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If I was rating this book solely on the relationship-building between the MCs in this book, I’d give it 5 stars. There’s a truckload of hilarious, sweet, sexy, and irritating moments that the MCs share, that had me smiling and sometimes cringing at. Unfortunately, this book focuses 95% on moments spent between the two MCs, with little-to-no time spent on developing the setting and fleshing out the side characters. It was as if the MCs were in a bubble, and everything outside of the bubble didn’t matter. There’s not a single moment in this book where our FMC is spending time with her friends without the MMC either there in person or him texting her. The same goes for the MMC. Yes, we hear about his practices and wrestling matches, but they aren’t actually scenes we experience. This book was terribly unbalanced. It was 75% sexual tension and 25% sex. We never get to know what the FMC’s goals are, where she comes from, what her relationship with her family is like. She was smart, caring,...

  Compelling and multifaceted main characters    Great variety of side characters  Engaging storyline  Sweet romance  Perfect mix of humor and drama  This NA contemporary romance had it all! My Rating:   ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Publication:  April 25, 2019 Publisher:  Self-pub Genre:  NA, Contemporary Romance, Sports Pages:  342 Goodreads Link

This book (like it’s female MC) was quirky, funny, and fun. I finished the book in one sitting! Even though I really liked this unique book, with its great and lovable characters, I’m not sure if or when I’ll read book 2. The thing that this book lacked for me, was romance. The author states that this isn’t going to become a RH, however, there’s a handful of guys, and I’m fearful that eventually there could be a love triangle or worse, and that’s such a huge turnoff for me. I especially don’t want to wait for at least three books or so before any true romantic relationships blossom, which from the reviews I’ve skimmed, seems to be the case. My Rating:   ★ ★ ★ ★ Publication: September 14, 2018 Publisher:  Dark Owl Fantasy Inc. Genre:  NA, Paranormal, Comedy Pages:  312 Goodreads Link

                                           This book wasn’t perfect. It had a couple small plot points that were hastily slapped together, and some that seemed a bit far-fetched. But overall, it was a swoony, romantic, emotional roller coaster read, that I’m so glad I was able to discover. It made me chuckle out loud and tear up. It really pulled the emotion from me, throughout. I especially loved our main characters, and how they connected over different childhood traumas. They started out indifferent (well, mainly the fmc), became best friends (super sweet moments), and then became lovers ( ). I was entirely invested in these two, the moment they met, and knew I’d be finishing the book quickly. My Rating:   ★ ★ ★ ★   Publication: February 24, 2020 Publisher:  Penelope Ward Books Genre:  YA, Fantasy, Romance Pages:  311 Goodreads Link

This is actually my second time reading this book. I originally read it back in 2018. I couldn’t remember much, just that it had a couple little nitpicks, but overall, was really enjoyable. The Pack was just as good the second time around. I really love Kristin Coley’s take on Wolf Shifters – the myth, pack dynamic, etc. Some bits I’ve read about before, and others, wholly unique. Too often, shifter books that feature a type of “mate bond” have the main characters falling in love immediately. I really dislike insta-love, so those types of books I tend to DNF right away. Even though it’s pretty clear early on that there’s something strange happening between Jess and Dominic, this book doesn’t throw them together right away. It takes a while before Jess doesn’t just see Dominic as an ass, and Dominic starts to open up and communicate with Jess. And then, even when Jess starts to figure out what’s going on in her new hometown, she doesn’t just leap into it. She’s got more on her mind, bes...

  I’m glad that I gave this book a chance because 95% of it was really good. I loved Brynn’s witty personality and how she quickly stepped in when somebody needed help. Her chemistry with Torin was  Their witty banter was perfect – probably my favorite part of the book. The writing in this book was surprisingly clever and well done. I say surprisingly because I think that the book description is kind of horrible. It’s confusing and corny and feels “been there done that”. I’m glad that I ended up ignoring the description and just gave this book a chance because I was addicted to the story in only a few pages. The writing was smart and pacing spot on. I can’t give this book 5 stars because of the last 5% of the story. I won’t spoil what happens, but I will say that I was disappointed. This book was on its way to being one of my top 3 Urban Fantasy Fae books when the big reveal happened and left a super bad taste in my mouth. This book had quite a bit of originality going for it,...