Magic Bites

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

If you put any able-bodied man, no matter how peaceful, into a room with a sword and a practice dummy and leave him alone, eventually the man would pick up the sword and try to stab the dummy. It is human nature.

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Neighbor Dearest

Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

You can't always get what you want. But don't be afraid to ask.

This was actually a solid 4 stars for me for the first half.. But then, of course, it went downhill. I don't know maybe it's me but I just enjoyed it less and less the longer i read. By the time I finished, I forgot all about the first half that I actually liked.

I'm starting to think this author just isn't for me. Although knowing me, I'll probably read more eventually.

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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

These masks we wear betray us. They reveal us.
We are never more ourselves than when we think people aren't watching.

Ok, that was awesome! I wasn't a big fan of the ending but I couldn't put the book down and that's actually all I wanted so there you go.
Loved it.

★Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book★

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NSFW

NSFW by Piper Lawson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

In the end it's time that gets us. It's not the fighting, or the conflict. It's the waiting for something that will never happen.

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Play

Play by Piper Lawson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

Everything's a game, Payton. That's the big secret. Work, life, sex.
If you're not playing one game, you're playing another.
If you can't tell you're playing a game? You're losing.

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Heart on Fire

Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

A crushed spark never ignites. That's not how you fan the flame.

That was disappointing. The ending was a big fat "meh" (and I'm being nice here) and if there is ever another book or a novella after this to tie up the huge amount of lose ends, I might come back and fix my rating. But right now I'm angry. I honestly kept reading this for the Beta Team and none of them got any closure. Not cool.

[And what the hell was that thing with Kato? I'm furious! And what about the rest of my babies? Ugh! There better be more.. (hide spoiler)]

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Breath of Fire

Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

A heart of iron means I do not break. You cannot break me. I may not be the strongest, or the fastest, or the best, but I will fight. I will fight for everyone I love. I will fight for myself.

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A Promise of Fire

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3 stars⭐️

There's magic in spoken language. It's binding. There's a reason people ask for someone else's word.
Every sentence a person utters can be a promise—or a betrayal.

So.. Griffin and Cat are stupid. I sound like a 5 year old but I can't like them and that's a problem when it's the main characters. I'm taking one star out for each of them and giving it three for the rest of the Beta Team because they are now my babies and I think I love them.

Cat. Griffin. Please be less stupid in the next books because I love Greek Mythology and you're kinda ruining it for me.

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Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

It's always the same wish.
Every candle. Every time.
I want a life I never want to take a vacation from.
That's my goal.

Gah! I love this woman and I will read anything she writes.

My only issue with this one was Pike. The hot piece of ass let me down and made me want to smack him on his stupid head. If there was an option to do that and get it out of my system it would be a 5 star read.
Loved it.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

"Six years to the day we met, Harry, d'yeh remember it?"

"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn't you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and tell me I was a wizard?"

"I forget the details."

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Daughter of the Siren Queen

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

You're going to need to remember that we're not only women, we're pirates.

You wouldn't give a second thought to a couple of men aboard your ship behaving in such a way or talking such talk. You do not get to judge us more harshly for being women.

I have twenty-eight excellent girls aboard this ship, and their pasts have shaped them. Just as yours has shaped you. And every single one of them, down to little Roslyn, deserves your respect.

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Daughter of the Pirate King

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

Even a man who's spent his whole life at sea has reason to fear her when she's angry.
But not I.
I sleep soundly. Listening to her music. The sea watches over me.
She protects her own.

