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Break for Me by Ember Nicole

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Ember seriously wrote my first FMC crush! Trista was black cat perfection. I loved Jersey Boy and Memphis too! 

I listened to this on audio. Nowhere Eternity, Andi Eloise, & Katrina Medina brought these characters to life. Great narration, compelling story, and spice to boot! What was not to love!? 

Cant wait to read book 2 as it isnt in audio yet!
All The Kings Men: Legends Of Camelot (Celtic Pantheon) by Maggie McAllister

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Free by Riley Edwards

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Did not finish book.
challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The Bone Wolf by Lucy Scott Bryan

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I swear Lucy weaves magic into everyone of her books! Im so glad I picked this up! 

I didnt want to stop reading! This book is full of sexy shifters, an omega trying to find herself while also fighting to stay safe, a debonair fae, and so many twists and turns! 

Highly recommend if you love shifter romance and why choose/rh! 
The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was such a cute, quirky, and spicy listen! 

Highly recommend if you like 
*funny animal sidekicks
*swoony banter
*sweet but fierce curvy FMCs
*body and sex positivity. 

I look forward to listening to the rest of this series!
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This was a cute listen. I found it funny and loved the premise that these two were fated but could never seem to get it together. I had to listen to this is 2 rounds unfortunately cause my libby borrow expired and then I had to wait for it to become available again. I enjoyed it overall and will be looking into the 1st book of the series. 
Dirty Wolf by Aidy Award

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Forget Your Morals by Sarah Blue

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challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My Rating
4 🌟
3 🌶
 
I really enjoyed this contemporary taboo romance by Sarah. Ive read many of her OV stories, but this was the first contemporary non OV by her Ive read. It was spicy, sweet, and a lil bit scandalous! Looking forward to reading Swallow Your Pride which is book 1 of this series. 

Thank You to Sarah and her team for allowing me the opportunity to read this early. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 
Whispers of the Heart by Rae Knight

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I had the privilege of reading this as both a Beta and ARC reader. This book ticked all the boxes for me. I laughed, I bawled my eyes out, and I felt every emotion these characters went through. Rae created characters that felt real and had depth. I loved everything about this book!

Have tissues ready cause this book pulls at the heartstrings.
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