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Book Review: Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey 🏒

Out now! Thank you Avonbooks for the free copy!

Hear me out but this just might be the least steamy and slow burn book Tessa has written(that I’ve read) and I’m here for it. The longing, want and angst in this book was good. I just wanted these 2 adults to be together but they couldn’t because their parents were together and getting married which would make them step siblings. Let me just say that they met each other before their parents got together I didn’t see the problem with them double dating with the parents lol.

The mmc Sig is down bad obsessed with Chloe like he did everything for her. In the beginning i felt like he liked her more but as the book went on I saw how much both did. The steamy scenes weren’t that much but it was full of ‘we’re doing this, we shouldn’t be but we can’t help it vibes’. The romance was cute but i wanted to see more domestic bliss moments when they finally could be together.

Read for:

🏒Forbidden romance

🏒Instant attraction

🏒Sports romance

🏒All the longing

🏒Hockey player and harpist

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Only For The Week By Natasha Bishop

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ The new trad version is out now! Thank you @coloredpagesbt and @zandoprojects for the #gifted bookmail. I first read this book when it was indie published because a friend is obsessed with Rome the mmc and would always talk about him. It’s the perfect vacation romance and Janelle(fmc) and Rome are so cute and hot. I liked the destination wedding plot, the romance and friend group…

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Book Review: I’ll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K. Boone

Out now!   This was a good and fluffy romance. I really enjoyed it. I was confused at first because I didn’t read the synopsis and thought that the romance was between the two fmc’s characters on the cover. Once I understood that this was a house swap with two different romances I was with it.  This book follows the two fmc’s Bee who’s from an affluent part of the city and Clover who lives in a…

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Book Review: The Bonus by T.L Swan

Happy Release Day to this fun and steamy romance book! Thank you to Hambright PR for this arc for an honest review. This book was a wild, fast-paced ride that I liked. If you like alphahole MMC’s, accidental pregnancy, and time passing in books I would pick this one up. At first after the first 10 percent of the book I wasn’t sure I would be into this but I was pleasantly surprised because this…

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The Truth According To Ember by Danica Nava

Happy release day to this book, I’m so happy that it’s out now! If you can please purchase a copy or request at your public libraries. Danica is one of the few traditionally published romance authors in the book industry and there is a huge lack in indigenous stories so please support so she can keep writing. This was a good debut romance and I loved that this was written by an Indigenous…

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This Ravenous Fate by Haley Dennings

This was such a good fantasy read and now I’m not going to shut up about the book. It takes place in the 1920’s in Harlem and the vibes and setting are so thought out and written well. In this world, there are vampires, reapers, humans, gangs, and vampire hunters. The main characters Layla and Elise are opposites and have a complicated relationship as they are 2 different beings that normally…

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Book Review: Witty In Pink by Erica George

Thanks to Entangled Teen for this arc for an honest review! Read this if you like: Regency romance, YA romance, childhood pining, Enemies to lovers, Bees and beekeeping references. It’s been a while since I read a YA historical romance and this was well-written and very enjoyable. The banter, and frenemies vibes even though this was YA the main characters had lots of tension, chemistry, and…

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Book Review: Lights Out by Navessa Allen

This is a dark romance so please check the content warnings before reading. This is a dark romance that is pretty light and also gives off the rom-com vibes of Butcher and Blackbird. The fmc is a trauma nurse who has unconventional kinks while the mmc is a masked man who videos himself for people with that kink. He notices the fmc watching his videos and starts stalking her. I think this was…

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Book Review: Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

I love a good historical romance and this was no different. This was a fun, lighthearted, and cute historical romance book. This is the first I’ve ever read by this author and I can’t wait for more. I loved the banter, characters, and guardianship aspect of it. I liked the mmc and how much he loved his younger siblings and I liked the courtroom setting and the marriage of convenience plot. The…

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The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson

⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a cute sports romance! I liked the characters, and plot in this one and I especially love how versatile the author is in the type of books she writes. In this book, the fmc is a baker who employs the help of her brother’s best friend who just moved back into town. She has always had a crush on him and still thinks of her as a kid but as they start to work together and have to spend…

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Book review| Masquerade by O.O Sangoyomi

This was such a good debut novel and thank you Forge Books for the arc for an honest review! This was an interesting historical fiction that is based on a Nigerian/Yoruba Retelling of Hades and Persephone. I loved how well-written this book was and how the author kept me invested and interested in the main character Ododos. As a Nigerian, I always appreciate books based on our traditions and…

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Book Review|Body check by Elle Kennedy

This is an Elle Kennedy classic. I know that I can always trust Elle Kennedy to write a spicy, entertaining hockey romance. While this is different from the off-campus series, this is an adult contemporary romance that is a really quick read. The fmc is a professor and the mmc is a member of the hockey team that the FMC’s dad owns. There are a lot of steamy scenes, nice banter, and fun moments in…

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Book Review: Pardon My Frenchie by Farrah Rochon

This book is a cute, fluffy, and heartwarming romcom with lots of dog love. The fmc Ashanti owns a doggy daycare and is the caretaker of her twin teenage sisters. She’s been trying to expand her doggy daycare business and was looking to buy a building which is taken away by the mmc. The mmc Thad is a retired veteren who is also trying to expand his business and doesn’t really like dogs. They sort…

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New Release: A Love Like The Sun by Riss, M. Nielson

It’s release day for one of my fave reads of the year. This was a beautiful and heartwarming romance about friendship, growth, and taking chances. The main characters have been best friends since childhood and have loved each other for so long while going through life together. The tension, steam, and progression of the main characters’ romance was so good. I am always here for fake dating but…

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Book Review: Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

This was such a good romance, I had such a good time reading it. It had the perfect amount of romance, plot, steam, and fun moments in it. I read both the physical book and the audio and I enjoyed listening to the audiobook so so much. This book is in pov of the fmc Aaliyah whose 30th birthday is approaching and is trying to find a date after promising her nagging uncle that she would have one in…

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New Release Tuesday

Today is a busy day for book releases. If you love romance then you should check these out at your library, Libby, hoopla and retailers. There’s something for everyone like dark romance, fantasy, contemporary and quite a few diverse reads. Thank you to the publishers that let me read a lot of these early.

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May Reading Recap

My was a good reading month even though i requested so so many arcs from Netgalley. In May I read 27 books,18 were arcs. It was a mixed bag but the majority of them were good and i have some of my top 2024 reads in this month. Most memorable book couple of the month has to go to Dianna and Samkiel from The Book of Azrael. They were hot and gave great enemies to lovers. An honorable mention to…