jennireadsmaybe's Reviews (678)


7.57 on CAWPILE

reggie johnson finds herself acting as a familiar to a powerful, but eccentric witch after applying for a job she found in a newspaper. reggie is shocked when she finds out that magic isn't as fake as she thought it was. however, she is willing to do whatever her eccentric boss wants if it means getting paid the exorbitant amount of money she is offered. ben magnus, her boss's grouchy but handsome nephew is the only problem. he doesn't think she's capable or worth working with. but when a magical vendetta against the household arises, the two find themself forced to work together to break a deadly curse. 

go hex yourself is a fun, magical, and steamy witchy romance. it feels like a great example of enemies to lovers in a contemporary done well. i liked both characters and found their romance to be rather charming. though it was a bit slow getting to the main plot, i found the heroine's slow trek into magic to be more realistic. it was very atmospheric and a perfect october/fall read imo. i'm looking forward to reading more by jessica clare in the future.

often overlooked gwen roman is content living her single life; until, ash waylen, her long term crush sits next to her in a crowded lecture hall and acknowledges her existence. unfortunately, ash is recovering from a broken heart and isn't ready to jump into something. they can't seem to stop gravitating toward each other though, so surely something is bound to happen. 

i had a fun time reading this!! honestly, i would die for gwen, i love her that much!! i was surprised that this was amber paige's first contemporary romance, because i feel like the contemporary vibes were just right. forever crushed is definitely fall vibes and i think it served the college setting well. also, let me say that i am so glad for the mmc mental health rep and the two of them working to overcome their trauma. i loved how deeply all the characters cared for each other. this was a sweet, steamy, swoony good time, and i can't wait to read chrissy's book in the future. i feel like this gave icebreaker x only when it's us energy xoxo

3.14 on CAWPILE

this was a sweet, sapphic, christmas romance. i'm generally a fan of a while you were sleeping esque falls for your fake partner's sibling, and this did what needed what needed to be done. i enjoyed margot's character as well as her storyline but found ellie to be okay. there was a surprising amount of hijinks throughout the book that bogged down the plot at time. over all, this was an okay read for me. i would recommend for anyone looking to get in the christmas mood a little early this year. 

*** 4.5 stars 

sara foster is a nurse working in a hospital burn unit in spokane, washington. after returning from a less than relaxing vacation, she gets assigned a new patient milo. milo phillips is recovering from an explosion that left his body covered in burns. the pain is unlike anything he’s ever experienced and so is the guilt. he’s miserable, angry, and empty, until sara walks into his room. the two are immediately taken with each other, but can't be together due to hospital policy. they can't seem to stay away from each other and fall harder for each other each day, but what will happen when milo has to return to jamison valley, montana? 

devney perry has slowly but surely became on of my favorite authors this year. when i decided to read through her backlist from the beginning (jamison valley), i was excited to see where it all began. i love devney perry's ability to craft small towns in such a way that they feel like home each time you return. the candle palace, in particular, takes place mainly outside of prescott, but by the end when you return to it, it's like a warm hug. i truly had such a good experience reading the candle palace. milo and sara have a love story that while it was difficult and painful to start you knew that if they had to go through it all again they would. this novella was stunning!! please read this series!! 

(6.86 CAWPILE)

farli is the only unmated female in her tribe, but she won't settle for anything less than resonance. when an alien ship lands and mardok steps out, she knows he's her resonance mate. he's different and very attractive, but he can't stay on not-hoth. farli has to make the choice to lose her mate when he leaves or leave everything she's ever known behind. 

ruby dixon has truly built a world unlike any others. it's always so easy to return to not-hoth and pick up wherever the last book left off. i've been interested in farli's story for a while now and liked that mardok ended up being her mate. i generally liked mardok a bit more because he's traumatized™. i'm excited to see where things go following the ending of this one.  

(8.14 CAWPILE)

when a snowstorm leads to canceled flights, leo mcknight bumps into riley and is instantly captivated by her. the only problem, she thinks he's actually his famous, hockey player, twin brother. leo takes advantage of their canceled flights and invites her to spend the night at his penthouse. joining them is leo's best friend and f*** buddy, jace. the attraction between the three of them is sure to make this christmas eve memorable. 

