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one thing about hannah whitten is she's going to sit down and right her heart out!! i find her prose so impactful and compelling that even when the plot was slow moving i just couldn't put it down!! i also have such a soft spot for her characters, whom i find are always so three dimensional. i have wanted to read this since it debuted, but just hadn't gotten around to it. after reading the foxglove king i just knew i had to go back to where it all started and i have no regrets. the spooky atmosphere of the wilderwood makes this the perfect read for fall or winter. will definitely be picking up the sequel <3
thank you to the author agency and sara cate for providing me with this e-arc in exchange for my honest thoughts <3
madame kink is a professional domme. she's used to people coming in and out of her life and she likes it that way. until, however, clay bradley weasels his way into her heart. she can't have the vulnerability of love ruining her, so she pushes him away. everything is okay, until she runs into clay with the beautiful jade on his arm. jade wants eden to teach her everything. eden should say no, after all, the beautiful jade has her spellbound and she can't see to forget about clay, and really teaching her ex's new girl how to please him in the way only she could is a recipe for disaster. the three fall into a messy relationship where lines are blurred and desire is a powerful catalyst, but is eden ready to finally be vulnerable or will she send jade and clay away?
eden mother freaking st. claire is a powerhouse of a character!! we have watched her on the sidelines, an accessory to other relationships throughout the series. and when i tell you i have been counting down the days until i could finally read her romance. i was in it from the first page, because she is just so compelling and you can't help but love her even when she is driving you crazy. jade + clay were the perfect characters for eden's story. jade, the awkward-ish, sunshiney woman had my heart from the start and clay's need for praise as well as love just made him such a swoon worthy hero. i LOVED this so so much!!! the moving parts came together so well in the end <3 tattoo this whole series on my brain bc the salacious players club is everything to me!!!
madame kink is a professional domme. she's used to people coming in and out of her life and she likes it that way. until, however, clay bradley weasels his way into her heart. she can't have the vulnerability of love ruining her, so she pushes him away. everything is okay, until she runs into clay with the beautiful jade on his arm. jade wants eden to teach her everything. eden should say no, after all, the beautiful jade has her spellbound and she can't see to forget about clay, and really teaching her ex's new girl how to please him in the way only she could is a recipe for disaster. the three fall into a messy relationship where lines are blurred and desire is a powerful catalyst, but is eden ready to finally be vulnerable or will she send jade and clay away?
eden mother freaking st. claire is a powerhouse of a character!! we have watched her on the sidelines, an accessory to other relationships throughout the series. and when i tell you i have been counting down the days until i could finally read her romance. i was in it from the first page, because she is just so compelling and you can't help but love her even when she is driving you crazy. jade + clay were the perfect characters for eden's story. jade, the awkward-ish, sunshiney woman had my heart from the start and clay's need for praise as well as love just made him such a swoon worthy hero. i LOVED this so so much!!! the moving parts came together so well in the end <3 tattoo this whole series on my brain bc the salacious players club is everything to me!!!
thank you to netgalley and berkley for providing me with this e-arc in exchange for my honest thoughts <3
iris kelly is the last one standing. all her friends and siblings are coupled up and her parents are still blissfully in love. she's happy for them, but she's spiraling and nobody seems to notice it. she's got a new job writing romance books; however, ever the one against her own romance, she is all out of romantic ideas for her second book. she decides, after a rough family dinner, to go out and find a new one night stand in portland. it's there that she has what could go down in history as her worst hookup with stefania. desperate to overcome her writer's block, iris audition for a local play, only to find stefania, who's actually stevie, is the lead she will acting opposite. stevie begs iris to play the role of her girlfriend. the two strike a bargain: iris will coach stevie in the art of one night stands and stevie will take iris on dates to get the romance inspiration flowing. the only problem is the dates and steamy moments lead to more. iris has no interest in a relationship and stevie is built for long term.
i loved iris kelly doesn't date!! it speaks about a point that is often overlooked in romance, what if you don't want to get married or have the 2.5 kids? what if just being with someone is all you need? i loved blake's ability to handle this with such care while also being real with the struggle of being surrounded by people who equate happiness/success with marriage and kids. i loved how iris + stevie's relationship built up from these moments that we just the two of them. they were such a sweet couple to read about and i genuinely enjoyed the addition of the play in the background. after sitting on this one for a couple days, i wish i got more at the end. it was long for a contemporary romance, but i think an epilogue showing more of iris + stevie's future specifically would have game me the extra umph to give this 5 stars. i would definitely recommend iris kelly doesn't date as well as the rest of the bright falls series. ashley herring blake is a force in the romance community!!
iris kelly is the last one standing. all her friends and siblings are coupled up and her parents are still blissfully in love. she's happy for them, but she's spiraling and nobody seems to notice it. she's got a new job writing romance books; however, ever the one against her own romance, she is all out of romantic ideas for her second book. she decides, after a rough family dinner, to go out and find a new one night stand in portland. it's there that she has what could go down in history as her worst hookup with stefania. desperate to overcome her writer's block, iris audition for a local play, only to find stefania, who's actually stevie, is the lead she will acting opposite. stevie begs iris to play the role of her girlfriend. the two strike a bargain: iris will coach stevie in the art of one night stands and stevie will take iris on dates to get the romance inspiration flowing. the only problem is the dates and steamy moments lead to more. iris has no interest in a relationship and stevie is built for long term.
i loved iris kelly doesn't date!! it speaks about a point that is often overlooked in romance, what if you don't want to get married or have the 2.5 kids? what if just being with someone is all you need? i loved blake's ability to handle this with such care while also being real with the struggle of being surrounded by people who equate happiness/success with marriage and kids. i loved how iris + stevie's relationship built up from these moments that we just the two of them. they were such a sweet couple to read about and i genuinely enjoyed the addition of the play in the background. after sitting on this one for a couple days, i wish i got more at the end. it was long for a contemporary romance, but i think an epilogue showing more of iris + stevie's future specifically would have game me the extra umph to give this 5 stars. i would definitely recommend iris kelly doesn't date as well as the rest of the bright falls series. ashley herring blake is a force in the romance community!!
i was finessed by this one... i was under the impression that this was going to be very romance heavy but it wasn't. i would say this was more cozy fantasy, fairytale-esque set up than anything else. the plot moved rather slowly and nothing truly grasped me until the final 10 chapters of the book. that being said i do think that this sets up a second book rather nicely from both a romance and plot point of view. overall, it was okay. i will probably pick up the second book just to see where things go with the fmc
