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Fall with Me

by Jill
written by Jill
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Book Review:
Fall with Me

Becka Mack

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Once again Becka Mack checks all the boxes for PERFECTION! 😍

Fall with Me is deeply vulnerable, hilarious and sexy, making you laugh and cry from one sentence to the next.

JAXON and LENNON are EVERYTHING! ✨

⭐️ rating: ♾️
🌶️ spice: 3/5 (many open door scenes, plot > spice)

💭 overall thoughts:
My notes for this one were absolute CHAOS 😅
As I went back through my 117 highlights I fell in love with this book all over again.

Lennon & Jaxon have incredible banter, and have so much more in common than what may be seen at first glance.
Jaxon is such an acts of service boy, and he doesn’t even realize he’s doing it (which makes it all the sweeter).

They are both the sweetest souls, looking for their place in the world, wanting to feel like they belong. The support and love they find with one another is beautiful, and a person to call home.

This honestly read a lot like a single dad romance, Jaxon takes Cat Daddy to the next LEVEL – and the way Lennon also falls in love with Mittens 🥰

We got SO MUCH of the rest of the boys & their ladies, they had me smiling from ear to ear (and they brought on the tears too).

tropes + topics:
1️⃣ one night stand
😡 frenemies to lovers
🏠 roommates with benefits
🏒 pro hockey player
📸 team photographer
🐱 cat daddy
🫶🏼 found family
💞 dual 1st person pov

In case you haven’t heard of this series before, Fall with Me is Book 4 in the series. While this can definitely be read as a standalone (for the main couple), I highly recommend reading them in order to get the full *found family* vibes & understanding of all the side characters.

Thank you to Becka Mack for sending me a surprise an advanced copy!! And to Simon & Schuster Canada for the physical arc. All opinions are my own.

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Book ReviewsMeghan Quinn

So This is War

by Jill
written by Jill
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Book Review:
So This is War

Meghan Quinn

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I dropped EVERYTHING to read this one the second it hit my kindle – it did NOT disappoint 😍😍

I loved seeing another side to Posey, and seeing him meet his perfect match in Wylie 🥰

We’ve got – age gap, coach’s daughter aka FORBIDDEN big time, boss/assistant, & they become roommates – the tension is 🔥🔥
Agitators fans – you’re gonna LOVE it!

📖 So This is War
📝 Meghan Quinn
🗓️ 06/25/2024
🏒 sports romance
📱 read on kindle (arc)
📚 book 5 • Vancouver Agitators series

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

💭 overall thoughts:
This was HILARIOUS and sweet, and just the perfect *ending* to this series – though I will miss these boys so much! 😭
Ready for OC’s spinoff series 🙃

There were so many things I loved about this book!

First off, the “erotic torture” – I was constantly laughing out loud with how they were with one another.

It reminded me a lot of that episode of Friends (MQ even mentions it) – the “they don’t know we know they know” one.

The group text chat with the ladies of the Agitators made me so happy. I love the boys shenanigans, but their women are flat out AMAZING.

The spice was spicing too – that scene in the s3x club 😮‍💨 iykyk

I hope this isn’t too much of a spoiler but… Wylie LOVES BOLOGNA!
Could anyone BE more perfect for POSEY?! 🥪

“I love bologna sandwiches,” she whispers.
“So do I,” I whisper back.
“That’s how I know we’re meant to be together.”

Aside from the romance, we also get the struggles of a complex father-daughter relationship between Wylie + her dad (Posey’s coach). That was a bit of a struggle to read, the way he thinks about her and treats her for most of the book is heartbreaking (they do work things out, but it feels sort of toxic for a lot of the story).

tropes + topics:
🧡 age gap (22/32)
📋 coach’s daughter
🏒 pro hockey player
🏠 roommates
🖇️ boss/assistant – workplace
🚫 forbidden
🫶🏼 found family
💞 dual 1st person pov

✨ books with similar vibes:
♡ Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren (workplace, intense physical chemistry)

Thank you to Meghan Quinn for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

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He's Not My Type by Meghan Quinn_Romance Book Review by Reading in PJs
Book ReviewsMeghan Quinn

He’s Not My Type

by Jill
written by Jill
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Book Review:
He's Not My Type

Meghan Quinn

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Oh Halsey.. I was waiting for his moment 🥰 I love a broken boy pining & crushing so hard.

