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There was nothing I didn't love about this book. Here are a brief list of my love notes to book 2.

The fact the girls stayed to fight for their place at ZA.The revenge plots against the Heirs. (My fav being the griffin shit).

Geraldine. Hands down my fav character as she cracks me up with all of her antics.The boys point of view. I love multiple points of view in a book.

I am here for all of Darius and Tory. Enemies to Lovers right.The action of the nymph fight.

Short and sweet.  This is the second book in the series.  After you read the book the author explains that she wrote this book because everyone kept asking what happened to Lily and Atlas.  She realized that everyone was looking for the happy ending.  What I loved so much about the first book was the raw and realness of it.  So to get this book and it be a happy ending where everything is tied up nicely with a bow it just didn't work for me and it wasn't what I was expecting.

So imagine that you and your twin sister are struggling to find ways to pay the rent for your crappy apartment. Then a man shows up and tells you that you are Fae. Your parents who died left you lots of money, but you must enroll in Zodiac Academy and graduate to get all of the inheritance.  You will have a stipend the whole time you are enrolled so it beats struggling.  Then after you get there you find out your parents were the last King and Queen of Solaria and you must graduate from Zodiac Academy in to take over the throne.  However, the Four Heirs, who were suppose to take over, isn't going to make it easy for you. 
The bully thing doesn't turn me off, it just makes me root for the good guys a little more.  The twisted sisters created a perfect recipe with this one.  A little dark academia, a little bullying, a little competition, and some cute fae, and poof now I'm screwed because I can't wait to read the whole series.

I saw the author talking about this book on Tiktok and she was so compelling I got the book.  This is a historical novel based on the life of the author's great grandmother. Imagine you are living in England during the early 1900's and your mom packs you a bag and leaves you standing on a street corner waiting for a woman from the traveling fair to come and take you.  This story is so well written and gives you insight into what life was like for the poor in England.   The attention to detail had me so engrossed in the story.  There were parts of this book that will stay with me for awhile.  I only wish there was more variation as it was mainly even keel throughout.  

Such a great book! This is a YA Fantasy Adventure. The writing was great and kept me interested the entire time. I loved Briar's character. I liked the building romance. I was able to guess what was going to happen and then noticed that I still had 15% left of the book. At this point I realized there was a twist coming. I definitely didn't see the twists coming. This book has multiple timelines. Sometimes when switching between the tinelines it wasn't immediately clear which timeline we were in until further in the chapter.

I loved Jane and was invested into her story. The pacing was slow at parts. The plot went from point A to point B. It left very little room for details and was centralized around the relationship with the captain. I kept waiting and waiting for the captain to discovered her secret but it lacked impact once it did happen. I was devastated when Harry died. The emotion was well described and raw.

The beginning was so well written I was instantly sucked in. Narrator was great and witty. This book has a quality I have recently discovered I love in books. The story begins at the end of the book and you go back in time and see how the story progresses to the end. I thought the world building was great and the plot was unique. Loved all the pop culture references. There is a slow burn romance with Detective Hottie. He is referred to so many times as Detective Hottie that I actually forgot his name. There is a lull in the middle and I found the character Fibs of minimal value to the story.

Amazing! Loved this book. Sad I have to wait until the next book is written. Tropes in this book are enemies to lovers, fated mates, morally gray female and male main characters. I thought the world building and plot were unique. Even the secondary characters were great and well written. There is spice 🌶. There is a Pronunciation and World Guide at the back of the book. This book ends on the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers. I am dying to read the 2nd book.

When I found out A.R. Rose was writing a book I was excited.  I joined her reader group and when she sent out a teaser I was done for.  I knew this book was going to be amazing and I couldn't wait.  When it hit my inbox I lost my crap.  I devoured this book in 2 days.  It is a dual point of view, second chance romance, slow burn, with spice and an alpha male.  This book is so well written and amazing and it is by a debut author.  In the book not only do you meet Elle and Ryder in this book, but you also get introduced to the characters for the second book.  The fire scene devastated me.

Well this is my 1st Sara Cate book and it will not be my last.  This book was amazing!    Standing in front of an air conditioner at full blast will not cool the heat coming off of me after reading this book.  Having seen this book everywhere I figured it was going to be good, but when a book exceeds your expectations it is such an amazing feeling.  This is an age gap romance, with sex positivity, and loads of amazing spice.  I usually am not a fan of age gap romance ,but this was too good not to love.  I loved Charlie and Emerson's first encounter.  I loved watching Charlie gain her confidence back and follow her curiosity.   My favorite part was the spice, and it was perfection.  It was nice to see that the plot wasn't just sex, but there were family themes also.  Charlie's relationship with her mom and sister Sophie were so amazing.

