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Seeing Red by Bailey Hannah

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challenging emotional lighthearted reflective 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

3.5

I looooved the start of this book so much — the grumpy-grumpy vibe and that both mcs knew each other their entire lives but didn’t know each other but hated each other nonetheless. I assumed I’d eat it up. And whereas I still did eat it up the pregnancy trope I just don’t think I ate up as much as I have in other stories with the same trope. I loved Red/Chase and Cassidy though and watching them get to know each other was so special but there was some point in this book where I knew what was gonna happen next and I think I got bored and it felt like a chore to finish the read…I’m really excited for the third book in the series which is due to come out later this month!
Alive and Wells by Bailey Hannah

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’m such a cowboy romance whore 🤞🏼 that’s all I have to say. 
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

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challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored this book. Not that you reading this would care, but I grew up surrounded by music; listening to it, learning it, playing it, and (trying) to write it. and reading incredibly descriptive phrases of notes on a page trying to articulate the flow and feeling of what the song being written in only words would sound like, a symphony coming to life, or to better phrase it; a cello falling in love with a violin, at the touch of your fingertips and imagining it while reading is truly a powerful gift and Julie Sotto excels at it. This was a work of art, a magnificent 5 star read for me. The chemistry and character building, between all of the musical talent spilling from the pages is enthralling. To be completely honest it was a little difficult to get into reading a book in the 3rd person, especially when a scene is set in a room with 7 people but no one is the “1st” person voice. Nonetheless it got easier throughout and it made the read that much more emotional and reflective. I also appreciated that the duo POV portion wasn’t every other chapter and that Alex’s pov was separated from Gwen’s by “Cello Suite’s” and him growing up battling perfection and pressure by his famous name or what modern society calls a “nepo baby.” Overall, amazing, immaculate, and 10 other synonyms are needed to describe the perfection that is this book. 
Sable Peak by Devney Perry

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

I loved that vera got her own story and that I as the reader was able to watch her overcome her demons. I ate up the “before” part of the book and THE scene in willie’s (iykyk 😉😉)
Crimson River by Devney Perry

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Oh. my. This might be my favourite one of the series so far. With the rest of the books in the series you catch on to assume that the next book will obviously follow one of the eden siblings and then a love interest that has appeared throughout the books already. But this love interest is new in town, on a mission (specifically a man hunt—literally), only here temporarily, and happens to wander into a coffee shop where he meets and becomes insatiable for none other then Lyla eden 🤌🤌🤌
Jasper Vale by Devney Perry

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

oh how I eat up a good marriage of convenience but they fall for each other anyways 🤭👏 *chefs kiss* 🤌
Garnet Flats by Devney Perry

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

3.5

I thought the plot of this book was really unique. A past lover from 7 years ago who happened to now be a UFC champion who broke his soulmates heart and married her best friend. The girl hated him and her best friend for the last 7 years erasing every part of him and living with him in her mind as poison spilling into her clean glacier water. Except that she never let herself fully move on. But it turns out, that betrayal, wasn’t what it seemed and there was a lot of explanation thats needed. Will she hear him out? Will she be able to forgive and move on, or will they be able to have a second chance and live happily ever after? The only reason I gave it 3.5 was because the plot was so detailed and specific and the books length was so short I was often confused or constantly felt like I was missing something.
Coach Sully by Sloane St. James

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

oh how I love an accidental pregnancy trope mixed with age gap 🙏🏻😌….daddy😉
Crossroads by Devney Perry

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

the start of the book was really slow and kind of difficult to get into but I’m glad I kept reading. as the story unfolds and jumps between indya’s past and her time with west a lot of plot holes in the beginning make a lot more sense and towards the end I was sobbing. what indya did for west was incredibly thoughtful and she really upended her whole life and marriage for a second chance, literally sobbing.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-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

abby jiminez the woman that you are…this book is a work of art. emma and justin’s relationship, personalities, backstories, and everything in between is so unique and addicting to read and get lost in. personally I would shelve this book in fiction as sure this book is about a relationship and it’s romance but if you’re looking for smut and don’t care much for the plot this book isn’t for you. this book is all plot and character building and I loved every second of it. ‘just for summer’ is in my top 5 reads of all time, finished it in a day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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