The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

Right at the start I am going to tell you, pick up The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter. Hands down an easy five star book! Five star not just for holiday romance, but five star romance in general. Absolutely fell in LOVE with this.

Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper

Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper brings to a conclusion the trilogy that is Dorian and Charlotte’s romance. This might be the only trilogy where it has stayed consistently good. I was worried that things would fizzle for this third book, but it continued to give everything the series is known for. There was spice, angst, and violence!

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

Heartwarming and spicy, Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey is a solid holiday romance read. What really made this special, however, was the audiobook because wow!

The Rebound Play by Kate O’Keeffe

The Rebound Play by Kate O’Keeffe was such a sweet hockey romance! Was it hockey realistic? No, of course not. But was it cute? Was it sweet? Did it make me happy to read? Yes!

This is Not a Holiday Romance by Camilla Isley

This is Not a Holiday Romance by Camilla Isley is an easy entry into the Holiday Romance season. This is an extremely quick read with just enough spice, angst, and, of course, romance, to set the mood for the month to come!

Star Crossed by Heather Guerre

Star Crossed by Heather Guerre is my second book by this author and I continue to really enjoy her writing! I feel like I don’t normally go for alien/space romances, but this one really hit the spot! It was sweet, spicy, and had the slightest bit of angst.

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

After having read the Vampires Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches series, I decided I could delve into something a bit more risque and picked up The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice. This was the worst mistake. This was such a weird and boring read, which is wild to think considering it’s supposed to […]

Dark Seduction by Sarah Piper

So, I picked Dark Seduction by Sarah Piper up immediately after finishing the first book in the Vampire Royals series and, unfortunately, after finishing this book, I immediately started the third book. So, this review is going to be a bit vaguer than usually because I honestly cannot remember where one book ended and the […]

Alpha Ruined by Liliana Carlisle

I saw Alpha Ruined by Liliana Carlisle on booktok and knew I needed to check it out. A stalker that fills your fridge because you’ve got nothing to eat in the house? That’s amore. Now, this is the second book in the Alpha Stalker series, and I was worried I wouldn’t like it after disliking the first book. Thankfully, this book really delivered where the first failed. There was romance and build-up and it was simply a good, solid read!

Alpha Inmate by Liliana Carlisle

When I picked up Alpha Inmate by Liliana Carlisle, I was deep into my exploration of omegaverse and reading more of that subgenre. I chose this book after seeing a booktok about the second in this series and, because I am who I am, I decided I absolutely HAD to start with the first book, despite the two being standalone. Sadly, this one was a bit of a disappointment to me.

Deviant by Callie Hart

After seeing so much hype over Quicksilver, I wanted to try something else by the same author because I knew it’d be some time before I could give that book a go. That said, I picked up Deviant by Callie Hart and it was just not for me. I love dark romance. I’m pretty good with a lot. But this just didn’t do it for me.

The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award

So, I’ve seen The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award for some time on TikTok and just around goodreads, etc. Every time I thought man, what a cheeky cover and title, too bad I don’t care for football. Honestly, I don’t know why I let that hold me back. This was such a fun and cute read that definitely has me wanting to continue with the Cocky Kingmans series!

The Deep by Nick Cutter

Reading The Deep by Nick Cutter has cemented Cutter as my favorite, go-to horror author. This was so deeply unsettling and full of tension, it literally had me hiding in my hair at work and jumping when coworkers snuck up on me or the phone rang. There are so many different phases to the horror which is what made this so amazing. Each strand was carefully woven into the other so every sense was bombarded until you’re frozen in dread.

Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton

Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton was one of the horror books I was most looking forward to this year. I thought this would be spooky, heavy, horrorful. Instead, I was left disappointed and bored. I wonder if this might just be because publishers and book vendors tend to lump everything as a horror, especially as we get closer to Halloween because this didn’t feel like a horror. This felt more like a paranormal gothic thriller. Or maybe horror light.

Between Dragons and their Wrath by Devin Madson

Between Dragons and their Wrath by Devin Madson is absolutely a book I would recommend to fantasy readers that prefer intrigue and worldbuilding with strong characters. The action is slow to build, but given this is the first book in a series, it is to be expected and still delivers an exciting story. Additionally, though I didn’t touch upon it earlier, there are queer characters which made me love this story even more! It was so good to see a spectrum of characters from caste to color to sexual identity. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book to come out!