His hands reach out, grabbing the edge of the small table as if he hopes it'll steady him somehow. "AvMy full review can be found here: bit.ly/3IXmSJZ
His hands reach out, grabbing the edge of the small table as if he hopes it'll steady him somehow. "Avery, I'm not the best guy when it comes to feelings and emotions. I'd much rather gloss over things than talk them through. But if there's one thing I trust, it's my camera. It's the pictures I take. Photos don't lie."
First off, I should've had this review done AGES ago. But life happened lol. Anywayyyy...
The whole series was so much fun!! It made me really realize how much I love wedding-themed romances. Tyler and Avery were perfect together! I loved how their relationship had a little bit of everything. And even though they didn’t like each other at first, they matched up so well! Even with their careers! Also, Elvis deserves a shoutout because he’s the force that really brought them closer...plus he was freaking adorable. ...more
“I’m sorry,” Pat says. “I know I said it, but I can keep saying it until you believe it—I’m so sorry IMy full review can be found here: bit.ly/3K2xoAq
“I’m sorry,” Pat says. “I know I said it, but I can keep saying it until you believe it—I’m so sorry I hurt you.”
And another quote because I just COULD NOT choose... “I don’t need a grand gesture,” he repeats, shaking his head for emphasis. “I just need you.” I need to start this review by saying that I am THRILLED about Emma (Kirsten) deciding to write a series for Harper's brothers! All of our begging and demanding worked lol!! And just so you know, the book was MORE than worth the wait. Seriously. I loved it so much...I don’t think I can describe how much I loved it!! ...more
“Only you, Emma,” he whispered, low, pulling me tighter against him and lifting my chin.
“Only you,” I My full review can be read here: bit.ly/3oLGo5u
“Only you, Emma,” he whispered, low, pulling me tighter against him and lifting my chin.
“Only you,” I whispered back as his lips hovered in front of mine, closer and closer.
I need to start my review by saying that this series as a whole was an emotional roller coaster and definitely different from what I usually read...but I found SO much worth in the deeper themes. I know Kayla poured her everything into this series and that really shines through, which made my reading experience even richer. Seriously, these beautiful books are about SO much more than just a girl falling in love with a boy from another world. Y'all. I had almost 350 highlights. That's INSANE.
As far as content goes: No language. There were some definite intimate/passionate moments, along with some lengthy/intense kisses...but nothing explicit. Hickeys/being "marked" were talked about and ended up occurring. Grief, anxiety, depression, bitterness, and anger are some of the major feelings that are experienced and talked about. Also, I won't go into specifics (because I don't want to spoil the book), but there were some intense darker themes and violence (nothing too gory). Don't worry, though! The book still had LOTS of romance and happiness to balance out the more serious stuff!! Nothing I've listed above was triggering for me, but it could be for other readers. If you have any concerns before reading...please feel free to contact me! ...more
I was his unfinished business. That's what his eyes were saying. But I wasn't buying that. I took my haMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3qPiu92
I was his unfinished business. That's what his eyes were saying. But I wasn't buying that. I took my hand back. He didn't have the right to hold my hand whenever he wanted to, even as a gesture of friendship.
I hate that it took me so long to post this review...BUT IT'S FINALLY HERE. Andddd I loved the book, lol. It was such a great mix of friends-to-more, hate-to-love, AND second chance! Both Jenny and Noah had a lot to work through, separately and with each other, but the end result was totally worth the challenges and slowwwww-burn chemistry. I really enjoyed watching them mend their friendship/relationship, even when Jenny tried to keep Noah at a distance.
As far as content goes: No language. Suggestive material/innuendos. Noah had a secret that he wasn't supposed to share with anyone, especially Jenny. Past sexual harassment was mentioned in Jenny's workplace. A "cooking meth" comment was made. Noah assumed that Jenny is sleeping with someone. I honestly can't think of anything else. I would describe the book as a mild "PG-13 romance movie."
Time to share some IMPORTANT points!
1: I already love them so much!
2: Ooooh, Denver is backkkkkk
3: Well, I like the dynamic between her and Denver
4: And I actually like it when guys call girls “hon” lol
5: Clark is another side character I approveeee of!
6: So many great side characters lol. I love Dan and Sadie tooooo
7: The café
8: I like Denver way too much...
