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THE ONE – A BOOK YOU WANTED TO READ BUT NEVER DID
“And if my wishes came true It would’ve been you”
Dawn of Ash
(Imdalind #7)
By Rebecca Ethington
I started this series as the books were releasing and somewhere along the way the author had her life flipped upside down which ended up with the books getting delayed. It's been a few years and the books have been re-covered, re-edited, and cleaned up but too much time has passed for me to pick up where I left off. I'd have to reread this the first 6 books and that's not something I want to do right now.
CARDIGAN – A CHARACTER THAT DIDN’T END UP WITH THE FIRST LOVE INTEREST
“When you are young, they assume you know nothing”
Devil May Care
(The Veil #2)
By Pippa Dacosta
“He should be dead. I thought I’d killed him. I was wrong.”Three dead Enforcers in three weeks, their bodies butchered. Muse has seen it before, and when she reads the metal memories in the murder weapon, she sees it all again. Her owner, Damien, is back, and he wants what is rightfully his.
Muse escaped him and the netherworld, once before. This time, she’s stronger, smarter. This time she knows she has the fires of hell at her fingertips, but so does Damien, and he’s not the only one. Akil is weak. No longer a Prince, he needs Muse’s limitless power to regain his title. How fortuitous then, that Akil’s fate is tied to the one man she cares the most for.
As Muse, Stefan, and Akil battle their own demons, not all will come away victorious. Some choices can never be forgiven. Some lies are never forgotten. Some wounds will never heal.
| My Review |
THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN DYNASTY – A BOOK WITH AN EPIC FEMALE PROTAGONIST
“She had a marvelous time ruining everything”
Keystone
(Crossbreed #1)
By Dannika Dark
Raven Black hunts evildoers for fun, but her vigilante justice isn’t the only reason she’s hiding from the law. Half Vampire, half Mage, she’s spent years living as a rogue to stay alive. When a Russian Shifter offers her a job in his covert organization hunting outlaws, dignity and a respectable career are finally within her grasp. The catch? Her new partner is Christian Poe - a smug, handsome Vampire whom she’d rather stake than go on a stakeout with.They're hot on the trail of a human killer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. One misstep during her probationary period could jeopardize Raven’s chance at redemption, and her partner would love nothing more than to see her fail. Will Raven find the courage to succeed, or will she give in to her dark nature?
Dark secrets, unexpected twists, and a blurred line between good and evil will keep you on the edge of your seat.
| My Review |
EXILE – A BOOK ABOUT WALKING OUT OF A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
“Second, third, and hundredth chances, Balancin’ on breaking branches”
I hope a subplot of a toxic friendship counts!
The Burning Shadow
(Origin #2)
By Jennifer L. Armentrout
When Evelyn Dasher crossed paths with Luc, she was thrown headfirst into the world of the Lux—only to discover that she was already far more involved in their world than she ever suspected.Because the Luxen aren’t the only ones with a hidden past. There’s a gap in Evie’s memory, lost months of her life and a lingering sense that something happened, something she can’t remember and nobody is willing to tell her. She needs to find out the truth about who she is—and who she was. But every answer she finds only brings up more questions.Her search for the truth brings her ever closer to Luc, the Origin at the center of it all. He’s powerful, arrogant, inhumanly beautiful, extremely dangerous…and possibly in love with her. But even as Evie falls for him, she can’t help but wonder if his attraction is to her, or to the memory of a girl who no longer exists.And all the while, a new threat looms: reports of a flu-like, fatal virus that the government insists is being spread by Luxen. A horrifying illness that changes whoever it touches, spreading panic across a country already at its breaking point.#1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the world of the Lux with this steamy, shocking second installment of the Origin series that will leave readers reeling.
