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The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
5/5 Stars 3/5 Spice
Tropes:
Small Town
Marriage of Convenience
Hate to Love Vibes
Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
Only One Bed
Forced Proximity
Age Gap
🎧 Narration: the duet narration was so fcking good. lee samuels & stella hunter did a phenomenal job. lee was so fun as wyatt, with his golden retriever vibe delivery & the way he spoke so smoothly. i lovedddd his voice when he whispered “goodnight audrey.”. 🫠 i’m a puddle. stella hunter absolutely killed it as audrey. her black cat snark tone was *perfect* & her emotional moments were so believable & had me feeling all the feels. i listened to this on 2x speed & both narrators were easy to understand & the production was very well done. no issues with sound or quality. overall - definitely recommend the audio.
dare i say it, i think this is my favorite MQ book. i’ve read her full backlist & this one just is so perfectly done - loved. wyatt & audrey have both experienced the loss of sibling (who were married) which leaves them 50/50 owners of the family farm. now wyatt is a well known author & hasn’t been around & plays the roll of more of a silent owner, while audrey works herself to the bone at the farm. so when wyatt comes to town wanting to see his niece & the farm - audrey is immediately suspicious. & rightfully so bc he came with a plan. & that plan involves a marriage of convenience & living together. 🤯 add in some vulnerable moments, some delicious tension (only one bed anyone), spice that be spicin’ && the MQ humor we’ve come to know & love & im telling you right now you won’t be able to put this one down. SO FREAKING GOOD.
Tropes:
Small Town
Marriage of Convenience
Hate to Love Vibes
Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
Only One Bed
Forced Proximity
Age Gap
🎧 Narration: the duet narration was so fcking good. lee samuels & stella hunter did a phenomenal job. lee was so fun as wyatt, with his golden retriever vibe delivery & the way he spoke so smoothly. i lovedddd his voice when he whispered “goodnight audrey.”. 🫠 i’m a puddle. stella hunter absolutely killed it as audrey. her black cat snark tone was *perfect* & her emotional moments were so believable & had me feeling all the feels. i listened to this on 2x speed & both narrators were easy to understand & the production was very well done. no issues with sound or quality. overall - definitely recommend the audio.
dare i say it, i think this is my favorite MQ book. i’ve read her full backlist & this one just is so perfectly done - loved. wyatt & audrey have both experienced the loss of sibling (who were married) which leaves them 50/50 owners of the family farm. now wyatt is a well known author & hasn’t been around & plays the roll of more of a silent owner, while audrey works herself to the bone at the farm. so when wyatt comes to town wanting to see his niece & the farm - audrey is immediately suspicious. & rightfully so bc he came with a plan. & that plan involves a marriage of convenience & living together. 🤯 add in some vulnerable moments, some delicious tension (only one bed anyone), spice that be spicin’ && the MQ humor we’ve come to know & love & im telling you right now you won’t be able to put this one down. SO FREAKING GOOD.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Tracing Holland by Alyson Santos
5.0
5/5 Stars 2/5 Stars
Tropes:
Rockstar
Mental Health Rep
Angsty
Friends to Lovers
Forced Proximity
🎧 Narration: This book is narrated in single narration with only the mmc POV. Alex Kydd did a great job with the emotional range for the mmc, Luke, in this audio. The way he bled every emotion into his voice during the story felt very raw & kept me wrapped up in the storyline the whole time i was listening. I enjoyed his voice for Holland as well - it wasn’t too high or “fake” girly sounding. I did think it was strange that in the previous book Luke was described as having an accent & in this book it’s mentioned a few times but it wasn’t narrated with the british/south african accent described. I listened on 2.2 & Alex was very easy to understand & it did not interrupt the cadence of his voice. The production was very well done & i didn’t hear any flaws. Overall i felt like the audio enhanced the story.
this book had me a complete chokehold the whole time i listened. i absolutely could not put it down & stayed up until 2am to finish it. i loved luke in night shifts black but the raw version of luke we got from his pov in this story was so. damn. good. this was such a beautiful story of healing from your past, growing as a person & learning to love again even with your broken parts. luke & holland had hot hot hot tension but it was their quiet moments & the way they always kept trying to hold the other up that had me so in love. i felt like the forced proximity of the tour really helped move the storyline along & i loved that we got to see all of luke’s pain & him trying so hard. their love story was perfection. i cannot wait to dive into book three.
