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Pack Darling - Part Two by Lola Rock
4.25
4.25 / 5 Stars!
I am loving this series so much. This was my first omega verse series, but I instantly fell in love with the premise of the plot. It wasn't anything I expected. I think the concept is unique and refreshing. I love the found family trope, and this family starts a little broken, but they slowly learn how to heal. I loved the strong FMC despite everyone who has ever been against her. I loved the scene where she fights for Jett, and I LOVE that the men had to grovel!
What to expect:
Why chooose?
Omegaverse
Fated Mates
Found family
I am loving this series so much. This was my first omega verse series, but I instantly fell in love with the premise of the plot. It wasn't anything I expected. I think the concept is unique and refreshing. I love the found family trope, and this family starts a little broken, but they slowly learn how to heal. I loved the strong FMC despite everyone who has ever been against her. I loved the scene where she fights for Jett, and I LOVE that the men had to grovel!
What to expect:
Why chooose?
Omegaverse
Fated Mates
Found family
Claim Me Forever by A.L. Jackson
4.75
4.75 / 5 stars!
"I am sorry if I feel different to you Livy, if I act different. Loosing your mom changed something inside me, but it didn't change how much I love for you or care for you. You and your brothers have happiness inside me, and I want you to know there are billion smiles inside my heart when I think of you, when I look at you. They are just a little more hidden then they used to be."
A.L. Jackson writes the best single parent trope books I've ever read. I love this small town of Time River, and I was so happy to be back in it. I didn't realize Ezra's story would surrounded by mysterious dark secrets. I was here for the suspense and mystery in this book. Savannah comes to town to try and find what happened to her sister, and I was on edge unfolding the pieces of this mystery. I loved getting to see a completely different side of Ezra. He's warm, caring, and over protective. I loved every second of it. I think A.L. Jackson knows how to write evenly matched couples, and I this is one of my favorite couples of the month.
What to expect:
Small Town
Romantic Suspense
Single Dad
Love After Loss
"I am sorry if I feel different to you Livy, if I act different. Loosing your mom changed something inside me, but it didn't change how much I love for you or care for you. You and your brothers have happiness inside me, and I want you to know there are billion smiles inside my heart when I think of you, when I look at you. They are just a little more hidden then they used to be."
A.L. Jackson writes the best single parent trope books I've ever read. I love this small town of Time River, and I was so happy to be back in it. I didn't realize Ezra's story would surrounded by mysterious dark secrets. I was here for the suspense and mystery in this book. Savannah comes to town to try and find what happened to her sister, and I was on edge unfolding the pieces of this mystery. I loved getting to see a completely different side of Ezra. He's warm, caring, and over protective. I loved every second of it. I think A.L. Jackson knows how to write evenly matched couples, and I this is one of my favorite couples of the month.
What to expect:
Small Town
Romantic Suspense
Single Dad
Love After Loss
Puck Shy by Kayla Grosse
4.5
4.5/5 Stars!
I don't even like novellas, but I ate this spicy audiobook up in less than a day. Here I thought it was going to be a cute spicy hockey romance with a little bit of smut... so much smut. This book had a great balance between a romance with a story and lots of spice. There's a little bit of a valentine's theme in there as well if you're looking for a spicy valentine read. The sharing scenes in this book had me so hot and bothered. I can't wait to go back and read book one.
PS The audiobook is blush worthy π³
What to expect:
Valentine theme
Spicy MF romance with sharing scenes
BD$M
Hockey Romance
I don't even like novellas, but I ate this spicy audiobook up in less than a day. Here I thought it was going to be a cute spicy hockey romance with a little bit of smut... so much smut. This book had a great balance between a romance with a story and lots of spice. There's a little bit of a valentine's theme in there as well if you're looking for a spicy valentine read. The sharing scenes in this book had me so hot and bothered. I can't wait to go back and read book one.
PS The audiobook is blush worthy π³
What to expect:
Valentine theme
Spicy MF romance with sharing scenes
BD$M
Hockey Romance
Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers
5.0
"I want Olivia to choose me. Please choose me. Nobody ever chooses me."
I'm not sure how this book made me blush harder than I ever have in my life while also having me get choked up. I will 10/10 recommend you listen to this one on audiobook, but the way Joe Arden portrays this psychopath MMC's thoughts and feelings was done so convincingly. I binged this audiobook. This is for my lovers of super dark, super spicy, and super taboo romance. I think I'm both terrified of Malachi and also very turned on by every word... or lack there of out of his mouth. This book is dark and depraved and thrilling. It took a few insane turns that had me anxious and gave me chills. I am obsessed with this book the way Malachi is obsessed with Olivia, and I have a new book boyfriend.
