I so thoroughly enjoyed this second installment in Chloe Liese's Bergman Brothers series. I think it was even better than the first, for different reasons. I really loved that the main female love interest, Frankie, has both autism and an autoimmune disease, for which she needs to use a cane. Representation matters! I can so resonate, as I have my own chronic illnesses and I really felt for Frankie; feeling like you're a burden and not worthy of love because eventually someone will ce to resent you. But, I'm SO GLAD Soren never felt that way about her and went out of his way to make her feel loved and included and show her that he loves her for everything she is and not everything she is not. Also, Soren is a virgin at the beginning of this book, which was adorable, as Frankie got to teach him what she knows (although, he seemed pretty well versed already!). I really thought this was such a great book and made me so happy. I can't wait for the next book in the series.

Honestly, Ali Hazelwood can do no wrong. I love anything she writes and this is no exception. I love that the author includes STEM and science in her novels because I'm such a science nerd myself and this juat makes me so happy. This is an opposites attract, enemies to lovers, close proximity story and it's a novella. I appreciated a shorter story from this author but I also was aching to read more about Mara and Liam. I thought it was the perfect blend of cute and steamy with a few angsty, tension filled moments. Their chemistry was palpable and I'm really impressed with the author's decision to make Liam a denisexual, because I think that's such a great representation of a normally underrepresented population. This was such a great novella and I look forward to more from Ali Hazelwood!

Mia Sheridan is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Her stories are always just a punch in the gut and always have my heart squeezing with joy. This was no exception. Jessie and Callen are the ultimate friends to strangers to lovers, second chance romance couple and I adore them. I'll admit, I was hesitant at first because I really don't like when the main male character is supposed to be a "reformed bad boy" but I fell for Callen and his story and the life he was trying to right. I ALSO was hesitant because the main character is a virgin and sometimes that can be... weird, like a conquest for the main male character but this was tastefully done and had an element of beauty to it. Definitely some trigger warnings for this book: alcoholism, abuse, depression, etc. I definitely enjoyed this book and look forward to more from this author!

The only good remark I'm going to have is that I'm happy that a main character I'd featured with a disability in this book. Corey is a paraplegic and it was refreshing to know that there was representation in this romance novel. HOWEVER, it was just... not good. So cringey and not well written and frankly, quite boring. Not to mention that the main character cheats on his girlfriend, and the main female character knows this and goes along with it. Also, toward the end, there is a comment about another hockey team being "sissy men" that was just so uncalled for and unnecessary.

I don't truly know how I feel about this one... I heard rave reviews and I thought I'd give it a read. There really was no plot, and Jack really just did not redeem himself or truly grow, which I think is what bothered me the most. I mean, I loved how he was with Rose as she dealt with her sickness. But he didn't apologize or show ANY remorse for what he did to her (basically stalked and manipulated her). On one hand, I see his reasons and he ended up falling in love with her, but also, he should have just told her what had transpired and I think things would have been way different. And he wasn't just grumpy; he was a certified dick at times. It was... bland at times too, and oh my goodness, sometimes when they argued, it just dragged on and on. Like we get it, you guys disagree! Lots of unnecessary back and forth. It just didn't really do it for me like I thought it would? It just disappointed me.

Emily Henry does it again. She just has this way of making you fall in love with her stories and her characters and her settings, but most of all, BOOKS. Just when you thought you couldn't love books more, she makes you love them beyond what you thought was possible. Nora and Charlie's story was everything. I thought they had insane chemistry and their banter was top tier. I think the world building and character fleshing out that Emily Henry writes amd conveys to readers is unmatched. No one does it like her. Also, the family story surrounding Libby and Brendan and the kids, Sally and Clint and the entire town of Sunshine Falls made my small town romance heart happy. I really loved that both Nora and Charlie didn't want to have kids. So often in romance novels, having kids is a major thing discussed, like something every couple is just assumed to do, but I liked the childfree representation. Not every couple wants or needs kids! This was the perfect read and she is an automatic buy for me.

