What a cute little read

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Lexie loves her home. She feels safe and secure in it – and loved, thanks to her boyfriend Tom.

But recently, something’s not been quite right. A book out of place. A wardrobe door left open. A set of keys going missing…

Tom thinks Lexie’s going mad – but then, he’s away more often than he’s at home nowadays, so he wouldn’t understand.

Because Lexie isn’t losing it. She knows there’s someone out there watching her. And, deep down, she knows there’s nothing she can do to make them stop…

Okay, so - wow. I'm not the hugest fan of thrillers, but I couldn't put this one down. I read the first 20% in the evening, then I got up and read the rest of the book over the course of the day - I just couldn't stop! I really liked the alternating point of views of both Lexie and Harriet. I felt like Harriet's chapters came across as quite sinister, even just general day to day chapters, she came across as quite unhinged.. I actually felt quite anxious reading the book, but I just had to know what was going to happen, especially with how the book starts.

Very cleverly written with a fast pace, especially from 75% plus - I'd definitely recommend it.

3.5 stars

Review

*Trigger warnings for suicide, mental health issues, strong language*

"I watch the back of him.  He's so alone.  A star falling from the sky without a single planet to catch him.  I start to wonder if it might not be so bad to fall right along with him."
I'll start off with saying that Six Goodbyes isn't an easy read - it's complex, hard hitting and thought provoking, and at times difficult to swallow.  This YA contemporary keeps an even pace throughout, with mostly alternating pov's from the mc's Naima and Dew.  Both have suffered unthinkable loses, and you would think that this would pull them together, but when Naima is involved, nothing goes quite to Dew's plan...It definitely isn't a love story kind of book, so you're in the wrong book if that's what you're looking for. 

I much preferred Dew as a character, though I felt that the focus was definitely more on Naima.  I found her quite a hard character to like, I did eventually warm to her, but it did take me a while.  I wanted to pick Dew up and put him in my pocket to keep him safe, in the words of Big Foot, he is a mini-muffin and must be protected at all costs, I loved how quirky he was.

I absolutely loved some of the side characters too - Violet, Big Foot and Faith especially - they really cracked me up and added some much needed humour into the book.

I did feel that the book explored Naima's grief, GAD, OCD and PTSD well, and you could really tell that the author knows her stuff, and really looked into these issues.

I will say is that I found the book quite difficult to differentiate between Naima and Dew's pov's at times; possibly just due to the eARC being an uncorrected proof; so I'll definitely try to keep an eye out for a physical copy when it's released as I'd like to see if it makes more sense on paper as opposed to on screen.

Thanks to Sarah at St Martin's Press for arranging for me to be a part of this blog tour, and providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5

Lots of space battles and enjoyable characters. I did enjoy it, but found the narrator irritating at times so I didn't read it as quickly as I normally would have.

As usual Kaydence wrote a fantastic story about Evie and my four favourite guys.

The story picks up shortly after the ending to Vital Found. I really enjoyed this book, her deepening bond with all four of her guys was really satisfying to read, I especially liked the Alec/Evie parts. Because underneath that Master of Pain exterior, he needs her just as much as the others do.

The book was fairly even for its chilled moments and was still action packed enough to keep me hooked - perfect pacing. Loved the way that the series was wrapped up, and that epilogue was just perfect. I for one will miss Evie and her bond.

Thanks, once again, to Kaydence Snow for providing me with an advanced copy of her book to read in exchange for an honest review.

This YA thriller had me gripped from the outset, it was a thrilling and thought-provoking read. The characters were well written and three dimensional, I cared about them both, as well as several of the ensemble characters too. I loved the story being set in Iceland and it is described so well that I felt I was there with them.

Told from two povs, with Hannah's mainly in the now, and Imogen's in the weeks leading up to their meeting, I felt that this was a clever and engaging way to tell both povs. I loved how their paths merged and how Hannah just wouldn't let go until she found out the truth. The social media aspect was interesting to read and I'm sure, like Imogen, we've all worried about our likes and engagement - nice to know it isnt just me!

A very well written and engaging nordic noir read, that really packs a punch, I'd highly recommend it.

5☆

Thank you to @darkroomtours @teambkmrk @sif.sigmarsdottir for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Read this in two sittings, really engaging story and I loved both Lola and Sam. The only 'downfall' was that I'd have loved to get Sam's pov too.

As always, a huge thanks to Elena Lawson for providing me with an advanced copy to read and review.

That ending! Elena, you're killing me 😭🖤

Once again, I absolutely loved being in Harper's world. It was really great getting to spend more time with Cal and Adrian 🐺🦊, as well as getting to know Draven 🧛‍♂️🖤 the story was fantastic, and I'm so ready to find out more about Harper's origins.

Roll on book 4 of The Arcane Arts Academy, Of Fate and Fortune!