Love 4 A Walk features Pam, a corporate woman who is struggling to get her Doberman, Bob to listen to her. He is an energetic pup andReview: 4.5 stars
Love 4 A Walk features Pam, a corporate woman who is struggling to get her Doberman, Bob to listen to her. He is an energetic pup and acts out when she is away from home destroying it. As such, she has trouble getting him to behave and listen because she coodles him. She also recently went through a breakup where her ex forces her to choose between him and the dog. Enter, her neighbour, Tyler and his territorial tiny dog, Tequila who ends up helping her out by taking care of Bob during weekdays to help her out.
Their interactions are hilarious as they were not a fan of each other to start but slowly started understanding each other better. The dogs are so cute! We have Bob, the doberman, a clownish, loud and energetic Doberman and Tequila, a small, fluffy, cute and sass dog!
One thing I love about the story is the portrayal of the characters. Given her recent breakup, Pam swore off men and gets nervous, insecure and is an overthinker. Tyler seems to also hold some trauma of his own against females since Tequila is very overprotective of him and will react when females are close to him. Watching them slowly develop feelings for each other is so sweet - slow burn at its finest!
The art is very expressive, with many great details in terms of facial expressions for the humans and dogs, driving the story. The colors are cozy and fit the story vibe.
Highly recommend it if you are looking for a love story with a slow burn featuring two cute dogs! ...more
9 Little People by Regina Feldman is a colorful book full of rhythms and beautiful illustrations. The book is simple would probably be more targeted t9 Little People by Regina Feldman is a colorful book full of rhythms and beautiful illustrations. The book is simple would probably be more targeted to younger kids to help build reading skills and the diversity of families.
The attention to detail is superb in the illustrations and the colors used bring about a soothing affect and can be easily read during bedtime.
I received a eARC from NorthSouth Books through NetGalle...more
This book is so precious! It follows a story of 2 high school boys who couldn’t be more different, yet became friends and slowly helpeReview: 5 stars
This book is so precious! It follows a story of 2 high school boys who couldn’t be more different, yet became friends and slowly helped each other get through life despite its hardships.
“Sometimes people just need a little something extra…so they can live like everyone else”
As the story progresses, seeing their growth and influence on each other is wonderful. It’s an excellent representation of neurodivergence, giving it some found family vibes and the importance of friendship in our lives. The illustrations are beautiful and very expressive.
100% would recommend it to anyone!
Thank you Kodansha, for the eARC on Netgalley...more
This story was originally a Draco/Hermione fanfic that got restructured into its own book completely with an original new world.
Osric Review: 2 stars
This story was originally a Draco/Hermione fanfic that got restructured into its own book completely with an original new world.
Osric is in desperate need of a healer to heal his incurable disease and is forced to seek the help of Aurienne where he bribes her to help him…they are meant to hate each other as their fractions/orders loathe each other with Aurienne being from the healer faction (Haelen) and Osric the assassin faction (Fyren). This starts out as true enemies to lovers given that both exceedingly hate each other.
I struggled with this book…and let me tell you why!
The writing style was choppy and dense to start with multiple flowery language used. It felt like reading a thesaurus at times…and it drove me nuts! The world building was nada with the exception of the glossary of terms we got in the intro..and the magic system - like it is present and all we know is Aurienne and Osric have them but that’s about itt??
I have no love for either of the characters, they were so boring and flat! I just know Aurienne is a healer and reputed to be good and she is helping. Osric in the meantime is a killer and is in it for the money….the romance wasn’t a romance until the last 10% of the book given the immense slow burn since it took some time for them to fall for each other. The banter was so off given the excessive flowery language and dick jokes
And the humor?!! Gahh, this one did not work for me - it was so crass and excessive with a lot of dick, farts, nipples, fluid, holes jokes thrown in. I wonder if the author was trying to make it more humorous and interesting but it did not work for me as it was not funny in any shape or form.
Overall, it definitely is not my vibe but it might be interesting to certain readers who enjoy a straightforward romance story with a simple fantasy plot.
Thank you Berkley Publishing and Acebooks for the eARC ...more
Thank you IzePress for the lovely physical arc! I was SO EXCITED to receive this.
This series was highly recommended to me by Holmes Review: 4.5 stars
Thank you IzePress for the lovely physical arc! I was SO EXCITED to receive this.
This series was highly recommended to me by Holmes (@ holmes.reads) given that I love Solo Leveling and ORV is even better than Solo.
