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The Trials of Ophelia by Nicole Platania
5.0
THIS. BOOK. WAS. FANTASTIC. I mean truly. This series is wonderful and needs so much more recognition.
Book 1 was amazing, book 2 was also amazing but book 3 combined with the first 2? I don’t even have a word for it.
If you check out my other reviews you’ll see that I mentioned there being a slower pace in books 1 and 2. Book 3 picked up a little more and I LIVED FOR IT.
After each book there was still confusion and questions needing answers (in a good way) which in turn creates a sense of longing for another book and that right there? GREAT WRITING. PURE GIFTED TALENT FROM THE ANGELS THEMSELVES IF YOU WILL.
The writing is so beautiful. I’ll never shut up about that. Truly. I won’t. I don’t know what type of brain Nicole has but she can WRITE HER ASS OFF. I mean, wow.
Also, If I thought I loved the characters before… this book made me love them so much I’ll never forget them even long after the series is complete.
The quest portion of this series so far has also been everything. I love me a good quest. I love that even this book left me with things I need answers to because I am now dying for the rest of the books Nicole has planned.
To my fantasy readers: read this. Thank you.
Season of Secrets by Melissa McSherry
5.0
This was such a fun and quick read! I loved everything about this book. The storyline, the characters, the pace, the spice. This definitely could’ve been read in a single sitting had I not had to work.
The pace of the book was definitely fast, but it did not seem rushed at all. It actually was perfect for the storyline. There were no gaps, the ending gave closure and didn’t make you feel like you missed an episode… this book was VERY well written.
For a shorter book there was PLENTY of good spice too with a little dark sprinkled in for some razzle dazzle.
Most of the focus was on the main characters which was great because it was fitting for the book. It made both Duke and Aspen easy to love right away.
I love that Dana and Melissa jumped right into it and didn’t waste time getting the ball going between these two. I do love a good slow burn, don’t get me wrong but I also sometimes love when two people just meet fast so the rest of the story can focus on how their relationship develops which is exactly what they gave me with this.
The Shards of Ophelia by Nicole Platania
5.0
This book definitely took a few turns I needed it to take. It was such a good read and again, Nicole is gifted. Her writing is insanely beautiful and poetic. I enjoyed more buildup in this second book of her series. The pace was still slow, but as a Fantasy lover I do love the slower paced books with a lot of detail which is what Nicole delivered.
We dove into the characters a bit more and there was more world building in this one which I also enjoyed.
I easily began to love each character more while learning more about them. I was also able to easily envision the world they live in, where the main characters are from as well as the characters from other territories.
One thing I love most about these books is the unique magic aspects. The amount of creativity it had to have taken to come up with it is impressive.
With the pace these books have been going into book 2 was exactly what it should’ve been and was perfect following The Curse of Ophelia. Not only that but the ending leads very well into the next book which I cannot wait to read.
I love this series so far and cannot wait to dive into book 3.
Never Tear Us Apart by D.M. Simmons
5.0
This was my very first step-siblings romance and I will not lie at first I felt a little weird about reading it, but due to my love for Simmons and her work I went ahead with it and was NOT disappointed.
This book has the perfect amount of everything. We have baseball, romance, suspense, mystery and NOSTALGIA.
I have read sports romances and I do love them, but sometimes the sports talk in a lot of those books goes right over my head because I don’t know anything about sports like at all 😂 we do not have that here though, the importance of baseball to Cruz is mentioned JUST enough and any mentionings of the game are easy to understand which I appreciated so much.
The romance was beautiful and honestly I was living for it. Ellery and Cruz were just the perfect duo and I loved reading their love story.
Now the mystery aspect of the book? I don’t know what I expected but it wasn’t that. I LOVED IT. I am not big on mystery books, thrillers, crime or anything like that however, the addition to those things in this book made reading it SUCH a wonderful experience.
The secrets, the lies, the scary small town stuff was so well written. I honestly can’t wait to see what comes next in this series.
The Heat of Seas by DeAnna Hill
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
I absolutely LOVED this book. It was exciting, emotional, frustrating, funny, and SPICY. Everything I love in a book.
The world building in my opinion was fantastic. I was actually both amazed and impressed with this storyline. You could easily see how much thought and effort was put into writing this. The languages, the way different cultures were explained in such detail you could picture it vividly. I loved how the roles were for women in Antalis. I genuinely wished the real world was that way. I think that’s one of the things I loved most about this book.
The twists and turns were everything too. I found myself loving characters I hated at the beginning of the book and being shocked at how everything led up to that change for me. I absolutely adore Carnaxa but I honestly loved getting to know every character. Siphonie was also a favorite. Her free-spirited nature was great and I enjoyed her. The men? MOST of them were so easily to love and they were hot 🥵 there were certain parts that elevated my heart rate and had me giggling kicking my feet.
The buildup to the end was also top tier. I didn’t feel this book lacked anything. It was perfect and I honestly cannot wait for the next book. The ending was perfect and stoped exactly where it should have because the anticipation for book two is going to hurt meeee but in the best way.
The multi-pov also gave just enough to fully understand what was happening but also left enough for the imaginations to run wild while awaiting the second book as well.
