hollyenchanted's reviews
57 reviews

The Old Place by Bobby Finger

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

Need to be honest with myself after having this on "read" for three years hahahah

Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Did not finish book.

Just a little slow. Would try again.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
Did not finish book.

Prose wasn't for me! Would try again though.

Volume 0-Issue None Book of The Month by Mary Jones, Puloma Ghosh, Abby Geni, Juliet Escoria, Christine Vines, Jean Kwok, Lena Valencia

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

I love short stories, and this was a really solid compilation.

The Hot Girl-3.5, sardonic and compelling
The Next Husband Game-3, not fleshed out as much as I'd like
The Reclamation- 4, sure, a bit like 9 Perfect Strangers but I could have easily read 200 more pages of this
Lemon Boy- 3.5, ended abruptly but otherwise good
Greensleeves- 4, unsettling and REALLY well done
Heat- 3, the pacing was off for me and some of the assertions (stretch marks = motherhood among others) made it surprising that this was written by a woman. The idea was great though.
A Spell for Disappearing- 4.25, I wanted more!!! 

The Duke's Virgin Spinster: A Steamy Second Chance Regency Romance Novel by Claire Devon, Claire Devon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

The formatting was so infuriating 

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Knockout by Sarah MacLean

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Sarah has done it again! This was an incredible, emotional, adventurous, sexy, wonderful love story! Imogen and Tommy were so great in the previous books in this series and seeing them finally figure it out was the best. Obviously, the rest of the Hell's Belles were around, but other parts of the MacLean-iverse also popped up here and there in really truly delightful ways. I just love her writing and love these characters.

The Mountain's Mate by Sara Ivy Hill

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

I truly hope that this series becomes the next Ice Planet Barbarians. I would so easily sink into this world for dozens of novels. It was so richly described and the romance was smart and fun and sweet and hot! 

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0