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mysterious medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @prhaudio @Berkley for a copy of this book. Simone St. James always does such a great job with writing story with a supernatural element. This story is set with April and Eddie on the way to their honeymoon and gets lost and ends up picking up an injured hitchhiker who ends up dying. They become tangled as suspects and try to find out what happened. I liked the side characters in the story and how April and Eddie's past played into the mystery. Brittany Pressley did a great job with bringing the story to life.
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes


Thank you @prhaudio for a copy of this cute YA read. This is story about Winnie who has a love for Bollywood movies and wants to be a film critic. She has been dating her boyfriend for a few years and questions if Raj is her true love that fulfill a prophecy of her finding her true love before 18. Winnie meets Dev and they have an instant connection which makes her this prophecy. I enjoyed seeing Winnie question her life choices and seeing her growth journey. The narrator did a good job bringing all the characters to life.
challenging medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @bloom_reads for a copy of this book. Madison Kate is framed for a crime she didn't commit and when she is released from prison she finds she must live with 3 guys that put her in jail. She hates them but is attracted to them. I love the tension between all the characters and was so curious who is was going to choose. There's a lot going on with the story and it does end with a cliffhanger. I am ready to go all in with this series.
emotional funny hopeful


Thank you @celadonbooks @netgalley @macmillan.audio for a copy of this book. If you are a fan of crying in Hmart, this one is for you. This was a great memoir about Susan who grows up in San Francisco from an immigrant Vietnamese family. Her mother passes away from botched plastic surgery and her quest for answers. I enjoyed the stories about her growing up with her extended family and s shared a lot similar experiences. I really enjoyed seeing her relationship with her dad and their journey to connect. The narrator did a phenomenal job with the voices and bringing everyone to life.
funny hopeful medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

Thank you @berkleyromance @libro.fm for a copy of this audiobook. This was such a fun rom com! A professional wedding objector meets a Sophie, whose wedding he objected and ends up partnering up to help each other out with objecting at weddings. The banter between Max and Sophie was great and the supporting characters in this story added such a fun element. I always enjoy a dual POV and the narrators brought so much to the characters. 


funny hopeful medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

Thank you @prhaudio @berkleyromance for a copy of this book. Brodie is Hollywood's sweetheart with a tarnish reputation. She goes home to hide from her mess and finds an old unsigned love letter and wants to figure out which of her old boyfriend sent it. She, along with her BFF's brother, Elliott goes on a mission to talk her old boyfriend and find the mystery writer of the love letters. This was such a fun story with the banter between the two and the tension with their attraction. The story is told in dual POV and I love the third narrator of the magazine headline. 


medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This picks up right where volume 1 left off and we continue to see the ladies journey with the arranged marriage. I am loving all the stories and need to continue with this.
funny hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I didn't realize this was the kids from the Addicted series. Addicted was a series I was obsessed with - sort of a train wreck but each one had redeeming qualities and growth. This is the story of Maximoff Hale who is the child of his infamous parents Lily and Lauren and has been in the spot light since he was a child. He is assigned to a new body guard, Farrow who he has known as children. I love the tension between them and their chemistry is hot!! Although you don't need to read the Addicted series, I think it gives you a good idea of Maximoff's parents upbringing.
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Another great story by Laurie Frankle. This one is really about what constitutes a family. All the characters were so well woven in as an integral part of the story and the narrator did such a great job bringing them all to life. I love how this book focuses on adoption and is told from perspective of the adopted, the person adopting and the person giving up the child for adoption.
funny hopeful medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

Thank you @atriabooks @netgalley for a copy of this book. I enjoyed the premise of the book with Daphne receiving random notes with a name and how long the relationship will last with that person. We get to see Daphne as present day as well as her previous relationships. It was interesting to see how this sort of sabotages her relationships knowing there's an end date. I love the twists in the story and really loved the last 1/3 of the book.