Famous Last Words by C.W. Farnsworth

Thank you for Grey's Promotions and C.W. Farnsworth for giving me an ARC to read and review. 

This was my first book by C.W. Farnsworth, but it will not be last. Famous Last Words hit my kindle late last night. I couldn't put it down. I needed to know how it ends.

To be honest, I have read tons of hockey romances. One of my favorite books ever is a hockey romance. This genre has some great books, but not every hockey romance isn't great. In my opinion, if you're saying that your book is hockey romance, there should be some hockey in that story. 

This book deliveres. There sure is some hockey action in this book. I liked how it (hockey) really felt one of the main things in this book. 

In Famous Last Words we meet Nora and Conor. They know each other, but are determined to avoid each other. But somehow they meet and talk. And there's a spark. They start spending time together and it's easier than they expected. 

I liked many things in this book. I liked the main characters. The chemistry between main characters was awesome. It felt real. I liked the banter and how they struggled with their feelings. 

I don't want to spoil anything, but there are much talk about loyalty and family. I can believe how much these two struggle with their own beliefs and how much you should be sidelines and watch the one you love to make their own mistakes. 

This book is great book with few heavy topics. I liked how C.W. Farnsworth made the world seem real. Her story building is awesome. Her characters have flaws. The story moves forward effortlessly. There aren't too many side characters and it was easy to keep track on them.

Famous Last Words is fast and easy read with lovable characters and great story line. I can absolutely recommend this to anyone who loves hockey romance, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers and some steamy times. 

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Famous Last Words  by C.W. Farnsworth 

2021

Mama's Boy by Avery Flynn

Thank you for Grey's Promotions and Avery Flynn for giving me an ARC to read and review.

This was my second book by Avery Flynn. I read Back to Burbs (which she has written with Tracy Wolf) earlier this year and I enjoyed the book. 

I have to admit that it took me too long to get in to this book. I always struggle with the third POV and did it this time, too. 

In this book we meet Dixon, who has made a bet with his cousins. Who will be the last man standing and win the last thing their grandmother left behind? Dixon thinks that he has the best plan ever, with this plan no woman will fall in love with him. And there's no chance that he will ever fall in love again. Once was enough and it left him with broken heart.

Fiona seems to fall in love with wrong people. Every man seems to be everything that she doesn't want or need. She sees Dixon's add in dating profile and decides to swipe right. There's no chance that she'll fall in love. She'll do everything that she can so she can talk about her grandmothers skincare line with the man, who can help her to make the product succeed.

These two meet and stuff happens. I won't tell anything more so I don't spoil the book. 

I liked some things in this book. I laughed few times and there were definitely funny moments in this book. I liked the dual POV. The main couple was sweet together. But there were few things I didn't like, like few incoherences.  Writing seemed a bit heavy from time to time. So many characters that it took some time to remember who was who.

This was fast read. Left me with happy feeling. Over all pretty good book. 

⭐⭐⭐½

Mama's Boy by Avery Flynn

Entangled: Amara

2021

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

I found this on my drafts. Seems that I have not posted this back in April. Sorry about that.

I can't believe that I have never before made a post about Mariana Zapata's book. To be honest I have only read five books by her, but they all were amazing!

I think it was around 2016 or 2017 when I first heard about Mariana Zapata. The whole book community went nuts over The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. Still this day it must be the most known book by her. I haven't read it, though. It took years after hearing about her, before I actually read a book written by her.

My first book by her was Wait For It and I absolutely fall in love with her writing. Mariana Zapata is known as a queen of slow burn. You know that I usually skip sex scenes if there are too many for my liking. The whole story and characters mean more to me than steamy scenes. So after all this, I don't care that the main characters doesn't get together until 75-80% of the book. 

My second book by her was Dear Aaron. Absolutely stunning book. I loved how characters connected through e-mails and messages. The third book I read was Luna and the Lie, amazing book with cool characters. Then last fall I read From Lukov With Love, a beautiful story of two broken people.

When I heard about All Rhodes Lead Here I bought it immediately. It was a bit of surprise when this book was released. I read the book. I can not say that it was a fast read, because there's over 500 pages in this book, but it didn't take too long to read the book. I was hooked from the beginning.

This was a bit of grumpy/sunshine -book and I really liked it. I like how the characters felt drawn to each other. There were some drama, but it all ended well. This is a great book for all of you slow burn  lovers. The characters had back stories and I could see the view MZ was so vividly describing in this book. I want to believe this kind of love. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

2021

The Sinner by Emma Scott

Thank you for Emma Scott and Valentine PR for giving me an ARC to read and review!

Once again I had the privilege to read new Emma Scott -book beforehand. I am incredibly thankful! 

The Sinner is a paranormal romance. I rarely, very rarely, read those, but I love the way Emma Scott writes so I had to give this book a chance. Once again the words she wrote left speechless. 

I have no idea how much I can actually write, because I am afraid that I might spoil this book. I didn't read the blurb before I started reading the book. But I read the blurb just now hoping it might give me some guidelines with this review. 

I believe for something. I don't know if it's God or karma or just some major force that's bigger than us, but I truly believe that there's something out there. That something is definitely good. But I also believe in bad. We see so much of the bad everyday. We see it in ourselves, we see it in our fellow people. Emma Scott used a term inner demons in this book and I totally believe in those, too. They are all our insecurities and I listen them way more than I listen any other people. 