This book is hilarious and sweet, and so spicy 🔥

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

💭 thoughts:
This one is probably my fav in the series, but I honestly love them all.
I think they’re best read in order, to really get the found family dynamics + the build up to this story!

📖 story:
We learn in the previous books that for Halsey it was pretty much love at first sight when he meets Blakely, but unfortunately, she has a boyfriend.

Following their breakup and her having an incident in her new apartment, they become roommates at Halsey’s place – this is one of my absolute fav tropes!! I love the forced proximity of living together 🥰

Halsey is still very much grieving the loss of his twin brother, and through friendship, and then more, Blakely helps bring him back to life 🥰

tropes + topics:
🏠 roommates
🙃 opposites attract
🩵 he falls first
🏒 pro hockey player
💼 workplace
🛏️ only one bed
🫶🏼 found family
💕 dual 1st person pov

✨ books with similar vibes:
♡ Always Only You by Chloe Liese (hockey/workplace, roommates, he falls first)

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Book ReviewsMeghan Quinn

Right Man, Right Time

by Jill
written by Jill
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Book Review:
Right Man, Right Time

Meghan Quinn

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My goodness this book was so HOT 🔥🔥

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

After kissing a stranger (Silas) at a bar to show her ex she’s *fine,* Ollie + Silas realize they can help each other in more ways than one.

She needs help with her internship (writing about hockey), and he needs a buffer to keep his ex (now working with the team) away from trying to get back together.

But what happens when feelings get in the way?

💭 overall thoughts:
I’m pretty obsessed with this whole series, and I feel like the books get better and better!

MCs:
Silas – I love how he’s totally a relationship guy, and definitely did not deserve how his ex treated him! He’s a sweet broken boy, who struggles to trust again.

Ollie – little spitfire! 10 years younger than Silas & a college student. I love how she goes after what she wants.

📖 story:
I love fake dating, I don’t think this was particularly unique there but 🤷🏻‍♀️ doesn’t bother me!

I feel like this book brought some good old MQ ridiculousness I was missing from the other books!
This one had me in stitches, especially whenever Ollie would tell the story of “how they met” 🤣

tropes + topics:
🩷 age gap
🥸 fake dating
🏒 pro hockey player
🗞️ college student – journalism
🫶🏼 found family
❤️‍🩹 broken mmc
💞 dual 1st person pov

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Those Three Little Words

by Jill
written by Jill
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Book Review:
Those Three Little Words

Meghan Quinn

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Ummm I think accidental pregnancy is becoming one of my favorite tropes!
It’s fun, I love how they often end up living together and trying to figure it all out 🥰

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

💭 overall thoughts:
I loved the dynamic between Penny & Eli, how badly he wanted her from the start, and watching them grow + learn more about each other as they navigated bringing a baby into the world 💕

“I know you have more important things to do⁠—”
“Penny, you are the most important thing in my life right now.”


🏒📱 MCs:
Broken boy Eli – we got bits of him in the first book but there was so much more to discover! My heart hurt for the broken boy and his past.

Penny is soooo weird and hilarious, and I absolutely love that! Her pregnancy hormones made that even better 😂 all her rambling, ESPECIALLY in front of her parents, totally had me in stitches 🤣

📖 story:
Accidental pregnancy gets a bad rap, but it’s really just another reason for a forced proximity situation, and bringing out vulnerability.

I love how these two got together, and all the aftermath of that one night.

🤍side characters:
The BOYS! And Winnie! I love how these books can be standalones, but are so much better read as a series 🥰

tropes + topics:
1️⃣ one night stand
🍼 accidental pregnancy
🏒 pro hockey player mmc
📱 team social media manager fmc
🩵 brother’s teammate
🏠 roommates
🔗 forced proximity
🫶🏼 found family
💞 dual 1st person pov

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Book ReviewsMeghan Quinn

Kiss and Don’t Tell

by Jill
written by Jill
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Book Review:
Kiss and Don't Tell

Meghan Quinn

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💭 overall thoughts:
PERFECT start to the series! I loved the main couple, and also how well Meghan set up the rest of the series – I can’t wait for each and every one of their books 😍
(I’ve read them since writing this, and they’re all so good!)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
🌶️🌶️🌶️

MCs:
Pacey – what a secret softie. I loved that he never really had a girlfriend because no one felt “right” for him – until Winnie came along 🥰

Winnie – love her sense of adventure and taking chances, and felt for her in her fear of trusting and letting others in.

