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Childhood crush turn fake dating is such a specific trope that I continue to love and Lulu Moore really did a great job with that. This book had my heart fluttering non stop. Violet and Charlie were swoony, cutesy and funny. I loved how their relationship grew in such a natural way, like the more they discovered about each other the more in love they fell. The third act hurt but it also felt real and made sense so I appreciated how the end played out. I just adored getting to watch these two fall in love!

I liked that this was happening at the same time as book 1 so we got to see Oz be down bad for Kate again. I am excited to see where this series continues to go as Lulu progresses with it. 

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC copy in exchange for an honest review

 A Peyton Corine book never fails to make me feel ALLLL the motions within its 400 plus pages. I laughed, I cried, I swooned and I fell in love with everything that is Ro and Freddy. The tension and the angst that grew between these two had me on my knees. These souls feel unlovable at times through different means and it is through learning about each other and loving each other they see that they are some of the easiest people to love and they were just not being treated correctly before. This author is great at emotional depth within a book, having characters with so many layers it feels like you know them all personally. The found family in this series is unreal, emotionally I was wrecked by the timeline of this book occurring at the same time at book 1's but I will happily be hurt again because it was beautifully done. The softness of the love between these two was so pure. The balance that was showcased by this author between love and grief was so tangible that it caused my heart to squeeze for these characters. I adore this series and continue to fall head over heels for these characters and this universe. You don't want to miss this one!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

okay, Tessa is always a favorite of mine but something about this series is hitting DIFFERENTLY. This one especially had the yearning dial turned up to the point that Mrs. Bailey broke the dial completely off. The way that their relationship grew had my heart in a vice grip. The friends-to-lovers pipeline was sweet yet so painful because the insta-love was so intense. I think that Tessa knocked the tension right out of the park on this one, their chemistry was dripping off the page. Chloe was such a fun fmc and I adored the way she loved Sig. Sig was classic Bailey overprotective, grouchy mmc but man did he melt for his woman and I was so here for it. The forbiddeness of it all played out differently than I expected, I felt like she shocked me a couple of times at the end there. These two had a rocky road for their HEA but it was worth every page to see them so happy in their epilogue. ADORED them.

This series is everything to me and I was so incredibly thankful to be able to ARC read this one. I loved the way she set up Corrigan and Skylar's story, their banter at the baseball game had me kicking and giggling.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

oh yeah this was so CUTE. I ate it up. It was written beautifully and their banter was top tier! I loved how their relationship developed and Vincent was such a cutie he had me swooning at times while listening lol. Excited to see more from this author in the future. 

this was SO much fun I adored this

"I'll be damned... Ryan Ralston has a heart, I haven't seen it until now because you left it with her."

I finished this moments ago and I just know that I need to write my review now so I have an outlet to gush because WOW, Kate Canterbury really came out swinging with a companion book to the beloved (to the people but MOSTLY TO ME) In a Jam.
Ryan and Emme were written in the stars to be together. The way they balanced each other out, pushed each other when needed, and understood each other in ways no one else would ever know was so completely captivating for me as the reader. Ryan was down bad but Emme was not far behind him!!! From their first interaction, you knew that the marriage pact was always going to play out because their tension and chemistry was palpable.
Kate did a great job of building up such a solid foundation for their love that when the third act reared its ugly head (as it always does, heavy side eye to third act breakups as a whole lol) I was able to see how this would make them stronger in the long run instead of being sad that they were facing a bump in the road.
I loved being back with this friend group, seeing all the side characters again was so fun. The Shay, Gennie and Noah cameos were everything I could have ever hoped for I was giddy seeing them again lol. But this universe is such a special place, full of so much love that I was so excited to jump back into it with Emme and Ryan, and Kate DELIVERED.

I could go on for ages about how much I loved these two, but if you ever listen to any of my book recs let it be this one!!!! because WOW. Truly a big contender for my book of the YEAR. GOSH

Thank you to the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed the gentle love that was showcased between Angel and Iris. There was an understanding of sorts from their start that what they both needed was something unconditional, kind and meaningful, all things they both brought to the table during this book. Angel was in from the first moment he saw Iris and I was completely here for that. The book lost me a bit with the "forbiddenness" of it all, it just felt like there was not this simmering need between them that caused the tension to explode but instead, a couple of people who have been through a lot looking for solace in each other. In my opinion, the grief journey and the family matters of this book was done very well and my desire for more regarding tension did not pull me out of the story. I still was able to enjoy the love between these two and I was overjoyed to see them together, living their best life in the epilogue. I really enjoyed this series and I am excited to see what Kristina Forest brings next for her readers. She has a big fan in me!

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkey for an advanced copy of this story in exchange for my honest review!

fake dating is always going to pull me in. but that mixed with forced roommates due to circumstances and a slow burn with chemistry that was EVIDENT from their early interactions of fake dating had me locked in!!
 
The love between these two grew so beautifully from their fake dating that I could not get enough of their sweet moments OR their flirting moments. Elias was such a care taker that it made my heart melt. he just wanted to shoulder whatever Sage had going on and he did it in the smallest of ways to gain her trust at first. Sage was super relatable to me in the people pleaser department, I felt super seen with her character and I loved to see her growth alongside Elias during this book. Their chemistry was insane and the fact that it burnt as slow as it did had me on edge in the best way. The found family I this was UNMATCHED. I loved how quickly Sage fell into step with it all like she was always meant to be there.

It may have taken me a second to get into this book which is why it isn't a full five stars but once I did I loved these two so much. Excited to go back and see how Summer and Aiden came to be!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC copy of this in exchange for an honest review.