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The Second Time Around by Mary Beesley
4.0
This was a pretty good romance to read. The characters have their awkward times where they do not seem to be like a good fit, but it is not often. And they come together so nicely. You get a chance to go with them through ups and downs. It was a good fast read that you cannot put down. A good romance to cleanse the palette if you read dark stuff like I do normally.
I won this ebook through a Goodreads giveaway. My review is my own honest opinion.
I won this ebook through a Goodreads giveaway. My review is my own honest opinion.
A Revolution of the Mind by M.V. Perry
5.0
What a beautiful story. I haven’t read anything like this since my English classes in high school. It’s goes through the ups and downs of Boo’s life in Chicago. I love how it narrates her life and Chicago’s surroundings.
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway. My review was my honest opinion.
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway. My review was my honest opinion.
Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
5.0
I was not sure if I would like this. I have many titles by this author that I’ve wanted to read. A friend gifted me this copy. When I opened it up and see a shark with the quote “move over baby shark, daddy shark is here now”, I was kind of worried what I had gotten myself into. I literally started this book at 9 am this morning and it’s close to 10 pm. So, it is easy to say that I could not put this book down.
Sawyer is on the run from the authorities. She tends to use guys along the way and steals their identities. Why is she on the run? Well, that would be an important spoiler. You do learn a little bit here and there.
She manages to go to Australia. She runs into a man named Enzo. She has no interest in him, because he doesn’t seem like someone she would want to steal an identity from. He works and swims with sharks. Somehow one day is going to end up with one heck of a twisted ride. So many dark things happen and have happened at that lighthouse. You are going to get a rollercoaster of twists and turns.
There are many triggers that I am not sure that I am allowed to really list on here. This is DARK!
Sawyer is on the run from the authorities. She tends to use guys along the way and steals their identities. Why is she on the run? Well, that would be an important spoiler. You do learn a little bit here and there.
She manages to go to Australia. She runs into a man named Enzo. She has no interest in him, because he doesn’t seem like someone she would want to steal an identity from. He works and swims with sharks. Somehow one day is going to end up with one heck of a twisted ride. So many dark things happen and have happened at that lighthouse. You are going to get a rollercoaster of twists and turns.
There are many triggers that I am not sure that I am allowed to really list on here. This is DARK!
That Others May Live by Sara Driscoll
5.0
I have not read the other books in this series. But I really enjoyed this book so much. I won it through a Goodreads giveaway. I am an avid reader and I love a thriller. I also love dogs. So, this was just the perfect book to sit back and enjoy. My husband wants to read it eventually. He’s more into the crime thrillers than I am.
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
5.0
I was unsure if I was going to like this book. I thought it was just going to be another smut book with some gore that was over hyped. I WAS WRONG!
This book is hilarious. And you will find yourself deep into reading before noticing you have just about finished the book. It has just the right amount of smut, that doesn’t take away too much from the plot and storyline. You have lots of comedy, but some drama and action and wow moments. The gore is pretty gruesome, but it works perfectly into the story. Just be warned of the Cookies and Cream ice cream.
Think Dexter. But with a couple and more comedy. You have your serial killers. And then you have your serial killers who hunt and kill serial killers. Of course the FBI would take them in just as quickly as they would the regular serial killers. Sloane, aka Blackbird, aka Orb Weaver, aka Peaches, loves to hunt and kill the bad serial killers. She finds pleasure in it. And she doesn’t mind popping out an eye to take with her. Rowan, aka Butchet, aka Man-Guy, is also the same as Sloane, in the since of he only goes after the serial killers. I mean all serial killers are bad, but at least they’re going after the ones harming innocent victims, right?! They meet and both are impressed with having heard of each other. So they decide to do a yearly hunting game. And you will read over their yearly hunts and conversations and watch them grow closer and closer together. You will also see some super crazy serial killers that they hunt throughout each year.
I cannot wait to see what the next book brings. And figure out who The Phantom is.
This book is hilarious. And you will find yourself deep into reading before noticing you have just about finished the book. It has just the right amount of smut, that doesn’t take away too much from the plot and storyline. You have lots of comedy, but some drama and action and wow moments. The gore is pretty gruesome, but it works perfectly into the story. Just be warned of the Cookies and Cream ice cream.
Think Dexter. But with a couple and more comedy. You have your serial killers. And then you have your serial killers who hunt and kill serial killers. Of course the FBI would take them in just as quickly as they would the regular serial killers. Sloane, aka Blackbird, aka Orb Weaver, aka Peaches, loves to hunt and kill the bad serial killers. She finds pleasure in it. And she doesn’t mind popping out an eye to take with her. Rowan, aka Butchet, aka Man-Guy, is also the same as Sloane, in the since of he only goes after the serial killers. I mean all serial killers are bad, but at least they’re going after the ones harming innocent victims, right?! They meet and both are impressed with having heard of each other. So they decide to do a yearly hunting game. And you will read over their yearly hunts and conversations and watch them grow closer and closer together. You will also see some super crazy serial killers that they hunt throughout each year.
I cannot wait to see what the next book brings. And figure out who The Phantom is.
To Carve a Fae Heart by Tessonja Odette
4.0
This is a great fantasy, enemies to lovers, romance. Which are my two favorite tropes!
Evie is the main character. She and her sister Amelie are sent to the fae realm to marry the stag king and his brother, after the last two girls were killed. Amelie is very against it, so Evie must continue with the process in attempt to keep a war from starting between the realms.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I cannot wait til the next one comes out!
I won this ebook through a Goodreads giveaway. My review was not influenced in any way!
