theartsybookwitch's Reviews (393)

"Rules go out the window in the game of love, man."

Brittany Ann is back at it again with Breakneck, the first in her interconnected series, Burnout.

Meet Mina Torrence. Very protective single mom, willing to do whatever it takes to protect her daughter.

Quotes:

“He better have the same reaction when someone asks about you, because girl, you have it bad.”

“How the fuck are you from St. Louis but you like the Braves?” // “Don’t question me, bitch.”

“I’m yours, Mina. Been yours the second I saw you.”

tropes // street racing, brother's best friend, found family, forced proximity, single parent, forbidden romance

tw // human trafficking, sexual content, attempted kidnapping, torture, violence, physical abuse, child abuse

" 'Layla. You are mine, and I am yours. Tell me you feel this, this desire, this connection between us.' "

Raibert McKade, a dragon shifter and Vegas hotel owner, riding on the high of his life, is missing one thing. His mate. Meet Layla Brantley. A game designer, recently moved to Vegas, now on track to reinvent her life. And when they end up meeting by design,, their lives change forever.

This is the first of Laura's works i've read and it won't be the last.

I fell in love from the first page, from Layla's muttering to herself to Raibert being obsessed from the first glance. Each of them are badass in their own ways, and you can't help falling in love. And the way Raibert fell even more in love after Layla met Hannah? BROOO.

If you love dragon shifters, fated mates and Vegas, you will love Destined Dragon.

tropes // dragon shifter, fated mates, novella

"Next year, I'll be the one who's operating blind. I'll have… a heart in braille."

Such a short, sweet graphic novel about friendship and the way you'll go to bat for them. This was a breath of fresh air. It's so nice to see more disability and blind rep in novels. AND THE MUSIC REP? I LOVE.

I loved both Marie and Victor, and their friendship is so nice to see, especially in high school. 

The only thing is that I wish it was longer. Like a lot longer.

tw // vomit, ableism, bullying

"The local and the Georgia hottie drinkslinger. I like it."

On vacation during her sister's wedding, Tillie James ends up meeting Gabe Landers and after the wedding, they end up in a bartending competition. And when their competition sparks feelings, what was supposed to be a two-week fling, turns out to be way more than they both thought.

My first book by JJ Knight, and it didn't disappoint. This is one of those books that you want to read again for the first time.

Their story sucks you in from the first interaction with crabs to the very last moments written. I enjoyed reading their relationship, and seeing them play off each other.

Note: This is the 2nd in the Wedding Meet-Cute series, but the first is not needed to be read, to understand The Wedding Shake-up.

"Some things you always remember, even when there is no evidence the moment happened."