9: “You could’ve called me”/“I didn’t want to”
10: Noah messed up buttttt he’s pretty freaking sweet
11: Sadie and Denver can get married now, thank youuuuuu
12: “We...love you”
13: Noah frantically looking for the packing tape lollll
14: Awwww Sadie brought tacossss
15: I love Noah’s brothers
16: That LOOK
17: (I got distracted with reading and forgot my notes list)
“I’m so happy you’re home,” I said.
Ryan didn’t answer. He simply wrapped his arms arounMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3fSPCaI
“I’m so happy you’re home,” I said.
Ryan didn’t answer. He simply wrapped his arms around me. And together, we swayed to the music, letting the melody fall over us. I buried my face in his chest, inhaling the familiar scent of clean laundry and pine.
“Me too,” he murmured into my hair.
Fun fact: I didn't finish any Christmas books in December. I had quite a few on my TBR, but the month was so busy that I wasn't able to read as much as I wanted to. However, I did start this Christmas novella last month and I was determined to have it read and review by January 25th! (Since I love Christmas so much, I think I'd love to review a Christmas book every other month on the 25th throughout the year.)
Anywayyyyyy, Ryan and Marley were adorable together! I really enjoyed seeing the friends-to-more trope mixed with the second chance trope, and the book delivered some definite cozy holiday feels. ...more
For not the first time in my life, I think that I want a relationship like my parents’ My full review can be read here: bit.ly/322JtVN
For not the first time in my life, I think that I want a relationship like my parents’ one day. A relationship filled with love and respect and an equal concern for the other person.
I love Christmas. I love Summer Dowell's books. SO, I'M OBVIOUSLY BEYOND HAPPY THAT I GOT TO READ THIS FUN AND FESTIVE HOLIDAY ROMANCE! Gahhhhh. It was honestly just really cute. And there were soooooo many great lines!!! I highlighted like crazy lol (which is always a good sign). ...more
Rafe’s fingers curl around my hand and squeeze. “It mMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3BW7Npy
“How I feel doesn’t matter. I have a duty to do.”
Rafe’s fingers curl around my hand and squeeze. “It matters how you feel.”
I loveeeee the royalty trope!! I haven't read a lot of contemporary romances that feature it, but I've seen quite a few romance movies that do. I know other readers got The Princess Diaries 2/The Prince & Me vibes from this book, and I definitely agree with them! Y'all, I can't even begin to describe how much GOODNESS Serafina and Rafe's story had. Insane chemistry? Check. Hate-to-love/fake relationship/unrequited love tropes? Check. Emma St Clair's usual wonderfulllll humor/banter? Check. SWOONY AND HOTTTTTT KISSES THAT DIDN'T LEAVE ME FEELING ICKY/UNCOMFORTABLE? CHECK. CHECK. CHECKKKKK. Seriously, I can't tell you how many passages I highlighted. I highlighted SO much. Like, I'm pretty sure my total was almost 300 HIGHLIGHTS.
I honestly think that fact alone could speak for itself.
As far as content goes: Suggestive material/innuendos. Drinking/being drunk occurred. Literally one curse word? There was a scene where Serafina's dress ends up ripping, so she was left wearing the one-piece shapewear she had on underneath. Oh! A "bare bum" moment happens in the epilogue. There was no on-page sex, but it was talked about/implied between different characters. Rafe lost his parents as a teenager and dealt with abuse from his uncle, which resulted in him having mental health issues while he was serving in the royal guard. He ended up getting the help he needed, even though he still had struggles with his uncle. Both Rafe and Serafina dealt with different insecurities. I don't think there was anything else? None of this was triggering for me...however, others might feel differently. Rafe's uncle was a horrible person, seriously, he made me so freaking angry. I would describe the book as a "PG-13 romance movie."
Time to share some IMPORTANT points!
1: Gahhhh, poor Serafina!!
2: Brit is sooooo annoying lol and I feel bad for Callum but like, DUDE
3: WHEN RAFE GOES THROUGH HER WARDROBE
4: If the girl you like is hungry, YOU FEED HER
5: The garden talk and flashback are making me saddddd
6: Claudius and Kat??? (I SHIP THEM SOOOOO MUCH!)
7: Tiramisu.
8: Callum and Rafe BOTH getting jealous...
