thelibraryoft's Reviews (477)

I'm not an astrology girlie, but if you are. . . this might be the sapphic, astrological, fake dating, vaguely Christmas-y romance of your dreams.

Everyone loves a meet-cute, but I am an absolute sucker for a meet-disaster. This book features a blind date so absolutely terribly I briefly thought, can they really come back from this? The answer is yes. 100% they can. 

Darcy starts as kind of the villain of the first date, but by the end of the book I am crushing on her too.  Elle & Darcy quickly turn their disaster into the most witty banter. They juxtaposition of Elle's quick, chaotic, 100 text messages in a row to Darcy's concise perfect grammar and punctuation was so fun and relatable to me. (Sorry to all my friends who consistently think I am mad at them. I love ya'll.)  I loved watching them figure each other out and learn how to support each other. I wish Elle had more growth though. I feel like Darcy did a lot of the heavy lifting when it came to compromise and support. 

I am excited for the next 2 books which I assume will be about Brenden & Margot. 

3.5 stars. . .  It probably would have been higher but the MMC calling his penis "Charlie" Is a no-go for me. 

Not a lifechanging book, but I had a good time. I really enjoyed the meddling aunties and how Kareena was receptive to their attempts. I also loved seeing Kareena go on so many terrible dates, and have so many horrible online dating conversations. It was funny and messy in the best way. 

Prem might be the dumbest doctor I have ever seen. IQ might be high but is EQ was on the floor. He was obsessed with Kareena from the jump and just kept falling more and more in love, but stood strong on his "love isn't real and i'll never fall in love"  Also, I hated his fight with Kareena's sister. I would toss that man out so fast if they spoke to my sister like that. 

Kareena was good, but not my favorite FMC. (shout out for being a badass lawyer & swiftie) I loved how she stood up for herself with her family & bad dates, but I was really thrown off by her shy-ness during the spicy scenes. I wish she had been more forward, like she was in her daily life. I loved her D&D date though! So funny. I want to read that man's nerdy love story.  

This was the book that has been sitting on my TBR for the longest so I am happy I finally got around to it. I didn't love Prem, but I will definately pick up another book by Nisha Sharma!

I really liked the Off-campus & Briar U series, but Elle Kennedy really nails everything in the Campus Diaries series. The slightly toxic feeling some of the old main characters used to give me is gone, and I love this updated feel. 

There are so many great characters in this book. Of course I loved Diana & Shane, their chemistry was amazing, I LOVED their bickering, their humor, and their support of each other. We get those cameos we are looking for from the previous books/series and the side characters are perfect. Will has my whole heart. I loved Shane's sister (girls in STEM ❤️). Also Blake (I can't wait for her book). I know Percy is a fake character, but boyyyy, don't let me catch him on the street. I have never hated a character so much. UGH. 

Lets talk SPICE!🥵 🌶️ She WENT there. I loved seeing a little bit of kink representation that was more than just a bossy man. And I am begging to get a Poly book ft. Will. please please please. 

This book was almost perfect . . .  except. Why is Diana in a cheerleading uniform on the cover? She is dancing way more than she is cheering in the book! Also, the sad stuff at like 85%? I think it was written really well, but it kind of came out of nowhere. I wish it all happened throughout the book, not just at the end.

4.5 stars!

I LOVED THIS. Witches & witch hunters in a game of wits while also maybe falling in love. This book really hooked me from chapter 1, and I did not feel that 50-100 page slump that comes at the beginning of a lot of fantasy books. This book explores, love, friendship, power, betrayal, & sacrifice. The magic system was cool, I loved that it was linked to blood and that because of Rune's morals, her magic use had to be conserved and used intentionally. I loved the world building and how it really helped us see the change in power and understand both sides of the conflict.  My only negative, was I wish Rune was a little more badass. I wanted more female rage. BUT and THE END?! WOW. I have never read Kristen Ciccarelli before, but she went there. She was not afraid to twist and turn and surprise us. I am super excited for the next book!

I hate to say it... but I think I am a fan of love triangles. I love how Nate & Jack brought out different sides of Abbey. I also loved that this was a love triangle with no cheating and open communication about exclusivity. The "other woman" aspect of this book was really good as well. It felt honest, but did not lean into woman hating or shaming. I could absolutely see this book as a movie (especially the final scene) I loved the juxtaposition of Abbey with Nate and Abby with Jack and the paralleling of her story with Josephine's mystery. I really enjoyed the mystery plot and loved the character it let us meet (looking at you Baxley, my grumpy king) It was shockingly not very spicy though, which I have come to expect from EK books. 

3.5 stars... it took me so long to get through this. A miscommunication leads to 2 people not talking for years.  They both were just so in love from page 1, and there was nothing really keeping them apart.  I just wanted more.

I liked that both main characters were dealing with real issues (late diagnosed dyslexia & workplace sexism), but we joined the story at a place where they both had it already figured out. Neither of them struggled too much, so they didn't grow.

I also really struggle with super cutesy adult women.  Nora spoke like a preschool teacher to her NFL client and her boss. It just drove me nuts.

BK Borison does it again with another swoony & steamy small town romance. I really enjoyed Beckett & Evelyn as individuals and as a couple. Beckett won my heart in the first book when he adopted four kittens and the pet dad continues with a baby duckling! I love how hardworking he is, and even as a major grump, he is a great friend and brother. We even get some social anxiety representation. Evelyn was also amazing. I related so much to her struggle to find her happy and I loved how she put herself first. Evelyn was super down to earth and not what you'd expect from an influencer. 

We have so many sweet moments between this couple in this book. Beck & Evie are obviously so smitten with each other. When they see each other again they have such a fun balance of attraction & awkwardness that felt realistic. And things get steamyyyyyy. Where can I find myself a tattooed, farmer/ astronomer?!

Borison does the small town thing so well. I loved the meddling neighbors who love bet on the most recent couples. This whole town has a found family aspect and really show up for each other when it is needed. The phone tree is SO FUNNY.  

Such a quick & easy read. I can't wait to pick up the next one this summer!