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A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

~5/5 Stars⭐️

This.was.so.fudging.good. WHAT THE HECK???? How am I supposed to move on with my life after this😭 But seriously, this book was absolutely amazing. I stumbled across this book after finishing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros(still not over that one either tbh), which left me with the biggest book hangover of my life bro. I was looking for anything even remotely similar, dragons, magic, whatever. And let me tell you, A Promise of Fire delivered baby!! The story is so well written and the characters and world building are all solid as a 🪨. Even the side characters were amazing, and that’s a rare feeling for me! Cat is the kingmaker, which is basically this all powerful being with the ability to make or break anyone who sits on the throne. Power like that comes with a cost, and Cat has spent the majority of her life paying the price for it. That is until she joins a traveling circus(I promise it’s not as out of place as it sounds). There she runs into Griffin, the INSANELY hot, caring, and ruthless alpha sinta who has just dethroned the current royals and put his sister in charge instead. There’s nothing, and I mean nothing y’all, I wouldn’t do for Griffin. A kill and ask questions later man, who’s also the biggest softie in the realm? SIGN ME UP COACH. It should also be noted that the spice and angst in this book gave Fourth Wing and ACOTAR a run for its fudging money🥵 This was the slow burn of my dreamsss😩 Honestly, my only complaint about this book was that TRASH ENDING. Like, no really. What was that???? I genuinely thought I skipped a chapter and went straight to the end. But nope, just the world’s worst cliffy and a somewhat happy ending. I have so many questions still!!! I swear I could go on for days🙄 ANYWAYS.

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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Fourth Wing By Rebecca Yarros

~6/5⭐️

HOLY. SH*T. This book was absolutely amazing! Like, I’m genuinely speechless????? Y’all I don’t think I’ve been this excited and geeked about a book in FOREVER. I didn’t think any book/series could ever top my love for ACOTAR(I have 2 tattoos to prove it), but here we are, and I’m unfortunately left to pick up the pieces of my life after finishing this book. Book hangover of the century baby! And I’d do it all over again for the chance to read this book for the first time again🫶🏾 When I say I love high fantasy, this is what I mean!! The characters, the world building, the plot, the tastefully done angst??? AND dragons??? I fudging love it. Violet deserves an award for bada$$ of the year baby🔪 And don’t even get me started on Xaden….I’d do anything for him. Homeboy could tell me to crawl on all fours and bark and I’d do in in a heartbeat😘 And the side characters??? Exceptional. I can’t even remember the last time I read a book where I loved all of the supporting characters this much. Chefs kiss baby👩🏽‍🍳😘. I was going to dive into a few details of the story butttt, I went in blind and I honestly think you should too! I had zero knowledge and zero expectations for this. All I knew was that people in my facebook groups were going absolutely feral over it, and honestly rightfully so🤷🏽‍♀️ With that being said, this is me begging you to trust me (and my fantastic taste in books) and go into this one blind, and I promise you won’t be disappointed!

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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hi i brought some memes based on fourth wing

and i also created a playlist:

upd: i don't know what the problem is with the playlist showing, i'll try to fix it

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When he calls her ✨violence✨ 💕

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“What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?” —Anthony Trollope

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Gluttony: A Little Red Riding Hood Retelling by Kira Roman

~4/5 Stars⭐

Another solid Kira Roman read! I think I've mentioned this before, but fairytale/folklore retellings usually aren't my thing. However, this one peaked my interest. This was a modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, with an RH twist. The RH aspect of this was interesting, I was expecting there to be several guys in the harem, but really there were only ever 2. Well, I guess 3 if you include Wolf's other personality🌚 Hunter and Wolf didn't have the easiest life growing up, their dad was an abusive, raging drunk and their mom wasn't much better. Both boys spent the majority of their lives living in the shadows, but when Scarlett, the cute neighbor they've spent their lives obsessing over, finds herself in danger, the boys realize they're willing to do anything to keep her safe. For the most part, I thought Scarlett was a decent FMC, she's strong willed and a little crazy (which honestly I don't hate), but I think my biggest issue with her is that her character felt slightly unrealistic at times. Like, you're telling me this 21 year old girl who has zero experience with men, spends her days fantasizing about sleeping with her two next door neighbors???? And then proceeds to willingly let one of them kidnap her and keep her locked in their guest room, all so she can get in their pants??? Nahhh, I don't believe it for one second🤷🏾‍♀️ The stalker plot line was top tier though, and choosing to include that icky man's POV in the story was a solid move! The spice was decent, although I think Kira's done it better (IMO at least), but I'm a SUCKER for the "virgin hero" trope so that was enough for me😩Overall, not the most memorable story per se, but still a quick and entertaining read!

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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Delilah's Pain by Kira Roman

~4/5 Stars⭐

So, here's the thing. I've been on a MAJOR Kira Roman kick lately....Like, I've been reading all of her books. And while medium/fast burns aren't usually my thing, I've really been enjoying her books! Now, with that being said, the last 2 or 3 have been a little mid IMO. The story will be AMAZING up until the last like 30%, then everything suddenly feels like its happening entirely too fast and things start to feel rushed. That was definitely the case with this one as well. I feel like we started missing out on important details and plot developments simply because the page count was running out (this is a standalone, and Kira's books tend to be around 250 pages or less). However, I still adored this story and was genuinely hooked from the first page! If you've read my reviews before, you know that I LOVE a good bully-verse, and this one did not disappoint. Delilah's bullying was pretty brutal ngl, homegirl was getting her shit rocked for the majority of the story. Which leads me to my next issue, there was not enough groveling! Like at all. Only 2 of the guys were responsible for the bullying (Coal and Quil), and I get why they did what they did, but god, they were forgiven so easily??? Like there wasn't even a conversation about it, they just moved past it??? And I hateee when they do that because it makes it sooo hard to forgive them☹️ On the bright side though, Dean and Matteo were the bomb.com! I loved them so much, and they were so sweet and understanding and truly wanted nothing more than to keep Delilah safe🥹 All in all, this would have been a 5-star read if it weren't for the ending being rushed and the lack of groveling from Coal and Quil🤷🏾‍♀️

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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Love is Cupid by Kira Roman and K.B. Everly

~5/5 Insanely Cute Stars⭐

I'm on a Kira Roman kick right now and I don't know what it is about her books, buttt......they currently have me in a chokehold😩 Although, I will say that lately they've been feeling a little rushed towards the end, which has been slightly disappointing. However, that wasn't the case with Love is Cupid, and I'm guessing we can thank K.B. Everly for that one, thanks boo! I adored this book y'all. It was so stinking cute and a super quick and easy ready at that. True is a cupid, one of the best in the game to be exact, and she's been tasked with helping a single dad, his brother, and their bff find true love (haha, get it😉). After Milo hires her as his son's new nanny, True is determined to make sure little Cooper gets the life he deserves. But what she didn't see coming, was the three men she was assigned to help, falling in love with her along the way. I'd also like to take the time to mention that I.LOVE. TRUE. The love she has for Cooper is so sincere and the bond they share is absolutely adorable🥺 I also love the three guys, which is rare for me! Milo, Clay, and Bellamy are so different in their own ways, but their love for Cooper and True is undeniable🫶🏾 If you're looking for a cute and easy read, Love Is Cupid is the book for you!

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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Bound by H.A. Willis

~3/5 Stars⭐

Well....I'm gonna be brutally honest here, this one was a struggle. I was just SO bored. It took me several attempts to finish this book, and I can't even tell you why! The premise was interesting enough, a girl with an abusive childhood, who also happens to be an extremely powerful witch but doesn't know it, a harem filled with various supes, and a scheming council out to kill. But yet, it's like everything in the story was happening in slow motion. Callie's days felt long and never ending, and the guys' POVs weren't much better. The only one I felt a real connection to was Felix, and he's a ghost! If you've read any of my reviews before, you know that one of my biggest pet peeves in RH is when the guys all sound the same, and unfortunately that was the case here. I was genuinely convinced that Donovan and Connor were the same people until about 70% in🫤 I also kept forgetting that this was a PNR read??? It gives me more contemporary romance vibes. Blame it on the exceptionally long breaks I took while finishing this, but I would regularly forget that everyone in the story was some sort of supe? How do you read an ENTIRE book and forget that vampires, werewolves, witches, nephilim, and demons exist??? Beats me. Now, with all of that being said.....I genuinely enjoyed the last 30% of the book! Hilarious right? We went from watching Callie spend her days navigating high school, to suddenly trying to uncover this giant mystery surrounding her mother's death and the shady council. Long story short, would I read this again? Absolutely not. Am I going to read the next book? Yeah, probably🤷🏾‍♀️.

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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"One best book is equal to hundred good friends but one good friend is equal to a library."

