I hate when I screw myself over and only have myself to blame. New Maya Hughes book? Sign me up. Did I think to read the blurb first, or idk check if it's the first in a freaking trilogy? Seriously, how do I do this to myself? I can't wait for 2 more books? And early 2027? That's like next year. As in not able to start right now. But I'm so invested.
Lilah is such an amazing character. Her strength and determination make me feel like the biggest slacker. And I got her desperation to be accepted by her family so much I had to take a moment. I literally couldn't fault her for a second. She fell hard and fast and let it carry her but she never changed her goals or stopped being practical and so sweet. Gah I love her.
Mason can eat a bag of dicks. Sorry, not sorry. Don't get me wrong, I am 99% sure Maya is going to make me love him by the end of the trilogy. Assuming the wait doesn't kill me. But once we got an idea of what happened to their first beautiful summer I knew he was going to continue to be a stupid boy. And on top of that he was a coward. Ok, look I've sat back and thought about it and maybe that's a little harsh. I get it. He's young and he's in a really tough position but geez kid use your freaking words ffs.
Look, I know he had reasons. And a few of them were valid, very mature reasons for the things he did. He just kept screwing it up with his lack of using his big boy words and his spine being made of silly string. I also hate that the last little bit of cliff for us to dangle from is so not the 30 seconds to download the next book, I would have liked it to be. But for now I guess we will continue waiting. I hate waiting
When I met Alec Hayes in Vegas, I thought I'd stumbled into a love affair with the man of my dreams. Alec's sexy, confident, and charming. Our night together was full of laughter and the kind of toe-curling kisses that tempted me to believe in fate for the first time in years.
Until I flew out to LA to surprise Alec and ran into the unnamed half-brother he'd admitted to despising.
But I know Oliver Rhett as soon as I see him.
Oliver's the reason I stopped believing in destiny. He was my first love and my first heartbreak. And now he's the reason I can't be with Alec.
It's not fair to give one man the scraps of my heart when Oliver would always be right there to remind me he still holds the rest.
But when Alec needs a favor, I can't turn my back on him. Even if it means falling a little more for his gentle charm every day. Even if it means facing Oliver and remembering exactly how brazenly he stole my heart.
My plan is to walk away. I can't make this family feud worse. But I didn't realize just how hard a broken heart can fall.
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So, I absolutely love love love Lexi Ryan's writing and her Orchid Valley series
has been awesome, but it's been soooo long between books. I honestly can't
remember anything about the previous books, and I didn't read the blurb for
this before I jumped in. Or any reviews or literally have any clue what I was
getting into.
In
fact, I picked it up this morning to read for a minute while the kids were
playing nicely, and I've only just surfaced. I mean honestly, I am just
speechless. I literally can't tell you a thing about the story because I loved
that it kept me guessing. And the angst was just so perfectly balanced that I
have no words.
I
honestly feel like October is starting off as an absolutely blessed month for
books. Everything I've picked up has been great. And this is just the absolute
perfect example of what an amazingly talented author Lexi Ryan is. Just gah!
How am I supposed to sleep now?
I seriously need to read things
better. I saw the cover, I read half the blurb and I thought this was going to
be one of those cute fun enemies to lovers books.
Man was I quick to realise that wasn't this book.
Like prologue quick I was knee deep in all kinds of "oh shit" emotions. But I
have had this on my KU forever and I had decided I had to check it off the list,
so I pushed on.
I actually liked the story. I had a few face palm
moments reading it when I wanted to slap a character, but they came around from
the stupid pretty quick and made up for it well.
It really wasn't what I expected and it wasn't
what I was wanting to read but I had to know when the other shoe was going to
drop and whether it would be a stiletto or a bootie. So, I didn't put it down
until I got to the end.
This is one of those times I really wish I didn't read the blurb for this after I had it on my kindle. Because I was so excited to get my hands on it as soon as I saw it, I didn't really worry about the blurb. I just knew it was Lavender's story and she was Violet and Alex's daughter and I NEEDED it.
Then I was gifted an ARC and I read the blurb and got scared I was going to ugly cry all over my kindle. So, I held off reading it. Until finally I couldn't hold out any longer and it ruined my ability to adult. Because although I didn't ugly cry I was a super emotional, overly invested mess who had to hide in my bed to prevent anyone talking to me while I waited for these two to get their shit together.
I vaguely remember Lavender being counselled by Queenie from an earlier book but I couldn't remember if there was a reason behind the fact she was wickedly shy and barely talked. As for Kodiak I didn't remember him, but I loved their childhood connection. Even if the subsequent separation was hard to understand.
And the way that Kodiak behaved towards Lavender made me want to neuter him with a rusty knife. Luckily we got duel POV and we got to see what was going on in both of their heads. Seeing all of the OG crew as parents was brilliant and I am so glad I got to read this book.
💜 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒 𝘽𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙕 💜
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘤𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬. #𝘖𝘯𝘦𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺!
𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚 (𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 1)
She just doesn’t know it yet.
Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on the first day of senior year.
He thinks she’s a brat.
She thinks he’s entitled.
Maybe first impressions don’t always last…
Because Connor Ledger’s about to save her.
He just doesn’t know why.
No knocks on windows.
No lengthy text messages.
No late-night phone calls.
And no game day balloons. There’s just Connor.
And Ava.
Existing in a world filled with nothing but heartache.
While searching the darkness for glimmers of hope.
Because with hope, comes magic.
And magic is forever.
**𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙚𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚.
Jay McLean is a full-time reader, writer of New Adult and Young Adult romance, and skilled procrastinator. When she’s not doing any of those things, she can be found running after her three boys, investing way too much time on True Crime Documentaries and binge-watching reality TV.
