❄️ It's such a cold, cold world (hello cold world)❄️
Well this was absolutely delightful!!! It was a giant mug of hot cocoa warm and cozy feelings. Asa❄️ It's such a cold, cold world (hello cold world)❄️
Well this was absolutely delightful!!! It was a giant mug of hot cocoa warm and cozy feelings. Asa and Lauren were the squishy marshmallows on top. I’m currently deep in the clutches of a Minnesota winter, so it was doubly impressive that I actually felt love for snow again…it’s been 84 years.
*Minor spoilers and/or plot things below*
With Love, from Cold World was such a good enemies to lovers workplace romance!!! Their banter really hit the spot, and I don’t think it really ventured into uselessly childish or cruel. They each had a lot of preconceived notions about each other, so it was really nice watching them…break the ice. (I couldn’t resist.) It’s dual POV (unlike LITTOSK), so I got a great sense of both of their misunderstandings and personal roadblocks.
It’s one of those books where the relationship and emotions escalate quickly but it’s incredibly believable because they already had that simmering passion, they just needed a little nudge… WHICH WAS BEING LOCKED IN COLD WORLD AFTER HOURS ALL NIGHT. I’M SORRY FOR YELLING BUT IT WAS SO GOOD. Everything about that scene!! And the conversations that followed and how they processed everything and worked together! UGH it was just so soft.
Asa and Lauren were lovely. The found family element of the book was my absolute favorite. The camaraderie between Asa’s roommates felt so real and frankly I’d die for John. Lauren was also working with a child in the foster system, while Asa volunteered with a LGBTQIA+ youth crisis line. They were both helping out where they received help and/or struggled in the past. Lauren was put in foster care as a child and Asa was kicked out by his parents in high school for being bi.
On that note, I love whenever an MC defends the other one, especially in front of shitty parental figures! I also loved how Asa wasn’t pressured into forgiveness. Not everything ended perfectly in that regard, because he wasn’t ready to repair those relationships. Lauren and Asa’s relationship felt so restorative and safe.
Overall, I wasn’t expecting to feel so invested in the setting of Cold World. It felt so nostalgic. I swear I could smell that cold rubber mat hockey player popcorn scent of ice rinks. Maybe I should go sharpen my skates just to feel something.
Listen, I wanted to love this. The cover was cute, the vibes seemed sweet, and I was in the mood for a charming small town. I think there’s definitelyListen, I wanted to love this. The cover was cute, the vibes seemed sweet, and I was in the mood for a charming small town. I think there’s definitely an audience for this, but unfortunately I’m just not it. I think if this was an audiobook, I could’ve avoided a lot of issues, as most I had were with the writing itself.
Sometimes the writing just really doesn’t work for me and that was definitely the case here. It wasn’t necessarily even a style issue, just technical ones. A round of line edits could work wonder on this book. The prose was incredibly repetitive and stilted, and the dialogue felt unnatural at times.
For example, this sentence should be hot, but I could only focus on how unnatural it sounded: "I wanna make you come right here, princess. Will you let me give you pleasure until you scream, and you remember exactly who made you scream?" or “He licked down and shoved his tongue inside of her and fucked her with his tongue.” I understand his tongue is involved thank you. Maybe repetition is a pet peeve because boy was I aggravated.*
The book felt like it should’ve been over at 60% and the relationship was boring. It was friends to lovers but oddly paced with little connection for two characters who knew each other. Also Josh was like hey let’s go on a picnic and Poppy was like what do I wear I need to be prepared. He was like oh just light walking so nothing major and then MAKES HER CLIMB UP A ROCK. She had to step on a BRANCH because it was so big. Sorry but no I’d have refused lmao.
This is entirely a personal preference, but I don’t like either main character to get with another character after both characters have met on the page and they’re clearly the MCs. This goes for any main character, across all genres. Poppy and Josh were starring in the play together and were cute, and then Damian rolled into town and she hooked up with him for his entire duration. Josh also walked in on them and I really disliked that experience.
I just wish their ill-fated fling would’ve happened right before the story started. Again, totally a personal preference and I’m not saying I don’t want grown adults to have sex with whomever they chose, I just didn’t like the when of it.