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The Last Namsara

The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

Lies.
Wasn't that what all stories were?
Wasn't that what made them so dangerous?
~~~
Every one of us is born with a song buried deep in our hearts. A song all our own. And our mission in life is to find that song.

I loved this so much I'm so happy!!


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Rhapsodic

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

"One day you'll have to pay all those back. Are you scared now?"

"I would be if you weren't wearing your hair in a girly little ponytail," I say, reaching for the ends of his white hair.

"It's not good manners to taunt a fairy. We have notoriously thin skin." Despite the threat, his eyes spark with excitement.

"I'm sorry," I say, "your ponytail is very masculine. I feel like I'm going to grow a beard just looking at it"

"Mouthy thing."

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To Kill a Kingdom

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

I've made a mistake. It started with a prince, as most stories do.

I think not going into this with super duper expectations was really smart.

I enjoyed the book but what I really didn't like was the ending.. That final battle? I needed more from that. I mean, it's the final battle. I wanna be at the edge of my seat, you know? And then how we get everything wrapped up in a couple pages in the end. Yeah, I wasn't happy about that part either.

But whatever, the story was fun, there was a pirate/prince and sirens and a cool ship and honestly? I had fun reading it. So there you go.
*sips coffee*

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Opal

Opal by Maggie Stiefvater
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

It was funny how a dream really just contained the absolute best and absolute worst parts of the animal world. She'd been so afraid of the absolute worst that she'd forgotten how she missed the absolute best.

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300 Fox Way Holiday Piece

300 Fox Way Holiday Piece by Maggie Stiefvater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

"What were you looking at?"

"Everything. And letting it look at us."

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The Prophecy

The Prophecy by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

A bloody path was chosen.
The Great War fought by the few has come to pass,
and in the end,
the sun has fallen,
and the moon will reign until the new sun rises.

I finally get it.
And I'm a tiny bit broken right now.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

"Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?"

"Yes," said Harry stiffly.

"Yes, sir."

"There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."

I will never not laugh at this.

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The Struggle

The Struggle by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

The kitchen door opened once more and Deacon drew up short. His gray eyes widened as he spotted Apollo.
Gable bumped into him from behind. "Who's that?"

"Nope," Deacon said, turning right back around. "That is all kinds of nope right there."

Main reason I keep reading these books is because I love these people and I get the Covenant series nostalgia feels. And of course because JLA. Seth and Josie are cool and all but they're not Alex and Aiden.
And I NEED more Deacon and more Apollo!
(JLA if you hurt my babies I will be very very angry)

Also, in case I haven't mentioned it before... I want to BURN that cover.

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The Fine Art of Pretending

The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

If I don't tell her how I feel, we'll stay friends. I can handle that. Friendship is real. It lasts, and it's safe.

Well that was adorable. I wanted to throw some slaps a few times but I can't really resist friends to lovers stories so I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

★Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book★

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Recovered

Recovered by Jay Crownover
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

Addiction didn't discriminate.
Addiction didn't care about the square footage of your house or the kind of car you drove.
It didn't care about your pedigree or your GPA.
Addiction was an equal opportunity life-ruiner.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us.
What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

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The Foxe & the Hound

The Foxe & the Hound by R.S. Grey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

"Buxom brunette bombshell seeks billionaire to fix her financial woes. Millionaires need not apply."

"Madeleine..."

"Sexy real estate agent wants to show you her 1-bedroom."

"The are coming too easily for you."

"Sex robot seeks first real human emotion."

I groan.

"Okay fine, here's the real one: Adorably dysfunctional twenty-something seeks handsome veterinarian. Serious offers only."

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Ruin

Ruin by Samantha Towle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

I was born to do this.
And every fucking thing I've lost and had to sacrifice to get here will be worth it.
The hush comes. My heart pounds harder and faster.
I get to my feet.
The cameras move in front of me. I don't focus on them. I can't. I'm already in my head.
Walk to the ring. Fight. Win.
That's all I can think about.
And it's time.
My eyes meet Scott's across the ring.
He looks hard. Empty.
But I'm harder. Emptier.
The bell rings, and I go in, fists up.

Gods, that was a sweet book!


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Stepbrother Dearest

Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

⭐️1.5 star⭐️

Hey Greta..


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Anything You Can Do

Anything You Can Do by R.S. Grey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

"This is unwanted sexual advance." I sound like a bored HR manager giving a presentation.

"So report me."

"Did you two look at the slide yet?" Dr McCormick's jolly voice ricochets through the halls and Lucas steps back, finally.

"Yes sir. Her white cell count is high and Lucas just propositioned me for sex." That second half is retained in my head.

"All right then. Let's get her on some antibiotics."

He walks off and I turn back to Lucas. "I reported you in my head," I tell him.

"I did something in my head too."

I love enemies to lovers stories and this one was adooorable.
I also need to shout something.
Here goes...

I NEED MORE GUYS WITH GLASSES IN BOOKS

kthxbye

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More Than We Can Tell

More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

We all have free will, Rev. If it's a test for you, it's a test for me, for Mom, and even a test for your father. You could look at all of life as a test. No one lives in a vacuum. Our actions have an impact on everyone around us. Sometimes without us even realizing it.

A test implies that you alone are being challenged. But that's impossible when you're surrounded by others whose actions affect your decisions.

If there's any test here, it's one you've created for yourself.

Apart from the issues I had with the heroine, this was beautiful and Rev was a sweetheart
BUT
Letters to the Lost will always be my favorite.

Now I kinda want Matt's story :3

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Letters to the Lost

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

A photo is just that: a moment in time.
We don't know what's really going on with the people in the picture. And we don't know what's going on with the photographer.
What makes it important is what we bring to the photo.
What makes it important is how we feel when we look at it.
And a photograph doesn't have to be about riots or death or famine or children at play in war zone to make an impact.

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Pestilence

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

Caught him in a good mood, I did.
Not.
"So... I haven't gotten sick."

"Astute observation, mortal."

"Is that just luck, or do you control who gets the plague?" I ask.

"Were you born with all your organs intact?" he responds.

"Yes..." I say cautiously.

"Good," he responds, "then I expect you to use the one beneath your skull."

Pestilence is such a sweetheart I swear! A mass murdering sweetheart but sweetheart anyway.
Whoever disagrees can come fight me.

I had some issues with our heroine at times and I think I wanted something different when it came to the ending (view spoiler)[ I didn't want my murdering baby to give up being Pestilence, at least not like that. It felt too..easy I guess. (hide spoiler)] but I really enjoyed it and now I want War!

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