relly's reviews
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4 stars

I've had a slow start to the year reading wise. I just haven't had the want to pick up a book and start reading. Once I picked this one up it hooked me pretty quickly. 

I loved Nathan. He felt so much guilt over the way he treated his brother when they were kids and had a massive desire to reconnect with Brody. The problem of his stalker hindered that effort. 

Vincent we met previously in Ethan's book and he is the same grumpy character. I do like that he opens himself up slowly to Nathan. He is jerk for the first quarter of the book and at times treats Nathan badly, but when he does it once they are connected, he makes up for it quickly.

I did feel like the stalker storyline and Vincent's storyline was wrapped up pretty quickly in the end but it was great seeing characters from the previous books and series. 

3.75 stars

This is an enjoyable novella. A nice quick easy read. 
Marked as part of the reclaimed hearts series, but the only real connection I felt to the series was the pop up of a couple of characters from the other books, 
I still enjoyed it as a stand-alone. 
We have Chris the uptight boss and Ivan the jokester who brings him out of his shell. I liked that Chris didn’t put in too much of a fight and realised pretty quickly that it was Ivan he was crushing on. 
I also liked that Ivan put into motion his transfer before leaving to track down Chris when he was sent on forced annual leave. 
Arc provided by the author. 

This was a cute short story that found Ethan’s brother Devon getting his partner.

I loved that Devon went straight into protective mode and used his wits to get in front of Sebastian to help him out. He stood up for Sebastian from the start and I did like the little friendship that came about.

Being a short story it moved along very quickly but it was also good to see Cain and Ethan and how well hey are doing together.

 

 

4 stars

Great end to the series with Linus getting his mate.
I loved the miscommunication banter between Linus and Colby. It made for some really funny moments 
I felt for Linus when he was so devastated about not having a mate. 
I think the quickness of them getting together was a bit different as they didn’t really have an attraction like the others but it was a comedy of sorts 
Good afternoon read

4 stars

This one is my favourite so far. I loved Tate and how he revved up Eldon so early. By not telling him what he wanted to know it drove him nuts and made for some great banter.
The other couples have all been good but these two had a little bit more.

3.75 stars

Nice second book. I loved Oberon. I just clicked with his character, and wanted to see him get his man.
Miles is a good partner for him, and his daughter Holly was a delight. 
I’m loving the puns the cousins throw out throughout the book. 
Good quick read

3.75 stars

Cute start to the series of the Christmas sprites. I love the cousins and how they are all one big happy family.

Aaron was harder to like at the start as he was a bit surly but that changes pretty quickly and his nicer self comes out. I enjoyed his relationship with his family.

Nyall was great too. I love a baker story and this didn’t disappoint.
I did struggle a bit with the connection between the two. It was more like attraction to each other and as it was a shortish story the author didn’t have a lot time to show the deeper side.

Nice quick read

4 Stars

This one grabbed me from the start and was an enjoyable read.

I loved both the MC's. They just meshed straight from the start and I liked the friendship that sprung up between them. 

Martin who truly believed he was cursed and did everything in his power to protect his family from another ruined Christmas by travelling half way across the world. And Anthony who could lose himself when questioned about the weather. 

I loved the set up and how the boys were stuck together and how they worked out their distance issues. The banter between the guys was entertaining 

Great enjoyable read 
ARC provided by GRR

3.25 Stars

Buddy Read

I'm not quite sure how to rate this one. There were aspects I enjoyed but there were also parts that didn't really click for me.

I enjoyed Fran the bumbling fool who no matter what he did, he managed to sabotage himself, mostly with funny results. (I do think these parts would be funnier on audio as the narrator could really act it out). What I didn't like about him was his lying. I kind of understood where it came from but it's no fun living with someone who constantly lies, and he knew it was something Cass couldn't handle yet he did it anyway.

Cass was great. He had the patience of a saint at times, and a really sweet disposition. I'm not sold on if they were attracted to each other now or if it was the ghosts of the past and the small dating pool that got them back together. 

The secondary characters were fabulous and helped make this one enjoyable.

3.75 stars

I loved Dakota, he is a younger not quite as hard Niall. It’s great to see especially considering they grew up apart but the brothers are very much alike, with a number of shared mannerisms. Dakota would like to think he is the grumpiest but Niall has him well and truly covered here. He is not very social which is hilarious as he has a job that requires him to be social. 

Tad was a good foil for Dakota. He was more social and helped to bring him out of his shell. I liked how he just kept plugging away. He pushed but never too far, so as not to ruin the friendship. 
The secondary characters are great, from Tad’s parents through to Amanda the brothers fiancée. Still not too sure about Boone but his comedy of errors was funny and a bit sad as well. 

The side mysteries were covered pretty quicky and bear one was good.

Quick entertaining read 

ARC provided by the author.