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Kiss the Girl

Melanie Jacobson

3.75

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very cute and Hallmark worthy Christmas romance. It was the right amount of cheesy and comedy and romance! I loved the whole book despite its cringey extra sweet moments.

Payback's a Witch

Lana Harper

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a very cute and charming witchy romance. It took a while for the story to pick up but once it did, it was hard to put down! I thought it was fun and exciting! My first LGBTQ+ adult romance and I loved the couple so much!

The Ex Hex

Erin Sterling

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was incredibly charming and cheesy. The stereotypical posh British dialogue was a bit cringey, but able to get through it. I thought it was funny, lighthearted, and very cute.

Jingle Wars

Veronica Eden, R. Holmes

2.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book was cute and cheesy like a classic Hallmark movie but with added spice. Finn is a bit too alpha male for my taste but an attractive love interest nonetheless. Unfortunately, there were enough grammatical errors in the book for it to be slightly off putting. Overall, it was a cute book that put me in the holiday mood.

Medieval History for Dummies

Stephen Batchelor

4.5

informative slow-paced

Absolutely loved this book and want to purchase it!

Medieval & Tudor Costume

Phillis Cunnington

4.25

informative slow-paced

An old, but incredibly useful resource that I was dying to get my hands on for my dissertation. Very informative and interesting.

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

The Kissing Quotient is the only romance book I’ve given 5 stars to and that was well over two months ago and I’ve read a dozen since. This book right here is romcom perfection. I usually hate the trope of the airhead heiress and I do not like the name Brendan but Tessa Bailey makes me forget those opinions and kills me with comedy, cute moments, and some high class sex scenes. I loved this book from start to finish and saw a lot of myself within Piper. This is a funny and cute romcom that I was recommending to other within the first 25 pages. Loved it!

Content Warnings

A Strange Hymn

Laura Thalassa

2.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Definitely had a feeling that Des’s dad was going to reappear. Like that Callie finally embraces her new appearance and equally happy that she can glamour them away so she can go back to earth. Hate that Des took the choice away from her and it’s unforgivable in my opinion. Don’t know if I’ll read the final book. Definitely not reading Des’s POV.

Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron

3.25

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this book! Originally I thought it was weird that a fairytale was use to rule a kingdom, but then I realised it was a piece of history spun into a pack of lies to force the people into submission. I liked Sophia a lot, hated Erin but understood where she was coming from, and I liked Constance a lot. Another red headed warrior goddess who likes to get stabby.
I only wish that the book was longer to create a more believable timeline of the events, develop the growing feelings between Sophia and Constance, and Sophia’s own character development. The 386 pages is not enough. I wish there was just Sophia and Constance traveling through the woods for like a month or so, trying to locate this witch and Constance training Sophia to fight and looking through this book that she has.
Other than that, I think this book has a unique take on the Cinderella story, teaches a very valuable lesson on owning your self worth and encouraging people to rise up against tyranny and oppression. It also has incredible representation and I love that Sophia loves the skin she’s in and recognises her beauty.

These Hollow Vows

Lexi Ryan

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was too good. I’m so mad I have to wait 10 months for the next one! I love Brie and Finn. Sebastian was sweet and I liked him at first but I definitely sensed that he was half Unseelie and that he was killing the women that were at the palace considering his overuse of magic. The manipulation was so frustrating and I can’t wait to see what Brie does with her power.

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