As soon as Damian entered the picture and she was like wow! my soulmate, I lost interest. I get that book one was magical and time travel but it didn’t work for this book and felt childish. Especially at the end like please it was so corny ...more
The only thing better than this cover is the book inside!!I really loved Jana Goes Wild and I think it really boils down to Farah’s writing. This is mThe only thing better than this cover is the book inside!!I really loved Jana Goes Wild and I think it really boils down to Farah’s writing. This is my third book by Farah, and it won’t be my last. I plan to go back and read Kamila Knows Best (a modern Emma retelling!!!) because I want to see where Jana and Anil began.
I really loved the emphasis on coparenting and thought it was such an interesting and TENSE dynamic. I do think Anil was feeling a BIT bad for himself and didn’t quite respect how hard it was for Jana to be around him, but I understand it was ultimately for the best. I just loved that they both raised their daughter equally and then had to go on a trip together like good god the forced proximity!!!
This was super slow burn but the payoff was worth the melt. Both Kamila Knows Best and Accidentally Engaged were closed door, but I’d say Jana Goes Wild had around a sex scene and a half. My favorite was the coshowering ...more
This book was surprising in many ways, mainly that I could simultaneously love it and hate it so so much. I appreciated the non-traditional (at least This book was surprising in many ways, mainly that I could simultaneously love it and hate it so so much. I appreciated the non-traditional (at least for me) setting of the 1930s, and the tension and passion between the two stars was delicious. The accidental marriage setup was so fun, plus it was open door!
I’m fond of the occasional black and white film marathon, and this put me majorly in the mood. Plus, I have such a soft spot for this book’s namesake, It Happened One Night! In the book, the movie is referenced, but by a fake name as it starred the two main characters. They even recreated the sheet divider in the bedroom!! I also think I spotted other references to actors and films, but who’s to say.
However, and it’s a BIG however, I absolutely despised the atrocious third act. I knew it was coming because there was still too much of the book left for there not to be something major, but man it was way too much to handle. I’m not built for shit to go that bad because of decisions being made for the COUPLE by only ONE character with no communication. It was just cruel.
*minor spoilers below*
I don’t know how Dash forgave Joan because I sure haven’t. There was too l much forgiveness all around and I simply can’t abide I’m so sorry but absolutely FUCK Leda into next Tuesday. And we didn’t even get a confrontation. What do I hate? Blackmail and self sacrifice, both of which we got in spades. The last 10% just felt so unbelievable. I didn’t like the grand gesture and I think Joan had to really vocalize to the entire world why she did what she did and who forced it.
Aside from the last 35% of the book, I think a critique from other readers will be that it felt super modern and not like the thirties at all. There were some older phrases, but overall it felt fresh. I never really have an issue with modern historical romances, so it actually worked for me. If this story would’ve actually been set in 2023, wouldn’t have enjoyed it, so I still think the time period worked effectively. I thought the setting was super interesting, and I really loved the celebrity relationship aspect, which I normally don’t like so much.
Like I said, I loved the book until the third act breakup. I’m assuming we’ll get Flynn’s book next? If so, I’m definitely interested, but I’ll need to read reviews to see how that third-act is handled. Because I do have some trust issues now. I didn’t have issues with the pacing and was actually quite riveted (until the third act), so I do think there’s a chance I could really love book two.
If I highlighted every made up word, unnecessary italicization, cringey turn of phrase, terribly structured sentence, hyperbolic nightmare of a paragrIf I highlighted every made up word, unnecessary italicization, cringey turn of phrase, terribly structured sentence, hyperbolic nightmare of a paragraph, my kindle would be visible from outer space. This book was aggressively cliché. It’s the literary equivalent of “not like other girls.”
For some reason I expected a cozy sexy paranormal small town romance (hello cover!!). What I got was an ex-military man in a cave who liked to watch the heroine with binoculars and call her on the phone like he’s in Scream.
Did it make sense that there was a cave that close to her bookstore? No absolutely not. None of this godforsaken book made sense. Why was the phrase “get knotty” on the cover at all?? Neither character enjoyed being tied up! In fact Fox could get triggered by it! Books and bookstores were actually so irrelevant past like chapter 3. Yeah she owned a bookstore but none of those cozy vibes were present.
Fox was not the hero for me. We were hit over the head with the fact that he was a manly masculine man. He called her woman all the time. Or baby. Which actually makes sense because he described her like she was some innocent child. “Sweet, naïve Cady” to quote him directly after he totally invaded her privacy by going through all of her prescriptions. Plus her eyes were always filled with innocent and “adorable” wonder. Also why was “tummy” in this man’s vocabulary? He was fucking creepy.
