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Charlotte is the worst human being in the entire world I want her to PERISH!!!

But sidenote I LOVED this book I am so HEAVILY invested. The writing?? Superb? The storyline? Beautiful. The love story? YEARNING ALL DAY!!

Jase and Pixie (IYKYK) have such deep seated problems and obstacles yet they found each other in the worst of times and reconciled in the even worser of times. Their love really touched my heart and getting to be on the journey of their second chance was beautiful.

This story is moving and filled with how love can bring out the best in you and impacts so much more than you and that other person, it lifts you up and provides you a space to grow into the best version of yourself.

I literally teared up and cried and can’t wait for this book to come out.

Thank you NetGalley for the E-ARC!

Right when I needed a gorgeous, action-packed, fantasy romance this fell into my lap and it did NOT disappoint.

Omgggg I am still reeling from how good this book was. Thais and Thatcher are twins with a godly secret who wind up competing to attain godhood (or die basically) and while they must hide the secret of the God who sired them they also must navigate a battlefield of trials that tests their strengths in order for the ultimate goal - kill the one who violated their mother.

But all is not what it seems in the world of the Gods and Thais finds herself seeing the humanity in her own mentor Xül, and possibly more?

I don’t want to give anything away but I will say that the storyline here is awesome - I love trials mixed with power struggles and political intrigue so I really was into this. The romance is also pretty good - it’s not a huge part of the story but it’s beautifully integrated and I can’t wait to get more of it in the next book if we’re lucky enough.

The ending had me FLOORED. I actually didn’t read these authors first two books before this one so I know a lot of people were freaking out over the ending because it ties into the first two books so I’m running to those now.

Overall this was awesome and a wonderful surprise after the book slump I’ve been in for the fantasy romance genre.

Loveeee!!!

Thank you netgalley for the e-ARC!

STOPPPPP I love urban fantasy paranormal supernatural vibes!!

This is a super vibes review: I just really loved the characters and the cool music intertwined world that Bliss and Pisces live in - it’s very moody and edgy and romantic. There’s a bit of a murder mystery here and way more questions than answers ( but in a really good way) I feel like I’m hooked and I need to know what’s going on in the next book cuz this cliffhanger was CRAZY and I feel like we’ve only JUST started to scratch the surface of this storyline.

I would have loved to see more spice but I have a feeling now that it’s being saved for the next book (one can hope).

Awesome book for people who like crescent city, urban romance fantasy, and fun vibes with a little suspense and mystery!

This was SUCH a great novel! Not just because of the romance which was awesome but honestly because how relatable Reema is to me and how she touches upon all the issues modern say southeast Asian women face with their families ago it marriage and children and the shame that comes with “failing” at it. It really resonated with me and I felt such a deep connection to the storyline. Super awesome read!

w this was actually a pretty great thriller/lowkey dark comedy ??? It felt like inception but with murderers. We have Gwen aka Marin whose dad was a serial killer. She was with him when he did most of these killings and he “created” her to carry on his work- but does she ? When she starts getting body parts sent ringer house she goes down a crazy trip to figure out who knows who she is (because she was 9 when she was disappeared into the ether) and this pushes her beliefs about herself and who she is, as well as who the people in her life are. It’s giving serious trauma vibes but I find her humor hilarious while she’s uncovering who is killing people she knows. It’s funny, dark, and inquisitive and I kept reading on and on to discover I had no idea who was a villain in this story and who was not. Highly recommend if you’re into thrillers but need something slightly humorous. Definitely if you like grady Hendrix you’ll like this book!

Thanks to netgally for this arc !

Really liked this one I think second chance romances are hard to do because the breakup and get back together has to be resolved in a way that feels authentic which Huang does by having a longer timeline. I liked that both characters has to really become more introspective and discover what they lost and wanted. Good amount of spice too. I took a star off because the brother storyline was a bit weak I feel like that could have been played up better and I also wanted more flashbacks of their past so I could understand them more. Overall great and can’t wait for the next one !

Excuse me I LOVEEEEE THIS ONE!! Kai is literally like UGHHH he just does it for me !!! I loved the dynamic of this couple and how different they are and the forbidden love aspect. I also love the story of how they both learn about pride - Kai by accepting he will fail sometimes and it’s okay to have help and Isabella by putting hers aside and believing in herself. I really liked that she’s broke and works at a bar but then OF COURSE she’s a hotel heiress (🤣) but I’m totally here for it. The story was really hopeful and sexy and gorgeous and I ate it up. I’m really obsessed with them and can’t wait for the next couples story 😏😏😏😏

Excuse me I LOVEEEEE THIS ONE!! Kai is literally like UGHHH he just does it for me !!! I loved the dynamic of this couple and how different they are and the forbidden love aspect. I also love the story of how they both learn about pride - Kai by accepting he will fail sometimes and it’s okay to have help and Isabella by putting hers aside and believing in herself. I really liked that she’s broke and works at a bar but then OF COURSE she’s a hotel heiress (🤣) but I’m totally here for it. The story was really hopeful and sexy and gorgeous and I ate it up. I’m really obsessed with them and can’t wait for the next couples story 😏😏😏😏

Excuse me I LOVEEEEE THIS ONE!! Kai is literally like UGHHH he just does it for me !!! I loved the dynamic of this couple and how different they are and the forbidden love aspect. I also love the story of how they both learn about pride - Kai by accepting he will fail sometimes and it’s okay to have help and Isabella by putting hers aside and believing in herself. I really liked that she’s broke and works at a bar but then OF COURSE she’s a hotel heiress (🤣) but I’m totally here for it. The story was really hopeful and sexy and gorgeous and I ate it up. I’m really obsessed with them and can’t wait for the next couples story 😏😏😏😏

Hellooooo since when am I into billionaire romances? Since Ana Huang laid it out for me HELLOOOOO.

