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3.75*

This was a beautiful collection of poetry. I've read almost all of Amanda Lovelace's works and I think this might be my new favorite. I could relate to a lot of the Poems and I almost cried a couple of times. Thank you so much to the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I'm speechless I am absolutely in love with this book

This is a great collection of poems about mental health, body positivity, being female, and being Black/biracial. I could really relate to a lot of the poems about being fat and struggling with mental health. While I did enjoy the poems there were some that I couldn't get into. Some of them just didn't pack the punch that the other ones did.

Thank you to NetGalley and Button Poetry for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The way I was finishing this while watching tv with my mom and had to hold in my tears IM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK

4.5* I literally went through every emotion while reading this wow

This was definitely a hard read for me. Each section is very different giving you a look into people's lives. It was emotional to read and sometimes hard to get through. It was incredibly well written and I enjoyed that.

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love poetry so I was excited to read this. I ended up enjoying a lot of the poems. Unfortunately, there were some that I couldn't really get into. But that could have been just a me thing. I did enjoy that the poems were dark and gruesome. I did feel like there were a lot of poems in here, I think it could have been cut down. Overall it was good, but nothing amazing.

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars✨

I have never read anything by Fiona Zedde before this. I did not expect that this was going to be an intrigue and mystery storyline in this book and that is one of my favorite genres, so this made it a pleasant surprise.

We have Agnes Noble who is private, mysterious, and untouchable. She rules House of Agnes, the most exclusive escort agency on the East Coast, with a diamond fist. Crossing her is a mistake no one makes twice. We then have Investigative reporter Lola Osbourne who is not afraid. She's gunning for the House and its so-called queen. She'll make sure no other innocent gets dragged into Agnes's alluring web, to be used and discarded the way Lola's sister was. From the moment she lays eyes on Lola, Agnes knows she's hiding something but she also knows she won't be able to resist Lola.

I really liked the way this story was told. I enjoyed Lola's determination and her ability to change her mind. I also liked that it was an age-gape romance, as those are one of my favorites. The atmosphere is also fantastic. I will admit that there were some plot holes and a couple of convenient timings that made me roll my eyes. But I still enjoyed it. The steamy sex scenes were definitely my favorite part.

However, I did have some issues. First, there were sometimes where I was really confused. I like that they spent some time together, talking and getting to know each other, but I don't think that one night of flirtation and dinner together was enough for them to fall in love. I felt that the reveal was a letdown. I just was expecting more. The writing isn't bad, but it didn't wow me, and there were a few repetitive things that were annoying.

Overall, I did enjoy this. If you're looking for a sapphic romance with some mystery in it, I do recommend this. Thank you to Netgalley and Ylva Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

So I was really enjoying the first half of this, like a lot. But the second half completely lost me. The ending I hated, I was so disappointed because I was loving the first half of this book.

This was hot and cute I loved it

I need the second book like now omg!!!!

I absolutely loved this omg

3.5* I think I enjoyed this honestly I don't really know

4.75* Um, I need the second book right now.

Howls From Hell is a horror anthology collecting together sixteen stories. I have never read an anthology so this was a lot of fun. If you enjoy horror, then you should enjoy some of these stories. I do have some favorites but overall these were all really good. Some of the stories did drag and some I felt like were a little too short. I think my favorites are Junco Creek by S.E. Denton and Suspended in Light by Alex Wolfgang, I would buy these if they were a book. Thank you to NetGalley and HOWL Society Press for the ARC.

The smut was good but that was all that I liked

Don't ask me why I enjoyed this because even I don't know

This book had me sobbing at the end omg I'm still emotional!!

3.5

Amanda Lovelace has done it again. Every poetry book I read from her has made me cry and this book is no exception. This poetry book speaks on the experiences that young girls go through throughout their lives. I. could relate to many of these poems and that broke my heart. While reading this I felt empowered and strong. The writing was once again amazing.

That being said, there were some poems that felt kinda felt to me. That could just be a me thing though. I am giving this book 4/5 stars.

‘Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.'

This book was literally so wild! So steamy I could not put it down. This book definitely fulfilled my daddy kink!

This poetry collection was absolutely beautiful. I have never been in a relationship, but I still felt like I could relate to the poems. I could really feel Katie's pain in this and I felt like I could relate.

THIS BOOK KILLED ME!!!!

I read Samantha Downing's first book “My Lovely Wife” last year and LOVED it, so when I saw that she had a new book coming out I knew I had to read it.

This book follows three siblings: Beth, Portia and Eddie Morgan, on a road trip to get their grandfathers inheritance after he has passed away. The thing is they took this same road trip when they were kids and shit went done on that trip.

I have never read a book revolving around a road trip so I didn't know what to expect. I still don't know how I feel about road trip books. This is definitely a slow burn mystery/thriller. Once I got into this book I could not stop reading.

I really liked following Beth's POV. For me I liked feeling like I couldn't trust her. Reading from Beth's POV made me so invested. I also liked how she describes herself as not being a heroine, it made the book even more intense. Personally, that makes the book better for me, knowing that we can't trust our main character.

That ENDING!!!

I adore this book omg!!