Review: A Greene Family Christmas by Piper Rayne

A Greene Family Christmas by Piper Rayne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

I absolutely adore the Greene family!! Being able to revisit them through this special Christmas moment put a permanent smile on my face. I loved seeing not only the Greenes we fell in love with, but also their kids! I can't believe some are in college during this story 0_0

I also loved that not all of the kids adore their parents like I do. Just because they are THE Greenes doesn't mean they aren't also just normal people and 13 year olds definitely get tired of their parents, so it just made it feel that much more realistic for me. 

I loved each chapter that follows a different Greene and to get a glimpse into their lives so many years later. It honestly made me want to reread all of their stories all over again! 

I'm very excited for Rylans story to come out after seeing a glimpse of his life. I can tell these two will not make the journey ready, that's for sure! 

I so loved this book and I'm glad I dived right in when I got my novel! 

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Review: The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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

In book one, I really wanted Fiske's point of view, so I was excited to get a dual point of view in this one. And i did enjoy getting two perspectives, but sometimes I got a bit lost with all of the tribes and names and faiths. But i kept with it and had a general idea of what was being discussed. 

I really wanted more time with Tova and Halvard together. Like, I really wanted to see them interact more. That ending was a rip off and low key annoyed the heck out of me. I want to know what their future looks like, does Tova's tribe stay. This is one of the few times I really wish I didn't get to the ending cause I'm not happy about it at all. 

I loved seeing Halvard as an adult and going through his own battles inside him. He was such a sweet boy in book one so to see him at this stage of his life was fantastic. 

So, yeah. I liked it. But the ending really got to me. I need the ending rewritten, or a epilogue, or something. 

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Review: Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

So, I was a little skeptical going into this book since I didn't enjoy Fable as much as I thought I would.  But I decided to try it because the synopsis sucked me in and I'm so glad I did because I absolutely loved it.  I devoured this book in practically one sitting - I would have if I didn't have to work the next day.  I love Eelyn and her pure determination and devotion to her people.  When she was forced into another tribe, her faith never waivered for her people and she was bound and determined to get back to them and her ways. 

I also loved how she bid her time at the Riki campsite, but she was never too far from a weapon to protect herself.  And then when she saved Halvard?  My all-time favorite part of this book.  That's what really cemented herself into the Riki tribe and I love her determination to save that boy. 

Fiske is amazing too.  You can tell he's put into a lot of strained situations because of Iri, but I think deep down he was always fascinated with Eelyn.  I almost wish this wasn't YA cause I would have loved more details of the spice between them.  And I would have loved to get some point of views of Fiske as well, because that man is of very few words!

I am definitely going to be adding this book to my physical library since I loved it so much and I'm so glad I decided to read Adrienne Young's debut novel!  Maybe one day I'll try to revisit the Fable series again, but I know for sure I will be thinking of this story for days to come!

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Review: Praise by Sara Cate

Praise by Sara Cate
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I found this in my purchases on amazon and dived in to see what it was all about. And there were so many things happening I was blown away.

I loved seeing Charlie understand herself and her wants. And to do so in a safe space that Emerson provided was amazing. But i loved her initiation of everything and her curious mind throughout the entire novel. That's how you know it's what Charlie really wanted, no matter what narrow minded people claimed what was really happening because they can't understand. 

Emerson really, really, tried to avoid temptation, but Charlie made that very difficult. He gave a good effort though! I loved seeing his relationship with Beau grow, albeit slowly.

Also? Sophie is awesome. That is all. 

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Review: Dark Kingdom by Jagger Cole

Dark Kingdom by Jagger Cole
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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

I am, and forever will, be an avid fan of Jagger Cole's books and will binge read through them even though I have other things to do haha.  I adored Adrian and Celeste's story.  They had a lot going against them, and they didn't think to ask more questions, which caused many years of estrangement and anger, but once everything was revealed, the chemistry that exploded between these two was crazy intense - standard Jagger Cole style!

I love how determined Celeste is to make everything right, even though she knows someone is out there to take everything from her.  And her determination to get help, much to Adrian's dismay, was brilliant and amazing. 

Adrian is so stubborn and let his anger control his actions when he first sees Celeste again.  Thankfully he got over that bump, but it was fun seeing him lose his cool whenever she was trying to avoid him after he wouldn't help her. 

There were many twists and turns throughout this book that kept the reader guessing over and over how things will end, which kept me up reading late into the night and peeking a little too much when I was at work that it made the story fly by in like a day for me!  

I enjoyed this story so much and can't wait to add it to my collection!

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Review: Fable by Adrienne Young

Fable by Adrienne Young
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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

I've had this book for awhile, not gonna lie. I like to come through series and then other books happened, so it's been longer than I wanted it to be. 

But also during that time, so many readers have raved about this book. I guess my expectation grew so I was a bit let down by this book. I found it moved a bit slow for my taste. A lot of the chapters could have been skipped, I think. And I'm a dialog girl, I need conversation to keep my attention and this book was very heavy in the narration rather than conversation. 

So I'm conflicted if I continue the series or not. I have all of the books and spin off books, but if they are anything like this one, I won't be able to struggle through and finish them... 

Fable was a great character - honestly they so were. I was rooting Fable to beat the odds and get to the end of her mission. And when anything new popped up, I knew she'd find a way to get through it. But the long journey to get there just dragged for me. 

I'm glad I got the chance to read this book. 

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Review: Limitless by Lynn Rush

Limitless by Lynn Rush
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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

This was a heavy book. I want expecting such deep topics, and with it diving right into it at the beginning, I wasnt sure how detailed it was going to get. But I'm glad I stuck through it because I got to see Hunter and Lina battle through their issues and become the whole, happy people they were able to find because they found each other. 

I can't imagine living through either of their lives. Both are equally horrifying and more than anyone should have to survive from. But the second they met, their lives were destined to get extraordinarily better. 

Seeing both Lina and Hunter grow stronger, braver, more determined was amazing. It shows that if you have the right people in your life, anything can be defeated. 

I'm glad I got the chance to read this story and see these brave characters overcome their real pasts.

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