Review: Freak by Lisa Lang Blakeney

Freak by Lisa Lang Blakeney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a quick and fast read. I liked seeing Willow starting to explore who she is outside is being a nursing student and i liked that Jackson is more than just a football player. Not much, but his focus on Willow was enough to make me want a guy to focus on me like that. I think I'm getting a bit too old to read college age books because their issues that arise made me miss college problems, but I loved being able to get both characters viewpoints.

Enjoyed this read and may dive into more in this series! 

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Review: Those Forbidden Shadows by Cameo Renae

Those Forbidden Shadows by Cameo Renae
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

I dived into this book so fast because I had to know what happened from book 1 and I was not disappointed in the slightest! Elara is still a fantastic person who is always looking out for everyone over her own self. She's so powerful without any power at all. She's so cunning and smart and I just adore her so much. Kage and Rem are amazing in their own way and I love their dedication and love for Elara. Maeve is hilarious and I want to be her best friend. And Vera is disgusting and I hope a horrible fate comes to her in the end. 

I am so excited for The Hunger Games vibe we will be getting in book 3 with the trials and I cannot wait to see Elara defeat each stage! Very glad I discovered this series and this author and I'm excited to get this book in physical format to join my shrine :) 

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Review: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thought I was safe with this book in regards to my heart, but man, the last 35% of this book was rough!  I'm not sure how Colleen Hoover can always manage to make me FEEL everything but she does and here I am just a mess now after reading this book.  

Kenna is just... she's so pure and good.  I know what she did was awful, but I knew there was more to the story than what the town thought she did to Scotty.  And I know she thought she deserved the punishment she got, but I just wish SOMEONE would have been able to see how she wasn't mentally all there and to get her the help that she needed in order to process everything and to tell her story.  They just let her sit there and think she was an awful person, but even an awful person would need to talk about what they went through.  

Ledger was just as mean to my heart as Kenna was.  When he broke down so many times?  In such a distressed torment?  I just wanted to hug him and make everything better because he was definitely going through too many emotions and not knowing what was right or wrong.  I can't imagine being in his shoes throughout this whole ordeal. 

The whole restraining order against Kenna?  Not gonna lie, that put a bad taste in my mouth toward Grace and Patrick.  I get where they are coming from, but Kenna was trying so hard to talk to them and explain her side of the situation and they just shunned her.  Ugh this whole thing was a mess from the start and I just wish there were counselors there for everyone to talk to. 

I want to know more about Ivy, the human.  And I want Roman to have a story.  He was everything in this book. 

I'm so glad I'm finally reading more coho books that I've pushed aside, though I may need to take more breaks between each one to give my heart a bit of a break haha.  Loved this book and the emotions it put my through and I think so many people will love this story!

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Review: Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is beyond precious in my mind. I can't even begin to explain how much I loved this book. 

Beyah is a character that I feel for. She has been through so much and for her to be so guarded at 19 is heart breaking. But I can also feel a sliver of her rationality in life. Not a lot, but just protecting herself from any emotional ties. I feel like I've gone down that hole in the past year and I've moved away from that thought process because of connecting with friends and family. But Beyah doesn't have that. Not even a phone or internet to meet amazing people to talk about her life. And it makes me realized how life can be so much worse, but also that everyone struggles on some level. Beyah's just one of the worst levels.

Samson was able to connect with Beyah on a level that she desperately needed in her life. Without Samson, she wouldn't have come out of her shell and would still be a fraction of her true self. I'm so glad that Beyah and Samson met because they are destined to be two halves of a whole. 

This book from start to finish had a death grip hold on my heart and wouldn't let go. Actually, evergreen sheet reading it, it still has a hold on me. I wont be forgetting this story anytime soon and I'm so glad I finally got to read it after all this time owning it on my book shelf. 

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Review: Broken Rivalry by R.G. Angel

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

I received this free eARC novel from the author and Wildfire Marketing Solutions. This is my honest review. 

I am quickly realizing that I am giving RG Angels novels. This was such a quick, fun read where I couldn't stop reading because I wanted to see what happened next with these characters. 

Poppy is amazing. She took her life changing event and figured it what she needed to do to survive. She could have ran off to college and left her family to fend for themselves, but she sacrificed that easy route and stayed to help however she could. 

