Last Rose by Kitt Lynn

 

3.5/4 Stars

Corie has been through so much in her life that she needs a special pack to take her on. She thinks she has found that pack but with her trauma will they work out?

I waffled with rating this one. The beginning of the book was incredibly slow to get into the story but it does pick up the more you read. It ended up being a really good book once I got several chapters into it. Corie is incredibly strong woman who has so much thrown at her at such a young age. It was interesting to see her come into her own with her pack. Overall, I enjoyed the story but there was a pacing issue.

Book 1 Broken Omega

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Freefall by Elise Faber

 

4 Stars

Raven loved being a doctor and also loved fighting with Connor Jackson. When he saves her from a fire. Now he’s taking care of her, and she HATES it. When she takes off in the middle of the night Connor is worried but when she comes back things are looking up. Will they find a way to HEA?

I enjoyed this a lot. Raven has a lot of trauma she is working through that she doesn’t tell Connor about at first. She eventually does and it’s heartbreaking what she’s gone through. There were tears shed reading this book, but I did enjoy it overall. Raven is a dick at the beginning, but she does make it up to him by the end of the book. Then of course Elise Faber gives a little clip for the next book and makes me mad it isn’t out until September.

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Nevermore Bookstore by Cynthia St. Aubin and Kerrigan Byrne

 

3 Stars

Cady inherited a bookshop from her aunt. She needs to find proof her aunt owned it to be able to keep it. When her shop is broken into the mystery man she’s been speaking to on the phone, Fox, decides enough is enough and he will do whatever he can to protect her. She can never know it’s him as he is too screwed up to be with him.

I wanted to like this more than I did. It was a slow burn romance which was fine. However, I never really connected with Cady and Fox. There’s no world building. I felt like we were just dumped into this story, and nothing is really explained. The bad guys were obvious, and they aren't really punished in any way. It just was an ok read for me.

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Pack of Freaks by Miss Renae

 

3 stars

Rain Elara has been accepted to Blood Moon Academy for the next three years. Her dad is forcing her to bond with some people she doesn’t want to protect her baby sister. She will do anything to protect that little girl including pretending that she is her daughter. This isn’t the only secret to be had. There are so many to go around. Will she be able to keep her safe and will she find away out of her arranged marriage?

I enjoyed this one. It had an interesting take on supernatural and why choose. I liked Rain. She was trying to do the best she could to survive and keep the only person she cared about safe. It took a bit for me to get behind her guys, but they do end up being the best thing for her. There are two more books in the series but they are with secondary characters from this book.

Book 1 Blood Moon Bonds

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Paranormal Investigation and Enforcement by MJ Knight

2 Stars

Taking out bad guys is what living my best life looks like until Hauk Ravenshaw shows up and forms a blood bond with me. Now we are stuck together. This brings my long term friend Gtay Shun in to try and help me get out of the blood bond. What will happen?

I wanted to love this book because I had read another book by her and absolutely loved that one. This one was incredibly slow to get into it and I struggled to connect to the characters as there was no building of them.

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Charming Devils by Katie May

3 Stars

Peony is back with a new look and ready to get the revenge she deserves. The boys who are now men need to watch out because they are in for a reconning that is long overdue.

I enjoyed this book, but it was a bit disjointed. There needs to be some better world building and character development to make the story better. I also took issue with Peony supposedly being this powerful witch and able to take on all this stuff but everyone is doing the heavy lifting for her. Mild spoiler, to force Peony to do what she wants her mother threatens her. To get around this Peony’s grandmother ends up disowning her daughter which supposedly severs their magic. Why no idea as it’s never explained. If it was that easy to take someone out why didn’t the mother do this earlier to screw over Peony.

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Knightmaster by Anna Hackett

4 Stars

Exploring new places is what xenoanthropologist Kennedy Black likes to do. When an opportunity comes up that allows her to travel to Oron to meet the Oronis for a ball and possibly a new connection for earth. What she wasn’t expecting was the instant connection with Knightmaster Ashtin Caydor and then for the ball to be assaulted, the queen taken, and evidence pointing to humans being behind the whole thing. Kennedy is determined to prove earth had nothing to do with it.

I loved this spin off series. It has everything I like about an alien romance. The one issue I had was how quickly Ashtin was to jump to the earth convoy being responsible for the kidnapping of his queen. Pacing was slightly off for me. It was going along nicely then it flew to Ashtin and Kennedy almost hooking up to the queen getting kidnapped. It was a bit jarring. Good start to a new series.

Book 1 Oronis Knights

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Reign of the Queen by A.L. Maruga

 

2 Stars

Theo, Carter, Finn, and Mateo reign the school and expect everyone to toe the line at Casbury Prep. When a new girl, Mia starts they expect her too as well. What they don’t know is she’s out for revenge and to take them all down for what they did to her family.

This book was incredibly slow. It just kind of plods along. I still don’t understand why MFC forgave the guys as they never do anything to get her forgiveness. You as the reader find out some of the things that they have gone through at the hands of their families. That does make me have empathy for them but not enough to forgive them. The book finally starts to pick up in pace in the last couple of chapters when it ends in a cliffhanger ending. The idea was good, but the implementation was not so good.

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Knot for Hire by Violet Fox

 

2.5 Stars

Colt, Gabriel, Elliot, Wade, and Bryce from Pack Steel, need an omega and think Lark is perfect for them. The problem for Lark is they already have an omega, but their omega is male and is pretending to be a beta. She is tired of being arm candy for alphas and is considering their offer. When things come up and people question if their relationship is real she needs to decide if she’s all in.

I’ve liked other books by this author, but this was not one of my favorites. It was a bit disjointed and had a pacing issue. At one-point some of the alphas and the beta are attacked and it’s not addressed. It’s glossed over. It was an interesting concept, but it needed work. Then it ends in on cliffhanger and I need the next book.

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Demon Horns by Marie Mistry

4 Stars

Lilith is at the Vice College for Young Demons just trying to find where she belongs. When it finally happens the crystal shows she is a degenerate demon of lust AND she gets horns out of it. The problem is normal demons don’t get horns so why does she get horns?

This was a pretty good academy book. Each of her men bring something different to the relationship. There are many secrets in the book and some is revealed with this story but there are more questions than answers so far. Her parents are the real bad guy in this book. They suck and don’t deserve her. Does end on cliffhanger and I am frustrated with having to wait.

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Blindly Indicted by Katie May

 

4 Stars

Nina never remembers being able to see. She’s been in one prison or another. She thinks she’s finally escaped when she’s thrown into Nightmare Penitentiary for allegedly murdering someone. There she finds the boy who promised her he would always be there for her. He and his cohort run everything in the prison. Will they discover how Nina ended up there?

It was on the darker side but still good. Loved each of the men she ends up with. There were so many questions in the book that were brought up and were answered but more came up towards the end of the book that makes me want the next book now.

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Hidden Omega by Liora Rose

 

4 Stars

Trinity and friends crash an Alpha party to find their missing friend. The pills they took to blend in might be a bad idea when Trinity starts to not feel well and ends up going into heat. Three strangers come to her rescue and get her out of there. Things aren’t as they seem, and Trinity and her men have some secrets that they will have to work through.

This was a well written book. I loved the characters in the book. The one downside was the cliffhanger ending. Why must we have cliffhanger endings. There are a bunch of secrets that are being worked through. I didn’t feel like I was dropped into the story but did fall into it. Need the next one.

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Bad Romance by Elise Fabor

 

5 Stars

Asher loves Mel and Mel loves Asher. The problem is he thinks his brother wants her and she thinks he doesn’t want her. When something heinous happens to Mel they both struggle to find their new normal. Will they find their way to a HEA?

This book was amazing. Subject warning the main female character is raped off page but the entire book is about her finding herself and moving on with her life. Since she was interested in Asher prior to the rape he blames himself for it. We see his struggle to not blame himself while seeing Mel do the same. I loved seeing Mel take back her life and get her happily ever after. The best proposal was in this book. I finished this book and wanted to start it over and find all the nuances thus 5 stars.

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The Wedding Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman

 

2 Star

As a firefighter Parker knows what his life is going to be like until he meets Tamsen. She calls for help and his team shows up. He feels connected to her but doesn’t want to pursue her since he met her on a call that is until he meets her again at his mother’s engagement party where the groom to be is Tamsen’s father. Since his mother is very wealthy he wants to find out if Tamsen’s dad is a gold digger. Best way to find out is to get close to his daughter. Will he be able to keep feelings out of it?

I wanted to like this one but I hated the main characters. They were both so ridiculous and I couldn’t connect with them. I felt like they were both so shallow and I just couldn’t get passed it and like the book. Parker is an ass and is investigating Tamsen’s dad which is fine but he uses her to find information and that wasn’t good. It was a hard pass for me.

Book 1-Mile-High Firefighters

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To Be her First by Elicia Hyder

 

2 Star

Journey hasn’t had any of her first yet. At 16 she’s just coming into her own when she’s got the bad boy and the MVP vying for her attention. Which guy will get her?

I don’t know if I just wasn’t in the right mood for a YA esq type book but this one just hit wrong for me. It was very angsty and maybe just wasn’t what I wanted when I read it. The writing was good and it held my interest. I will be giving the next one a chance.

Book .5 Journey Durant

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The Marked by Eve Langlais

 

1.5 Star

Those that are marked are taken away to somewhere else never to be seen again. When marks appear on Jasinda she is taken to the consulate for processing. Now expected to live a different life Jasinda is confused with what she needs to do and who to trust. Does she trust the Commander or someone from her past?

I’ve never hated a book by this author and this one made me incredibly mad. I wish I hadn’t read it and it caused me to take a break from the author. I think my biggest issue was Jasinda knew nothing. She was raised ignorant and when someone she thought she could trust asked for her help she gave it. This went against the man she loved and he was willing to throw her away because how dare she…do something she thought was right because you were keeping secrets. I just couldn’t get past how he treated her.

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The Shield and Axe by M.K. Robert

 

4 Star

Elwyn is well aware her only reason for living is to marry well and bring a connection to her community. She is worthless without a good marriage. When she is traded to a neighboring community she expects the experience she had with her father’s community. Instead she finds women are respected and encouraged to do things that make them happy. She’s also not being forced into a marriage but given a choice of who she wants to end up with. Will she find her HEA?

I loved this story and it probably would have been a 5 star read but it ended on a freaking cliffhanger ending and the new one isn’t out until May 2023. I loved how much Elwyn grows and changes with the encouragement of Thorsten and Trygve. They both want her and don’t care if she’s with the other one. When the ending came I was so incredibly angry because I wanted them to conclude the their story with them getting a HEA and that is not what we get. I can’t wait for the next book to come out.

Book 1 Vikings Saga

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My Demon of Fire by Rosemary A Johns

 

2 Star

Mistaken identity leads to the wrong twin being taken. He meant to take his fated mate but got me instead. We agreed to a deal. I’ll help him become heir to the Demon Empire while he searches for the demon who stole my sister.

I wanted to like this book. It has a really good idea, but I never felt like the Skye and Sol connected and even though there are still three more books in the series I am going to pass. I was also very confused by the fact that Sol never ever even considers he might be wrong on who is his soul mate is considering they are IDENTICAL twins. I’ll skip the rest.

Book 1 Rebel Demons

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Always Waiting by Calliope Stewart

 

2.5 Star

Eloise is refusing to settle down with a pack because of a promise she made to a boy she loved. This leads her to be the oldest omega at the San Francisco Academy of Omegas. She is sent to pack Russo even though they are very anti omega. Neither she nor the pack are given a choice but to live together.

