I know I’m late to the party on this book, and I get why it is so popular. Is it perfect? No. But it’s a fun, crazy ride. Books that involve a deadly training academy are my jam. They always have plenty of insane challenges, found family bonding, and of course, the obligatory off-the-chain crazy villain(s). This book has it all – plus dragons!
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This is the last book in the Bourbon Canyon series but the first one I’ve read. The book can be read as a stand alone, although there were definitely a lot of family members so I got a bit lost when they all got together. But, that is a minor thing and didn’t detract from the story. It was enough to know they were all family, and their family had each other’s backs.
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This is such a good first book in a new fantasy trilogy. The Elf kingdom of Ittora is suffering from a years-long famine they believe was caused by a Fey curse. Ayse is the daughter of an apothecary that stumbles upon a magical birch tree in the woods that regenerates itself that she believes may be the key to breaking the famine. It’s outside a log cabin where Aiden, a grumpy mysterious stranger has taken up residence. They are both haunted by their past and desperate to figure out a way to stop the famine. Prince Seok pushes his mother the Queen to declare war on the Fey hoping to force them to stop the famine. He uncovers something amiss with the rations and works to figure out if there is a conspiracy to hoard rations.
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It hurts my heart to give this rating to a Katherine Center book. Normally I love them. Sadly, this one missed the mark for me. The writing is still good and the characters were pretty well formed, I just didn’t really like either of them or care about the plot.
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This book is an absolute delight!! Hazel is a successful romance writer that’s just suffered a really bad breakup. Since then, she’s been wallowing in depression and is suffering writer’s block. Although I’m not an author, I can so relate to how stuck Hazel is, and her bestie Zoey is the kind of friend every floundering woman needs to kick her butt and get her moving. Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival―involving an incident with a bald eagle―she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated. Especially when she runs into perpetual grump Campbell. He’s a bit too grumpy for me, but he was redeemed the further the story went along.
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This is the fourth book in a spicy hockey rom com series, but can be read as a stand alone. I haven’t read the other books and didn’t feel too lost. This book focuses on the romance between Tweety and Tedi, a couple that had been together but broke up a few years ago. Tedi is the head of a team that manages social media accounts for the hockey league and is sent to Chicago to manage the accounts of the Falcons, where her ex Tweety plays. They agree that their relationship will stay strictly business, but of course, that never works. Tedi even goes so far as to get a fake boyfriend (an MLB player that is her brother’s best friend), but those never work in the end.
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Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing for the gifted e-copy of this book. It comes out tomorrow April 29, 2025, so it’s the perfect time to pick it up! I just started the book and I’m already hooked. Check back later for my full review.
Here’s the blurb:
What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally?
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This is a very sweet, spicy rom com set in the frozen tundra of Alaska. Margot is a successful romance author that does not believe in Happily Ever Afters. She has a secret Happily Never After document where she rants about what probably would really happen to her characters in real life. It’s a place where she can express all of her disappointments and thoughts about love and how devastating it can be for those that are hurt by it. When that document is leaked during a live interview in front of her diehard fans, Margot is immediately canceled by the romance world and her publisher makes it clear her future with them is on very shaky ground.
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This is the fourth book in the Carrington Cove romance series but can be read as a stand-alone. This time, it’s vet Parker’s turn for love. He has a meet-cute with Cashlyn on a plane to a conference. They have one perfect hot and steamy night together, and then she disappears. Try as he might, Parker can’t let go of her memory. Turns out, he doesn’t need to. After his boss suffers an injury and Cashlyn returns home a year later, he discovers that the mystery girl that has been haunting his dreams is his boss’s daughter. The boss he admires and hopes to take over the vet practice from…
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