Consider me intrigued after reading the book! Things are so interesting. I find Dokja Kim to be an incredible resilient character. While yes, he does hold an advantage having been a reader to the book, TWSA where the scenarios take place, he isn’t a passive character and strives to survive this new world. Given that this is a long series, the world building is still building up. The concept of the story mimics a video game concept humans are being treated as game pieces and entertainment as they go through scenarios to live and fight for their survival. This is broadcast and streamed to all over the world where celestial beings watch over it as entertainment. I love the mixture of eastern and western legendary figures they used such as Sun Wukong, my all time favourite character! It was amusing to see his name pop up as a Celestial and I am very interested to see where the author takes this story.
I find the translations straightforward and easy to follow….
I wish they made it a 300 page volume and include more chapters as opposed to only doing the first 25 chapters given that vol 1 in Korean has 36 chapters. This means that it will probably go past the 5 volumes that the Korean version has….
Overall, I am very tempted to just find the fan translation of this series and read to know what happens next or maybe wait for Vol.2!...more
I read the prequel You’ve Reached Sam and found that one to be an okay read. I decided to give this sequel a chance.
Oliver, Sam’s bReview: 3.75 stars
I read the prequel You’ve Reached Sam and found that one to be an okay read. I decided to give this sequel a chance.
Oliver, Sam’s best friend is still mourning the loss of his best friend, Sam to a point that he would occasionally text his deceased best friend's phone number. One day, he accidentally calls the number and someone picks up…Ben and little by little, they slowly fall in love.
This book explores the themes of grief, friendship, finding love with a hint of magical realism thrown in. Oliver is lost without his best friend, Sam. Everyone, including Julie, Sam’s past girlfriend, is moving onwards while he is still stuck. His recent relationship ended in a sour note with a cheating boyfriend and he is struggling with his loneliness. Enter Ben, the other person on the other side who has been reading his texts. What follows is a sweet and slow romance. I do enjoy how their relationship unfolds - Ben is so sweet and caring towards Oliver and respects Oliver’s position in life. Their relationship is genuine and heartful with a hint of astronomy and music thrown in.
I find the time travel magical realism unexpected and it felt that it could do without but the direction didn’t surprise me given that this is Dustin Thao. This made the ending somewhat open ended.
I find that the story flows well making it a quick and easy read. My only nitpick which I also find with the first book is the lack of emotional depth it has. I find this a miss since I find myself reading in passing glance with a lack of emotion invested in the characters. Hence, the review…
Thank you, Penguin Teen Canada for the lovely arc. ...more
Aaron is a personal chef who received his first assignment and unexpectedly found the girl he met on TOP, an ‘only fans’ type websitReview: 3.75 stars
Aaron is a personal chef who received his first assignment and unexpectedly found the girl he met on TOP, an ‘only fans’ type website, who is the daughter of his first client. This brings about complications as he is undeniably attracted to her and wants to avoid disappointing his family and bosses due to issues with his past history.
I also find this an interesting read since it is told in Aaron's POV. For a male character, Aaron is a very guilt-driven character, and his life is a little bit of a mess due to his ex-wife being in rehab and him juggling being a parent to his little daughter. The only upside is that he finally earns his first personal client as a chef, only to realize his client is rigid and demanding. Enter Charlotte, the daughter of his client and the girl from TOP…their attraction is undeniable from the get-go. It’s funny how he pretends he doesn’t know her, and she follows his lead only to call him out later. Given that there is a forbidden element to it, there were loads of sneaking around which eventually blew up in their faces (coughs), but eventually ended well. Oh, and this book's spice levels are off the charts!
Themes like emotional abuse, absentee parents, eating disorders, anxiety, and guilt were addressed. I also love that there were heavy cameos from characters of her previous books, even though this can be read as a standalone.
My issue with this book is that certain themes, like eating disorders, could have been handled a little better instead of being given a passing glance solution. I felt the characters addressed certain issues inappropriately, and it made me pause and reflect at some moments.
Tropes: - Single dad - Age gap - Found family - Secret identity - Forbidden romance - He cooks!
Thank you, Letizia Lorini, for the eARC! I had a blast reading it. This one is not to be missed for fans who have been reading Letizia from the get-go! ...more
I was dreading and looking forward to this book after the dreadness of Book 2. The book started with a lot of “woe is me” and introspReview: 4.5 Stars
I was dreading and looking forward to this book after the dreadness of Book 2. The book started with a lot of “woe is me” and introspective moments from the characters with some minimal action thrown in for about 25% of the book and I struggled a little with it. The book takes a multi-pov which makes things interesting when everything slowly comes together in the book.