Something about this book just didn’t meld for me. I can’t even put my finger on what the problem was. I just know I was bored while reading this book. I wanted to like it as it has everything I like in a book it just didn’t hit the right notes for me and then it ended on a cliff hanger…pass

Book 1 San Francisco Omegas

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Safe Haven by Jarica James

 

3 Star

Most omegas can’t wait to become pregnant but that is not what I want. I didn’t ask for this man to take something that wasn’t for him but he has all the power and I have none. He then bribes my parents into kicking me out leaving me with very limited options. My brother calls on his friend to take me in until I can figure out what I can and should be doing. Not everyone in the pack is happy to take me in but I promise to be gone as soon as possible but will they want her to leave?

Fair warning the story starts with Briar seeing a doctor after she was raped. It was off page but she has trauma from this SA that is dealt with throughout the book. This was a good take for an omegaverse story and I enjoyed how it all played out. I would love to see another book in this world to see if things change with the center Briar is supposed to use since she is packless. If you like omegaverse stories this is one of the better ones.

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Love You Now by Julia Kent

Ana needs a cleanse from a bad break up. While staying at a hotel for a conference she meets a man who just might be what she needs. Dennis Luview is trying to figure out what to do with his life out of the military. He meets a woman in a dumpster trying to save a kitten and she's just what he needs. She thinks it's just for one night and he's sure it is more than that. When life throws them some curve balls will they find a way to be together?  

This is one of the best books in the series. I loved Ana and Dennis. Ana is a strong female main character who has her own issues but is so good with Dennis and his issues. I saw some of the twists and turns that were thrown into the book. Them finding there way to a HEA was an awesome journey to read. It was a sweet romance with some sad parts but it was all a journey and worth reading.

Book 4 Love You, Maine

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Hunted by Them by Jo Savages

 

2.5 Stars

Freya was chosen and betrayed by all those around her. She’s starting over but there are still people after her. When she finds Hunter and Wolf her fated mates will they be able to keep her safe?

I was enjoying this story until the twist at the end. It went from a story I understood to a book that I was incredibly frustrated with. Without spoiling the ending the plot twist came out of left field and turned the book entirely around. Then the book just kind of ends without any elaborations and it left too many questions unanswered. The writing was good, and I enjoyed it so I will pick up another book by this author and see if something else will hit better.

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A Borrowed Boyfriend by A.R. Casella

4 Star

I’m internet famous because I was left at the altar. My friends want me to be happy and sign me up with the Fairy Godmother Agency. It is run by a husband/wife team who will work on fixing my whole life. They set out to make my ex jealous with a fake boyfriend. Griffin is very convincing as my boyfriend and I’m not sure I want it to be fake. Griffin loves spending time with Marnie where it’s less like pretending and more like falling in love. Will they find there HEA?

I really enjoyed this very lighthearted romance. Marnie deserves her HEA after her ex being a jackass. The book was full of well-developed characters not just the main characters. There were no major holes or errors. Just really good book.

Book 1 Fairy Godmother Agency

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The Resurrected Queen by Jayce Carter

3 Star

There is only one more person to take out for my revenge to be complete. My father is the last one I need gone. However, he’s forcing my sister to marry for an alliance and I need him gone before I can’t save her.

The conclusion of Nem and the Quad was worth the read. The first book was super spicy but this one was not so much. It was a lot of machination for Nem and her men trying to take out Nem’s dad. It slowed the book down a bit. There were also a couple of places Nem was borderline too stupid to live. Overall, it was a good book and it kept me interested and was worth the read.

Book 2 Nemesis

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The Corpse Princess by Jayce Carter

3 Star

A group of men murdered my mother and left me for dead. Now ten years later I am out for revenge. I’ve changed everything about me and I will do anything to kill my father. This means taking of the The Quad, four of the most dangerous men and at one point I was in love with them. Will I be getting my revenge or will they figure me out and prevent me from my revenge.

This was a very dark romance. They very much are enemies to lovers with very very dark tropes. It hit all the right notes for me. It is a duet and you will have to read the next one to get the conclusion (review coming tomorrow for the conclusion).  

Book 1 Nemesis

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