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Fall with Me

by Jill August 1, 2024

written by Jill

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.

Find it on Goodreads HERE.

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August 1, 2024 0 comments

Those Three Little Words

by Jill July 18, 2024

written by Jill

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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July 18, 2024 0 comments

Book Reviews Hannah Grace

Wildfire

by Jill October 3, 2023

written by Jill

Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name.

Imagine their surprise when they bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working. Russ hopes if he gets far enough away from Maple Hills, he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father’s gambling addiction, while Aurora is tired of craving attention from everyone around her, and wants to go back to the last place she truly felt at home.

Russ knows breaking the camp’s strict “no staff fraternizing” rule will have him heading back to Maple Hills before the summer is over, but unfortunately for him, Aurora has never been very good at caring about the rules. Will the two learn to peacefully coexist? Or did their one night together start a fire they can’t put out?

Source: Goodreads

Book Review:
Wildfire

Hannah Grace

Series: Yes (Book 2 but can be read as a standalone)

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Spice: 2/5

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Wow wow wow! I loved this so very much 🥰

What starts as a hookup at a college party turns into so much more, as Aurora & Russ get to know each other over the summer as fellow camp counselors.

Wildfire is truly a story about two somewhat broken people who are looking for someone to love them, and put them first.

They both have a lot of trauma/issues with their families, especially their dads.

Russ is the absolute cutest! There is nothing hotter than a shy, non-cocky hockey player 🥰

Aurora is such a fun heroine, and they are an amazing match.

I was swooning & laughing so often while reading! As someone who LOVED camp as a child (and teen, and 20-something), this brought back so many good memories!

Tropes + Topics:
⛺️ One night stand
🌳 Summer camp counsellors
⛺️ Forced proximity
🌳 Dad issues/family trauma bonding
⛺️ Found family
🌳 College/New adult
⛺️ Adorable pups – Fish, Salmon & Trout
🌳 No 3rd act breakup
⛺️ Dual POV/first person

*check trigger warnings if you need!

Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada/Atria Books for an advanced copy to review!
All opinions are my own.

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October 3, 2023 0 comments

Book Reviews Lucy Score

Things We Left Behind

by Jill September 8, 2023

written by Jill

There was only one woman who could set me free. But I would rather set myself on fire than ask Sloane Walton for anything.

Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building an indestructible empire. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is from threats.

Except when it comes to the feisty small-town librarian that keeps him up at night…

Sloane Walton is a spitfire determined to carry on her father’s quest for justice. She’ll do that just as soon as she figures out exactly what the man she hates did to—or for—her family. Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and the dislike they now share for each other, Sloane trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited body.

When bickering accidentally turns to foreplay, these two find themselves not quite regretting their steamy one-night stand. Once those flames are fanned, it seems impossible to put them out again. But with Sloane ready to start a family and Lucian refusing to even consider the idea of marriage and kids, these enemies-to-lovers are stuck at an impasse.

Broken men break women. It’s what Lucian believes, what he’s witnessed, and he’s not going to take that chance with Sloane. He’d rather live a life of solitude than put her in danger. But he learns the hard way that leaving her means leaving her unprotected from other threats.

It’s the second time he’s ruthlessly cut her out of his life. There’s no way she’s going to give him a third chance. He’s just going to have to make one for himself.

Source: Goodreads

Book Review:
Things We Left Behind

Series: Yes (Book 3)

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5

Spice: 3/5

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I had been waiting for Sloane & Lucian’s story since book 1, and it did NOT disappoint!

We meet and get to know Sloane & Lucian in the two previous books – we know they have history and for some reason, hate each other.

In Things We Left Behind we finally get that story. The past chapters are heavy and I had to pause at some point (check trigger warnings below). The present chapters have so much witty “enemy” banter between our two MCs, it’s so so good. Definitely an emotional rollercoaster!

What you’ll find in Things We Left Behind:
💜 Second chance
💜 Enemies to lovers
💜 “One night stand” – we’re never doing this again!
💜 Small town
💜 Older MCs (30+)
💜 Grumpy Sunshine
💜 Dual timeline
💜 More of the Morgan brothers
💜 More Lina, Naomi, Waylay, Stef & Jeremiah
💜 Book 3 in series
💜 Dual POV/first person

*I’m not sure why this book doesn’t come with trigger warnings – I found these topics heavy: alcoholism, domestic violence, child abuse (teen)

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

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September 8, 2023 0 comments

one night stand

Book Review: Fall with Me

Becka Mack

Book Review: Those Three Little Words

Meghan Quinn

Book Review: Wildfire

Book Review: Things We Left Behind

Book Review:
Fall with Me

Book Review:
Those Three Little Words

Book Review:
Wildfire

Book Review:
Things We Left Behind