This book was pure angst and heartbroken moments with everything coming through fruition due to the instigation of fate and prophecies where Lina never really had a choice in anything in the first place. It’s so lovely and heartbreaking to say how much Rui loves her and tries so hard to find her despite everything and how he refuses to give up. I love the part about Lina finding herself again and those parts bought tears into my eyes - her character has grown so much. The trilogy all did came together and everything did make sense...
I’m not doing a summary as it will give everything away and would recommend this series especially for the brilliantness in Book 3.
Thank you Entangled Publishing for the e-arc! ...more
This book comprises a collection of 17 short stories for middle grade readers with each story highlighting a mythical creature/cryptiReview: 4.5 Stars
This book comprises a collection of 17 short stories for middle grade readers with each story highlighting a mythical creature/cryptid that is known in South East Asia with each story written by a different author like June CL Tan, Jesse Q. Sutanto and many more including Hanna Alkaf who also edited this book.
Each story given that it is written by a different author is unique in its own way consisting of different themes and told in the POV of the child encountering the mythical creature for the first time. Themes like grief, change, adoption, bullying, fitting in, family and hope are strongly featured in these short stories. Every chapter includes a useful history of the mythical creature feature along with some illustrations of the mythical creature providing a more visual image to young readers to follow along.
I really appreciate stories like these as a nod to South East Asia culture. Being from Malaysia, it’s always lovely to see books like these to preserve the culture, legends and myths I grew up hearing. I find the use of the local dialect wonderful with a touch of food and religion peppered throughout hinting at the unique heritage to readers.
My only nitpick is that most of the stories take place in North America and speak to the culture there with only hints of the mythical beasts. Might be due to most of the authors being located in North America? I also hope the final edition may add a glossary of terms that may help a lot of non-local readers to grasp the unique terms we use in the book to provide a better understanding.
My favourite stories are: The Girl in the Graveyard The Curse of Sang Kelembai Dance of the Unicorns Kusu Island The Mawas in the Airport Melati And The Eternal Battle Naga Fireball Ellie Takes Flight
I enjoyed this collection as it brings me back to the roots of my heritage and the stories I grew up with and it’s definitely one not to be missed!...more
What a beautiful book showcasing the Dragon Boat Festival and the tale of Qu Yuan, a famous poet. I very much enjoy the storytelling asReview: 4 stars
What a beautiful book showcasing the Dragon Boat Festival and the tale of Qu Yuan, a famous poet. I very much enjoy the storytelling aspect of how the DragonBoat Festival came out and the loving grandparents and grandchild relationship. I also love that it features a recipe for Zongzi, the sticky rice dumplings which are always present during the festival.
Christina’s storytelling with depictions of texts such as “Boom Boom” creates an excitable feeling of reading. The illustrations are beautiful and Nicole did an amazing job bringing the scenes and the people to life. The soft colorful depictions of the boats and the dragons feature are eye-catching and fun to see!
Such a beautiful book worth treasuring and using as a learning tool to depict an important Asian festival.
Thank you, FireFlies Distribution of the lovely finished copy! ...more
To everyone who knows me, I follow the In Death series by J.D. Robb religiously….This is book 61!
Review Framed in Death by JD Robb 4.5 stars
Framed in DTo everyone who knows me, I follow the In Death series by J.D. Robb religiously….This is book 61!
Review Framed in Death by JD Robb 4.5 stars
Framed in Death brings forth a pretentious killer who kills for the name sparking passion in their art. In this book, we get POVs from the killer's end where the readers know who the killer is. This also makes it an interesting read because the killer would prop his victims up to represent famous classic paintings such as “The Lady with the Pearl Earring” and it is a race against time with the killer going for one victim every night before Eve and her team caught him.
| “With rank, comes bullshit” Even to Jenkinson, her second in command on the bs of paperwork |
As always, the book prioritizes the interpersonal relationships that Eve has such as one with her partner where their house of dreams is completed and Eve and Roarke were invited for dinner. It’s great to finally see a project over the course of several books completed. The relationships that Eve has with her crew of cops is great to see especially how they leaned to her case due to time constraints.
|”I do enjoy your bullpen, Lieutenant. I enjoyed it very much. It’s never dull” Roarke to Eve during his visit to her work place|
My favourite moments are always Eve’s interactions with Roake. The understanding and love they have for each other just grows - such as the marriage rules note with Eve always giving a heads up to Roarke if she is late, the money lending where Eve will always pay Roarke back to the formidable outfits Roarke always picks out for her. And their moments with Galahad, their cat where he sneaks up during breakfast time to get himself some and to a point that Roarke would banish him out of the bedroom and bring the used dishes to the closet to lock them in.
