Review: Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is a bit conflicted for me. I absolutely loved the first part when Lore was in the library learning about new things. But the second part was long winded and took me awhile to get through. Of course I love books and libraries so I understand my struggle.

I love Finn and his moodiness! Asher was a bit annoying to me so I felt the same way as Finn did toward him. And come to find out I had a good reason since he was Syrell, the winged fae royal. 

I'm not sure if I want to continue this series. I guess it will depend on how pretty the Fairyloot Romantasy book turns out. I do want to see how things end up for Lore so I might continue, but it will depend on my mood when the new book is released. 

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Review: A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan

A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I tried my hardest to like this book but it was just okay for me. For some reason I couldn't connect well with the characters and things between them just felt stiff and awkward. My motivation to read was slacking and I realized this book just wasnt for me, but I do suggest to try it for yourself in case you love it! 

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Review: Rise of the Melody by Wendy Higgins

Rise of the Melody by Wendy Higgins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wendy Higgins is an author I will instantly read because I fall in love with her words, characters and worlds.  She just has a way of capturing my whole attention with her amazing stories, and Rise of the Melody was no exception!  I read this in less than 24 hours and I oh so wish book 2 was already in my hands!

Letty's whole life has just imploded around her.  Everything she thought she knew was completely false and her love for singing has been obliterated into something she can never do.  But I gotta say, she rolled with the changes and dived into her new normal fairly smoothly.  I would have went kicking and screaming if I were in her shoes.  Her Aunt Lorna sacrificed so much to protect Letty and I love that so much.  True love for someone in your life to abandon everything you knew and love to protect the last relative. 

Teague, Clare, Chrys, Nora, and Shandi were super sweet and nice to Letty when she got there.  I loved seeing them include Letty in their lives like they grew up together for the past 13 years.  And Letty finally just got to be a girl who had friends, at least for a little bit. 

As always, I have a team.  I'm totally Team Zar.  If Teague gets picked, I might cry, because I really love Xarus and he's just such a mystery that I hope we can unravel and see him open up with his body, heart and soul with Letty.  

CooShay is amazing and I love his presence in this book.  I keep expecting this animal to talk because he's so human-like haha. 

Safe to say I have once again fallen hard for another Wendy Higgins masterpiece and I will be here cheering in the background for book 2 and any other future books by her!  I'll be getting my physical copy to add to my shrine soon and can go stare at it lovingly!  Definitely recommend picking this book up!

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Review: Bad Intentions by Mila Kane

Bad Intentions by Mila Kane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another video reel got me to buy this book and dive into it to see how these characters will destroy me.  And destroy they did!  I love Lilian.  She's quirky and fun and a book nerd.  She's gone through a lot of self-inflicted turmoil with her parents and how they have raised her.  But she's done what she though she should do her whole life and I love that Cade comes in and changes her whole lifestyle completely. 

Cade is just.... I love him.  He's gone through some horrible things in his life and even though he's not an angel, he could have ended up FAR worse than he is once he meets Lil.  I'm not saying he's perfect, but most kids his age with the influence he grew up with?  Yeah they wouldn't just be a bully but something way nastier.  And I also loved the fact that him and Lil were experiencing everything in their relationship together for the first time.  That's not something we see a lot in romance books nowadays. 

I definitely gobbled this book up way faster than I thought I would.  I think Lil forgave Cade way too easily, but she's a better person inside and out than I am. 

This book definitely turned out better than I could imagine and I'm honestly a bit intrigued about the upcoming couples story, along with a certain teacher and her husband - cause that was a twist I loved so much!  So glad I decided to read this novel!

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Review: Rule Breaker by Nikki Hall

Rule Breaker by Nikki Hall
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this story!  I initially got it because of a reel in the lunch room and I loved the dynamic between Vi and Soren, and I just bought it so I could see how this story pans out for them.  It was a quick read with a lot of tension and secrets, but I just loved how Vi and Soren were both able to open up to each other about things they were going through.  They found a person they could trust enough with that information and seeing them connect with that was amazing.  I'm glad I decided to read it on a whim!

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Review: Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj

Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review. 

This. Book! I became ensnared the moment I started reading and couldn't put it down! Seriously Kai and Nera? The intensity between these two is ridiculously strong and I was loving every second of it. 

Nera is such a strong character. The way she changed her whole life in an instant MULTIPLE times was inspiring and showed just how strong she really is. 

But Kai? This man takes obsessed to a level I've never seen. I loved seeing this man with no ties, no feelings, no anything fall for Nera and have no idea what is happening to him. Every interaction with these two was amazing and I'm sad to have finished their story. 

I loved this book and I know I'm really going to love the next book after seeing both of those characters in this novel! 

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Review: Catching Feelings by Maren Moore

Catching Feelings by Maren Moore
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review. 

I seriously don't know what Maren Moore puts in these novels, but the Orleans University series is 100% my favorite of all time! I Cabot get enough of these books and I already want to reread them! 

