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Tackled in the Stacks: A Love Letters Prequel by S.J. Tilly

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

5.0

๐“ฃ๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ด๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ข๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ด๐“ผ by S.J. Tilly

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ARC Review
Release Date: 8/29/2024

โ€œ๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™ž๐™œ ๐™—๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ก๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™š ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ฎ?โ€

I didnโ€™t think I could love Maddox Lovelace more than I already did. I was blessedly wrong. 

๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด is every bit as cute, funny, sexy, and sweet as I hoped it would be. Maddox and Hannahโ€™s meet-cute at HOP University is delightfully awkward and charming. The way Maddox is immediately obsessed with his Little Bunny is absolutely everything. Hannah tries to play hard to get but, letโ€™s be for real, would any of us stand a chance against Mad Dog Lovelace?

This novella was absolutely delightful. I devoured it and immediately wanted to start over at the beginning again. If you read ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜œ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, you absolutely have to read this gem. (And if you havenโ€™t, what are you doing with your life?!)

โ€œ๐™๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™„โ€™๐™ซ๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™—๐™ค๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™จ๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ.โ€

The Orc From Accounting by Leigh Miller

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funny 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

4.0

Claimed by the Flame of Faery by Mallory Dunlin

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adventurous emotional funny 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

Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

Ship of Dreams by Kelsey Painter

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ, ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.โ€

A romance aboard Titanic, you say? I promise you it does not end as tragically as Rose and Jack. 

This book was fast paced, but not rushed. I loved the relationship between Sybil and Lady Iris. Women supporting women is always something that warms me from the inside out, and they are so dedicated to one another. And Charles Percy? He is a DREAM. His love for Sybil is so complete and pure. I couldnโ€™t get enough of them. I loved this book. You should 1000% read it, and then immediately read the sequel, Lady Irisโ€™s Lover because her story is phenomenal as well. 
 
โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ?โ€
โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด.โ€

Halfling by S.E. Wendel

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

How To Tame A Trickster Fae by January Bell

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adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

In the Claws of the Raven Prince by Mallory Dunlin

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

The Hunted Heir by Holly Renee

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

3.5

***๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘ป๐‘จ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘บ ๐‘บ๐‘ท๐‘ถ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘บ ๐‘ญ๐‘ถ๐‘น ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ ๐‘ฒ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ๐‘ซ๐‘ถ๐‘ด***

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ARC Review
Release Date: 8/20/24

โ€œ๐‘ป๐’†๐’๐’ ๐’Ž๐’†, ๐‘ฝ๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’‚. ๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’๐’š ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ?โ€

Have no fear, Veiled Kingdom fans: Daddy Dacre and his infamous mouth are back and as hot as ever!

After the ending of The Veiled Kingdom, I was excited to see what could possibly be in store for Dacre and Verena. However, the sequel fell a little short of what I hoped for. It was still a very fun and steamy read, but felt like most of the action took place in the last few chapters. Once the plot got going, it was a spicy, stressful time, which I always enjoy!

Overall I enjoyed myself, I had just hoped for some more world-building this time around since the MCs were separated at the end. It did leave off on a cliffhanger that I am very interested in seeing resolved in the final book!

๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐‘ท๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐‘ฝ๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’‚, ๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’…๐’๐’Ž, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’š๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’‰๐’Š๐’”.
Crowned by the Fae King by Mallory Dunlin

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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