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Heartless by Elsie Silver
4.5
“Save a horse, ride a cowboy.”
I am a sucker for single-parent trope romance.
You give me a baby in the plotline, and I am already in love.
I enjoyed Heartless more than the first book.
I think the humour and the characters' banter stole the show.
It shows a natural chemistry without cringing.
The plotline was simple and straight to the point.
We follow through their journey of finding what they are trying to find.
The relationship we see over the plotline grows and develops; naturally, the chemistry between them makes you fall in love.
There wasn't a dramatic plot twist or a "villain" in the plotline.
Which I enjoyed because it didn't feel forced.
However, there was a CLIMAX in the plotline that wanted to make the reader feel like something wrong would happen, but it just wrapped up quickly like it wasn't happening.
“She's the girl who told me she'd be ready for me to inspect her undergarments and didn't think twice about it.”
I am a sucker for single-parent trope romance.
You give me a baby in the plotline, and I am already in love.
I enjoyed Heartless more than the first book.
I think the humour and the characters' banter stole the show.
It shows a natural chemistry without cringing.
The plotline was simple and straight to the point.
We follow through their journey of finding what they are trying to find.
The relationship we see over the plotline grows and develops; naturally, the chemistry between them makes you fall in love.
There wasn't a dramatic plot twist or a "villain" in the plotline.
Which I enjoyed because it didn't feel forced.
However, there was a CLIMAX in the plotline that wanted to make the reader feel like something wrong would happen, but it just wrapped up quickly like it wasn't happening.
“She's the girl who told me she'd be ready for me to inspect her undergarments and didn't think twice about it.”
Caught Up by Liz Tomforde
5.0
“Pressure is a privilege, Miller. Expectations are high because you’re successful. If you were average, no one would be waiting on bated breath for you. I think about that every night I take the mound. You just have to decide if your dreams and goals are worth the pressure. If you want to live up to the expectations set for you.”
Liz Tomforde is a genius writer.
This series gets better and better.
I'm at the point where I can't decide which book of the series is my favourite. I LOVE THEM ALL.
However, this book though.
It made me laugh and cry. Especially in the last 100 chapters, a girl couldn't stop crying.
It broke my heart (in a good way, I think) but omg, all the scenes.
The plotline in Caught Up was just so detailed out with depth, development, balance of banter, humour and also we get too see both Kai and Millie's individual storyline that blends together with the romance.
I love that I came into the read, ready for some single parent and babysitter trope. But it was more than that.
We get so connected to the character's that we learn of their past, present and potential future.
You could feel the relatability of their stories; it was realistic and all the emotions was such a roller coaster.
I didn't just fell in love with Kai, Miller and Max but I fell in love with the dynamic of the team and side characters.
With the involvement of the Isaiah, i can already guess who's story we are getting next AND I AM EXCITED.
“Do you love her?”
“I do. Very much so.”
“She might break your heart.”
“I’ll love her anyway.”
Liz Tomforde is a genius writer.
This series gets better and better.
I'm at the point where I can't decide which book of the series is my favourite. I LOVE THEM ALL.
However, this book though.
It made me laugh and cry. Especially in the last 100 chapters, a girl couldn't stop crying.
It broke my heart (in a good way, I think) but omg, all the scenes.
The plotline in Caught Up was just so detailed out with depth, development, balance of banter, humour and also we get too see both Kai and Millie's individual storyline that blends together with the romance.
I love that I came into the read, ready for some single parent and babysitter trope. But it was more than that.
We get so connected to the character's that we learn of their past, present and potential future.
You could feel the relatability of their stories; it was realistic and all the emotions was such a roller coaster.
I didn't just fell in love with Kai, Miller and Max but I fell in love with the dynamic of the team and side characters.
With the involvement of the Isaiah, i can already guess who's story we are getting next AND I AM EXCITED.
“Do you love her?”
“I do. Very much so.”
“She might break your heart.”
“I’ll love her anyway.”
Scarred by Emily McIntire
5.0
“If something happens, know that I will find you in every lifetime, Sara Beatreaux. You are mine, and not even death can keep you from me.”
Lion King is one of my favourite childhood movies and still is.
I could watch it again and again.
The fact that Scarred is a Lion King inspired by Scar got me even more excited.
It was certainly a dark romance, but it was told so perfectly that we love the "villain" of the story.
From the beginning of the book, I was already obsessed with the read.
We can feel the power and vengeance of the characters.
Tristan's POV is so dark, but we glimpse the hurt and soft side.
