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Riches to Riches: Part Two by Ames Mills

adventurous dark 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

Thus far, having reading 4 Polyromance books is my favorite, the ending fat a bit rushed. I wouldn't have minded more chapters of like that interaction between gage and his mom, 

Also, the sub/dom dynamic of Ryder and Zane.
honestly, I would have loved more chapters of the couples that formed within the group, just them doing cute couple things, them cuddling, them going to like a weekend away, etc.

Evander and Micah😭🥺, I really wanted a few chapters of them hle 😢 even a smut scene, even better, just one scene of them when Evander took him in after being discharged.

The biggest thing I really wanted more cute moments of the couples without Les, individual epilogues would have Seen perfect, Any ZaneRyder, ZaneRyderHolden, GageLeo crumbs I'd eat up🥺😢😭

Riches to Riches: Part One by Ames Mills

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book, Story line was not too complicated.I could follow along easily, It was not too complicated and it also kept me entertained. 

I loved how everybody was discovering a new. Side of themselves in terms of relationships. Everybody was stepping into a new territory, like we didn't find all of the people already in an established relationship

Loved Gage 😂🤌🏾🫵🏾, boyza was focused‼️😂 He got everyone together, bona kiri he got everyone on board. I loved how he got everyone relaxed, Leo and Holden specifically.

The Way he helped and encouraged Holden with les, nje he was a free soul❤️🥺

that text group Chat scene so far is my Favourite 😂🤌🏾, not gage wanting to see his junk cause of them piecings😂😂😂

Never Say Never by Skyler Snow, Brea Alepoú

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

It's the kids for me😩🥺♥️. loved the twins.
the pacing felt off for me in some parts cause one minute they are colleagues the next lovers, then Boom the truth comes out, hawu nix boma lovey dovey phase, let's go to the movies, picnic,

 I don't know let's date and get to know each other outside work so when the truth comes out. that boss guy would have experienced enough of the real Paolo to make it believable when he chooses to stay instead of walk away.

It felt a bit underwhelming because the real chemistry between yolk and Paolo was not established properly. Wish we had the vitale twins interacting with Yolk's girls😩🥺 boma twin tingz wabo ♥️, with all this said the book was enjoyable.

Cupid Calling by Viano Oniomoh

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

yho LOVE IS SWEETO😩♥️😭🥺 yeses I loved this book😭♥️😩‼️, It was perfect, it was a slow burn neh but it was not dragging anywhere! 

The pacing was perfect. It didn't feel rushed. there were no " stop the bus, how did we get here moments" no " jiki jiki en then kanjani moments" things happened Step by step at a gradual pace. 

They actually talked and communicated so well with each other, processing how they felt when they were like a upset about something, eg., the kiss you Ejiro, the Suprise therapy, etc. Instead of frying chips🥺

I loved how they were aware of the sexual tension and chemistry they had with each other.But they didn't rush into things. And the author didn't shave us with unnecessary smut scenes. The smut we had fat so intimate and beautiful 😭😭😭, 

Favourite part was when Ejiro started crying while they were busy cause he realised Obi would always check up on him ifhe was still on board and would stop immediately ' OMG that moment he realised he could trust him completely.

the writing Style if I can call it that I loved. It's not too complicated, not simple eather, rnje the writer picked the Perfect phrases and metaphors to depict what she wanted us to see, smell, hear, etc. 

My favourite one was the clouds one and hearts wearing chaps😭♥️🤣
1. Obiora’s heart donned chaps and a guitar and started to write a serenade.
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2.With how reserved Ejiro was, every smile Obiora managed to pull from him felt like a gift—if he saw you fit enough to open up and give you his entire heart—
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The biggest thing I loved was how they were with each other gentle, firm, kind, genuine, they really became each other's friend before anything else. They were what each other needed. 
Ejiro needed somebody to guide and give him a space where he could question and explore his sexuality without being made to feel somehow.

 Obi  needed somebody to make him understand that he can grieve However he wants and for how long he wants, that he Is are not selfish for wanting to keep the memory of the deceased spouse alive, that the  love he has for their dead spouse can coexist with the love  Of someone now, of a new partner.

(Watch Me) Save You by Avril Ashton

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

- yho Yho YHOOOO MADIMPHOOO🗣 🙆🏾‍♀️🧍🏾‍♂️😭😩 theme of the book : kuningi, and it keeps getting Kuningier 😂✋🏾‼️

- Yeses maan bo boyza were goishing here💀✋🏾😭
- Kuri jiki ke mathatha left right and centre😭✋🏾 but I'm happy Quinn and Tex were going to therapy and the writer didn't pull a " your love is enough to heal me" ish🙄😂.

- Mara rehab Yona? Because Tex my boi, bafanas needs it💀😭

- I really enjoyed the storyline of this whole series🤌🏾🔥, kept me on my toes. SBWL fanart Ya tek all dolled up🤌🏾😩

- when Quinn called Tek Sugar😩😩😩😩 dammit maan🔥‼️

- the Kuningi-ness is what entertained me. I don't wanna lie. All the secrets, the feeling guilty, the anxiety to come clean, etc. had me glued to this series.

- loved the friendship ya Elias, Israel, and Tek throughout the Series.

-Tek leyena mara he needed malema to tell him a you can't love a person to that extent" yho💀😭 I'm glad he let Elas go so he could fully love Quinn. 
Quinn being possessive has to be my favorite thing🤌🏾😩🔥‼️

Let it be known Starvos I hated in this series the was always thereason or he was always in the mist of why all the friends had problems. Ande, mind you, I loved him in dig your grave😩🙄

- The whole Tek Matter kind of played with my brain because I so wanna categorize who he is , put him is a nice labelled box in my brain , and the writer crossed out Trans, and it didn't feel like he was cos playing, it was not drag for me, So what ke?

