The daddy-little girl sex fantasy is very much not my thing but I didn’t mind the actual romance portions.

Just as wonderful as the first book in the duology! As much as I would love the story to continue, I think that Holmberg really did the characters and the plot justice by keeping it to two books. Intrugue, drama, romance, action - this book has it all! I even ended up bumping up my review for the first book because of how well this one wrapped up the story. Well done! Can't wait to read more from this author!

Sexy AF until the end! Quality smut!

Personally not into mountain man fantasy but I would've put that aside if it didn't take more than half the book to get to the sexy part. Also, normally I don't mind insta-love smuts but my God both these characters were nausiating.

This is probably THE most important self-help book in current existence. Not only does it make you think about your past traumas and how to move past them, but it also makes you take a look at the people that surround you (whether it be familial, plutonic, or romantic). I learned an immense amount about myself (someone who believed had a normal and happy childhood) and while I may have felt uncomfortable with my thoughts, they needed to happen in order for me to actively want to make positive changes in my life and grow past what my inner child has been used to. I personally avoided self-help type books because so many of them felt like 'If you read this book then all of your problems will go away,' but this book is open and honest about how 'doing the work is pretty much going to take the rest of your life and it's ok to have setbacks because we are all human. Dr. LePera also makes it a point to mention that access to therapy is a privilege and that not all of the solutions in this book will work for every type of person. The tone is very much portrayed as a regular person who happens to be a doctor as opposed to textbook heavy jargon and it is greatly appreciated since the goal is to be motivated to want to change for the better. I will be recommending this book to as many people as possible.

Note: I did end up purchasing a hard copy because I would like to incorporate the journal prompts into my life as well as reread at different points of my adult life.

Went into this book thinking it would be a work of fiction, but was pleasantly surprised that it was rooted in real-life events. Very interesting read on the U.S.'s longest-standing teen-run EMT program with blunt chatter about the history of racism (which includes pop culture/entertainment references) that still lingers in Darien, CT. Engaging from beginning to end. The only thing I wished was that it was a little bit of a longer read.

Definitely felt incomplete due to how short it is. A the pieces of an enticing noir story are there but either didn’t have enough time to come to fruition or were introduced so fast that you couldn’t help but be like “ok, we’re doing this now.”

While short, I think this book accomplished what it was supposed to do - make you angry with how black (and other people of color) had been (and unfortunately still are) treated in the hands of the police. Reading this and realizing that it’s based on a true story and how these horrific crimes were pinned on an innocent black kid frustrated me to my core that these types of injustices still occur in the modern age. Having the sense that George Whitmore Jr’s case ended up becoming the leading example in the creation of the Miranda Rights helps elevate some of the anger, but I will say that I would have liked to read a bit more on the lengthy trail process that he had to go through in order to be released. I’ll have to take a look at some of the additional reading stated at the end of the book for sure.

Going into this book, I was expecting some kind of cutesy rom com revolving around an engagement. Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I was wrong. ‘Sparkle’ is a relatively informative take on the history of diamonds/engagement rings while also keeping a humorous personal aspect to the story. It was also very well paced to the point where I almost didn’t realize that I was reaching the end of the book. Great for anyone looking for something short and lighthearted to read while on the go or in a time crunch. And I was engaged enough to when I genuinely wanted to read MORE about the topic of discussion.