silly of me to go into a dark romance book and have a complaint that it’s just too much smut but it just doesn’t make sense that there’s a murder m2.5
silly of me to go into a dark romance book and have a complaint that it’s just too much smut but it just doesn’t make sense that there’s a murder mystery on an island and they’re fucking??? there’s literally a scene where the island is on lockdown and the guy is like “sit on my face” HELLO??? if this were a slasher you’d be dead! like i’m not against smut in books and im not a prude but i at my age i just don’t care to be reading about smut especially when the plot is sooo weak. i will say i did enjoy the author getting black sensitivity readers to make sure the book accurately portrays black women and even shouting out some black authors she enjoys. ...more
i’ve had this book since it released and i remember holding off because everyone said it was bad. this was not a bad book, it was actually quite fun! i’ve had this book since it released and i remember holding off because everyone said it was bad. this was not a bad book, it was actually quite fun! i think the issue is that everyone compared it to you deserve each other and of course if you do that then yeah it’s not as good. but i had a fun time and it was super quick ...more
honestly these are so refreshing, i’m so glad i gave this author another chance bc i almost gave up and missed out on such fun books. this is kinda evhonestly these are so refreshing, i’m so glad i gave this author another chance bc i almost gave up and missed out on such fun books. this is kinda everything ive been looking for in romantasy. ive been wanting something that feels different, characters that have depth and a romance that doesn’t feel copy and paste. i love that the fmc in this is in her 30s and has had other romance experience. i loved these two as a couple. my only problem is just that i don’t always love adventures in fantasy but that’s absolutely a me problem which is why i still gave it 4 stars ...more
2.5 honestly this was my own fault because i just don’t like book with time travel especially not romance ones and i should’ve never picked this up to2.5 honestly this was my own fault because i just don’t like book with time travel especially not romance ones and i should’ve never picked this up to begin with but i was just so intrigued and that’s also the only reason i continued. the writing was okay but the author does this weird thing where she’s constantly saying the characters names to the point where it makes me think she believes her audience is stupid....more
i enjoyed the black cat x golden retriever energy in this book and there were actually moments i laughed with the book and not at it. i just wish thisi enjoyed the black cat x golden retriever energy in this book and there were actually moments i laughed with the book and not at it. i just wish this book had more angst, i expected this to be more hidden pregnancy than surprise pregnancy which is unfortunate because i only like hidden pregnancy for the angst!! feels like a missed opportunity to me and honestly sooo much could’ve been edited down like to me this was 400 pages for literally no reason....more
feels like it took me forever to read this but honestly i had a good time. i think it was unique and well executed. the characters were enjoyable alonfeels like it took me forever to read this but honestly i had a good time. i think it was unique and well executed. the characters were enjoyable along with the animals and the writing style, i liked the romance as well. my only issue is that neema felt a lot younger than what she was like i kinda wish the author hadn’t given her an age because once i found out she was 30 i was like ‘oh…… she doesn’t read like that at all” i love reading about older characters in fantasy books, ive been reading a bunch recently so i think it just really stands out how naive she feels at times....more
i should’ve dnf’d after the 6.. SIX taylor swift songs (a bit excessive even from a swiftie) in the playlist
their lack of communication was driving mei should’ve dnf’d after the 6.. SIX taylor swift songs (a bit excessive even from a swiftie) in the playlist
their lack of communication was driving me crazy omg. i enjoyed the writing style i think everything moved so quickly but i couldn’t understand how they were seeing each other often because of their co-parenting but the fact that they didn’t communicate anything was so confusing...more
i have got to stop reading books that feel equivalent to the “he wants that cookie so effing bad” meme for the next year… i’m only reading bad romancei have got to stop reading books that feel equivalent to the “he wants that cookie so effing bad” meme for the next year… i’m only reading bad romance books from now on because i can’t keep sitting here staying up all night and whispering to myself “will i ever find someone that thinks of me like this? that desired me that badly” GET A GRIP MYO. anyway another excellent romance from nikki payne ...more
this read more like women’s fiction than it did a romance book simply because the romance doesn’t start until 35% in (which is way too late) and not othis read more like women’s fiction than it did a romance book simply because the romance doesn’t start until 35% in (which is way too late) and not only is it dual pov but you’re getting pov’s from random ass characters like why did the ex husband have MULTIPLE pov chapters? yeah dpmo and this didn’t even feel like a christmas book! i really don’t like how he broke up with her originally like it was really messed up and when they see each other again they kinda just pretend like nothing happened? man luckily it was short....more