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MY TEARS RICOCHET – THE FICTIONAL COUPLE THAT MADE YOU SUFFER THE MOST
“Cursing my name, wishing I stayed. Look at how my tears ricochet”
Raven & Christian Always ♡
Heartless
(Crossbreed #9)
By Dannika Dark
Despite the spoils of a solid relationship and an idyllic life at Keystone, Raven is itching for the thrill of another big case. Things begin to heat up when a dangerous assignment falls in her lap.Searching for the mastermind behind an illegal fighting ring is no easy feat, but as the weeks roll by, Raven’s undercover job begins to take an unexpected emotional toll. It’s a deadly mission, and if she’s not careful, she could lose everything.
| My Review |
MIRRORBALL – A SWOON-WORTHY, SWEET COUPLE
“Shimmering beautiful. And when I break, it’s in a million pieces“
The Best Friend Bargain
(Inked Love #1)
By Crystal Kaswell
I'm faking a relationship with my best friend. What could possibly go wrong?Skye is my best friend. I trust her with my life.So when she asks me to play her boyfriend?I say hell no. Love screws everything up. And I'm not about to lose the only person who gets me.But Skye is determined. She's bringing a fake boyfriend to her cousin’s wedding, with or without me.No way am I letting some other guy hold her, touch her, kiss her.It has to be me.It's strange, smiling like I'm madly in love.But it's easy, wrapping my arms around her curvy body.It's easy, dragging my lips over her soft neck.And when she kisses me?It’s easy, realizing she's the only thing I need.I have five weeks of faking it. Five weeks to convince my best friend our fake love is real.The Best Friend Bargain is a standalone friends to lovers/pretend girlfriend romance featuring a brooding tattoo artist hero and the curvy heroine who brings him to his knees.
SEVEN – A BOOK WITH FAE CHARACTERS
“And just like a folk song Our love will be passed on“
Fae King's Temptation
(Court of Bones and Ash #1)
By Layla Harper
He's a Fae king with everything to lose.She's the human outlaw who can bring him down.For three hundred years, the four kingdoms have watched me from afar, anticipating the day I succumb to the bloodlust that once ruled my ancestors. Now a human woman has crossed into my borders.Fae law dictates I kill her. But she's not just any human.She's my fated mate.Is this my destiny, or a clever trap? Only time will tell, but either way, I’m cursed.Publisher's Note: Fae King's Temptation is book one in the Court of Bones and Ash serial, an M/F steamy romance between one growly Fae king and his fated mate. All books must be read in order. But beware. Cliffhangers abound. If vertical drops make you dizzy, it may be best to wait until the series is complete.
| My Review |
AUGUST – A BOOK YOU’VE READ VERY FAST
“But I can see us lost in the memory August slipped away into a moment in time”
Taming Demons for Beginners
(The Guild Codex: Demonized #1)
By Annette Marie
Rule one: Don’t look at the demon.When I arrived at my uncle’s house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don’t practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.Rule two: Don’t listen to the demon.My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I’m supposed to act like I don’t know how illegal and dangerous it is.Rule three: Don’t talk to the demon.All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn’t find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn’t notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn’t break the rules.But I did, and now it’s too late.—From the author of The Guild Codex: Spellbound comes a new series that will plunge an unprepared young woman into the darkest magic of the mythic world.
THIS IS ME TRYING – A COMING OF AGE BOOK
“I’ve been having a hard time adjusting. I had the shiniest wheels, now they’re rusting”
This technically fits into this category... hehe
Taming Demons for Beginners
(The Guild Codex: Demonized #1)
By Annette Marie
Rule one: Don’t look at the demon.When I arrived at my uncle’s house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don’t practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.Rule two: Don’t listen to the demon.My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I’m supposed to act like I don’t know how illegal and dangerous it is.Rule three: Don’t talk to the demon.All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn’t find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn’t notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn’t break the rules.But I did, and now it’s too late.—From the author of The Guild Codex: Spellbound comes a new series that will plunge an unprepared young woman into the darkest magic of the mythic world.
ILLICIT AFFAIRS – A BOOK WITH A FORBIDDEN LOVE
“And that’s the thing about illicit affairs. And clandestine meetings and longing stares”
Magic in Light
(Supernatural Community #1)
By Krista Street
A supernatural healer threatened by a deadly stalker. An alluring bodyguard she can't resist. And his secret that will shatter her entire world.People on the brink of death come to me for life. I touch them, and my magic burns away their sickness. My gift is exhausting and painful, even dangerous.Which means I never intentionally touch anyone, and no one touches me.So dating? Definitely not happening.All of that changes when a cyber stalker threatens to burn me at the stake. I reluctantly hire a bodyguard, a six-foot-three mountain of temptation named Logan Smith, literally at my fingertips at all times.Every fiber of my twenty-one-year-old virgin body vibrates for him, but when I accidentally touch him, my gift doesn’t activate. Nothing happens except a zing of desire.This is bad.My mother told me about potential mates, but I’m Logan’s employer. And come on, just look at him. Those broad shoulders and that firm backside...he’s got to have a girlfriend back home.But when the stalker crosses a line, Logan reveals a side of himself he kept hidden.He’s not who he claimed to be.And his secret not only shatters my entire world but threatens everything I once believed.
