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Sin Too by S.J. Tilly

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dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

A Major Puck Up by Brittanée Nicole

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent

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5.0

Hans by S.J. Tilly

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dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Illicit Obsession by Julia Sykes

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Married to my Grumpy Minotaur Boss by Ami Wright

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️
ARC Review
Release Date: 6/6/2024

“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩, 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩.”

I’ll be the first to tell you that I love a grump. I also love a Monster, because those non-human guys are romantic as hell. So when I saw ARC applications for this book, I sprinted to apply. It did not disappoint. 

The premise of a reality TV fake marriage between a romance-novel-loving junior assistant and her surly Minotaur boss was funny and adorable. Ronan and Justine don’t quite know how to act around each other at first, but once they get going…they don’t stop. Ronan is bossy in every aspect of his life - particularly in the bedroom - and the spice was spicing, but they were also super cute together. 

If you are monster curious, this is a fun little romcom to start with. I definitely can’t wait to read some more of Ami’s Monster Romances!

𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙩𝙤𝙤.
R'jaal's Resonance by Ruby Dixon

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4.0

The Godless Kingdom by Sheila Masterson

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♾️
🌶️🌶️🌶️
ARC Review
Release Date: June 3, 2024

“𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.”

Your local angst dealer is back for one more Lost God review 😎

We left our Found Family in quite a pickle at the end of The Storm King, and they have a lot of work ahead in order to un-pickle themselves.

Brain Scramblies have returned, and it is maddening and heartbreaking to watch Rainer try to remember who he is. Cece and Xander try to play Rafiki to his Simba, but their deal with Cato puts up a lot of roadblocks. On top of that, they have to try to save the two kingdoms - YET AGAIN - this time from a psychopathic, usurping piece of trash. Have I mentioned how much I ✨hate✨ Vincent Savero? Like, maybe even more than I hated Cato. 

This book is such a beautiful, terrifying, heartbreaking, hopeful, and funny end to The Lost God series. I cannot recommend this series enough, but please be sure to hydrate and keep the tissues handy 🥲

“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩.”

Priest by Sierra Simone

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Dom by S.J. Tilly

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dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0