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challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Quickie Review-May Contain Spoilers, Fair Warning Upon Reading the Review
Nero is the first book in the "Alliance series" and I really had a blast with this one here. In fact, this was the type of mafia I wish that we saw much more often in the genre because these types of pairings really work for me. So Nero was such a delicious read. If you are fans of "Knight by Kristen Ashley" then I really think you will enjoy this one. It just had similar type of dynamics for the couple. And I soaked it up like a sponge. Also, this writing I could easily into so be prepared for a page-turner of a read. The sexual tension was pretty solid in this, but the execution of the sex scenes in this book were a little off. They just didn't quite fit to be honestly. Like we are talking pretty intense stuff and the heroine a virgin is completely on board and it just felt like the evolvement into those scenes could have been built up instead of suddenly there in bold flying colors (haha). However, I really couldn't get enough of this book and stayed up pretty late in the reading of this one and it definitely was worth it. So if you are looking for a book to just instantly get swept away by, then I recommend this one here.
Nero is the first book in the "Alliance series" and I really had a blast with this one here. In fact, this was the type of mafia I wish that we saw much more often in the genre because these types of pairings really work for me. So Nero was such a delicious read. If you are fans of "Knight by Kristen Ashley" then I really think you will enjoy this one. It just had similar type of dynamics for the couple. And I soaked it up like a sponge. Also, this writing I could easily into so be prepared for a page-turner of a read. The sexual tension was pretty solid in this, but the execution of the sex scenes in this book were a little off. They just didn't quite fit to be honestly. Like we are talking pretty intense stuff and the heroine a virgin is completely on board and it just felt like the evolvement into those scenes could have been built up instead of suddenly there in bold flying colors (haha). However, I really couldn't get enough of this book and stayed up pretty late in the reading of this one and it definitely was worth it. So if you are looking for a book to just instantly get swept away by, then I recommend this one here.
adventurous
challenging
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Quickie Review- May contain spoilers, fair warning upon reading the review
Fury of Denial is the third installment and this is my favorite dragon for our hero. He is delightful. Although his book didn't quite live up to expectations. I was slightly disappointed on that a bit. It was still an enjoyable story. I loved the pairing for these two though. Our heorine is a native woman from France who is a pastry chef. And our hero, loves pastries especially anything with lemon. They instantly bond when rebel dragons have come hunting them and working with their clan they find ways to battle their enemy.
I really had a fun time with many aspects of this story. It also delivered on some solid feels and it was so interesting seeing how the author created this story and developed this relationship. I couldn't quite connect to this couple but I did appreciate the intense moments of feels that this author delivers. So having a fun time with this series and still going strong. Now the issue that I had with this one is I did want a bit more depth happening from the romance. It just could have bit a bit stronger than what is delivered on this one here.
Fury of Denial is the third installment and this is my favorite dragon for our hero. He is delightful. Although his book didn't quite live up to expectations. I was slightly disappointed on that a bit. It was still an enjoyable story. I loved the pairing for these two though. Our heorine is a native woman from France who is a pastry chef. And our hero, loves pastries especially anything with lemon. They instantly bond when rebel dragons have come hunting them and working with their clan they find ways to battle their enemy.
I really had a fun time with many aspects of this story. It also delivered on some solid feels and it was so interesting seeing how the author created this story and developed this relationship. I couldn't quite connect to this couple but I did appreciate the intense moments of feels that this author delivers. So having a fun time with this series and still going strong. Now the issue that I had with this one is I did want a bit more depth happening from the romance. It just could have bit a bit stronger than what is delivered on this one here.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Quickie Review---May Contain Spoilers, so fair warning upon reading this review.
So I picked this up after loving the first book "Pride" and in "Hook" this book was completely different from Pride. It also had much more emphasis on the spice than the story. There is still a good plot, but I definitely would term this more erotic dark romance than just dark romance. The scenes in this book were just too focused and it seemed to neglect the emotional intimacy and relationship-building aspects of the story as what I saw in the first book. I would have appreciated seeing more vulnerable moments between this couple and unfortunately, we didn't get much of it until the very end which made me very disappointed as I had such high hopes. The beginning started out really great, but then it just went downhill. I can do a good anti-hero or a villain that turns into the hero, but Cillian was really difficult to swallow. Then we have our heroine Gwendolyn, who was a challenge. I never really enjoyed her characters, she was so flighty and never consistent. These two go back and forth and it honestly reminded me of a bodice ripper romance. All the angst and sex but no relationship and intimate moments between the couple except for the very end. The plot of the story was actually pretty decent considering how much emphasis there is on the spice. But I would have liked to get a more satisfying ending, it just really failed in that department. I was disappointed in this one and I probably will continue with the series but not yet sure if I want to read other books by this author. But I do recommend Pride, that one was pretty brilliant.
So I picked this up after loving the first book "Pride" and in "Hook" this book was completely different from Pride. It also had much more emphasis on the spice than the story. There is still a good plot, but I definitely would term this more erotic dark romance than just dark romance. The scenes in this book were just too focused and it seemed to neglect the emotional intimacy and relationship-building aspects of the story as what I saw in the first book. I would have appreciated seeing more vulnerable moments between this couple and unfortunately, we didn't get much of it until the very end which made me very disappointed as I had such high hopes. The beginning started out really great, but then it just went downhill. I can do a good anti-hero or a villain that turns into the hero, but Cillian was really difficult to swallow. Then we have our heroine Gwendolyn, who was a challenge. I never really enjoyed her characters, she was so flighty and never consistent. These two go back and forth and it honestly reminded me of a bodice ripper romance. All the angst and sex but no relationship and intimate moments between the couple except for the very end. The plot of the story was actually pretty decent considering how much emphasis there is on the spice. But I would have liked to get a more satisfying ending, it just really failed in that department. I was disappointed in this one and I probably will continue with the series but not yet sure if I want to read other books by this author. But I do recommend Pride, that one was pretty brilliant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨✨
First Impressions
Destroy Me is the first book in the "Corrupted Royals" series and in this one here we have Misha's book. I first met Misha in "Brutalize Me" with his sister's book and I was really intrigued about Misha and there were hints about his romance with Aurora, and I was very intrigued and I just couldn't wait to jump into this one. This author is really hard not to just binge all the time. Destroy Me was everything I could have hoped for and more. And especially once you read the blurb you know its going to be crazy and wild and forbidden in all that delicious angst. It has a Romeo and Juliet type of feel to the story and seeing our couple find their way to a HEA was epic. You are instantly pulled into this story and its easy to not be able to put this one down so you just know that Michelle Heard will really captivate your attention pretty quickly.
First Line
"Abbie, wait for me," I whisper-hiss as I grab hold of my best friend's arm just as we're about to enter the popular nightclub she's dragged me to.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Misha Petrov
-Mafia Enforcer for the Bratva
-Training at the Monarch Academy--2 Years left
The Heroine: Aurora D'Angelo
-Shy and Reserved
-Virgin
-Mafia Princess
Summary
Misha and Aurora first meet at a nightclub. There is an instant chemistry between them, and when there is an explosion, and they are stuck in a elevator, they build a connection to each other. But then its revealed to Misha that her father was behind it to kill him and his two other friends also enforcers for the Bratva and he releases that she is the daughter of his enemy and he has to force himself to close himself off from her as she is now his enemy and not the woman he was starting to fall for. Skip ahead two years, and Aurora's father is forcing her and her best friend Abbie, to enter into the Monarch Academy. Neither of them know exactly what they are getting into, but what Aurora doesn't expect is that the man that she loves to hate her and she is shocked to the core since she had no clue who he was. Aurora wonders if she can have that hate turn to love again and make Misha want to fight for them and find a way to be together...
