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Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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I am glad that I didn’t know that this started out as a Reylo fanfic because I think that would have ruined it for me. And that would have been a shame because I really enjoyed this book. It was very cute. I wasn’t sure about the whole Professor/PHD student romance at first because that could be fraught with red flags but I thought it was handled well.

Olive is a Phd student who out of nowhere kisses Professor Adam Carlsen to convince her best friend Anh that she is over her ex. She plans a fake relationship with Adam in hopes that Anh will feel okay dating her ex. Adam goes along with it because well Stanford is withholding some of his financing because they believe he’s about to leave. So they make plans to date for a period of time but of course they fall in love. In between their witty banter and back and fourth’s Olive is also looking for funding. Her mentor is retiring and is already kinda checked out. So she is seeking new labs to keep working on her research. Of course this comes with a whole bunch of complications, mostly stemming from she is a woman in the STEM field.

It’s pretty clear from the get go that Olive and Adam have chemistry. That it’s not just a work proposition that is keeping them together. They help each other help and help each other grow. I really liked reading them as a couple. If I had one qualm about was how it ended. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that the slimy guy gets it but it also felt rushed to me. Other than that I found it to be delightful and I look forward to reading more Ali’s books.

Review: Spoiler Alert and All the Feels by Olivia Dade

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Spoiler Alert and All the Feels are delightful. Spoiler Alert we meet Marcus Caster-Rupp is an actor on the most popular show on TV. A Game of Thrones type show based on the Illiad. He sees a fan being bullied online for her weight so he asks her out on a date. He doesn’t realize that April Whittier just happens to be beta reader for his secret double life as fan fic writer. Of course he’s immediately falls in love with her but can’t say anything because if word got out about his fics criticizing his show it could ruin his career. So he keeps it a secret from her but as you know it’s going to come out. April is an intelligent woman but is a little shy when it comes to love because a big girl she hasn’t had the best experiences. Dating as someone as famous as Marcus is a challenge in own right because it won’t stay private for long and people are not kind to fat women. This was such a wonderful story and I loved every second of it. I do love reading about two grown people falling in love. More of this please.

Which brings me to All the Feels. This one follow’s Marcus’ co-star Alex Woodroe who is the life of the party but also a little bit of a wildcard. When he gets in a bar fight the last week of filming, the producers hire a baby sitter to keep in check until the show airs. Lauren Clegg was supposed to be on vacation when her cousin and producer hires her to watch Alex. She moves into his guests house and of course they fall in love but things don’t go smoothly. They both have secrets and insecurities they have to work through until they can move on. Alex is that guy that everyone is friends with and Lauren is okay just staying at home. Opposites attract and boy do they. I think I liked this book better than the Spoiler Alert but they are both incredible. I can’t wait to read the third book.

Quick Review: A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

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This was lovely. I really enjoyed reading about Luz Alana and Evan’s romance. It just was the fluffy romance I was looking for. Luz Alana is an heiress to a Rum fortune from the Dominican Republic. She and her 2 best friends and younger sister have come to Paris to expand her Rum into the European markets during the World’s fair. However, not many men are willing to do business with a women. Meet Evan, a Scottish Earl, who has his own Whiskey distillery. They both need to get married and quickly. She needs a husband to get back her inheritance. He needs to be married to gain full control of this distillery. So they agree to temporary get married until they both get what they want and part ways. Of course, they fall in love and well you know how it goes. Marriage of convenience is not my favorite trope but it works for this novel. Luz and Evan compliment each other very well. Her spirit and stubbornness challenges Evan and Evan’s support is what Luz needs. Despite coming from different places they really understand each other compliment each other and I could not be happier they found each other.

Quick Review: Dangerous Damsels Series by India Holton

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This series was so delightful. The perfect fluffy romance and action and excitement. You have the perfect Victorian maiden’s who just happened to be Pirates, witches and secret agents. All working together, against each other and all in between. The First book has Cecelia who wants to finally join the ranks of the Wisteria Society and claim her right as a Pirate Queen her mother is but when her father kidnaps the Society it is up to her and Captain to save them. Delightful.

And then we are introduced to Charlotte, a powerful witch who like everyone else is after the a powerful artifact. She teams up with Pirate Alex, putting aside decades long feud to get it back. Magical. I love them.

And then finally, we have Alice and Daniel, undercover agents who have posed as maids and butlers for the forementioned pirates and witches. Because really who would be the best informants and spies then the people who are always there but rarely seen. Maybe my favorite of the all three.

Each book is a different following a different couple but the sense of humor is the same in all three and I can not recommend them enough. If you are looking for a fun, light read you can’t do wrong with this series.

Review: The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring

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The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring

In this novel, a young woman attempting to escape the military dictatorship rounding up dissidents in Buenos Aires accepts a position at a school in Patagonia as an English teacher in the 1970s. The school is on the edge of the world, in a manor house built by an aristocratic family at the beginning of the century. The home had once been a school, but it has been shut down for decades because everyone caught a mysterious illness and many of the students and faculty died. They say that the house is built on land that was cursed by the indigenous people the family stole it from. Now the school is being reopened by the domineering business mogul who grew up in the house before she was forced to flee the mystery illness.

While this is creepy, our brave heroine Mavi likes her chances at the school overlooking ice fields in Southern Argentina better than her chances on the streets of Buenos Aires. Once at the school, she meets the other instructors and the son of the headmistress, heir to the wealthy family who owns the manor. And he’s a dick. Or, he starts off that way. But then his personality completely changes. That’s not the only strange thing that happens. There is a mysterious visitor in the night. The girls begin to fall sick. The house begins to decay. Everything begins to spiral out of control.

This book had an interesting twist that I was a little annoyed by at first. I could see it coming and I was hoping for another outcome. But the reveal wasn’t as clunky as I was expecting it to be and the resolution was interesting. This is an okay novel. I was hoping for a little more horror, but it kept me interested. If you like slightly creepy mysteries and need a reasonably quick read, this is pretty good. I am planning on checking out other books by Faring in the future.

Review: Deception by Selena Montgomery

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Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery. Deception, A Novel

This was a fun book. There was mystery, intrigue, spiciness. Finley Borders is a professional poker player who is called home because an innocent woman has been accused of murder. She’s going to use her skills of reading people and bluffing to help uncover a criminal organization.

When home, she meets FBI agent Caleb Matthews and immediately clocks him as undercover. They both find each other intriguing and annoying and, as a reader, that’s a good time.

I liked all the characters. They were three dimensional and awesome. The spiciness was slow burn but also very hot. The mystery was detailed and believable. It was so good. I am already looking for my next Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery novel.