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March 1, 2022 Skye Reviews

[Skye’s Review:] The One True Me and You by Remi K. England

This book is perfect for fans of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, fanfic writers, and anyone in a fandom! The One True Me and You shows the best and worst parts of being in a fandom. Being in a fandom allows you to make genuine friendships and connections, but sometimes fandoms can be toxic. Another thing […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #diverse, #LGBTQ, #yacontemporary

March 1, 2022 Emily Reviews, Uncategorized

[Emily’s Review]: Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey (Bellinger Sisters #2)

King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time–in bed and out–and that’s exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.

Now, Hannah’s in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. In fact, she’s nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport’s resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker’s eye… yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can’t deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost.

Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she’s walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and… and… man overboard! He’s fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he’s all in, she’ll choose him instead?

In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man…

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: crab fishing, emotional, fishing, Fox, friends, Friends to Lovers, Hannah, Hook Line and Sinker, It Happened One Summer, king crab, Love, love story, lovers, movie production, music, patriarchy, sexy, strong fmc, Tessa Bailey, toxic masculine culture, toxic masculinity, vulnerable, Westport

March 1, 2022 Skye Reviews

[Skye’s Review]: Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli

Edgewood is the type of story that grows on you. It quietly thrusts its roots in you from the very first page, maintaining a solid, invisible grip on you that you don’t feel until it’s too late. Before you know it, you find yourself halfway through the book with no desire to stop reading. This […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #fairytaleesque, #fantasy, #moderndayfairytale, #urbanfantasy, #yafantasy

February 25, 2022 Emily Reviews, Uncategorized

[Emily’s Review]: Gallant by V.E. Schwab

#1 New York Times–bestselling author Victoria Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman.

Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home, it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.

Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant—but not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.

Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Addie La Rue, dead, devil, family, Gallant, ghosts, ghouls, haunted, mute, Mystery, other world, secrets, shadows, VE Schwab

February 24, 2022 Emily Reviews, Uncategorized

[Emily’s Review]: The Difference Between Somehow and Someway by Aly Martinez

WELL WELL WELL. That was not an ending that I saw coming… AT. ALL. I am a big Aly Martinez fan and I have really been enjoying her series.The books are short, and being released one month apart and they are easy to read.And, as usual, they throw a ton of little twisty twists at […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: contemporary romance, Romance

February 22, 2022 Caitlyn Reviews

[Caitlyn’s Review]: From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos

What I truly love about fantasy at any level is its ability to invite readers into various cultures, seeped in ethnic and religious symbolism. I love books that introduce me to the pagan rituals of medieval Russia and the godly war of ancient Greece; they invite a new perspective, a new nuance to a tried-and-true […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #jewishrep, f/f, mythology, sapphic, YA, young adult

February 15, 2022 Skye Reviews

[Skye’s Review]: A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence #1) by Rebecca Ross

This book is a slow burn. As you read about the isle of Cadence, the isle casts a spell upon you. Before you know it, you’re enchanted. You no longer have the ability to put the book down. All you can do is become more and more swept away by this hauntingly beautiful story.  Rebecca […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #adultfantasy, #atmospheric, #fantasy, #magic

February 1, 2022 Malia Reviews

[ Malia’s Review ]: Hunt the Stars (Starlight’s Shadow #1) by Jessie Mihalik

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Where do I even begin with Hunt the Stars? I was instantly a fan of Jessie’s Consortium Rebellion series. I don’t usually gravitate towards sci-fi romance […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: enemies to lovers, found family, Romance, sci fi, science fiction, slow burn, space opera

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