Okay... what was this? Their *love story* was just love triangles (four of them!!!) and a bunch of cheating, and a bunch of miscommunication and not wanting something while the other one did, and wrong timing. Like, we get it, you have to tell this story and these two needed drama to keep them apart, but good gracious, did it need to be *this* way? I don't even think it was that well written either. I might be able to excuse some of this of the writing was better but it just wasn't. I was basically reading a bad fanfic. I'm giving two stars because I did like the fact that the author really developed the main character's backstory and dealt with heavy themes in a way that felt like justice, and the main character was biracial (we love representation) but other than that, this was waste of my time.

This was my first Lucy Score book and I wasn't sure what to expect, if it would be to my liking (we all have different tastes, after all) but I had heard such great things. I was certainly not disappointed! It was so good. I'm so in love with Noah and Cat and their relationship. Also, Sara, my girl! Noah's daughter was just the cutest and I loved everything about her. Single father books just hit. I have a special place in my heart for them. And this was a great enemies to lovers book! Although, that dissipated rather quickly as their attraction was pretty immediate. I also loved Mell and her relationship with Noah, as a divorced couple. It was refreshing to see how much she supported him and wanted him to be happy and helped facilitate his relationship with Cat. And Cat's story was amazing. I really thought she was full of herself and making promises she couldn't keep when it came to the town, the same sentiments that Noah shared, but I was so pleasantly surprised at how she swooped in and saved the town and made Noah realize how much he needed the help and how special she was. And Noah, with his glasses and good looks and filthy mouth! The best kind of book boyfriend, if I do say so myself. All around, it was just such a wonderful book and I can say with absolute certainty that I WILL be reading everything Lucy Score has written and will write.

Where has this series been all my life? I've never read anything by Lauren Asher but I decided to start here, with book one of the Dirty Air series. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm very much in love with Noah and Maya and F1 as well. I knew a little bit about F1, but my knowledge was just that it's hot men racing cars. Yes, that seems to be accurate after reading this book. Very accurate.

I really like how descriptive the author is regarding the F1 details. It was very spot on and made me feel like I really knew what was going on and helped me really get into it. Now, over this weekend, I watched an F1 race in Monaco. It worked! She's got me hooked on the sport now.

Can we talk about Noah? Super hot with a dirty mouth and mind. Yes, some of the things he said and did were cringy beyond belief but the amount of growth he went through was evident. I really felt for him, deeply, when we discover why he is the way he is and the terrible relationship he has with his father AND his mother. I know he felt afraid to be who he really could be and fall in love, which is understandable given his family history. I love that Maya was "the one" who changed him. I think we all have that person who makes us want to be a better person. Maya was the cutest by the way! Her whole vibe resonated with me. I loved her vlogging and her friendship (and eventually romance) with Noah. And I especially adored how he and Santiago went from enemies to friends.

THAT EPILOGUE THOUGH?! Noah's proposal? It was everything.

BROTHER'S ENEMY IS WHERE IT'S AT.

What an amazing end to such a great series. I was really looking forward to Santiago's book because we only see so much in the first book and I was interested in how his story would play out.

THAT PROLOGUE. I was literally ready to quit the book. I truly was because I was so upset by what Lauren Asher did to Santiago. I know characters need to go through things, but did it have to be that?! Poor Santiago. I cannot imagine how that must have felt...

BUT, it turned out to be such a beautiful and heartfelt story, and tragedy that turned into something wonderful. Chloe also had such a terribly dad backstory, but she's easily one of my favorite female characters because she was just so positive and a light in life, despite everything she went through.

To see Santiago go from a moody, brooding recluse who hated life and his circumstances to someone who realized his disability wouldn't hold him back and he could still have a great life was such an amazing journey to have gone on. I loved that he had such a solid support system in Chloe first and foremost, but also Marko, Maya and Noah, and Caleb too. I feel like Santiago and Chloe were destined to be together, and it was fate that they met in the way they did. It was clear they needed each other. There dynamic was wonderful! The love was so tangible and it was such a treat to read about these two broken people coming together and making each other better and sharing their love. Chloe showed Santiago that he was still deserving of love and that his disability didn't change the fact that he was an amazing man, and there's something just so beautiful about his journey to self acceptance with her help and guidance.

Here's where the spoiler comes in... The fact that Noah built a car for Santiago, and never doubted his ability to drive again even after his disability when in book one they hated each other and were competing racers on the same team. Like???