romancewithem's Reviews (619)

This was so cute!! 

I love a childhood best friends to lovers, add in the mix of second chance and it brought all the angst that I love

I wish there were flashback scenes to when they were younger, would've loved to see them over time

This book seemed a lot spicer than the rest of the series, maybe it was just that I took a break before reading this one and I forgot but there was a lot of spice

I really enjoyed the plot and the ending was really cute and fun

- small town
- childhood best friends to lovers
- second chance
- dual pov, 1st person

This was cute and fun, didn't really feel the connection between the MCs tho

- Valentine's Day novella
- bakery owner x regular customer
- stuck in a bakery after and earthquake 

This was so fun! 

I really enjoyed the banter between the MCs and their connection 

I loved the narration style and thought it was done so well

This was the first book I read by the author and really enjoyed it so will be checking out more of their blacklist

- valentine's day novella
- FMC is trapped in a relaxation pod at a spa and the MMC is a firefighter who comes to rescue her

I really enjoyed this, I love revisiting this universe and Lisina's writing

Im obsessed with how far gone they were for each other, even tho it took a while for them to be officially together and move past all the shit they needed to to actually be together, it had me hooked at how in love they were

- age gap
- forbidden - physical therapist x patient
- dual pov / 1st person

I love the journey that we went on with both characters but especially Maddie, seeing where she was in TBLOS to where she is now and the journey she went on in just this one book was so fun

Thank you to Page&Vine and NetGalley for the arc - all opinions are my own

I thought the plot line was more dominated with the Grandma, rather than with the romance itself, I thought the note passing on the FMCs car was cute

I was left with wanting to see more of the romance and more of them once they discovered who the other person 

This is so cute!! Such a good short listen 

I love stories that are told through texts/emails/phone calls so it was no surprise that I ate this up

I loved that it was told across 10 years and really allowed the angst to build - which I loved

I love that there were some full chapters (more than just the emails) of them meeting in person and figuring out who the other person was

I also really liked the narrators and how the narration switched back and forth depending on who sent the email

- secret identity
- mainly told through a series of emails
- dual pov
- valentine's day novella

This was a fun read, it was a bit more spicy than I was expecting and the actual game show portion shorter than I was hoping for but overall a good listen

The fake dating aspect never really felt fake and it was more just them lying about how long they'd actually been together

I wish the game show portion of it was a lot longer than it was, it felt like it went so quick and in a blur (probably due to how the main character felt during it) but I just wanted more from it

I really enjoyed the ending and thought it was very cute

- queer romance (MM)
- spicy
- fake dating
- game show setting
- single pov

Thank you to NetGalley and Afterglow Books / HarperCollins UK for the ALC - all opinions are my own

- forced proximity - roommates
- guardians (younger siblings)
- deaf characters 
- single pov, 1st person 

I loved this, I love Hannah's writing it's so comforting whilst telling raw but beautiful stories

I love Warren and Chloe's relationship and how they were so supportive of each other

I'm obsessed with Warren in the spicy scenes and how he has no filter

I loved the warm and comforting side characters with how supportive and caring they were

The bonus epilogue from Warren's pov was so so cute

Thank you to NetGalley and Bedford Square Publishers for the ARC - all opinions are my own

- co-workers
- forced to work together
- locked in work over night together
- 3rd person, dual pov

I really enjoyed this, it took me a little while to get into it the story and understand their dynamic at the start

I thought their relationship was so cute and had all the best teasing and joking around in it - it made for a great time reading

The epilogue was so cute and I really loved it

- forced proximity
- super slow burn
- 3rd person, single pov

Overall I liked this book. I loved the strong female friendship in this and how the supported each other and built each other up

I thought the relationship between Rosie and Aled was very cute, however I was just wanting a bit more of a spark or some angst or just some feelings - I just didn't feel emotionally invested in it

I felt like the ending was a bit rushed, I kinda wanted more of it and to live in the grand gesture for a bit longer than it was

Thank you to Embla Books and NetGalley for the arc - all opinions are my own