My fantasy readers, even romance readers who only dabble into fantasy would love this.
If Only You Fell by Stefanie Castro
I loved this book. Period. Loved it.
I read Stefanie’s first book in the series If Only You Knew, so I was already introduced to Elody and loved her before reading this. Wyatt was also briefly mentioned in that book. Even with him being mentioned I’m not sure what I expected from their story but it wasn’t this.
I knew about Beau from book one, but diving into Elodys every day struggles from her view and how she was impacted in this book tugged at every piece of my heart.
I usually don’t cry too much if I can help it, especially not while reading. But Stefanie really knew what she was doing writing this because there were several tear jerking moments for me in this book.
Don’t even get me started on how I was sobbing at 3am at the end of the book. I lost it. I truly did.
The buildup of emotions and me trying to contain my sniffles just broke at the end. Which I won’t even discuss further to avoid spoilers but please give this a read.
Their story was beautiful. The way Wyatt fought for Elody as grumpy as he was was beautiful.
I also like how the first two books featured more mature characters. I can’t wait for the next book though because I know Grant and Laney are younger and I’m interested to see what will happen with that.
I can easily see I’ll be crying during that one too.
These can be read as standalone but it would be a better reading experience to read book one first.
Wild Wild Wolf by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance
5.0
One thing about me, I love me a shifter romance and I’m realizing that very quickly. Though I haven’t read as many paranormal romances as I’d like I promise there’s plenty on my TBR. Now thanks to how FREAKING GOOD this book was I just added the Deadlight Cove series written by these authors to the never ending “To Be Read” pile.
What I loved most about this book was the found family. I mean every character (almost) was amazing and easy to fall in love with. Plus I genuinely LAUGHED during certain parts of this book. There were GROUP TEXTS LMAO and they were fantastic. The banter between everyone was amazing.
Jade? Loved her. As jaded as she was. But WEST? Daddy west pls. I am barking just thinking about him. Their story was fun, and amazing. I’m truly a sucker for enemies to lovers so I was happy to have that trope included in this book.
There was spice and I’ll tell you I actually loved how it was written. Lately, I have been finding myself cringing at a lot of word choices but not here. Not in this book. It was perfect and fit so well with the story.
There ARE mentions of Harry Potter which I learned a lot of people refuse to read. So just throwing that out there…but the book was amazing. I read it in 24 hours and I highly recommend it. I can’t wait to dive into their previous work!
I am also basically vibrating with excitement about the next Timber Creek book
The Curse of Ophelia by Nicole Platania
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
Nicole’s writing is just beautiful. Poetic honestly. The way she describes feelings and scenery make it so easy to feel or picture exactly what she is trying to portray which is a talent I admire.
There was a lot of emotion in this book that really tugged at my heart and again, I couldn’t appreciate more how well it was written.
Ophelia is an emotional being who had gone through so much. Her anger is relatable, her pain is relatable. Regardless of the circumstances in the storyline, I found myself familiar with her thoughts and her feelings.
It’s easy to see Nicole put a lot into this book which is another thing that is admirable.
I will say this book was slower paced, but it made for a perfect book one in a series. Setting the scene for what’s to come. Everything was laid out perfectly and easy to comprehend. It wasn’t overwhelming which, as a fantasy reader I can appreciate.
I easily fell in love with the characters. I’m always a sucker for a badass FMC and that’s exactly what Ophelia was in this book. She was fierce in a way I admired. The supporting characters were just important and just as lovable. I couldn’t even tell you who my favorite is yet, I’ll let you know as I continue the series 😉
Summer Sparrow by Emmerson Hoyt
5.0
The ending of this duology was EVERYTHING. It was all the action packed excitement and perfect sweetness I needed. Knowing this was the end of this story made me so sad 😭
In this second and final book, Rylee ends up leaving the Jackals (Colton included) and heading to the vipers den.
The plot of the duology as a whole was literally so amazing. This could be an entire 10 season TV series and I’d watch the hell out of it. The emotions, the secrets, the EVERYTHING.
Book one was already amazing so I was extremely happy that Emmerson straight up DELIVERED for book two. AS SHE SHOULD’VE.
This entire family of characters will forever be engraved into my brain, I’ll always love the jackals and even the “viper prick” too.
Such an amazing read.
Fate & Furies by Helen Scheuerer
5.0
9 days. 9 days was all it took for me to binge all 3 books. If I didn’t have kids I would’ve finished much sooner because I could not put ANY of the books down.
This book was everything I needed for a book 3 and would’ve expected nothing less than this wonderful masterpiece from Helen.
The way books 1 & 2 were written so beautiful I was practically vibrating with excitement when I got to the first page of book 3. I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next.
When I wasn’t reading the book I was thinking about it.
The storyline has tied together BEAUTIFULLY so far. I genuinely cannot freaking wait for the final book.
I am not ready for it to be over, but I also wouldn’t mind reading another series or 7 within this same world *cough* *cough* Helen do u see this 👀
I had such a good time with this series so far and it has easily become one of my favorites. Plus the ending was absolutely perfect for setting the tone for the last book.