Suz Duvall
I want to live in this world and never leave. Yael and Margot have a piece of my heart. Both characters have strong, individual voices and felt as thought they were crafted with so much love and care.
If you're looking for a good queer cozy fantasy, this is it.
Does it count as a DNF if I quit in chapter 1?
Pub in 2024 and referencing HP? Gross.
Edit: apparently pub in 2021 but has a copyright of 2024 and a new cover? Could have easily taken out the HP reference imo.
She had to edit the file to add the copyright and cover art credit anyway.
Overcoming the negative voices of her past is difficult and Darcy struggles to accept that she is worthy of the attention that Atlas is giving her. But Atlas knows what he wants and he's determined to show Darcy that he's here there stay.
There's no shortage of tattoo parlor romances but this one is so cute! It's a great quick read if you're in the mood for a sweet romance with a hint of spice
DNF at 68% (i think?)
i am once again DNFing a book in this collective over a child (or someone who is being perceived as a child in this case) being sexualized. someone please sedate me
Possible Spoilers ahead
TLDR MC 1 thinks that MC 2 is a CHILD when they first meet. (the worst meet cute i've ever read) MC 1 then thinks about how handsome MC 2 is while he still thinks MC 2 is a child. Consistency isn't a thing. neither is relationship growth.
direct quotes and my notes as i was reading. :)
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 30
“Hey, kid. Where are your parents? The kitchen isn't a place to play,” I said to his back. The boy turned off the stove— thank fuck-before spinning around on his stool to face me. The first things I noticed were his bright green eyes that glittered as beautifully as gemstones.
His eyes shone even brighter as his features twisted into a frown as he crossed his arms. The next things I noticed were his handsome features with a dark, five o'clock shadow that seemed too mature for a kid, but I brushed it off considering I knew nothing about the human aging process.
I'd heard from the circus-goers that children these days looked almost too mature for their age”
I'm sorry is this supposed to make want them to get together?? Am I supposed to root for the guy who's sexualizing someone he is perceiving as a child????
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 31
The action was so exaggerated that he lost his center of balance and toppled forward. Fortunately, I was tall enough to lean over the counters and catch the kid under his armpits before he fell and cracked his head open.
WHAT
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 31
The boy was so light that I knew he had to be lying about being an adult. I was a tad bit stronger than normal humans from the Vermilion Bird blood, but I definitely wasn't strong enough to hold an adult human man up like I was holding a puppy.
WTF. literally. what. is. happening??
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 31
The boy-man—
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 32
the kid—man—
2nd time thinking of him as a CHILD after having to be shown proof that he's an adult (literally, Rhett had to show him his ID before he would believe him????)
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 33
Maybe it was because I thought he was a kid moments earlier, but he had an innocence about him that told me he'd only found this situation hilarious and wasn't making fun of me.
That feels very icky
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 35
“It's good, right? Told you I wasn't playing around,” he teased. His bright eyes glistened as they focused on me. A strangled sound came from my throat, and the chains I'd tightly bolted around my core loosened. Nothing about his actions should have caused me to lose control over myself, but they had anyway.
I'm uncomfy. 3 pages ago you thought he was a child
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 64
Neither of them seemed to care about the fact that Eli was dating a man, but it felt like a huge bomb had been dropped on me. A pleasant and eye-opening bomb. I wondered if Conall was part of the rainbow as well.
Confusion??? Are we trying to add a fear of homophobia plot after calling the man who thought you were a child, “mysterious and hot” to his face? Consistency?
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 103
We hadn't known each other long, but I was falling hard for this man. I may not have known everything about him
Where's the tension???
“May not have known everything” do you know anything???? When did that happen? Off page???
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 104
A loud bang had me pulling back slightly to look toward the sky. Our foreheads were still pressed together and the bright lights we'd come to watch exploded over us.
Logistics?????
PAGE 108 – no quote attached to this as it was a smut scene
They're both virgins and there's no talk of kissing or sex before it just happens???
What happened to verbal communication and consent?
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 116
Rhett stayed the night. At first, I had trouble sleeping, worried that my flames would go out of control in my sleep—it wouldn't be the first time that happened.
But with Rhett calmingly patting my back, I'd eventually dozed off.
Weird he's worried about his flames when he sleeps but didn't have any concerns when his emotions were high from orgasms
HIGHLIGHT • PAGE 116
“I think it looks good on you. You look very manly.” He laughed hard. “Are you saying I don't usually look manly?”
“What? No! That's not what I meant. I just mean...”
Ick. this was the last straw for me. was i reading too much into this? maybe. but the fact that Coal was talking about how Rhett was handsome while also thinking he was a child combined with this was really just too much.
+Thank you so much for the ARC!+
Jonas: The loml, Protective AF, Cinnamon Roll AND Daddy
Tillie: Strong AF, Do No Harm; Take No Shit
My HEART.
Jonas and Tillie have cemented themselves in my soul and my top 5 favorite couples.
Jonas and Tillie fit together so seamlessly and the way that they grow together is so beautiful. They are stolen away from everything and everyone they know but continue to fight for the only reason that matters, the safety of the other.
The character development of not only Jonas and Tillie but the supporting characters as well shows just how much time and love that Summer puts into her books.
And the SPICE, Lord have mercy. She makes him BEG. We love a good groveling scene.
10/10 I'm obsessed.
I don't normally like second chance romances but this one was phenomenal. I laughed and I almost cried and I absolutely love these idiots.
Elizabeth never fails to deliver.
The banter, the tension, the character development, we have it ALL. I was up until 3am (THREE FREAKING AM) because I could not put this down. This book is so good that I was highlighting paragraphs not just a few quotes here and there.
I didn't think I could love another couple as much as I love Tali & Hayes, but here I am confessing that Lina & Josh have stolen my heart.
I wish I had a coherent explanation for my rating but I think this book might have been a fever dream. It was okay? But I was most confused? Also the use of “rear passage” really threw me off
This book was such a fun and twisty ride!! I am obsessed with the world and the magic 😍
I wish there was a little more character development for the MMC but overall I loved it
Honestly one of the best books I've read. I laughed and i cried. This book has my favorite romantic declaration now.
Wow. Just wow. “Fire Exit” drew me in and immersed me in Charles's world in a way that i don't often experience in Lit Fic. This is an amazing story of love and loss and family and the highs and lows of all of those things. the author did a great job of breaking up the heaviness with with comedy and i could not put it down once i started. As someone who has taken care of multiple ailing family members and dealt with the struggle of dementia and the mental and emotional burnout that comes with caring for someone that way, Charles's storyline with his mother hit very close to home. it was emotional and beautiful and heart breaking. Poor Charlie has so much going against him in his life yet he was able to find joy in so many little things. To make it even better, Darrell Dennis delivered a phenomenal narration of the story. Huge thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the gifted copy of the audiobook. this was my first read by Morgan Talty but it definitely won't be my last.
It was good? but it was also giving weird vibes and not in the good way? idk something about it made me uncomfy.