9: Her dance with Callum
10: Her dance with RAFE. (I highlighted almost all of the scene lollll)
10.5: The whole situation after their dance
11: “Just go along with it”
12: That convo between Rafe and Callum
13: Glasses and picnic
14: Whyyyy are “back zipper” moments always so satisfying?!
15: I hate his uncle.
16: Holding handsssss
17: That announcement at dinner though
18: CALL HER “DARLING” AGAIN!
19: “I won’t tolerate this disrespect again” (Rafe is too sexy for his own good)
20: Everythinggggg about their talk before the ball.
21: That second danceeeee
22: “I have a question for the princess” (SWOON. SWOON. SWOON.)
23: OH MY GOSH, HE CALLED HER “DARLING” AGAIN! (This made me so freaking happy lol)
The book was so, so very sweet and charmingggg! I loved the fairytale story vibes at the beginning and end...it was totally precious. Also, I would LOVE to see some of the side characters get their own books. I know Emma hinted at the possibility, so I'll be hoping/waiting impatiently. ...more
"Before you came into my life, I was frozen by my past. You were like the sun, you freed me with your My full review can be read here: bit.ly/3ms1y6m
"Before you came into my life, I was frozen by my past. You were like the sun, you freed me with your smiles and chocolate donuts."
I've had my eye on this book for a few months now, because its cute cover (and blurb) TOTALLY caught my attention. Donuts and hate-to-love vibes? AND they have to work together? YESSSSSS!
I couldn’t get enough of her, and the moments we spent together were the best of my life.
After findingMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/38Gw4mf
I couldn’t get enough of her, and the moments we spent together were the best of my life.
After finding her on Instagram, I've had Emily's books on my TBR for a while (mainly the Rumors and Lies at Evermore High Boxset series) and then I heard about her new prep school series (which sounded super fun and cute) so I decided to start with that first! Do I have regrets? Absolutely not!
The tension and chemistry between Mia and Sutton during the whole book kept me so invested lol, I kept wondering IS THIS IT? IS THIS THE MOMENT? And once it finallyyyyy happened, I had ALLLLL the heart eyes!!
Some points that NEED to be shared...
1: The almost-kisses KILLED me, oh my goshhhh. 2: Their little snarkiness going back and forth was just always on point. 3: The poster-making scene was a personal fav of mine. 4: I loved both of their individual friend groups, but toward the end Sutton’s friends just really came through. It was like High School Musical tbh...which was BEAUTIFUL.
As far as content goes: No language and only kissing. They both had some struggles with their parents, but those struggles weren't left unresolved. I honestly can't think of anything else that stuck out to me. I'd say it was "clean read" for sure. ...more
“No, look, Sam. Look.” He closes the distance between us in one large step, grabbing both of my hands aMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3EI7Ln0
“No, look, Sam. Look.” He closes the distance between us in one large step, grabbing both of my hands and cradling them in his own. He sounds nothing short of desperate as he goes on,“I think—I think there’s a place inside my soul where you’re supposed to live, Sam, and when you’re not there, I’m just—I’m just broken. I’m empty without you."
My heart was exploding when that part happened. ...more
But things cannot continue on like this. She’s my next-door neighbor. She’s the girl I’m crazy about. TMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3sgyaCj
But things cannot continue on like this. She’s my next-door neighbor. She’s the girl I’m crazy about. Things have to get back to normal, and I don’t know how to make that happen.
So, the book had lots of Hallmark-y vibes for me, but without the over-the-top cringe and completely cliché antics which was veryyyyy refreshing!!
I loved the dynamic between Millie and her sister Lo (I feel like it was very realistic, and Lo was such a trip lolllll). I loved seeing Millie’s process as a writer (it was so cute how she made changes to her story as her relationship with Jameson kept changing). I loved both of the main characters' their inner-thoughts, but Millie’s just really cracked me up lol (PURE GOLD).
And Jameson? SIGHSSSSSS. Jameson was literally the sweetest and definitely an amazing neighbor/friend, he was everything that Millie needed. ...more
He meets my gaze and holds it steady, speaking with his eyes. Speaking to my soul. “I do have feelings My full review can be read here: bit.ly/36nwnkT
He meets my gaze and holds it steady, speaking with his eyes. Speaking to my soul. “I do have feelings for you.” His voice is hoarse, like he’s been shouting the same words forever and I never heard.
“You do?”
“I do.” He squeezes my hands and all the air leaves my lungs. “I have all the feelings for you. Every single one of them. I always have.
