Title : Jonās downright ridiculous shooting case ( Jonās Mysteries )
Author : AJ Sherwood
This book and the series itself is PURE GOLD. It keeps getting better and better and I honestly canāt wait for more installments of this story. So, here we have Jon ( Jonathan Bane ) who works with the police as a human lie detectorā using his gift as a Psychic. He can tell a lot about a person because heās able to see their Aura. He fries any electronics near him, he has to wear sunglasses & he has no Anchor to ground his powers which is always on. Then he meets Donovan Havili who is assigned as his partner/bodyguard and heās never seen someone as bright as him. They work together on cases and ITāS SO GOOD. I love how Donovan just slides into Jonās life and makes all those āquirksā feel natural, like itās not Jonās fault and itās okay. His psychic ability is amazing and the Mystery aspect kept me guessing. šš» This book honestly has everything I want : āļø Paranormal āļø Protective boyfriends āļø Found family āļø Explicit scenes that comes from a nice build up āļø MUTUAL PINING āļø Mystery. Please give this a go. There is also a spin off and that one is A+ too.
Title : Felix and the Prince ( Forever Wilde Series )
Author : Lucy Lennox
Oh boy. If you like a bit of Drama, relationship issues, finding yourself brouhaha & explicit scenes then this series is for you. Itās a guilty pleasure kind of read and I wasnāt able to stop from book 1 down to the last. The books can be read as standalones but itās much better if you know all the people popping up here and there. This one is my Favorite, Felix & The Prince. All because of the Commoner/Royalty trope that just never fails to fascinate me. So Felix goes to this remote island who is famous for their Stained glass and to study it. Aside from that, heās really trying to run away from the public as his Momās ( who abandoned him ) blockbuster movie is coming up as he hates being in the spotlight. There he meets Lio in one of the secret rooms he accidentally finds and from there, well. ššš These characters feel very real and their emotions read well to me as an outsider. I just love the being stuck in that place and both of them having no other choice but to fall in love. Also the whole DRAMA of how they can make it work despite all the issues is a big part of what makes their story better.
Title : Be still my Heart ( Four Kings Kings Security series )
Author : Charlie Cochet
All the books in this series is worth a read, definitely. Itās just that I really loved Laz and Redās side-relationship from Book 1 and so when they had their own story with Book 2 it was an instant favorite. Red is an ex navy SEAL and now working as a security detail while Laz is a fashion photographer. This book opens with Red off work as he recovers from being shot and seeing Laz doing a shoot. Then someone opens fire, clearly targeting Laz and so the whole story is the two of them in close quarters and coming to terms with their relationship. They are so sweet together! š and the explicit scenes are scorching omg! The mystery part on figuring out who is plotting against Laz was cool too ; I thought it was this guy, but then itās not until that last moment when the mastermind is revealed. š³
Title : Breaking Magic
Author : J Brenton Parker
Thereās this trope that is very hard to come by in books because of how specific it is. Itās the Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter trope. This books has it all and I couldnāt be happier. You have a magic school, the chosen one and his nemesis & a whole lot of adventure. Adam Wolfe is a ticking bomb. He is the most powerful magician of his time who doesnāt even know how to use it. He canāt use a wand, canāt maintain a spell, and when he does- it results into a catastrophe. When he almost burns down the whole school and has a group of rebels interested him + the threat of his magic being stripped away, here comes someone he never got along with FELIX ROTH. Oooohhh how I love this character. š So he goes to Adam and tells him he can help with controlling his powers but they have to get Merlinās staff. And the rest of the story is just wonderful. Ugh. Soft boys, magic, adventure & good vs evil all in one book. God. Read this one please. This book needs more love.
Title : To Have It All
Author : Jill Wexler
This book is short & sweet and the right pick for a cozy sunday. Mild angst and so much fluff. This is my first bestfriends to lovers book and this one just nails it. Brett and Jordan have been friends for more than 2 decades, and yes there are times they have looked at each other in a non-platonic way ; but they both shut it down as their friendship is too important. Then Brettās sister and brother in law dies in a car accident leaving their 4 kids to his care. Jordan helps him take care of the kids and setup himself up with this new life. Everything about this was so sweet! The domesticity and them seeing each other in different light at the right time. Just the inevitability of them being together after all those years as friends left me with all the feels. Ahhhhh~ ā¤ļø
and me just wanting to reach back in time and like hug her and say, "i'm so sorry the culture you grew up in made you think that this was the only way to write a good story"
that moment when you realize you hadn't noticed how fucked up one of your character's lives was until he has a breakdown at his brother's best friend about it and accidentally freezes an entire floor of their building
so i would like to congratulate david croft on changing from genuinely unlikeable asshole to not necessarily more likeable but far more conflicted good person who shit just never works out for.Ā
and i would also like to congratulate charlotte alderman for now surviving until the final battle. good job.Ā
Max wheezed painfully as the Guardianās shield threw him into the wall, lodging him for a moment in the drywall.