Vivienne and Reece are so delicious. I love how Viv makes Reece work for our, but not in a malicious way. She has so much going on in her life that the thought of Reece and his, what seems like, play boy ways, wasnt in her motivation to deal with. She is so strong and the way she takes care of everyone around her is admiring but also shows that she really needs to take care is herself too.

Reece? REECE?! This man. His determination to win over Viv was amazing. His attentiveness, his gift giving, his full attention on everything he deems worthy?? I cannot get enough of this man and I want one just like him. The way he was with Boo?? How he did things that Viv loved while he was scared out of his mind? I legit could say great things about Reece for a week and still have more.

I cannot wait for book 3 and I cannot wait to get this book in print! Seriously one of the best series I've read in a really long time! 

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Review: Gothikana by RuNyx

Gothikana by RuNyx
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from Edelweiss. This is my honest review. 

After seeing so many people rave about this book, I think i had a bit of higher expectation that I would love it. But sadly it fell short for me. I like dark romance and I like Gothic settings, so this should have been right up my alley. 

I just wasnt able to really connect with the characters... It was more like I was watching their story and not living their story. I'm usually entranced to the point that I'm feeling what they are feeling and thinking what they are thinking and that didn't happen with Corvina or Vad...

I am very glad that two characters met each other and are able to help and support each other. I wished I liked it more. But I am glad I finally read it. 

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Review: The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson

The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review. 

Lana Ferguson is seriously becoming a must buy author for me! I gobbled this book up just like her other two novels and I cannot get enough of her fantastic writing and story telling! 

Ian and Delilah were amazing together. I loved how both of them were absolutely stunned when they saw each other after years of separation. Their reactions toward each other during this entire novel were real and raw and just really resonated with me. 

I also absolutely loved how Delilah didn't shy away from things and actually instigated a lot of moments with Iam. For a girl who had a major crush on Ian as a teen, she was bold and took charge of what she wanted and I loved that. Most of the time the female characters are shy and quite but definitely not Delilah and that was a breath of fresh air! 

And Ian being this big burly guy who got flustered around Delilah? Priceless and precious! 

I have no idea how Lana goes from one genre to another and absolutely slays it, but she does every time and I am biting at the bit for her next release in December! I'm determined to get everyone I know to read all of this authors books because they need more loving! So glad I got to read this and can't wait to hold it in my hands this summer! 

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Review: Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I keep reading these new to me authors and end up devouring their books and want to hardcore collect them!  Brynne Weaver spun a brutal and devious tale that I ended up loving from start to finish.  Rowan is seriously the best.  His obsession and meticulous planning throughout the years really worked in his favor and he really knew how to handle Sloan throughout the process.  You could say he did his homework, like any successful... butcher would do haha. 

And Sloane.  She's fantastic and I love how she creates art with her...hobby if you will.  These two characters are so out of nowhere and so chaotic that it was fantastic to watch them obsess over each other.  I do have to give them credit that they held out for as long as they did, knowing they were both into each other and didn't cross that line until they KNEW it would work in their favor.  Patience at it's finest right here. 

I'm so very intrigued to keep reading this series with Rowan's other brothers and I think I'm going to love them just as much as these characters!  And I know I'm going to need these in my life to display on my shrine of books I love.  I'm very glad I decided to dive into this book and now I'm going to peruse Brynne Weavers backlist of books to see if I need those in my life haha. 

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Review: Broken Hearts by R.G. Angel

Broken Hearts by R.G. Angel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review. 

Honestly gotta say, I wasnt sure how Eva was going to get over her pure anger and hated from book one that she had toward Cole. That girl put so much of her emotion into despising him. 

But Cole is tenacious and determined, and once Eva started to look at him with more positive emotion, I was all for them to rekindle their romance. I definitely loved seeing him fall harder and harder for Eva the longer he was with her. But what I love even more? The dynamic that his parents have and how crazy different they are, but simply adore one another. 

The ending of this book was so sweet and I was so happy for everything these two accomplished. I didn't want the book to end but alas it had to at some point. 

I'm so glad I got the chance to read this novel and I can't wait to see Nessa and Liams story unfold!

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Review: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

So many book boxes are doing this book so my expectations were a bit high to be honest. And this book was a STRUGGLE to get through. There were so many moments I wanted to just DNF but I charged on, which I am grateful for. I would have missed a lot of reveals that happened. 

But even with those reveals I still can't say I liked this book. It was okay. But it dragged. So much. The characters fell flat, especially Arthie. Jin was cool. Flick was just...meh. Laithe was an annoyance. And the setting? It was hard to keep up with it and picture it. I found myself skimming over passages I think I needed to read but I just couldn't get interested or invested.

My favorite character? Mateo. And we didn't see him nearly enough. I absolutely want a book about him! 

The whole heist bit was long winded and failed anyway. And it was a bust in the worst way possible since Arthie just partnered up with the guy she's trying to steal from? 

So discovering Arthies secret was neat. (She's half vampire.) The girl collecting secrets has the biggest one of all. 

But yeah, definitely wasn't invested in this book. I wanted to be. But maybe it just wasn't for me. I'm glad i read it so I can get rid of my special edition coming my way. 

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