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I really enjoyed this book. It's such a cute small town romance. I haven't read any of the others in the stand alone series but I will be going back to meet the others. The friendships are beautiful and there are some fantastic characters. The banter in the group chat was highly entertaining. Emerson's family is also hilarious and loving. Magnolia Falls is the perfect small town setting with some incredible side characters. 

Emerson and Nash are such a sweet couple and they have fantastic chemistry. They work so well together. I'm also a huge fan of their honesty and ability to communicate. Beefcake is obviously the star of the show. Although I wasn't a massive fan of him calling any pretty woman his girl. I know he's only 6 but everyone saying how much game he has gave me the ick. Apart from that he was so damn cute and absolutely hilarious. His relationship with Emerson was beautiful and their family just melted my heart. 

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley

This book is an enjoyable yet informative look at the history of varying 18 year olds. Some of them I knew but there were a few I hadn't heard of and it was so interesting to learn about what led them to be who they were. Loxton covers a range of people from all walks of life. She makes them all feel human and brings their stories to life. I enjoyed that she showed the challenges and hardships that they all faced no matter what class they had been born into. It was so interesting to see the concept of age change over the years. Her writing style is engaging and I think this would be a great book for young people interested in history. 

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I struggled with this book. I did switch to the audio version which I found slightly easier to take in. There is some interesting information and it covers important topics. It explains well why sex work needs to be decriminalised. Unfortunately, I ended up DNF'ing at 38%. I found the tone extremely angry and bitter. It's also packed with internalised misogyny. I couldn't understand how she could look down on other sex workers and she has a huge issue with women working in minimum wage and retail jobs. She is hugely judgemental about any other women she works with or comes into contact with and makes out she is better at everything than all of them. It's quite disjointed and the writing jumps around a lot. 

I adore this series. The love between the families and friends is beautiful. It shows the ups and downs of friendships and relationships changing. They're such a fun girl gang. The way this book was a love letter to incredible dads made me tear up. The dedication to Lyla's dad at the end tipped me over the edge. Actually, that's a lie I definitely cried earlier at some of the Hank and Teddy scenes. Their relationship is just so beautiful.

This book was everything I hoped for and more. Gus & Teddy are the perfect enemies to lovers. Their acidic banter and love for riling each other up is hilarious. I loved that it was a slower burn of enemies to friends to lovers but they never lost the ability to wind each other up. The perfect level of sweet and spicy. It was fun to finally find out why they fight so much as well. I was also a huge fan of that last bar scene and how Gus accepts Teddy for who she is without it affecting his masculinity. 

I wanted to give both Teddy and Gus a massive hug for the pressure they put on themselves but it was so cute seeing them support and fight for each other. Gus taking care of Teddy was swoon worthy. 

Riley is obviously the star of the show. She's adorable and so freaking funny. 

I can't wait for Dusty & Cam's book but I'll be sad to say bye to Meadowlark.  

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley

This is a fun easy beach read. Both Kya and Quinn are lovable and I was rooting for them. The third act breakup isn't overly drawn out and makes sense for the relationship. There are also some great side characters that add to the fun. I'm not sure what but it felt like it was missing something. It is a cute queer romance though.

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley