Once I got past the explanation of all of the different houses and warring groups of vampires, I was completely drawn in by the Kejari trials themselves and the competitors’ preparations for them. I loved the way Oraya and Raihn battled one another with their banter, humor and anger and just generally were challenging one another every step of the way, all while somehow learning and understanding one another better than anyone else.

I really loved all of the travel/wedding aspects of this story - the game drives, the hotels, the parties and all of the food! But as a romance, I felt like it fell flat for me.

I should start this review by saying that I'm not always the biggest fan of rockstar/musician romances but this synopsis had me intrigued.

I was really enjoying the beginning of this book! I thought it was sweet showing the scenes between Olive and Jason when they were kids when she had such a big crush on him. And I thought there were some hilarious scenes of Olive losing her mind when they were adults and reconnecting after 8 years. Plus no one really knew Jason he was the inspiration for that male main character all along. Also, I love fake dating and marriage of convenience stories so I enjoyed the times they had to be out together for the public and she wasn’t sure what was real. And I loved how he was falling for her without realizing it. But then at about the 60%-70% mark, it was suddenly super steamy but the steamy scenes weren’t really moving the story along in any way. And then I hated every single bit of the third act conflict/drama.

I should preface this by saying this is a totally wackadoodles story, but in a good way! If you enjoy quirky crazy rom coms, then I think you’ll enjoy this. But if you’re not up for craziness that requires you to suspend disbelief, this might not be for you.

This book was just as enjoyable as everyone said it was. Sometimes I shy away from fantasy because I don't have the energy to dive into a whole new world but this story drops you right into the action and gives bits and pieces of the fantasy world as you need them, so there's no lengthy build-up but you also don't feel confused. It's VERY fast-paced so I didn't mind one bit that it was over 500 pages. Honestly, I wish it were longer! As I was reading this, I felt the same way I remember feeling my first time reading Hunger Games. I was enamored with the world.

If you love forehead nuzzles, temple kisses, nighttime snuggles, a protective hero and mutual pining, I think you’ll love this book!

If you love protective heroes and ALL THE ANGST, I think you’ll love this forbidden second chance romance, too.

I actually downloaded both the audiobook and ebook of this from my library and I’m so glad I got both because the audiobook completely brought Levi to life for me! This story is dual POV and Levi is such a quiet closed-off character but the narrator’s tone of voice and southern boy accent added so much to the character to me that I can’t imagine having the same experience without that!

If you've read The Kiss Quotient, The Bride Test & The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang, you'll remember that The Heart Principle was much more emotional and much more focused on their separate health/mental health journeys (especially the female MC) and less time was spent specifically on the romantic relationship. I feel like The Plus One is similar to the Heart Principle in this series.

I didn't really expect to feel otherwise, but I really really loved this book! I was a huge fan of Part of Your World and this was an amazing second story in the series.

This story was bonkers in the best way. Seth is best friends with Jenny, who used to be best friends with Maddie. Now Maddie is dating Connor but really she’s mostly with him for the status of dating the quarterback. But Jenny started tutoring Connor and it’s causing some issues for Maddie. They all end up in this bookshop where a faerie insists on rewriting their stories. She removes the frost that Jack Frost apparently put on Maddie and sends them all to an alternate reality where Seth never had his accident and is still the star quarterback and Maddie is the dorky tutor that follows after Seth like a puppy. Maddie makes a deal with the faerie to get back to her old life - she just needs to make Seth fall in love with her.

I really enjoyed this second-chance workplace romance! Lana is a journalist for an online magazine and focuses on articles about dating. She's a serial monogamist and has been jumping from one long-term relationship to another through her entire adulthood. She thought her boyfriend of 4 years was about to propose but he took them back to their first date spot to dump her instead. After drowning her sorrows for a night, she has to go into work for a mandatory meeting the next morning, only to come face-to-face with Seth, her first love. After they broke up at the end of high school, he went on to become a jet-setting journalist, covering stories all over the world. Now he's in LA, trying to secure a job with the Chronicle, who just acquired her online magazine. Seth is a serial dater, so he and Lana are pitted against one another.

This book was distressing and emotional at times but ultimately, an epic love story! This is a right person-wrong time forbidden romance but unfortunately for Iris it is much darker than that.

Carla is flying to Ireland for Anna and Keane’s wedding (the couple from Float Plan). She’s supposed to meet Keane’s brother Eamon in Dublin so they can drive together to Tralee for the wedding. They meet at a pub and lose track of time talking and within a few hours they’ve started a vacation fling. When they start to drive the next morning, Carla is shocked that Eamon drives a Land Rover Defender but has never used it to travel or explore. This kicks off a several day detour for them as they explore some spots that Eamon has always wanted to see.

Betting On the Boy Next Door is a dual POV clean rom com with some forced proximity, fake dating, amazing roommates, loving grandparents and a quirky parrot.

Chloe Liese writes the most beautifully imperfect characters that give me the opportunity to connect their vulnerabilities to my own. It makes me feel like I’m living in the story with them in a way that I rarely experience with other authors. I loved the hostile banter that starts between Jamie and Bea during their meet-disaster and I love how they still drive one another nuts as they become friends and then more. Jamie was so so so romantic with all of his surprises and consideration. And Bea was just so vibrant and open. I loved them both!