Cady was a rather weak character and her forgiveness of the enemy at the end angered me. She was constantly making up words, using texting shorthand in conversations, and being hit-you-over-the-head-with-ten-thousand-bricks over the top quirky. She seemed so much younger than Fox and that doesn’t do it for me. When described from his POV, she simply didn’t seem real.
Overall, the sentences were paragraphs long, the writing was incredibly heavy handed, and the book tried so desperately to be relatable. This is genuinely the most random book I’ve ever read. I’ve never been more confused than when I was reading chapter two. Why does he reference Santa??? You can’t even blame me for thinking this was paranormal he totally read like a vampire.
The only well written part of this book was the representation of her chronic pain (ankylosing spondylitis) and his PTSD. While I can’t know for sure, those at least felt genuine.
I’ve read a lot of YA Mystery/Thrillers but haven’t dabbled much in horror besides R.L. Stine’s teenager stuff! I totally read this because of the covI’ve read a lot of YA Mystery/Thrillers but haven’t dabbled much in horror besides R.L. Stine’s teenager stuff! I totally read this because of the cover. Night of the Living Queers is such a good title!! I love anthologies because I can sample all of the different writing styles, and now I’ve definitely got a lot of authors I need to check out.
I’d say about half the stories were horror or they horrified me at least (I’m weak though so I’m probably a bad judge). There were a few that just made me so emotional and they were the ones that will stay with me the longest. Then there were some lighter, fluffier ones that kept up the pace. The story placement was extremely well done: Each one was completely different than the last, and I never had solid footing. It’s that kind of disarming instability that gets! me! GOOD! in horror. I read a few twice because I was so mindfucked and I’m still confused in the best way.
✨When he’s a librarian and has her sit on his lap during the sex scene he’s reading out loud…ICONIC✨
Summer Reading could’ve gone the way of either fou✨When he’s a librarian and has her sit on his lap during the sex scene he’s reading out loud…ICONIC✨
Summer Reading could’ve gone the way of either four or five stars, but really the sexy librarian, wholesome sibling relationship, and Martha’s Vineyard summer vacation vibes were just so charming.
Sam must travel back to Martha’s Vineyard for the summer to a. watch her younger sibling while their parents go on vacation b. get her chef career back on track and c. definitely NOT fall in love with the hot interim library director.
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*Since we all classify spoilers different, there could be potential spoilers below*
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Sam was a chef which is so hot and the Portuguese food content had me drooling. I worked in catering and love to reminisce and it really epitomizes summer for me! Since Bennett was a librarian (hot), Sam was scared he’d think less of her since she wasn’t a reader and had dyslexia. I really enjoyed the opposites attract aspect of their relationship, and how Sam worked through her insecurities and advocated for herself.
I also adore a sibling relationship and this book fully delivered. The whole book begins by Sam going back to Martha’s Vineyard to watch her fourteen-year-old brother while her dad and stepmom went on vacation for the summer. Tyler was definitely Unsure of Sam since they weren’t very close, but my heart melted during each of their milestones. Since his robotics camp was held at Ben’s library, I think it worked to still keep the main focus on the relationship as the plot lines were pretty meshed.
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I loved getting to know a main character with dyslexia, as I think Percy Jackson is the only time I’ve encountered it in fiction. The book itself also has a note at the beginning describing how they changed the font to be more dyslexia friendly, bolded words that are usually italicized, and changed the margin sizes.
I learned a lot about Sam’s personal journey with dyslexia, as well as the coping skills she developed in school, life, and her career. Even though Ben was fully supportive and didn’t try to change her, he did make mistakes like texting instead of sending a voice note or calling, so we were learning together. He didn’t force her to be a reader, but he did offer her the choice of listening to him read.
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The weakest part of the book was the third act breakup. It’s a single POV romance, which I did enjoy, but I would’ve liked to see a bit deeper into Ben’s reasoning and feelings, especially at the end. Where did he even go when he up and left? It was just a confusing record scratch moment, because I really did think he was gonna work through it with her not apart from her.
I didn’t hate it and I wasn’t angry about it, but it could’ve been stronger. I could see it making readers angry though, as it was so abrupt. However, I did like how Sam was fully committed to being in a relationship, as I kinda thought she’d be the one to break it off! So it did slightly show her growth in that sense.
