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Bare Minimum Parenting: The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child by
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
One of the most entertaining books about parenting I've ever read. I literally cackled the entire read through.
This book is about embracing mediocrity. If you're an overachieving parent looking for advice on how raise exceptional children, this one is not for you.
This book is about embracing mediocrity. If you're an overachieving parent looking for advice on how raise exceptional children, this one is not for you.
Devourer of Men by Nikki St. Crowe
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
The Fae Princes by Nikki St. Crowe
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I found this one to be the best in the Vicious Lost Boys Series! Still a very, very short read more focused on smut than plot - but for the series, this book had the most character growth. As per the other books - NSFW, MFMM. It looks like the Vicious Lost Boys series ends with this one, however, the world/story does continue in another series that focuses more on the Croc & Hook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Murder and War
Nocticadia by Keri Lake
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
This one will stroke your hot for teacher boner real good. Outside of the romance, the actual story/plot is also pretty good - a bit of a whodunnit/mystery with enough twists, suspense and shocking reveals to keep you locked it. This book is very kink based and very dark. It's also not fantasy, so it's a bit harder to ignore certain problematic behaviours and blame it on the MC being a supernatural being. If you get the ick from overbearing, possessive, riddled with red flags men, this may not be for you. Professor Bramwell has ISSUES.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Drug use
Minor: Child abuse
Their Vicious Darling by Nikki St. Crowe
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Hook, Smee and Tick-Tock the Crock have more page time in this one - and it is such an interesting twist on these characters! The smut is smutting and some of the umm...positions...are interesting 😅. NSFW. Again, Don't expect much depth. It is a fun, fast, read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Murder
The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
Peter pan for adults! This is book 2 in a series and it's action packed with a brutal cliff hanger ending. The bonding in this book was cute and there is a tiny bit more depth and character growth in this one than the first. It is still erotica though, so don't expect anything very deep or meaningful - It's more smut than plot. That being said, the storyline is stiill good and it is an interesting 18+ take on Peter Pan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Blood
The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Peter pan x brazzers, but the acting is sort of good so you also enjoy the story.
Don't expect anything deep. This is NOT a slow burn, melt your heart, love story. Winnie just wants to get her rocks off and Pan just wants to find what was stolen from him. NSFW
Don't expect anything deep. This is NOT a slow burn, melt your heart, love story. Winnie just wants to get her rocks off and Pan just wants to find what was stolen from him. NSFW
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness
The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk
adventurous
emotional
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
4.5
Nothing could have prepared me for what went down in these pages. Utter chaos. It was glorious.
Urban fantasy set in Savanah- very southern vibes. It's YA so obvi no spice, but there's a little meet cute and some wild af family drama. I was SAT the whole time.
Urban fantasy set in Savanah- very southern vibes. It's YA so obvi no spice, but there's a little meet cute and some wild af family drama. I was SAT the whole time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Blood
The Ever Queen by LJ Andrews
Epic HEA ending with a good set up for the next duology in the series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was really good! Such a heartwarming conclusion to Erik + Liv's story. It's much more action packed than the Ever King, so if you're hoping to see pirate battles at sea and fae fights, this one has you covered. There's a lot of bonding and healing of generational trauma in this one as well, so it is a bit of a tear jerker near the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Summary:
Rue's supposed-to-be-one-and-done-never-see-him-again tinder date turns out to be with the company trying to take over the current company she works at, and she's having a hard time with all of this and all of the feels.
Thoughts:
Low key mad I liked this book so much. It's honestly a really cute story, there's just so many weird quirks with the writing. It's written in both 1st person (FMC) and 3rd person (MMC), so flow is clunky between chapters. The trope spaghetti was thrown at the wall in the hopes that something sticks.There's Hockey Romance, Office/work romance, nerd/brainy romance, and kind of enemies/rivals to lovers (but they never really hated each other) all wrapped up in one big trope meatball. Surprisingly, it somehow still turned out really good? Idk. I have feels and they're not all bad.
Rue's supposed-to-be-one-and-done-never-see-him-again tinder date turns out to be with the company trying to take over the current company she works at, and she's having a hard time with all of this and all of the feels.
Thoughts:
Low key mad I liked this book so much. It's honestly a really cute story, there's just so many weird quirks with the writing. It's written in both 1st person (FMC) and 3rd person (MMC), so flow is clunky between chapters. The trope spaghetti was thrown at the wall in the hopes that something sticks.There's Hockey Romance, Office/work romance, nerd/brainy romance, and kind of enemies/rivals to lovers (but they never really hated each other) all wrapped up in one big trope meatball. Surprisingly, it somehow still turned out really good? Idk. I have feels and they're not all bad.