Review

Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (2022)

Heat Factor: A case of pining so good, I would have preferred it without the sex scene

Character Chemistry: OMG

Plot: Mika is hired to teach some kid witches witchcraft and finds a family

Overall: I can see why this book was such a hit, but it didn’t hit for me

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Review: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller (2023)

Heat Factor: I’ll never look at linen closets the same way again.

Character Chemistry: Do you want to see a stern, bossy hero who is competence porn personified come undone? Because Maria sure does.

Plot: Eli is sent to Vienna on a wild goose chase and ends up in the middle of a conspiracy.

Overall: Loved it.

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Review: A Mountain Divides Us by Allie Winters (2023)

Crescent Pass, #2

Review of Crescent Pass, #1

Heat Factor: There’s initial pining and tenderness and then some decent heat.

Character Chemistry: This is a single parent romance, so the chemistry has to be just right between the main characters and the kids involved, and it definitely hits on all counts.

Plot: Kristen is a single mom raising twins in a small town in the mountains. After having her hours cut back, she resorts to renting out a room in her home—and after a plot twist, that renter ends up being Eli, a geological engineer who needs a place to stay.

Overall: This really had me stressed about the kids, but ultimately it’s a very sweet story.

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Review: Suddenly Squirrel by Elva Birch (2023)

Suddenly Shifters, Book #5

Heat Factor: Gary was more forward than I expected

Character Chemistry: Suddenly don’t hate each other, suddenly sex…It all happens pretty suddenly

Plot: Gary feels unwell one night and wakes up able to shift into a squirrel. When he goes to the library for answers, he gets some help from his neighbor, Marie, who is super grumpy.

Overall: The amount of musical theater tune references in this book is really something

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Review: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (2023)

Heat Factor: The kind of sensuality that comes with a lot of emotional but not specific description

Character Chemistry: Mercy

Plot: Georgie’s a mess on the outside, Levi’s a mess on the inside, and their messes complement each other until they crash and make me cry

Overall: I knew this book would give me big feels and tears, and I was right, and it was AWESOME

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