loveandotherstories's Reviews (411)

A Clean Break

Keira Andrews

4.25

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Far From Camelot

River Hale

4.0

dark emotional funny lighthearted 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: Yes

"If you need me to be the light that pulls you from the darkness, Mordred, then I will gladly be that for you."
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You guys, I fell so hard for Merlin and Mordred.

Far From Camelot by Rylee Hale is a dark romance, hate to love, Arthurian retelling with a heap of top-notch spice!

I was instantly on for these two as soon as I read the first sentence of Mordred's first chapter.
He's such a unique character and I probably wanted to scream "He just wanted to be loved." a hundred times.

I loved the dynamic between Merlin and Mordred and the development of their relationship from hate to love.

This book is a fantastic dark romance on the lighter side of dark and I highly recommend it.
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What to expect:
• lighter dark romance
• Arthurian retelling
• hate to love
3.5/5 🌶

Dirt Road Secrets

Ashley James

4.25

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"You are the feeling that everyone has talked about. The feeling everybody is always chasing."
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I devoured this book.
I ate it up, I inhaled it, I lived it, and I loved every single fvcking second of it.

Cope and Xander will live rent-free in my head forever. I fell so hard for them, I'll never get back up.

Dirt Road Secrets is such a cozy, fluffy, swoon-worthy cowboy romance, I don't have any words to describe it.

The main characters, the side characters, the whole setting - everything is utterly loveable and you really have to read it for yourself.

Gosh, I'm such a goner for Cope. I love him even more than Shooter. Here, I've said it.

I recommend the Copper Lake series by Ashley James with all my being!
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What to expect:
• cowboy romance
• strangers to friends to lovers
• small-town romance
2.25/5 🌶

The Mountain

Elisha Kemp

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Mountain by Elisha Kemp is the sequel to an ongoing series and I loved this book so much.

I already loved The Season, but this book was even better.

There was so much love, and caring, and absolutely amazing characters.
This series is just so wholesome and heartwarming.

It can be hard to make everyone equally important and present in a Why Choose and not leave anyone out. Elisha has done this incredibly well.
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't pick a favorite because they were all portrayed so beautifully.

The setting in the mountains was so lovely, and the amount of winter sports was perfect.

I can't wait for the last book because I want so much for them to get their final happy ending!
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Read if you like:
• found family
• sport romance
• why choose
1.5/5 🌶