lornaj_reads's Reviews (711)

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Well this was an unexpected book 94 pages of gold where we get to learn about Orion and Darius and their past. I thought I hated Lionel. I hated him even more after this novella and Stella wasn’t any better. As I said gold @carolinepeckham and @susannevalenti you did an amazing job with this one. @jakebordeaux is great at voicing the guys.

Blurb:
Dark magic is forbidden at Zodiac Academy.
That’s why I hide it so well.
But now I’m supposed to mentor Darius Acrux: the son of the most ruthless Dragon Shifter in Solaria.
If he’s caught using blood magic, he’ll lose his claim to the throne.
The problem is? Our families are up to something, and we’re determined to find out what. No matter what dark power we must turn to…

This is a book explaining the past and my heart broke for Orion realizing how much he gave up. There was no spice in this book but this was 4.25 ⭐️ I can not wait for them to get their revenge.

I recommend starting this series you can start with this book or further into the series but you have to read this.
Happy reading everyone 📚 

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is the second book in the Stage Dive Series. Play follows Mal Ericson from the first book if you thought his sense of humour was great in the first book it’s even better in the second even when he is going through a tough time he brings light to the stage dive family.

Another great addition to the series @authorkyliescott and voiced by @offmicandi again really great work. 

I give this book 4.25 ⭐️ because I loved Mal and as I continue through the story he just keeps getting better 3 🌶️. On to the next book Lead here i come. 

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funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I have heard so much about Lynn Painter books so when I got this on a deal I had to buy it and then decided to listen to the audio to try and get through my physical books on my shelf. I did not realize this was a YA book as I was reading. I thought it would skip years as they were in high school but it didn’t. That being said, I really did enjoy the book. 
 
The relationship grows from hating each other to being friendly then becoming best friends to fake dating and they were so cute falling for each other but not voicing it. I gave this 3.75 ⭐️ no spice because YA. I read this book in a day so it is worth the read. I feel like I can’t go in blind if I am expecting smut. 

Happy reading everyone 📚 

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring 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: No
adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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: No
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

These 2 books are quick reads in between the series. The Big A.S.S Party is a story about Geraldine and Max. I can not get enough of Geraldine, she is hilarious. I liked hearing about their start and want to know where they end up. The second book is all about Seth and his first love, the moon (you thought I was going to say something else 😉). Again another funny story because Seth is just ridiculous.

Blurb:
Once upon a moon, the wild wind whispered in my ear that the true queens were returning to Solaria and I made it my mission to open up their path to the throne so that they could slip right in like an oily oyster. 
Now, on this most special and wonderous of days, the very day of their birth - I will prove myself to be the most loyal and dependable of their followers. Though of course, Venus is in my chart and Lady Petunia has caught sight of the bothersome barracuda once more.
Max Rigel is my most sinful of temptations, the shark in the dark who wishes to lure me to his sea cave and I don't know if I'm Fae enough to resist him for long. But one thing is for sure, I will make sure the Vegas get the big A.S.S. party they deserve for their birthday or I'll die trying. 
Succulent squids be damned!

These books were short but great. The Big A.S.S Party was 4 ⭐️ and 1 🌶️ while Seth on the Moon was 3 ⭐️ and no spice (unless 😉 if you know you know)

Happy reading everyone 📚 

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging funny sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated