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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands | Heather Fawcett

Posted 03/25/2024 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands | Heather Fawcett
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Spice Level: 2 Flames
Series: Emily Wilde #2
Published by Del Rey on 01/16/2024
Format: Kindle (340 Pages) 📖 Purchased
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Heather Fawcett has done it again. She successfully created a new fantasy wonderland filled with Fae, both deadly and delightful, and then sent Emily and Wendell on a quest that kept me turning pages until the wee hours of the morning. One of the things I enjoyed most about the first book was the way the story was told in a journal-like format. Thankfully not much has changed, and we still get to experience the story through Emily’s detailed journal entries. The events of this book take place about a year after the end of book 1. Emily is […]

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Savor It | Tarah DeWitt

Posted 03/22/2024 by Hilarye in ARC Review, Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Savor It | Tarah DeWitt
Star Rating: 5 Stars
Spice Level: 4 Flames
All-Time Favorite
Series: Spunes #1
Published by St. Martin’s Griffin on 05/21/2024
Format: DRC (331 Pages) 📖 NetGalley
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Hold on, I have to stop crying before I can continue… OK.  DEAR GODS. Where do I even begin? Sage & Fisher. My heart will never be the same. I laughed, I cried, I laughed while crying, and I cried while laughing. The last two are very different, but equally amazing emotional states. Sage & Fisher are EVERYTHING. Relationship goals, friend goals, found family goals, small town goals, adopted animal goals – just – ALL. THE. GOALS. I have not loved or been moved by a book this much in a very long time.  Sage Byrd has lived […]

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A Kilt for Christmas | Tricia O’Malley

Posted 01/08/2024 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
A Kilt for Christmas | Tricia O’Malley
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Spice Level: 3 Flames
Series: Enchanted Highlands #3
Published by Lovewrite Publishing on 10/24/2023
Format: Kindle (240 Pages) 📖 Purchased
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This was my first read by Tricia, and it definitely won’t be my last. The story was cute & well-written. MMC, West, was smart, nerdy, sweet & 100% swoon-worthy. FMC, Maisie, was quirky, strong-willed, relatable & adorably grumpy. The addition of magic & Scottish folklore was chef’s kiss, but I’m just not a huge fan of insta-love. Which is why I only gave this 3 stars. I need a little more will they/won’t they to tick all my boxes. I’d say this is a solid 3.5-star read. Well worth the time, just not my favorite trope.

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Loathe to Love You | Ali Hazelwood

Posted 10/02/2023 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Loathe to Love You | Ali Hazelwood
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Spice Level: 3.5 Flames
Series: The STEMinist Novellas
Published by Berkley on 01/03/2023
Format: Kindle (382 Pages) 📖 Purchased
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‘Loathe to Love You’ is comprised of a trio of STEMinist novellas: Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn… ❖ UNDER ONE ROOF ❖ A scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis—it leads to combustion. As an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. They require balance. And leaving the thermostat alone. And not […]

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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy | Megan Bannen

Posted 09/01/2023 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy | Megan Bannen
Star Rating: 5 Stars
Spice Level: 3 Flames
All-Time Favorite
Series: Hart and Mercy #1
Published by Orbit on 08/23/2022
Format: Kindle (448 Pages) 📖 Purchased
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This book. THIS BOOK!!!!! 15/10, highly recommend. The best book I’ve read in 2023. It’s ‘Six Feet Under’ meets ‘You’ve Got Mail’, set in a unique and immersive fantasy world. If you take one part zombie movie, one part enemies-to-lovers romance, one part mystery novel, one part fantasy, and a pinch of a western; shake them all up, and you’ll get the magic that is ‘The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy’. This book ripped my heart out, smashed it into a million pieces, and then put it back together again (better than before) in one fell swoop. All […]

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