What I Loved
This has all the forbidden angst that I love so much to read in a romance. It was just utterly delightful to read how this one was implemented. Michelle Heard instantly grabs your attention with the beginning scene and I just love how she writes intimacy. And I am not talked about the sexual scenes, I am talked about the chemistry and the emotional bond that forms between Misha and Aurora. Seeing these two having to be in situations to deal with their issues and realize that they aren't really enemies and seeing the connection that they formed originally still just as strong as ever. I adored Aurora. We see so much character growth from her. We see her go from this shy skittish woman, to someone that learns how to defend herself and overcome her fears. Then we have Misha who is a badass mafia enforcer, he is bound by duty. I respected the way that he goes about fighting for Aurora and the ways in which he goes through the correct channels to have her as his wife. Its not easy of course, but he is so determined to keep Aurora in his life or die. I mean that devotion to Aurora was so sexy and appealing. We also see connections that are hinted at for the next couple which I am really intrigued by.
There is something in how Michelle Heard writes a romance. I am not sure why I slept on this series, I think it was the Monarch Academy as I know she has a previous series about this academy. But this book was so different from what I was expecting it to be and seeing all the forbidden chemistry building throughout this story was so beautiful and had such a epic feeling to the story.
What I Struggled With
I didn't struggle with anything on this one, I loved everything about it.
Overall View
Destroy Me is a thrilling installment that captures the attention, portraying such beautiful chemistry that gives you "in the moment" vibes that deliver deep emotion and well balanced chemistry.
Favorite Quote(s)
Our bodies find a rhythm that’s uniquely ours. It’s both filthy and sweet, brutal and tender, addictive and obsessive. We become one in a way I never thought was possible, and it feels as if we claim a piece of each other's souls.
She becomes the reason life on this fucked up planet exists. She’s my big bang, my religion, my total obsession. My heart fucking beats only for Aurora D’Angelo.
“I love you. I know it’s not enough, but it’s all I have that’s mine to give. I love you.”
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Dark Romance, Romantic Suspense
Character Types: Mafia
Themes: Heart/Emotional, Danger, Fairy Tale Retelling-Romeo and Juliet
Tropes: Forbidden Love, Star Crossed Lovers
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of Both
Song This Book Inspires
Burning Heart by SVRCINA
SOS Elizaveta
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone, but for the character connections, recommend reading it in order.
Steam/Spice Explanations
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨✨
First Impressions
Destroy Me is the first book in the "Corrupted Royals" series and in this one here we have Misha's book. I first met Misha in "Brutalize Me" with his sister's book and I was really intrigued about Misha and there were hints about his romance with Aurora, and I was very intrigued and I just couldn't wait to jump into this one. This author is really hard not to just binge all the time. Destroy Me was everything I could have hoped for and more. And especially once you read the blurb you know its going to be crazy and wild and forbidden in all that delicious angst. It has a Romeo and Juliet type of feel to the story and seeing our couple find their way to a HEA was epic. You are instantly pulled into this story and its easy to not be able to put this one down so you just know that Michelle Heard will really captivate your attention pretty quickly.
First Line
"Abbie, wait for me," I whisper-hiss as I grab hold of my best friend's arm just as we're about to enter the popular nightclub she's dragged me to.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Misha Petrov
-Mafia Enforcer for the Bratva
-Training at the Monarch Academy--2 Years left
The Heroine: Aurora D'Angelo
-Shy and Reserved
-Virgin
-Mafia Princess
Summary
Misha and Aurora first meet at a nightclub. There is an instant chemistry between them, and when there is an explosion, and they are stuck in a elevator, they build a connection to each other. But then its revealed to Misha that her father was behind it to kill him and his two other friends also enforcers for the Bratva and he releases that she is the daughter of his enemy and he has to force himself to close himself off from her as she is now his enemy and not the woman he was starting to fall for. Skip ahead two years, and Aurora's father is forcing her and her best friend Abbie, to enter into the Monarch Academy. Neither of them know exactly what they are getting into, but what Aurora doesn't expect is that the man that she loves to hate her and she is shocked to the core since she had no clue who he was. Aurora wonders if she can have that hate turn to love again and make Misha want to fight for them and find a way to be together...
What I Loved
This has all the forbidden angst that I love so much to read in a romance. It was just utterly delightful to read how this one was implemented. Michelle Heard instantly grabs your attention with the beginning scene and I just love how she writes intimacy. And I am not talked about the sexual scenes, I am talked about the chemistry and the emotional bond that forms between Misha and Aurora. Seeing these two having to be in situations to deal with their issues and realize that they aren't really enemies and seeing the connection that they formed originally still just as strong as ever. I adored Aurora. We see so much character growth from her. We see her go from this shy skittish woman, to someone that learns how to defend herself and overcome her fears. Then we have Misha who is a badass mafia enforcer, he is bound by duty. I respected the way that he goes about fighting for Aurora and the ways in which he goes through the correct channels to have her as his wife. Its not easy of course, but he is so determined to keep Aurora in his life or die. I mean that devotion to Aurora was so sexy and appealing. We also see connections that are hinted at for the next couple which I am really intrigued by.
There is something in how Michelle Heard writes a romance. I am not sure why I slept on this series, I think it was the Monarch Academy as I know she has a previous series about this academy. But this book was so different from what I was expecting it to be and seeing all the forbidden chemistry building throughout this story was so beautiful and had such a epic feeling to the story.
What I Struggled With
I didn't struggle with anything on this one, I loved everything about it.
Overall View
Destroy Me is a thrilling installment that captures the attention, portraying such beautiful chemistry that gives you "in the moment" vibes that deliver deep emotion and well balanced chemistry.
Favorite Quote(s)
Our bodies find a rhythm that’s uniquely ours. It’s both filthy and sweet, brutal and tender, addictive and obsessive. We become one in a way I never thought was possible, and it feels as if we claim a piece of each other's souls.
She becomes the reason life on this fucked up planet exists. She’s my big bang, my religion, my total obsession. My heart fucking beats only for Aurora D’Angelo.
“I love you. I know it’s not enough, but it’s all I have that’s mine to give. I love you.”
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Dark Romance, Romantic Suspense
Character Types: Mafia
Themes: Heart/Emotional, Danger, Fairy Tale Retelling-Romeo and Juliet
Tropes: Forbidden Love, Star Crossed Lovers
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of Both
Song This Book Inspires
Burning Heart by SVRCINA
SOS Elizaveta
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone, but for the character connections, recommend reading it in order.
Steam/Spice Explanations
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-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
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨
First Impressions
The Guy in the Middle is the third book in the "Underdogs" series by Kate Stewart. This was also my first Kate Stewart. I was looking for a football romance, and this one was at the top of the list and I was intrigued enough as this is an author that I have been to read for ages and I know that this series is very highly loved. I did find it interesting to see how this story developed. I had no expectations going into this book but this one is a long one for sure so keep that in mind when reading it. And it didn't need to be almost 500 pages lol it definitely could have been shortened to 350. But overall I really enjoyed this couple and seeing them work their way towards their HEA. Even though this is the third in the series, I do think you can read these books as standalones as I didn't really feel lost or anything but I am intrigued by the other couples and would love to get to their stories.
First Line
Sweat skates down every muscle, every crevice, every solid indentation on the wall of his massive chest.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Lance
-Rancher
-College Student
-Struggling with aspects of PTSD and Anger Management
-MMA fighter in training
The Heroine: Harper
-Dancer/Ballerina
-College Student
-Daughter of Football Coach
-Jewish Faith
Summary
Harper and Lance meet in the most unlikely place...at night in the gym where their mutual friend owns and runs it. They have one entanglement but chemistry is strong between them and thus start a short fling but when Harper's father finds out she is dating one of his players, and the news gets out, Harper is forced to end things with Lance without giving him the full truth on why she is abandoning what they have. Lance is willing to fight for her but Harper leaves him to go dance in NYC and travel Europe. When Lance and Harper are brought back together, Harper will need to come clean to Lance and to prove that she is willing to fight for their relationship. But earning her way back into Lance's heart won't be easy after trampling on it...
