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The book sounded interesting but unfortunately the writing style wasn’t for me.

The beginning of the book contains multiple short stories, some of them only a page long. The first one seemed interesting, but just stopped abruptly without resolving the story. The other ones honestly weren’t great.

The Pink Agave Motel story itself was just confusing and jumped from one event and time period to another.

I really struggled with the writing style and couldn’t get into the stories.



Thank you, CLASH books and NetGalley for the ARC. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.

The blurb sounded interesting, but the writing style wasn’t for me.

I liked having the character introductions with character art at the beginning of the book, but even with those I had a hard time distinguishing the characters and at times I was confused about who was who, which of the characters was saying or doing something, who was related to whom, etc.

I usually like multi-POV storytelling, but with this book, the constant POV changes between too similar characters, with some of them having multiple names/nicknames made it a bit of a struggle for me to understand what was going on.

I’m usually a fan of why choose, but unfortunately in this book the why choose element wasn’t working for me. Maybe again the characters were too similar to each other. Also I personally didn’t feel the connection or chemistry between the characters.

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Cute and magical short holiday story.

I love Caraval as a series and it was nice to dive back into the magical world for a little while. The book is focused on Tella and Legend, but Scarlett and Julian make an appearance as well. 

The illustrations in this one are beautiful. I especially loved the ones that showed what Tella was imagining about how things might go.

Perfect holiday season read!

“The dark will welcome you.”
“My queen. My equal. My Shadow-Kissed love. My forever.”
“The hunt is half the pleasure, after all.”
“Are you ready to step out of your fiction and into truth?”
“Please stop? Please continue? What do you really want, little ghost?”

Fast-paced, dark, gothic paranormal romance novella.

The connection between the FMC, Elena, and the MMC, Torrin, was well written, and you could really feel the pull between the characters from the first pages.

I liked how Elena learned and discovered more about herself throughout the story and how her self-discovery, and learning about the darkness reflected in her writing. She needed to embrace the darkness before she was ready to live in the shadows.

Torrin was protective of Elena and surprisingly sweet. I liked how he wanted Elena to choose instead of forcing her into anything.

Loved the eerie atmosphere and feeling of the book. Great, short spooky season read.



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“Do I need to stop staring at my uncle’s ass in those jeans? Absolutely.”
“I’m done being someone’s pet. I’m done living a lie and being kept inside a glass cage.”
“I’m the bad decision at one a.m. that your parents warned you about.”
“You gonna tell her where I am? That I’m balls deep inside your pretty little cunt?”

This book was amazing! Uncle Storm can take me to his cabin, and teach me things any day 🥵 

The chemistry and tension between Briar and Storm was amazingly written, and I loved the relationship development between them. I loved Storm’s possessive side (“You want a hat, you wear mine.”) and the free-use dynamic. 

Loved all the moments of little touches and secret looks between the characters, and how those moments usually led up to some spicy lessons.

The plot itself was interesting and I loved having some of the casual ranch life included. There were multiple plot twists, especially towards the end and I’m happy the characters got the ending they deserved.

I haven’t read the first book in the series, Chasing the Wild, but now I really need to read that one too, and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

Please check the trigger warnings before reading!



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The idea of a Sweeney Todd retelling sounded amazing, and the first few chapters were great, but unfortunately after that the story went a bit downhill.

I personally didn’t like the FMC. She was manipulative and didn’t, in my opinion, grow as a character. The MMC had potential, but the FMC dragged him and his storyline down.

Also I would have preferred the pacing to be a bit more consistent, instead of some parts jumping from one thing to another while other parts felt really slow.

Not a bad book by any means, and I’m sure a lot of readers will enjoy this one, but it just wasn’t my personal favorite.

Please check the trigger warnings before reading!



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“There is someone watching, and somehow, that thought both terrifies and excites me.”
“Tonight, I’m Santa Claus. Oh, not the fat, jolly, ho-ho-ho one—no, no, no. My Santa’s a little… different.”
“She’s perfect. And she has no idea what’s coming for her.”
“Power takes many forms, and fear is one of them.”
“Isn’t that what every good little girl wants on Christmas Day? To be Santa Johnny’s own personal come stocking?” 


Once again, Nova has me speechless. The books just keep getting better and better!

I already loved Johnny in both A La Folie & Maison De Fous and this book made me love him even more. I loved seeing this other side of him. Yes, he is a murderous psychopath at times, but he is also surprisingly sweet and caring. 

The way Alaska was described through Johnny’s eyes was so beautifully written, and honestly, at this point I wish someone would watch me as admiringly as Johnny was watching Alaska.

Loved the creative use of Christmas decor and candy cane. And Johnny’s unique take on a snowman made me laugh.

Perfect, twisted Christmas story. I, once again, can’t wait to read more!



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Short, spicy and fast-paced novella. 

I liked the beginning, but the one-year time jump in the middle of the book disrupted the momentum for me and left me wishing for more explanation about what happened during the year.

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“You break my books, I break you.”
“I don’t abandon those I love. Maybe that’s something you should consider in the future.”
“I know nothing of dreams. The only thing I’ve ever known are nightmares.”
“We are fantastic at complicated relationships.”
“You tried to feed me to an overgrown insect.”

Great continuation to the series. This book picks up right where the first book, A House of Fangs & Deceit ended.

The relationships between Samara and her love interests continued to develop, with some new ones added to the mix. I liked how all her romantic partners had different types of personalities, characteristics, and also some non-binary representation. The chemistry and banter between Samara and her partners, and also between her partners, continued to be great.

The stakes were higher compared to the first book, and there was once again a lot happening. I enjoyed learning more about the history of Seelie and Unseelie, and Lunaria as a place.

The ending took me by surprise, and I can’t wait to read more!



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“It’s too late, can’t they see? She is already dead. No one can save her. Just like no one saved me.”
“But you’re gentle. You are kind. You are cherished. And you are so fucking strong.”
“The truth is better than lies, even if the truth is fucking horrific.”
“You taught me pleasure isn’t always pain. You freed me.”
“I got you, my beautiful broken boy.”


I’m truly speechless. This book was absolutely amazing and I loved every second of it!

I loved learning more about Dexy, his past truly was heartbreaking and learning more about it made me understand him more as a character.

The relationship development between Dex and Liam was so sweet and I loved how understanding Liam was to Dexy’s struggles and helped to heal him. Izzie was a fun character who made me laugh, and the bond between her and Liam reminded me of Iris & Jasper.

Also loved seeing Iris and Jasper and learning what they were doing after Sutton. Iris might be unhinged and crazy, but she’s so sweet and protective towards her family, exactly like Liam was towards his sister.

Overall an amazing read. I would love to read more about Dex and the other characters in the future.

Please check the trigger warnings before reading! Your mental health matters.



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