She writes what she loves to read, which are books that can make her laugh, make her hurt and make her feel.
Jay lives in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, in her dream home where music is loud and laughter is louder.
I have had this on my TBR for so long but knowing it's a duet that I would have to find time to devote to it I kept pushing it down. Because I knew it would wreck me and I wouldn't be able to put it down and adult while I was reading it. But then Jay decided to go and re-release it and put it all over Facebook I couldn't help myself.
I got to the last 15 percent at 2am last night and I KNEW I had to put it down to finish when I had more time. Because the angst of what was going to happen had me all tied in knots. I was so scared that one of them was going to do something to break my heart. And then I was going to cry, try write this review and then jump straight into book 2.
And as it turned out I'm glad I waited. Ava absolutely gutted me. Her strength, determination and perseverance made me love her so much. And Connor was truly beautiful too. The sheer volume of things against these guys made me want to wrap them up and hide them away.
But now I have to dive into book 2 because I need them both to be okay. But more I need them to thrive and live happily ever after because if anyone deserves it, it's them.
At twenty-eight, single-dad Jackson Montgomery’s life revolves around his five-year-old daughter and his job as a search-and-rescue pilot for the coast guard. He’s no stranger to saving a damsel in distress, and though his gorgeous new neighbor is clearly in distress, she’s no damsel. She’s stubborn as hell with walls a mile thick, and the dog tags hanging from her rearview mirror give him a pretty good clue as to why.
It doesn’t matter that their attraction is undeniable—she swore she’d never fall for another pilot, let alone a military man. There are some wounds time can’t heal, and some fears too consuming to conquer.
She’s a barely breathing heartbreak on the edge of recovery.
He’s a crash waiting to happen.
Together they could have it all...if they can endure the coming storm.
She loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for eighteen years. She’s the mother of six children, ranging from kindergarten to law school, and is currently surviving the teenage years with two of her four hockey-playing sons. When she’s not writing, you can find her at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time. She lives in Colorado with her family, their stubborn English bulldog, and a feisty chinchilla. Having fostered then adopted their youngest daughter, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October.
It
feels like a lifetime ago that I picked up the first Flight and Glory series
and fell in love with Rebecca Yarros's writing. And I have read every book as
she has written them. She is right at the top of my one click authors list. But for some weird, me, reason I wasn't able
to read Hallowed Ground. It had been so long since I had read the first book
and I felt like I would need to do a series re-read and I just haven't had the
emotional fortitude or alone time to do it.
But
when I found out this one was being released and I ascertained it could be read
as a standalone I was all in. And a stay in a 5 star resort with no kids and a
few cocktails absolutely helped. First I need to say that I adore Rebecca Yarros, I truly
believe that there isn't another author who gives every word the weight she
does. But oh my god does it take her long enough to write them. Seriously.
Although, now I need to do a series re-read because I HAVE to read Hallowed Ground even though I am already destroyed from the events that occurred in it
to form this one.
I guess for now I should actually address Morgan and Jackson and how absolute
beautiful, painful, devastating and awe inspiring their story was. I am lying
here at 4am after not having been able to put the book down from the second I
started it. The book gave me all the feels and then some. I am still feeling
Morgan's pain and the strength it took to put herself back together. Jackson
was beyond perfect.
The
whole story was amazing and I am so glad that I had the opportunity to read it
when I could lie in bed sobbing like a baby with no distractions. And now I
have to try get some sleep with a book hangover I'm going to be feeling for
days. This book is one of my 2020 favourite reads but I highly recommend going in with a full box of tissues and an emotional support animal.
🔥🔥 ℍ𝕆𝕋 ℕ𝔼𝕎 ℝ𝔼𝕃𝔼𝔸𝕊𝔼🔥🔥
𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬. 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗢. 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗.
LEO by Jay McLean is live!! Don’t miss the third book in the New Adult/Coming of Age Series, The Preston Brothers!!
Growing up with six siblings, Leo Preston has always struggled to find his voice.
While his brothers are loud, greedy, and somewhat obnoxious, Leo is forever the quiet one.
The thinker.
The listener.
He watches his life pass by as an outsider in his own world, absent and alone.
Lost.
Until he finds her.
For Leo, Mia Kovács is like a prize, a gift wrapped in passion and devotion.
And she’s his—his very own secret he doesn’t have to share.
Together, they can overcome anything…
heartache and destruction, guilt and regret.
Mia gives Leo everything he didn’t know he needed,
including her fragile heart.
The only thing she doesn’t give him...
are secrets of her own.
She writes what she loves to read, which are books that can make her laugh, make her hurt and make her feel.
Jay lives in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, in her dream home where music is loud and laughter is louder.
So as soon as I picked up this book the prologue had me dying to know what was going to happen and how it was going to end. I was broken by both of these characters in so many paper cuts. They just kept slicing deeper and deeper into my heart.
I had ALL the feels. I was sitting with tears streaming down my face before giggling and smiling. Leo and Mia were written in the stars from their first meeting but damn did Jay run them through the wringer a time or twenty to get them through to their happily ever after.
I really wish I had done a reread of the previous books before I read this one but thankfully, I didn't need to. I feel like I'm in such a Preston family fog and I can't wait to get the next book in the series and I honestly don't care who's next because they all have their own story I'm dying to read.
He’d never known anyone remotely like her, like this fisherman’s daughter from a world that was somehow frozen in time.
Read my reviews for the other A Modern Fairytale Series Here