Evie is the main character. She and her sister Amelie are sent to the fae realm to marry the stag king and his brother, after the last two girls were killed. Amelie is very against it, so Evie must continue with the process in attempt to keep a war from starting between the realms.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I cannot wait til the next one comes out!
I won this ebook through a Goodreads giveaway. My review was not influenced in any way!
À La Folie by Nova Kane
5.0
I try not to sign up for too many ARCs anymore, but when I saw this one I could not resist! A dark circus romance?! Of course sign me up! And this book did not disappoint. A novella, but it packs a punch! I absolutely loved it!
Indie - a sweet & innocent type in the beginning, but she’s not so innocent. She lives at home with her alcoholic father, her mother passed in a car accident, so she’s basically the responsible. One night her friends want her to go to this circus. They have been hearing about it all over TikTok. But it’s not your typical circus. This one is definitely “adults only”. The Cirque Du Désir is much too dark for children.
Lux - burned badly as a child in a home with a mom who didn’t care and his father figure beat him, he lost them both to the fire but was left with bad burns. As an adult he forms the Cirque Du Désir. He is the ringmaster. And he has shown no one his face and keeps it behind a clown mask. Not even his cirkies have seen his face. He never participates in the events. He just sits on his thrown for all to see as the dark events happen around him. That was until Indie came into the Big Top that night. Then everything changes for both of them so quickly.
This book is full of spice. There’s a good bit of triggers.
So make sure you check them out before reading. This book is very very dark. If you love some deep and dark romance then this definitely is for you!
Indie - a sweet & innocent type in the beginning, but she’s not so innocent. She lives at home with her alcoholic father, her mother passed in a car accident, so she’s basically the responsible. One night her friends want her to go to this circus. They have been hearing about it all over TikTok. But it’s not your typical circus. This one is definitely “adults only”. The Cirque Du Désir is much too dark for children.
Lux - burned badly as a child in a home with a mom who didn’t care and his father figure beat him, he lost them both to the fire but was left with bad burns. As an adult he forms the Cirque Du Désir. He is the ringmaster. And he has shown no one his face and keeps it behind a clown mask. Not even his cirkies have seen his face. He never participates in the events. He just sits on his thrown for all to see as the dark events happen around him. That was until Indie came into the Big Top that night. Then everything changes for both of them so quickly.
This book is full of spice. There’s a good bit of triggers.
So make sure you check them out before reading. This book is very very dark. If you love some deep and dark romance then this definitely is for you!
Awakening The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
5.0
Rebekah has done it again! Now the first book will forever be my absolute favorite, I still loved this book. I love this series!
I was thrown off at first, Rhea is bad?! Well that one you’ll have to find out for yourself, because I’m not telling! Hermes is determined to find his fated mate. You are going to go along with him so much through this book. Not only is he getting pieces of the past brought back to him within memories, but he’s gaining powers as well as he goes. Maybe, more powerful than we thought. You will meet new characters through his journey, as well through Rhea. Of course my absolute favorite new character, and new book boyfriend, has to be Lucas. You’re going to see more wolves, more shifters, and even vampires in this book. Tons and tons and tons of action. Which makes me want to see this put out as a movie series. And I have noticed in this book, that you don’t just get Hermes’s and Rhea’s point of view chapters, but other characters as well. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book to find out what will happen next!
I was thrown off at first, Rhea is bad?! Well that one you’ll have to find out for yourself, because I’m not telling! Hermes is determined to find his fated mate. You are going to go along with him so much through this book. Not only is he getting pieces of the past brought back to him within memories, but he’s gaining powers as well as he goes. Maybe, more powerful than we thought. You will meet new characters through his journey, as well through Rhea. Of course my absolute favorite new character, and new book boyfriend, has to be Lucas. You’re going to see more wolves, more shifters, and even vampires in this book. Tons and tons and tons of action. Which makes me want to see this put out as a movie series. And I have noticed in this book, that you don’t just get Hermes’s and Rhea’s point of view chapters, but other characters as well. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book to find out what will happen next!
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
5.0
This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster! I loved it but hated it all the same. It literally broke my heart.
Autumn and Finn have known each other since birth. They were inseparable. But then life and cliques happen and they grow apart. You go through all of their high school years of their lives. You’ll meet their friends. You will go through and emotional life with Autumn. She deals with the ups and downs of her parents lives. She oddly has an obsession with Tiaras. She goes through ups and downs of dating the same guy. She and Finn aren’t close but do not hate each other. But you see how she goes through adolescence and deals with mental health issues. Clearly, her mental health is something she has inherited from her mother.
I do feel that for some this book could have used Trigger Warnings. I am not easily triggered, but mental health is discussed and dealt with so much through this. There’s depression and discussions of eating disorders. And there is attempted suicide discussed in it. At one point it is almost vividly mentioned.
Autumn and Finn have known each other since birth. They were inseparable. But then life and cliques happen and they grow apart. You go through all of their high school years of their lives. You’ll meet their friends. You will go through and emotional life with Autumn. She deals with the ups and downs of her parents lives. She oddly has an obsession with Tiaras. She goes through ups and downs of dating the same guy. She and Finn aren’t close but do not hate each other. But you see how she goes through adolescence and deals with mental health issues. Clearly, her mental health is something she has inherited from her mother.
I do feel that for some this book could have used Trigger Warnings. I am not easily triggered, but mental health is discussed and dealt with so much through this. There’s depression and discussions of eating disorders. And there is attempted suicide discussed in it. At one point it is almost vividly mentioned.