romancewithem's Reviews (619)

That ending...I have no words

The cliff hanger is insane, I need answers now but also I'm kinda glad I have to wait cos I need time to recover and process

I didn't really vibe with Iron Flame (forced separation of Violet and Xaden and just felt long and drawn out) this however I loved and couldn't put down at times

I liked the adventures that we went on with the characters and started to learn a lot more about the world

I liked that we got additional character povs and experience the world through them for a little

I loved this book!

I love sports romances (bonus points that both main characters are athletes) and books where the main characters are sneaking around and keeping their relationship secret

The first time they meet was so funny and I loved the banter between them throughout the book

Only reason why this isn't a 5 star for me is that the ending felt a bit rushed 

• sports romance - pro ice hockey
• she's the first female player in the NHL
• he's a playboy
• sneaking around
• friends with benefits
• no third act break up

This was the first book I read by this author and I will def nitely be checking out more from them

I adored this book and could not stop listening to it

The narrators were amazing and did a great performance, this is the first book Ive listened to by both of them and I will definitely be checking out more by them

I loved the formatting of this book and how you had small snippets of the radio show in between each chapter

I love BK’s writing and how I can get fully lost in these cozy, wholesome and yet so relatable stories that she writes 

Things I loved (in no particular order): the meddling daughter, Jackson and his nervous rambling about weather events on the radio, the closet scene (iykyk), Lucies family and how close they are, Aidens grand gesture at the end

- work place romance - radio show
- single mum
- grumpy x sunshine
- dual pov

Thank you to NetGalley & Macmillan UK Audio / Pan Macmillan for the ALC - all opinions are my own

I really enjoyed this book and it was such a great ending to this series

I love a second chance, "it's always been you" vibes and this didn't disappoint 

- small town romance / cowboy romance 
- single mum
- second chance
- dual timeline
- snowed in - only one room

I love the dual timeline and seeing the start of their friendship and relationship and discovering why they broke up in the first place over the course of the flashbacks

I love Dusty's love for Cam and how he never stopped loving her and how you could feel it even when it wasn't his pov, it was just so wholesome

This series holds a special place in my heart and I love all the characters and think this will be a series I will forever want to reread

The bonus content at the end had me sobbing the whole way through - it was so good but I'm sad this series is over (tho we do get 3 novellas and I'm so excited for those)

Thank you to Quercus & NetGalley for the eARC - all opinions are my own

I enjoyed this book - brothers best friend, forced proximity, sports romance is always going to be a hit for me

I enjoyed the tension at the start with them kinda disliking each other whilst attracted to each other and the suspense as to when something was going to happen 

I love how supportive they were of each other and how low drama their relationship was

- brothers best friend
- forced proximity / roommates
- sports romance (pro american football)
- ASL rep

Thank you to Valentine PR for the eARC - all opinions are my own

I loved this book!! (even tho it made me cry several times...it was worth it tho)

This book is so tender and loving and also a bit angsty and just really all the emotions

The book is set over several years which I loved as you really got to see the main character process all the emotions and it didn't feel too rushed (or too drawn out)

I really enjoyed the main characters and love seeing their relationship grow and change

Even tho Josh isn't actually a character in this book I really feel like I got to know him

I loved the physical journey that we went on with the characters and them exploring all these places

Spoilers about the MMC and the 3rd act conflict:

I knew his previous marriage was dodgy from the start but the plot twist on why and subsequent feelings from his ex wife surprised me, like I didn't see the twist happening

- second chance
- brothers best friend
- childhood friends to hooking up to enemies to lovers
- long time mutual crushes

Thank you to Quercus for the eARC - all opinions are my own

The writing style just wasn't for me

I really enjoyed this book

- cowboy romance
- age gap (shes older)
- brothers best friend

I really like how they both helped each other heal from the loss of their family members and worked together to move on 

I really enjoyed their “meet cute” (theyve previously met but the first time they interact in this book) it was so fun 

I really liked the narrators and thought it was a great audio production 

CW: previous death of a brother and father 

This was so cute and enjoyed that they were friends and had long term mutual crushes on each other

- childhood friends 
- brothers best friend
- sports romance (college american football)

Thank you to Orion Fiction for the eARC - all opinions are my own 

I loved the start of this a but then the middle/end kinda fell off imo 

I loved the premise and the start of this with them being roommates and attracted to each other from the start, and then when they ran into his ex whilst out and he pretended that she was his new girl - it had me screaming cos it was so good

After that it moves onto a 'will they, won't they' with some cute moments where it looks like it but then when they don't and end up running away scared/not talking about things annoyed me

- sports romance (college american football)
- college romance 
- roommates 
- forced proximity