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emotional mysterious tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reread to remember everything before starting the 3rd book! Logically this book isn’t amazing and is probably more of a 4.5 star read but I just like the way Karen is able to unfold a mystery and I really really love these characters so this story just sucks me in and has me rooting for them! Tbh this reread just made me miss the show 😭
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dex and Tripp are truly the dumbest boys in all the world but boy do I love them lol Only they would accidentally end legally married 😂 Honestly don’t have much to say about this one but I really enjoyed it and sped through it! Dex & Tripp we’re adorable and truly the definition of friends to lovers! 
challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow wow wow, this book is so good!!! 😍 it broke my heart into a million pieces but slowly and carefully put it back together again! We are very lucky to have so many queer stories these days but this one still felt so so special! It was about love in all forms, coming to terms with your identity, coming of age, learning how to hold the world on your shoulders but then rearranging your perception to realize you don’t have to hold it all alone, learning to not only love other people for who they are but love yourself for who you are and so much more! The highlights of this book revolved around Yami’s relationship with her brother, with Bo, and with herself and I wish I could figure out a way to put into words how absolutely beautiful and important this story is but I know my words won’t do it justice. Just really highly recommend this one!! 💖
emotional funny hopeful inspiring
Loveable characters: Yes

This book will always have my heart 🥺 
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

I’ve been looking forward to this one especially since falling in love with Brady while reading Football Royalty and it did not disappoint! I’ve only read one other poly book (and loved it) but I understand how difficult it can be to really make every aspect of this kind of story to unfold in satisfying way and I think Eden really did this well!! I loved getting to fall in love with Brady, Kit, & Prescott individually while they were falling in love with each other. It was really nice to be able to really get to know each one of them separately as well as getting to see the chemistry each of them had with each other and then also all together. One of my favorite things about their relationship, especially when they really got together, was how well their individual relationships with each other were handled and just made their relationship together even more strong! I love getting to read stories with characters that experience life in a different way than I do so I can’t wait to read even more poly books in the future! ☺️
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Overall, I really enjoyed this! The setting being in a shut down mall made it really creepy and kept me on the edge of my seat basically the entire book! I would actually love to see this one as a movie because there was so much that I could picture and I think it could have a fear street vibe (without the witchy aspect)! There were parts where I got a little confused trying to keep up with which character was which and I think the story would’ve been better if we didn’t know who the killer was from the beginning 🤷🏻‍♀️ but overall, I had a good time with this one!
emotional funny hopeful inspiring
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I really loved this one! Peyton & Levi are adorable and made me so happy 🥺 Although I haven’t read the fake boyfriend series (yet) I loved seeing the family dynamic Peyton had with his dads and brother and I can’t wait to go back and get to read Talon & Millers story! First though, I’m gonna read Brady’s book because I adore him 🥰 i also really really loved Levi’s relationship with Brady and how much they were able to bond and really create a brotherhood between them! But truly the most special part of this story was how beautiful Peyton & Levi’s relationship was ♥️
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really loved this one 🥺 second chance romance just always hits so much and having it set on the beach during summers just brings me back to being a teen and reading the summer I turned pretty for the first time again 🥺 it was heartbreaking seeing Sam trying to shove herself into a box for people that didn’t even care to know her because she’d been conditioned to be ashamed of her feelings and watching her find herself again was beautiful! Sam & Wyatt had so much chemistry and it was obvious that they were meant to be together from the first time they talked and while I hated that they went so long without seeing each other, their breakup felt natural and what they needed at that time. I also loved Sam’s family and getting to see her relationship with each one of them! Just really really enjoyed this one 🥰
emotional reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This one was really hard for me to rate because I really enjoyed the first half but the 65-95% really fell apart for me 😬 David was the most frustrating and self obsessed pov character I’ve read in a long time and being in his head got so annoying the further I got into the story. Honestly by the end, I was barely even rooting for him to end up with Chance because he was just so annoying lol I did enjoy the way the end came together but by the time it got there, I was just not having a good time 🤷🏻‍♀️ anyway, this is one that I wouldn’t not recommend but it’s just not my favorite! 
emotional funny inspiring slow-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

By god, this book was frustrating 🤦🏻‍♀️ I loved In the Event of Love so this was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it just was not my favorite… tbh, I would’ve dnf’d if I didn’t love Ben & Adam so much. Adam specifically was the highlight for me with they way he had a Kristoff type of love for Ben; “my love for you is not fragile” and that made me so happy! Ben was also just really easy to root for! But the issues were just so repetitive and got tedious by the halfway point and I just wanted it to be over 😅 also there were a lot of moments where the timeline just felt off and it confused me 🤷🏻‍♀️so overall, this was a very meh read for me but I do think a lot of people will love it so I’d say give it a try if it sounds interesting to you! 

Thanks to NetGalley & the author for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.