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My Dark Romeo by L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington
2.0
I didn’t care for the plot of this book and felt it was really absent. The spice was okay. The FMC was incredibly annoying. I enjoyed the banter between Romeo and his friends on the text messages but that was about it.
From the beginning, I enjoyed how Romeo manipulated the situation to get Dallas as his betrothed. And when Dallas made a plan to work with her ex-fiancé to bring him down I expected the plot of enemies to begin here but it didn’t.
A month was spent doing nothing until the wedding and then finally she speaks with the ex-fiancé.
During the honeymoon, losing her virginity in the manner it occurred was ridiculous and I don’t even think possible but she had no emotional reaction to it. Followed by intercourse through their clothes?! Ouch and no thank you.
Dallas had no depth to her personality and being the eldest daughter of a wealthy and powerful man, I would have expected her to be raised with more prowess but also have her own passion. She was being raised to marry for profit but her character just didn’t show that imo. I found her to be incredibly whiny and stuck to nothing it seemed throughout the book.
It would have been a nice plot element if she had passions and strength that Romeo didn’t see for a while. If he assumed her to be a lazy, snack-crazed rich girl until he started to see there was more to her as he looked deeper.
In the meantime she could have been working with her ex to bring him down while playing the role of wife until she realized she misjudged Romeo and his reasons for wanting to be CEO maybe all too late.
From the beginning, I enjoyed how Romeo manipulated the situation to get Dallas as his betrothed. And when Dallas made a plan to work with her ex-fiancé to bring him down I expected the plot of enemies to begin here but it didn’t.
A month was spent doing nothing until the wedding and then finally she speaks with the ex-fiancé.
During the honeymoon, losing her virginity in the manner it occurred was ridiculous and I don’t even think possible but she had no emotional reaction to it. Followed by intercourse through their clothes?! Ouch and no thank you.
Dallas had no depth to her personality and being the eldest daughter of a wealthy and powerful man, I would have expected her to be raised with more prowess but also have her own passion. She was being raised to marry for profit but her character just didn’t show that imo. I found her to be incredibly whiny and stuck to nothing it seemed throughout the book.
It would have been a nice plot element if she had passions and strength that Romeo didn’t see for a while. If he assumed her to be a lazy, snack-crazed rich girl until he started to see there was more to her as he looked deeper.
In the meantime she could have been working with her ex to bring him down while playing the role of wife until she realized she misjudged Romeo and his reasons for wanting to be CEO maybe all too late.
Anastasia by Sophie Lark
4.0
I enjoyed this book. Incorporating actually Russian history with the beloved cartoon and adding a new twist made this really enjoyable.
While reading, I thought the book was about 200 pages too long but once I finished, I understood the reason for following Anastasia through childhood.
*Spoiler of the ending*
I enjoyed the twist of the ending with time travel but if Rasputin and Anastasia survived and she brought them back in time, I wish she would have also brought Damien back as well.
It would have been great that the two of them arrived 200 years earlier before they met in the meadow and had to together their people together to fight Rasputin on the mountain. It didn’t make it believable that she was able to turn “old” Damien to join her so quickly in a time of his fathers loss with only a recap of the future and a fire dance.
Overall the book was really enjoyable.
While reading, I thought the book was about 200 pages too long but once I finished, I understood the reason for following Anastasia through childhood.
*Spoiler of the ending*
I enjoyed the twist of the ending with time travel but if Rasputin and Anastasia survived and she brought them back in time, I wish she would have also brought Damien back as well.
It would have been great that the two of them arrived 200 years earlier before they met in the meadow and had to together their people together to fight Rasputin on the mountain. It didn’t make it believable that she was able to turn “old” Damien to join her so quickly in a time of his fathers loss with only a recap of the future and a fire dance.
Overall the book was really enjoyable.
Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark
4.0
I really loved this mafia romance. It’s a shorter book and easy to read so it’s a good palette cleanser between books in a series or when you’re in a reading slump.
Arranged marriage
Forced proximity
Enemies to lovers
Has kind of a Romeo & Juliet feel to it.
It has some spice, jealousy and I enjoyed the story line. You know this is setting up for other books that will focus on other characters and put the focus on them for a series of somewhat interconnected stories.
Aida has a great personality and takes no crap. Callum is the Irish Mafia roguish Prince we all need who knows what he wants and enjoys the challenge a stubborn woman gives him.
Arranged marriage
Forced proximity
Enemies to lovers
Has kind of a Romeo & Juliet feel to it.
It has some spice, jealousy and I enjoyed the story line. You know this is setting up for other books that will focus on other characters and put the focus on them for a series of somewhat interconnected stories.
Aida has a great personality and takes no crap. Callum is the Irish Mafia roguish Prince we all need who knows what he wants and enjoys the challenge a stubborn woman gives him.
Heirs of Darkness by Amber Thoma, Amber Thoma
5.0
“What does not kill you, makes you more dramatic.” - Kes
I’m so excited to have another glimpse into one of my favorite worlds and Amber delivered another amazing story with Heirs of Darkness.
Just when you think you’ve heard every bird pun possible, or seen the depths of Ciarans brooding, you haven’t.
The snarky banter and the depraving minds of the two Princes of the Night Court took ages to form and this story shows us how tragic life can be for a young fae.
With Easter eggs that tie into some of the conflict of Ambers first book in the series, The Prince of Darkness, and this coming of age story of the two Princes, I’m ready for the next book in the series.
These continue to be my top reads of the 2023 and they go on the very short list of comfort books with I will read again and again.
I’m so excited to have another glimpse into one of my favorite worlds and Amber delivered another amazing story with Heirs of Darkness.
Just when you think you’ve heard every bird pun possible, or seen the depths of Ciarans brooding, you haven’t.
The snarky banter and the depraving minds of the two Princes of the Night Court took ages to form and this story shows us how tragic life can be for a young fae.
With Easter eggs that tie into some of the conflict of Ambers first book in the series, The Prince of Darkness, and this coming of age story of the two Princes, I’m ready for the next book in the series.
These continue to be my top reads of the 2023 and they go on the very short list of comfort books with I will read again and again.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
4.0
Really enjoyed this story and subtle element of fantasy. The love story was adorable, the conflict of the gods was compelling and the ending is begging to be concluded in book 2.
House of Beating Wings by Olivia Wildenstein
4.0
3.5 ⭐️
I enjoyed this book but man I have not been more frustrated with an FMC in a long time than I was with this one.
I enjoyed this book but man I have not been more frustrated with an FMC in a long time than I was with this one.