| My Review |
INVISIBLE STRING – A BOOK FEATURING A ROAD TRIP
“Time, wondrous time. Gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies”
Angel In Embers
(Supernatural Community #4)
By Krista Street
The community’s war is over, but the fight for my future has only just begun.I know what I want and so does Logan. But wanting and wishing don’t guarantee a happy ending. Still, I’m determined to give us a fighting chance in what feels like impossible circumstances.So I join Logan on a trip home, and my eyes are opened to an entire world of werewolf hierarchy and politics that I didn't see coming.Now, with the entire pack convinced that I’m not the right pick for their future alpha, I have to prove my worth.But trying to do that creates consequences that not only affect me but the entire werewolf world. I can only hope that Logan’s and my love is strong enough to survive.Because if it’s not, everything we’ve been working for will be over before it's begun.
MAD WOMAN – YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE VILLAIN
“Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy What about that?”
This is a tough one because I don't usually tend to like the villain. There have been a few books lately that I've loved to hate the villain but they're men. I'll have to get back to this one at some point!
EPIPHANY – A BOOK THAT MADE EVERYTHING DISAPPEAR WHILE YOU WERE HAVING A ROUGH TIME
“Just one single glimpse of relief To make some sense of what you’ve seen”
Heartless
(Crossbreed #9)
By Dannika Dark
Despite the spoils of a solid relationship and an idyllic life at Keystone, Raven is itching for the thrill of another big case. Things begin to heat up when a dangerous assignment falls in her lap.Searching for the mastermind behind an illegal fighting ring is no easy feat, but as the weeks roll by, Raven’s undercover job begins to take an unexpected emotional toll. It’s a deadly mission, and if she’s not careful, she could lose everything.
| My Review |
BETTY – A BOOK WITH SECOND-CHANCE TROPE
“The only thing I wanna do, Is make it up to you”
Fighting Shadows
(On the Ropes #2)
By Aly Martinez
I come from a family of fighters. I always thought I’d follow in their shadows, becoming unstoppable in the ring. That changed the day I saved the life of a woman I loved, but could never have.My brother hailed me as a hero, and my reward was a wheelchair.Paralyzed, my life became an inescapable nightmare.Until I met her.Ash Mabie had a heart-stopping smile and a laugh that numbed the rage and resentment brewing inside of me. She showed me that even the darkest night still had stars, and it didn’t matter one bit that you had to lie in the weeds to see them.I was a jaded asshole who fell for a girl with a knack for running away. I couldn’t even walk but I would have spent a lifetime chasing her.Now, I’m on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life.Fighting the shadows of our past.Fighting to reclaim my future.Fighting for her.
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PEACE – A BOOK WITH A PASSIONATE AFFAIR THAT WASN’T MEANT TO BE
“Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?”
Devil May Care
(The Veil #2)
By Pippa Dacosta
“He should be dead. I thought I’d killed him. I was wrong.”Three dead Enforcers in three weeks, their bodies butchered. Muse has seen it before, and when she reads the metal memories in the murder weapon, she sees it all again. Her owner, Damien, is back, and he wants what is rightfully his.
Muse escaped him and the netherworld, once before. This time, she’s stronger, smarter. This time she knows she has the fires of hell at her fingertips, but so does Damien, and he’s not the only one. Akil is weak. No longer a Prince, he needs Muse’s limitless power to regain his title. How fortuitous then, that Akil’s fate is tied to the one man she cares the most for.
As Muse, Stefan, and Akil battle their own demons, not all will come away victorious. Some choices can never be forgiven. Some lies are never forgotten. Some wounds will never heal.
| My Review |
HOAX – THE SADDEST BOOK YOU REMEMBER READING
“Don’t want no other shade of blue but you, No other sadness in the world would do“
The Fault In Our Stars
By John Green
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
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Great choices, Mikky. Not sure about female villain either. Felicity Heaton has written a couple I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks! That was a hard one! I'll check out her books ♡
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