ARC Review: Work It Out ~ Eva Siedler

 

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Format I Used: E-book

Pages: 400

My Rating: 5 stars

Publication Date: January 29, 2024

 

This was a fun RomCom, that had me cackling at times, but there were also several serious issues being dealt with as well. It also has a pretty cover and I am obsessed.

There will be some spoilers in the review, so please read on at your own risk

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I LOVED the back and forth between Rayah and Jake. He was a shameless flirt, and I couldn't get enough of it. Jake was such a Green Flag (for the most part) I loved how respectful he was of Rayah, and when Rayah told him he needed to back off, he did. As someone who also has a chronic illness, I can see why he struggled with telling other people about it. For me, personally, I don't hide it on purpose, but it's not something you just casually blurt out in a conversation. I do think that he shouldn't have dragged it out as long as he did. Especially since the training he was doing was adversely affecting his health.

Rayah was such a strong character. I loved her and rooted so hard for her to get her happiness. She was hurt and let down by the people closest to her, and instead of letting it stop her, she managed to become successful, and she also took care of everyone around her. her little Found Family made my heart so happy. 

I was so angry for Rayah. At her deadbeat father and the rest of the people who abused and took advantage of her. I really would have liked to see her confront him about everything, but you know  what? I also like the way that it was taken care of.

I also really liked Blaine, and I'm glad that everything was able to work out the way it needed to. I literally giggled imagining Blaine and Jake taking a million pictures to find the one with JUST the right angle and lighting.

There was no big fight that let to their break up, but there was an issue of... forgetting to communicate about one thing, that happened at a very bad time, and while they didn't fight about it, it led to hurt feelings.

Did It Make Me Cry? Yes. Towards the end, when Rayah walks into the room of *spoiler redacted* She thought it was going to go one way, but I knew exactly what was happening.

Thank you SO SO much to Entangled Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own.

ARC Review: Somewhere In The Deep ~ Tanvi Berwah

  

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Format I Used: E-book

Pages: 384

Running Time: 12h 32m

My Rating: 3 stars

Publication Date: January 9, 2024

 

This book throws you into the action immediately!

I thought it was a good YA fantasy read and it kept my attention the whole time. I do think that it was a little slow during some parts, but after the first 50 ish percent it picked up.

The cover is cool and the monsters are interesting.

I think I'll do a re-read if I can get my hands on the audio version.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ARC Review: A Bright Heart ~ Kate Chenli

  

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Format I Used:E-ARC

Pages: 344

Running Time: 10h 2m

My Rating: 5 stars

Publication Date: October 17, 2023

So this was amazing. I love that it read like the Manhwas that I keep devouring. The cold "evil" prince, the actual bad guy, and the girl who has been given a second chance to fix things that went wrong.

I love the relationship between Mingshin and Jieh, and how it started out rocky, but grew so much and how they respected each other.

I also really enjoyed the relationships that Mingshin built with Yunle, Fei, Mai, and everyone else.

That twist and cliffhanger ending kind of threw me for a loop, but only because I thought this was a standalone.

I cannot WAIT to see what happens next!

Thank you to Netgalley and Union Square & Co.for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinions!

Did It Make Me Cry? No