I honestly can't say toooooo much about this book, because it wasssss a novella and I don't want to spoil anything, but just know that it was a super cute read! I love celebrating Christmas in July, and this book made it fun to do so with the perfect combination of Christmas AND summertime activities.
As far as content goes: Any suggestive material/innuendos were pretty minor, so no worries there. And there was no language that I can remember.
I really appreciated how the past was woven in throughout the book to give a better picture of what happened between Beau and Kasey, it explained why she "hated" him so much and also why he treated her the way he did when they were teenagers. Oh! And I loved that the book ties in with Julie's other book,The Mostly Real McCoy...which is on my TBR, and I'm even MORE excited to read it now! If you love Christmas-themed and/or summer-themed romances with unrequited love/hate-to-love vibes and crazy family antics, I recommend giving this quick (but sweet) romcom a chance. ...more
“Well, yeah. But where do you see the two of us in a year?” I inched closer to Clay, which added to hisMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3wlHveg
“Well, yeah. But where do you see the two of us in a year?” I inched closer to Clay, which added to his nervousness about where I was going with this.
“The two of us?” Clay’s voice cracked a little, making me want to dig harder.
“Yeah, the two of us.”
“I see us happy. Don’t you?”
I smiled. “I do.”
This review was supposed to be done foreverrrrrr ago, but...LIFE. Sighs. Anyway, I really enjoyed the book!! (My 100+ highlights are proof of that lollll)
It was cute, funny, and I loveddddd all the tropes! ...more
“Hey, we’re going to catch him, okay?” He stood and made her do the same, then pulled her into his armsMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/2TRSuNh
“Hey, we’re going to catch him, okay?” He stood and made her do the same, then pulled her into his arms.
She made her chin stop wobbling and buried her head in his chest. “What if we don’t?”
“Don’t talk like that.”
“I’m so tired of living in fear, Brandon.”
He pulled away, making her look in his eyes. “Perfect love casts out all fear, remember?”
I need to start this review by saying that I've been rooting for Bri and Brandon since the first book of Katlyn Grace's The Lawson series (previous reviews can be read: here), and I'm prettyyyyy sure they're my favorite couple from the series. ...more
I tried to ignore the piece of me that seemed to shatter from my heart landing on the cold rocky groundMy full review can be read here: bit.ly/3yx0z9T
I tried to ignore the piece of me that seemed to shatter from my heart landing on the cold rocky ground.
Y'all, this series has so many intricate and beautiful layers to the characters/overall plot; and there's always something new to learn. And you’re always left wanting more. Sooooo yeah, I'm pretty sure that I’m officially spoiled now with Kayla’s bonus novellas lol. I just really love seeing the different POVs!! And this novella was SO GOOD. I couldn’t stop myself from binge-reading it. ...more
I gazed deep into his eyes, waiting for a response that wouldn’t come. His gaze looked stormy against the My full review can read here: bit.ly/3v3ypAI
I gazed deep into his eyes, waiting for a response that wouldn’t come. His gaze looked stormy against the night sky, the light blue almost gray and cloudy. They weren’t the happy ones I’d grown so accustomed to. No Caribbean waters in sight.
With a whisper, I told him, “You make my heart happy.”
Pain cracked through those stormy eyes, and he let out a soft sigh, one sounding like something like defeat. “And you make mine sing.”
TOO PRECIOUS FOR WORDSSSSSSS. Seriously, that whole scene just totally had my heart. Destelle/Stella and Harry were such an ADORABLE couple!! I lovedddd them together so much!!!
And this might sound weird, but I really liked how the main drama of the book wasn't Harry finding about Detelle's Stella-side! Obviously, her alter-identity did cause conflict in the story, but she didn't keep it a secret from Harry as long as I was expecting her to...and that was such a nice surprise, because it just made me love their relationship and dynamic as couple even more!
As far as content goes: No language and only kissing/making out. There was some dishonesty that happens within Destelle/Stella and Harry's relationship, especially when it came to Destelle's parents. I don't want to spoil anything, so I will just say that the book does have some more serious themes; BUT, they weren't very extreme and didn't overshadow the romance elements.
All in all, this was a super sweet story about loving each other despite flaws and differences! I really loved seeing Destelle/Stella and Harry encourage each other to follow their dreams...so good!! ...more
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