jtbrooksbooksandreviews's Reviews (732)

Between the Lines

Olivia Hayle

4.5

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Total Eclipse of the Hex

Tara Lush

4.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Total Eclipse of The Hex by Tara Lush was an intriguing cozy mystery. This book in the Crescent Moon Mystery series has the death occur almost halfway through the story, but still involved Amelia's psychometry skills and introduced a few new characters. We finally get to meet Amelia's daughter and I enjoyed every minute of their mother/daughter relationship. The strong female friendships aspect from the previous books was still present, even without our usual friend group. The who behind the murder kept me curious as Amelia worked to solve the case. Overall, I really enjoyed this Crescent Moon Mystery!

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Group Therapy

B.B. Easton

3.5

funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Catch The Kiss

L.B. Dunbar

4.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Catch The Kiss by L.B. Dunbar was a fantastic story and continuation of the Chicago Anchors series. I loved how sweet Bolan was towards his daughter, he was a swoon single dad! The way he cared for Ruthie was romantic. This story hit all the right elements for each trope in the story. I couldn't put this book down! My only qualm was that I personally couldn't get behind Bolan's pet name for Ruthie and the way it was then used with innuendos. Overall, Catch The Kiss is a swoony single dad, marriage of convince, baseball sports romance!

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Chaz

Charissa Gracyk

5.0

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Chaz by Charissa Gracyk was an age gap, single mom romance. I loved how Chaz fell in love with not just Lottie, but also her daughter Reya. The mystery around someone was harassing Lottie kept me guessing and then pulled me into an adventure reminiscent of Gracyk's Fortune Seekers series, just with a bit more muscle. Overall, I really enjoyed Chaz and can't wait for more of the All Guts No Glory series!

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