Review: Heartless
Heartless by Elsie Silver My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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Review: Suddenly Us
Suddenly Us by Claudia Y. Burgoa My rating: 4 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Note 2: This is a duet. Please read in order. Suddenly Broken is the first book, and ends on a cliffhanger. Suddenly Us is the final book in the duet. Triggers: death, divorce, emotional abuse, toxic relationships, drug abuse, brief violence, miscarriage mention. My previous review for Suddenly Broken: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... Wow this book was one hell of a scorching and banger read! I truly enjoyed this conclusion. The same emotions and plot line follow us as Mason and Ainsley figure out who they are to each other, while battling the same demons holding them back from living life, but with the help of side characters and a few enemies to push them along to realise who they truly are to each other and live life to the fullest. As always I loved the emotions behind it all, the chemistry, the emotions the devel...
Review: Suddenly Broken
Suddenly Broken by Claudia Y. Burgoa My rating: 4 of 5 stars Note: This is a duet. Please read in order, as book 1 ends on a cliffhanger. Suddenly Us is the next and final book in the duet. Trigger Warnings: infidelity, drug abuse, emotional abuse, infant death, divorce, separation, abusive relationship, alcoholism, abandonment. Damn this book tore me apart, made me cry bloody tears (well almost), and made me wanna sing to the rooftops above my home! Yeah it was that much of a surreal, emotional, personal and realistic as it can be novel. Loved it so much! Nine and Mason made me wanna fall in love, and not just anyone, but a best friend. Cause honestly, who knows you better than your best friend. Yet were so different in many ways. Nine came from music royalty and was a daughter to two closeted gay famous fellas, and her brothers were rock royalty on their own too. While she was the pretty but very much duckling in this whole shebang. Mason ca...
Review: Always You
Always You by Claudia Y. Burgoa My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Trigger Warnings: suicide, infidelity, found family, financial settlement issues, breast cancer death. I loved Nando and Brianna! Though Brianna was a bit forgettable towards the end, but Nando was truly one of a kind. I loved his approach on love and how to make couples stay together, despite him having his own tragic childhood and difficult parents with their own difficult marriage. And Brianna was...I've honestly forgotten what her life was all about, something to do with bed and breakfasts, and her father not being able to manage on his own since her mother died. Something something. And nando and her became friends after her going to new york and getting a tour guide/friend in him. Then a friendship develops, coupled with their own demons, familial problems, and life. But then chemistry develops and well the rest is histor...
Review: The Dragon's Pledge
The Dragon's Pledge by Marie Johnston My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Bewitched
Bewitched by Elise Faber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Trigger Warnings: child abuse, domestic violence, abandonment, reproductive issues, ptsd, trauma, surrogacy, survivor's guilt Beth and Raph are soooo unexpected! Honestly...I mean they're both different in a lot of ways. I mean Beth has no trouble being a surrogate for friends Pru and Marcel...after Pru's unfortunate life circumstances. And just being a happy go lucky, charismatic person. Raph is a bit drawn-in, after been dealt a harsh card of nonexistent two liners, and now stays away from relationships for fear of being made a fool again. Unlikely people...meeting in the most likely of circumstances..blame it on the friends honestly haha. And then sparks fly essentially..we have a little drama too, and some heartfelt confessions, but the rest is awesome history for sure. Now as usual, I enjoy Elise's writing, as it was just so...
Review: Lie to Me (The Layla Duet Complete): Book 1 and 2
Lie to Me (The Layla Duet Complete): Book 1 and 2 by L Aquila My rating: 1 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review Note 2: This is a complete duet. So please read in order. Trigger Warnings: sex trafficking, assault, murder, kidnapping, drugging, torture, infidelity, depression, death, grief. I don't know what to say about this novel, honestly. I hated the characters with a heartfelt passion. The romance felt rushed. The steam felt way overdone and unoriginal. The plot was crammed with too many things. The side characters..they were never given a chance to help the novel develop in a more positive direction. And the villains...I think they were the only ones I could tolerate, believe me or not. Sigh. Such a gorgeous cover, yet the story failed to live up to it. And I mean both parts of this duet. I couldn't stomach the story enough to finish it properly unfortunately. So I am giving a review of what I did read. Damn, can...
Review: Billionaire Protector: A Grumpy Single Dad Romance
Billionaire Protector: A Grumpy Single Dad Romance by Emma Blake My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Unexpected
Unexpected by Elizabeth Aton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Trigger Warnings: overdose mention, fatal drug use mention, infidelity, poverty, childbirth issues, young child death, asbestos death, abandonment, grief, survivors guilt, trauma (various). Damn what, what was this novel? I ended up loving it so much more than I thought! For a debut novel..it sure was emotional chaotic, messy in a good way, and giving me all the serious feels and fangirling swoony moments I could get from Whit and Ava. Plus this book was incredibly heavy on topics - see above trigger warnings. The situation and the various traumas Ava has to deal with...seriously she's like some kind of a saint to have to tolerate it all and still forge her path through them...despite having almost little to no help to help her heal and and progress. As for our yummy and hot damn rock god, Whit, he's also gone through his own set of ...