What I Loved
First off this is a HEROINE having to do the grovel and I soaked it up like a sponge. We get so many books where the hero wrongs the heroine so it was just so refreshing to have the heroine being in the wrong and have to work at it to earn back that trust she lost with Lance. But also this is the second book in two weeks where the heroine has family in the Jewish faith and I really loved that. From my observation she isn't really in the faith or she wouldn't be having sexual flings with athletes lol But it was very interesting to see how this was being developed. The romance between them is so full of back to forth angst. Through more than half of it through the hero is fighting for the heroine. There are many things he doesn't know on why she keeps rejecting what they have together. So my heart bled for him because he puts his heart and soul out there for her and to be honest she does stomp on it. So I loved that Troy gets involved and becomes her "grasshopper" and convinces her to fight for Lance like he has been doing for her. But she has a battle, because she has lost all trust with him and he is working through many issues other than their relationship and she will have to fight hard to get him back with her but how she fights for him and his family was beyond endearing. I wasn't really a fan of how long this book was and the drawn out angst wasn't my favorite element in the story. But I just ended up loving this romance and this couple so its definitely a solid 4 stars for me.
Overall View
The Guy in the Middle is a story of working through trauma, fighting for love no matter the risk and coming out on top after facing adversity and embracing your heart's desire.....TRULY A SHINING STAR OF NA ROMANCE!
Favorite Quote(s)
“What if this moment, right here, is the moment that changes your life?”
But I’m no longer just a dancer in love with a football player. I’m a woman in love with a man I can’t and refuse to live without.
I am his. I’ll always be his. Since the day I met him, he boxed his way into my heart, my champion, my fighter, my nemesis, my undoing, my everything.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Groveling Heroine, Athlete, Dancer, Cowboy, Plain Jane
Themes: Football, Angst, Country/Ranch
Tropes: Forbidden Love
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of Both
Song This Book Inspires
Never Met a Girl Like You Before by The Insects
Recommendation For Reading Order
Can be read as a standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨
First Impressions
The Guy in the Middle is the third book in the "Underdogs" series by Kate Stewart. This was also my first Kate Stewart. I was looking for a football romance, and this one was at the top of the list and I was intrigued enough as this is an author that I have been to read for ages and I know that this series is very highly loved. I did find it interesting to see how this story developed. I had no expectations going into this book but this one is a long one for sure so keep that in mind when reading it. And it didn't need to be almost 500 pages lol it definitely could have been shortened to 350. But overall I really enjoyed this couple and seeing them work their way towards their HEA. Even though this is the third in the series, I do think you can read these books as standalones as I didn't really feel lost or anything but I am intrigued by the other couples and would love to get to their stories.
First Line
Sweat skates down every muscle, every crevice, every solid indentation on the wall of his massive chest.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Lance
-Rancher
-College Student
-Struggling with aspects of PTSD and Anger Management
-MMA fighter in training
The Heroine: Harper
-Dancer/Ballerina
-College Student
-Daughter of Football Coach
-Jewish Faith
Summary
Harper and Lance meet in the most unlikely place...at night in the gym where their mutual friend owns and runs it. They have one entanglement but chemistry is strong between them and thus start a short fling but when Harper's father finds out she is dating one of his players, and the news gets out, Harper is forced to end things with Lance without giving him the full truth on why she is abandoning what they have. Lance is willing to fight for her but Harper leaves him to go dance in NYC and travel Europe. When Lance and Harper are brought back together, Harper will need to come clean to Lance and to prove that she is willing to fight for their relationship. But earning her way back into Lance's heart won't be easy after trampling on it...
What I Loved
First off this is a HEROINE having to do the grovel and I soaked it up like a sponge. We get so many books where the hero wrongs the heroine so it was just so refreshing to have the heroine being in the wrong and have to work at it to earn back that trust she lost with Lance. But also this is the second book in two weeks where the heroine has family in the Jewish faith and I really loved that. From my observation she isn't really in the faith or she wouldn't be having sexual flings with athletes lol But it was very interesting to see how this was being developed. The romance between them is so full of back to forth angst. Through more than half of it through the hero is fighting for the heroine. There are many things he doesn't know on why she keeps rejecting what they have together. So my heart bled for him because he puts his heart and soul out there for her and to be honest she does stomp on it. So I loved that Troy gets involved and becomes her "grasshopper" and convinces her to fight for Lance like he has been doing for her. But she has a battle, because she has lost all trust with him and he is working through many issues other than their relationship and she will have to fight hard to get him back with her but how she fights for him and his family was beyond endearing. I wasn't really a fan of how long this book was and the drawn out angst wasn't my favorite element in the story. But I just ended up loving this romance and this couple so its definitely a solid 4 stars for me.
Overall View
The Guy in the Middle is a story of working through trauma, fighting for love no matter the risk and coming out on top after facing adversity and embracing your heart's desire.....TRULY A SHINING STAR OF NA ROMANCE!
Favorite Quote(s)
“What if this moment, right here, is the moment that changes your life?”
But I’m no longer just a dancer in love with a football player. I’m a woman in love with a man I can’t and refuse to live without.
I am his. I’ll always be his. Since the day I met him, he boxed his way into my heart, my champion, my fighter, my nemesis, my undoing, my everything.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: Groveling Heroine, Athlete, Dancer, Cowboy, Plain Jane
Themes: Football, Angst, Country/Ranch
Tropes: Forbidden Love
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of Both
Song This Book Inspires
Never Met a Girl Like You Before by The Insects
Recommendation For Reading Order
Can be read as a standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
adventurous
challenging
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨
First Impressions
Match Me If You Can is the sixth installment in the "Chicago Stars" series and this is where we get the infamous agent for the Chicago Stars that we have seen throughout the series and this is his book. I absolutely had a blast with this book. Its not quite my favorite of the series as it was a bit more slow burn than even I was expecting it to be. However, I had such a fun time being able to listen to this one here. It was also interesting in the ways that this couple comes together. I really enjoyed the moments that we get with this couple and they have some of the best banter with each other. There is something so fascinating in how this author will write angst and the whole conflicts of interest in a couple. This is a mix of a matchmaker in a contemporary setting, some competition, and a bit of finding the spouse for the one person you have the hots for kind of setup and this author really handled these elements so well in this one. It's pretty slow burn and a bit minimal on the sexual heat for this one as there aren't that many sex scenes, so keep that in mind when reading this one. And as its a very dragged-out slow burn it's not one that will work for everyone. So keep these aspects in mind upon reading this story.
First Line
If Annabelle hadn't found a body lying under "Sherman,: she wouldn't have been late for her appointment with the Python.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: (Hero’s Name)
-Alpha Male
-Self Made Billionaire
-Sports Agent
The Heroine: (Heroine's Name)
-Small Business Owner
-Socialite
-Snarky and Quirky
Summary
Annabelle has had her struggles with finding a career. She has gone from various interests until she decided to take over her late grandmother's matchmaking business and she is determined to make it last and make it a thriving business despite her family's misgivings on it. She is a quirky redhead who goes her own way and stands on her own. Even though she grew up in a family of wealthy and status, she has wanted to prove she can make it on her own. But in order for her business to make it off the ground, she needs to find a upstanding bachelor to land for a marriage, and she knows just the man....Sports agent for the Chicago Stars...Heath Champion. Heath wants to be married and not out of love but just out of expectations from himself. He doesn't believe in love at all and wants a match that will appeal and will be a solid investment. But Annabelle is determined to find Heath the perfect wife, but Heath doesn't make it easy. There is a growing chemistry between them but both of them are determined not to give into what they are feeling for each other. But will the man that is emotionally constipated be able to embrace what he feels for Annabelle before its too late?