I have been a bit in a reading slump for a while. But this week (it's Sunday now) I finished Hush, Hush -series by Becca Fitzpatrick (review coming soon!) and there were same themes as there is in this book. Yesterday my kid, the one with the special needs, wanted to watch the movie, Coco. You know that one, where the kid goes to the land of the dead? So, somehow my this week has been consumed with the greater questions. Maybe this is the time when I am open to think about all these things.

Okay, back on track. I read this book in a day. It's so addictive. I couldn't put it down. I felt myself in Lucy in so many ways. She is an introvert, shy and has very simple life. She listens her inner voice that calls her "silly Lucy". Then one day there's a dead man outside of her apartment. But as it turns out, he isn't dead and maybe he isn't a man at all. 

I don't want to give anything more away from the story. You need to read and experience it yourself. But I will tell you that once again Emma Scott has written a beautiful book that will break your heart. I cried, my heart ached for these lovers who seemed to be doomed to live in loneliness from one life to another. Sure there twists I could see coming, but it didn't bother me, since all was very well written. I bet that Emma have needed to done a great deal of background work for this book, but it have paid of, since all felt real. 

I liked that there was mentioned a character from other Emma's book. I liked that this book really made you think on what you believe. I liked how Lucy has named her house plant. I liked the side characters. I loved the main characters. I liked that there wasn't too much violence. 

I am grateful that I had the chance to read this book. I have read Emma's books since 2017, not for a long, but long enough to have learned to love her work. It feels like I'm repeating myself in here, but I love the way she writes, it's so beautiful. I am grateful for so many things tonight. Thank you for this book, Emma Scott! There are no words to describe how much your written words mean to me!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Sinner by Emma Scott

2021

 

It's Raining Men by Julie Hammerle

Thank you for the author and Grey's Promotions for giving me an ARC to read and review!

I really liked the cover of the book. I think this kind of covers are popular these days in rom-coms, at least it seems that way, because so often you see them. But yeah, the cover of the book is nice. The blurb seemed promising, too. 

Dr. Annie Kyle sent a drunken text to all men in her contacts. The text stated that she's more than ready to get married and is looking for a husband to share her rare moments of outside of work. She's a doctor and her work is her priority. She gets few answers, but there's also someone else in the picture.

This is a age-gap romance, which I didn't know. I usually don't read those, but this time it was okay. And that's how I feel towards the whole book, it's okay. 

Some scenes felt unreal and I hated Annie's relationship with her best friend. I was furious, it seemed unhealthy and childish considering that these characters are in their forties. In my opinion we didn't get to see these characters to solve these problems. I would have liked to see, how they got to the point where they were at the end of the book.

Annie's dates with different men left me with a question why she actually went to the dates. After the beginning I was a bit afraid that this will be a love triangle book, but luckily it isn't one. 

The things I liked in this book. The first POV. The trigger warning in the beginning of the book. Joanne. Dax. The trivia-moments. 

After all, this is a fast read with some good moments. You can easily pass time with this book, it won't leave you with a book hangover.

⭐⭐⭐

It's Raining Men by Julie Hammerle

Entangled: Amara

2021

Broken Hearts by Rebecca Jenshak

Thank you for Valentine PR for giving me an ARC to read and review.

I have read Rebecca Jenshak's books before, at least one or two of them. But I have not read any previous books of Campus Nights -series, which would have been great, because one of the things that frustrated me while reading were the side characters.

I liked the blurb of this book. I had high hopes. I really love sports romance -books. But in some ways this book just wasn't for me. This was a fast read, but I didn't feel the connection with the book. The drama felt forced for me. 

The side characters. There were so many of them. After a while I stopped even trying to understand who's dating who and who's related to who. It felt a bit messy, but maybe reading the books in order you have known the characters beforehand. 

The things I liked in this book. The sports aspect was great. I loved how much they really spent time with their sports. You can call this a sports romance, because there really are sports in this book. I liked Sienna's name and adored her best friend. 

I really wanted to love this book and I feel sad, that I don't.

⭐⭐⭐

Broken Hearts by Rebecca Jenshak

2021

To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne

Thank you for Lauren Layne, NetGalley and Valentine PR for giving me an ARC to read and review.

I just want to say that this was the book that got me out of my reading slump, at least for temporarily. The book lured me in with great story line and good writing. I missed sleep, because I couldn't put the book down, but it was worth it.

To Sir, With Love is sweet, happy and charming romance novel with great characters and story line. This is a perfect book to read in a beach. It leaves you with a warm feeling about true love and how you can find it when you least expect it. To Sir, With Love is almost like a fairy tale for adults. The story line is great and the story moves forward smoothly without much drama. 

Gracie is in her mid-thirties and has set her dreams aside to keep her fathers dream alive. She flirts with the Sir, but they've never met, since all the flirting happens through the dating app. At the same time Gracie meets obstacles at the business side and every day it keeps getting harder to keep the business alive.

I really liked this book, it left me happy feelings. There was almost not drama at all. I liked Gracie, how she seemed to believe that she knows when she meets "the one".

Over all, this was a good read with great story line and likable characters!

⭐⭐⭐⭐

To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne

Gallery Books

2021