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funny hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @Casey_Dembowski @KateRockBookTours @RedAdeptPublishing for a copy of this book. 

We met Brian in When We Were Thirty and I was excited to hear his story. We meet Brian who moved in with his sister with being in funk of losing his job and fiancé. Sarah, who is his sister's BFF, moves back in as well. Brian and Sarah have an adversary relationship and I love to see it turn to more. There was such great banter and tension in the story. This was so much fun.
challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

Don't let this cover led you to think this is a fun beach read. This book is a lot more emotional then I expected. We follow Nikki who is on scholarship at her high school and how she is treated because she does not come from money. We follow her as she grows up and how she handles adversity as well as rebuilding relationship.
medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes


Thank you @berkleyromance @prhaudio for a copy of this book. This book centers on fake romance between Enrique and Carolina. I enjoyed aspects of this book like Carolina coming into herself and standing up for herself and the conflict between family expectations vs what you want to do. I didn't really buy their romance and the story lost me a bit in the middle.
emotional medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes


This was such a heartbreaking first love story between Rune and Poppy. Told in both of their POV, I love how devoted they were to each other from the beginning. The story is well told and I was not prepared for all the tears. 


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


Thank you @readforeverpub for a copy of this book. This was a sweet second chance romance between Antonio and Natasha. I enjoyed seeing how they had to learn to work together and as well as resist each other which was futile. The added friends of Natasha added a depth to the story. I like that they were so mature with their relationship.
challenging tense medium-paced


Thank you @prhaudio for a copy of this book. I was a little worried about the number of narrators in this story and how I would be confused. Thankfully, the story was easy to follow and the various narrators played a certain role. This was such an interesting premise with the relationship between Aidan and Rachel. I didn't know how the story would end and it was a crazy wild. So good.
adventurous medium-paced

I enjoyed this story about Jac and Gabe whose job is to break into companies and identify their weakness. Jac finds her husband killed at home one night and she becomes the prime suspect. She starts to go on the run and is determined to find her husband's killer. The story follows her journey to find the killer as well her dealing with her grief. There isn't a lot of depth in the story but I enjoyed following along her search. 


emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @delreybooks @prhaudio for a copy of this sweet romance. This was an interesting take on Romeo and Juliet plus time travel. We met Helene who is recently divorced and meets Sebastian who feels very familiar to her. I enjoyed hearing their past lives through Helene's short stories and how Sebastian revealed himself. There's a lot of sadness but hope in the story. I loved the narration and how they traveled the world. 

I highly recommend reading the author'a note which made the book even more special.
hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes


This is my first book from this author and it won't be the last. I enjoyed this second chance romance. I love how Jake took care of Mallory's great grandfather. Jake & Mallory was great and I will continue to read this series.
funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes


Thank you @avonbooks @netgalley for a copy of this book. I loved Dating Dr. Gil and was excited to read Bobbi and Ben's story. This was a total enemies to lovers story at it's finest. I love seeing their relationship shift and all the sweet things that Ben did for Bobbi. There was an element of mystery to the story which was added an interesting subplot. I love the friendships in the story which brought a lot of depth. And be prepared to be hungry while reading this.