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Review: Look. I don't know if anything will ever hit the magic that was Every Summer After (gah I LOVED), but I liked this one a lot more than Meet Me at the Lake and I know I'll want to read Carley Fortune's next book, so I'm taking that as a win.
Review: Welp, it's official. I'm obsessed with Rebel Blue Ranch and with Lyla Sage. Picked up Done & Dusted on a whim based o✨Bring✨ | Borrow | Bypass
Review: Welp, it's official. I'm obsessed with Rebel Blue Ranch and with Lyla Sage. Picked up Done & Dusted on a whim based on some reviews I had seen on Bookstagram and I'm really glad I had the foresight to also recommend this one because I NEEDED to be able to read this one immediately after finishing the Done & Dusted.
And while I'll admit that Wes & Ada's story didn't pack as much of a punch for me as Emmy & Luke, it was such a slight difference in enjoyment I'm not even going to go into it. Both books were so fun and I continue to enjoy the characters, the family element, the settings, the romance/steam, and the plotlines. Absolutely solid series and I can't wait to for the next installment!!!
Overall Rating: ★★★★ / 4.25
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Content Warnings: (view spoiler)[Mental Illness, Toxic Relationship, Emotional Abuse, Death of Parent, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual Content, Alcohol (hide spoiler)]...more
Review: This was SO. DANG. FUN. I went into this one pretty much blind - I had seen some people talking about it on Bookstagr✨Bring✨ | Borrow | Bypass
Review: This was SO. DANG. FUN. I went into this one pretty much blind - I had seen some people talking about it on Bookstagram and I thought the covers were really fun, so I put a Libby hold on this one plus the sequel (Swift & Saddled). They both became available around the same time, so I figured "Why not, I can just abandon my TBR!" ... and I am SO glad I did because this was exactly what I needed to read. It had a perfect amount of spice (oof) plus really great characters and the absolute BEST setting - I felt like I was *on* the ranch pretty much the entire time I was reading.
I loved both of the main characters in Done & Dusted so much, and I can tell I am going to be ready for any and absolutely all books to come out of the Rebel Blue Ranch series. Highly recommend!
(Re-reading that review it feels like a lot of "I LOVED THIS BOOK" and not a lot of substance, but you get what you get, okay? Just read the book, I LOVED IT.)
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ / 4.63
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Content Warnings: (view spoiler)[Panic Attacks/Disorders, Injury/Injury Detail, Sexual Content, Death of Parent, Mental Illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Blood (hide spoiler)]...more
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Thank you to Edelweiss, Forever, & Hachette Book Group for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
Review: Abby Jimenez's books are just so. dang. FUN. I love how there are super serious topics presented in each of her novels, but that they are done in a way that lets you go through the tough things without feeling like you've been clobbered. This probably wasn't my favorite of the books, just because the logic/plot portion of it missed a bit for me (for the most part, I'm able to suspend disbelief for her plots, but this one felt a bit too far-fetched). That being said, I can definitely say that if you've liked her previous books, I would feel fairly confident recommending this one to you as well!
Overall Rating: ★★★★ / 4.13
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Content Warnings: (view spoiler)[Abandonment, Mental Illness, Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Child Abuse, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Vomit, Grief, Death of Parent, Gaslighting, Sexual Content, Cursing, Fire/Fire Injury, Medical Content, Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic Abuse, Car Accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Death, Suicidal Thoughts (hide spoiler)]...more
Notes: The 6th in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024)Bring | ✨Borrow✨ | Bypass
Notes: The 6th in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024), this was my third favorite and quite enjoyable! Follows very reliable tropes regarding royalty pretending to be one of us, but was nonetheless a quick and fun read!
Overall Rating: ★★★★ / 3.38
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Notes: The 5th in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024)Bring | Borrow | ✨Bypass✨
Notes: The 5th in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024), and probably my least favorite, which makes me SO SAD because I love Ashley Poston! (Do not let this novella turn you away from her novels!) I think we just tried to put way too much into way too short of a novella, and it's always hard to do anything any kind of love-triangley in such a short span of pages.
Overall Rating: ★★★ / 2.38
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Notes: The 4th in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024)Bring | ✨Borrow✨ | Bypass
Notes: The 4th in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024), I liked this one well enough. I think some stories are well suited to novellas, but this one felt like it had so much potential to be a longer novel and have the relationships and characters explored more fully.
Overall Rating: ★★★ / 3.00
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Notes: The 3rd in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024)Bring | Borrow | ✨Bypass✨
Notes: The 3rd in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024), this one wasn't a favorite among the bunch. The entirety of it takes place basically in one room (the FMC gets herself stuck somewhere and the MMC is on the other side keeping her calm). Didn't have enough plot or character development (while acknowledging that this is a novella, it's still possible to do more!).
Overall Rating: ★★★ / 2.75
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Notes: The 2nd in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024)✨Bring✨ | Borrow | Bypass
Notes: The 2nd in the "The Improbable Meet-Cute" novella series (6 stand-alone novellas released around Valentine's Day 2024), and I just adored it. Both MCs were so cute and felt so real, and I just loved this story. I wanted so much more of it!!
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ / 4.88
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Notes: Freaking ADORABLE - such a quick and fun read! It can be hard for a novella to have full character development and a c✨Bring✨ | Borrow | Bypass
Notes: Freaking ADORABLE - such a quick and fun read! It can be hard for a novella to have full character development and a complete plot, but this one was so cute! Would love a full novel of this someday, it's that good!
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ / 4.88
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Content Warnings: (view spoiler)[Death of Parent, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Terminal Illness, Sexual Content, Cursing, Car Accident (hide spoiler)]...more
Thank you to NetGalley, Forever, & Hachette Book Group for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way aThank you to NetGalley, Forever, & Hachette Book Group for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
Does anybody else see archery and immediately think about Chris Pine teaching Anne Hathaway how to shoot a flaming arrow through a small golden hoop oDoes anybody else see archery and immediately think about Chris Pine teaching Anne Hathaway how to shoot a flaming arrow through a small golden hoop or am I just really showing my age here?
You will be hard pressed to find a more atmospherically perfect series than this, and that's the truth. To use some common parlance, the "vibes are imYou will be hard pressed to find a more atmospherically perfect series than this, and that's the truth. To use some common parlance, the "vibes are immaculate."
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin, & St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! ThisThank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin, & St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
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