Wow, I LOVED! This book is seriously underrated, and by far my favourite read by this author, she's always been a bit hit or miss for me but mainly a Wow, I LOVED! This book is seriously underrated, and by far my favourite read by this author, she's always been a bit hit or miss for me but mainly a hit so I always read her new releases if I see them.
This was a story that had everything I love, and the characters were both likeable and interesting - I could read about these two all day long. Also, this book was hot and wonderfully balanced with some seriously sweet moments. Plus, the bants was so funny.
The first in a new series by LJ Shen, Hunter really sets the scene and tone for what promises to be a super addictive selection of stories set in BostThe first in a new series by LJ Shen, Hunter really sets the scene and tone for what promises to be a super addictive selection of stories set in Boston and starring alpha holes, fuck boys and strong female leads.
This really is my guilty pleasure these days, completely OTT but I can't help but love the type of heroes that Shen excels at.
Hunter is a character from the previous All Saints High series and I feel like I've been waiting years for his book. Ripped from his dudebro life in Cali, he now finds himself in Boston alongside his horrendously rich and toxic family.
Meet Sailor, the daughter of an Irish mob boss (See Sparrow) and the girl whose been tasked to keep Hunter in check.
I loved getting to know the story behind Hunter and his reasons for keeping girls at arms length. He truly craved love but was equally scared of rejection. Sailor was an interesting character, and it was nice seeing how she always had Hunters back when his whole family seemed to be against him.
The story was good, none of the usual drama llama that you may expect but also by the same token I found it a little bit... bland? Without spoiling it I did wonder why she had an about turn on her Archery career at the end, but maybe I missed something.
Overall, I thought this was a fantastic way to start the series and introduce us to new characters that will be featured. I'm especially excited to read about Sailor's brother Sam, and Hunter's brother Cillian!
Where do I begin? I stayed up as late as I possibly could on a Saturday night reading, and woke up early Sunday to finish - that's how gripped I was. Where do I begin? I stayed up as late as I possibly could on a Saturday night reading, and woke up early Sunday to finish - that's how gripped I was. I admit I went in completely blind and the only thing I knew about the book was that the male lead was Irish (always a bonus).
This was a story of 2 young strangers who lived in different continents, with lives headed on very different paths. But fate was not going to keep them apart forever as fate is meant to be.
What starts as an intense 24 hour one-night-stand in a small town in Ireland, ends up with harboured feelings of resentment, a plan for revenge and more than a few fucked up secrets.
Flawed characters are my favourite and this was no exception - Rory and Mal learn that love is not always easy or fair, but in the end it's all that really matters.
I loved this enemies to lovers, second chance romance - 5 Star Perfection...more
OK so it took me a whole 7 days to read this book, life is so busy at the moment what with work and mum duties... But, this book was the perfect enemiOK so it took me a whole 7 days to read this book, life is so busy at the moment what with work and mum duties... But, this book was the perfect enemies to lovers romance - ice princess Vs ex playboy ...more
It's so hard to put into words how I felt whilst reading this book, it was such a complex and emotional story and one that will stay with me for ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's so hard to put into words how I felt whilst reading this book, it was such a complex and emotional story and one that will stay with me for a very long time. I'm already such a huge fan of this world, having read the original series with all the parents and now getting to do it all again with their children.
Luna & Knight have loved each other from little kids, but teenage angst and jealousy can be toxic - lump that together with parental illnesses and feelings of rejection, they have one hell of a journey to travel before they can even start thinking about pursuing a relationship.
"There were two Knight Coles. One was mine. The other everyone else’s."
I fell in love with Knight, a mamma's boy who was so sensitive and loving but with rejection issues so bad he often acted 'cocky' as a defense mechanism. Luna has always been a mystery to me so it was great getting to know her and find out how and why her selective mutism manifested itself.
As always, the writing was stunning and beautiful and everything I love about a gritty type of romance. Definitely not a fluffy series, it is raw and emotional, grab your tissues for this one because its a killer!
“There will be no one else, Moonshine. I will never let you get over me.”...more
This was such a great story but I still don't know if Lucas was a psychopath or what?
A really unique idea for a romance, I read this pre3.5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐
This was such a great story but I still don't know if Lucas was a psychopath or what?
A really unique idea for a romance, I read this pretty quickly which means I was completely invested in the characters. I loved them both in the good times, the bad not so much.
(view spoiler)[I refuse to believe that a sane person would be intentionally that cruel to the love of his life, so that part was unbelievable to me. Plus, the flashbacks were too much). (hide spoiler)]
However, the beautiful words really made me smile so all in all I enjoyed it a lot 😁...more
I am so relieved to say that this book lived up to the hype! After being slightly underwhelmed with Kai's book due to the fact that it focused a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I am so relieved to say that this book lived up to the hype! After being slightly underwhelmed with Kai's book due to the fact that it focused a lot on Damon, I will admit that it most definitely was 100% necessary, as there was a lot of info that lead up to this culmination. Damon turned out to be an anti-hero that redeemed himself, a feat that I really didn't think would happen. Guys, he made me cry!
After doing many bad things to his closest friends, including almost killing his best friend Will, I absolutely hated him during both Corrupt and Hideaway. We are introduced to Winter Ashby, the girl he went to prison for raping, and we find out why they hate each other and why his purpose in life is to torment her but also keep her close.
I loved the twists, and I loved the backstory between Damon & Winter. I also couldn't get enough of the way they tormented each other. The bond between Rika & Damon was also fabulous to watch, and also the glimpses of how much he loved his sister, Banks. There was so much passion in this book, I devoured every page and think that this was the perfect HEA for Damon.
We also got to know Will a little bit more, so I am intrigued to see how his story pans out in Nightfall.
Woah where has Nikita Slater been hiding from me all this time?
This Mafia/Cartel romance was caliente! I loved Bolivian crime boss 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4 - 4.5 Stars
Woah where has Nikita Slater been hiding from me all this time?
This Mafia/Cartel romance was caliente! I loved Bolivian crime boss Reyes, he was super possessive and alpha, but so adoring of his chosen Queen, Casey, who he steals from his rival.
Overall though it was a really good story, with a perfect anti-hero that had me on the edge of my seat as to what he was going to do next in order to claim his woman.
My only reason for not giving it a full 5 stars was that I found the steamy scenes in the last third of the story a bit tedious... Great scenes but I would have preferred extra plot in it's place.
I'm excited to read more books by this author, and for a mafia story, it was my ideal mix of dark, sweet, thrilling & highly entertaining....more
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