Rating: 2.5/5 Stars
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue follows a 23 year old girl named Addie LaRue in 1714. She is a dreamer and wants to be free. On the evening of her wedding, she runs away from her parents and ends up making a deal with a devil named Luc. From there she lives 300 years of people forgetting who she is. She can not own anything and has to find ways to sleep and get food. One day in 2014 at a bookstore in New York, a man named Henry remembers her. From there they form a relationship. Is it too good to be true?
Okay, I really struggled with Addie LaRue. I wanted to DNF it so much. The story definitely has a slow build and is more character driven than plot driven. I found the writing and prose to be beautiful, but sometimes over the top. However, once we got into the story I was bored. I was not interested in the romance. I felt like they only liked each other because she could be remembered by Henry. I did enjoy some of the flashbacks though.

They Wish They Were Us follows Jill in Long Island. Her best friend Shaila is murdered freshman year. Her boyfriend Graham in suspected of murdering her. Three years later, Jill receives a text from Rachel, Graham’s sister saying she thinks someone else murdered Shaila. Jill decides she will help Rachel solve the mystery. She is balancing her life being a Player and getting into college too.
I felt like this book was interesting. I liked the flashbacks and seeing Jill as a student I did find some parts to be boring. I easily predicted who was the killer and thought the ending was very anticlimactic.

Blaire is opening a cupcake and cocktail cafe and is excited that she can start her own business for her own self instead of using her parents help. Her parents are in the restaurant business and is loaded with money and wanted Blaire to be a pastry chef for them, but she wanted to run a business on her own. One day she gets unicorn martini glasses and puts it on a shelf and then all of sudden a loud bang happens next door and makes the martini glass fall and shatter. Blaire takes it over to the bar next door and shows the hot owner what he did. He is doing restoration to the bar and from there Blaire and Ronan becomes enemies. They are entered in a contest and compete together. However, once a big chain arcade and bar come to the neighborhood, Blaire and Ronan must pair up and get business. Will sparks fly?
I hated the first fifty pages and thought the writing wasn’t that good. I almost dnfed this book, but am so happy I kept with it. It is super cute and such a fun read. I loved all the banter between Blaire and Ronan. The competition and all the co-hosted events were fun. I definitely recommend this book.

When Ember touches people they die. When her little sister Olivia touches other people or animals she brings them back to life. Ember ends up killing a student by accident and a group of people that take gifted people in take Ember and Olivia to West Virginia. Can Ember trust any of them?
I liked the concept of this book and stayed engaged throughout the book. However, I guessed each of the bad guys. I loved the dynamics of family throughout this book.

Thea and Gavin are struggling in their marriage. Thea is sick of faking everything and wants a divorce. Gavin doesn’t want to lose Thea. Cue in the Bromance Book Club. Some guys from the Legend baseball team have a romance book club where they read romance novels and learn to use them to understand women. They recruit Gavin into the book club and give him a romance novel to read. This romance novel is supposed to be a guide to win Thea back. The story is told in the point of views of Thea and Gavin and we get some chapters to show parallels of what is going on to what Gavin is reading.
I bought The Bromance Bookclub back in April 2020 when it was on a deal and I kept seeing people talk about the book. Due to me buying The Bromance Bookclub, I keep getting emails from Amazon offering me book 2 and book 3 for both $5 off. So, I have book 2 and 3 for free or reduced price. So, I definitely will be continuing on reading this series. I found this book to be so cute and I loved watching them patch up their relationship.

Rebel Rose takes place a few months after the curse is broken by the Beast and Belle. Belle does not want to take any titles and must find her way with the Prince. The Prince-Lio, and Belle go to Paris to meet with his cousin Bastien. Revolution is occurring in Paris. Will it escape into their kingdom?
I really liked the imagined world of what life would be like for Belle and Lio after the curse is broken. There is a lot of political intrigue in this novel. I guessed who the villain was very short in the story though.

Liv works for a jerk named Royce. She accidentally drops a $1000 cupcake on Gretchen, who is Mack’s date. Liv is in trouble with Royce. She is supposed to meet him in his office after a while and once she gets to the office she notices an encounter between a young woman named Jessica and Royce. Royce sexually assaults Jessica and Liv steps in and wants to expose Royce for who he really is. Jessica doesn’t want to come forward. This leads to Liv being fired. Mack checks on Liv after he is dumped by Gretchen and finds out Liv was fired. Mack offers Liv a job. When Mack finds out what Royce did, he decides to join Liv in bringing down Royce and enlists the Bromance Bookclub for help. Will there be sparks between Mack and Liv?
I felt like there wasn’t much of the bookclub in this one. Also, I didn’t feel like there was as much romance in this and it moreover focused on the #metoo movement. It is still good and I look forward to more in this series.

Majesty takes place a little bit after American Royals and its shocking conclusion. There is a lot of romantic and family drama in this book. There is revenge, betrayal, and commitment throughout this book.
I was not a huge fan of American Royals, but as I listened to Majesty, I found myself enjoying it. The character development was great and I loved who ended up with who. I wish there was more to some of the character endings though.

The Shadows takes place in a small village in England. It is told in present day and in the past. When Paul was a teenager, he and his friends would lucid dream together. His friends take it too far and end up killing a person. Paul comes back to his village 25 years later since his mom is in hospice. While back some eerie things happen. Also, another group of teens copy the murder and Amanda, a detective steps in and starts investigate and investigates the mysteries of 25 years ago.
The Shadows was definitely a dark book. I really enjoyed the characters and trying to unravel the mystery. I do find the going from before to present to be confusing at times. Also, I found the ending to be a little anti-climatic.

DNF at 44%
Enya is the leader of the Ravens. Three princes have presumed dead for years. However, one day Enya spots them and agree to help them find an item that their stepmom, the Queen seeks. If they cannot find the object, which is a sword, they will be killed.
This book has a great premise and at times the writing seems good. However, I dnfed it because there was a lot of telling instead of showing. I felt like there was a wall up between me and the story. I couldn’t connect with the characters and care for them. I felt really disconnected.