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Overall I loved the entire book, but this turned to a true winner when he recorded himself reading the rest of the audiobook for her. (He thought she was pulling back from him and their relationship, but didn’t want her to miss out on the book!! AHH.)
I can’t wait to reread via audio this summer! I need to go inhale some SunBum to tide me over until June. Also the teaser for book 2???? Please that book is going to be such a banger I know it in my bones.
**I think there are pretty minor spoilers throughout the review so take caution!**
I enjoyed this one a lot! Witchy romances are hi✨Bringing hexy back✨
**I think there are pretty minor spoilers throughout the review so take caution!**
I enjoyed this one a lot! Witchy romances are hit and miss for me, but this one did pretty much everything I’d want out of a good one! I liked the main characters, there was a bit of a twist, and I liked the writing style. It wasn’t overly quirky or campy, at least to my tastes. Ever since Schitt’s Creek I’ve had a THING for sexy veterinarians. And since my epic Kresley Cole saga of 2022, I’ve had a THING for demons. ...more
I actually expected this one to be about 10x as bonkers as it was??? We got a bit of loony toons at the end there but honestly I wanted more dinosaur I actually expected this one to be about 10x as bonkers as it was??? We got a bit of loony toons at the end there but honestly I wanted more dinosaur fucking. I don’t think putting this in a series labeled “erotica” makes sense. There was one pretty short sex scene and the heroine had a lot of “sexual” thoughts that were toned down with ellipses. I think it could’ve been shorter as well because there was a lot of info dumping. The author clearly understands dinosaurs and tbh I’d read more from her! Also what an excellent cover omg!!! Please just give me sexy dinosaurs I’m here for one thing and one thing only!! I don’t want them tame they’ve been dead for 65 million years let them LIVE ...more
Hotel of Secrets was everything I was anticipating and more. I mean if you tell me there’s going to be a large a✨When he cites his sources during sex✨
Hotel of Secrets was everything I was anticipating and more. I mean if you tell me there’s going to be a large and stern and competent virgin hero I’m all yours, but I also loved the plot and complex family drama all housed within Hotel Wallner. It was such a cozy read—I mean there was definitely murder but like…all is fair in love and hoteliering.
While the first two books by Biller were (in my opinion) saddening overall, Hotel of Secrets balanced the somber with the sparkling. The Hotel Wallner and the varied guests and mishaps made a wonderfully lush Venetian backdrop for such a fluffy romance. I’ve always been a fan of how Biller writes heroes, but she really pulled out all of the stops for Eli.
Overall, this was the book I’ve been waiting for from Biller. I’ve loved the writing in all three, but everything came into place for me in Hotel of Secrets. I think it would make a great book club read and a solid addition to my “stranger has asked me what to read and I need various recommendations” arsenal!
Note: From what I could tell, this book has no relation to the characters or world of The Widow of Rose House and The Brightest Star in Paris.
As for the audiobook, I’m so happy I waited to read until I received a copy! I adored the narrator and all of her voices, but especially Eli’s voice. For some reason I’ve got no fondness for the American accent until the hero is the only American to be found in a foreign land. (Hello Matthew Swift’s impact.) The narrator also performed the book’s humor and cheek so well.
My only quibble is that there were a lot of character names and a pretty tangled web of family relationships, which made it a bit hard to follow while listening. Never fear, I got there eventually.
*Mild spoilers below for plot things unrelated to the mystery or anything like that…basically just things that Eli did that I loved. They could be spoilers just because you may prefer to discover them for yourself!*
My favorite running theme was the dark-haired man fated to be Maria’s future husband. (Her family had a long line of women marrying and producing one daughter, so all do Vienna speculates on who her man will be.) The book opens with characters speculating that the man will be dark haired. So naturally Maria runs (literally) into Eli (handsome)(large)(dark haired) on the street. Hijinks obviously ensue.
My second favorite running theme was the bit about linen closets and equipping them for elicit entanglements. Maria really just wanted to get ravished in a linen closet and she was so real for it. Eli, ever a man of duty and service, was quick to assist. God bless America. ...more
✨Imagine getting to bang your hot neighbor who also happens to be your favorite author!!!✨
Reading The Neighbor Favor felt like having someone in your ✨Imagine getting to bang your hot neighbor who also happens to be your favorite author!!!✨
Reading The Neighbor Favor felt like having someone in your life who takes you to a bookstore and NOT ONLY buys you any books BUT ALSO knows which books you want.