To be fair, I do think the idea of these parents insisting on selling off their daughter as a bride as is tradition is a little far fetched for the time period, but I loved the book so much it didn't bother me enough to take away from my rating.
What to expect:
Stalker
Selective Mute MMC
Heavy kinks and dark themes
Adopted siblings
Forbidden
Taboo
I'm not sure how this book made me blush harder than I ever have in my life while also having me get choked up. I will 10/10 recommend you listen to this one on audiobook, but the way Joe Arden portrays this psychopath MMC's thoughts and feelings was done so convincingly. I binged this audiobook. This is for my lovers of super dark, super spicy, and super taboo romance. I think I'm both terrified of Malachi and also very turned on by every word... or lack there of out of his mouth. This book is dark and depraved and thrilling. It took a few insane turns that had me anxious and gave me chills. I am obsessed with this book the way Malachi is obsessed with Olivia, and I have a new book boyfriend.
To be fair, I do think the idea of these parents insisting on selling off their daughter as a bride as is tradition is a little far fetched for the time period, but I loved the book so much it didn't bother me enough to take away from my rating.
What to expect:
Stalker
Selective Mute MMC
Heavy kinks and dark themes
Adopted siblings
Forbidden
Taboo
Trick Me Twice by Becca Steele
4.25
4.25/5 Stars!
This is a great introduction to bully romance for anyone who is new to the trope. This book has a lot of fun tropes and spice including primal play and men in masks, but there was an easiness about it that didn't feel too heavy or too spicy compared to other romances in this trope. I loved the suspense and plot twist at the end of this story. It also had great side characters and piqued my interest for other love interests.
What to expect:
Bully
High school romance
Primal Play
Men in Masks
V!rgin Heroine
Suspense
This is a great introduction to bully romance for anyone who is new to the trope. This book has a lot of fun tropes and spice including primal play and men in masks, but there was an easiness about it that didn't feel too heavy or too spicy compared to other romances in this trope. I loved the suspense and plot twist at the end of this story. It also had great side characters and piqued my interest for other love interests.
What to expect:
Bully
High school romance
Primal Play
Men in Masks
V!rgin Heroine
Suspense
Ugly Like Me by Aurora Graves
3.75
3.75/5 Stars!
This book was a wild ride, super spicy dark taboo easy read. If you want something dark and steamy to get you out of a book slump, this book is great. There was some things that felt a little abrupt in transitions that kind of knocked me out of my momentum, but this book is definitely right up my alley as far as content. There was also a few scenes that felt too unreal, like it was so far fetched it took me out of the scene as well, but other then these two things I devoured this read in a night. The spice and dirty talk was amazing. This book is fairly dark so check your trigger warnings.
What to expect:
Super spicy with lots of dirty talk
V!rg!n herione
Step Sibling
Tab00
Dark
This book was a wild ride, super spicy dark taboo easy read. If you want something dark and steamy to get you out of a book slump, this book is great. There was some things that felt a little abrupt in transitions that kind of knocked me out of my momentum, but this book is definitely right up my alley as far as content. There was also a few scenes that felt too unreal, like it was so far fetched it took me out of the scene as well, but other then these two things I devoured this read in a night. The spice and dirty talk was amazing. This book is fairly dark so check your trigger warnings.
What to expect:
Super spicy with lots of dirty talk
V!rg!n herione
Step Sibling
Tab00
Dark
Serpentine Valentine by Giana Darling
5.0
5 Stars!
βit takes courage to love someone who thinks they are broken,β
I love everything I've read by Giana Darling, so I instantly signed up for this ALC without even looking into the tropes. When I tell you I screamed in excitement that Giana Darling was gracing the world with a sapphic romance, I think I scared my roommates. It was such a beautiful story about a college student who was advantage of by a man in power, and how sometimes the systems meant to protect us fail us the most. This is a powerful story of a strong FMC who deals with an intense trauma, who must then find the new her amongst broken pieces as she makes a stronger version of herself while healing. This book was a deliciously slow, but extremely steamy romance. I loved Lex and Luna as a couple, and I love that Luna supports in her in so many ways. I love that it's not just a story of romance, but also one of justice for voices that were silenced in the past. It was just overall stunning.
What to expect:
FF romance
Medusa Retelling
Revenge / feminine rage
Dark academia
Story on trauma and finding you voice when society tries to silence you
βit takes courage to love someone who thinks they are broken,β
I love everything I've read by Giana Darling, so I instantly signed up for this ALC without even looking into the tropes. When I tell you I screamed in excitement that Giana Darling was gracing the world with a sapphic romance, I think I scared my roommates. It was such a beautiful story about a college student who was advantage of by a man in power, and how sometimes the systems meant to protect us fail us the most. This is a powerful story of a strong FMC who deals with an intense trauma, who must then find the new her amongst broken pieces as she makes a stronger version of herself while healing. This book was a deliciously slow, but extremely steamy romance. I loved Lex and Luna as a couple, and I love that Luna supports in her in so many ways. I love that it's not just a story of romance, but also one of justice for voices that were silenced in the past. It was just overall stunning.
