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Sweetheart: Part two by Marie Mackay
3.0
Review for the duet on my blog: http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/25/series-review-sweetheart-part-1-2/
Sweetheart: Part One by Marie Mackay
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
I LOVE stuff your kindle day, because it gives me the chance to meet new authors and explore fun tropes; case in point: omegaverse bully romance.
Now, you may be scrunching your face in aversion or confusion, but hear me out: if you like smothering sexual tension mixed with breath stealing angst, omegaverse bully romance is the trope for you!
Full review for the Duet on my blog (http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/25/series-review-sweetheart-part-1-2/).
Now, you may be scrunching your face in aversion or confusion, but hear me out: if you like smothering sexual tension mixed with breath stealing angst, omegaverse bully romance is the trope for you!
Full review for the Duet on my blog (http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/25/series-review-sweetheart-part-1-2/).
Kickoff by Kayla Claire, Kayla Claire
⭐4.5⭐
This book was such a wonderful surprise! And another one of those great freebie Bookbub finds. The cover is adorable, and the story within, even more so.
All around, it was a great book. Very Elle Kennedy mixed with R.S. Grey energy. I loved the characters and the relationships between them, and how they felt like real, genuine people. Both Zoey and Alex had their own fantastic character arcs and the development of their relationship was literal magic. It was super smooth and natural. I loved them together.
Check out the full review on my blog: https://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/18/book-review-kickoff-gods-on-campus-1/.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
⭐4.5⭐
This book was such a wonderful surprise! And another one of those great freebie Bookbub finds. The cover is adorable, and the story within, even more so.
All around, it was a great book. Very Elle Kennedy mixed with R.S. Grey energy. I loved the characters and the relationships between them, and how they felt like real, genuine people. Both Zoey and Alex had their own fantastic character arcs and the development of their relationship was literal magic. It was super smooth and natural. I loved them together.
Check out the full review on my blog: https://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/18/book-review-kickoff-gods-on-campus-1/.
Knot My Reality by Miranda May
Did not finish book.
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DNF @ 32% (read chapters 1-9).
I've never actually watched any reality television dating shows, but I have watched shows like UnReal or Love is for Suckers that revolve around that concept from the production point of view (highly recommend both, btw), so I was considerably excited and quite looking forward to a book crafted along those lines, but made all the more delicious and spicy by the addition of the omegaverse trope.
Sadly, this was an epic fail for me. The writing was simply atrocious. The "meet the bachelors" portion was absolute TORTURE to get through. The same conversations got rehashed again, and again and again. Not to mention it was all pure, undiluted info-dumping. There was zero "showing" it was all just very clumsy, rough "telling".
I don't typically DNF books, but I hope these quotes have shed some light on why this one in particular made me want to put my head through a wall. I just can't cope with this level of terrible writing.
Did not finish book.
1.0
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DNF @ 32% (read chapters 1-9).
I've never actually watched any reality television dating shows, but I have watched shows like UnReal or Love is for Suckers that revolve around that concept from the production point of view (highly recommend both, btw), so I was considerably excited and quite looking forward to a book crafted along those lines, but made all the more delicious and spicy by the addition of the omegaverse trope.
Sadly, this was an epic fail for me. The writing was simply atrocious. The "meet the bachelors" portion was absolute TORTURE to get through. The same conversations got rehashed again, and again and again. Not to mention it was all pure, undiluted info-dumping. There was zero "showing" it was all just very clumsy, rough "telling".
"Once you have all arrived, Bree will join all of you in there and spend some time with all of you before we do our first rose ceremony. I'm sure you have questions about the rose ceremony since it wasn't in the packet. I won't be answering as Bree will explain the ceremony to you[...]"
[...] Then she explains the next part of the process—waiting in the game room, time with Bree as a group, and then something about a rose ceremony that Bree will explain to us.
"Then Bree will come spend a couple of hours with all of you before we move to the ballroom where we'll hold the first rose ceremony" [...] "Rose ceremony?" "Don't worry, you'll learn about it with the others tonight. It was Bree's idea, and we wanted to allow her to be the one to explain it to you"
[...]she explains how the rest of the evening will play out, even mentioning something about a rose ceremony that I assume I'll read about in the packet or it'll be explained at some point.