Literally I loved this book, the forced proximity marriage was actually pretty fun - Dante and Vivian are bosses in their own right, but don't realize that the loneliness they feel in their life is something the other one is going to cure...

Firstly, I loved the representation of asian culture in this, it was really relatable to me and I was able to understand very well why it was that Vivian was the way she was around her parents and always trying to be so obedient- its really what we're taught and harder to walk away from than you'd think. Secondly, this couple gave me all the power couple vibes, you could tell that opening up to each other came as a surprise, especially for Dante and I was burning to the book hoping for their HEA because I felt for them so much.

CAN'T WAIT. to devour the rest of the books!!

SCREAMING BECAUSE THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD I ACTUALLY TEARED UP. See this is why representation is so important in books because the way I related to Sonya and some of the things her trauma led her to was insane. I think the beginning of the book started out a little confusing for me personally but then I got so LOCKED in and couldn't put it down. Not only is this a romance, but its so much more. I love how the author explores how different personality types form and how someone who seems cold and standoffish and someone who seems to be super happy can literally still be the same person, struggling with expectations from themselves and others. The way expressing feelings was so nicely explored and how both Adrian and Sonya really had to work on themselves in order to be with each other, yet they understood each other long before they truly understood themselves. I found this. story to have the perfect amount of spice, banter, and an amazing HEA. Literally one of my faves now!

This is the first time I've rated a book a three because normally, I'm on the money for the books I select to check out. But this book was a mashed up mess of a murder mystery, smut, and a “morally grey” MC? If he tells me one more time that he saves the weak and respects them and then goes and stalks and essentially assaults our FMC I am literally gunna scream. Like this is a pretty effed-up book but not even in a good way it was just...hilariously bad. I'm still gunna read the second one maybe there will be some redemption but .. booktok really failed me on this one.

Ugh what the heck. Again, writing is beautiful, plot is confusing as hell. Main FMC is annoying and childish with literally no growth to. She's an idiot and a child and for five second I thought we would learn more about her but nope, she was too busy being irritating and annoying. I stuck through because the ending actually did stress me out and I've started the third book but over all this has been an exhausting read for me.

This was pretty mid. I liked the magic logic but wish it had been explained better tbh it would have helped. I also wanted to like the main characters but parts of the book felt so rushed and the romance a bit forced. There are a lot of people in this story it's hard to keep up with them all and their relationships just didn't feel as genuine as I had hoped. I thought I would over time get more connected to the characters but it was a little all over the place. Just didn't make me excited tbh. Overall it was okay but I was relieved to finish. Maybe the second one will be better I would definitely check it out at least.

I’ll give this a 2.5 it was honestly my least fave Emily Henry book and I have several reasons why.

Let’s start with the characters: While I understand that Hayden and Alice were supposed to kind of be cute opposites of each other (reserved and potentially broody versus super peppy) I felt like their characters weren’t really fleshed out as much as I would like. I couldn’t really get myself to relate for or fall for them. Their chemistry also felt a little sudden and weird and I don’t know if it would have helped to have Hayden’s POV or just something there to round them out - it felt like something was missing.

Margaret was probably the most interesting character up until the end and I won’t ruin it but I felt like her big reveal was so… mid. Like really? She did all this and waste two people’s jobs and careers ? Really selfish and stupid if you ask me.

The problems both characters face and their development felt short I feel like EH is usually so good at making the story about not just the love but the growth and it just fell short for me on this one.

Hope the next one is more to my liking but this wasn’t for me.

eeeep I am so into soccer romances because of this one ! Asher and Scarlett are almost enemies at the start of this book because they have their own goals and pasts to contend with- but the attraction between them is eventually undeniable and that’s what fuels their relationship spark. What I really loved about this book was that even after one main characters get together and things get spicy, there’s still a really storyline to contend with. There is Asher’s goals to be at the top of his team and win a World Cup, but having to figure out why he’s so reckless becomes something that helps him grow. Scarlett’s fear of being on stage, of letting go of who she was when she was younger so she can blossom into who she is now - these still carry on as our couple learns to grow together. It made the story much more realistic and romantic in my opinion.

One start off just because I felt like there were some things that could have been fleshed out more - I would have loved to dive into Asher’s reckless streak more or maybe he went to therapy or something and explore Scarlett’s past a bit more too (how was she as a ballerina before).

Overall though I really loved it