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Warrior's captive by Alyce guertin

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I ❤️ Rager. He was the best gladiator in a terrible arena owned by Serena crappy father. They both wanted to escape to be free and they found love with each other. I really enjoyed the book and the interaction between them was cute.  Plus the spice was good if you enjoy spanking scenes!
Shared: A Dark Dragon Shifter Romance by Korey Mae Johnson, Sara Fields

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

This was a funny one, which was unexpected by the cover. The plot was kinda all over the place with the supernatural elements but I enjoyed their relationship even though the FMC never listened. 
I did enjoy over all and it made me laugh in several parts. The spice was heavily d/s with punishments often happening due to something dumb the FMC did.
Chasing The Wild by Elliott Rose

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lighthearted fast-paced
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3.25

The spice of this book was really good and the dirty talk was even better. But I literally didn’t know why they loved each other, was a very physical relationship. This was a palette cleanser for me and it did its job so I’m happy!
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. I was nervous jumping into this book not expecting to like it. This was like an out of body experience. I felt nervous, pain, anxiety, and love as I continued my journey through this book.

Rin was a character that you couldn’t help but to support even if you knew she was making the wrong decisions, she had valid reasons behind every choice. 

All the characters were amazing and I hurt when they hurt. My favorite was Altan, he was this icon when we were introduced then you realize that we looked at him with rose colored lens. He wasn’t a hero, he was angry.

Sigh I could continue on but to summarize. This was a deeply immersive fantasy that was steams from real historical facts. The world building and lore was amazing. None of this book felt slow, the pacing sped up or slowed and you felt the tension or the space in those moments. The characters are stunningly written. The world is dark and speaks to the atrocities of war. Please read this book for me. ❤️
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Give Me Peace by M.K. Harper

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

This was a random book recommendation from TikTok. I went it not expecting much and was surprised by how good it was. 

I just felt like some of the men weren’t fleshed out enough and just kinda throw in the mix. I really like the FMC so that helped. But just thought this book was good!
Demon's Dream: An Unexpected Love by Elle Kayson

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book was raved about on TikTok and I know why. This was so good I loved Demon, Drama, Yama , Smoke. They were written so well and I loved them all, every last one of them. They had so much growth and development in themselves and their relationship it’s hard to not fall in love.

This book was 700 pages and I would read another 700 to stay with these characters. Definitely going to be a comfort read for me.
Flawless by Elsie Silver

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.75

I loved this couple they had their own issues and things to deal with but they were made for each other for sure.
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy

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inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I’m up in the air about this one. I loved Cindy and her experience on the show and the struggles. But I wasn’t the biggest fan of Prince Charming. This was still a great book and re telling of Cinderella!
Alive and Wells by Bailey Hannah

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inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes

3.75

This was a good sweet grumpyxsunshine romance. Cute!
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

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inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I loved the main characters so so much. I found myself not even caring about the romance and just watching Aurora find herself after giving 14 years of her life to someone who didn’t value her. 

Rhodes was an amazing man and Amos captured my heart. I throughly enjoyed this book.

Finished in 1 sitting and in 6 hours.