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To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Grimstone by Sophie Lark

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Putting Out for a Hero by C. Rochelle

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The story of our little sweet baby Hulk and weirdly hot psychotic Lizard Daddy was everything I was promised. Dark, fun, hot and steamy, among other things. 🔥

The internal rambling of the characters is pure gold and watching baby Hulks bi-awakening is the most adorable thing ever. 😍

Why you should read this?

🦎 Villains & Superheroes in tight suits 

🦎 Forced proximity 

🦎 Found family

🦎 Unhinged and witty banter

🦎 Very possessive fated mates 

🦎 Fancy monster smut stuff 

🦎 Very questionable morals – if you love red flags, you’ll love this. 

Tangled in Tinsel by Trilina Pucci

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Clueless Puckboy by Eden Finley, Saxon James

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Iron Heart by Alessa Thorn

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

This book made me realize that apparently I have a thing for gargoyles. And I’m not mad about it. 😍

It might also be the case that I just have a thing for males written by Alessa Thorn. Whatever the answer is, I loved this book. I loved Vladik and Zori. Loved every moment of it. ❤️ 

And I can’t deny how much I loved this Witcher reference. 🤩

“𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙕𝙤𝙧𝙞 𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨. 𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙩'𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙙.”

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was fun, haywire, friends/rivals to lovers romcom, but it’s DARK. ☠️ Annual murder competitions, accidental cannibalism 👀 and did I mention that they are both serial unalivers? 🔪

There must have been drugs or something between these pages bc I have no other explanation for why this was so ridiculously good. It had no business being as good as it was. And yet here I am, obsessed. 🤩

It has been over a month since I read it, but it still haunts my thoughts. And not only because I have not been able to eat cookies and cream ice cream after this.🍦 Or orzo pasta. 🍝 

And for the record this was absolutely worth the trauma. I can live without one type of pasta and one ice cream flavor. And even knowing that beforehand I would pick this up in a heartbeat! I loved Rowan, Sloane and EVERYTHING in it. ❤️❤️

If you still need more convincing, it has also:
🔪 Grumpy x Sunshine
💀 He falls first 
🔪 Touch her/him and die
💀 One bed 🛏️
🔪 Murder 
💀 Chaos
🔪 Dual POV
💀 Spice

King of Wands by Amy Kuivalainen

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Everything in this books is just perfect *chefs kiss*. 💋 

Zahir is so much more than what we got a see in King of Swords (which btw was amazing too). And he’s just perfect for Ezra. (Or me 🙋🏼‍♀️). Needless to say I’m head over heels in love with this couple. 😍 

If you haven’t read this already, you definitely should! 🤩

🪄 Djinns 
🪄 Magic
🪄 Mystery
🪄 Phantom hands and mouths 
🪄 Tension & spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️

The Risk by S.T. Abby

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

So female serial killers are my new favorite thing. 🔪

The set up in this books is so delicious from the start! Female serial killer falls in love with FBI agent who’s trying to catch her. This is a house of cards just waiting for everything to blow up in our faces and I couldn’t be more excited to find out what happens then! 🤩

“𝑰 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒕, 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑.”

I loved this novel from the start. Having both Lana’s and Logan’s POV’s makes it even better. This is dark, intense and absurd. 🖤

The Reaper by RuNyx

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

After that iconic kiss and claiming each other at the end of The Predator Tristan and Morana are trying figure what happens next.

There are still questions to be answered and mysteries to be solved. Some mysteries gain light and some are still left to discover. Dramatic shit happens, emotions are involved and more questions arise.

I loved how Tristan and Morana slowly let each other in a bit by bit. I think after all that they are indestructible. And teaming up with Dante, together they are a storm to be feared. 🌪️

This book was beautifully written as was The Predator. I’m excited to get to know more about Dante and Amara in the next book. 😍

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5