What I Loved
Match Me If You Can is a flighty but fun romance. This is pure entertainment in reading this book. And if you love a unique twist for an enemies to lovers, then you have found the right book with this one here. I really enjoyed the whole matchmaking theme that we have here. Both characters you instantly fall for. The hero is so gruff and grumpy of sorts and he is so against love so when he falls hard for love and his girl....it is a brutal landing. And its so delightful seeing Heath grow and learn to redeem himself. We see him go from a man not caring about what others think and just doing his job at all costs...to caring about others and wanting to mend the bridges that he has cracked and broken over the years. Heath is such a redeemable hero that pulls you so strongly into the story. Then we have our quirky heroine. She is snarky but has a kind heart. She is a mix of personality traits that you become endeared to. She is quite easy to get behind and even though she seems so flighty at times, she is passionate and full of drive to set herself apart from her family and their expectations. The romance is definitely much more slow burn from the previous books. But this author does tend to go more for the slow burn type of relationships. We see such longing that these two have but they are also so driven by their "duty" that it takes them awhile to admit what they are feeling for each other but once they do boy do these two get entangled and its pure deliciousness. Now as for the conflict? Well Heath really has to prove he is genuine to the heroine and with the help fo their friends, they are able to accept each other and really come together in such a captivating almost poignant way.
What I Struggled With
It can be a bit harder to connect to the relationship that Heath and Annabelle have together. The slow burn was a bit too stretched out in my opinion. I do wish that there had been a bit more heart and swoons within this story dealing with this couple. It just felt like there could have been a bit more emotional focus. And while the ending really delivers on that score, I would have liked a bit stronger focus in earlier moments in the story. I just wasn't able to connect to this couple as I was with previous couples I have read from this author.
Narration
Anna Fields is such a solid narrator and she really brings the voice of the author in her narration. And my favorite aspects is how she portrays the humor of the story. Its just so well done and really delivers it to the listener in such a relatable way. I always laugh so hard when I pick up a book by this narrator and the accents are so well done.
Overall View
Match Me If You Can is a feisty enemies to lovers, with delectable banter, characters you can fall hard for, and a slow burn romance to easily get behind! A TRUE DELIGHT!
Favorite Quote(s)
“I think this is the way love feels to people like you and me. Threatening and dangerous. We have to be in control, and love takes that away. People like us… We can't tolerate vulnerability. But despite our best efforts, sooner or later love seems to catch up with us. And then…And then we fall apart.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Jerk Hero, Socialite Heroine
Themes: Laughs/Giggles, Football, Slow Burn
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Woo's and Falls in Love
Book Perspective
3rd POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of both
Song This Book Inspires
Happier by Ed Sheeran
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone if needed
Steam/Spice Explanations
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Narrators:
Anna Fields
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨
First Impressions
Match Me If You Can is the sixth installment in the "Chicago Stars" series and this is where we get the infamous agent for the Chicago Stars that we have seen throughout the series and this is his book. I absolutely had a blast with this book. Its not quite my favorite of the series as it was a bit more slow burn than even I was expecting it to be. However, I had such a fun time being able to listen to this one here. It was also interesting in the ways that this couple comes together. I really enjoyed the moments that we get with this couple and they have some of the best banter with each other. There is something so fascinating in how this author will write angst and the whole conflicts of interest in a couple. This is a mix of a matchmaker in a contemporary setting, some competition, and a bit of finding the spouse for the one person you have the hots for kind of setup and this author really handled these elements so well in this one. It's pretty slow burn and a bit minimal on the sexual heat for this one as there aren't that many sex scenes, so keep that in mind when reading this one. And as its a very dragged-out slow burn it's not one that will work for everyone. So keep these aspects in mind upon reading this story.
First Line
If Annabelle hadn't found a body lying under "Sherman,: she wouldn't have been late for her appointment with the Python.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: (Hero’s Name)
-Alpha Male
-Self Made Billionaire
-Sports Agent
The Heroine: (Heroine's Name)
-Small Business Owner
-Socialite
-Snarky and Quirky
Summary
Annabelle has had her struggles with finding a career. She has gone from various interests until she decided to take over her late grandmother's matchmaking business and she is determined to make it last and make it a thriving business despite her family's misgivings on it. She is a quirky redhead who goes her own way and stands on her own. Even though she grew up in a family of wealthy and status, she has wanted to prove she can make it on her own. But in order for her business to make it off the ground, she needs to find a upstanding bachelor to land for a marriage, and she knows just the man....Sports agent for the Chicago Stars...Heath Champion. Heath wants to be married and not out of love but just out of expectations from himself. He doesn't believe in love at all and wants a match that will appeal and will be a solid investment. But Annabelle is determined to find Heath the perfect wife, but Heath doesn't make it easy. There is a growing chemistry between them but both of them are determined not to give into what they are feeling for each other. But will the man that is emotionally constipated be able to embrace what he feels for Annabelle before its too late?
What I Loved
Match Me If You Can is a flighty but fun romance. This is pure entertainment in reading this book. And if you love a unique twist for an enemies to lovers, then you have found the right book with this one here. I really enjoyed the whole matchmaking theme that we have here. Both characters you instantly fall for. The hero is so gruff and grumpy of sorts and he is so against love so when he falls hard for love and his girl....it is a brutal landing. And its so delightful seeing Heath grow and learn to redeem himself. We see him go from a man not caring about what others think and just doing his job at all costs...to caring about others and wanting to mend the bridges that he has cracked and broken over the years. Heath is such a redeemable hero that pulls you so strongly into the story. Then we have our quirky heroine. She is snarky but has a kind heart. She is a mix of personality traits that you become endeared to. She is quite easy to get behind and even though she seems so flighty at times, she is passionate and full of drive to set herself apart from her family and their expectations. The romance is definitely much more slow burn from the previous books. But this author does tend to go more for the slow burn type of relationships. We see such longing that these two have but they are also so driven by their "duty" that it takes them awhile to admit what they are feeling for each other but once they do boy do these two get entangled and its pure deliciousness. Now as for the conflict? Well Heath really has to prove he is genuine to the heroine and with the help fo their friends, they are able to accept each other and really come together in such a captivating almost poignant way.
What I Struggled With
It can be a bit harder to connect to the relationship that Heath and Annabelle have together. The slow burn was a bit too stretched out in my opinion. I do wish that there had been a bit more heart and swoons within this story dealing with this couple. It just felt like there could have been a bit more emotional focus. And while the ending really delivers on that score, I would have liked a bit stronger focus in earlier moments in the story. I just wasn't able to connect to this couple as I was with previous couples I have read from this author.
Narration
Anna Fields is such a solid narrator and she really brings the voice of the author in her narration. And my favorite aspects is how she portrays the humor of the story. Its just so well done and really delivers it to the listener in such a relatable way. I always laugh so hard when I pick up a book by this narrator and the accents are so well done.
Overall View
Match Me If You Can is a feisty enemies to lovers, with delectable banter, characters you can fall hard for, and a slow burn romance to easily get behind! A TRUE DELIGHT!
Favorite Quote(s)
“I think this is the way love feels to people like you and me. Threatening and dangerous. We have to be in control, and love takes that away. People like us… We can't tolerate vulnerability. But despite our best efforts, sooner or later love seems to catch up with us. And then…And then we fall apart.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Jerk Hero, Socialite Heroine
Themes: Laughs/Giggles, Football, Slow Burn
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Woo's and Falls in Love
Book Perspective
3rd POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of both
Song This Book Inspires
Happier by Ed Sheeran
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone if needed
Steam/Spice Explanations
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Narrators:
Anna Fields
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨.25
First Impressions
King of Greed is the third installment in the "Kings of Sin" series and this is a story that I was the most excited for being in the previous books we have seen this couple and I was also very excited for the marriage in trouble type of set up. I also had seen some incredible reviews raving about this book and even though I was torn over the mixed reviews, its very obvious why some readers didn't like this book and it wasn't for the same reason that I didn't like this one in some aspects. If you are looking for a big dramatic grovel and seeing the hero beg, look for different books because that is NOT this book. This book is about two people who deeply love each other and have lost their way and have to work to find each other again. Its about hard work and what makes a true marriage work in the long run.