📖 story:
Imagine being stranded and stumbling upon a house full of professional hockey players?! I’m not sure if I’d walk right in, or run the other way 😅

Thankfully the guys all end up being super sweet to Winnie, quickly taking her in as one of their own.

My tiny hesitation in giving this 5 stars is that at a certain point I was debating if Pacey was pushing Winnie TOO much to be with him, when she was very much in a vulnerable state. She definitely cared for him and maybe needed that push, but I had a moment where I was feeling a bit uncomfortable.

tropes + topics:
🏠 temporary roommates
🥅 professional hockey goalie
🤫 hidden identity (ex’s half brother)
🙃 strangers to lovers
🔗 forced proximity
💙 he falls first/boy obsessed
💞 dual 1st person pov

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Give Me Butterflies by Jillian Meadows - Romance Book Review by Reading in PJs
Book ReviewsJillian Meadows

Give Me Butterflies

by Jill
written by Jill
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Blurb:

Give Me Butterflies is a slow burn, single guardian romance. This steamy story features a handsome grump who seems to only smile for his nieces, an anxious curator finding the confidence to believe in herself, and a cast of endearing, meddling side characters. It’s full of swoony moments, nerdy banter, and enough fiery tension to light the museum ablaze.
 
Source: Goodreads
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Book Review:
Give Me Butterflies

Jillian Meadows

Series: Yes
Oak Sisters #1

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Spice: 3/5

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Totally stunned that this was a debut novel – Jillian knocked it out of the park 😍
This book was so sweet, and had all the feels 🥰 don’t let that fool you though – the spice was 🔥 too!

📖 Give Me Butterflies
📝 Jillian Meadows
🗓️ 07/01/2023
💜 Contemporary Romance
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♾️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I love how Millie just seamlessly became a part of their lives (Finn & his nieces). It was so sweet to imagine her baking with the girls, and dancing around in their kitchen.

Their relationship just developed so naturally, and was so sweet and beautiful. The way they supported each other… I just loved how they helped heal, with grief & past negativity in relationships.

They gave one another the confidence they needed to set boundaries and stuff up for themselves – the mental health rep was so well written.

Tropes & stuff:
🦋 Workplace
🦋 Single guardian (nieces)
🦋 Grumpy/sunshine
🦋 Opposites attract
🦋 Mental health rep (anxiety, grief, therapy)
🦋 Scientists (entomologist & astronomer)
🦋 Adorable 5 year old twin girls
🦋 Supportive friend group
🦋 Found family
🦋 Dual POV/first person

*check triggers, there are some

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A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn - Romance Book Review by Reading in PJs
Book ReviewsMeghan Quinn

A Long Time Coming

by Jill
written by Jill
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Blurb:
With wedding planning underway and a short timeline, my best friend, Lia, has recruited me to help her battle the snarly beast that is Mrs. Beaver. Not scared at all, I accept the challenge as her man-in-waiting–aka, man of honor–and take matters into my own hands.

The only problem is, with every second we draw closer to the wedding, I’m starting to see my best girl in a different light.

She’s always been beautiful to me, but now . . . I find myself staring a touch too long. My hand lingering for one more minute. And when she’s upset? Allowing her to sleep in my bed.

And before I know what’s happening, it hits me like a ton of bricks. I’m in love with my best friend. Not just in love, but infatuated.

No one compares to her and nothing seems to distract me from that realization.
Not the girl I try to date while I help plan Lia’s wedding.
Not her angry fiancé who thinks I’m growing too close.
And not the looming deadline of her nuptials.

Which means, there’s only one thing left for me to do. Prove to Lia I’m the one she should be with instead. But with the pressure of her engagement, the stress from her soon-to-be mother-in-law, and the breath-stealing nerves running through me, I’m finding it a lot harder to claim the girl than I would like to admit.
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Book Review:
A Long Time Coming

Meghan Quinn

Series: Yes
Book 3 in the Cane Brothers series

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Spice: 3/5

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Is this my new fav Meghan Quinn book?! 🥰

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♾️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

After meeting in college at a secret scrabble society, Lia & Breaker immediately become best friends, who are basically inseparable.

Now, years later, Lia is about to marry someone else, which is the catalyst they need to realize how much more they mean to one another.

Breaker Cane is amazing, a humble billionaire and the perfect best friend for Lia. I loved how Lia grew throughout the book, as she figured out what she wanted/needed and how to stand up for that.

Their dynamic & banter was PERFECTION – they were basically already the perfect couple before *actually* becoming one 😍

Book 3 in the Cane brothers series, and my absolute favorite – possibly my favorite Meghan Quinn I’ve read so far!

