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second read (october 2022): 5 stars
Yeah, I still adore this book with my entire heart. I just love it so much💖

first read (august 2022): 5 stars
My heart is smiling, crying, laughing and swooning all at once. This was perfection.🥹🫶🏼
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Okay Kandi Steiner, I SEE YOU!!

Blind Side is swoony, angsty & sexy, yet still gives the reader some emotional depth with complicated familial relationships. A male love interest that reads his fake girlfriends smutty books to find out what scenes she tabbed/annotated, to then reenact what was learned by utilizing said skills in their tension filled s*xu@l relationship?? I'm a goner. 

I didn't completely love the final act/grand gesture, but it was still pretty sweet. I did like that fellow teammates helped Clay come to his senses. 

Either way, I'm glad to have read this and wouldn't mind buying a physical copy to tab & annotate myself in case my husband decides to browse through my highlights and notes (aka forcefully suggest for him to read my favorite spicy scene that made me say purrrr) Thank you for that loll.

I cannot wait to read Kandi Steiner's backlist and I am looking forward to Holden's book next!

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Told in multiple perspectives, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting was a delightfully charming read that is sure to make you smile. A lovely book to remind us to continue finding the good in humanity. You just might be pleasantly surprised with what you find.

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What an unexpected gem!! This was subtle scifi, but superbly executed. The political intrigue, lgbt rep, prothesis rep, and the inner machinations of a rebellion?? D A M N. This book brought it all!
I cannot wait to dive into the sequel!

I recommend this to fans of The Handmaid’s Tale & Leviathan Wakes/ The Expanse, but want something more bite sized. You won't regret it!

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The Unhoneymooners gives hate to love, sisters husband’s brother, trip to Maui, fake marriage, one bed, forced proximity. Need I say more??? 

The banter between Ethan and Olive, especially the intentional incorrect name calling, was hilarious! The little things they would do to set the other off was my level of petty. I ate the romance up! 

Ami dropped her crown along the way but snatched it back in the end. That SCENE??! You know the one. What an icon✨

This is exactly what I needed in this moment. Full of laughs, familial relationships and heart— I recommend picking it up if you are in need of a good time💘

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes