Thank you to netgally and Aethon books for my arc of this book for my honest review.
This book has potential, and I can see the vision, but I fou⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you to netgally and Aethon books for my arc of this book for my honest review.
This book has potential, and I can see the vision, but I found the storyline very confusing at times. I felt a disconnect from the flow of the story, and that took away from my enjoyment. I believe this story could be great, and it did draw me in enough that I would like to read the next book to see where it goes. I just hope the story runs a bit smoother in the next book....more
Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood books for the arc of this for my honest review.
This story is based around Ella and Jake, 2 people from a smal⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood books for the arc of this for my honest review.
This story is based around Ella and Jake, 2 people from a small gossiping town where they were constantly judged on their parents' lifestyles.
They run into each other years down the line when she's the head of a school on the brink of closure, and he is a retired NFL star. Working together to try and save the school leads to more than expected.
It was a nice, easy read, and I would recommend to anyone looking for a smaller story to read....more
I'm a sucker for books with some sort of trials/ competition involved, so when I read the description of this, it sounded like my kind of story.
It revI'm a sucker for books with some sort of trials/ competition involved, so when I read the description of this, it sounded like my kind of story.
It revolves around the Grimm sisters Ophelia and Genivive, although mostly Ophelia. In New Orelans, where there are all sorts lingering in the darkness of the witching hour, we meet Necromancers, devils, and phantoms. Ophelia enters Phantasma to find her sister and has to navigate through 9 trials based around the circles of he'll with secrets, twists, and puzzles along the way. I'm not going to lie, I struggled at first to get into this story a little bit at first and sometimes had to read parts more than once to fully take all the information in. However, once the trials started and the pace started to ramp up, I was pulled in and couldn't put it down. I had an inkling at some of the twists coming towards the end, but that didn't really take away from my enjoyment.
Thank you the Netgalley and Second Sky, for the arc of this book for my honest review!...more
This book had a few of my favourite things in one book, and that drew me to it:
✅️ Academia setting ✅️ Organised crime families ✅️ Trials/ games
It's mainThis book had a few of my favourite things in one book, and that drew me to it:
✅️ Academia setting ✅️ Organised crime families ✅️ Trials/ games
It's mainly based at Kingmakers, a secret university only known about by the crime families of the world, where they send their sons and daughters to learn all sorts of skills and tools they'll need to take their places within the organisations. It's split into 4 divisions, heirs, accountants, spies, and enforcers. Our main characters are all within the heirs and have a long-standing family fued. I enjoyed this book for all the twists and turns to the story, and nothing comes easy as there are ploys to change even the strongest of relationships. Amongst all the plans, secrets, and sabotage alliances change and new relationships/ friendships formed all whilst battling it out in the annual contest they have, which pits all 4 years of students against each other. With the rivalry coming to a deadly head in the final task, this story keeps you invested and is well worth the read. Thanks to Netgalley and Bloom books for the arc of this, for my honest review, the rest of the series is going straight on my tbr!...more
This was a nice, easy read while on holiday. Thank you to Random House UK and netgalley for the arc for my honest review. I was a good read, although IThis was a nice, easy read while on holiday. Thank you to Random House UK and netgalley for the arc for my honest review. I was a good read, although I found the attitude of the main characters to be quite childish at times and feel as though the book would have been over a lot sooner if they'd actually spoken to each other properly there was a lot of mixed signals and bad communication. Would still recommend for people who want a light summer holiday read with the book being based around a summer holiday to Greece too....more
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 100/10 everyone needs to read this series
I don't even know where to start with this, but let me first thank Nisha and Forever publishing fo⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 100/10 everyone needs to read this series
I don't even know where to start with this, but let me first thank Nisha and Forever publishing for blessing me with the arc of this book, I literally screamed when I saw my email invite. This is one of my favourite romantasy series and after reading this, that opinion has not changed!
This book launches straight in from the ending of book 3, and all my fellow readers will understand the heartbreak of that cliffhanger ...more
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yoursel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yourself a pretty good romance!
After a nasty break up, Cece returns to her small hometown and back on her family ranch. Along with her family and her girls, you also meet Nash, who is best friends with her brothers and pretty much part of her family! You can almost feel chemistry between Nash and Cece through the writing, and the spice was just **chefs kiss** Seeing their relationship develop gradually, even with them both trying to downplay how they felt was amusing and we love a good heart to heart with Mama Jo. I loved the close-knit family/ small-town vibe of the book.
All in all, it was a love story without too much drama, but with plenty of spice ...more
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yoursel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yourself a pretty good romance!
