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I couldn't put this one down! The entire Tooth & Claw series has been incredible so far and it's only gotten better with the latest instalment!

I loved the chemistry between Max and Jules, it was real, entertaining, and sweet. You could tell Max truly loved Jules and was in my opinion a very solid character, he's probably my favourite MMC of the series so far. Jules started out quite timid and shy because of the damage done from her last relationship but she really blossomed when she came out of her shell and I thought she was a very strong character.

I loved the plot twist and how Max and Jules had to overcome their differences (literally) and how they achieved doing so, the angst was so good and the comfort even better. Although I did feel as if it moved a little fast in the beginning, I understand why that was and believe that everything tied up nicely in the end.

Heather is steadily creeping up the list of my all time favourite authors, her writing is amazing and the interactions between the main characters always feels natural and fluid. I cannot wait for the fourth book!

Probably the sweetest Harlequin I've read, it wasn't overly dramatic and the MC's had genuine chemistry.

I felt Willow was a strong character, she was passionate, sweet, smart, and had a fiery temper. She wasn't meek or annoying like most FMC's in Harlequins and she had a good head on her shoulders. I especially loved how in tune she was with Achilles and the I loved the advice she gave him.

At first I thought Achilles would also defy the usual stereotypical MMC, but towards the end he kind of ruined that. I still enjoyed his character though and the conflict was very short lived so it is forgiven.

One of my biggest pet peeves in books is when the author tells you rather than shows you what's going on. There were so many time skips and mentions of moments between Banks and Noura that we didn't get to experience, especially during his “grovel” (if you can even call it that), and because of that I feel as if Banks' sudden change of attitude towards Noura and his plan to win her back was unbelievable and didn't redeem him at all.

Oh my god, what a beautiful story! Ranney did amazingly in bringing her characters to life and writing such an excellent book! I have so many things I want to say.

The only value Catriona thought she had was her beauty and so of course she would be absolutely devastated to lose that. It upset me how little she believed in herself and the way Catriona mourned for the things she thought she had lost made my chest hurt.

Her character development is probably the best I've ever read. I LOVED how flawed she was! From the very beginning we see that she isn't the greatest person, she's selfish, thinks herself above others, vain, and entitled, but experiencing the way she recognised that she hadn't been the best person was very fulfilling. It didn't happen right away and it took time for her to correct her behaviour and I loved how realistic that was. I loved how Catriona worked towards bettering herself and giving others who needed it a better chance at life, She was such an amazing character.

Mark was also an incredible character. He was a good man who genuinely cared about everyone, from the people less fortunate, Catriona's stubborn and unappealing self, the rich who truly had no need for his services but he humoured them anyway, his grandfather who he looked up too, and even to his nasty father and even nastier brothers. He loved being a physician and he was good at his job. I also really liked how witty Mark was, I found his conversations with everyone, especially Catriona, very amusing.

One of my favourite things about him was the way he was able to see through Catriona's act, that she was lashing out and being difficult because she was afraid due to losing everything she knew. And the way he genuinely cared about her injuries, her limp and her poor left arm.

Dina was easily my favourite side character. Her love for Catriona, her determination, and her stubborn care for her was so sweet, and the way Dina treated others, her compassion, and charity work, she was such an amazing character and I really admired her.

I was incredibly sad to finish the story, I would read several books about Cat, Mark, and their relationship! I can't wait to read more from Ranney, she executed The Lass Wore Black so exceptionally well and I'm excited to see what more she has in store!

I had a lot of fun with this one, there was a lot of action packed moments and it held my attention well though out the entire book. Mian and Neheyuu's relationship was filled with ups and downs and they had some pretty dramatic moments, especially Neheyuu, but I liked their relationship.

Elizabeth created a great world with Taken To Sasor, I really enjoyed the lore and ancient legends surrounding the Manerak and am contemplating reading the rest of the series because of how much I enjoyed the world building.

The ending was quite unsatisfying, I find it difficult to believe that years of miscommunication and uncertainty could be solved in just one measly conversation. Also Liz admitting at the end that she still loved him and wanted a second chance and then nothing? I feel unfulfilled. I wanted to see Andrew rejection of Liz and I would've liked to have seen Diana's reaction. The ending did feel very rushed but overall it was a decently entertaining and quick story.

I wanted to pummel Rocco, he really got my blood boiling by being so manipulative and the way he wouldn't listen to Mia at all, by refusing to accept her wishes, and constantly cutting her off and accusing her of things. Mia was a major pushover with a bad case of body betraying syndrome, which frustrated me to no end.

But everything came together in the end and I didn't hate Rocco or Mia as much as I did in the beginning and I found Rocco at least somewhat redeemable.

My only upset is how short this was, I zoomed through it so quickly, I wish i got to see more of Alaya and Viridios!