Review: Bear's Fake Marriage: A Small Town Steamy Paranormal Romance
Bear's Fake Marriage: A Small Town Steamy Paranormal Romance by Jade Alters My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Dad's Best Friend: An Age Gap, Surprise Pregnancy Romance
Dad's Best Friend: An Age Gap, Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Lisa Ryan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was a conventional but also unconventional at the same time. I mean - both the MCs didn’t give a…about their ages and the difference between them. They thoroughly embraced it and just flowed along with it because..who cares. I guess I wish more people embraced age gap romances instead of feeling ashamed of why they loved in real life. Enough rambling though… Secondly the steam was on point - I felt midway jealous about not having that same for myself - but then I told myself books do it better haha. Thirdly the romance - could’ve been fleshed out more - ya know the hearty confessions and such. But meh I was just enjoying myself so much I forgot to care. Until the next read, -TMR View all my reviews
Review: Sold to the Pirate : Ahoy, Me Hearties!
Sold to the Pirate : Ahoy, Me Hearties! by Fern Fraser My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: The Hidden Love
The Hidden Love by R.J. Gray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Trigger warnings: ptsd, domestic violence (not by MCs), drunk driving death, depression, infidelity (maybe?) So we have a grieving friend who's suddenly a guardian of a secret her dead friend gave her in clause to her death. Who now has to report back to the dead friend's ex, because the secret is closely connected to the ex. The ex..meanwhile is living his grit and hard life in the military battling wars, and combat zones (By the way I didn't enjoy the mention of my home country PAK in such a negative context...we've already got problems..don't need more by this publicising), and well lost in the memories of his ex. But when he gets a phone call about the secret...everything changes. Sparks later fly, after much much dancing around emotions (the headaches I endured while it all happened), but complications arise....
Review: The Sins of Silence
The Sins of Silence by C.N. Marie My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Light in the Darkness
Light in the Darkness by Sionna Trenz My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Pride: Sisters of Sin: a Femme Fatale Series
Pride: Sisters of Sin: a Femme Fatale Series by Sofia Aves My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Grumpy Hero: A Fake Marriage Pregnancy Romance
Grumpy Hero: A Fake Marriage Pregnancy Romance by Cassandra Russell My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Voices At The Door: An Anthology Of Favourite Poems
Voices At The Door: An Anthology Of Favourite Poems by Christine Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Ruins of Temptation
Ruins of Temptation by C. Hallman My rating: 3 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Note 2: This is a series. Although the first three books feature a different couple from this book, they are all interconnected. King of Corium, Drop Dead Queen, Broken Kingdom - are Quinton and Aspen's trilogy. Ruins Of Temptation and Reign Of Freedom (Coming August 26th 2022) are Lucas and Delilah's duet. PLEASE READ IN ORDER - THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED. Trigger warnings:sex trafficking, abandonment, drug use, alcohol use, rape, assault. To catch yourself up to speed and what my reviews said, here are the reviews for the first three books. 1. King Of Corium: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 2. Drop Dead Queen: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 3. Broken Kingdom: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... To summarise the past stories - Delilah and a few other people in her gang (in the past it used to...
Review: Beautiful Monster
Beautiful Monster by J.L. Beck My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Daddy's Little Deviant: An Age Play, DDlg, Military Romance, Erotica, Espionage, Psychological Drama
Daddy's Little Deviant: An Age Play, DDlg, Military Romance, Erotica, Espionage, Psychological Drama by Elina Duke My rating: 1 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Bound to Darkness
Bound to Darkness by J.L. Beck My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: The Dream Keepers
The Dream Keepers by Ali Lucia Sky My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Promise of Grace
Promise of Grace by Jodi Allen Brice My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: It Was All the Daisy's Fault
It Was All the Daisy's Fault by Elizabeth SaFleur My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: 'Till Hate Do Us Part
'Till Hate Do Us Part by Hazel Grace My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: The Forever Game
The Forever Game by A.M. Williams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. No trigger warnings eh, what a shock haha. Is this book even worth reading without those hah? But no seriously, I loved this book, I mean it was totally what I was looking for after a painful read before. I mean she's an artist, she's a tattooist, she's an outcast and she's always somehow caught up in family drama. She's the kinda girl I wanna be friends with for real. Hip Hip Hip for Daphne! Meanwhile he's the charmer, a divorcee, a sports guy (football hero) and has some wounds to lick. Mm, I mean...I've got some first aid kit to help him out eh hehe, if he wants. *winks* Buckle up Jameson! But I mean the point is - they both have their problems, their demons, and endless unnecessary people at their backs. You can see why they both would be hardasses to life. Despite all that though, there's something about t...
