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A review by hawaiirican808
Dreams and Desires: A Plus-Size Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Sephyrra
5.0
Sephyrra, Sephyrra, Sephyrra.
The Small Town Sweethearts series has been my favorite series to read this year. I was very lucky to be able to read Passion & Promises by her in January and RAN when I saw that Cora (a side character in Passion & Promises) got her own book in "Dreams and Desires".
First, Sephyrra really has a great gift for picking perfect titles for her stories. In this book, we get to read Jupiter's and Zade's story. I loved Jupiter in book 1 and how she has this very feisty personality, being unapologetically herself in a room where she was constantly judged for her looks and shunned for her past. She didn't let the hate and nonacceptance of her family affect her as an adult. I loved her drive to fight for what she believed in and that Sephyrra really gave Jupiter so much justice and strength as a plus-size character. The representation alone was a 5/5 for me. She makes her FMCs feel seen, love themselves in their skin and that really resonated with me so much with this series. Her heart of gold was another reason I loved Jupiter. She loved hard and really cared for so many people, especially her brother Jacob.
Zade was a complete douche at times, but I loved the angst and built-up tension between him and Jupiter through the story. Their banter with each other (especially when Jupiter was being a sassy thing was HILARIOUS). The storyline really moved smoothly and the character development with Zade and Jupiter was obvious by the end. They really brought out the best in each other once they got over the "enemies vibes". I really appreciated that Sephyrra wrote such a beautiful and realistic story with characters that really grew on you & showed that everyone deserves love and to be accepted for who they are on the inside, and not to be judged based on what is on the outside. This series will always be a favorite of mine and I hope to see Sephyrra continue to write beautiful stories with some of the best representation! :)
The Small Town Sweethearts series has been my favorite series to read this year. I was very lucky to be able to read Passion & Promises by her in January and RAN when I saw that Cora (a side character in Passion & Promises) got her own book in "Dreams and Desires".
First, Sephyrra really has a great gift for picking perfect titles for her stories. In this book, we get to read Jupiter's and Zade's story. I loved Jupiter in book 1 and how she has this very feisty personality, being unapologetically herself in a room where she was constantly judged for her looks and shunned for her past. She didn't let the hate and nonacceptance of her family affect her as an adult. I loved her drive to fight for what she believed in and that Sephyrra really gave Jupiter so much justice and strength as a plus-size character. The representation alone was a 5/5 for me. She makes her FMCs feel seen, love themselves in their skin and that really resonated with me so much with this series. Her heart of gold was another reason I loved Jupiter. She loved hard and really cared for so many people, especially her brother Jacob.
Zade was a complete douche at times, but I loved the angst and built-up tension between him and Jupiter through the story. Their banter with each other (especially when Jupiter was being a sassy thing was HILARIOUS). The storyline really moved smoothly and the character development with Zade and Jupiter was obvious by the end. They really brought out the best in each other once they got over the "enemies vibes". I really appreciated that Sephyrra wrote such a beautiful and realistic story with characters that really grew on you & showed that everyone deserves love and to be accepted for who they are on the inside, and not to be judged based on what is on the outside. This series will always be a favorite of mine and I hope to see Sephyrra continue to write beautiful stories with some of the best representation! :)