kristen_paige_reads's Reviews (462)

I have had the honor and privilege to read the new book by two of my favorite authors, Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe! I cannot express how ecstatic I was when I received the email that I’ve been chosen to be apart of their ARC team!! I devoured their Jane Ladling Cozy Mystery series and am so excited for this new series!

I really loved this book! I will say it didn’t consume me the way their last series did, but I have grown enraptured but this new world they’ve created. And I have a newfound love for Scotland and their men. lol. Before this book, I have never heard of a Berserker before. But wow!! It’s opened up a whole new world for me! And I loved this twist in the whole Freaky Friday switch! Elle is such a relatable character and I definitely loved her spunk and kind heart. And Callen? *dramatically fans face* he’s been added to my list of top favorite fictional men. 

This is a must read!! I highly recommend!! And I can’t wait for their next book!!!

By Curtis Sittenfeld

September Book Club Pick

Romance

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I very much enjoyed this book! I really debated on my star rating and just a couple small things made me knock it down by half a star. 1. It’s a 300 page book composed of a Prologue, three chapters, and an Epilogue. Only. Three. Chapters. I’m someone who doesn’t like to stop reading until I reach the end of a chapter so it bugged me when I had to stop at an odd point. BUT. I did like the format of the chapters. Each was a different year and gave good perspective of the timeline. And I loved that chapter two was entirely composed of emails. I have a soft spot of books written through emails, messages, etc. 2. Certain parts were very liberal, especially when it comes to the pandemic. Anyone who knows me is aware that I am a very conservative person. I have nothing against the other side (so please don’t take this the wrong way) and I am happy when people give their views in respectful ways, but I don’t always like when it’s given in a book. For me, it makes a book less relatable and more like it has a political agenda. I prefer just keeping political opinions separate. But it wasn’t overbearing in this book so I did like that. 

I loved the relationship between Sally and Noah. It’s just so genuine and real. Sally portraying her insecurities and her reactions to different situations was something I really connected with. Their relationship is one that I know I personally strive to have in my lifetime. True love. *sigh* my hopeless romantic heart just swoons!