His relationship with others, and especially Sara, showed who he truly was.
I think because this was more his redemption story than Sara, I feel more of his character development.
We see a slow character growth for Sara, but her story didn't give me much interest, and some of her chapters were more fillers. There wasn't really much action on her part until the very end.
Overall, the romance was told with such good explosive chemistry.
I love Tristan's redemption story.
“No, little doe, not here. They don’t get your tears.”
Lion King is one of my favourite childhood movies and still is.
I could watch it again and again.
The fact that Scarred is a Lion King inspired by Scar got me even more excited.
It was certainly a dark romance, but it was told so perfectly that we love the "villain" of the story.
From the beginning of the book, I was already obsessed with the read.
We can feel the power and vengeance of the characters.
Tristan's POV is so dark, but we glimpse the hurt and soft side.
His relationship with others, and especially Sara, showed who he truly was.
I think because this was more his redemption story than Sara, I feel more of his character development.
We see a slow character growth for Sara, but her story didn't give me much interest, and some of her chapters were more fillers. There wasn't really much action on her part until the very end.
Overall, the romance was told with such good explosive chemistry.
I love Tristan's redemption story.
“No, little doe, not here. They don’t get your tears.”
Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin
5.0
"I love watching you eat, especially my food. And if you think for one second I don't love everything about you just as you are.... Lower your arms and let me look at what's mine."
How good was this read? I devoured it in 4 hours.
It was so so good. It checked off many things I look out for in a mafia romance.
It is a standalone, but I hope we get stories from the other Costa brothers.
It is a fast plotline, but with such depth to the plotline.
The writing has a mixture of playfulness, tension, good chemistry, and side characters.
We get to see both sides of their own stories and how their characters grow. Together with the characters, you fall in love and continue rooting for them.
The action was so good, which is something I didn't expect.
Usually, in mafia romance, the focus is on the romance, but the action was well thought out, and it made sense to the plotline.
I thought it wrapped up too quickly, but the plot twist after that got me so excited, and it was so mindblowing that I didn't expect it.
"Be with me. Please. I'm yours. I'll always be yours."
How good was this read? I devoured it in 4 hours.
It was so so good. It checked off many things I look out for in a mafia romance.
It is a standalone, but I hope we get stories from the other Costa brothers.
It is a fast plotline, but with such depth to the plotline.
The writing has a mixture of playfulness, tension, good chemistry, and side characters.
We get to see both sides of their own stories and how their characters grow. Together with the characters, you fall in love and continue rooting for them.
The action was so good, which is something I didn't expect.
Usually, in mafia romance, the focus is on the romance, but the action was well thought out, and it made sense to the plotline.
I thought it wrapped up too quickly, but the plot twist after that got me so excited, and it was so mindblowing that I didn't expect it.
"Be with me. Please. I'm yours. I'll always be yours."
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
4.5
“He had loved nothing more than the truth, and she had loved nothing more than her imagined world. Somehow, in spite of that, they had found each other.”
I bought this book without a knowledge of the world of what it would be about.
I love it and enjoy it, and the simplicity of the writing brings out the unique beauty of the world and the characters.
As it is a spin-off of Welsh folklore - I knew nothing about it, but Ava Reid did a good job of giving us an idea of it.
The writing was mythical, fairytale-like way, which got me so intrigued.
It gives a combination vibe of old fairytale folklore + modern society world.
I love the parallel of the world that introduces the little life of the two main characters, Effy and Preston. The mix of genres of goth, thriller and fantasy was well told.
“I wanted you, too. For so long. It was terrible. Sometimes I could barely eat- sorry, I know that sounds like the strangest thing. But for days I didn't feel hungry at all. I was... occupied. You took away all the other wanting from me.”
I bought this book without a knowledge of the world of what it would be about.
I love it and enjoy it, and the simplicity of the writing brings out the unique beauty of the world and the characters.
As it is a spin-off of Welsh folklore - I knew nothing about it, but Ava Reid did a good job of giving us an idea of it.
The writing was mythical, fairytale-like way, which got me so intrigued.
It gives a combination vibe of old fairytale folklore + modern society world.
I love the parallel of the world that introduces the little life of the two main characters, Effy and Preston. The mix of genres of goth, thriller and fantasy was well told.
“I wanted you, too. For so long. It was terrible. Sometimes I could barely eat- sorry, I know that sounds like the strangest thing. But for days I didn't feel hungry at all. I was... occupied. You took away all the other wanting from me.”