Abdul Kalam

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The Sons of Sacred Hill by Kira Roman

~4/5 Stars⭐

Note to self, never start the first book in a series if BOOK 2 is yet to have been released😭 Like what the actual hell. This book was genuinely so good??? And it has all my favorite tropes? Put me in the game coach! This is my first book by this author and honestly I might be a fan for life now. Y'all should by now that I love a good bully-verse book, especially one that has an inexperienced MMC,👩🏾‍🍳😘. This book gave me Harry Potter vibes, but like, if it was rated R. Alana is everything I could have ever wanted in a FMC. She's a magic wielding badass (at least in my eyes), who was dealt a a rather shitty hand in life. Her mom has spent her entire life strung out on drugs, and eventually kicks Alana and her younger sister AJ to the curb for some man. Alana is willing to do anything, and I mean anything y'all, to give AJ the life she deserves. Even if that means attending one of the bougiest and most prestigious magical colleges out there, or partaking in a lil light sex work. Enter 'The Sons of Sacred Hill', also known as Alana's former best friends/the loves of her life, who just so happen to be engaged to the university's biggest bitc.....I mean witches.....The boys, along with their loser fiancés, are determined to make Alana's life a living hell, as if they haven't been doing that for the past 2 years anyways🙄 Throw in 2 more hot as sin men and we've got ourselves a harem baby! As for the sons, honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about them? On one hand, I get it, but on the other.....THEY SUCK. Definitely not enough groveling IMO. Hence why I docked a star. There's nothing worse than watching our heroine's men torment and bully her for TWO YEARS, only to be forgiven after a near death experience and a half-hearted apology. I said what I said. As for the two NON-sacred hill sons, hot as ever. Absolutely love them. I like my men dark, brooding, and slightly unhinged, SUE ME. As for the spice, I'd give it a solid 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5. The story could have used a little more, but given the length (~270 pages), it makes sense. Which brings me to the other reason I docked a star, this story was just too short! Things took off right from the start and they never really slowed down, which is great, but towards the end things just started to feel a little rushed. The last 50 pages sort of felt like one big info/action dump, which I think could have easily been avoided by adding another 50 pages. Things end on a bit of cliffy, but honestly it could have been worse🤷🏾‍♀️My biggest issue is that THIS SERIES SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN. As in, are we sure we're still getting a book 2??? I need answers! But until then, you can find me crying in the corner of my room.

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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Desire in His Blood by Grace Draven

~5/5 Stars⭐

This was such an amazing read! When I say that I love Sci-Fi Romance, THIS is what I'm talking about😍 Questionable cover art aside (sorry, not a fan), this story was everything I had hope it would be. I've read a few other books by Grace Draven and adored them all as well, so I went into this one with high expectations, and this story blew every last one of them out the park! And if that wasn't enough, every trope I've ever loved is featured in this book. Enemies to lovers? Check☑️ Mildly inexperienced FMC? Check☑️ Vampires? Check☑️ Vampires with blood mate bonds? Check☑️ Marriage of Convience? Check☑️ Sign me on up! I'd like a one way ticket to Laras to live out the rest of my days with my Kylorr mate😩 Anyways, long story short, Gemma's dad is a MAJOR loser and spends his days blowing and borrowing money that her family no longer has. In a last ditch effort to save her sisters from a lifetime of debt, Gemma agrees to marry one of the richest men out there, Azur, the High Lord of Laras, who just so happens to be a Kylorr (the most terrifying race out there). As with any marriage of convenience, Gemma and Azur's days are filled building sexual tension, that neither of them seem to know how to handle. Azur just might make it into my Book Boyfriend Hall of Fame! Y'all should know by now that if there's one thing I love, it's alien/monster men. ESPECIALLY, the moody ones😏Throw in a few threats of a Kylorrian war and some top tier spice, and you've got a solid, steamy, sci-fi read🫶🏾 On to book #2!

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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Splintered by A.J. Moran