And Ethan is determined and stubborn and when he makes up his mind about something, nothing will deter him. And that something is Poppy. There were so many swoon-worthy moments this man did that I'm over here sad I don't have my own Ethan now. 

I'm a little nervous about Cole and Eva's story... I love a good possessive male, but the way Eva is downright scared? I'm very intrigued to see how my opinion will get changed based on how their story pans out. And same for Liam and Nessa!

This is going to be a great series by this author, I can just tell! Very glad I was able to read this novel and can't wait for the next one to come! 

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Review: Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Okay, I trucked through it. Again, it's not a bad book. I did enjoy it. It just wasn't amazing for me. I liked how brave Iris is. She's a normal human who had been thrust in the middle of a war with two divine beings. She did so much beyond her capacity and deserves so much more recognition than she got. 

Also? Forest? That part gutted me, not gonna lie. 

But I think I just struggled with the prose format. I'm action and dialogue way more than descriptive paragraphs when it comes to my reading preference. 

I did enjoy this storyline for what it is and I'm glad I read it so I know what everyone is talking about, but I'm glad I didn't try to get a SE set, not do I feel the need to own it. I'm sure fans of book 1 will devour this sequel and enjoy the conclusion.

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Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Everyone I know has been raving about this book, so I was intrigued enough to read it. And it was a good book, but didn't move me the way it's moving everyone else, it seems. 

I think Roman and Iris are destined to be with each other, especially since their grandmothers were connected together too. And the rivalry they had was cute and entertaining. I admire Iris for deciding to find her brother after the emotional turmoil she went through. And Roman sticking it to his father. 

But maybe it's the setting of the book that is throwing me. I really didn't expect gods and magic, but rather a historical contemporary. And that's on me, but it threw me off and never let me get comfortable in that genre?

Either way, I have book 2 in hand and will dive into that. I'll see if I can get my bearings straight to enjoy it. I'm glad I finally read it since it's a hot book today. 

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Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I finally got around to reading this book and boy was this an interesting read. I liked Lowen well enough but the whole Crawford family? Thy are seriously messed up. Who knows which Verity was the true one, but either way she was messed up by writing what she did in her autobiography. Whether it was true or fictional to get her head in the right space for her books. If she had to go to that level to write her books? I would have retired. 

Jeremy was also weirding me out during the whole book and I honestly don't understand why Lowen was drawn to him. Maybe because she was reading Veritys attraction to him and she was seeing him through her eyes? No idea but they're were so many red flags with him for me, I would have been out of that house so fast, money or no.

And Crew... that boy is going to end up doing horrible things in his future, I can just tell. It's not his fault, genetics and what he's been through, but I'd be super worried to be around him. 

So yeah, this book was really different than I'm used to reading. Kept me engaged and wanting to know what would happen next. Probably not a book I'll reread though! Kinda edgy and kept my brain thinking way too much when I was trying to sleep, ha!

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Review: Toxic Love by Jagger Cole

Toxic Love by Jagger Cole
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

Wowzas, this book was spicy and intense! I love the tension between Tempest and Dante from the very beginning. There was so much hatred coming from Tempest for a lot of different reasons, but I absolutely loved Dantes initial response to meeting Tempest. It was definitely a storm brewing between these two and I loved watching it unfold the longer they were in each other's lives. 

I also loved the mystery happening in the background in this story that cemented Dante and Tempest even more. Both were determined to end that group. And then the last person? Definitely did NOT call that and was pleasantly surprised by that reveal! 

I absolutely adore this story and these characters. Jagger Cole has a way of sucking me into these novels and I end up binge reading them because I absolutely have to know every detail! So glad I got the chance to read this novel and can't wait for the next one! 

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Review: Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros

Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I finally got back into my Rebecca Yarros back log read. After The Last Letter, I was a bit scared going into this one, but fear not! This is definitely not as emotional turmoil as TLL so dive right into it!

Cam is my favorite. So is Willow. These two are so good and amazing and selfless. I seriously love these two and am mad they haven't been together since they were children. Seriously, that whole town was against Cam and Willow was his light the whole time. I can't believe how they shunned Cam like they did and treated him horribly. 

I'm glad Cam got the redemption he deserved wholeheartedly. And I'm glad all of the secrets were revealed because those should have been said so many years ago.

I absolutely adore this novel and I'm so glad I finally opened it up to dive into this fabulous story!

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