It is always fascinating to see Eve’s mind works and in this case, there were a lot of chipping aways and circumstantial moments before finally apprehending the killer. We also get to see how sometimes the law can make things more lenient when money can buy anything and how Eve and her team outsmarts the killer here.
It was a fun and riveting read for me. I would always recommend this series, as it features a strong female lead, police investigative elements thrown in, touchpoints of love, friendships, found family, and murder mystery elements. ...more
It is such a dream to see one of my favourite teen series being adapted as a graphic novel.
This is book 1 of a quartet depicted afterReview: 5 stars
It is such a dream to see one of my favourite teen series being adapted as a graphic novel.
This is book 1 of a quartet depicted after Alanna: The First Adventure where Alanna disguises herself as a boy as she wants to become a knight and swap places with her twin. While this isn’t my favourite series by Tamora, it will always be a classic for me.
I would say the graphic adaptation stayed true to the novel in terms of character depictions, story plot, settings and the dialogue. You can tell how much love went into the book and how the artist and writer is inspired to stay true to the original! They really capture the essence of the book in a graphic novel. I hope they will adapt the remaining 3 books into its own graphic novel to have a complete set!
To note, I still love it in my 30s and would always recommend this series!
Thank you so much, Manda Group (Stephanie) for the lovely finished copy. This will forever be a treasured edition in my shelves....more
Noelle went to the night market one day and ended up eating some magical dumplings whi Review: 4.25 stars
Okayy, this book is such a fun and cute read!
Noelle went to the night market one day and ended up eating some magical dumplings which forces her to relieve 20th June all over again! Surely there must be a reason why this is happening! I gotta commend Noelle and her engineering brain where she tried to develop hypotheses and tested them in every time loop from acupuncture, to getting a kiss to eating all the dumplings in various dumplings stores she can find. As there are no consequences to her actions the next day, she finds herself taking more risks and chances that she would never take in her real life - getting the pixie haircut she wants, flirting with a cute guy she saw at the boba shop, breaking bread with her younger sister who she could never understand, and going for spontaneous trips and trying new restaurants as the credit card charges always reset. Her character development and the daily struggles she faced is so relatable!
I find this book an ode to the city of Toronto. Being a local here, it’s fun to see every day places I know represent in the book. Themes like sibling and family love, friendship, romance, psychological causes, societal cues and the appreciation of little things in life are explored in this book. I also find the plot unique enough with a fun magical twist.
Definitely a fun book to read as I had such a blast reading this one.
Thank you Simon and Schuster for sending me a physical arc of this book! ...more
This was a fun read for a college sports romance. Sierra has always had a crush on Gavin, the QB of her college foo**spoiler alert** Review: 3.5 stars
This was a fun read for a college sports romance. Sierra has always had a crush on Gavin, the QB of her college football team and her older brother's best friend and teammate. This indirectly makes it a no-no to act on her feelings towards Gavin, especially since he is always nice to everyone. It turned out that they did have amazing chemistry when she had a little too much to drink, and he walked her back to her dorm, and they ended up making up before getting rudely interrupted.
Fast forward to 2 years later, when they start as friends despite having undeniable chemistry after pretending that the make-out session did not happen. Sierra comes from a loving family, but because of her talented older brother, she sometimes comes in as an afterthought. Because of this, she wants someone to put her first and not as an afterthought. Gavin comes from some family trauma where his father is a bully and would always put him down, and he has a submissive mother who follows along with his father. As such, he never wants to be in a relationship because he thinks he will never be good enough. Yet, they cannot help but gravitate towards each other.
The feels here were solid, with some yearning thrown in. I feel like some depth could have been added to when Sierra realizes she comes first in Gavin’s life despite school and football pressure. I also felt like the relationship stage was glossed over due to the time skip. Some edits are still needed, such as the scene in Hectors where Sierra’s hair was down, but then it was also mentioned that her hair was in a messy bun. I also felt the term “menn…” was way overused!
I did enjoy the book overall. It was a solid read, and it will unlikely be my last read from this author.
