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Bratva Bride - Review

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I don't really know how to rate this book because there was things that I liked and things that I didn't. So the main thing that I didn't like, is how childish some of the characters were. I understand trying to make them seem carefree and the opposite of what you would think a hardened mafia person would be. I just think that this went a little too far in the other direction. The way that the characters bickered and did the whole "no you" back and forth thing was kinda...much. It happened all the time. No one had a different dynamic with any of the other characters other than Illyana and Aleksandr. Their father too. No one else seemed like an adult..until the author wanted them act like an adult...which was weird. Now the things I did like, I loved how bad ass Illyana was. I liked that her and Arturo didn't really have any back and forth between each other about whether or not they wanted to be together. They trusted themselves and allowed that trust and feel...

Dawn of the Cursed Queen - Review

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  Wow, what a ride that was! I have no words for what I just read. I mean...I guess I'll start with all the different POVs. This was definitely a change from the previous books. Of course we needed all of them to get a slight handle on all the moving parts that is going. The realms are changing and there is so much going on that it's insane just how much. Of course everything was triggered by Dianna and Samkiel. The things that ends up happening to them and the overwhelming amount of power they have as well as the power that they have yet to unveil. We can even talk about the blossoming romance amongst so many different characters. I can kinda see where some things are going but others are still a little murky. That ending though! Oh my goodness. Again there is a lot happening and I have no idea what is going to happen with the craziness that happened at the end of this book. Whew. I can't wait for other things to fall into place and for us to have the gang back together ag...

Vamps & Vendettas - ARC Review

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  I really enjoyed the story of Ophelia and Gideon! Their story was so entertaining! From the banter between Ophelia and Jenna to the look a like games with Chase and Gideon. It has been so fun being back here and getting more info on the node and the world that we inhabit. This time its vamps! And man is the story of Ophelia and Gideon a little sad. I felt for her throughout the entire book. From learning her history with the vampires to the fact that Gideon has thought she ditched him and is probably been dead all this time. BUT I loved that they were able to put that behind them pretty fast and realize that there was definitely other things at play! I loved getting to hang with everyone again and even see the dragon!! Oh things in Havers-by-the-Sea continues to get so much more interesting!  The spice in this book is relatively low. I would probably give it a 3 out of 5 simply because it was there and it was open door. I was hoping to get more from these two but alas they h...

Hans - Review

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 Well, that's it for the Alliance boys. I am sad to see them all go. This one was probably not my favorite from the series but it is still a good read. Hans and Cassie were an interesting couple. They both had the perfect type of unhinged for each other! I loved how possessive Hans was over every little thing about her. She was just as possessive over him too! Not to mention we get to see her have some back bone! Hans' story itself was so emotional and one that really grabbed you. I think his was the one of the sadder stories of how he got to be how he is now. He almost reminded me of one of my other favorite unhinged men (Zade). I liked how he managed to fit right in with the alliance men and had an all female army at his side. The fact that him and Nero become buddies due to their craziness was nice as well. The katana fights were also a very nice touch. I almost wanted a little more on Hans background considering how smart he is.  The spice in this book was nice! These two ...

Ondine Vol 1 - Review

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  Wow, that was a crazy ending. This book was interesting almost from the very beginning. I really liked the characters and how this author really leaned into the dynamics. The fact that there is an intense rivalry between some of the families in regards to how the omegas are treated and who can get them was also another very interesting part. It was definitely different to see how much the omegas are looked down upon by the betas. It almost feels like a jealousy type of deal and that was interesting aspect as well. The main alphas that we are following in this story are definitely floundering on how to treat their omega. There are so many behind the scenes things going on that I really can't wait for them to be resolved. The issues with Shadow and Jake and then Sebastian feeling like an inbetween person in everything made for a very interesting story. I really can't wait to see how things are resolved after how things ended. I want so much for Ondine to end up with the Meier p...

The Honor of Being Hers - Review

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I'm on the fence with my feelings on this book. I really love omegaverse books. The main thing that I like them for is for the darker aspects that it can bring and for the men who are just outright dominant and aggressive. Like this is where I go when I want the male characters to really be dominant in the relationship and the dub con situations come out to play as part of the overall part of the book. That was not the case with this book. This book seems to want to take a different approach with omegaverse that I didn't really like. The alphas didn't feel like alphas to me. I was fine with Lauren being the way she was but the others just weren't aggressive enough for me. They didn't assert themselves enough. Heck half the time I only remembered two of the alphas. I think that was another slight that I had with this book. The characters weren't memorable. I think I know more about Lauren's friends than I know about the men that she ended up with. William was...

End of the Month Wrap-Up -February 26

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 This month went by fairly quickly. I feel like I've been saying that for the past few months but all of them seem to be speeding by before I can really get comfortable with the it. This month was filled with reads from black authors and I really loved it. I do wish that there was more available as audiobooks and more fantasy/PNR!! The contemporary reads that I read though...were amazing. There are definitely some new to me authors that I am adding to my list of authors that I need to read more from. Getting to throw an authors entire backlog on my TBR list is a pleasure! This month I was able to get through 13 books and it was such an enjoyable journey for the most part. I can't wait to read more from these authors. I've got the usual superlatives but this month was hard to choose on a few of them so I have some honorable mentions. With that being said, let's see what all I've read this month! Favorite Character  - Angel (Escorting the Yakuza): I always love a stro...