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April 13, 2021 Sita Reviews

[Sita’s Review]: Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

What a joyful, gorgeous, funny, and magnetic read. I’ve been busy with lots of work, work, work, work, work so this book has been my daily treat. Only sampling a few chapters everyday until I finished. People! That was difficult because it’s such a sweet and easy to read book, I know Sally Thorne fans […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: adult romance, contemporary romance, Romance, romantic comedy

April 6, 2021 Skye Reviews

[Skye’s Review]: Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

Kisses and Croissants is perfect for fans of Love & Gelato and Anna and the French Kiss! Open this book and find yourself immersed in the incredibly romantic, and picturesque setting of Paris with Mia, a high schooler with dreams of becoming a professional ballerina. Mia is attending an elite summer program in France for […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #comingofage, #paris, #yacontemporary, #yaromance

March 30, 2021 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: Prom Theory by Ann LaBar

This book was a fun read and I genuinely enjoyed the journey we had inside Iris Oxtabee’s head as she experimented with the mystery that is love. The best way I can describe this book is fun and predictable, and even then I enjoyed the characters we met and the crazy situations Iris got herself […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: childhood friends to lovers, Contemporary, Fun, High School, high school romance, Prom, Romance, science, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance

March 16, 2021 Skye Reviews

[Skye’s Review:] Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Everyone needs to go and buy this book RIGHT NOW. If you’re on a budget, then you need to go and request it from your library. You need to get your hands on this book ASAP. Meet Perfect on Paper, one of, in my opinion, the best books of 2021 and a new personal favorite […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #contemporaryromance, #diversecharacters, #diversereads, #LGBTQ, #yacontemporary

March 9, 2021 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert

TW: this book discusses topics of domestic assault/abuse, suicide, racism, microaggressions, mental health and illness, and panic attacks. This is my first Kelly Loy Gilbert book and wow, I am blown away. Beth’s story is achingly powerful and when interwoven by Gilbert’s writing, one cannot seem to escape from the pain and heartbreak that these […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Asian, character development, Contemporary, Fiction, friendship, heartbreaking, High School, mental health, Mental Illness, music, musician, tragic, ya contemporary

March 2, 2021 Emily Reviews

Emily’s Review: Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan

A bed posed on a stage under a dazzling spotlight. An audience of hungry eyes. And him, the other half of my soul, our supple bodies moving as one . . .

Sundara: the lush and forbidden oasis in the desert where men travel to watch acts of sexual deviancy, and the only existence seventeen-year-old Karys has ever known. But despite a life where secrets and sin are in high supply, and freedom remains far beyond their reach, Karys and her partner Zakai find safety in each other, their passionate love the light that helps them both survive the darkness.

Very suddenly, Karys and Zakai find themselves in the bright and confusing world of New York City, navigating separation, school, and relatives who are all but strangers. If they’ve been found, why do they still feel so lost? As their new lives threaten to drive them apart, and Zakai spins out of her grasp, Karys must figure out who and what can be trusted in this strange city, seemingly filled with more venom than the desert they once called home.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Angst, fate, happy ending, Middle East, preformance, recovery, Romance, side show, Sundara, tragic backstory, Trigger Warning, true love, TW: abuse, TW: sex trafficking, TW: Suicide

March 1, 2021 Krysten Reviews

[Krysten’s Review]: In Fury Lies Mischief by Amo Jones

“Beauty only neutralizes the evil in a person. It blinds people with its surface to conceal the darkness that swims beneath it.” Cue: Play with Fire (feat. Yacht Money) by Sam Tinnesz, Yacht Money Ladies & Gentleman, Welcome back to the dangerous world of Midnight Mayhem. This time we’re in the sinfully mad mind of […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: adult romance, contemporary romance, Dark romance, erotic, erotic romance, new adult, new adult romance, Romance

March 1, 2021 Krysten Reviews

[Krysten’s Review]: In Peace Lies Havoc by Amo Jones

“I hold my breath, overwhelmed with his proximity, but addicted to his touch. I like him like this. I need him like this. His danger has always drawn me in. There’s power that comes with being touched and caressed by a dangerous man.” Cue: Carousel by Melanie Martinez Ladies & Gentleman, Welcome to Midnight Mayhem. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult, adult romance, contemporary romance, dark, Dark romance, erotica, new adult, new adult romance, Romance

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