ariamariereads's reviews
137 reviews

best book i’ve read this year, and dare i say: it’s in the running for my favorite book ever.

so many things to love about not in my book:

things not to love about not in my book:

anyways this book is likely to become my entire personality!!!

“I love you. In light and dark, in romance and litfic. In this lifetime and the next.” 🩷

listen,, i firmly believe romance books rarely need to be over 400 pages but i ate this UP!!! there was so much love between indira and landon and i love me a man who’s down bad for his girl 

four stars instead of five because i didn’t love that we’d experience something from landon’s perspective and the very next chapter would be the same experience from indira’s perspective. i wouldn’t have minded that once or twice but it felt unnecessary repetitive, especially in the beginning. 

“I have always, always, always loved you. It’s always been you.“ 🤎

maybe i’ll come back to this at some point but i doubt it… i really wanted to love this but the dialogue feels clunky and there’s too much info dumping for my tastes. i don’t feel like i can be fully immersed in the story. plus the “meet-cute” gave me the ick

“My name is Greyson, but you can call me Grey if you’re nasty,” he adds with a disarming smile.

me personally? i’d call the police if a random man said that to me, no matter how attractive he is

this was a cute book!! i loved anna’s character–she’s strong, determined, and selfless. she deserves someone who loves her as hard as brody does. 

this book felt a bit long and dragged in some parts. i will attempt to read the rest of the series, but they only get longer which is a turn off. the authors writing style is right up my alley though so maybe i’ll be pleasantly surprised??

“I’ve never been one to believe in any sort of afterlife. No God and pearly gates. But hell if I’m not considerin’ it now.” He swallows, staring straight at me. “’ Cause there’s no f—in’ way my daughter didn’t send you here to be with her boy.” 🩷

ok so maybe i’m a mafia romance girlie now because this was so good !!! i love how enzo supports lucia, while still doing all he can to protect her. and lucia is literally so bad im obsessed lol

there were a few spots where i got pretty confused like

when it was revealed they’d actually had the whole arranged marriage thing planned months before?

and

whatever happened with brandon? i still don’t really know

so i had to reread some parts a few times; but i don’t mind too much because i had SO much fun reading this

“When you’re with me, all I need you to do is point and I’ll shoot.” “No questions asked?” “Not for you, never for you.” 🥰

brittainy cherry does it again!!! i love me a second chance romance🥹 nathan was so patient with avery, it made my heart burst… avery was so scared to be vulnerable and (as a fellow eldest daughter) i felt SEEN. i love that she got the happily ever after that she so obviously deserves. 

i think it felt a bit long & repetitive for me so i didn’t like this one quite as much as the first, but i still really enjoyed reading it!!

“If you ever need to pour out your heart again, please pour it onto me.” 🩷

oh my god this was the best slow burn i’ve ever read. yara is sunshine, personified. alex is a late autumn thunderstorm. they’re perfect together.

i wasn’t expecting to feel so much reading this book. it touches on grief, growth, family, and loving after loss. i can not recommend this book enough. 

“I still believe in happily ever afters in all ways and for always.” 🩷

i absolutely adored this book. chase wouldn’t give up on kayla, but not in a creepy way? in a “i was destined to love you but respect your space” way. they made each other brave. they made each other vulnerable. it’s everything i love in a romance novel. 

there was the perfect amount of drama and although i did predict a few plot points,  it definitely did not take away from the story. 

“And in what way do I look at her?”
“Like there’s no rush, and you can see forever.” 🩷