- Quinn putting on the lipstick on Tek, him fitting his dress. Stockings, and heels in that Scene😩♥️, him buying him a pair nje him not being faced ♥️🥺

(Watch Me) Unmask You by Avril Ashton

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This might be my favorite mafia series🤌🏾‼️ I really enjoyed the plot. It had a perfect balance of everything. And my favorite Smut scenes😩🔥🤌🏾‼️

 that first time and the double🍆 Scene , the bathroom This is love scene Yeses maan🔥😩✋🏾‼️, that crawl to one Scarlet 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️

Yho Starvos I hated in this book, his whole family ebile🙄‼️ Cause of them Lucky never caught a break yho🙄‼️ kuri heartbreak after heartbreak😭😭😭

the plot was interesting, and we finally got to know the real birth parents tsa Israel. loved the nicknames they have for each other😭♥️

Dirty mouth Lucky has to be my favourite🔥😩♥️

(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The tension was tensioning😩🔥🤌🏾‼️ Loved it ke Sana‼️🔥😩 the longing was done in such a way it was not a annoying, that's why it's in my Favourites. the tension kept me on my toes. Delicious suspense 

 Loved how when Israel realised he loved Reggie, he went Straight to him, Like he didn't hesitate even though he didn't know how to navigate these unknown waters. He was not ashamed and embarrassed to tell everyone about him and Reggie. 

Dima was the comedic relief in this one😂

(Watch Me) Break You by Avril Ashton

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was good. Not bad,

 I don't like how we skated past the gun rape Scene and yes it was rape. Dima didn't apologize, they didn't talk about it, nje it was dead Silence on that. (I say its rape cause technically X didn't consent to having a gun up his🍑)

The reason i'm giving it a 3.5 🌟 Is how Avril wrote the whipping. It's not my cup of tea, but I was not repulsed by. It I kind of enjoyed it to some degree.😬😩🙆🏾‍♀️🤣

I'll never understand how people get off from being physically whipped.Or get off from pain neh, but Avril wrote it so beautifully that I could feel the love between the 2 of them even though one was inflicting pain on another. 

when Dima was at the Club and Said the whipping was not the same I sobbed,😩😭, the same that proceeded was my favourite. X whipping Dima, and there being no cries, no beggings, no moarns from Dima and X wanting them from dima, him apolosing while flocking Dima,  then finally Dima crying😩😭♥️🥺🔥 

the pacing was a bit off for me cause everything happened so quickly, like jiki jiki X was passionately, deeply in love, kanjani manje

The Finisher by RuNyx

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It honestly was not bad, mara the 3rd person narration was a bit confusing.

Zypher I loved xem 🫵🏾😂😆 focused queen. Even though She broke her own heart sometimes.

The book was not as exciting as it should considering all the twists and turns, this entire series honestly.

Loved Seeing the girls getting to know each other mara Zenith hle 😭😭😭😭😭

Hector being the killer was not as shocking as I wanted it to be, what annoyes me is I was Shipping him with Zenith💀🙄

Who I'm tired now, I want to know that they found Luna ‼️🙄

we didn't even know what Alpha wanted to show zypher When they were 18 and he left her there,

The Predator by RuNyx

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

hai🙄🙄🙄 I've never rolled my eyes so much reading a book , not as much as while I was reading the ritual by Shantel Tessier 🤣😂. Heck, I've read fanfics better than this.

The author over explains more than just telling us the story🙄🚮, and she /he has this thing where she/he uses the same expressions/ phrases or repeats the same sentences again and again, like let it rest bestie we get It, the boys always and will never hurt children and women💀

Not much is really going on, honestly, especially after the codes go missing. Like guys, what plan are y'all working on to get that person who has the codes, SHOW US‼️‼️‼️‼️.

Another thing that vexes me is the author saying how dangerous this Tristen is over and over🙄🙄🙄 Like rest, we get it. he is dangerous. SHOW US ke or SHUT IT hawu 🫵🏾🚮.

And then we come to the reason they hate each other,🙄🙄🙄, 74% in to the book and I still don't know why🚮🙄🚮🙄😤😤, Ke-ENG⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ like Spill already yho.

And the girl,  hai, I don't believe the genius claims on her✋🏾‼️ cause her actions nje are giving mabena🚮🚮🚮🚮🚮

Like, what do you mean You don't have a backup plan, an exit plan for when you are finally fed up with your dad, worse you are computer genius🙄✋🏾, like don't you have like a secret apartment somewhere, Stolen money, boma off shore acount, I mean you Clearly have the brains🚶🏾‍♀️‼️ Like a  USB stick that has all your father's dirty secrets that you can use to blackmail him.

my sister, the minute he let you fall down the stairs was the time you should have stepped in your villain era. Actually, the time he started pimping you out was the time you should have started plotting his death and all the old rubbish man who touched you!

Kamo wena moana, you decided to tail tristen to that casino. Firstly, that was very stupid because you didn't come up with a backup plan. Should he find out that you followed him. 

Secondly, what was the actual reason for following him. I get you were trying to find dirty information to blackmail him into telling you about the alliance so you will know why he hates you, mara that plan was not well thought out cause you didn't get any useful info.

 Also, you were under prepared cause what the heck were those
 questions you asked in the meeting? they were fairly not specific.🙄🚮 Ande kamo, I don't see movement on the codes😤🙄 and that is the only reason im still reading.

I feel like the author didn't balance Moand out, like she tried making her an independent Smart girl mara. She missed the mark, hai

The book ended, and we still don't know who is behind the codes getting stolen, we still don't know the ndabas of the alliance, kuri nje hai