I loved this book! It’s L.J but not as we know it. It’s angsty, it’s edgy, at times it’s a little random (a POV from a napkin, anyone?), and funny.

Mal is both sweet and an a hole.
Rory is unsure and finding her feet.
This is an epic second chance love story that only LJ could give us.
If you enjoy your heart being ripped out, but then put back together, this is the book for you!

Oh boy. Let me say to start off, I loved this storyline. It was great. What was not great was the editing of this book. I know I had an ARC but the structure of this story was all over the place. There were huge continuity issues, as well as info dumps galore. It also proceeded at a break neck pace. The only reason I soldiered through was because of the story. With a massive edit, this could've been great. Unfortunately it wasn't.
Ame is an okay character, but how we're introduced to her, and how she actually is, is two completely different people.
Maddox at least is consistent.
The supporting characters are great as well, even if the whole Liza/Grandma thing is totally random. Again though, it could work if edited and structured well.

And finally, this: "...and yeah, I fucking hurt you during sex, wanna know why?... because I want to fucking kill you but it's the only time I can hurt you without it being abuse."
I can't even with this. Is she serious? Abuse is abuse, it doesn't matter when, where, why or how. I get Amo is dark but this is far beyond the realm of acceptability that I am repulsed I actually read it.

In short, this book could've been great. It's not.

4.5 stars.

Holy heart wrenching! This book...
This book is intense, the subject matter is heavy, but it’s dealt with in an appropriate way, I feel.
Liam is a great character. I love him, even if I feel he’s a tad bit too perfect, yes it is a thing, lol.
Bea just tears my heart out. I felt for her and everything she went through.
Having said that, I did feel part one was a little slow. The flashbacks were too long for me and didn’t tell me what I wanted to know. I also felt the current sections weren’t long enough.
Conversely, I felt the end, from about 70% (the book ends at 90%), is rushed.
I don’t understand why Myrah was the first one to reach out either, especially as Liam was so set on getting to the bottom of what’s going on. Why did it take Liam coming back to get her to act?
I also felt the Melody introduction and befriending is a bit of a stretch. I feel like it would be better if it happened after a few days together.
In addition to that Bea’s reaction to Melody and Myrah is a bit strange.

But, I still really enjoyed this book, heart wrenching as it is. I would also advise if you have sexual assault or suicide triggers, please proceed with caution. I haven’t seen trigger warnings for the promo of this book (there is one at the start of the book itself however, even though sometimes stuff like that is skipped when you open the file on Kindle) and there really needs to be.
So, if you enjoy your heart being twisted in your chest, give it a go! Lol!

Received for an honest opinion.

This book had me a little confused. I felt the writing style was too young for the age of the characters. They're supposed to be in their mid-thirties yet the writing style lent itself to characters at least ten years younger. I also didn't feel the love between Boyd and Ally. Yes, they cared for each other but I didn't see the transition from casual to in love. I also felt there were big holes in the story, like I should've known all about them from the start. I feel that if you're going to do a series with new couples who have been previously introduced you should still give a bit of background, it was sorely missing here.
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This was a solid book. I liked the friendship between Noah and Meg as well as the family relationships on both side.
I did find one scene in particular a little out of the blue, and I admit it did push my boundaries a little bit, but that is one small complaint in this book.
If friends to lovers is your thing, give this a go!

Brutal Prince by Logan Fox - DNFed at 49%.
This book was just SO long and to be honest, a bit boring. I really liked the relationship between Briar and Indi but there just wasn’t enough of it. So much of the story was focused on other things, which is where it lagged for me and lost interest. Also, some of the language choices were not in line with the setting, British as opposed to American.
I’m looking forward to reading the other stories within, but this one was not a great one.

Cruel Prince by Rina Kent - 4 stars.
I liked this story much more than Brutal Prince. It had much more romance, which was great.
I loved the relationship between Levi and Astrid. Levi is a great multidimensional character and I loved seeing all the different sides of him.
I did have issues with some of the language used. It’s supposed to be British English but yet, some terms used weren’t. Also, there were technical errors with the football aspect of the story, as well a general hilarity with Arsenal’s involvement, up the Chels!
Anyway, this is a much more solid contribution to this collection.

Vicious Knight by Nicole Cypher 4.5 stars.
So far this is my favourite book of the collection. I absolutely loved Camden and Eden’s story and them as characters.
Eden is a great character. I loved how she never backed down or shied away from what was happening with Camden.
I loved the complexity to Camden. I loved how he struggled, but i would’ve liked to have seen more issues with his parents.
At times i felt this moved a tad too slowly, but I still really enjoyed it!

Merciless Knave - Esme Devlin DNF at 48%.
I had to DNF this one, I couldn’t get into it. I was so unsure about who Michelle was supposed to be. Was she a snob? A victim? Someone standing up to Tommy? It just didn’t work for me.
I also felt this book moved too slowly. I wanted more progress to be made than he did something then she did something back over and over again. The mobster/gypsy thing didn’t appeal to me either, sorry.

Lawless King - Natalie Bennett 3.5 stars.
I wanted to love this story, but it was kind of all over the place. Things weren’t explained, characters came in unannounced and unintroduced and it was a bit of a mess.
Story wise, things just happened just because. Nothing was fully formed or fleshed out.
Rhiannon was confusing as she obviously had a dark side, which wasn’t mentioned until it was convenient. I needed her to be definite.
I did like Judas. He was a solid bully character even if I thought it weird an almost 20 year old still being in high school.
As I said, I wanted to love this book, but it wasn’t put together enough for me to do so.

This is a great rom-com. I’m not a massive fan of them, but this is a good one.
I loved Mac. He’s so manly and strong, and a little frustrating, but for a sex god you can forgive that!
Meg is a little over the top, but she’s perfect for this book.
The supporting cast; Lance, Aubrey, Cassidy, Rosie are awesome and I hope the first three get a book, because the shenanigans they’ll get up to are sure to be entertaining.
This is a lighthearted, easy, funny read, with a heap of great one liners. Grab a copy today!

This was an okay book. I liked the enemies to lovers aspect but I felt it was never explained why Darius didn’t like the way his dad went about business. I felt like that was the missing element to totally Darius for me.
Also, I have to admit, I skimmed the last sex scene. It was overly repetitive and I wanted something different, or perhaps, not this at all. Again, if there had been something to differentiate it from all the others maybe I wouldn’t have, but it didn’t.
So overall this was a good enemies to lovers book, but just missing that something extra to take it to the next level.

I loved this book! I loved the romance, the humour, and especially the supporting cast. Mor, Amren, Cassien, Azriel, all so fantastic and complimentary.
Rhys is, well, he’s Rhys.
Feyre is everything you want in a heroine. Sure of herself, sassy, strong.
This is more of a developmental book, setting up for the third in the trilogy, but what a book it is!

I absolutely LOVED this book! It had the right amount of fantasy, magic, romance, and snark to get me going.
Lou is incredible. I loved how fierce she was and how snarky and sassy as well.
I loved how vulnerable Reid was, especially in the face of his relationship with Lou.
The supporting cast; Coco, Ansel, Beau, Madam Labelle were incredible and I can’t wait to read the rest of their adventures.
I also really loved the writing style and the social commentary. It wasn’t done in a way that bogged you down or preached at you.
Overall, this was an incredible book and I’m dying for the next one!