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I love a guy who gets embarrassed when complimented and acts all sweet and shy 😍

Well this is the craziest primitive planet yet I think and I’m glad the FMC has no intention of staying on it!

I’m enjoying this story and I love the comfort of this series, but is it just me or do the FMCs kinda blend together and have similar voices at this point?

I feel a contemporary binge coming on and thank god cause I have what feels like a million of them on my TBR 👀😂

Well I had a good run, my mood and my brain matched perfectly for a few books and then the wheels fell off lol.

Going to try to get on a novella streak. I need a reset so 🤞 some quick reads get me there!

Turning my brain off and hoping for quirky and charming romance with a side of ghosts 🤞

I had a plan - clear out my KU and library borrowed queues, maybe read a couple I actually own, then download more. It's soooooo hard to stick to though! Why is it so hard to not download new books?

This is our first official day of summer break and it was as chaotic as you could imagine. It's going to take time to settle into a rhythm in my house so reviews may be slower and maybe even shorter *gasp* (I don't even know if I can do that honestly). But lots of reading about to go down, yay!

They’re killing me with their almost moments of admitting their interest to each other, only for the other one to somehow put a damper on it every.single.time.

The faintest smile shaped my lips. “Shay Riordan, did you just tell me with your eyes to get into bed?”

I love how expressive Shay is with facial features and body language to ease their communication. It’s been like that all book and then this just struck me extra so.

“Thank you for saying all that. I’m sorry for being such an insecure mess. I’m just terrified of having my heart broken. It’s why I’ve been alone for so long.” “But you let me in.” “I did,” I breathed.

The vulnerabilities in this book are so touching.

Emotion caught in my throat because he saw me. He saw me when, to most of the world, I was invisible.

I just love them 😍

Forehead kisses 🫠

These are just working class, regular people interacting and I am invested!

He’s so sweet! Both main characters are.

The way this author is making me feel tension over a simple bus ride and a guy standing a little closer is crazy! 🙃

Buddy reading!

I like this but why does she have to be too curious for her own good? 🤦‍♀️🤣

GR messing with updates again. I don't know if it's just me, but if I go on a desktop, I can't see anyone's updates under their own profiles, just updates on my feed...which likes to hide friends. How am I supposed to spy on what friends are reading when my workaround is busted? 😩

This is really good, but it also has a slow feeling to it that means I keep getting distracted, despite liking both main characters a lot and being invested in their situation.

Did I finish one Mariana Zapata book and then have to go and reread favorite parts from the two others I’ve read? Yes, yes I did…

I already think this is going to be a 5 star and that's just multiple levels of awesome esp for a first buddy read with Christina!

Her dad’s reaction to the news and their bond is so adorable.

Her mouth movements continue, those soft lips of hers brushing against mine in a dance that I am quickly learning. I remain rigid as she continues teaching me this greeting, struggling to understand exactly how I am meant to respond.

We have intro to kissing 😍

“”No,” he growls, leaning ever so closer. His lips brush against mine and I forget how to breathe. “Because females like you are far too good to be worrying about brutes like me.””

The scary dude who other scary dudes shied away from earlier heals her and makes her feel safe 🫠. He’s also killed a bunch of guys already for her.

Loving the alien and western-like combo!

Sometimes I must go into a TBR book adding trance because hell if I know where some of these came from (but I mean, they do sound good, so they're staying).

Current relationship status with reading - it's complicated