Tropes:
Rockstar
Mental Health Rep
Angsty
Friends to Lovers
Forced Proximity
🎧 Narration: This book is narrated in single narration with only the mmc POV. Alex Kydd did a great job with the emotional range for the mmc, Luke, in this audio. The way he bled every emotion into his voice during the story felt very raw & kept me wrapped up in the storyline the whole time i was listening. I enjoyed his voice for Holland as well - it wasn’t too high or “fake” girly sounding. I did think it was strange that in the previous book Luke was described as having an accent & in this book it’s mentioned a few times but it wasn’t narrated with the british/south african accent described. I listened on 2.2 & Alex was very easy to understand & it did not interrupt the cadence of his voice. The production was very well done & i didn’t hear any flaws. Overall i felt like the audio enhanced the story.
this book had me a complete chokehold the whole time i listened. i absolutely could not put it down & stayed up until 2am to finish it. i loved luke in night shifts black but the raw version of luke we got from his pov in this story was so. damn. good. this was such a beautiful story of healing from your past, growing as a person & learning to love again even with your broken parts. luke & holland had hot hot hot tension but it was their quiet moments & the way they always kept trying to hold the other up that had me so in love. i felt like the forced proximity of the tour really helped move the storyline along & i loved that we got to see all of luke’s pain & him trying so hard. their love story was perfection. i cannot wait to dive into book three.
Loving Romeo by Laura Pavlov
5.0
5/5 Stars 3/5 Spice
Tropes:
Small Town
Fighter Romance
Forced Proximity - Neighbors
Enemies to Lovers
Bad Boy x Good Girl
Grumpy x Sunshine
🎧 Narration: dual narration - this audiobook was *phenomenal* connor crais was so good. his voice melted me. he was so good at flipping between the bro vibes with his friends to the man obsessed he becomes for demi. & samantha brentmoor was the perfect demi. her voices for all the different guys & beefcake 🤣 were so well done. these two together have to be one of my favorite voice combos - they compliment eachother so well. i listened on 2x & it was easy to understand & the audio was clear with good production.
romeo romeo romeo oh my god. i loved this man. fighter romances are my favorite - romeo & demi were such a good one. romeo is the “bad boy” from the wrong side of the tracks with a heart of gold & demi is a good girl dealing with the rougher parts of life. i felt so engaged in the events in the story the whole way through. it had just the right amount of suspense in the story. i think my favorite part of the story were the guys though. i can’t wait to spend the whole series getting to know them all. especially beef cake 🤣 romeo falling so hard was the ultimate swoon. & the spice was 🥵🥵😮💨. cannot wait for more from magnolia falls.
Tropes:
Small Town
Fighter Romance
Forced Proximity - Neighbors
Enemies to Lovers
Bad Boy x Good Girl
Grumpy x Sunshine
🎧 Narration: dual narration - this audiobook was *phenomenal* connor crais was so good. his voice melted me. he was so good at flipping between the bro vibes with his friends to the man obsessed he becomes for demi. & samantha brentmoor was the perfect demi. her voices for all the different guys & beefcake 🤣 were so well done. these two together have to be one of my favorite voice combos - they compliment eachother so well. i listened on 2x & it was easy to understand & the audio was clear with good production.
romeo romeo romeo oh my god. i loved this man. fighter romances are my favorite - romeo & demi were such a good one. romeo is the “bad boy” from the wrong side of the tracks with a heart of gold & demi is a good girl dealing with the rougher parts of life. i felt so engaged in the events in the story the whole way through. it had just the right amount of suspense in the story. i think my favorite part of the story were the guys though. i can’t wait to spend the whole series getting to know them all. especially beef cake 🤣 romeo falling so hard was the ultimate swoon. & the spice was 🥵🥵😮💨. cannot wait for more from magnolia falls.
