A quick, cute, fluffy read that is a perfect palate cleanser. I think Lily and Nick were both interesting and sweet characters on their own, personally, I loved Lily and felt her to be very relatable. I loved meeting them through their families and getting to know them that way. That being said, I don't think Lily and Nick were right for each other. They were cute but it was just... lacking. No heat, no sparks, no yearning. Also the secret identity bit didn't sit right with me so I had to dock a point for that too. But I would still recommend this!

This felt way longer than it should've been, by 100-200 pages at least. I also felt the length while reading so I wasn't really vibing with the story. There was just so much information thrown at us, so many different storylines and POVs crammed into this that the fullness really took me out of the story and I felt disconnected and uninterested. I found myself not caring about characters that I did in book 1 because of how much we were given here. It gets a low end 3 star from me because I liked the writing enough.

The authors just know how to write a good ass story when it involves a wedding or a honeymoon, they just ✨hit different✨. I absolutely loved Anna, she was spectacular and funny and adorable, Liam was sweet and attentive, Liam's family was a gross mess and I loved *that* Anna and Alex and Roy scene. The summer in paradise vibes were on point and I felt like I was on this tropical vacation with them. It was just a great time tbh.

I was hopeful but cautious when preparing to read this because I love multigenerational stories but this one in particular had a fairly large cast of characters. Usually when the list is this ambitious I find myself getting lost or letting my mind wander. However, it was actually very easy to read and understand each POV and have an attachment for them as well. This was a beautifully written story of heartbreak, love, and sacrifice and watching how these things repeat each generation in the form of hope. Janika's prose was lovely and captured me from the beginning. Flawless imo

A quick, cozy read with good pacing and summery vibes. I thought the cocktails and menu items were fun and yummy and I loved seeing the business expand and grow. The mystery was interesting if a little frustrating. The cops were super incompetent and kept blaming the innocent, the main characters were always getting themselves into trouble, and the ultimate reveal was a tiny bit obvious. That being said it was enjoyable.

While I liked the characters individually, I didn't feel the sparks. There was room for potential but the romance lacked depth and wasn't interesting. I'm not the biggest fan of second chance romance or marriage of convenience tropes and this certainly didn't convert me. The second chance felt irrelevant and the marriage aspect felt weak at best. That being said, both characters were likeable and had important conversations surrounding boundaries and I liked that. There was just a lot of flimsy parts that felt barely pieced together.

Despite Greek mythology retellings being overdone I was excited to read this. I loved Ariadne by the same author and had high hopes. I'm typically drawn to mythology retellings because of the allure of strong, badass female characters and their epic (and sometimes) unknown tales that get overshadowed. I went into this not knowing anything about Atalanta and I loved her. I loved her resilience and bravery. But... the story itself was kind of boring. She's apart of The Argonauts and the hunt for the golden fleece but the story felt uninteresting and lacked depth. I know there's only so much original story that Jennifer Saint can work with it, but it was still flat.

Came for the beautiful cover and stayed for the growth of the characters. The story was witchy and magical and alluring. The character arcs were lovely to watch and I enjoyed the "this isn't the end" ending the book had regarding the changes. The world building was fine and easy to understand. The romance was ok but I could've done with less. Overall, it was a good story but it just felt... similar to other fantasies and it didn't stand out too much. I'll give it a 3.75 rating though because what I did like was strong.

I went into this knowing little about the true events it was based on (the characters and story itself is a work of fiction) and this has enlightened and enraged me. It's about the despicable and disturbing overreach of the US government into the reproductive rights of black women and poor women and the forced sterilization practices. To know this really happened and still does is nauseating and heartbreaking. The story follows two little girls and the doctor who tried to save them and it's shocking that anything like this was allowed to happen. Everyone should read this.

I have so much love for family stories especially when you can feel the grief and happiness in the writing and can connect to the experiences of the characters. This felt relatable and heartfelt and like a conversation you shouldn't be eavesdropping on but you have to hear the gossip. I thought the story structure of one sided phone calls but different and unique but...not my taste. And that's really my only real problem with the book. 4.5 stars!