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ready or not by cara bastone
this was SUCH a sweet and wholesome take on the accidental pregnancy trope. it had a bigger focus on eve's personal journey and growth throughout her pregnancy, which i really liked seeing!
shep is a GEM 🤭 and I loved the friendship aspect of both willa and eventually ethan. it really showed the importance of a strong support system
if you liked out on the limb, you'd like this!
~4.5 stars
Book review blog post over on my other blog for this lovely gem.
Head over to nerdy mom writes for the full review!
“Entreat Me”, by Grace Draven
WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT
FEMINISM all over the book
The conversations here are SO IMPORTANT and SO ON POINT
Consent
A woman who confesses to her lover that she pleasures herself thinking of him
Talking about the menstruation openly
A man respecting the woman because all of the above
Talking about women’s worth beyond virginity/reputation
disfigurement/diseases/curses/magic
Love... oh so much love here
BEST BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RETELLING I’VE EVER RED
I mean, it even has cursed roses
and THE MIRROR to watch over her father!
Maedieval-ish setting (Fantasy)
A castle that’s protected by sorcery
A woman willing to support her lover through his “crisis”
Tears... my tears!
ALL THAT AND MORE, I HAVEN’T FINISHED THE BOOK YET!
Are there any halloween themed romance novels because if there are I want them in my life!?!?!
DOWN & DIRTY QUICKIE REVIEW!
One Sentence Summary:
She’s the kind, ugly beast who travels to the evil beauty’s castle so she can rescue his memories and return him to his people.
Name That Trope:
Virgin Hero, Reverse batB, Fantasy Land
What part made you fangirl squeal:
Mr Demon King has exactly 0 filter on his lusty, lusty thoughts!
Every second when dude’s the purdy beast WITHOUT being a giant ball of grumpy rage???
Or or or that Miss Heroine is an abuse survivor who doesn’t coware in our beta-alpha’s presence? YASSS BOOK YASSS!
When Mr Hottie ripped her from her torture dream with his slashed palm & epic wrath over her potential death!?! LIKE OMG!
Favorite Character:
BOTH!
Lily: A scarred, hook nosed, limp walking gal who’s the story’s hero!
Micah: A gorgeous powerful sorcerer raised in isolation, so he got ZERO qualms ‘bout using his words...the smexy ones and the dominate ones!
How smexy was the smex?
SO HOT IT MURDERED ME THEN BROUGHT MY ASS BACK FROM THE DEAD! My book-tease ass ain’t gonna give ya context, but "I want more words" is the hottest hero sentence, ya don’t even know! This man worships Lily in bed while Lily, treated her whole life as being repulsive, discovers her confidence through sex!
Whose Line Is It Anyway:
Micah: If I order you to leave, what will you do?
Lily: Hit you with a stick.
“I’m the Lord of the Black Castle. My word is law. Don’t forget to think about our kisses. I’ll lick up your taste again come sunset.” - Micah
Got any bitching to do?
My OooOOOooOOONLY itty-bitty complaint is I wish we’d got more scenes from Micah’s POV. The book gives him his slice, but it feels like we spend more time in Lily’s head than his.
Visually Depict Yo Book Feels:
Famous last words:
THIS THING IS SO GOOD THAT I SUCK AND TRUST ME IT IS EPIC AND PLEASE READ IT AND HEEEEELP!........Ok, real talk? This is my first Nalini book & holy shit she does world building and smexy smex and romance the frig good! I can’t oversell this book. I CAN’T I CAN’T I CAN’T!!!!!!
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Reading slump to the extreme!
Calling all of my romance friends. I am asking for you to overload this post with romance recommendations, I am the reading slump of all reading slumps. Nothing is grabbing my attention! I need your help loves! Please give me recs! I typically only read historicals because that’s is what I love, but right now I’ll take anything! Help a sister out!
DOWN & DIRTY QUICKIE REVIEW!
One Sentence Summary:
Hockey team captain with a touch aversion has an owie, while Hockey team massage therapist has a psycho ex.
What part made you fangirl squeal:
When our hero made a pun out of a Pearl Jam song to make our gal feel better. SO MUCH D’AWWW!
Favorite Character:
I LOOOOVE Ari but flat out, Patrick. He is just such a betatastic dude!
How smexy was the smex?
This man did things to this woman on a massage table I didn’t think were orgasmically possible..
Name That Trope:
Workplace Romance, Crazy Ex Boyfriend, Hero In Pursuit, Beta Hero
Whose Line Is It Anyway:
Patrick: Baby. You kill me. I swear to God. All I do is try to impress you, and it’s impossible. Because you’re the most impressive person I ever met. I’m so screwed.
Got any bitching to do?
YESSS! UM, HELLO? We still don’t know when the Hockey team owner & his punk-rock secretary book will exist in the real world.. HE HAS ROMTASTIC FEELS AND I NEED TO READ THEM!
Visually Depict Yo Book Feels:
Famous last words:
Seriously, yall, this book is just so. Damned. GOOOOOOOD! Romance, bromance, and sismance feels all over the place & a competent intelligent heroine to boot! Read it and thank me later.
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