āIf you could just give me two seconds, maybe get a word in between the hitting,ā he hissed, his breath coming in sharp gasps, trying to steady himself on his feet.
āSo you can what?ā the Guardian, little more than a kid, really, Max can see now that there arenāt vicious glowing blue barriers between them, āYou wanna drug me again? Iām not going back. Youāre not taking me back.ā
The kid was glaring ferociously, eyes wild, with long, dark hair that has gone without care for some time falling in their eyes and spilling over their shoulders, their thin lips are twisted in a snarl. They looks basically feral and oh gods, but Max is so not equipped to deal with this, heās a glorified tour guide not a fucking trauma counselor.
āListen, Iām not - ā Max began to raise his hands in an attempt at a placating gesture, but the kid started so violently at the motion that he immediately dropped them back to his sides, āIām not with them,ā he wanted to ask if āthemā was AMBA itself or one of the bounty hunter splinter groups, but he doesnāt, thereās no safe place for a Guardian, āIām like you. Just - ā he raised his left hand just far enough away from himself to protect his clothes and then snapped his fingers, letting the spark of friction take hold until his palm was ablaze, āIām Max, Iām a firebringer, and I swear, outside of that punch I got in at your head when you fucking blindsided me, Iām not going to hurt you. I donāt make a habit of fighting children. Okay?ā
The wiry little bastard took a step back and relaxed minutely, the terrifying blue sparkles fading from their fingertips, āIf you werenāt looking for me, what are you doing here?ā
āIām from the Gray City. We were expecting a big new group of refugees a few days ago but they disappeared between the South Grove and the last checkpoint,ā Max said, extinguishing the fire in his hand and trying to keep his voice normal, though his ribcage was complaining terribly, sneaky little jerk probably cracked a rib, āYou wouldnāt know anything about that would you?ā
The kid - okay, Max really needs to get a name from them - backs away a little further, shaking their head minutely, āThe group I was with got captured...I think it was a month or two ago. I lost track. Iāve been on my own for a week, I think.ā
āYouāve kinda got crazy good control of the shields for a twelve year old, you know. Iād be kind of impressed if I didnāt have drywall in my hair,ā Max said, mustering an attempt at a smile from somewhere that felt truer when an affronted expression bloomed on the kidās face.
āIām fourteen, you fuck,ā the kid says, shaking their hair out of their eyes, āYouāre really from the Gray City?ā
āYeah, I am,ā Max risked running a hand through his hair, knocking loose a fine dusting of drywall and paint, āWas that where your group was headed?
The kid shrugged, āDonāt know, really. They didnāt tell me much. Doesnāt matter. Sāwhere I wanna go now. Iāve heard of it.ā
āOh, youāve heard of us?ā
āKind of hard to avoid,ā the kid glared at him, his eyes were a disconcerting bronze that was way more intimidating than Max thought basically anyone under thirty had a right to be, āIf youāre lying to me, IĀ can and will kill you, okay? Iāve done it before, it doesnāt really bother me. But try to give me back to them, try anything I think is even a little bit shifty and I swear I will squash you like an insect, Max.ā
Max saluted, āYou got it, boss. You gonna gimme a name or a pronoun or something to go with those threats?ā
The kid side-eyed him, pulling his long dark hair back and knotting it at the back of his head, āArane. He. No nicknames.ā
āI can work with that,ā Jerking his head toward the door, Max said, āCan we get out of this shadowy dust trap?ā
Arane looked toward the door warily, Max hadnāt even noticed that he had relaxed until he was back to being a skinny line of tension, āYou first.ā
āOf course,ā Max took a deep mental breath, and walked out the empty doorway, leaving his back to Arane and hoping the kid would follow.