After a nasty break up, Cece returns to her small hometown and back on her family ranch. Along with her family and her girls, you also meet Nash, who is best friends with her brothers and pretty much part of her family! You can almost feel chemistry between Nash and Cece through the writing, and the spice was just **chefs kiss** Seeing their relationship develop gradually, even with them both trying to downplay how they felt was amusing and we love a good heart to heart with Mama Jo. I loved the close-knit family/ small-town vibe of the book.
All in all, it was a love story without too much drama, but with plenty of spice ...more
**spoiler alert** Thank you to netgalley and Angry Robot for the arc of this book for my honest review.
Going into this book after reading it's descrip**spoiler alert** Thank you to netgalley and Angry Robot for the arc of this book for my honest review.
Going into this book after reading it's description I was excited, a spicy vampire book sounded right up my street. Unfortunately for me, the story just didn't capture me. The world building and the story itself just felt like it was missing something. The main character is morally grey, and normally, with those types of characters, there's at least something redeeming about them, but that was not the case here. Kazan constantly lies and makes promises she doesn't keep, especially with the 'love interests'. For me, the spice also fell a bit flat, and there was no chemistry between Kazan and the other vampires. The epilogue/ ending to the story was disappointing and rushed after dragging out the rest of the book. Maybe I'm just too much of a happy ending lover, but I expected more from the end of the story than what we were given....more
As a fan of fantasy books, this was my first venture into pirate themed fantasy despite having some on my tbr and what an adventure it was!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a fan of fantasy books, this was my first venture into pirate themed fantasy despite having some on my tbr and what an adventure it was!
This is the debut novel in this series and is a dual POV between Maeve, a princess, and Leviathan, a pirate captain. When Mae stows away on a pirate ship to avoid a forced marriage by her father, the king, and a generally terrible person, she finds herself under threat of becoming a prisoner all over again.
As the fmc who lived her life as a princess locked in a tower you can't help but fall in love with Mae as she's not afraid to pull her weight and speak her mind standing up to people who underestimate her! Captain Leviathan appears as a hardened pirate captain, but as harsh as he seems, there's a softness there too.
As the story progresses, feelings change, true identities are revealed, and everyone's fighting for their lives! This story was thrilling, and I just couldn't put it down, devouring it in one day.
Thanks to netgalley and Hot tree publishing for an arc of this story for my honest review. I can't wait to see where this series takes us next and is a definite must-read and has made its way to being one of my favourite reads so far this year....more
The beginning of this book was hard to get into as it was heavy on the world building and was a lot of information to try and take in, which c⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The beginning of this book was hard to get into as it was heavy on the world building and was a lot of information to try and take in, which can be a bit overwhelming at times. I carried on reading as I wanted to get to where the story actually began and not let the barrage of information put me off, and I'm so glad I did.
This story was full of intrigue and twists. It's dual POV, and I was really rooting for both characters even though they're on opposing sides. As hard as getting through the start was once I got into it I couldn't put it down. Observing as relationships developed and the storyline started to come together and secrest were revealed and really pulled the story together. I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes next.
I was lucky enough to receive an arc of this for my honest review. I would recommend this book, and I would advise anyone to persevere through the heavy world building as it's worth it all once you get into the story....more
A great debut in this series with good worldbuilding and character development. We have Eleanor as our lead in this story, and she makes a gr⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A great debut in this series with good worldbuilding and character development. We have Eleanor as our lead in this story, and she makes a great main character as she is smart, always calculating her next move and has sass. She's an alchemist who's trying to create gold when she finds herself imprisoned by the human king. In a desperate attempt to try and get her freedom back, she makes a deal with a fae who's known for his brutal deals. She ends up in the world of faerie trying to work out how to get back to the human world whilst fighting her growing attraction to the very fae that brought her here. Reading as Eleanor and Ruskin's relationship developed and then we finally get a bit of spice too. This story was fast-paced and kept you drawn in, I'm excited for the next book in the series to see where we go from that ending....more
Between the Hardy's, the Stonewood's, and the Armanelli's, I love reading all these series! I think its great that although these books are st⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Between the Hardy's, the Stonewood's, and the Armanelli's, I love reading all these series! I think its great that although these books are standalones, they all interlink not only within their own series but with each others series too. Every time I read one of these books with a new main couple, it's like you already know the family when they pop up! This book centres around Dex and Keelani, we've heard Kee's name mentioned in other books its great to finally get to know their story! With secrets and Kee's singing career coming between them, you get to see how they navigate being brought back together after 10 years apart. They fight their feelings for each other when they quite clearly love each other. Throw a little stalker drama into the mix, and you've got yourself a great story. Billionaire romance is one of my comfort reads, and this is another great book from Shain.
