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This Haunted Heart by S.L. Prater

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I'm still lost for words to be able to describe the emotional toll this book had on me 😭 I love Rynn and Loch. They had such horrible childhoods, but loved each other so much and made such dumb decisions. 

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 π’šπ’π’– π’˜π’‚π’π’• π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’ƒπ’‚π’…π’π’š, π’šπ’π’– 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’”π’†π’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’• π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’†β€” π’†π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’π’π’š π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’“π’π’π’ˆ 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔.

Hindsight is always 20/20 and I feel that's exactly how Rynn felt. I loved her character so much, and honestly if I were in Loch's shoes, my ass would hold a grudge tooπŸ˜‚ 

𝑯𝒖𝒓𝒕 π’Žπ’†, π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ π’Žπ’†β€” π’‡π’Šπ’π’†. 𝑰’𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’…π’‚π’šπ’”. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 π’‰π’π’˜ 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 π’•π’“π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’Žπ’†.

This Haunted Heart gave Romeo & Juliet vibes but with an added HEA after all the tears and grief (because y'all already know I cried through this whole book πŸ₯²) 

"𝑨𝒍𝒍 π‘°β€™π’Ž π’„π’†π’“π’•π’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒇 π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’Šπ’‡π’† π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 π’π’π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’šπ’π’– 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒂 π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔."

The ghost aspect was a little creepy, but only knowing what could happen if they weren't respected. I was on such an emotional ride with this book and cannot wait to reread itπŸ₯Ή
Kidnapping of a Myth by Nicole Scarano

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Forensics of a Fable by Nicole Scarano

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

The Folcroft Ghosts by Darcy Coates

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Absolutely terrifying. This was a super quick read that gave me the complete heebie jeebies😨 If the movie The Visit was a book is the perfect way to describe it. There are some different and pretty "wtf" twists and shocks! I feel like this could never happen in reality, but it's always the "what if it does" that makes it so terrifying to me.
The Reveler by Marilynn Harper

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This is one of those where I don't know what to rate it so I won't 🫠 I just don't know πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
Infernium by Keri Lake

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medium-paced

5.0

Can I just stay in this book forever?😭πŸ₯Ή
Nightshade by Keri Lake

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

I have longed for something to suck me in the way this book has😭 

Emotional damageβœ“
Morally black MMCβœ“
Incredible world, magic, plot and characters βœ“
Gothic, moody atmosphere βœ“

I have loved every one of Keri's books that I have picked up, and this one was no different. It might just be my favorite so far! I'm already into Infernium, and just KNOW I'll be left with a gaping hole in my life afterwardsπŸ₯²
Lights Out by Navessa Allen

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

This was just what I needed to keep me out of a slump! I loved Aly and Josh. They were hilarious and adorable. I thought that the plot was a little shallow and would of loved a bit more from it. I was rolling most of this book and have discovered Dark RomComs are definitely my jamπŸ˜‚ 
Captured by the Fae Beast by Mallory Dunlin

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

"π‘Ίπ’π’Žπ’† 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’‘π’‚π’Šπ’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’˜π’‚π’π’Œ 𝒐𝒏 π’ƒπ’“π’π’Œπ’†π’ π’π’†π’ˆπ’”."

I have nothing but love for this bookπŸ₯Ή Both MCs are put into impossible positions, but continue to strive for better. I don't want to go into too much detail on this review because it's one I feel should be read knowing the bare minimum. 

π‘«π’‚π’Šπ’ π’„π’π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‰π’π’Žπ’† 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏 π’“π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 π’Žπ’π’π’•π’‰π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•.

I was so emotional throughout this whole book. I laughed until my stomach hurt, and my heart felt SO full by the end! There are also some pretty spicy scenes while they figure out their feelings and definitely multiple afterwards 🀭
Deceiving the Cursed Beast by Jen Lynning

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adventurous funny medium-paced

5.0

This was such an amazing read! I thought it'd be another cute Beauty and the Beast Retelling, and it was. Super cute, hilarious, full of ALL the sarcasm, but it was so much more too!πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

Isabel's dad is a POS. Straight up. He gets caught stealing from the magical castle and signs her life away to help Duke Felix get rid of his curse. The curse is the normal B&tB curse. Find love and fall in love to break it, right? Except Felix's true form is a fluffy, cute af, black catπŸ€­πŸ˜‚ I was dying laughing and giggling at Felix and Isa's back and forth. Sarcasm is a love language that they both have! 

While they were super adorable and I can't get enough of them (😭), the story was sooooo good too. The betrayals, secrets, only being able to tell the truth, the Truth magic. All of it held me in a chokehold. I want to say it's a fast read, but it was only fast because once I started I couldn't stop! I started and finished today, and I already miss them and want to do a rereadπŸ₯Ή