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ARC REVIEW: Secrets Revealed by Alisha Williams

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Book Review "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’•π’“π’π’π’ˆ. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’†π’“. 𝑡𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓 π’šπ’π’– π’…π’π’˜π’ 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’šπ’π’– 𝒍𝒆𝒕 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’‚π’–π’•π’Šπ’‡π’–π’, π’„π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ, π’π’π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒓 π‘»π’‚π’•π’–π’Ž, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 π’‚π’π’šπ’π’π’† π’•π’‚π’Œπ’† π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’„π’“π’π’˜π’." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯.5 Tropes:  Reverse harem, age gap, second chances, enemies to lovers, MM, FF, bully (outside the harem) Series:  Silver Valley University #2 *Check triggers before reading* Secrets Revealed picks up right where book one ended and we see the impact of what was revealed. Once everything is revealed, the harem has to come to terms with how they've treated Ellie and how to repair the harm done. Ellie and her harem slowly put the pieces back together while also dealing with what happened to Ellie. In book one, I HATED her original harem for how they treated her. I'm not fully on board, but I like them
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ARC REVIEW: Wild About You by Rebecca Jenshak

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Book Review "𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 π’‘π’“π’π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’† π’šπ’π’– 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’– π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒅𝒐. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–, π‘·π’Šπ’‘π’†π’“. 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’šπ’π’– π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† 𝑰 π’˜π’‚π’” π’†π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’†π’†π’ π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” 𝒐𝒍𝒅. π‘­π’–π’„π’Œ π’šπ’†π’‚π’‰ π’˜π’† π’ƒπ’†π’π’π’π’ˆ π’•π’π’ˆπ’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“, π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’”." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯πŸ”₯.5 Tropes:  Boss/employee, sports romance, second chance Series:  Wildcat Hockey #2 *Check triggers before reading* Tyler and Piper dated for 8 months when they were seniors in high school. It was going perfectly until Tyler ended things with Piper, which broke her heart. They run into each other four years later when Tyler's sister, Everly, moves to town. Even though it's been four years since they dated, these two cannot deny how they feel and the pull that brings them back together. This was such a sweet story that had me smiling so much. I adore Tyler and Piper as a couple. They were so cute together. They've both
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REVIEW: Bass-Ackwards by Eris Adderly

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Book Review "𝑰'π’Ž π’šπ’π’–π’“π’”, π‘ͺπ’‰π’“π’Šπ’”π’•π’Šπ’π’‚ 𝑳𝒆𝒆. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Tropes:  Employee/boss, small town romance, "favors" in exchange for things *Check triggers before reading* I saw someone talk about this book on tiktok last night, then I saw a Goodreads review that said they "felt God turn his back for good" after they read this book (they enjoyed it) πŸ˜‚ Based on that, I just had to read it. This book is a HR nightmare, but I loved every minute of it. Christina works for Bill, who is an asshole, and she desperately needs a day off for something personal. Bill says sure, but only if she'll bend over the table for him. Obviously she slaps him and storms out for being an awful person right? Wrong. She agrees and let's just say things get spicy right in chapter one. Christina assumes this is a one time thing, but Bill comes to her with a proposition that she just can't say no to. These two break every
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ARC REVIEW: Reckless Love by Nichole Greene

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Book Review "𝑰 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’π’… π’šπ’π’– 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’‚π’šπ’” π’šπ’π’– π’”π’•π’“π’–π’ˆπ’ˆπ’π’† π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‰π’π’˜ π’˜π’π’“π’•π’‰π’š π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒓𝒆. π‘―π’π’˜ π’ƒπ’†π’‚π’–π’•π’Šπ’‡π’–π’. π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 π’π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑰 π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’† 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’– 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’†, π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯.5 Tropes:  Age gap, professor/student romance, grumpy hero Series:  Twisted Legacies #2 *Check triggers before reading* I love a good professor/student age gap romance and this did not disappoint! Nora and Evan were fun to read about and I love their relationship. They have amazing chemistry and banter, but are equally stubborn, which leads to some great exchanges. They see each other for who they truly are when no one else does. These two were HOT. The 🐱 slaps πŸ‘€πŸ₯΅ Evan is grumpy and possessive, but feels a calmness with Nora. He has some trauma in his past that makes him act like a jerk. He's truly obs
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ARC REVIEW: Collateral Damage by Amy McKinley

