It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a story needs a who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Perhaps I was expecting too much, that the illuiminae files spoiled me, but I found AR lacking. Not least of all, of a why.
We know who the characters are. A great mix, whom I enjoyed but some of whom, such as Zila, who didn’t fit the initial description.
We know what, when, where, and how. But we don’t know why. Why are they doing what they’re doing? How do the superiors know the value Auri has? Further to that, Auri, for my mind, doesn’t play nearly as big a part as I think she needs to.
Like I said, I don’t know if my expectations were too high, going into this book, but it didn’t really do it for me. The more sci-fi-y aspects, the Ra’haam especially, was too weird for me. Can I try to get over it? I’ll try, but this book was a bit of a letdown for me.
If you’re a fan of Amie’s shattered earth series, this is for you. Those expecting Jay’s sharpness, it lacks a little here.

This was an okay book. I have previously loved pretty much everything Kaylee’s written but this one fell a little flat for me. There are so many similarities here between most of her previous books. The guys are almost a carbon copy of each other, and so are the women.
What I would’ve liked to have seen was more of a friendship being built, of him pursuing that rather than relentlessly pursuing her for a relationship she clearly wasn’t ready for.
I also felt this book was not really well thought out. There was so much information at the start about Addy’s previous boyfriends it was confusing, then details we should know, like occupations, physical descriptions, even last names weren’t revealed until well into the book, just kind of chucked in there.
This whole book was a little disappointing and fell flat for me, sorry.

This duet really confused me. As you may have seen from my review from the first book, I was really confused as to who the characters are, besides highly sexually active. I’m still confused. I’m also really confused about Jaxon’s part of this book. His part in this one is completely unnecessary, in fact, the entire first book kind of is. Jaxon is not a great character and I don’t know why his presence is continued. Marco is a massive part of this book but is only present in the first one for a page or two. It’s so confusing this is how things are structured.
There’s also a heap of contradictory statements. On one hand Carina doesn’t want a threesome, she’s not that sexual, then the next breath she is that sexual and she does want it. I don’t get it.
I’d also like to see more MM here. There’s supposed to be feelings between Marco and Valentino but I didn’t really get that.
Again, the punctuation at the end of dialogue really impacted my read.
This isn’t a great book. It’s confusing and I really don’t understand where the characters are going. I won’t be continuing, sorry.

I really liked this book! I love childhood sweethearts/childhood friend stories and this is a great one.
Oliver is so charismatic and lovable, as well as frustratingly clueless at times.
Chloe is strong, but vulnerable but kind.
Together, they’re kind of a mess but it’s great seeing how all the dips and rises their relationship takes. Normally I’m not a fan of flashbacks, but this is an example of how to do it well.
One thing I would’ve liked to have seen was a little bit more. I kind of didn’t want this book to end and I felt like it could’ve and I would’ve kept reading. It’s an easy book to read.
So if friends to lovers is your thing, or even if it’s not, if you’re after a good quality romance, give this a go.

This was an okay book. I liked the Bishop family, but Evan took a while to grow on me. To be honest, I was kind of ambivalent about Emily, she’s neither here nor there.
The main problem I had with this book was that the everyday action, the in-between romance-y bits were so incredibly rushed. They felt like a list. This happened then this happened then this happened and then we take a breath when the couple is together. It really hindered my reading experience.
So, this was an okay book as I said. I like the supporting characters but won’t continue on in the series.

I loved this book, even as an Alabama fan who can’t stomach anything to do with Auburn, lol.
I love childhood romances and seeing Hollis and Magnolia’s relationship grow and develop. It really did give you a full sense of their whole history and their whole story.
Hollis at times broke my heart. He’s so loving, so protective.
Magnolia is sweet and innocent.
Together they are great friends and a great couple.
I highly recommend this book (even with the Auburn connection) and suggest you give it a go!

I was genuinely liking this book until the end. While I found Angie to be an okay character, at the last dinner that was when all was lost for me. She was so unbelievably weak. I know some people could say she was self sacrificing but ugh, she was a coward and it seriously pissed me off. It took a bit for me to want to keep reading because seriously? So yeah, this book went from good to just okay. I can’t deal with women who don’t stand up for what they want and Angie is one of those women, sorry.

Oh my Marx, I loved this book! As we know, mature YA is my jam and this was no different.
There were so many times when I wanted to cry for Daria, and Penn’s love for her, I loved it.
I loved their relationship, how it was the one true thing in their lives. I liked how many moving parts there were to this story, but on the other hand, sometimes I found it hard to follow all the characters and remember who was whom. I felt like they were t really introduced well, so I got confused. I also found the dialogue hard to follow at times. Several times I had to flip back so I could see what the last thing that was said, was.
But, this is a great book. Penn Scully is just gorgeous. Go ahead and pick this book up, you won’t be sorry.

This was a cute addition to the Rockstar series, giving us a quick taste while we wait for the next book in the series. It also gives a long awaited glimpse into Xander’s love live, setting the scene for books to come.
While I can’t say this book was completely necessary, it’s a quick, entertaining read.

While I love rockstar books, and these Rockstars are pretty awesome, I’m not so crazy about the mafia stuff mixed in.
Here we finally see Cage and Sera’s story, finally nailing down their relationship.
To see behind the facade Cage puts up, its pretty great to see what he’s got going on.
Sera is exactly bada*s as you think she is. Together they’re one kicka*s couple. Still, I’m not crazy about all the mafia stuff, hence the rating for this book.