Review: Practice Makes Perfect ~ Sarah Adams

  

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Format I Used: Audiobook
Pages: 368
Running Time: 10h:13m
My Rating:  3 Stars

Publication Date: May 2, 2023

 

 

 SPOILER ALERT

I enjoyed the relationship with Annie and Will. Their chemistry and banter made me smile. A LOT. And I loved how respectful he was to Annie and how he would take a step back and give Annie space when she was uncomfortable with what was going on. He told her not to apologize for saying no and being uncomfortable, and that she didn't owe him--or anyone--anything... Yes. A million times yes. Though I was REALLY annoyed with him by when he was boo hooing about Annie talking to another guy, EVEN THOUGH he agreed to help her, and spent SO MUCH TIME telling her that he was absolutely not going to stick around. Ever.

Did It Make Me Cry? No. 

ARC Review: My Coworker Has A Secret Volume 1 ~ Mushiro

 

 

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Format I Used: Digital ARC

Pages: 178

My Rating: 4 Stars

Publication Date: April 11, 2023

 

 

Another promising start to a new series. It moves a little slow at first, but I really enjoyed reading it. Especially since I've been a fan girl once or twice in my life, so I can kind of relate to her feelings about things. The only difference is, I don't care who knows it. If you don't want to be my friend because I like something a lot, well then... there's the door. *shrugs*

I love the interactions between Akari and Kazama, they're just so cute, together, and it feels like they balance each other out very well, and I cannot wait to see what happens next, especially with how the first book ended!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this. All thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Did It Make Me Cry? No. But it did make me laugh a few times.

Review: By Any Other Name ~ Lauren Kate

 

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Format I Used: Audiobook
Pages: 304
Running Time: 7h:31m
My Rating: 3 stars
Publication Date: March 1, 2022

So this was a romance light book. Yes there was romance between the MC and a certain someone, but it didn't feel like it was the main focus of the story to me.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting out of this story. It's definitely a long way away from The Fallen Series that I read forever ago.

One thing that had me so confused was her reaction to finding out who the author was. I felt like it was a little over the top. I never assume that the author I'm reading is male or female, because the fact of the matter is that A LOT of authors use pseudonym. It felt like a complete overreaction on her part.

Did It Make Me Cry? No

 

Review: My Summer in Seoul ~ Rachel Van Dyken

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Format I Used: E-book
Pages: 480
My Rating: 4.75 stars
Publication Date: December 14, 2021

As always, spoilers ahead, so please read on with caution.

Okay, it took me far too long to actually start and finish this book. But that's because I literally only have been reading manga and LISTENING to audiobooks, and this is neither of those things. Alas...

Did I enjoy this and am going to give it an absolute favorite stamp of approval, based on how this book made me feel overall? Yes.

Were there some things that made me a little bit annoyed? Also yes.

Reading this felt like reading one of my cute fluffy shojo reverse harem mangas (you know the ones that feel like a reverse harem, but the MC is so wholly into and ends up with only ONE of the guys, so it's not ACTUALLY a RH) So that gets it bonus points

One thing that I didn't really care for was the fact that Lucas was the love interest. Mostly because he was so hostile to her, and pretended that he couldn't speak/understand English so he didn't have any conversations with her until we were already halfway through the book. (but that's also probably because I am always somehow falling for the second "love interest" which is always the wrong choice.) It just felt weird to me.

And I was so confused for a while too, because the person on the cover is clearly Lucas, but then the only one who was having anything to do with her was Rae

I liked the friendships that Grace ended up having with all of the guys. It was so sweet. Especially Jay/Kai/Sookie. There were so many times that those three specifically (and extra specifically Sookie) were there for Grace when she was having a breakdown (after they got over their distrust/initial dislike)

Although there were so many times I was facepalming because of something she did. After the first time I found out ONE of them could speak English perfectly after pretending not to be able to, I would have been suspicious of every single one of them and watched my mouth.

Sookie was probably my favorite. He was so sweet! Like, I want a friend like him.

This literally felt like I was watching a K-Drama. It was over the top at times, and there was tragedy and drama, but that's okay because it all worked out in the end.

Also, Grace cried/tears filled her eyes SO. MANY. TIMES. Like seriously. I don't know anyone who cries that much.

 

Did It Make Me Cry? No

 

Review: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

By Mariana Zapata

My Rating: 5 Stars

Kindle Edition, 673 pages

Published February 28th 2016

 

      Summary From Goodreads:

Vanessa Mazur knows she's doing the right thing. She shouldn't feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant/housekeeper/fairy godmother to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans and none of them include washing extra-large underwear longer than necessary.

But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she's beyond shocked.

For two years, the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg couldn't find it in him to tell her good morning or congratulate her on her birthday. Now? He's asking for the unthinkable.

What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?

My Review:

AHHHHHHH!

 All the love for this book.

 It was exactly what I needed. It was a nice contemporary romance book with no big drama twist at the end. 

  

I loved the characters, and the story, and the only thing I would have changed, was the fact that I wanted to see MORE of Aiden and Vanessa bonding and getting closer together. Especially since Aiden is such a closed off character who is "big and brooding" I wanted more of those tender moments, where he slowly opens up to her about stuff. BUT that didn't detract my overall love for the book 

Vanessa was such an understanding character. She put up with a lot of crap from Aiden. More than I would have. Even if he was actually a nice guy, he came off as being the world's douchiest douche bag. It was nice to read on and see that he was actually thoughtful and caring.

 

Review: From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata

From Lukov With Love
By Mariana Zapata
My Rating: 5 Stars

Paperback, 1st edition, 493 pages

Published February 1st 2018 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Summary From Goodreads:

If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one.

After seventeen years—and countless broken bones and broken promises—she knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close.

But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot she’s spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything.

Including Ivan Lukov.

My Review:

Oh my goodness

Oh my goodness

Oh

My

Good

Ness

I absolutely, positively ADORED this book.

I haven't been so obsessed about a contemporary book in quite sometime... especially one in the New Adult genre. But oh boy, this was ACE. 

I'd seen this book bouncing around on my Goodreads feed for quite some time, but never really paid much attention to it. But two of my co-workers read and loved it and recommended that I read it. And they're both usually spot on when recommending books for me to read.

So I got it through Kindle Unlimited, and guess what?

It was everything I've always wanted in a New Adult Book and more. Sassy, smart mouthed heroine, who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut, and will literally punch you in the face if you make her mad and isn't afraid to tell you exactly what she's thinking even if it isn't the nicest. 

AND 

Her male counterpart who is just a stubborn and mean as she is. Not to mention he's absolutely gorgeous. 

They always give each other... a bad time... and then suddenly bu-bam! They're forced to work together and play nice-ish.  

Enemies to lovers.Which, by the way, is one of my favorite tropes out there. And I love ice skating. Absolutely, positively ADORE it.

And it has a happily ever after, which is basically a must have for me.

It gave me all the feels. I laughed. I cried. Etc, etc. 

Don't go into this book expecting fast burning romance. This baby is almost 500 pages of super slow burn romance. Which makes it that much more satisfying when they finally end up together in the end.