Also why was this book was about 15 hours long?! And, and and......Why was each chapter for the POVs about an hour each?! OMG, it was driving me nuts and I felt I was ready to move onto Mina's or Oliver's side.

I still the think the romance was rushed, because they were a part for majority of the book, which granted thats fine, but I hated the push and pull.

I have forgotten yet again, they were still considered minors....Let's just let that sink into our heads.

I received the ARC through Netgallery. And thought my reviews is honest and true, I wish the author the best of luck

 

Love and Other Sins by Emilia Ares

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The Forgotten Earth by Brilynn O'Neal

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Rating 5⭐
Spice 🌿

ARC REVIEW

The Forgotten Earth was a dystopian world I was not expecting I would love this so much. Not just that it's set in an apocalyptic world, there are fantasy elements. How the world is created is so interesting, and the magic system. I NEED to know more of the magic system, we got the general main source of it, but there are still looming questions than answers. There's also a LOT of implications that fae exist.

I couldn't stop reading, I literally had to peel my eyes away and force myself to set my iPad down. Maybe it was burn out of reading the similar books over and over again, but this book was a fresh of breath air.

There wasn't alot of detailed spice, BUTTT there was tension involved. I absorbed that shite like a sponge. And I SWEAR THERE'S A HINT OF FATED MATES, but it's not confirmed. So will be keeping an eye on that.

I received an ARC from the author, and given my full and honest review. I will look forward to the next book!

 

Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Rating 5⭐
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