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Book Review "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 π’Žπ’Šπ’π’†. 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 π’šπ’π’– π’ˆπ’." "𝑾𝒉𝒐 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝑰 π’˜π’‚π’π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’ π’‚π’π’šπ’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’†? 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 π’Žπ’Šπ’π’†." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯ Tropes:  Mafia, second chance romance, slow burn (spice wise) Series:  Mafia Elite #6 *Check triggers before reading* I thought this book was fine but I'm not sure that I would be pulled to read it again. The premise was interesting and I liked the different elements of the Five Families. I haven't read the other books so I didn't know how close everyone was. I really enjoyed that element and I'm interested in reading some of the other couples story.  The premise behind Trey and Hailey's relationship was solid. The second chance element of their relationship mixed with Trey's grief over his loss just sounded like angsty heaven. That's what I was hoping for but we didn't get that. I didn't really get the angst I wanted or feel like this was their
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ARC REVIEW: Pageant by Lilith Vincent

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Book Review "𝑰 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’‚π’„π’Šπ’… π’Šπ’ π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’š π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’šπ’π’– π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒐𝒇 π’Žπ’†." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯πŸ”₯.5 Tropes:  Reverse harem, dark romance, mafia Series:  Pageant #5 *Check triggers before reading* Pageant is book one in the duet and I enjoyed it! A dark reverse harem with women taken by mafia men to compete in a pageant to become the wife (and to stay alive) of the leader? Sign. Me. Up. To say Lilia has been disappointed by men her entire life (haven't we all?) is putting it lightly. The men in Lilia's life have treated her poorly and only viewed her as a commodity. That was until she met Elyah, the driver of her husband. He looked at her like she was everything he ever wanted and made her feel alive. They're pulled apart before they can be together and some misunderstandings are a driving force behind a lot of things that take place in this book. This book is dark and not for the faint of hard. Lilia goes th
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ARC REVIEW: Grand Pact by J.C. Hawke

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Book Review “π‘Ίπ’π’Žπ’†π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†π’” π’šπ’π’– 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‰π’‚π’‘π’‘π’š π’†π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’„π’π’Žπ’†, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’˜π’‰π’†π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’•π’π’“π’š π’”π’†π’†π’Žπ’” π’“π’†π’‚π’π’π’š 𝒔𝒂𝒅.” π‘΄π’š 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’”π’˜π’†π’π’π’”, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 π’”π’˜π’‚π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’–π’Žπ’‘ π’Šπ’ π’Žπ’š 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒔 π‘¬π’π’π’Šπ’π’• π’π’π’π’Œπ’” 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒕 π’Žπ’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’Šπ’π’Œπ’”. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–. “𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’šπ’π’–, 𝒕𝒐𝒐.” Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯πŸ”₯.5 Tropes:  Friends to lovers, billionaire MMC Series:  The Grand Men #1 *Check triggers before reading* This was my first read by JC Hawke and I enjoyed it! Friends to lovers is a trope I struggle with at times because there's usually an imbalance that I don't enjoy. However, I've come to enjoy that trope when it's done well, and this is a great example. This book works so well because of Elliot and Lucy's friendship. They're extremely close and you can tell how much they both appreciate each other. Sometimes with this trope one of the characte
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REVIEW: Rise of Kronos by Kate & Elise Fry

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Book Review "𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’†π’ π’šπ’π’–'𝒓𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’Žπ’†. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†. π‘¨π’π’š π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†. 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’šπ’π’–. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’‰π’π’Žπ’†. 𝑰𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’…, π’šπ’π’–'𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’π’π’š 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 π’˜π’‰π’ 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’”π’Šπ’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰. 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’˜π’π’“π’“π’š π’Šπ’‡ 𝑰'π’Ž π’†π’π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’šπ’π’–. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† π’Žπ’† 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝑰'π’Ž π’†π’π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  None (There is only kissing so I consider there to be no spice) Tropes:  Double reverse harem, major slow burn, PNR Series:  The Babylon Project #1 This series intrigued me when I saw that it was a double reverse harem. I've never read a reverse harem with two different women and harems. The plot sounded intriguing and I had to see how it played out. The premise of two different harems forming, while working towards the same goal, intrigued me a lot. I was even more invested once we started to
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ARC REVIEW: Hades: Stephanie and the Merciless Reaper by Theodora Taylor

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Book Review "𝑰 π’˜π’π’–π’π’… π’˜π’‚π’Šπ’• 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” π’Šπ’‡ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’Šπ’• π’•π’π’π’Œ. 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’šπ’π’–. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆." Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ Spice:  πŸ”₯ Tropes:  Dark romance, interracial couple, love at first sight vibes, MC romance Series:  Ruthless MC #5 *Check triggers before reading* On Stephanie's 21st birthday, she finds out her dad made a deal to hand her over. Why? Because he owes a blood debt to a ruthless MC President named Hades. Stephanie knew Hades before he was President. They saw each other one time were lovestruck. But tragedy struck before they had a chance to explore their feelings. Hades never physically harms Stephanie, but he does some really awful things to her. He has feelings for her, which complicates things around settling the blood debt owed to him. Stephanie shows kindness to him (frankly he doesn't deserve it), but he is weary as he believes her
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