Nick took Lily to Barnes and Noble, disappeared for a little while, and came back with a book he’d already purchased her. If that’s not peak romance I simply don’t know what is!!!
The Neighbor Favor was a charming love letter to all things bookish. Lily was an aspiring children’s book editor, Nick was a fantasy author, and the reader (me) was smitten. There wasn’t much happening in the plot to distract from the main couple, and it was pretty low angst, while still being engaging.
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The story started off in an epistolary fashion, when Lily emailed her favorite author’s inbox. Strickland aka Nick and her started emailing each other daily and got pretty serious…only for Strick/Nick to ghost her (for reasons). Fast forward to the neighbor part of the book…because DUN DUN DUN her incredibly sexy new neighbor wasn't such a stranger after all. Nick found out pretty early on, but Lily was none the wiser.
I actually really liked the placement of when Lily found out and how she reacted to it! I think it was both a mature reaction and an honest one. It happened with a good chunk of the novel left, so the pacing didn’t feel rushed. I know some people can get uncomfy with lying and probably the ghosting and catfishing, but I wasn’t too perturbed. The ghosting/lying wasn’t really necessary, but I didn’t mind it.
Before Lily finds out about Strick’s identity and after Nick denies his attraction to her because of said ghosting knowledge, they become friends! While the favor of this book was Nick helping Lily find a wedding date, it felt more like a sub plot. I was never really invested in the wedding date search because by that point, there was already extreme chemistry and attraction between Nick and Lily. But since Nick was hot and cold (for reasons we knew but Lily didn’t), it just didn’t make a lot of sense for the rest of the story.
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So while I wasn’t 100% invested in the plot, I was definitely in love with Nick and Lily together. Nick could bake, was a reluctant cat dad, and chose to buy a bookshelf before any other piece of furniture. Lily was such a lovely person and I think most readers will see a lot of ourselves in her.
I also LOVED the way we were introduced to Nick’s POV in the present. Him waking up at his neighbors house had me HOWLING. There’s also a point when Nick says “I’m really sorry, I gotta go to IKEA” and I could ONLY think of the iconic “see you in chemistry” line from Drake and Josh.
Overall, I found The Neighbor Favor to be a mid-2000s romcom in the purest, most delightful sense. I could see this being a movie that I’d finish and then immediately hit play on again. Plus, I just know the dynamic for book 2 is going to be pure gold. The sneak peek we got had me hunting down the release date.
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Story Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Audiobook Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5*/5 Steam Rating: ...more
✨A duke lives with wolves in a dark cave in Alaska for 10 years but now he’s returned and can scent his psychologist’s arousal and mood changes throug✨A duke lives with wolves in a dark cave in Alaska for 10 years but now he’s returned and can scent his psychologist’s arousal and mood changes through DOORS????✨
Oh and the heroine has been living as a man for 23 years because her father wanted an heir so badly her mother had to lie in order to not risk another near-fatal pregnancy. Thank god psychology runs in the family because they’ve all got some ISSUES to unpack.
Listen…I oscillated between three stars at times but feel confident with my four stars bc I’m frankly just so impressed plus the end was my favorite kind of drama. I was mainly frustrated with their respective families but I found that they made the right decisions and fought for their love.
The end has sacrifices on both ends and while I was worried how it would all shake out, I shouldn’t have been. There was also a trope I didn’t think was a favorite but when it happened I was like YES! Now That’s What I Call DRAMA.
This book felt like Stacy really wanted to dabble in shifter romance. This man was scenting her arousal, running naked in the woods, and growling all over this book. While I was initially thrown by the absurdity of the setup, I really ended up loving this one. Stacy is a master of pulling on my heartstrings. She’s probably one of the only authors I’ve read that could make this book work!
I think I kinda knew part of how the ending was gonna play out, but there was still enough left for me to be pretty surprised. I got real scared for aI think I kinda knew part of how the ending was gonna play out, but there was still enough left for me to be pretty surprised. I got real scared for a second because I thought things were going to happen a certain way but thank god. I do think all ends were tied up (there was a last one I was waiting for) and there’s no cliffhanger or ambiguous ending. I’m a big fan of YA murder-mysteries so it’s no surprise I did enjoy this one.
⚠️Mini spoilers below⚠️
The narrators were fantastic, though I was definitely surprised when the POV of Tinsley started playing in my AirPods, as she was the one Duchess thought killed Nova. So you got the POVs of a Duchess, a Black student, and Tinsley, a white student, who went to the same school as the murdered homecoming queen, Nova, a Black student as well. Tinsley was filmed making racist remarks, threats, and a lot of other disturbing things towards Nova which made her the prime suspect.