I felt like the first half of the book was a little weak and some parts were slow paced.  I was not a fan of Feyre pretending to be back with Tamlin.  I was happy that it ended quickly and she was back home Rhys very quickly.  The second half of the book was better paced and had all the action.  I enjoyed Bryaxis, the bone carver, and the weaver.  I was very happy about the injury and death of Ianthe.  Jurian's character totally threw me for a loop.  I was just not expecting him to actually be a good guy.  I am a little mad at Sarah J. Maas for throwing all the feels in this book.  I sobbed when Rhy died, I sobbed when the Suriel died, I sobbed when Amren changed into her new form, I sobbed when their dad arrived with the armada to save his daughters, and I sobbed when he died.  I felt like Nesta and Elain need more substance.  I am waiting to see if Nesta and Cassian's relationship develops further.  Azriel needs some more attention such as a real love interest or a some major event. 

This book made me realize that I root for the flawed individuals. I had a hard time connecting with the MC because she was too well put togther for a high school student. She knew exactly who she was, she knew exactly what she wanted, she was clear in telling people what she wanted, and she had boundaries. I had a hard time rooting for her because she was literally her own cheerleader. She spent a significant amount of time in a relationship with an individual other then her best friend so I was more invested in that relationship because the whole book was more involved with that relationship. I thought that the friendships between the 6 were very cute. I didn't love the book and I didn't hate the book. There were some very cute quotes in the book about who makes up family that I absolutely loved. I received this book as an ARC.

I really enjoy the writing style of Sarah J. Maas. I will definitely be reading her other books. I loved this book. It felt easier and flowed better then the first partly because the relationship with Rhys was more natural than Tamlin. Tamlin locking her up had me so heated. I was shouting I knew it when Tamlin and Lucien were working with Hybern. I would like to move to Velaris. It sounded like the epitome of peace. I found a new villian to hate the human queens collectively. I like that Feyre has come into her powers and is stronger then many know. I loved that her kindness to the wraith was paid back by saving her life. I hated how this book sent her babk to Tamlin. I am eagerly anticipating reading the next book to see if Cassian and Nessa have a thing, what becomes of Lucien and Elain since they are mates, what comes of the war with Hybern, and I pray Feyre gets her revenge on Tamlin. Side note: I am so sad for Feyre, Nessa, and Elain's father. He now has 3 fairy daughters and he doesn't even know yet.

Probably an unpopular opinion but I didn't enjoy Feyre and Tamlin's relationship. It felt forced or fake or like it was stockholm syndrome. He took her from her family and because they were forced together she fell in love with him. I felt like Lucien and Tamlin were just not good people. I found it odd that she killed his friend and he takes her in and takes care of her and her family. Although, later we find out that he needed her to fall in love with him to break the curse. I liked Feyre's character. She was loyal to her family, strong willed, and ingenious. I loved Amarantha as the villian. I really disliked her which shows how well written she was. She would just do things that were unnecessary just to torture Feyre. I did immediately solve the riddle and wondered why it took until the end of the book to solve. I am interested to see what happens in the next book with the bond between Rhys and Feyre. He seems the most interesting character. I am hoping in the next book the relationship between Tamlin and Feyre becomes more natural or stronger where I can feel a better connection. The way Sarah J. Maas weaves the world building information into the story made it such a great book. The characters seem intentially created in particular ways to make you think one thing but create a left hand turn. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out in book 2.

I loved that there were different breeds and half breeds of vampires. I enjoyed Lissa and Rose's relationship. I loved that they both would have sacrificed for each other. I enjoyed Christian and Dimitri's characters. I thought they were well developed. I was hoping for more details or information surrounding the school. We were given very limited or basic information. I thought there was an excessive amount of drama. The twists at the end took me completely by surprise.

Contemporary romance, with fake relationship, & opposites attract. Good plot. I loved Anna, but Phillip was a bit dry. I liked some of the secondary characters. There is some spice. There is a lot of Irish slang and if you are struggling to understand there is a great glossary in the back of the book. This book is dialog rich which I struggle with as I prefer descriptive rich books. There were some parts that would have benefited from being more showing then telling. Overall good book. I received this book as an ARC.

