4.5 stars! read this on a whim at the recommendation of one of the attorneys at my work and ended up really enjoying it! it definitely made me anxious4.5 stars! read this on a whim at the recommendation of one of the attorneys at my work and ended up really enjoying it! it definitely made me anxious as heck at times bc i am a paranoid parrot and could never even dream of doing half the things jolene did lol but i genuinely had such a great time in between these pages. i also feel like this reading experience will stick with me for a long time bc it was the first time in ages that i have found out about a book, picked it up from the library, and read it all within the same 24 hour span. so memorable! so fun!
edit--my glowing review notwithstanding, i feel like i do need to say: while i had a great time overall with this one, it definitely has a much heavier tone than my glowing review & the cover may lead you to believe. definitely tread with caution if you're sensitive to any of the content warnings i've listed below
cw: grief, ptsd, death of a loved one, addiction, emotional manipulation/abuse, bullying, terminal illness, adultery, panic attacks (on page)...more
another one that might be more of a 3 or a 3.5 bc i didn't really vibe with the cheesiness of the romance at times, but rounding up bc the story as a another one that might be more of a 3 or a 3.5 bc i didn't really vibe with the cheesiness of the romance at times, but rounding up bc the story as a whole made up for it and i def def def will be reading more from hannah bonam-young in the future!...more
2.5 rounded up. my thoughts on this one are mixed! i really liked maggie & aiden and i cared enough about their romance to see it through until the en2.5 rounded up. my thoughts on this one are mixed! i really liked maggie & aiden and i cared enough about their romance to see it through until the end, but the writing style of this one wasn't my favorite. it felt a little...stiff?? and kept me from feeling fully immersed in the story and i'm pretty bummed about it tbh. i was hoping to love this one a lot more than i actually did. womp
cw: homophobia, being outed (on page), divorce, emotionally manipulative parents...more
these books are so!! dang!! charming!! don't get me wrong, there are many moments where the romance feels almost too sickly sweet, but the characters these books are so!! dang!! charming!! don't get me wrong, there are many moments where the romance feels almost too sickly sweet, but the characters are just so genuine and endearing that i don't even mind. cannot WAIT for book 3 bc i neeeeeed gus & teddy's romance, like, yesterday
lana ferguson is scratching that specific naughty rom-com itch i've been missing from tessa bailey's more recent works and i am pleased as punch aboutlana ferguson is scratching that specific naughty rom-com itch i've been missing from tessa bailey's more recent works and i am pleased as punch about it! this was mega sexy but also heartful and sweet and i had a heck of a great time reading this one. will absolutely be reading everything ferguson puts out in the future...more
maybe my first cowboy romance?? definitely won't be my last though bc this was cute as HECK! the sex scenes weren't my fave (a little too much ~sugar~maybe my first cowboy romance?? definitely won't be my last though bc this was cute as HECK! the sex scenes weren't my fave (a little too much ~sugar~ for my taste), but the romance and setting made up for that in spades and i cannot wait to carry on in this series!!...more
Was extremely gripped by the first 85% of this but the ending wasn't my favorite. Bummed but definitely still enjoyed this enough to go back and read Was extremely gripped by the first 85% of this but the ending wasn't my favorite. Bummed but definitely still enjoyed this enough to go back and read everything in SA Cosby's backlist!...more
Aside from the fatphobic comments on what felt like every other page, this was such an interesting book. I read it all in one sitting bc I couldn't puAside from the fatphobic comments on what felt like every other page, this was such an interesting book. I read it all in one sitting bc I couldn't put it down. Definitely interested in reading more from Ciment in the future....more
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