Nanii

I literally wanted to grab Mari and shake her every time she got back with Nate… Like girl, LET HIM GO.

What Nate did on Mari’s birthday was shitty, he didn’t even have the decency to attempt to clear up the situation. Thank god for the mix-up with the courier otherwise, she would’ve gotten back together with him for the hundredth time despite everyone around her telling her that she deserved better.

I wish there was less time spent on Nate and more time spent with Chev even if it was just “Hi, how are you?” throughout the year or even in class but they gave us absolutely nothing. She just ran away from him at every turn, the MCs did not get together until like 70% into the novella. By the time they finally got together, I was like “Ugh, finally.”

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thanks to L. Renee Richard and The Next Step PR for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

💖 BIPOC

🌸 College

💖 Betrayal

🌸 Insta-Love

💖 Forced Proximity

🌸 Opposites Attract

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

Anxiety • Cheating • Depression • Emotional abuse • Manipulation • Substance abuse

💖 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★.75

This book follows Harper, a woman running away from her last relationship–an abusive relationship that left her completely isolated and dependent on her partner. This was an okay read it reminded me of the movie Safe Haven (I LOVE THAT MOVIE). Some parts seemed repetitive to me, but the suspense was good. I enjoyed Harper and Nolan’s ending; she deserved it after everything her ex put her through.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Emily Campbell for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

📚One Bed

☕️Bookshop

📚Witty Banter

☕️Found Family

📚Small Town Vibes

☕️Romantic Suspense

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

Domestic abuse (emotional & sexual) • Stalking • Gun violence • Anxiety & panic attack rep

📚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

This is such an interesting way to tell a story. It had me stressed the hell out but that’s reality. Needless to say, I disliked Melody. I loved Granny though, she was too funny which was nice considering this book goes into how scary social media is/could be. It’s scary that this is so realistic, this is really how the “podcast bros” talk to and about women. I did like the “She Knows, She Knows” moment I got with the last email from the concerned stranger after Tiana emailed for help. I caught it immediately and figured out who was emailing her.

𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠

People Like Them

Just a Girl

The Heart of a Mother

Murder at the Royal Ruby

Slot Machine Fever Dreams

The Mosquito

“𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬!”

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

Well, this one sure was interesting. Dove is a recovering alcoholic and works at a casino… serving drinks. She has some serious self-control if she’s able to be around alcohol without the urge for a taste. She meets Russell who is hired to KILL her, but this is not her first rodeo with a man that’s trying to hurt her. That’s the whole reason she’s in this mess to begin with. It’s a bit confusing but I guess it all worked out in the end for her. The story was alright, but it’s definitely not my favorite in this collection.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

OH WHAT A SHITTY PERSON JOANNA WAS! I felt for Hillary, I really did. All she wanted was to find her child and here came Joanna to take advantage of her pain and her situation for some cash. I don’t know why I didn’t think of Joanna being a possible scammer, I guess I just wanted to believe Hillary had finally found the daughter she’d been looking for. I loved the plot and I wish this short read would’ve been longer.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