Tropes + topics:
💜 Best friends to lovers
💜 He falls first
💜 Neighbors
💜 Billionaire
💜 Runaway (almost) bride
💜 Geeky MCs
💜 Slow burn
💜 3rd Cane brothers book
💜 Dual POV/first person

Thank you to NetGalley & Bloom Books for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own!

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Christmas in Coconut Creek by Karissa Kindword - Romance Book Review by Reading in PJs
Book ReviewsKarissa Kinword

Christmas in Coconut Creek

by Jill
written by Jill
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Blurb:

There are a few things Coconut Creek has that Pine Ridge does not.
Palm trees, sandy beaches, butterfly museums—infuriatingly attractive special forces veterans.
 
When Colorado elementary school teacher Ophelia Brody decides to ditch her divorced family for a Christmas in the sunshine state with her college roommate, she doesn’t expect a mile high meet cute to tailspin the entire trip. Frankie Casado is cocky , he’s presumptuous , he’s shameless —and he’s just the right distraction from her depressing, fruitless dating life back home for a few weeks. It just so happens the retired fighter pilot is in somewhat of a rut of his own, and the circumstances around their coincidental meeting and unavoidable physical attraction are the perfect excuse for a festive fling.
 
The rules are Ophelia teaches him how to date again, and Frankie shows her exactly what she should be demanding behind closed doors. Friends with benefits until the ball drops in the New Year.
 
But a little bit of long-lost Christmas magic just might find a way to stir up more than their complicated pasts.
 
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Christmas in Coconut Creek

Karissa Kinword

Series: Yes
Book 1 in the Dirty Delta series

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Spice: 4/5

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This book was SO GOOD!

I loved everything about the dynamic between Ophelia and Frankie. Their dialogue and behaviour towards each other was refreshing, and they were far more realistic characters than I typically read.

I adored their meet cute, it totally had me laughing out loud, as did a lot of the book!

It was beautiful to read about them tearing down each other’s walls, with an undeniable connection leading to so much more than a fling.

I’m so glad there will be more books in this series, I’m not ready to fully let go of these two yet!

Tropes + topics:
✈️ Friends with benefits to lovers
👙 Military veteran pilot
✈️ Elementary school teacher
👙 Vacation fling
✈️ Forced proximity
👙 Age gap
✈️ Grumpy sunshine
👙 Slow burn
✈️ No 3rd act breakup
👙 Dual POV/first person
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The Fake Out by Stephanie Archer - Romance Book Review by Reading in PJs
Book ReviewsStephanie Archer

The Fake Out

by Jill
written by Jill
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Faking it is fun and addictive, though, and beneath the bad boy swagger, Rory’s sweet, funny, and protective.

He teaches me to skate and spends way too much money on me.

He sleeps in my bed and convinces me to break my just-one-time hookup rule.

He kisses me like it’s real.

And now I wonder if Rory was ever faking it to begin with.

The Fake Out is a pro hockey fake dating romance. It is the second book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be read as a standalone.

Source: Goodreads

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Book Review:
The Fake Out

Stephanie Archer

Series: Yes
Vancouver Storm series book #2

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Spice: 3/5

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Insta-fav for me! The history & chemistry between Hazel & Rory was PERFECTION 👌🏼

📖 The Fake Out
📝 Stephanie Archer
🗓️ 12/07/2023
🏒 Sports Romance

Rory Miller (pro hockey player) has had a huge crush on Hazel Hartley since they were teens.
When her horrible ex joins the team & Hazel is assigned as his Physio, she impulsively tells him she’s dating Rory, his nemesis.

Rory’s POV had me constantly tearing up by how cute he is when he talks about Hazel.
I loved how he knew how he felt about her for so many years, and was just patiently waiting for her to catch up 🥰

There were so many incredibly hot moments in this book too – the spice was 🔥 – I’m still thinking about the “fake” FaceTime 🥵

Tropes + topics:
🏒 Fake dating
🏒 Pro hockey player
🏒 Physio/yoga teacher fmc
🏒 Ex’s rival
🏒 He falls first
🏒 Golden retriever hero
🏒 Longtime crush
🏒 Forced proximity
🏒 No 3rd act breakup
🏒 Dual POV/first person

Thank you to author Stephanie Archer for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own!

For my review of Book 1 in the Vancouver Storm series, Behind the Net, click HERE.

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