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mysterious medium-paced


Jess goes to Paris and finds her brother missing and speaks with the tenants of the apartment to see what happened to her brother. The story is told in multiple POV and with listening to the book, each character had their own distinct voice/personality that made it easy to keep track. I love how the secrets of each tenant was revealed and the twist in the story.
emotional funny medium-paced

Thank you @booksparks for a copy of this book. 

If you love enemies to lovers, fake dating, meddling aunties and steamy content, this one is for you. I love how Prem and Rina met and how it developed the hate from Rina's perspective. I love how they decided to work together to accomplish their financial goals. 
The narration was great and I love the dual POV.
adventurous mysterious fast-paced


Wow!! This was such an engaging story, I was hooked from the first chapter. I was 100% vested into knowing how Lora was going to get out of her situation and it was so good too how it played out. I didn't see the twist coming and loved how it wrapped up.
emotional hopeful medium-paced

Thank you @getredprbooks for a copy of this book. I have never read anything from Thayne and now I need and go and check out her massive backlist. 

This was such a great story about dealing with grief and how to move on. The story was heartwarming and this fictional small beach town sounds amazing. I enjoyed all of the characters and how quickly the story moved. 
funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Thank you @berkleyromance for a copy of Set on You. This was a great debut form Amy Lea. I love a book where the MC isn't "ideal" size and is working as a fitness influencer.  The connection between Crystal and Scott was off the charts and their banter was amazing. 

I loved the family dynamics in the story and how big of a role they played. 
adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Thank you Macmillan audio for a copy of this audiobook. I loved the first book and was so excited to continue Izumi's journey to learning to be in the public eye while growing up. 

I enjoyed seeing the pressure from her perspective to become the princess the public wants her to be back what she wants to do. I love seeing her parents pressure as well to be married as well. 

I am not usually a love triangle fan but thought it was well done here. 
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Thank you @prhaudio for a copy of this book. Wow - this was an intense audiobook. It cover topics such as racism, drugs, poverty and it does it so well. It is told between Salahudin and Noor in present day and Salahudin's mom, Misbah, in the past. 

The narration was so good and kept me so drawn to the story. Your heart breaks for all that happens and you pray for a happy ending for them.
emotional funny medium-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Thank you @readforeverpub @netgalley for As Seen On TV.  This was a cute small town vs Hallmark movie town. I love the relationship between Adina and her mom and how determined Adina was to be successful to help her mom. 

The interaction with the town people was cute. I wasn't a fan of Adina's behavior and she just felt so self centered when she dealt with Finn and his family. 
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This book is everything I want!!!  I loved Shane and Ilya in Heated Rivalry and so happy to see them again in this story. 

Their chemistry continues to be off the charts. We see both of them struggling with coming out as a couple and how it impacts their hockey career. 

Their banter makes this book so fun and this book we see Ilya being so vulnerable and learning to deal with it. 

Of course, it was nice to see the other hockey players from the previous books. I am so glad the story has come full circle with Shane and Ilya's HEA. 
adventurous funny fast-paced


Thank you @prh_audio for the audiobook for Below Zero. This is the 3rd installment of the STEM novellas and I loved all 3. 

I love Sadie and Ian's story. The back story was amazing and their chemistry off the charts. The narration was great and kept me interested.