Thanks to netgalley for the arc of this, which I was very happy to receive as I've been waiting for this release!...more
This book was an emotional rollercoaster and broke my heart. It is the first book of Paige's that I've read and what a book to start with! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was an emotional rollercoaster and broke my heart. It is the first book of Paige's that I've read and what a book to start with!
The story centres around Liv and her life in Cornwall, we start off in the current summer, where a mysterious artist is drawing gorgeous art in the sand which captures Liv's attention. We are then transported to seven summers ago where her and Finns story starts, it starts off sweet but ends up being the worst summer of Liv's life. Finn's life is based in LA and Liv's in Cornwall and she cannot even think of how long distance could work so they go mostly no contact throughout the year and just have their summers if they are both single. Throughout the story we go back and forth between the story of this summer and the stories of the previous summers. The story of this summer is where we meet Tom, although they get off to a rough start Liv and Tom eventually hit it off and quickly form a romantic relationship even though he has things he is hiding. I'm not normally a huge fan of books with multiple love interests but Paige's writing drew me in. Towards the end of the book it felt like my heart was shattered, then put back together only to be shattered again. I just wish we got more in the bonus summers, some of them felt very short and I would have loved to read a bit more into Liv and Tom's relationship. The story was beautiful, and I'm glad we got a nice insight into how her life turned out in the end.
Thank you to netgalley and Penguin Random House UK for my arc copy of this book. After reading I was more than happy to post my honest review....more
This is a story based in an academic setting with magic wielders "starvein" and "keepers" which are essentially their body guards!
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This is a story based in an academic setting with magic wielders "starvein" and "keepers" which are essentially their body guards!
The description of this book led me to believe the fmc and mmc didn't get along and that it would be an enemies/rivals to lovers type scenario, but I felt that was not the case. The relationship between then never seemed to have any hate. Yeah, they sparred together, but it seemed friendly enough so I didn't see how she "couldn't stand" him as the blurb described. Their relationship just felt a bit flat, one minute they're just plodding along, and then suddenly they're together and in love. As for the rest of the story, I felt it was lacking a bit of world building. We don't really understand too much about the world outside of sanctuary. We only ever hear about 2 teachers and a small number of students, which seems strange if it's this whole academy the story is set in. I liked the little twist at the end, although I felt it was quite clear who was responsible even if there was the attempt to throw us off. I really wanted to love this book and it has potential, but it just didn't keep me intrigued, I would love to see a bit more depth to the story and world around it.
Thank you to netgalley for the ARC of this for me to leave my honest review....more
This book is well worth the read and is a great blend of lore and world building with characters full of personality, all while following a⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is well worth the read and is a great blend of lore and world building with characters full of personality, all while following a captivating story.
If you're looking for a story with: ✅️ Witches ✅️ Vampires ✅️ Werewolves ✅️ Murder mysteries and investigation ✅️ Fated mates
Then this is a book for you!!
The storytelling was brilliant, I fell in love with Callum and the townspeople there. The writing was so descriptive that I felt like I knew them all personally and what a community they are. Evelyn was a relatable lead, a witch with so much pressure put on to her by other people and bound to a prophecy but riddled with self doubt and the inability to see all her strengths other than her flame. I loved reading as her character developed and she began to believe in herself more. Kade definately helped her start to open up and I enjoyed reading how their relationship developed even with their guarded secrets, showing the real depth of their feelings for each other. They worked well as a team while investigating the mysterious murders going on and as the plot developed I was excited to discover all the different and new enemies they encountered. As for the twist at the end, I had a feeling something was off about them, but I did not guess what they were hiding.
I'm sad now the book is over and I have to wait for the next book to see what happens next and how Kade will react.
Thanks to C.C. Tyler and Netgalley for my arc copy of this, I was more than happy to give my honest review of this story and cannot wait to see where this trilogy takes us!...more
I really enjoyed this book, delving deeper into Mordred and Gwen's story and also the drama of Avalon! This book definitely brought a bit more⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I really enjoyed this book, delving deeper into Mordred and Gwen's story and also the drama of Avalon! This book definitely brought a bit more excitement with it and some twists, although I did think the fight once it came to it would be a bit longer. That ending as well, I can not wait to see what Gwen comes up with in the next book to change things and hopefully reunite them.
I was lucky enough to receive an arc copy of this book in return for my honest review, I'm very glad I was able to read it before release, although it now means longer to read the next part!...more
I enjoyed this story. A morally grey mmc is always enjoyed! This was a great introduction to the stor⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Knights of the round table with a twist!!
I enjoyed this story. A morally grey mmc is always enjoyed! This was a great introduction to the story learning all about the world of Avalon and the magic it holds, it will be interesting to see where the story goes next and to see what happens when the Prince of Iron and Gwen meet again!
Thanks to Netgalley and Forever for the arc for my review....more
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