Never Say Never by Harlow James
4.25
4/5 Stars 3/5 Spice
Tropes:
Fake Dating
Rivals to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Family Drama
He Falls First
Rom Com
🎧 Narration: omg i loved the audio for this story. samantha was absolutely perfect as charlotte. i loved how well she did sounding unraveled at the beginning but then soft as the story goes on. surprising no one - teddy was fantastic. i loved his cocky tone & swoony side. i listended at 2.2 & it was still easy to understand & their cadences were perfect.
who doesn’t love a fake dating story? this one did not disappoint. i loved the added aspect of them being childhood rivals & the enemies to lovers vibe. & when he starts falling first?! omg. swoon. when he gets a little obsessed - i meltedddd. charlotte was such a fun character, too. her snark was so funny & the audiobook nailed the tone perfectly. these two were so fun while they tried to not fall for eachother. the tension, the back&forth had me entirely wrapped into the story & ignoring regular life haha && when the spice hits? the nightclub? hot hot hot. definitely recommend this one & the audio is the way to go.
Tropes:
Fake Dating
Rivals to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Family Drama
He Falls First
Rom Com
🎧 Narration: omg i loved the audio for this story. samantha was absolutely perfect as charlotte. i loved how well she did sounding unraveled at the beginning but then soft as the story goes on. surprising no one - teddy was fantastic. i loved his cocky tone & swoony side. i listended at 2.2 & it was still easy to understand & their cadences were perfect.
who doesn’t love a fake dating story? this one did not disappoint. i loved the added aspect of them being childhood rivals & the enemies to lovers vibe. & when he starts falling first?! omg. swoon. when he gets a little obsessed - i meltedddd. charlotte was such a fun character, too. her snark was so funny & the audiobook nailed the tone perfectly. these two were so fun while they tried to not fall for eachother. the tension, the back&forth had me entirely wrapped into the story & ignoring regular life haha && when the spice hits? the nightclub? hot hot hot. definitely recommend this one & the audio is the way to go.
Keep Her Safe by Q.B. Tyler
fast-paced
4.5
4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Spice
Tropes:
Bodyguard
Celebrity
Forbidden
Age Gap
Possesive Hero
🎧 Aiden Snow as Damien was so hot. First time listening to Aure Nash & her voice was breathy and pleasant but she was 15/10 on spicy scenes.
holy moly this book was hot. i always love qb’s writing & this one did not disappoint. both characters have a lot going on & them being together is definitely the harder road but their chemistry is explosive & when the fck it moment finally comes 🤩 these two are full speed ahead. their love was so precious. we love an alpha man on his knees ya know.
Tropes:
Bodyguard
Celebrity
Forbidden
Age Gap
Possesive Hero
🎧 Aiden Snow as Damien was so hot. First time listening to Aure Nash & her voice was breathy and pleasant but she was 15/10 on spicy scenes.
holy moly this book was hot. i always love qb’s writing & this one did not disappoint. both characters have a lot going on & them being together is definitely the harder road but their chemistry is explosive & when the fck it moment finally comes 🤩 these two are full speed ahead. their love was so precious. we love an alpha man on his knees ya know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Night Shifts Black by Alyson Santos
5.0
5/5 Stars 1/5 Spice
Tropes:
Rockstar
Grief Representation
Mental Health Representation
Friends to Lovers
🎧 Audiobook
Tropes:
Rockstar
Grief Representation
Mental Health Representation
Friends to Lovers
🎧 Audiobook
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Alcohol
Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon
4.0
4/5 Stars 3/5 Spice
Tropes:
Alien Romance
Friends to Lovers
Fated Mates
Redemption Story
🎧 Audiobook
Tropes:
Alien Romance
Friends to Lovers
Fated Mates
Redemption Story
🎧 Audiobook
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