The Weekly Recap
The NLCS is 3 games deep and my fightin’s are up 2-1, and without jinxing the f*ck out of them that’s all I’m going to say. This week I read a lot of really great books, and y’all I feel so much better on a whole. I made the tougher decision to give back 90% of the ARCs I had, keeping only 2023 releases, and what an immediate change to my mental health. I feel like I love reading again. We’ll see if 2023 brings more ARCs my way, but for now I can’t begin to tell you how much better I feel.
Ok what did I read this week you ask?
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
The final of the Bareknuckle Bastard series with Grace and Ewan was 10/10. The entire book is basically a grovel / see my past actions in a new light / I’ve loved you forever. And good god damn this worked for me.
One Night Is Never Enough by Anne Mallory
I really was expecting to love this (having read a similar ones in the bareknuckle bastards) and it was just OK for me. I felt like I was kept on the outside of the story, and I struggled to really connected with the FMCs struggle of being “broken” and “ice-hearted”.
A Lady’s Formula For Love by Elizabeth Everett
Gruff lonely bodyguard and and widow with no confidence fall in love. This f*cking book is SO freaking romantic and will slap if your love language is acts of service. Arthur is a babely babe and loves Violet so deeply (that self-sacrificing speech to Grantham about making sure she eats first). I loved this and can’t wait for Letty and Grey’s book next.
Heartless by Elsie Silver (Free with KU)
One of the best finds of 2022 has been Elsie Silver’s romances. Heartless is Cade and Willa’s book and the continuation of the romances set on the ranch in Alberta. This single dad, age gap romance also WORKED for me. I can’t wait for the next one, because it’s going to be SO good.
Charming Your Dad by Sarah Blue (Free with KU)
I saw this book pop up on the timeline this week and y’all had me at Daddy Demon. This book had everything and it was delicious. Kink, tough girl who is secretly soft, fated mates, magic, spooky vibes, great world building, sex positivity, insanely hot intimacy. 10/10 AND ITS ON KU.