First Line
Once Upon a time, I'd loved my husband.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Dominic
-Alpha
-Driven
-Billionaire
-Self Made
The Heroine: Alessandra
-Loving
-Business Owner
-Socialite Wife
Summary
Alessandra and Dominic fell in love when they met in college and have been married for over a decade. Dominic created his own wealth and became successful on his own and Alessandra supported him all of this time without complaint of the missed dinners and anniversaries due to his work. But when he misses his ten-year anniversary, Alessandra has had enough of being neglected by her husband and leaves him and Dominic is shocked beyond belief over what his wife has decided on. And he realizes that his focus on building his empire cost him the person he did it all for and will fight for her no matter what it takes. But Alessandra is determined to let go of the pain that Dominic caused her, and even though she desperately loves him, she doesn't trust him not to go back to his old ways. But with determination and devotion, Dominic is going to prove to the woman he loves he will never give up on them no matter what it takes...
What I Loved
There are many elements to this story that I adored. I really appreciated some of the flashbacks that we receive from this couple as we get to see their beginning and the type of relationship that they had before Dominic made his billions when they were poor living off of ramen noodles. It really showed the history and depth of their hearts for each other. The character growth in this book is just so well-developed. We see Alessandra finding herself. For many years she gave everything she was to Dominic and supported his goals but in the process forgot her own identity. We see her find herself in this story and fight for what she deserves in life. It seems a bit simple but she craves love and family and traveling and starting her own flower shop.
Then we have Dominic who is at a loss in losing Alessandra, he has no clue how to regain the trust they once had. He realizes his priorities are off and that they need to be readjusted. We see him slowly devote himself to Alessandra and their marriage and fight for their love in such an admirable way. We do see some characters that enter into the story that could be future heroes of future books in the series so I am really intrigued to see if the author will be giving more threads for these brothers that we see in the book. The heart and feels that are contained within this story is breathtaking. The way that the author really capitalized on the feelings of this couple and the depths of their feelings for each other was so heartfelt. The way that they love each other but the ways in which they hurt for one another was so real. This is more of a slow burn but I really appreciated that. This is a couple that have been married for ten years so I valued that we didn't have a ton of sex scenes but the ones that we did get are *chef's kiss* quality of scenes. I also adored the way the grovel was implemented in this story. Too many times authors rely on a grand gesture of a grovel. But in this one, we have a gradual building of a grovel and it felt way more realistic and relatable to how relationships actually work. Relationships and marriage especially take work and it's not easy and he needed to prove that he was changing and would be there for her in the way that she needed him to be.
What I Struggled With
There were some things in this story that I did struggle with. Unfortunately, it wasn't a perfect read as much as I wanted it to be. But don't think that I didn't love this one, because I really did. But there were some factors in the story that kept it from being a full five-star read. The first is the issues with the heroine. So first, I struggled with how she delivered the news with Dominic. Dominic literally has no clue she has been struggling for so long. He is blinded by it all. And while I appreciated that Alessandra took accountability for it, I still wasn't a fan that she just ups and leaves and hasn't communicated with Dom about the problems and how much he has been hurting her and their marriage. Yes, Dominic has been blinded and been so career-focused, but she also enabled the behavior without coming to him to be honest on how she felt. Then we have the actions that she takes after the "divorce" when she starts dating other men. To be honest, I didn't understand her motivations here. She is literally ready to start dating other men weeks after leaving her husband of a decade? It just didn't seem within her character of who she is to do it but also the WAY that she dates these men, was a bit cruel to Dominic in how she treats him. I really felt for Dominic because you can see how much it hurts him deeply to see her being so cavalier about it all. It just felt like some of the actions that the heroine takes just doesn't match with who she is and felt off to me at times. Then the last issue that I had was the ending. It felt so rushed, I would have liked a bit more time seeing them together as a couple after they had reconciled. It just felt too quick in how it ends and not as satisfying as I would have liked.
Overall View
King of Greed is a story of the pain and love that comes with the heart, the journey and growth of redemption, and the fight that is involved to win your love over when mistakes happen...a true deep tale of forgiveness and a riveting tale of love in all its beautiful and ugly moments...
Favorite Quote(s)
"I'd spent my life building an empire, but in that moment, I would've happily dismantled the entire fucking thing if it meant making her smile instead of cry."
i broke her heart once, and i’d let her break my heart a thousand times in return if it meant that one day, she found her way back to me.
Things may have changed since we got married, but you and me? We were always meant for forever
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Billionaire, Alphamellow
Themes: Pining hero, Married Couple Pairing, Slow Burn
Tropes: Marriage in Trouble
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
Song This Book Inspires
For Real This Time by Gracie Abrams
8 Letters by Why Don't We
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨.25
First Impressions
King of Greed is the third installment in the "Kings of Sin" series and this is a story that I was the most excited for being in the previous books we have seen this couple and I was also very excited for the marriage in trouble type of set up. I also had seen some incredible reviews raving about this book and even though I was torn over the mixed reviews, its very obvious why some readers didn't like this book and it wasn't for the same reason that I didn't like this one in some aspects. If you are looking for a big dramatic grovel and seeing the hero beg, look for different books because that is NOT this book. This book is about two people who deeply love each other and have lost their way and have to work to find each other again. Its about hard work and what makes a true marriage work in the long run.
First Line
Once Upon a time, I'd loved my husband.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Dominic
-Alpha
-Driven
-Billionaire
-Self Made
The Heroine: Alessandra
-Loving
-Business Owner
-Socialite Wife
Summary
Alessandra and Dominic fell in love when they met in college and have been married for over a decade. Dominic created his own wealth and became successful on his own and Alessandra supported him all of this time without complaint of the missed dinners and anniversaries due to his work. But when he misses his ten-year anniversary, Alessandra has had enough of being neglected by her husband and leaves him and Dominic is shocked beyond belief over what his wife has decided on. And he realizes that his focus on building his empire cost him the person he did it all for and will fight for her no matter what it takes. But Alessandra is determined to let go of the pain that Dominic caused her, and even though she desperately loves him, she doesn't trust him not to go back to his old ways. But with determination and devotion, Dominic is going to prove to the woman he loves he will never give up on them no matter what it takes...
What I Loved
There are many elements to this story that I adored. I really appreciated some of the flashbacks that we receive from this couple as we get to see their beginning and the type of relationship that they had before Dominic made his billions when they were poor living off of ramen noodles. It really showed the history and depth of their hearts for each other. The character growth in this book is just so well-developed. We see Alessandra finding herself. For many years she gave everything she was to Dominic and supported his goals but in the process forgot her own identity. We see her find herself in this story and fight for what she deserves in life. It seems a bit simple but she craves love and family and traveling and starting her own flower shop.
Then we have Dominic who is at a loss in losing Alessandra, he has no clue how to regain the trust they once had. He realizes his priorities are off and that they need to be readjusted. We see him slowly devote himself to Alessandra and their marriage and fight for their love in such an admirable way. We do see some characters that enter into the story that could be future heroes of future books in the series so I am really intrigued to see if the author will be giving more threads for these brothers that we see in the book. The heart and feels that are contained within this story is breathtaking. The way that the author really capitalized on the feelings of this couple and the depths of their feelings for each other was so heartfelt. The way that they love each other but the ways in which they hurt for one another was so real. This is more of a slow burn but I really appreciated that. This is a couple that have been married for ten years so I valued that we didn't have a ton of sex scenes but the ones that we did get are *chef's kiss* quality of scenes. I also adored the way the grovel was implemented in this story. Too many times authors rely on a grand gesture of a grovel. But in this one, we have a gradual building of a grovel and it felt way more realistic and relatable to how relationships actually work. Relationships and marriage especially take work and it's not easy and he needed to prove that he was changing and would be there for her in the way that she needed him to be.