~5/5 Witchy Stars⭐

July must be my lucky month, because so far, I have loved everything I've read so far this month! This book included🫶🏾 Let me start by saying that I went into this book completely blind, like didn't even read the book summary blind. This was one of the books I downloaded on stuff your kindle day, and it's safe to say I was pleasantly surprised! Turns out this is a reverse harem (thank god, y'all know RH has me in a chokehold) that takes place at the prestigious Brookview Academy, think college, but for witches, warlocks, and charged up supes. And if that isn't enough, there's also shifters, phantoms, AND demigods galore (Percy Jackson anyone???). After being kidnapped and forced to attend Brookview Academy, Juliana quickly realizes that everything is not as it seems....Something much more sinister is going on, and the academy's secret society seems to be at the center of it. With girls regularly going missing and turning up dead, Juliana starts to fear that Brookview might not be as safe as it seems. But little does she know, she has a few fated mates that are willing to do anything to keep her safe. This was such an excellent read! Flawless writing, spice, and magic are the best qualities a book can have! Juliana is such a great FMC, she's extremely powerful, yet she doesn't go around flaunting and abusing it. It makes her an easily likeable character IMO. She's also headstrong, determined, and takes no shit from anyone. Fated mates included🤞🏾As for the mates in question? SO HOT. Like criminally hot. Like I'd do anything for any of them hot. Nothing like an RH author who knows how to create sinfully hot men with a sense of individuality and personality😩 But in true RH fashion, I have to pick a favorite. Now, normally I like my men cold, moody, and indecisive. Butttt, this time around, I'm going for the overprotective, emotionally damaged, shy one. Ollie this one goes out to you boo! Before I wrap this review up, I should also mention this does feature some MM, which I'm gonna be honest, usually isn't my thing. However, A.J. Moran does it so well! I'm over here questioning if maybe I DO like MM in my harems🤔.....Long story short, this book is filled with magic, romance, conspiracies, and secret societies, and I COULD NOT put it down, so on to book #2 I go!

As always,

Happy Reading❤️

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STUFF YOUR KINDLE DAY IS FRIDAY JUNE 30TH!!! (HUNDREDS OF FREE BOOKS)

There's going to be TONS of free romance books available on Amazon for download! The books can be also be downloaded/sent to Non-Kindle devices as well. The list of available books was released early and can be found here. I also took the time to scroll through some of the categories and compile a brief list of some of the books that I'm looking forward to downloading, in case anyone needs help choosing books😊 I also linked the Goodreads description for each and every book for those of you who want more info or reviews!

P.S. These are all spicy reads (with probably the exception of the YA ones), IYKYK😏

Happy Reading❤️

**=Reverse Harem/Why Choose

Young Adult Romance

Midnight Prince by Aisha Urooj

White by Angelina J. Steffort

Gravebriar by Casey L. Bond

Kingdom of Embers by Trina Copeland

Teaching the Teachers Pet by Sarah Sutton

Crimson Born by Amy Patrick

Her Dark Love by Isra Sravenheart

In the Dust by K.A. Gandy

Fire and Ice by Michelle Barrow-Belisle

Keeper of Dragons: The Prince Returns by J.A. Culican

Fantasy Romance

The Prince of Dragons by Tameri Etherton

Veiled by Michelle Areaux

Dragon Soul by L.J. Swallow

Empath's Lure by Jen Lynning

Wolf Shunned by Laurel Night

To Catch A Fae by Mila Young

Taming the Vines by Anita Primrose

The Gilded Survivor by Daniela A. Mera

Empath: The Tale of Flora and Cale by Meghan Shaltes

The Queen's Wings by Jamie K. Schmidt

Captured by the Fae by Vera Rivers

The Coven of Ruin by T.K. Tucker

The Lost Siren by Raven Storm

Death Wish by Harper A. Brooks

Maiden Flight by Bianca D'Arc

The Borderlands Princess by Ophelia Wells Langley

Blade and Rose by Miranda Honfleur

Princess of Thorns by Amberlyn Holland

The Captive and the Cursed by Alexa Saint

Lord of the Hollow Court by C.K. Beggan

**Queen of the Stars by Catherine Banks

**Captive Beauty by Cassia Briar

Queen of Roses by Brior Boleyn

**Psychotic by Elle Lincoln

Night Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

The Gardener and the Water-horse by Mallory Dunlin

**Our Fae Queen by Traci Lovelot

Sun Serpent by Geneva Monroe

**Torn Apart by D.E. Chapman

Paranormal Romance

Never Say Never by Sarah Spade

**Daughter of the Sun by Laura Greenwood

**The Stalking Dead by Eva Chase

Forbidden Wolf by CR Robertson

**Splintered: Brookview Academy by A.J. Moran

**A Monstrous Claim: Part 1 by R.K. Pierce

Breaking the Lovers' Curse by Lore Nicole

The Dragon's Reluctant Sacrifice by Ines Johnson

**Monsters by Katie May

Night Revelations by Godiva Gleen

**Scarred Wolf by Elizabeth Blackthorne

**Vampire's Kiss by Atlas Rose

**Red by Tracey H. Kitts

**Dark Spirits by N.A. Jameson

Feral by Trish Heinrick

Her Primal Love by Rianne Burnett

**Magic Claimed by Charmaine Ross

**Life's a Witch by Skyler Andra

**Vampires Don't Give Hickeys by Holly Ryan