Bury Oneself in a Good Book
Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. - Arnold Lobel
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Promo: Grace McGinty
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Dance Butterfly Dance by Reese Rivers
3 Stars
Savy St. James is a sad lonely girl with too many
secrets to count. She hides away in her oversized frumpy clothes and thick
glasses wishing she was brave enough to be seen without her mask.
One small favor backfires and forces her into a fake
date deal by the school’s hot shot quarterback. Him and his three best friends
treat her like a pet to play with and are careless with her until she’s had
enough and breaks the deal. But when her secrets are revealed and her masks are
stripped away, they will all burn for it.
Tate Valor thinks this nerdy girl is the perfect
choice to use as his shield keeping all the groupies and gold diggers off his
back. Savy’s a built in tutor to help him drag his marks back up so he doesn’t
get benched. He never expected the make out show he forces her to put on in
public to affect him more than it does her.
Jude Dixon is the wild child, f**k boy of the team.
His crazy antics that match his white blond hair, multiple piercings and
slightly psycho personality couldn’t be any different from the shy little doll
Tate’s brought into his orbit. He’s the first to see the treasure that she is
and stakes his claim when he falls hard and fast for her even when she doesn’t
want to be claimed.
Beckett James had his shot at going pro blown right
along with his knee. With football no longer a choice, he’s lost and depressed.
Savy’s sweet heart and peach smelling hair has more than his interest stirring.
He wants to peel back the masks she hides under and see the real her.
Asher James doesn’t give a sh*t about the bookworm
his friends are obsessing over. He only has one obsession, the Butterfly that
dances in the cage for him. It doesn’t matter that she’s never spoken to him in
two years. He wants her and only her…until Savy starts getting under his skin
and he sees that maybe he’s been the one in the cage all along.
Pretty solid read. I loved Savy and how she tells
the guys off repeatedly. She is incredibly strong even though she’s wealthy she
doesn’t act like it. The guys each have vastly different personalities. Some of
them are more interesting then other ones. The telling off continues throughout
the book and she ends up walking away from them. Which was the end of this
story to be continued into book 2.
Book 1 Masked Duet
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
promo: Yve Vale
Monday, April 22, 2024
Bonds Eternal by Yve Vale
3.5 Stars
A Realm War. Fragile mate bonds. And a powerful
Elven mage intent on eliminating humans.
The Elven King and the Unseelie Mage plan to take
everything from my mates and me. The futures of both realms are at stake, and
it is up to us to stop the destruction. But our mate bonds are damaged. As we
face impossible challenges, I don’t know who I can trust, not even my mates. Caught
in the middle of the fray, I will do anything to safeguard the realms and
thwart the war. But that also means my mates have to protect me at all costs. Emerging
magical powers, a ragtag group of allies, and our desperate hope for a future
will have to be enough to thwart the most powerful elves ever known to Fae.
This book wraps up the series nicely. It was
interesting to see how it all plays out. I liked the characters for the most
part. There was a bit too much whining from FMC and one of the guys was too
headstrong for his own good. With the four books combined and cut down as all
of them dragged at times. It was still a good story but it just needed
something.
Book 4 Fae Hearted
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Wolf’s Pack by Auryn Hadley
3 Stars
Corner a wolf and she will always fight back.
I finally did it. I took that last step and it was
everything I wanted. My relationship with my five mates has never been better.
They've embraced not only me as a part of their lives, but also my daughter,
and this feels like the family I always dreamed of.
I don't mean just myself and my mates, but the
entire pack. They call me "Alpha." No, I'm not the Alpha, but I'm
learning how to step up. I got this. I'd better, since Wolf's Run has thrown
open our doors to more than just wolves, but it seems like my version of
winging it is working for all of us.
But not all shifters have packs.
That doesn't mean they don't want them. These new
neighbors might not be wolves, but everyone wants a community they can count
on. The trick will be making sure ours doesn't fall apart in the chaos.
Or get taken from us.
Between the antics of these teenagers, the insanity
of so many changes happening at once, and the enemies my mates and I have
already made, things are out of control. I feel like I'm chasing my tail.
Thankfully, I've learned a few new tricks.
Once, I was just the nice lady next door.
Now, this is my pack, and I've become a real bitch.
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Elena has come into her own but strife has to happen
for the HEA. I like how it all played out. You see growth in everyone to get to
the end. Definitely worth reading the series just for the uniqueness.
Book 3 Wolves Next Door
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Pack Choice by Hannah Haze
3 Stars
Everyone around me seems to be landing their dream
pack.
Not me.
I'm destined for a life of stress baking with only
cats and books for company.
Why?
No pack wants to date the little sister of the
notorious Stormgate brothers.
Especially when that sister is an omega with a smart
mouth and a scent that's - now how did the last alpha describe it? - spicy.
Yep, no pack wants a mouthy, spicy, little
Stormgate.
In fact, the only alphas I seem capable of
attracting are self-proclaimed lone wolves.
My grumpy boss … the city’s notorious
motorcar-champion … and the man assigned to keep me safe.
All three alphas may be hot, available and chasing
me. But all three are not prepared to share.
They don't want a pack.
Which is fine.
Just dandy.
Ay okay.
Because I most definitely do not want them.
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I struggled with Molly as a characters. She was just
mean and not a cute mean but mean mean. I liked the guys and could understand
them not wanting to be a pack and share. After book 1 and 2 this was just a let
down but still love the series.
Book 3 Rockview Omegaverse