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Loveable characters: Yes


So excited to get more of Lily and Atlas! This story starts Lily and her daughter making life work as she has divorced Ryle for 2 years and Atlas and Lily has a random run in and reconnects. 

I love everything about Atlas from his loving and patient nature to his relationship with Theo and relationship with a brother that he didn't know existed. 

I love how strong Lily has grown and fight to protect herself and her daughter from any domestic violence.

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Thank you @prhaudio for the novella audiobook. This was a perfect spooky read that's set in the 50s. The story takes place before and now and what brought Ginette to suburbia. The pacing of the story and the narration was great. I always love a noisy neighbor and this story does a great job of it.
medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Thank you @prhaudio @netgalley for a copy of the book. This story focuses on Astrid who in the last story almost married a man that wasn't so perfect for her. Astrid's life in limbo and she uses the opportunity of renovating a local BnB to do that. 

There she meets Jordan and there's tension between the two with different ideas on the renovation. I wanted more banter between the two but enjoyed their story. Overall a good story about self discovery and standing up to family for Astrid.
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

Thank you @stmartinspress for a copy of this book. This is the 3rd book of this series and though can be read as a standalone, I recommend reading them in order to get a sense of all the background of the characters. 

This book picks up where the 2nd one left off with Sunshine still in love with Levi and all the shenanigans of the town of Del Sol. Part romance and part mystery, I really enjoyed this story. All the characters are likable and Auri, Sunshine's daughter, is such a fun character that ends up in a lot of scary situations. 

The narration of Lorelei King was perfect for this book.  
adventurous challenging lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes


Thank you @libro.fm @avonbooks for a copy this book. This was a fun romance with lots of action and twists and turns. I love a second chance romance and Mira and Naveem's attraction is great. This felt a little bit like a mash of Hangover and Ocean's Eleven and I am here for it. I enjoyed the dual POV and narration.
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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I can see why this book got so many rave reviews. A small town romance with a grumpy hero and Naomi, who runs away from her wedding and suddenly has custody of her unknown niece. 

I love how caring and protective Knox was with people he loved. This is so much more than a love story dealing with family relationships and starting over. I love Knox and his brother and Naomi and her path to starting over.
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Loveable characters: Yes


An amazing book with so many twists and turns. This story is told in 3 POV:
- Addison who has experienced amnesia and doesn't remember who she is and is about to marry Gabe
- Blythe, Gabe's mom who is concerned about the upcoming wedding 
- Julian who is looking for his missing wife, Cassandra

I was wondering how the story would unfold and once they intersected, the story for wild!
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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

A great historical fiction based on a true person, Bella da Costa Greene, who lived as a white person working as the personal librarian of JP Morgan. 

The story gave a glimpse of Bella's life as white and how it impacted her. It broke my heart that she has to severed her relationship with her dad because he was fighting for Black rights. Her constant living in fear of being found out and never developing relationships sounds so lonely. 


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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @prhaudio for a copy of the audiobook. This book will make a perfect action packed movie with some badass older cast of characters. I love that the ladies are in their 60s and each so strong and determined to find who put the hit on them. 

The story is told in the past to give you the backstory of each character and present as they go on an adventure to figure out who and why someone wants them dead. 

Overall a fun story with great narration.
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes


I really enjoyed the first book and had to confine this series. This is set in Hawaii and is about Drew meeting her ex boyfriend's family for a Hawaiian vacation. Her ex doesn't show up and she is stuck with his grumpy brother, Josh. 

Their relationship is tense with each not knowing each other at all and both making assumptions about each other. As they spend more time together, the attraction grows. I love the tension in the story and forbidden trope.