Viridios was the true definition of a gentle giant. He was so sweet, romantic, and poetic. The way he longed for a companion and found one in Alaya, who was intelligent and curious, and was someone who had similar interests to him. Their relationship was so sweet and I enjoyed reading it.

I liked Mia from the beginning, she was a strong character and I found the way she handled Alex through all his nonsense admirable. She was actually really intelligent and well spoken, her reasoning behind why she went through with doing her fathers bidding in spite of herself was big enough that she didn't come across as a doormat. The only complaint I have is that dastardly body betraying syndrome, but that's to be expected in all harlequins I suppose.

Alex on the other hand... my god, he was nasty. I understand that he was manipulated by Mia's father into accepting the proposal, and even led on by Mia herself, but that didn't warrant his treatment of her. And yes, he did come around when he found out Mia wasn't as bad as she led him to believe but I don't think it redeemed him fully.

Unfortunately I didn't find their “love” to be very believable either. For months the only time they interacted was when they were making a baby and even after the baby had been conceived there hadn't been much talking. It was mentioned that Alex took Mia on picnics and ate meals with her but without experiencing those moments, it was hard to warm up to their relationship.

Genuinely the most disgusting book I have ever read and I don't say that lightly. The incredible detail Chandler Morrison put into describing every heinous act left me both amazed and absolutely horrified. Perhaps it was the morbid curiosity, but I was so captivated throughout the whole thing, I couldn't look away.

My god. this was a hefty book but it was incredibly entertaining through and through. My biggest guilty pleasure are angsty omegaverse books, I love the cheesiness and I love the drama and this was a great one!

Misunderstood, traumatised, abused, and sad FMC that's treated unfairly by her pack of alphas all because of a misunderstanding, then when they realise how badly they screwed up they must all work for her forgiveness, and then of course the big moment that rips them apart and then throws them back together. It was fun, it was entertaining and I read all 476 pages in one sitting and couldn't stop.

In my opinion Taken To Voraxia didn't contain much romance, the moments between Raku and Miari weren't very long and neither were they very convincing of their love. There was a lot of action that I found really engrossing, Stephens does really well when it comes to world building.

Miari was really smart and I loved reading about the things she invented out of scrap parts. I especially liked her character a lot. I wasn't as keen on Raku, I found him just fine but that's about it, I feel as if he didn't really have any personality outside of Miari and their mate bond which is a shame.

Overall it was exciting and filled with fast paced action packed moments, but the romance between the two MC's left much to be desired.

The misogyny was even more prevalent in this one than the second book and I know this is a dark romance, but I found Fabiano to be quite manipulative and coercive towards Leona. There was a scene where she told him she trusted him and he asked her to prove it by stripping for him, even though she was uncomfortable and expressed how much she didn't want to, he coerced her to do so. And it only got worse from there.

I liked Leona even though I found her to be quite the doormat, for both her parents and Fabiano, but she is a product of her surroundings so I can't judge her too harshly.

Book number 3 in The Camorra Chronicles was the most dramatic so far. I've been excited to read Remo's story since the beginning but I don't think it lived up to my own hype.

When he wasn't calling women whores and being an asshole, a lot of Remo's dialogue was so intense and almost poetic. It's hard to immerse myself when almost everything he said sounded so... pretentious and rehearsed, to me it lacked realism.

I did however surprisingly find Serafina and Remo's relationship to be believable, (although there wasn't enough groveling in my opinion, but when is there ever?). Maybe it was the way he cherished his babies that softened me up but I did find their reunion to be sweet and I liked seeing Remo as a family man.

That was easily the longest book I've read but it was infinitely worth it. The plot was so interesting and refreshing, I loved absolutely every second. The world that Asher was able to create and bring to life was so detailed and well thought out, the twists and turns that all joined together in the end was so amazing and I didn't see the ending coming at all.

I absolutely LOVED reading about a FMC that was borderline evil, she had major bloodlust, was strong, and a true bad ass character. I loved both Auset and her little group of mates. I found the characters all so interesting and well written and I appreciated that all those who deserved a comeuppance was delivered one.

I understand, because of the short length, that the angst couldn't have been dragged out for too long but I do wish it had been. What Rayne did to her in such little time was bad, but I found Emma's reaction to be just slightly dramatic and because of that it was hard to take the story seriously. Rayne worked hard to redeem himself and I actually quite liked him, he was very sweet when he wasn't being vengeful.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Richards is an incredibly talented writer. Her words flow so beautifully and she's extremely underrated. The conversations between Jenny and Sebastian was so natural, I really enjoyed watching them interact.