What I Struggled With
There were some things in this story that I did struggle with. Unfortunately, it wasn't a perfect read as much as I wanted it to be. But don't think that I didn't love this one, because I really did. But there were some factors in the story that kept it from being a full five-star read. The first is the issues with the heroine. So first, I struggled with how she delivered the news with Dominic. Dominic literally has no clue she has been struggling for so long. He is blinded by it all. And while I appreciated that Alessandra took accountability for it, I still wasn't a fan that she just ups and leaves and hasn't communicated with Dom about the problems and how much he has been hurting her and their marriage. Yes, Dominic has been blinded and been so career-focused, but she also enabled the behavior without coming to him to be honest on how she felt. Then we have the actions that she takes after the "divorce" when she starts dating other men. To be honest, I didn't understand her motivations here. She is literally ready to start dating other men weeks after leaving her husband of a decade? It just didn't seem within her character of who she is to do it but also the WAY that she dates these men, was a bit cruel to Dominic in how she treats him. I really felt for Dominic because you can see how much it hurts him deeply to see her being so cavalier about it all. It just felt like some of the actions that the heroine takes just doesn't match with who she is and felt off to me at times. Then the last issue that I had was the ending. It felt so rushed, I would have liked a bit more time seeing them together as a couple after they had reconciled. It just felt too quick in how it ends and not as satisfying as I would have liked.
Overall View
King of Greed is a story of the pain and love that comes with the heart, the journey and growth of redemption, and the fight that is involved to win your love over when mistakes happen...a true deep tale of forgiveness and a riveting tale of love in all its beautiful and ugly moments...
Favorite Quote(s)
"I'd spent my life building an empire, but in that moment, I would've happily dismantled the entire fucking thing if it meant making her smile instead of cry."
i broke her heart once, and i’d let her break my heart a thousand times in return if it meant that one day, she found her way back to me.
Things may have changed since we got married, but you and me? We were always meant for forever
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Billionaire, Alphamellow
Themes: Pining hero, Married Couple Pairing, Slow Burn
Tropes: Marriage in Trouble
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
Song This Book Inspires
For Real This Time by Gracie Abrams
8 Letters by Why Don't We
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨.5
First Impressions
Happily Ever Amih is the first book in the "Amish of Apple Creek" series and after falling for the Cinderella retelling, I was really curious about this one here. In some aspects this has some Cinderella themes to it, but not as heavily focused. I am really starting to enjoy this author and want to read more of her works. Even though this wasn't my favorite Amish romance, it had the typical charm and delight that you can expect from an Amish romance. The heroine is a bit interesting, but the story is endearing and I loved the grandmother and the hero is so solid. I love seeing such strength in a romance and this one has it in spades.
First Line
Daniel Miller was bored.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Daniel
-Amish
-Custodian at the local Hospital and a bit of a counselor at times
-Hardworking
The Heroine: Addie
-Orphan
-Raised by her grandmother
-Works odd jobs
-A pet Donkey who is also a emotional support animal for the county
Summary
Addie Byler is the well known wallflower of the area, she was abandoned by her parents to be raised by her grandmother and was raised to be hard working and prepare for being a wife and mother one day. But Addie is shy and wears glasses and has never been the popular girl in school. Always a bit of a outcast in many ways because she was different. Then we have Daniel, who is attracted to Addie when he sees her at a local party and wants to start courting her but knows that she would be apprehensive on his intentions. So he starts leaving her letters and they start exchanging letters with each other. Soon they start exchanging warm thoughts with each other and wanting more from each other, but will Addie be able to forgive Daniel of his deception and embrace the love she can have with him?
What I Loved
Happily Ever Amish is such a cute tale. I really enjoyed the love letter aspect to the story. Seeing these two people learn to get to know each other through writing letters and leaving it in a hollow of a tree? I mean that is such a romantic meet cute for them. But developing a relationship with each other won't be so easy as either of them expect that it will be. I really enjoyed seeing these two bond with one another. The ways in which they come together was endearing. I loved how Daniel is though. You see so much more to his job and I love that he helps Amish people in the hospital and brings comfort to them. The relationship between Addie and her grandmother is just so fun and quite honestly delivered so many laughs for me. The romance between Addie and Daniel is sweet and steady. They have to work together to overcome issues but you see them learn how to communicate with each other and the work that it takes when you are new to a romantic relationship. And the story came with so many cozy moments so if you are looking for a wonderful winter read to cozy up with, this is your ticket.
What I Struggled With
There were just a few aspects that I really struggled with. I had a hard time with the romance at times. I do wish that there had been more swoony moments. But with Amish these aspects can definitely feel more surface level sometimes. The heroine was hard to take at times. She was always making assumptions and accusations and not listening to reason and thinking things through. She overreacts constantly and while it would be understandable for one or two things, its obvious she was written with her personality like this and it was just hard to read at times. I just wanted to shake a "calm chill pill" into her haha She really needed to learn to relax and get all the facts before reacting as strongly as she does.
Narration
Tavis Gilbert is actually one of my favorite narrators so I always have a good time when she is narrating a story. She has such a lovely voice and its easy to listen to when she is at the helm.
Overall View
Happily Ever Amish is a sweet and cozy Amish romance that will deliver vibes for winter, friendship and a charming love letter theme with a few laughs along the way....will lift the spirit from beginning to end.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Inspirational Romance
Character Types: Amish
Themes: Pining Hero, Love Letters
Tropes: Unrequited Love, Opposites Attract
Book Perspective
3rd POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
Song This Book Inspires
The Gathering by Will Ackerman
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone if needed.
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Narrators:
Tavia Gilbert
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨.5
First Impressions
Happily Ever Amih is the first book in the "Amish of Apple Creek" series and after falling for the Cinderella retelling, I was really curious about this one here. In some aspects this has some Cinderella themes to it, but not as heavily focused. I am really starting to enjoy this author and want to read more of her works. Even though this wasn't my favorite Amish romance, it had the typical charm and delight that you can expect from an Amish romance. The heroine is a bit interesting, but the story is endearing and I loved the grandmother and the hero is so solid. I love seeing such strength in a romance and this one has it in spades.
First Line
Daniel Miller was bored.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Daniel
-Amish
-Custodian at the local Hospital and a bit of a counselor at times
-Hardworking
The Heroine: Addie
-Orphan
-Raised by her grandmother
-Works odd jobs
-A pet Donkey who is also a emotional support animal for the county
Summary
Addie Byler is the well known wallflower of the area, she was abandoned by her parents to be raised by her grandmother and was raised to be hard working and prepare for being a wife and mother one day. But Addie is shy and wears glasses and has never been the popular girl in school. Always a bit of a outcast in many ways because she was different. Then we have Daniel, who is attracted to Addie when he sees her at a local party and wants to start courting her but knows that she would be apprehensive on his intentions. So he starts leaving her letters and they start exchanging letters with each other. Soon they start exchanging warm thoughts with each other and wanting more from each other, but will Addie be able to forgive Daniel of his deception and embrace the love she can have with him?
What I Loved
Happily Ever Amish is such a cute tale. I really enjoyed the love letter aspect to the story. Seeing these two people learn to get to know each other through writing letters and leaving it in a hollow of a tree? I mean that is such a romantic meet cute for them. But developing a relationship with each other won't be so easy as either of them expect that it will be. I really enjoyed seeing these two bond with one another. The ways in which they come together was endearing. I loved how Daniel is though. You see so much more to his job and I love that he helps Amish people in the hospital and brings comfort to them. The relationship between Addie and her grandmother is just so fun and quite honestly delivered so many laughs for me. The romance between Addie and Daniel is sweet and steady. They have to work together to overcome issues but you see them learn how to communicate with each other and the work that it takes when you are new to a romantic relationship. And the story came with so many cozy moments so if you are looking for a wonderful winter read to cozy up with, this is your ticket.
What I Struggled With
There were just a few aspects that I really struggled with. I had a hard time with the romance at times. I do wish that there had been more swoony moments. But with Amish these aspects can definitely feel more surface level sometimes. The heroine was hard to take at times. She was always making assumptions and accusations and not listening to reason and thinking things through. She overreacts constantly and while it would be understandable for one or two things, its obvious she was written with her personality like this and it was just hard to read at times. I just wanted to shake a "calm chill pill" into her haha She really needed to learn to relax and get all the facts before reacting as strongly as she does.