I FREAKING AT THIS ONE UP!!! when kayla grosse announced that she was putting out an mmf, smutty christmas novella i was sat and ready. then it got better... a fat heroine + a fat love interest!!!! this was a quick, fun, christmas novella (and yes smutty!!!) that got me singing christmas songs before halloween has even graced us with her presence. i love kayla grosse's writing, it's so digestible and fun. and yall the smut was smutting if i do say so myself. lemme join riley, leo, and jace pls and thank u. even though it's an insta love situation, their feelings felt real to me in each character's pov.


olivia huang christenson is finally going to take over lunar love, her pó po's chinese zodiac matchmaking business. the only problem is zodiacupid, a new dating app that is ripping off lunar love's brand and making it all about "animal attraction." even worse, she makes a deal with bennett o'brien, la's most-eligible bachelor and zodiacupid's founder: they'll each find each other a match and whoever falls in love loses. but if stealing ideas is so simple for bennett, why wouldn't stealing her heart be?

i absolutely loved this!! the building blocks of the relationship between olivia and bennett from their very first meeting had me hooked. i'm not typically a fan of a bet between two characters, but this one was so well done that i just ate it up. this was a sweet, fun, enemies to lovers, matchmaker x dating app romance. i have such a soft spot for bennett, because when it came down to it he was willing to do whatever it took to show his love for olivia. this was a phenomenal debut and i can't wait to read red string theory when it comes out!! 

aspen moore's career is going up in flames. her (ex)best friend's boyfriend has accused her of coming on to him while they were on tour for her debut album. sad and alone in la, she decides to return to her home town and her first love roman torres. aspen knows that she must keep their relationship platonic, because roman doesn't want the life that comes with being a celebrity and he isn't going to be leaving fertsville any time soon. will aspen sacrifice it all to stay in fertsville or is their relationship going to go up in flames again. 

i found this story to be quite easy to read. despite not overall enjoying it, i couldn't seem to put it down. i will say i quite liked the first 70% of the book. the dual time lines were a great tool to help see the origin of their romance. i liked aspen as a character, but it felt like everyone around her didn't. i didn't like roman at all by the end. he felt very toxic and was constantly putting down aspen's career because of the lack of privacy. 

aleksander and his two close friends are living a secret double life. they are the men behind the popular, masked streaming group the system. when aleks finds himself forced to attend an award show as blade, he attention is captured by the gorgeous server stevie. stevie, an artist, rich girl finds herself caught in blade's web and enjoys on steamy night with the bad boy of streaming. she doesn't know his true identity and probably won't ever see him again, right? wrong. the tattooed, motorcycle riding, bad boy she seems to be falling for, aleksander knight, is actually blade. he can't risk his identity coming to light, but as he grows closer with stevie, his secret becomes harder to keep. 

this was a phenomenal debut!!! i was hooked from the first page and the system felt so real to me (ps can they please be). i really enjoyed fox's writing style + her prose had me highlighting so many things in my e-arc. their chemistry felt so real whether it was blade or aleksander, so it was easy to buy into their romance. i also loved the friend group (particularly the system) because their shenanigans were just so fun to read about. i'm genuinely so excited to read parker's and jackson's books (especially mr. rich party boy himself parker *swoon*). definitely recommend picking this one up!! 

*** 4.5 stars

when closed circuit rodeo meets reality tv in a competition with a million-dollar prize, both lilian sorrow island and aj garza find themselves competing. lil sorrow needs to save her family ranch in muskogee and aj needs to save the rodeo program that saved him as a wayward teen. with so much to lose the two find themselves playing enemies on screen while things heat up behind the scenes. lil is the first ever cowgirl to ride roughstock on the closed circuit and she will do whatever it takes to defeat undefeated rodeo champion aj. 

yall i ate this up!! aj garza is THE cowboy dream with his texas drawl and passion for giving back. he also knows that lil is possibly the only person more talented than he is. i loved every second of this. and tbh lil sorrow is my newest book girlfriend <3 also, let me just say the rodeo knowledge that marcella bell possesses makes this so much more realistic. i want to read the rodeo queen immediately after finishing. the rep in this was so great to see in a cowboy/western romance and i am begging yall to put this steamy, swoony romance on your tbr!!!