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This is the series that keeps on giving! Each book gets better and better🥹 I love every single character—good or bad. The magic is unique and sucks me in. I love getting to reread the previous book for a refresher, but you really don’t have to with Christina! She puts all of the important bits in so seamlessly that I was completely caught up by the second chapter. 

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓.

I have been Team Tristan since the beginning, and I don’t see that changing🤭 I love Dion, just not for who Estrella is growing into. Warrior focuses a lot on Estrella’s growth and I am HERE for it! She’s growing into a total badass and is the embodiment of “trust no one”. There was so much happening in this book that I was constantly on the edge of my seat in suspense. I cannot wait for the next book! My heart is happy that Estrella hopefully has someone who she can rely on, but on the other hand I’m stressing tf out over literally everything else 😩 and finally learning Tristan’s prophecy?! I was FREAKING OUT😭 There ain’t no way. 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍’𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔.

The explanations made me soooo happy. Even though she’s still having the headaches from her memories, Estrella is slowly remembering little things more and more. She’s getting answers. WE’RE getting answers😂 I still have so many questions that I know won’t be answered yet, but I am SO excited to get them. Onto the mountains we go!🏔️

Thank you so much to the author for the gifted copy!!
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

𝑰𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓. 
𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦.
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭.
𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥. 
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆. 

This is the month of amazing books, and nothing can ruin it at this point. As a DV survivor myself, I related so much to Eloise. The struggle is real, but I wanted her to let Damien handle it through the whole book. I wished I could talk to her through the pages😩 

𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓. 

Damien and Eloise are so precious. I love how he’s immediately drawn to her and how Eloise is able to see through the “monster” armor. I knew that “she” would show her ass eventually, but I never expected that ending😭 I was shocked and freaking out over one possibility, then when it clicked what Damien was talking about I was just LIVID dude. My girl, Eloise, better get her ass in the next book!
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

This was even better than Phantasma! I had straight beef with Genevieve in the first book, but after getting to know her in Enchantra, I love her more🫣 I feel like we see more of the family in this one since The Hunt forced all siblings to play simultaneously instead of taking turns. 

𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒌. 

Rowin and Genevieve are perfect. Absolutely perfect together. They’re both smart, sassy, strong willed, and absolutely devious! The Silvers are definitely the vibe for when you have a ton of family. Kaylie did an amazing job making me feel like I was back at home having the same (but less deadly/violent) arguments with my family😂

“𝑰’𝒎 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒖𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒅, 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆.“

I can’t wait for the next book! I’m absolutely hooked on the world in these books no matter whose story comes next. The plot always has me on the edge of my seat and the characters are perfect at making you forget you’re reading. 

Thank you so much to the author and Second Sky for the gifted copy!🖤
adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I absolutely LOVED this! Rebecca is going through it after Reid drags her Sci-Fi Romance books in a review. She copes by murdering him in every. Single. Book. 😂

𝑭𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒅

Bianca did such a great job creating our two MCs. They felt like real people, not just characters in a book. I cried quite a few times since a lot of Rebecca’s inner struggles have been things I’ve slowly overcome over the years. Even some of Reid’s struggles I was able to relate to.  This was so much more than just a rivals to lovers, forced proximity, STEM romance and it will always hold a special place in my heart 🥹 Even the side characters made me feel some type of way. Each one was supportive in their own way, and are the kind of people you want as friends/family yourself. 

“𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒚.“
“𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔.“

Rebecca and Reid’s love story is chaos vs organization, and I loved it! There was no “I’m sorry —> I love you” type of timeline. The dual POV really showed both of their struggles, hurdles, and things they both had misunderstood from the other. They worked it out like adults (sarcastic, bantering adults sometimes), but it also showed how even if something makes sense logically, until we hear it a few times we don’t believe it about ourselves. Their HEA was perfect, I absolutely devoured this book in one day, and I’m upset at myself that I wasn’t able to read it slower because I’m sad it’s over🥹🖤

Thank you so, so much for the author and My Universe PR!🫶🏻
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was everything I wanted it to be! I loved the secrets, betrayals, politics, and action. I thought I figured out Rae’s big secret, but I wasn’t even clooooose! 

𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌. 

Rae and Aidan are an absolute dream team😩 I love them to the ends of the earth and will die on the hill that they can do no wrong. The family that Rae finds in the First Unit and Bae was so heartwarming. I honestly loved every single character. They each had depth and Victoria did such an amazing job showing everyone’s personality/faults in a small way. 

“𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖?“
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈.“

Now, the plot?! I was chained by it the entire time and loved every single second of it! There was action, intrigue, and so many little hints towards the big reveal. There never was a dull moment and I cannot wait for the next one! That ending had me silently screaming😂

Thank you so much to the author for the gifted copy!!🖤
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m SO ready for the next book! It did take some time to get into, but I feel with a glossary and map that would take a lot of the confusion out. You are completely thrown into the world, and the author does a good job of introducing things farther into the book with context clues, but the beginning is a little🤏🏻 bit of an info dump. 

I loved the magic. It’s complex and super unique! I’m really hoping that we get more in depth explanations of it and the world in the next books. All of the characters were morally black and I loved it. There was so much betrayal and I LIVED for the drama 🙂‍↕️ 

There’s a super tense relationship blooming between Kiran and Imani. I’m here for all of it! They aren’t at the giggling and kicking my feet stage, but both are the embodiment of chaos, so it’s expected. I really got into it in Part II with the trials. We get to see a lot more of the character relationships, Imani’s struggles, and the world/magic start coming together. This is an amazing read if you love slowly getting into the world and characters and absolutely love all your characters morally black with hella dramaaaa🖤

Thank you so much to the author and NerdFam for the gifted copy!
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was insane. The emotional damage just from the first 30 pages had me eating this book up! Edira is a Threadmender, someone who can see the life threads of others and fix them. The downside though? It uses up her own life threads🫠 The Evers are fae that take in any Threadmender that they come across, never to be seen again, just like Edira’s aunt. 

“𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒂. 𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆.”

There was already hate for the Evers, but Edira’s forced to make a bargain with the head of the Ferngloves in exchange for her powers. As characters get introduced, I knew some shady shit was going on, but the who was down to the very last pages! It’s been a minute since I got full body goosebumps from reading a scene and when I tell you!!🙂‍↕️ 

“𝑰’𝒎 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒆.”
“𝑾𝒉𝒚?”
“𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆.”

There’s this mini love triangle going on, but I was more focused on Edira, her growing powers, and who tf was creeping around watching her like some kind of ghost always out of reach. I didn’t expect the betrayal, the savior, or really literally anything that happened in the last few chapters! I cannot wait for the next book because that cliffhanger got me SO bad😭
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m normally not one for contemporary romances, but I watched the movie Twisters the other night and immediately ran to ask for recs like it! @mikaycakesbooks pointed me to this one and it did not disappoint whatsoever!

𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦.

Finley is a university student and a storm chaser. She’s independent, strong-willed and knows what she wants. Ryker is her professor and a famous storm chaser that goes by ‘The Twister Tamer’. Their professor x student relationship is just 🫰🏻💋 

“𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘔𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘺?”
“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺?”

There isn’t much buildup to their relationship since it’s made clear at the beginning they’ve been secretly pining for a WHILE 🤭 Finley and Ryker are both stubborn, but I loved it, I stressed over it, and there were a few times I wanted to shake them both lol. 

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵.”

I expected a tight knit group of friends for the storm chasing team, but I got an incredible found family instead! I loved everyone’s relationships and I hope we get a book on Ezra and Hawk and Joseph🥺 I would love, love, LOVE to read about their stories. HEA’s all around for my babies!