Thank you, FireFlies Distribution, for the physical arc, It is a fun one to devour in one sitting
Tropes - sports romance - brother’s best friend - hidden love - college setting ...more
This one was an okay read. Anna Liang, the daughter of the second to the emperor of Midnight Courts is sent to London to work with PReview: 3.75 stars
This one was an okay read. Anna Liang, the daughter of the second to the emperor of Midnight Courts is sent to London to work with Paris, her ex-boyfriend and the prince of Dawn Court to seek the thief that stole the Dawn’s court biological weapon which has a potential of destroying the Dawn Court. At the same time, she is also meant to spy on the goings on Dawn Court and send information back to her court.
This story is fast paced from the start of Paris and Anna re-meeting again after three years when they ended their relationship. Like true enemies, they seek to kill each other at the start. The tension between both characters is great. I struggled a little with the romance because it felt a little off - there was just something lacking despite the tension and the push-pull moments. This story also had some strong friendship bonds and found family trope given Paris’s bonds with 4 friends who helped out with the mission and Anna’s strong friendship with Josephine who helped her out with this mission.
The plot was somewhat predictable but the writing style makes it easy to read and a fast read. It makes you want to continue reading to find out what happens next. For a YA fiction, it had some good twists that added to the story! The Midnight Courts takes to Asian elements with an emperor in gold as the head and the celebration of the autumn festival. The Dawn Courts takes to Western Elements with the opulence of balls and sporting events like Polo.
The other reason I struggled with this book is the believability of certain elements. For example, Anna’s and Paris’s relationship - this could have been explored more in terms of flashbacks of their past. The book is told in Anna’s POV which mostly focuses on her and her thoughts like what she felt for Paris was very surface level. Given her parents strong involvement with the court, she has no experience doing espionage yet she was their first choice to send? There were also some disjointed and unnecessary moments that didn’t really add to the plot. Certain parts felt too rushed when they should be drawn out….The world building also lacks some substance given that there was so little history in the story about it e.g., what led to the rise of both courts and why are they enemies?
Overall, I did enjoy this read! And watching out for that crazy ending because this means there will be a Book 2! ...more
We are introduced to Jolie, who is a high school sophomore who has been ostracized due to her freak out incident a **spoiler alert** Review: 2.5 stars
We are introduced to Jolie, who is a high school sophomore who has been ostracized due to her freak out incident a year ago. She is now the loner in school and her best friends, Lana and Daphne avoid her like a plague. Everything changes when she saves Huong, a popular girl from an incident at the pool. Huong takes her under her wing and as they spend more time together, they discover lost powers and realise that they were the legendary Trung sisters, queens who were meant to fight their brothers who bring calamity to the world…
This book was told in Jolie’s POV. I empathise with her character as she started as this nervous and bullied kid who lost her way through high school since a freak accident. It doesn’t help that her grandpa, a renowned fortune teller, is also having bouts of confusion and freak accidents leading her family to be ostracized. The author captured the growing pains of teenagers perfectly in this world. However, I have to question how the author portray the teens in their manner of speaking etc: I mean who finds the bible interesting
While I did enjoy the lore that the author based this book on, I struggled with this book. I was so lost in at least 50% of this book since Jolie had no idea what was going on. The pacing of the book was so slow in the first half especially with the introduction of their powers and their hunt for it. There were parts where the book felt repetitive and confusing with the back and forth from modern to ancient Vietnam and when it shifts from past to present suddenly.
The worldbuilding itself felt flat with vague descriptions such as the glossover of the magic system and how the elements work. It was so confusing to grasp. I could see all the major twists coming and the book got predictable and boring. And of course, the ending was so rushed that there were still many things left unresolved.
Overall, it was an okay read due to the ease of the writing style and the short concise chapters and it wasn’t for me. There were some points where I was close to dnf’ing since I failed to grasp the concept of the book until I reached the 50% mark and once I did, it felt flat.
Thank you PenguinTeen for the physical ARC....more
A Mulan retelling set in the modern day world?!! I’m sold as Mulan has always been one of my favorite Disney movies. This is set in tReview: 3:5 Stars
A Mulan retelling set in the modern day world?!! I’m sold as Mulan has always been one of my favorite Disney movies. This is set in the world of finance where Mulan’s dad's firm is interested in acquiring a whiskey company, Wutai Gold, who only wants to deal with her father. Unfortunately for Mulan, the company refuses to deal with anyone else but her father and thus, begins her role to impersonate her father to play the part.
I love Jesse’s writing. There were so many scenes where I felt for Mulan and would cringe in embarrassment and lol'd so hard because of the scenarios she put herself in. Of course, there is Shang, the CEO of Wutai Gold who she has undeniable chemistry with.
