#new adult
Review: Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Rating: ★★★★★/5
“Maybe love shouldn’t be built on a foundation of compromises, but maybe it can’t exist without them either.
Not the kind that forces two people into shapes they don’t fit in, but the kind that loosens their grips, always leaves room to grow. Compromises that say, there will be a you-shaped space in my heart, and if your shape changes, I will adapt.
No matter where we go, our love will stretch out to hold us, and that makes me feel like…like everything will be okay.”
Cue the sobs. This is a book I think I read at the exact right moment, and it has skyrocketed to one of my favourite romances ever.
Nora Stephens is tired of being the villain. She’s tired of getting dumped because her exes have found someone else, tired of never being enough as the city girl, the Peloton-rider, the driven, organized agent. She gets shit done, and she has enough in her life without those men and their excuses. When her sister Libby, who she will do anything for, asks her to go away on vacation for a month to the town where one of her favourite books is set, Nora is hesitant to leave New York - but of course, she does. She could never prepare for what’s waiting for her in Sunshine Falls; not a traditional happy ending, but perhaps exactly the journey she needs.
I’m a huge fan of romances that take tropes and turn them on their heads. Knowing going into this that the main character was the typical bitchy city girl, the antithesis of the sweet, laidback country girls that the dudes in romances always end up with, I was primed to love her. Give me allllllll the driven career ladies, and don’t make them change for a man. I live for that kind of shit.
This one was just so goddamn charming. Right from page one, I felt like I was wrapped in a warm hug while reading. The various nods to being a bookworm absolutely helped - there is something to be said for being seen in fiction, and that’s what this does for those of us that live our lives in books more than anywhere else - but it was also the combination of the small town, the nostalgia for the past, the characters themselves. All of it was this perfect storm of emotion for me.
First of all, as I said already, I loved Nora. I loved her so fucking much. She’s driven and in love with her work, and she’s a caretaker, there for her family no matter what they need. Even if it’s at the cost of her own happiness, because making them happy also makes her happy - or so she rationalizes. And Charlie is an absolute perfect match for her in every way; their chemistry is off the charts immediately, and they had me laughing out loud multiple times with their banter.
The trip to Sunshine Falls, and the ultimate reason behind it, were both so heartwarming yet heartbreaking. This hit close to home for me with the family aspect and had me bawling at the end of it all. Nora deserves all the happiness in the world, and her journey to realizing that moved me.
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Trying to invent an ask game!
Send an ask with one or more symbols below for a snippet of my WIP that shows…
something heartwarming
sadness
fury
nausea
fear or anxiety
humor
a turning point
discovery
injury
a secret
☠️ death
a fight or explosion
fire or heat
a kiss or romance
embarrassment…or, bonus, send an emoji for me to interpret!
Tagging a few people to maybe help get this ask game off the ground? Feel free to skip out if this isn’t your thing, I totally get it!
@space-arcanist@livvywrites@alittlewarlord@notquitenovelist@ruth-lund@jayuswrites@lonbergwrites@ownworldresident@ladytauria@cadewrites
Ask away.
This is a self-call out too. I HAVE REGRETS.
Sarah J. Maas’ Love Interest Development Steps:
1. Make them tall + tan/darker skin tone.
2. Add tattoos. Some may remind them of trauma.
3. Make them standoffish but soft for those close them.
4. Lots of warrior/military experience is a must.
5. Has to be at LEAST 150 years older than their wifey.
6. Add wings.
NessianFlirting?
Feyre: Nesta told me to give this to you *hands Cassian a piece of paper*
Cassian: *smirks at Nesta across the room as he unfolds the note* I bet it’s a love letter.
Cassian: *reads the note* Oh…this is um…not what I expected…
Feyre: Well, what is it then?
Cassian: A threat.
The Night Court on Twitter Part 3
Rhysand:
Feyre:
Cassian:
Nesta:
Morrigan:
Azriel:
Amren:
All the sexual tension in A Court of Silver Flames:
Nesta and Cassian be simmering
So so so happy for my first publication. “Biscotti al cacao” sarà disponibile in cartaceo e in eBook, a brevissimo! La sua uscita è imminente e io non vedo l’ora. Sono agitata, sono entusiasta, sono infinitamente grata di avere avuto questa possibilità.
Vi lascio la sinossi:
“Può un biscotto al cacao cambiare la vita di una persona? Rovesciarla da un lato all’altro, scompigliarla, sconquassarla, su e giù, sopra e sotto? Certo che no, è solo un biscotto. E Kassandra, studentessa universitaria con la testa ben piantata sulle spalle, non ha la minima intenzione di farsi distogliere dal suo obiettivo di laurearsi in fretta e di diventare una giornalista, da uno stupido biscotto. Ma se le venisse offerto da Cristian, il suo tutor di tirocinio bello e arrogante, sfuggente e misterioso, tutto potrebbe cambiare. Può un biscotto al cacao cambiare la vita di una persona? A volte sì.”
She whispered, “And I am yours.” Those golden threads between their very souls shone with the words, as they formed a harp strummed by a heavenly hand.☁️ - Sarah J Maas ACOSF
Nesta & cassian’s romance/ smut was top tier in ACOSF
Captivating and desirable art by : Sam Rosariio
Follow on Instagram @Sam.rosariio
Finally finished my ACOTAR shelf✨
My favorite series gets a whole dedication of course
Books I’ve Read In 2022 - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show Ever After. As the most successful producer in the franchise’s history, Dev always scripts the perfect love story for his contestants, even as his own love life crashes and burns. But then the show casts disgraced tech wunderkind Charlie Winshaw as its star.
Charlie is far from the romantic Prince Charming Ever After expects. He doesn’t believe in true love, and only agreed to the show as a last-ditch effort to rehabilitate his image. In front of the cameras, he’s a stiff, anxious mess with no idea how to date twenty women on national television. Behind the scenes, he’s cold, awkward, and emotionally closed-off.
As Dev fights to get Charlie to connect with the contestants on a whirlwind, worldwide tour, they begin to open up to each other, and Charlie realizes he has better chemistry with Dev than with any of his female co-stars. But even reality TV has a script, and in order to find to happily ever after, they’ll have to reconsider whose love story gets told.
$0.99 Sale ~ Whip Smart by Siena Noble
$0.99 Sale ~ Whip Smart by Siena Noble
Escaping her past is hard. Falling in love is even harder…
Teresa Bodnar is desperate for a fresh start. Scarred by her relationship with her cruel, controlling, and so-called “dominant” ex, she escapes to her hometown of Pittsburgh. Determined to move forward, Tera makes a bold move: founding the first club in the city to act as a safe haven where her most secret desires can be fulfilled.
But…
Six years ago, Kiera Anders resolved to put her painful past behind her, seeking a fresh start in New York. She didn’t count on her past finding her again in the form of Caleb Martin – her brother’s former best friend and her first love. Now with millions to his name, a playboy reputation, and a closet full of skeletons, the cold and distant “Mr. Martin” is so different from the sweet Caleb she…
Any NA readers?!?!
I need more of them in my time line :(
From now on I shan’t be referring to books as smut, r-rated or adult I shall be calling it cliterature.