I loved the sherlock holmes-esque feel of Sebastian, he was probably the most intelligent MC I've ever come across. He also had a lot of ND traits and I loved reading that, he was very relatable and incredibly unique, not only was he inexperienced, but he was also younger than the FMC. I found him to be a very memorable character. He grovelled sufficiently and was easily redeemable.

I loved Jenny, I liked that she was intrigued and even amused by Sebastian and his antics from the get go. She was a very strong character with a strong back bone, she didn't bend to the whims of anyone, even Sebastian, I liked that she made him work for her forgiveness. I also enjoyed the setting of the ladies club and the way they opened their doors for all women who needed help, I found her kindness and compassion to be very admirable.

Things moved way too fast for my liking and I felt that kind of went against Rosie's personality. There was more of a focus on smut than plot so we don't really get to know any of the characters well enough for me to care about them. I like more plot in my books than just smut so unfortunately this didn't do it for me.

I can't tell what it was but I felt like there was something missing here, which is a shame because Aydra has become one of my favourite authors and I felt this book was underwhelming compared to her others I've read so far.

I didn't really see the chemistry between Gabriel and Claire until the groveling stage, so for half the book I didn't really care for their emotions. I was also beginning to get tired of Claire's antics, her insistence of leaving her son behind dragged for too long, and I was beginning to become annoyed with her.

That being said though, Aydra truly writes like no other author I have come across. Even though I found myself not connecting with the characters, not once did I find myself bored. Her writing is far to engrossing that it didn't matter to me.

The pacing left much to be desired, I know it's only a short book so things couldn't be fleshed out better but I found the progression of Charlotte and Matthew's relationship to be a bit all over the place. Some of the dialogue was also bit cheesy and juvenile and at times I felt like their behaviour was very dramatic.

I was originally going to only rate 2 stars but that twist surprised me and I liked it, only problem I had with it is that it was a life altering thing and Charlotte got over it and way too quickly.

This whole book felt like one big argument stretching on and on, it was a little exhausting. I love angst but unfortunately I did not find this to be angsty at all, there were mean words spat back and forth between Ben and Lilah but they weren't dwelled on enough for me to feel any real emotion. They'd get into an argument about one thing and then immediately into another. Not to mention Ben was so hot and cold, it was incredibly frustrating.

At first I genuinely thought Lilah had no backbone at all. Ben trampled all over her and she let him even when she knew what he was doing. He made constant digs at her being a burden to her grandfather, immature, spoiled, selfish, having no work ethic, and being a disappointment, and Lilah never truly acknowledged his hurtful words, it was incredibly frustrating to witness. When the huge secret he'd be keeping was finally revealed, I thought Lilah's adamance of staying away from Ben and not giving into him was admirable but too little too late. By that point I had already been soured to their relationship.

In the end Ben did finally open his eyes and see that Lilah wasn't the spoiled brat that he had made her out to be and he suffered in trying to prove that he truly did love her and atone for what he did but I found it hard to find him redeemable considering my earlier distaste of how their arguments were handled.

Mackay's world in Forget Me Knot kept me throughly entertained. I just wish the angst was left unresolved for longer. Don't get me wrong, there was so much drama compacted into this one book but I wanted it to stretch further.

The St. James pack was great, King was one of my favourites from the beginning and I really enjoyed how sweet his personality was. Ice was love at first sight for me also, I couldn't believe how much of a little brat he was. The first scene with him and Arsenal was actually hilarious if not a little mean. Unfortunately he did lose a bit of that personality once the pack was fully formed but that's because his behaviour was coming from a place of hurt and fear.

Onyx was such a great character, I liked that she was strong without being unhinged and mean. She was incredibly kind, intelligent, and looked after those around her, she didn't take flack from anyone either. I enjoyed her a lot.

I also really enjoyed the inclusion of Viper, I suspected from the very beginning that we were going to have him join the pack but there was a minute there where I thought there might be a twist. I liked him from the get go and loved his relationship with Ice.

One twist I didn't see coming though was that of Onyx's stalker, I literally didn't have a singular clue about that one and was quite shocked when the truth was revealed, even if I did find it a little far fetched.

I do have some minor complaints. Firstly, the writing was a little juvenile and there were some grammar mistakes, nothing too bad but noticeable. And secondly, I found the characters to be quite childish, especially Tallis. Ages weren't discussed if i'm remembering correctly, but it honestly felt like they were all 16.

Besides that though, I think Pierce has an interesting story on her hands, with a little more fine tuning I think it'd have great potential!

While I did enjoy the plot, I found the romance to be lacking. I didn't feel any real chemistry between the MC's and I felt declarations of love came way too fast for my liking. I wished the relationships between the characters were more fully fleshed out. There were a few scenes that we were told about but we didn't get to experience like, Tallis meeting Cami's family, Cami showing Eyke that his powers aren't so evil, and so many others.