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Cute and easy read. I wish there was more connection with the characters. I didn’t like how we didn’t get to see them being together at all. I guess that’s because of the novella format but I finished it wanting more of them. The writing isn’t awful tho so I may try Abby Jimenez now bc this was my intro into her. Not much else to say, it was good/okay. 3.5 rounded down to 3

This was such a good story for a novella too. The concept wouldn’t work for a long book I don’t think. Dare I say this is the book I’ve enjoyed the most so far, it’s quite close to being top that’s for sure. Best novella definitely, reading it was so much better than listening. Also this is how I find out Christina Lauren is two people, can’t believe I didn’t know that. 5 STARS!! Maybe even 6?!

WOW this was just so wonderful and cute UGH. I loooooved this. The format of the emailing that still held substance even tho it was minimal, them going to the same school, him finding out it was her, her finding out it was him. It was just too good. I love this kind of stuff, connection over years, treasured friendships, all that. Wow wow

Also liked the risk manager x head prank guy thing. And his name was Robbie lol, I had to check

Giving this 4 stars. I also read this a month ago and forgot to review. I know this one was good too but I cared about it a little less than book 1. Brandon and whatever his name was were still great and I liked the whole exploring with each other thing. Still really liked the frat and college setting with the pranks and found family. Still super fun.

Giving this 5 stars. I read this a month ago and never reviewed bc I got busy and forgot. I loved the concept, loved that they switched up the typical big buff jock guy is dominant. He got tied up and he whimpered and obsessed with Bailey. The frat pranks part of it and overall semi ridiculousness just made for a really fun story. The found family was good too

Good, fun, easy to listen to. I liked how there was no smut. The miscommunication was annoying but because it was a novella length story it actually didn’t really matter to me. 4 stars.

Split this into two parts. I read the first half a bit ago and thought it was fine. Then I stopped it and picked up the audio book. I never listen to audio books but decided to on my walk with vina. The second half was so so. I just was underwhelmed. Kinda felt lackluster and unfinished ish. Wasn’t very compelling. 2.75 down to 2 I think

I enjoyed the side characters and am excited to see their stories. Wren and Travis’s relationship was super sweet too. Enjoyable but not my favorite. 3.5 stars but rounded to 4 bc 3 is too low and I did enjoy this for the most part. I don’t remember there being a crazy amount of smut or at least it only briefly annoyed me

I liked the first half of this a good amount. I enjoyed Travis wanting to spoil her, the marriage in Vegas that turned into the marriage of convenience, and Hannah being a gymnast. I almost didn’t finish this book bc I was bored once they got together and had the miscommunication thing, but the author handled it well and didn’t make them break up or anything so I actually was able to keep reading.

I liked both Elias and Dora. The world building was done well although a tiny bit boring. I think it could’ve been nice to see more of Elias and Dora’s relationship. But I really didn’t mind this pacing or content when reading. Nothing spectacular but really enjoyable, 4 stars

A wonderful concept. I really enjoyed the incorporation of magic and fantasy into the historical setting. This was a super easy and shorter read which was great. I even was engaged the whole time despite the romance being relatively minimal. No smut and really only like 1 kissing scene which was good bc I feel like it was a nice break from the smut filled books I keep reading

Super quick novella. I enjoyed this a good amount. It was a great quick read that got straight to the point. I think it had good build up to them starting to mess around and the smut scenes were quick. 4 stars

First time reading this one. I think the conversations around sex and relationships are important especially for young adult audiences. Great book, just like the others I enjoyed it a lot. 5 stars

Reread. Always enjoyable and easy to read. Same thoughts as book 3. 5 stars

Reread. Love how easy these are to read. If I were to critically think about them and how I felt I’d rate them lower, but it’s 5 stars for ease of reading and enjoyment

Still as good the third time!

Rereading for the 3rd time. Wanted an easy book/comic to read bc I haven’t had the time to read an actual book lately. Enjoyed it of course

Enjoyed this a lot. Love a short novella too. I think the characters were fleshed out enough for the length of the story. Big fan of the dynamic between the two and that he “fell” first. Also enjoyed the her feeding from him scene. Love my queen Ali hazelwood. Originally thought 5 stars for this but there were a few things I didn’t like that I actually can’t remember so going to do 4.5 rounded down to 4

I also really liked the music theme. That resonated with me too. Hallie and Rio were sweet and I liked them both. I am pretty sure I really liked this book and I can’t remember anything that I didn’t care for. I am going to be to give this book 4.5 rounded up to 5. This rating also is for the whole series bc I really enjoyed it

I totally thought I had reviewed this but looks like I totally forgot. I really enjoyed this book. Second chance romance is something I don’t read much and I also don’t read childhood best friends to lovers again so this felt fresh. A lot of this stuff resonated with me because of stuff with both Dylan and Jacob. Really made me want a love like the one in this book :/

Also waited too long to review this. I remember I really liked this book. Isaiah and Kennedy were cute and I loved the pinning from Isaiah. I loooove accidental marriage, fake marriage, or really anything like that so this book was great. Good found family yet again. Not much else to say. I do think I will give this a 3.9 up to 4. I don’t want to give 4 bc the last is the best and I’m giving that a 4

I really need to do a better job of reviewing these right when I’m done. I liked miller and kai. The found family is great and I remember enjoying the book a good amount. They actually did the falling in love w the nanny thing well. My first thought when looking back at this book is to give 3.5 up to 4 but I think 3.75 down to 3 is going to be what I do. I just think there was something I didn’t like enough for 4

Waited too long to review. I’m going to give this 3.5 rounded up to 4 because I do think I enjoyed it a lot and I liked the flower language and their dynamic. I liked marriage of convenience too.

Don’t remember enough for full review. I know that the ending tho made this four stars for me. So that’s what I’ll give it. I liked Ryan and Indy’s dynamic and the side characters were cool but I wanted more of them. First of the series for me bc I skipped first book. Enjoyed it a good amount. 4 stars.

The northern sword birthday party was so special and I think I remember that making it 3.5 rounded up to 4 so that’s what I’ll do. I also liked how they were best friends and how they lived together. Good book, love the purple hair

Really enjoyed Hayden and Darcy. The teaching her how to be a player was a cool concept and I enjoyed seeing him lose it over her. I am reviewing this too late so I don’t remember a whole lot of my thoughts. Not a huge fan of the smut so thats brought my rating down but I know i loved everything else about their relationship. I liked how darcy found herself and hayden was so supportive of her

I’m giving this 4-4.3 rounded down to 4 because I can’t remember my feelings after finishing but I know I liked it a good amount. Overall this was a good series. My one issue was that they all kinda felt like the same thing but with different characters and side stories. Like the personalities of the girls were similar enough to make it feel like I was reading the same book over and over. The series gets a 4.5

Once again waited too long to review. I enjoyed this book a lot. I thought it was cool to have Riley be a new amputee since that is never seen in hockey romances. I liked their relationship and how they complimented each other. Loved the found family and side characters. The hockey setting with him coaching and eventually playing was really cool.

I liked that she was the heir to the jasad throne and how she had to keep that hidden. I would bet money that Arin has known since the start. The age gap of 5 years was bugging me. I do remember liking it when reading despite my critiques. I doubt I will read the second book, I’m just not that interested in it. 3.5 rounded up to 4