What to expect:
FF romance
Medusa Retelling
Revenge / feminine rage
Dark academia
Story on trauma and finding you voice when society tries to silence you
Ruthless Creatures by J.T. Geissinger
4.5
4.5/5 stars!
"I'd kill him before I betray you. I'd burn his whole empire to the ground before I turn my back on the woman I love."
This is exactly what I want in a mafia romance. The suspense, the action packed scenes, the alpha male bossy vibes, and of coarse the spice! This book was so good. I flew through it, and I love everything that Kage is as a book boyfriend. The plot twist was out of no where, and I love when a book takes me by surprise. I listened to this on audiobook and the full cast narration was perfect. I loved all the voices and duet narration. This is a great book for those who love an alpha, possessive MMC with the superior mafia trope.
What to expect:
Mafia romance
Lots of dirty talk and spice
He fall first
Alpha possessive protective MMC
"I'd kill him before I betray you. I'd burn his whole empire to the ground before I turn my back on the woman I love."
This is exactly what I want in a mafia romance. The suspense, the action packed scenes, the alpha male bossy vibes, and of coarse the spice! This book was so good. I flew through it, and I love everything that Kage is as a book boyfriend. The plot twist was out of no where, and I love when a book takes me by surprise. I listened to this on audiobook and the full cast narration was perfect. I loved all the voices and duet narration. This is a great book for those who love an alpha, possessive MMC with the superior mafia trope.
What to expect:
Mafia romance
Lots of dirty talk and spice
He fall first
Alpha possessive protective MMC
Kid by Jescie Hall
4.5
4.5/5 Stars
"We're insane together, toxic even. We enjoy pushing each other to the point of madness in order to feel something, but you find yourself by getting lost in the darkness and loosing ourselves in one another seems to be our own form of chaotic reconning."
These two are just so real, raw, and utterly toxic, and it's something special to be connected to two characters that have so much depth to them. This book has a lot of dark themes, and these two have backgrounds that are chaotic and messy. This was a story of learning to love despite life teaching you nothing good ever comes from love. This is a story of overcoming addiction and learning to reach outside of your safety nets. It was just so beautifully written and utterly captivating. I highlighted so many deep and meaningful quotes, because this book was just so full of beautiful demons.
The performance was absolutely amazing! I just really love the voice of the FMC. Both characters had a lot of emotional parts, and they both did so amazing. Also there was nothing like listening to Joe Arden trip and sing on an audiobook.
"We're insane together, toxic even. We enjoy pushing each other to the point of madness in order to feel something, but you find yourself by getting lost in the darkness and loosing ourselves in one another seems to be our own form of chaotic reconning."
These two are just so real, raw, and utterly toxic, and it's something special to be connected to two characters that have so much depth to them. This book has a lot of dark themes, and these two have backgrounds that are chaotic and messy. This was a story of learning to love despite life teaching you nothing good ever comes from love. This is a story of overcoming addiction and learning to reach outside of your safety nets. It was just so beautifully written and utterly captivating. I highlighted so many deep and meaningful quotes, because this book was just so full of beautiful demons.
The performance was absolutely amazing! I just really love the voice of the FMC. Both characters had a lot of emotional parts, and they both did so amazing. Also there was nothing like listening to Joe Arden trip and sing on an audiobook.
Hollowed by Jessica S. Taylor
3.25
3.5/5 Stars!
I enjoyed this retelling. The audiobook narration was great! I loved the FMC narrator. The book was a little slow at first, and I do wish I saw more of a character growth from the FMC. She had the potential to be rather interesting and bad *ss, but it took a monumental moment for her to come into her full power and take no sh*t attitude, although she had every reason to harness anger as a weapon before this monumental turn. I did love the sleepy hollow retelling and twist. I loved the connection between the two MC's as well.
What to expect:
Sleepy Hollow Retelling
Fantasy
I enjoyed this retelling. The audiobook narration was great! I loved the FMC narrator. The book was a little slow at first, and I do wish I saw more of a character growth from the FMC. She had the potential to be rather interesting and bad *ss, but it took a monumental moment for her to come into her full power and take no sh*t attitude, although she had every reason to harness anger as a weapon before this monumental turn. I did love the sleepy hollow retelling and twist. I loved the connection between the two MC's as well.
What to expect:
Sleepy Hollow Retelling
Fantasy