freyafaithfull's Reviews (422)

The Hitman's Guide to Codenames and Ill-Gotten Gains by Alice Winters

💙 "Reformed" Hitman turned PI x PI
💙 Already Established Couple 
💙 Age Gap (12 years)
💙 Hilarious Shenanigans
💙 Found Family

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour:  🤭🤭🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺

First person dual pov 👀

CW: violence, gun violence, blood, threat, injury, torture, murder, robbery, kidnapping, parental neglect, mentions of child abuse, child grooming and child abduction, manipulation, prostitution, chemical warfare, drugging, crude language, a dead bird.

Dip Out by Eve Holmes 

🩶 Autistic Wildlife Photographer MC
🩶 Wildlife Vet MC
🩶 Opposites Attract
🩶 Sexual Awakening 
🩶 First Times
🩶 Slow Burn 
🩶 Found Family

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour:  🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺.5

First person dual pov 👀

CW (from author): Disability discrimination (not from any main or prominent character, brief). Detailed descriptions of anxiety, sensory overwhelm, and emotional overwhelm. Injured wildlife (not descriptive, focused on healing and rehabilitation). Wildlife conservation work and research, including tranquilizing and taking samples (brief, no discomfort or harm to animal). Sexually explicit scenes.

Mad Man by Onley James

💛 Golden Retriever Psychopath
💛 Feisty Twink Fashionista
💛 Boss x Employee
💛 Possessive MCs
💛 Insta-lust 
💛 First Times
💛 Touch Him & Die
💛 Found Family 
🩸 Blood & Knife Kink, Lots of Rimming

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Humour:  🤭🤭🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺

Third person dual pov 👀

CW (from author): disturbing off-page depictions of sexual assault of a non-main character as well as consensual knife and blood play.

CW: mild violence between mc's (slapping), murder, torture, blood and gore. Mention of gang rape of a side character (teen), non consensual filming of said rape and drugging.

Doubling Up For Daddy by Magnus Thorne 

🩵 Taboo (🩸 father/son/uncle)
🩵 Father's Day theme
🩵 Transmasc MC
🩵 Size Difference
🩵 Age Gap
🩵 Established Couple adding a Third
🩵 Erotic Novella
🔥 Dirty Talk, Praise Kink, Daddy Kink, Spit Roast, Double Penetration, Mild Spanking, Mild Degradation, Mild Voyeurism

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour:  🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺.5

First person dual pov 👀

CW (from author): Explicit sexual content, consensual incest, unprotected sex. The trans MC uses cock, dick, hole, and slit to refer to his genitalia.

Headcase by Onley James

❤️ Psychopathic Architect
❤️ Snarky Reporter 
❤️ Insta-lust
❤️ Possessive MC
❤️ Found Family 
🔥 Primal Play, Biting & Marking, Mild Breeding Kink, Snowballing

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour:  🤭🤭🤭.5
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺🥺

Third person dual pov 👀

CW (from author): graphic depictions as well as frank talk about suicide and suicidal ideations.

CW: murder, torture, blood and gore. Mentions of sibling death and talking to deceased sibling. Harry Potter reference.

Moonstruck by Onley James

🧡 Submissive Psychopath 
🧡 Dominating Vigilante
🧡 Possessive MCs
🧡 Insta-Love
🧡 Found Family
🔥 Dirty Talk, Mild Exhibitionism, Light Dom/Sub

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Humour:  🤭🤭🤭.5
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺.5

Third person dual pov 👀

CW (from author): graphic violence and very dark humour. 

CW: torture, murder, kidnapping, mentions of child abuse, mentions of rape, abortion, mention of hospitalisation, abuse, drug use, organ harvesting and medical experimentation.

Teach Me K-Pop by Kaenyn King

🩵 K-Pop Idol x Librarian
🩵 Hidden Relationship
🩵 First Times
🩵 Found Family

I absolutely ADORED this book 🥹 it was so sweet and swoony and made my heart so happy!

Jase and Nikko were both really great characters and I found myself constantly smiling at their interactions from the very start of the book. Every blush, shy look and formed connection between the two characters fed my soul and left me wanting to read more.

Nikko especially was such an endearing character from the beginning and I instantly wanted to wrap him up in a big hug. I really enjoyed the way the author brought a sense of found family to the story with Nikko's 'brothers', and I hope we get to see more of them in the future.

The writing style was so smooth and easy to read and I ended up highlighting so many beautiful quotes! There were so many moments I absolutely adored and you could tell this book was crafted with so much love. 

Whether you're already a fan of K-Pop or not, this book is such a great read and I'd definitely recommend it. This was such an impressive debut by the author and I can't wait to see what they come up with next!

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour:  🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂.5
Angst:      🥺🥺.5

First person dual pov 👀

CW: anxiety, reference to homophobia.

The Mercenary's Guide to Mishaps and Romance by Alice Winters

💛 Mercenary x Vet Tech
💛 Mistaken Identity
💛 Forced Proximity 
💛 Found Family

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐.25
Spice:       🌶️🌶️.5
Humour:  🤭🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺

First person dual pov 👀

CW: anxiety, panic attack, kidnapping, gun violence, blood and gore, torture, attempted murder, death, parent abandonment, car crash, mentions of drug use and overdose (side character), mention of prostitution and homelessness (side character).

Damaged Like Us by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

💚 Billionaire Celebrity x Bodyguard
💚 Forced Proximity
💚 Opposites Attract
💚 Forbidden Romance
💚 Secret Relationship

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Humour:  🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂
Angst:      🥺🥺

First person dual pov 👀

CW: violence, verbal and physical threat, injury, blood, allergy attack, mention of parent death from cancer (past), Harry Potter references, references to sex addiction (side character), references to alcoholism (side character).

How to Tame a Hellhound by Shannon Mae

🩶 Human x Hellhound
🩶 Fated Mates
🩶 Hurt/Comfort
🩶 Paranormal Romance
🩶 Found Family
🔥 Knotting, Tail Play

Overall:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:       🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour:  🤭🤭.5
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂.5
Angst:      🥺🥺.5

First person dual pov 👀

CW (from author): Discussions of torture (torture occurs off page), Discussion of past trauma (including violence and sexual assault), Past kidnapping (main character), Past abandonment (main character), Toxic family Violence, Implied abusive relationship (secondary character), Consensual biting, knotting, and tail play.

CW (extra): Therapy Sessions, Threat, PTSD, Attempted Murder, Death, Suicidal Thoughts (described, in the past), implied Child Abuse (brief, side character), Drugging of an MC, Death of a family member.