Review: Hold Me Down by Jackie Ashenden

Hold Me Down by Jackie Ashenden
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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

From the beginning, I had a disconnect with this story and with the characters. I stuck it out for awhile but I just want feeling it overall. Ally and Blue dived right into a sexual interaction without any warning and even then I felt like they were disconnected. Overall it was okay and I'm glad I got the chance to read it. 

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Review: The Orchard Inn Romance Series Boxset by A.M. Kusi

The Orchard Inn Romance Series Boxset by A.M. Kusi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved having this boxset and diving into the whole series uninterrupted! And I 100% binged this series and was able to absorb everything. If you are looking for feel good, amazing stories, I definitely recommend picking up this box set and then the free novella on the authors website to dive right in! 

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Review: Here to Stay by A.M. Kusi

Here to Stay by A.M. Kusi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a great second chance novel of Liam and Natasha's story. I loved Carter and how smart he is, and I loved how determined Liam was to get his family back. This was a great series and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it! 

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Review: Her Perfect Storm by A.M. Kusi

Her Perfect Storm by A.M. Kusi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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

Ethan and Isa's story was wonderful! I love both of these characters and I love that for the most part, they were truthful and honest with one another. 

There were a lot of major changes for both Isa and Ethan and I thought they adjusted really well, considering. Isa is amazing and the way she completely changed her lifestyle and her view of her future was fantastic to me! 

I'm really glad I finally got the chance to read this series and enjoy A.M. Kusi's other series. I've not been disappointed yet in the wonderful stories that have been created by this dynamic duo!

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Review: Conflict of Interest by A.M. Kusi

Conflict of Interest by A.M. Kusi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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

After meeting Harper and Jax in book 1, I was very excited that this was their story. I loved their first sexual interaction and wished it works have continued on, but of course, this is a best-friends-sibling romance so things didn't go according to plan. This is my hardest troupe to read because there are always so many lies and secrets. And sure enough, that's what happened in this book. 

Jax, to me, was a hard character to like. He let's everything, EVERYTHING, run his life and dictate what he can or cannot do. The way he treated Harper was really terrible. I'm surprised at how many chances she gave him because I wouldn't have been able to stomach it after the first time. 

I'm glad Harper stuck up for herself in the end, but she has a long road of rejection before making that choice. 

So while this wasn't my favorite book in the series, I am glad I got the chance to read it and I'm looking forward to the next one! 

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Review: The Orchard Inn by A.M. Kusi

The Orchard Inn by A.M. Kusi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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

I'm finally getting to this last series I need to read by A.M. Kusi and I thought book one was great! I love the small town feeling and the cozy inn that Ella has been perfecting. And I love the instant attraction between Ella and River.

Ella has had a pretty bad past and I love how patient River was with her at the beginning. I did think he had a bad knee jerk reaction when some secrets were revealed that he could have handled better, but overall this book was sweet and I'm very excited to continue the series! 

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Review: Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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

I loved the beginning of this novel, with all of the banter and sexual anger that Ryder and Willa had between each other.  I even loved them reluctantly having to spend time together for their class project.  What I didn't like so much was all of the secrets.  And the hypocrisy.  Neither one of them were getting deep enough with each other to really know the other person, yet they were complaining about the other one keeping secrets and not revealing their true lives.  You can't have it all, and yet they wanted the other to expose their deep secrets while keeping their own feelings safe and sound. 

It was enough to make me quite annoyed by the end of the novel, but I will say there were a lot of great moments in this novel to keep me going.  I adore Rooney and I loved seeing Ryder with his family.  Both characters have A LOT of stuff going on, so it was nice to see them overcome their own struggles, but to see them sabotage their relationship was frustrating to no end. 

Overall, I enjoyed this story and I'm glad I got the chance to read this novel.  Maybe I'll revisit the Bergman family and see about how Ryder's siblings find their own true love in the future. 

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