I will not tell you anything different then what has already been said about this book.  Kate Stewart knows how to break a heart.  This book is so well written and completely devastating. I knew it was going to break me as everyone says so but I had no idea I might need therapy afterwards.  I ugly cried so hard.  The characters were well formed and thought out.  The plot is amazing.  If you are looking for feelings here is your book.

This was a book I didn't know I needed or wanted, but I am so glad that the author wrote. This author has now become an automatic read for me. This book is completely different from the first two books as they were about witches and vampires and centered around the two main characters. This book is about shifter and vampires and centers around secondary characters. The world building and magic system explanations are amazing. There is also lots of amazing spice. This book grabs your attention and holds it for the entire time. The author could write nutrition labels and I would find it fascinating. I received this book as an ARC.

This gave me Disney vibes.  I kept imagining that the forest it took place in was the same one as Beauty and The Beast.  The only difference is the main character is more sassy and there is spice that Disney wouldn't allow.  This has enemies to lovers, fae, and a female evil villain.  This is a dark retelling of sleeping beauty.  The difference is sleeping beauties story ends as she wakes up where Thorne's is just beginning.  The main character is Thorne, whose name I absolutely love.  She is sassy, brave, independent, and she learns to fight. Just when you think you know what is going to happen next a new twist or turn happens.  My only issue with this book is that I love everything tied up nice and neat at the end and there was one thing that I wish was different.

This is a good YA fantasy book.  This is geared towards a younger population.  I wish this series was around when I was younger as this would have been a series I devoured.  It has all the requirements I enjoyed, high school aged characters, a love interest, and paranormal characters and elements.  I really enjoyed the relationship between Hanna and Brandon.  It had a realistic development and felt genuine.  I wish the relationships with Hannah's family members seemed as developed as the relationships of Hanna's peers.  I had an issue with the pacing.  When I discuss pacing I usually say it was too slow but I had the opposite issue.  The pacing seemed lightning fast.  I actually reread a couple of parts because I thought I had accidentally skipped over a section

Scarsdale Publishing reached out and asked if I would be interested in reviewing this book.  Which I obviously said absolutely.  The story follows Nou and her family's struggles fleeing from Laos after the Viet Nam War.  This book will not be for everyone.  The writing style is short and succinct sentences which will turn some readers off.  If you can see beyond that you will be rewarded with a great story.  While this is historical fiction the story is based off of the experiences of the author, her husband, and their families.  This story is devastating and I had to stop reading it one day as I was just sobbing.  The only thing I didn't enjoy was the ending and it was because I didn't get any resolution as I wanted more of the story.

I immediately zeroed in on the brother.  Then the narrator leads you to the boyfriend so I think ok maybe I was wrong about the brother.  The author does a good job with breadcrumbs that lead you to where she wants you.  In the end we learn the brother really did do it and that the boyfriend had nothing to do with it.  There is also a surprise character involved that I hadn't suspected.  It was slow in parts that made it feel longer then it was.  Also, the mother who is non-verbal due to an self inflicted injury was able to communicate with Chloe after 20 years.  This was so unbelievable.  This would be a good book for someone just getting into thrillers.

The world building is impeccable and I don't think I have seen better in any book.  The female main character is strong and fierce while being kind.  My 2 mini complaints are the book is very long and there is repetitive phrasing.  I would encourage anyone to read this book. Side note: there is an organizational chart in the back that explains who each character is.

This book has a totally different vibe then the first book.  The first book was the bachelor trope with fated mates and witches and vampires while this book is enemies to lovers while fated mates with witches, vampires, shifters, & fae.  K.M. Rives writing style draws you in.  She could write nutrition labels and I would find it fascinating.  The world building is fantastic and the characters are very well developed, even the secondary characters have a lot of depth to them.  Augustine was frustrating in this book.

Not sure why no one is talking about this book.  If you know one thing about me know I love cute shoes & boots. This cover is sexy as hell. I read the first paragraph and knew I was going to enjoy this book.  I was expecting this to be a mystery, but I was pleasantly surprised to find there was also romance & humor.  This book was light and fun.  Coming off of the dense emotions from Flock this was the perfect palate cleanser.  It is written in such a way that you feel like you are actually right there experiencing everything next to the main character.  At the end of the book I found myself protectively coving my nipples with my hands due to something a character said.  I also did not see the plot twist at the end coming at all.