Well, this wasn't my favorite Elsie Silver book and I don't feel like this series is hitting the way that the Chestnut Springs series did, but I did enjoy it. I liked West, and thought he was a great MMC. A devoted father, super hot, obsessed with his girl (to the point he was a fan of her music before meeting her, even wore a shirt with her face on it) and obviously smart and snarky in the best ways. Skylar struck me as a bit immature, especially in the beginning but she did grow on me as the book went on. I absolutely LOVED and adored Emmy and Oliver! The kids in Elsie's books are always great and so entertaining. I think they may have saved this book. I felt like something was missing from this? Some sort of "it factor" that the previous books had but I still had a good time reading it. I am REALLY looking forward to Wild Side! 

This reminds me of the movie Life As We Know It and it's so good! The book's premise is two not so friendly friends are made godparents to their friends' child and when they suddenly pass away, Zoe and Liam have to raise their friends' daughter. It was sweet and swoony, while also being sad. I loved the journey these two went on and how committed they were to raising Mira. They have to confront about a decade's worth of tension in order to work together to raise Mira, and I loved the heartache and angst, but also the common goal of loving this little girl through the hardest time of all of their lives. It was so good and definitely worth the read. I am looking forward to the next book in the series! 

I thought the premise was really interesting, but it fell flat and I didn't really connect with it or the characters. I did like how the author explored grief, and I thought this aspect was really well done. I did like their partnership and how they came together under these terrible circumstances and found each other while accomplishing their goal. I was hoping for something to really draw me in, but it just wasn't there. I am really excited for the next book though! 

I am a big fan of One Tree Hill, and I was excited to read this memoir by Bethany Joy Lenz, who played Haley on the iconic teen show. This didn't disappoint! It was a fascinating read. I honestly did not know she had once been part of a cult, but I thought the way she wrote about it was both intriguing and heartbreaking, It just goes to show that we are more susceptible to cults that we might believe. The book details a heavy topic but she makes it easier to digest and laces it with dark humor, which I personally enjoyed. It's emotional and traumatic but also really eye opening and funny, with the right dose of reality and religion. I think it's a different kind of celebrity memoir but one many people will enjoy. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster, and Bethany Joy Lenz for the eARC of this book. 

I loved the third installment of the Leighton U series! I was so excited for Kason and Hayes's story, and it didn't disappoint. This is a roommates book, but they really dislike each other from the get go. However, they find some common ground and begin to get along, and it was interesting and fun to see them go from not liking each other, to becoming friends, to eventually becoming something more. This was quite low angst with nothing much at stake (until the third act breakup, I suppose) but it was hot and sweet at the same time. I definitely enjoyed this book and am looking forward to Theo and Madden's book! 

Wow, I really love this series. I think each book is unique and complex in its own way because each brother, depite growin up in the same uber religious household with a terrible pastor father, walked away with their own set of trauma that differs. All in all it's religious trauma and I love the exploration of this, but each brother has a different set of issues and it's so fascinating, how each of their lives is affected and their stories. I find Lucas to be the least like his father, and it shows, but he tries so hard to not be like his father in any way that it has led him to being closed off and guarded, and married to his work. He meets his student Sadie, who he takes a special interest in and wants to help her because she's pregnant and he, a Dom, wants to teach her how to have better choices. While I wasn't entirely pleased with the way Lucas was as a Dom and I thought Sadie could be quite immature at times and didn't understand why she was so obsessed with Jax, I did enjoy the book. I loved Lucas's journey and how he discovered himself, especially healing from his religious trauma. I am most excited for Isaac's story though! 

Wow, I am so impressed with this debut novel! I know cowboy romances are all the rage right now but some just aren't great, but this was really good. The spice was on point, a great plot, solid side characters, and a small town setting that's perfect for a cozy read. I loved Addy's background story and what led her to her latest job, and Hudson was a grump but really a total sweetheart. Charlie the dog was the cutest and I loved how much he adored Addy! This is both steamy and swoonworthy, and perfect for fans of Elsie Silver. 

Another winner from Catherine Cowles! This might be my favorite of hers yet. I absolutely loved Thea and Shepard. Thea interested me so much in the first book, and I knew her journey was rough but she was such a mystery. I had no idea how brave she was and what she was able to escape from. I admired Shep so much for being so patient and kind with her, because I knew it was going to take forever for Thea to trust a man again, even one like Shep. It's very evident how terrified Thea is, but Shep never wavered; he just cared for her and loved her through it and showed her what a real man could be like. He was just perfection and I'm so glad she got the man she deserved. I really loved the spice in this; the author is really stepping up her game in this area and I am a huge fan. As always, there is a lot of suspense and mystery, this time surroung Thea's ex, and I love a good romantic suspense book and Catherine Cowles never fails to deliver. The found family is so good in this book too, and I want to read everyone else's stories NOW. I loved this book! 

I like several things about this book, but also didn't like a few things too. This book has the signature banter, charm, and great spicy scenes that Meghan Quinn is a master at. However, I felt like the book was so long and could have been cut down significantly. I also think that the characters were kind of immature and Hardy was just dumb, especially at the end. It made it really difficult to root for either of them because they were kind of unlikeable characters. I didn't really care for the first book in this series either so maybe this series just isn't for me. 

I loved this series so much and this was the perfect book to cap it off. I will miss this series so much, and I have enjoyed every book. Veera and Deepak were made for each other and I'm so happy they got their happy ending. This book features some of my favorite tropes: friends to lovers, fake marriage, found family, and so much more. The spice in this was just perfect and so good. I loved the features of a queer character and relationship as well as the isolation of the single woman. So many heavy topics were handled so well, and I loved the look into Indian culture and just how special it is. This is written in a Bollywood romcom style and I absolutely loved it. While I'm sad to see this series end, I'm so happy I got to enjoy it.