In a nutshell, the plot was both Duchess and Tinsley trying to independently (and then together) solve the murder. There were some twists and turns and a dramatic ending that I hadn’t quite figured out until it all unfolded.
I think that was an interesting way to frame the book, but I do wish we got to know Nova better as a person because lot of points of her story were pretty textbook YA scandals. Tinsley did make an effort to change by the end, but that felt almost like the main arc more than anything else. Duchess’s POV is probably all we needed.
…Was I slightly hoping that Tinsley would be an unreliable narrator and the true villain? At times yes, because that would’ve been truly surprising and mind-fucky.
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CWs: Racism, molestation of a child (in the past), murder, grooming
Thanks to PRHaudio for a complimentary audiobook. All opinions are honest and my own....more
It’s really hard to talk about this book without a. staring dramatically out my window while wearing an unnecessarily oversized sweater b. turning into an emotional waterfall and c. SPOILING it, so for once in my life I’ll keep this review short and sweet. Maybe I’ll come back here closer to release day, but who’s to say...
The book deals with loss and grief, mainly related to suicide. I recommend reading this issue of Ashley’s newsletter to see if it’s right for you: https://open.substack.com/pub/ashleyp...
It’s fine I’m having an emotional breakdown though
I can’t decide if I loved the epilogue or wish I’d never read it because I’m fr in pain (read the spIt’s fine I’m having an emotional breakdown though
I can’t decide if I loved the epilogue or wish I’d never read it because I’m fr in pain (read the spoiler section if you want to know more)
I do think it could’ve been a bit shorter in the middle there with the custody battle, but I loved the ending and when he finally said “my children” and such because that took me out. I liked how the custody battle was handled because I read a book with a very similar premise recently that handled it very poorly. It’s not my favorite plot set-up ever (I prefer them to be straight up wards or something) but I just loved the growth and emotional journey we went on.
This was super well written and it still has me in my feels hours later. The last few chapters really ended me I need to go dunk my head in a barrel of water or something. I’M STILL CRYING ITS HARD TO TYPE EVERYTHING IS BLURRY.
✨There’s definitely a market for silent, sexually-skilled heroes. It’s me. I’m the market.✨
I mean they barely had a deep conversation in the present b✨There’s definitely a market for silent, sexually-skilled heroes. It’s me. I’m the market.✨
I mean they barely had a deep conversation in the present because he was truly silent but go off I guess because it was still a lot of fun. I was hooked from the start and finished it in two nights. Plus I really really liked the set up of the novel.
3.5/5 I simply think the summary should say that this isn’t a standalone book bc close to nothing got resolved in the end.
It says it’s part of a seri3.5/5 I simply think the summary should say that this isn’t a standalone book bc close to nothing got resolved in the end.
It says it’s part of a series but that’s not very clear. I mean I’d wait to read this until the next book comes out? That’s what I would’ve done if I’d known because that means I’d have to reread this one when that one comes out, which probably won’t happen. A lot happened in this book and I can’t imagine that we need to know much more about these relationships. Also how many more breakups will there be?? Because four in an hour was a record number for me lmao.
But even though I was frustrated with the ending, I really enjoyed learning about a (non 1800s) time period and how four young Black women navigated their ways through different social classes, family issues, and love. I also think it’s super cool that this was based on a real family!! I’d have preferred even more history and how that influenced the characters and less ups and downs in the romances.
**Potential Spoilers Below**
Four relationships, four breakups, one angry Hannah. I was rooting for the relationships but duty and the parental pressure was a lot.
(I think one relationship did get an HEA? But I doubt it’ll stay happy in the sequel.)
At the beginning, I thought this was similar to American Royals in structure, but I really didn’t think it would pull the same incredibly frustrating ending.
Four breakups was just too much to fit into 45 minutes at the end. By that point,I really only liked Amy-Rose out of the main POVs and was surprised that the one couple that did get their HEA had the protagonist that I had the hardest time liking. So I did like that little plot twist.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
*This is a YA book with a few kisses. I think one couple maybe did have sex but I truly don’t know and it wasn’t mentioned after? The word sex wasn’t mentioned in the book as far as I’m aware.
Thanks PRHaudio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own....more
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