Narration
Tavis Gilbert is actually one of my favorite narrators so I always have a good time when she is narrating a story. She has such a lovely voice and its easy to listen to when she is at the helm.
Overall View
Happily Ever Amish is a sweet and cozy Amish romance that will deliver vibes for winter, friendship and a charming love letter theme with a few laughs along the way....will lift the spirit from beginning to end.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Inspirational Romance
Character Types: Amish
Themes: Pining Hero, Love Letters
Tropes: Unrequited Love, Opposites Attract
Book Perspective
3rd POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
Song This Book Inspires
The Gathering by Will Ackerman
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone if needed.
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Narrators:
Tavia Gilbert
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨✨
I loved her, and perhaps it was a kind of love that wasn’t normal. Perhaps love wasn’t supposed to move something like her, quiet and gentle. Or maybe it wasn’t supposed to move something like me, cruel and unusual. Ours was different—a strange love. A mixture of us. Quiet and cruel, hiding in the depths of darkness before plunging a sharp blade into our hearts.
First Impressions
Hollow Heathens is the first installment in the “Tales of Weeping Hollow” series. This is also my very first Nicole Fiorina novel. This is a novel that I have been wanting to get it, and to be honest I hear “Bone Island” is epic but due to the world-building, certain aspects make more sense upon reading “Hollow Heathens” and I was so intrigued by this one and I knew I wanted to save it for this time of year. And if you are looking for a highly atmospheric read for fall time, this book must be on your list. In fact, if you love real writing talent, this is an author you need to pay attention to. I was completely floored by this book and the writing style that was portrayed within this story. I have never read such writing like this that has such attention to detail, the world builds so intricately and the chemistry between our couple is vibrant and real. Hollow Heathens is a gothic paranormal romance. It’s set in a small town and has a forbidden touch to the romance. It’s a story that is epic and packed with lyrical meaning and packs such an intense punch and will literally spook you within each chapter. It’s a book I can’t recommend enough and I admire the author in what she was able to create in this timeless romance.
Heart failure. The organ I would follow anywhere, without question, without reasoning. When lost or confused, it was our hearts we were told to trust completely. The speaker of desires, deliverer of feelings, and giver of hope. Yet it still had the audacity to fail us
First Line
Things that lurk in the darkness; monsters, ghosts, ghastly supernatural beings tethered by bottomless energy to keep them there, pinned to the earth and walking without direction.
Summary
Fallon was taken away from her childhood home as a form of protection and has lived away from Weeping Hollow majority of her life. She has now returned after exchanging letters with her grandfather who is in need of her. Her grandfather is her only family left and she is determined to get the answers to what happened to her mother and the mystery behind her past but also hopes to find herself and find a place of acceptance. Fallon has always been different which sets her apart from everyone else. When she comes to Weeping Hollow, there is so much mystery surrounding the people who live there. There is a magic in the air that is sometimes dark and twisted, and she is drawn to one of the four Hollow Heathens, Julian, who is forbidden to her. Julian is cursed as is his fellow Heathens and has to wear a mask over his face or those who see his true face will die. The coven has determined that Julian is too dangerous and he can’t get near Fallon. But Fallon is the only one who truly sees Julian as more than a cursed Heathen, she sees the man he is on the inside and quiets the turmoil in his head. But Fallon and Julian were never meant to find each other, but can their connection be the key to freeing Weeping Hallow and his closest friends from a curse they were dealt?
There was a serenity lurking behind the walls of his madman illusion—a false imprisonment of a wonderland I wanted to wander in. A place I could get lost in.
What I Loved
Hollow Heathens is a story I wasn’t expecting to be as good as it truly was. I do recommend if you can, getting this in audio. I am telling you the experience will be even more elevated. There is a very strong lyrical feel to the writing that Nicole Fiorina implements within her story here, and the narration really brings out that quality so well. So Hollow Heathens is a story that will instantly captivate you. I was so quickly drawn into this story and the mystery behind it all. I do think this is a book you need to take time with in order to get the full scope and vibe of the story. I read this one all day because I knew I wanted to get more time with it. I am really happy that I took the time reading this one and didn’t rush it because its not a story that is a quick read, you definitely want to ease into it. I even kept my audio narration at 1.4x speed to just really enjoy it a bit more. The story is captivating and we get multiple POV’s in this story. Mostly from Fallon and Julian, but we do get a sideline story of the origins of the curse and why its so vital to the story. This POV is short, really only a couple of pages a few times throughout the story and added such dimension into the background of the curse.
They are of formidable beauty, both love and death. Within them lies their immortality.
I think what I was drawn to the most is the atmosphere of this story. If you want a story that will literally awaken your senses, then this book will do that. I guarantee that it will take you on a ride you won’t be expecting. There is a talent that this author has that is so different from what I was expecting with this one here. What this author writes in the attention to detail is so crafty. The world-building is such that is so complex but not too complex that you get lost in the story. It’s slowly built with such detail that it’s an enriching experience. Then we have the cast throughout the story. I will say that it can be overwhelming for all the characters that are involved here, my best advice is to be patient with it and take time to learn them all as they all have roles within the story. The primary characters Julian and Fallon are so vibrantly portrayed. Their journey together was intimate and so haunting. You immediately feel the connection that these two have together. And even though Julian has such mystery surrounding him, you also sense his tortured past and the way he gets treated is so heartfelt throughout the story. Fallon is a heroine you can easily get behind. She is a fighter for the relationship and will do anything to protect Julian. Julian is very protective of her, but he is also in a tough spot because he knows his future fate and doesn’t want to take Fallon down with him. He also knows that their love has been forbidden. He isn’t allowed 50 feet within her space but they have a bond that is worth fighting for. There is a intense magnetism that rises between them that borders the line of life and death.
I would go to him, and I would love him. All of him. Over and over … on repeat. Because I was certain all these things he was made of were the very parts missing in me.
There is also a beautiful captivating mystery that is implemented and the paranormal elements that are drawn into this story is so mystical. I was so enraptured by these darker magical elements and seeing what our characters are having to deal with and the dark forces that are trying to destroy them and Weeping Hollow. The different events that build up to the crescendo and climax of the story just add to the tension and conflicts that arise within the story being told. And the ending that we have, well I couldn’t have written a more epic finalizing ending that delivers all the heart and feels and capitalizes on the built-up storytelling and the author definitely delivered a true masterpiece here.
she buried her face into my neck. I held the back of her head, keeping her here with me. She held on to me. I held on to her.
What I Struggled With
Nothing really, the writing can take some getting used to, but keep with it and take it easy and slow and you will be captivated!
He replaced the darkness with his own kind. I stilled, utterly dependent on him, yet trusting him. He was everywhere, a severe and passionate force of a shadow.
Overall View
Hollow Heathens is a timeless romance that stuns the reader with heart-achingly sweet intimacy, gothic mystery, and magic that is woven within the pages of a brilliantly mastered story to captivate the heart and deep abiding truths of the soul…
So, I kissed the night, got lost in his sky and suspended in his time. I kissed the darkness too, as if it was all I knew because it was a part of him.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance, Gothic, Dark Romance
Character Types: Alpha Male, Bad Boy
Themes: Small Town, Gothic, Magical
Tropes: Forbidden Love
Book Perspective
Multi POV's
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of Both
Song This Book Inspires
Middle of the Night by Elley Duhe
Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes
Steam/Spice Explanations
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Narrators:
Lilly Drake
Vincent Skye
Zara Eden
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨✨
I loved her, and perhaps it was a kind of love that wasn’t normal. Perhaps love wasn’t supposed to move something like her, quiet and gentle. Or maybe it wasn’t supposed to move something like me, cruel and unusual. Ours was different—a strange love. A mixture of us. Quiet and cruel, hiding in the depths of darkness before plunging a sharp blade into our hearts.