Review: Organized Chaos
Organized Chaos by Drethi Anis My rating: 3 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Note 2: This is a duet. Organized Chaos is the first. Discord is the next and final book in this duet. Please read in order. Trigger Warnings: infidelity (not by MCs), grief, mental health issues, drug use, age gap, dubcon, narcissist alert, stalking Oye...this novel...idk how to even put into words how I truly feel about it. But I'll try, anyway. I should talk about the good things first. 1. The steam - was pretty wowza despite the context. 2. Writing - was mostly straightforward. 3. Side characters - were definitely interesting, supportive (not all but most). 4. The many warnings - were displayed well - although maybe a bit too hardcore for my taste - but oh well - now I appreciate them I guess than before. And that's pretty much it for the good list. Now onto the bad: 1. The narcissism - I get the dark disturbing warnings - desp...
Review: Exquisite Surrender
Exquisite Surrender by Lillie Alexander My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Point of Interest
Point of Interest by Kate Pearce My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: The Perils of Paris: a Provence Cozy Mystery
The Perils of Paris: a Provence Cozy Mystery by Ana T. Drew My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received a copy in exchange for an honest review (it is not an in-advance copy as the novel has already released). This novel is a part of series, which can be read as complete standalones. But to enjoy the whole Cavallo experience, reading the books in order helps. I loved Julie Cavallo! Her amateur sleuthing skills, her psychic powers, and her snarky but straightforward and loveable attitude! Also her family, her gentleman caller (I am still so old in many ways), and the endless mysteries she hunts down! I loved this mystery! It's set in Paris, and a perhaps-maybe phoney- psychic is found dead. Going through a lot of goose chases, unfamiliar stories and clues, confusing new leads, and of course some scares to delight as well! - truly a sensation to enjoy. This is a merely light mystery, not too hardcore like police procedurals (although those are always my favorites but thi...
Review: Coming In Hot: A Man of the Month Club Novella: A Small-Town, Steamy, Instalove Romance
Coming In Hot: A Man of the Month Club Novella: A Small-Town, Steamy, Instalove Romance by Elyse Kelly My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: The Jane Thing
The Jane Thing by Tracy Broemmer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Honestly, I did enjoy this book a lot, despite my 4-star rating. One star was merely taken off, because I found the heroine a bit too...out there..for my sanity to enjoy at times. But I loved Skye and Gideon together regardless. And his...many interesting adventures. I loved how they took adventures, read together (the shock of characters reading books in books never goes away when I see it happen), and just I guess enjoy each other's company. Although a lot different to each other, you can tell something will definitely happen between them. And what did happen was a wonderful book I got - highlighting their chemistry/romance well, intriguing dialogues, and a lot of other interesting things happening on the side as well. Ah, I will definitely look forward to another Tracy B's novel for sure, real soon. Until the next read, -TMR ...
Review: Cap
Cap by Elise Faber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Trigger Warnings: almost-marital rape, assault, abuse, drug use mention, infidelity mention (not by main MCs). Writing reviews late apparently does not benefit my memory in remembering. So I am going to wing it. Jess and Josh are very very different. She comes from a troubled background, best friends with one of the main players and has a strong dislike for our Cap, Josh. Josh meanwhile just wants to do the best he can for his family and his family, while battling his attraction to Jess (after first impressions went askew). But obviously fate is like - we're so going to pair them together. And I am like: do your magic. SO we then get an amazing book (because hello this is Elise Faber's novel) filled with good times, tough moments pulled through, sizzling chemistry, sweet romance, so damn cute and teary eyed confessions, hilarious shenanigans f...
Review: Don’t Read Between The Lines
Don’t Read Between The Lines by Emmaleigh Loader My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Cold Silence
Cold Silence by Toni Anderson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Trigger Warnings: school shootings reference, sexual abuse, emotional trauma, murder, rape, violence against women, death, reference to bombs. This was definitely the most thrilling ride in the cold justice series. A hacker and an FBI Agent from the hostage rescue team team up to find a notorious serial killer, who may even be more clever and dangerous than previous villains. As they get closer, will the serial killer get closer too? Questions questions. I loved this thrilling ride! I loved Shane and Yael together, despite them being complete and total polar opposites of one another in both profession and personality. Plus Yael hiding secrets doesn't help matters, as they soon come to light, when they may contribute to the final moment of finding the serial killer. The development was wonderful as always of both Shane and Yael, and both were s...