Tessa nods, explaining how the evening will progress, explaining that the night will culminate in a rose ceremony that will be explained to us later.
She goes over the schedule for the evening—the game room with the suitors until we all arrive, and then Bree will join us. Then something about a rose ceremony that will be explained to us.
She gives me a synopsis of what to expect for the rest of the night, which will end with a rose ceremony, and apparently Bree will explain it to us.
She gestures to a beta male who waves before proceeding to go over the plan for the evening, which will end in some kind of rose ceremony that Bree will explain to us.
[...]letting me know he'd be taking me to the game room. After that, we'll spend some time with Bree as a group before some kind of rose ceremony that Bree will explain to us.
"Hector will show you to the game room, and I'll bring Bree up as soon as she's ready. Then she'll spend time with all of you before the rose ceremony, which she will explain later".
"Then you all will head to the ballroom for the rose ceremony. Bree will explain the importance of each of the roses [...]"
"[...]Once I'm done with each group, we'll head to the ballroom together for the rose ceremony. Don't worry if you have questions about it, as I will explain how the ceremony works then[...]"
I don't typically DNF books, but I hope these quotes have shed some light on why this one in particular made me want to put my head through a wall. I just can't cope with this level of terrible writing.
Tourner by Jane Washington
4.5⭐
This series keeps getting better and better.
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4.0
4.5⭐
This series keeps getting better and better.
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The Omega Lesson by Roxy Collins
3.5⭐
This one was much better than The Omega Merger, the first book in the series. I mean, there was still plenty of insta-love going around, but there was enough emotional conflict to offset the mushiness.
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3.0
3.5⭐
This one was much better than The Omega Merger, the first book in the
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The Binding by Rebecca Rathe
It was an ok book. Nothing too exciting, but not unpleasant either. Just very middle of the road.
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3.0
It was an ok book. Nothing too exciting, but not unpleasant either. Just very middle of the road.
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Lost Feather by Merri Bright
4.5 out of 5 ⭐
In spanish there’s this saying “no hay mal que por bien no venga”, which pretty much is the equivalent to “every cloud has a silver lining”. Knot My Reality was my dark cloud in this instance—it was one of the worst books I read in 2023 and my single DNF for the year. But I’m so glad I got as far as I did while reading it because it meant discovering The Forgotten Angel series, which has so far turned out to be an absolute gem.
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4.0
4.5 out of 5 ⭐
In spanish there’s this saying “no hay mal que por bien no venga”, which pretty much is the equivalent to “every cloud has a silver lining”. Knot My Reality was my dark cloud in this instance—it was one of the worst books I read in 2023 and my single DNF for the year. But I’m so glad I got as far as I did while reading it because it meant discovering The Forgotten Angel series, which has so far turned out to be an absolute gem.
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The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori
⭐3.5⭐
Overall, it was an entertaining book, but fairly straight forward.
If you'd like to read the full review check out my blog, http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/22/book-review-the-sweetest-oblivion-made-1/.
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
⭐3.5⭐
Overall, it was an entertaining book, but fairly straight forward.
If you'd like to read the full review check out my blog, http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/03/22/book-review-the-sweetest-oblivion-made-1/.
Princess Ballot by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
Rating 3.5 ⭐
Little happened:
Alex was sus (Violet knew it and pretty much decided to ignore it).
Everyone insisted on keeping Violet in the dark about why they hated Alex, even while that was putting her at risk.
Rafe was an raging asshole for no apparent reason.
Then the book ended.
Still, the melodrama was kinda fun.
Full review for the trilogy on my blog on my blog (http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/04/12/trilogy-review-royals-of-arbon-academyparts-1-3/).
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Rating 3.5 ⭐
Little happened:
Alex was sus (Violet knew it and pretty much decided to ignore it).
Everyone insisted on keeping Violet in the dark about why they hated Alex, even while that was putting her at risk.
Rafe was an raging asshole for no apparent reason.
Then the book ended.
Still, the melodrama was kinda fun.
Full review for the trilogy on my blog on my blog (http://multicoloredbookreviews.home.blog/2024/04/12/trilogy-review-royals-of-arbon-academyparts-1-3/).