First Impressions
Hollow Heathens is the first installment in the “Tales of Weeping Hollow” series. This is also my very first Nicole Fiorina novel. This is a novel that I have been wanting to get it, and to be honest I hear “Bone Island” is epic but due to the world-building, certain aspects make more sense upon reading “Hollow Heathens” and I was so intrigued by this one and I knew I wanted to save it for this time of year. And if you are looking for a highly atmospheric read for fall time, this book must be on your list. In fact, if you love real writing talent, this is an author you need to pay attention to. I was completely floored by this book and the writing style that was portrayed within this story. I have never read such writing like this that has such attention to detail, the world builds so intricately and the chemistry between our couple is vibrant and real. Hollow Heathens is a gothic paranormal romance. It’s set in a small town and has a forbidden touch to the romance. It’s a story that is epic and packed with lyrical meaning and packs such an intense punch and will literally spook you within each chapter. It’s a book I can’t recommend enough and I admire the author in what she was able to create in this timeless romance.
Heart failure. The organ I would follow anywhere, without question, without reasoning. When lost or confused, it was our hearts we were told to trust completely. The speaker of desires, deliverer of feelings, and giver of hope. Yet it still had the audacity to fail us
First Line
Things that lurk in the darkness; monsters, ghosts, ghastly supernatural beings tethered by bottomless energy to keep them there, pinned to the earth and walking without direction.
Summary
Fallon was taken away from her childhood home as a form of protection and has lived away from Weeping Hollow majority of her life. She has now returned after exchanging letters with her grandfather who is in need of her. Her grandfather is her only family left and she is determined to get the answers to what happened to her mother and the mystery behind her past but also hopes to find herself and find a place of acceptance. Fallon has always been different which sets her apart from everyone else. When she comes to Weeping Hollow, there is so much mystery surrounding the people who live there. There is a magic in the air that is sometimes dark and twisted, and she is drawn to one of the four Hollow Heathens, Julian, who is forbidden to her. Julian is cursed as is his fellow Heathens and has to wear a mask over his face or those who see his true face will die. The coven has determined that Julian is too dangerous and he can’t get near Fallon. But Fallon is the only one who truly sees Julian as more than a cursed Heathen, she sees the man he is on the inside and quiets the turmoil in his head. But Fallon and Julian were never meant to find each other, but can their connection be the key to freeing Weeping Hallow and his closest friends from a curse they were dealt?
There was a serenity lurking behind the walls of his madman illusion—a false imprisonment of a wonderland I wanted to wander in. A place I could get lost in.
What I Loved
Hollow Heathens is a story I wasn’t expecting to be as good as it truly was. I do recommend if you can, getting this in audio. I am telling you the experience will be even more elevated. There is a very strong lyrical feel to the writing that Nicole Fiorina implements within her story here, and the narration really brings out that quality so well. So Hollow Heathens is a story that will instantly captivate you. I was so quickly drawn into this story and the mystery behind it all. I do think this is a book you need to take time with in order to get the full scope and vibe of the story. I read this one all day because I knew I wanted to get more time with it. I am really happy that I took the time reading this one and didn’t rush it because its not a story that is a quick read, you definitely want to ease into it. I even kept my audio narration at 1.4x speed to just really enjoy it a bit more. The story is captivating and we get multiple POV’s in this story. Mostly from Fallon and Julian, but we do get a sideline story of the origins of the curse and why its so vital to the story. This POV is short, really only a couple of pages a few times throughout the story and added such dimension into the background of the curse.
They are of formidable beauty, both love and death. Within them lies their immortality.
I think what I was drawn to the most is the atmosphere of this story. If you want a story that will literally awaken your senses, then this book will do that. I guarantee that it will take you on a ride you won’t be expecting. There is a talent that this author has that is so different from what I was expecting with this one here. What this author writes in the attention to detail is so crafty. The world-building is such that is so complex but not too complex that you get lost in the story. It’s slowly built with such detail that it’s an enriching experience. Then we have the cast throughout the story. I will say that it can be overwhelming for all the characters that are involved here, my best advice is to be patient with it and take time to learn them all as they all have roles within the story. The primary characters Julian and Fallon are so vibrantly portrayed. Their journey together was intimate and so haunting. You immediately feel the connection that these two have together. And even though Julian has such mystery surrounding him, you also sense his tortured past and the way he gets treated is so heartfelt throughout the story. Fallon is a heroine you can easily get behind. She is a fighter for the relationship and will do anything to protect Julian. Julian is very protective of her, but he is also in a tough spot because he knows his future fate and doesn’t want to take Fallon down with him. He also knows that their love has been forbidden. He isn’t allowed 50 feet within her space but they have a bond that is worth fighting for. There is a intense magnetism that rises between them that borders the line of life and death.
I would go to him, and I would love him. All of him. Over and over … on repeat. Because I was certain all these things he was made of were the very parts missing in me.
There is also a beautiful captivating mystery that is implemented and the paranormal elements that are drawn into this story is so mystical. I was so enraptured by these darker magical elements and seeing what our characters are having to deal with and the dark forces that are trying to destroy them and Weeping Hollow. The different events that build up to the crescendo and climax of the story just add to the tension and conflicts that arise within the story being told. And the ending that we have, well I couldn’t have written a more epic finalizing ending that delivers all the heart and feels and capitalizes on the built-up storytelling and the author definitely delivered a true masterpiece here.
she buried her face into my neck. I held the back of her head, keeping her here with me. She held on to me. I held on to her.
What I Struggled With
Nothing really, the writing can take some getting used to, but keep with it and take it easy and slow and you will be captivated!
He replaced the darkness with his own kind. I stilled, utterly dependent on him, yet trusting him. He was everywhere, a severe and passionate force of a shadow.
Overall View
Hollow Heathens is a timeless romance that stuns the reader with heart-achingly sweet intimacy, gothic mystery, and magic that is woven within the pages of a brilliantly mastered story to captivate the heart and deep abiding truths of the soul…
So, I kissed the night, got lost in his sky and suspended in his time. I kissed the darkness too, as if it was all I knew because it was a part of him.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance, Gothic, Dark Romance
Character Types: Alpha Male, Bad Boy
Themes: Small Town, Gothic, Magical
Tropes: Forbidden Love
Book Perspective
Multi POV's
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A Mix of Both
Song This Book Inspires
Middle of the Night by Elley Duhe
Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes
Steam/Spice Explanations
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Narrators:
Lilly Drake
Vincent Skye
Zara Eden
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Quickie Review-May contain spoilers upon reading this review.
I Dare You is the first book in this NA series by Ilsa Madden-Mills. This is an author that I have been meaning to read much more of. But I have to say that I really loved this one. It was unique and fun and love what it showcases here. I also enjoy it when a story battles stereotypes and I really enjoyed the way that it was built throughout the story. And the way that our hero pines for the heroine was delectable. I actually loved the hero, he has so much complexity to his character and I found it to be so refreshing. It was fascinating seeing how their romance built throughout the story. The heroine has recently been cheated on and she is really struggling with that plus not knowing if she can trust the hero. And it was so fun seeing these two battle it out and find some common ground and learning to build some trust within each other. Just simply a delight to read and is the type of read that will keep you late up all night. very eager to see what this author delivers for the rest of the series. And as a plus this book is a freebie on Amazon, so I highly recommend this one.
I Dare You is the first book in this NA series by Ilsa Madden-Mills. This is an author that I have been meaning to read much more of. But I have to say that I really loved this one. It was unique and fun and love what it showcases here. I also enjoy it when a story battles stereotypes and I really enjoyed the way that it was built throughout the story. And the way that our hero pines for the heroine was delectable. I actually loved the hero, he has so much complexity to his character and I found it to be so refreshing. It was fascinating seeing how their romance built throughout the story. The heroine has recently been cheated on and she is really struggling with that plus not knowing if she can trust the hero. And it was so fun seeing these two battle it out and find some common ground and learning to build some trust within each other. Just simply a delight to read and is the type of read that will keep you late up all night. very eager to see what this author delivers for the rest of the series. And as a plus this book is a freebie on Amazon, so I highly recommend this one.