I love the depiction of Mulan here as she grew up with some childhood trauma and thus, feel the need to prove herself as the best possible child her parents need her to be. She wears so many facets of herself such as the dutiful daughter or the “finance bro” mask to get what she needs. It was lovely to see how Mulan went through a journey of self-discovery to find herself and her character development was relatable.
Shang on the other hand grew up with a single mum and was raised in a very misogynistic external family of uncles, cousins and aunts. There is a very interesting contrast he brings where he is amazing at cooking and household tasks which others would see as un-masculine. And of course, we have Mushu, who is Mulan’s cousin and she brings the hilarious moments in the book.
My favourite plot moments were the moments in the ranch. Poor Mulan where in the quest of proving herself, she went through a good amount of incidents such as falling in cow dung to do so. There were some moments where the talk was very heavy on the Gen-Z slang and the trope got very trope-y buttt I still enjoy reading it as the storyline flows pretty well.
My only issue with this book is the romance…there were more lust moments than romance…and when they finally got together, the time spent together was in summarized format and more attention was given to the overall plot points of resolving the overarching plot. I need more to make the romance more believable.
I screamed when I saw this email appear in my iReview: 5 Stars
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I screamed when I saw this email appear in my inbox giving me access to the arc of this book. It was my anticipated read for 2025 and absolutely did not disappoint!
I was looking forward to this one as we finally get to visit a Changeling group we have yet to connect with the Windhaven clan. We met Adam in Mercy and Riley’s book and I was already intrigued by him. From the get go, the push-pull that was missing in the recent books was very much present here! This one speaks to second chance connection as Adam and Eleri met when they were young but were never meant to be due to circumstances…Fast forward to the present where Eleri arrives in the town where Adam’s clan resides on a personal hunt for a serial killer due to her work …and she and Adam met…the angst, yearning and the feelsssss!! This book took me through an emotional wringer! Due to their past history, Adam struggles with forgiving Eleri and would keep himself at arms’ length but could not help but feel the pull to always seek her out.
|"Life was…beautiful..and more painful than death"|
I love the characters assembled and the supporting characters here. Eleri is such a strong and determined character. While she lost her ability to 'feel', she very much knows what she is to Adam and wants to make up for the past hurt she caused him. Because of this, she leaves it to Adam to dictate the nature of the relationship. She would never lie to him after being forced to do it in the past and destroying the nature of their relationship before it even began. Adam is such a strong 'Wingleader' (Alpha). His ability to be there for his clan and his capacity to feel are huge. I was cheering him on when he finally forgave Eleri, as the fault was never hers in the first place and could have cost her her life.
|"You’re enough. You’ve always been enough"|
I also love that the side story of the hunt for the serial killer, combined with the threat of Eleri’s phy shields giving out, went hand in hand with the romance, making this a dynamic read, leaving me guessing who the serial killer was I also like the brief respite we got from the overarching story which leads to more character development and a focus on the romance of the main couple with some interesting romance happening with some of the side characters!
There were some cameos from the past characters we know and love, as the world Nalini introduced us to has grown, with many intersecting characters in place. This book is a salute to her older series and will probably be one of my top favourites in this series, besides Silver Silence....more
Thank you Elleese Black for the gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.
I have been following the Healing in Cincy series from the start3.5 star
Thank you Elleese Black for the gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.
I have been following the Healing in Cincy series from the start of her debut novel and it has been an overall solid series to read.
This book is a sweet read. Riley and Sarah unexpectedly hooked up via a 1 nightstand and fast forward to re-meeting a year later when Riley desperately needs a publicist to save his image. Not surprisingly they were photographed together and to save Riley’s image further, they decided to fake date their way through and not surprisingly fall for each other.
If you are looking for a green flag man, I present to you Riley! From the get-go, he is in it for the long haul and there was no fake-ness in the way he treats Sarah. You could tell how much he cares for her. The support he gives her is just amazing! Scarred from the cheating ex, Sarah has closed herself off to love and wants nothing to do with it but little by little she starts falling for Riley especially with the wholesome support he gives her.
Their relationship is one of support and growth where they start taking care of one another and always supporting each other when needed and THE COMMUNICATION is so green! If you are looking for a romance book where both characters lift each other up and support each other tremendously, this book is for you!
If I have to nitpick a little, there was a scene where Sarah goes into a manic episode where she felt like Riley brushed her off - that scene was never really explored and there was no further depth added to it which I felt was a miss!
Tropes: Hockey player x publicist Reverse Age gap (23 & 29) Sports romance Spicy Mental Health rep No 3rd act breakup Cats!...more
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